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The largest of several wildfires in northwestern Colorado grew to over 100,000 acres overnight, prompting new evacuations.
Rio Blanco County officials lifted some mandatory evacuation and pre-evacuation orders Friday afternoon for the Elk and Lee ...
As of Sunday, the Elk fire had burned 14,635 acres and the Lee fire 106,672 acres, with nine and 6% containment, respectively ...
A Colorado prison was evacuated due to a fast-growing wildfire that’s already one of the largest in state history, officials said.
One of the largest wildfires ever recorded in Colorado persisted Sunday and a new wildfire sparked in the southwestern corner ...
One of the fires burning now more than 100,000 acres in Rio Blanco County in northwest Colorado continues to grow during ongoing “near-critical fire weather” conditions.
Large wildfires are also burning in California and Arizona, with the Gifford fire having burned over 114,600 acres and the Dragon Bravo fire in the Grand Canyon scorching around 143,500 acres.
For the last week, conditions around the Lee and Elk fires have been hot, dry and windy. But after six 'Red Flag Warning' days in a row, there was finally a break.
The Town of Meeker remains under pre-evacuation status as the Lee Fire, the state's largest, continues to pose a challenge ...
Hot, dry and windy conditions continue as the Grand Valley wakes up to the smell of smoke. Red Flag Warnings have been ...
RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. — The Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County has grown to the sixth largest in Colorado history, according to ...