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Firefighters made progress toward containing one of the largest wildfires in Colorado history over the weekend, but officials said “extreme fire weather” is expected to continue Monday and throughout ...
A Colorado prison was evacuated as one of the largest wildfires in state history continued to grow, and officials warned ...
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Operations in Rifle impacted by Lee Fire

With the big game hunting season around the corner, many hunters are using our State Wildlife Area shooting ranges to ...
Two major wildfires are burning in Rio Blanco County. The Lee Fire, which grew over the weekend to more than 113,000 acres, ...
The Lee Fire near the town of Meeker in Rio Blanco County has grown to be the fifth-largest wildfire in state history as ...
A Colorado prison was evacuated due to a fast-growing wildfire that’s already one of the largest in state history, officials ...
The Colorado Department of Corrections said it has begun evacuating 179 individuals in custody from Rifle Correctional Center ...
Several fires are burning across western Colorado, with some at historic sizes and other causing evacuations of Western Slope ...
Close to 180 inmates were evacuated from their correctional facility in Rifle after the threat from a nearby wildfire grew ...