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The Lee Fire, one of two fires in Rio Blanco County in addition to the much smaller Elk Fire, has burned 106,672 acres near the town of Meeker. The Elk Fire has held relatively steady at 14,635 acres, ...
The Colorado Department of Corrections said it has begun evacuating 179 individuals in custody from Rifle Correctional Center ...
As firefighters work around the clock to put fires out and keep communities safe, there's a group of paramedics looking out ...
One of the largest wildfires ever recorded in Colorado persisted Sunday and a new wildfire sparked in the southwestern corner ...
RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. — The Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County has grown to the sixth largest in Colorado history, according to ...
The Lee fire southwest of Meeker, Colorado in Rio Blanco County has become the sixth largest wildfire in Colorado history, eclipsing the 2012 High Park fire, which burned 87,284 acres west of Fort ...
As of Sunday, the Elk fire had burned 14,635 acres and the Lee fire 106,672 acres, with nine and 6% containment, respectively ...
The Moffat County Sheriff's Office on Sunday afternoon issued pre-evacuation orders for some parts in the northwest Colorado ...
A Colorado prison was evacuated as one of the largest wildfires in state history continued to grow, with officials warning ...
The lightning-sparked 107,00-acre Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County, the state’s largest wildfire, is creating its own weather ...
The Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County have reached over 120,000 combined acres as of Sunday morning, with winds from the ...