Firefighters across Colorado are having varying levels of success battling at least five wildfires in the state while watching a sixth that started in Utah. Gov. Jared Polis declared disasters in ...

The wildfires that started in Rio Blanco County have forced more evacuations as the damage wrought by this season’s wildfires approaches 190,000 acres. Three of the eight largest fires in the state ...

Wildfire activity picked up in Colorado over the weekend, with the Elk Fire consuming more than 2,000 acres since lightning sparked it on Aug. 1, according to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office.

Update 8 p.m.: A new wildfire burning south of Interstate 70 near Rifle forced mandatory evacuations Thursday night, county officials said. JULY 18 UPDATE: Colorado wildfires: Crews bring largest fire ...

The lee and Elk wildfires bracketing the town of Meeker have grown to more than 75,000 acres combined, according to fire officials on Aug. 8. There was still no containment on either blaze in Rio ...

A monsoonal weather system is expected to bring rain to Colorado’s drought-stricken Western Slope in the coming days, dampening wildfires that have charred hundreds of square miles but also raising ...