MONDAY MORNING WILDFIRE UPDATE: Updated evacuation zones for the Lee & Elk Fires can be found here. Individual addresses can be searched on the map.

MEEKER, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado prison was evacuated as one of the largest wildfires in state history continued to grow, and ...

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 ...

What now ranks as the fifth-largest wildfire in state history continues to have major impacts in the Meeker-Rifle region as firefighters continue to face challenges stopping its spread, particularly i ...

A state prison in rural western Colorado has been evacuated due to a massive fire that has spread to more than 110,000 acres, state authorities said Sunday.

A large loss of forest could be detrimental to the Western Slope. “When you’re in the low country and the range lands, many ...

High winds and extreme drought conditions in northwest Colorado have fueled the rapid growth of two wildfires this week near ...

The Lee Fire near Meeker is now over 113,000 acres, fire maps show, and has surpassed the Spring Creek Fire of 2018 as the ...

The Lee fire — raging southwest of Meeker, Colorado — grew to 113,378 acres by Monday morning, according to a social media post by the Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office.

But while the town is safe and expensive tractors and farm machinery are parked in loose circles in the middle of bright ...