When a 60,000-acre wildfire is breathing down the neck of a small northwestern Colorado town, the locals don’t freeze. The ...

Rio Blanco County officials lifted some mandatory evacuation and pre-evacuation orders Friday afternoon for the Elk and Lee ...

The Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office announced during the day that they have downgraded the evacuation status for Meeker.

Colorado's wildfires have grown to more than 75,000 acres in Rio Blanco County. See the latest on the Lee and Elk fires and a ...

A wildfire close to Meeker in western Colorado has doubled in size. The Lee Fire west of the historic town has now burned an ...

The latest drought monitor shows drought conditions are worsening statewide, and fire danger is on the rise. The most ...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday expanded an emergency declaration issued earlier this week for the Elk Fire to include ...

Information is continuing to be released from state agencies after several wildfires across Colorado caused evacuations and ...

RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. — The Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office has issued a mandatory evacuation due to the Lee Fire. Zone ...

Fueled by hot summer weather and persistent drought conditions across the western half of the state, wildfires have burned more than 100,000 acres in Colorado so far in 2025. It’s already Colorado’s ...

Drought conditions are getting worse on Colorado’s Western Slope, increasing the risk of wildfires, even as several large ...