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When the Lee Fire jumped Colorado Highway 13 in Rio Blanco County on Aug. 6, the town of Meeker was under threat. Spreading ...
Scattered rain and slightly cooler temperatures limited the spread of multiple wildfires burning across Colorado’s Western ...
A new fire that broke out Friday afternoon in southwestern Colorado briefly prompted mandatory evacuations as crews in other ...
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Rio Blanco County is grappling with yet another fire this morning. It's called the Yellowjacket Fire and is burning ...
Colorado’s Lee Fire has grown to 133,841 acres, making it the state’s fifth-largest wildfire. A new Yellowjacket Fire ...
Firefighters battling the Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County, which has grown to over 133,000 acres in size, managed to reach 31% ...
Gov. Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency on Thursday as wildfires are continuing to burn more than 185,000 acres along ...
The Lee Fire grew by nearly 12,000 acres on Thursday amid hot, windy conditions, but fire crews gained ground — pushing ...
Overnight rain helped slow the spread of the Elk and Lee fires, giving firefighters an advantage as they worked to reinforce containment lines Saturday morning. The Lee Fire, now at 133,954 acres, is ...
The Lee Fire, now at 133,954 acres, is 31% contained. The Elk Fire has burned 14,518 acres and is 93% contained. Both were started by lightning on Aug. 2 and together are being fo ...
A community meeting for the Lee and Elk fires will be held at 7 p.m. tonight at Meeker High School (550 School St.).