Officials announced Saturday that the lightning-sparked Elk Fire, first reported on Aug. 2, 11 miles west of Meeker in Rio Blanco County, is fully contained.

Drought conditions in Colorado continued to worsen this week with the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report detailing “exceptional drought” conditions in the region where the state’s largest wildfires ...

While afternoon thunderstorms on Saturday helped firefighters contain one blaze burning on the Western Slope, another nearby ...

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Scattered rain and slightly cooler temperatures limited the spread of multiple wildfires burning across Colorado’s Western ...

Gov. Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency on Thursday as wildfires are continuing to burn more than 185,000 acres along ...

Rio Blanco County is grappling with yet another fire this morning. It's called the Yellowjacket Fire and is burning ...

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The weather at night can actually make firefighting efforts a little easier. For example, the crew that is fighting the Lee ...

BAYFIELD, Colo. — Evacuation orders issued near the town of Bayfield Friday afternoon due to a new wildfire in southwest ...

A community meeting for the Lee and Elk fires will be held at 7 p.m. tonight at Meeker High School (550 School St.).