New mandatory evacuations were ordered in the Lee fire late Friday night and early Saturday morning as the blaze grew nearly 30,000 acres on Colorado’s Western Slope near Meeker.

One of the largest wildfires ever recorded in Colorado persisted Sunday and a new wildfire sparked in the southwestern corner of the state as gusty winds and low humidity fueled the flames.

The fourth-largest wildfire in Colorado history continued to scorch the Western Slope this August. The recent fires in the ...

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 ...

Wildfires in northwestern Colorado have grown to more than 30,000 acres with no containment reported for the largest blazes. The Lee Fire has crossed 22,000 acres, while the Elk Fire is approaching ...

The Lee Fire near Meeker is now over 116,000 acres, fire maps show, and has surpassed the Spring Creek Fire of 2018 as the state's fifth-largest wildfire. Here are the four largest fires in the ...

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 ...

Rain showers will start Sunday across Colorado, including on the drought-stricken Western Slope, where multiple wildfires are burning on hundreds of square miles, and continue through at least midweek ...

The Derby Fire in Eagle County tripled in size in a day, growing to 2,624 acres as of the morning of Aug. 21, according to fire officials. The fire was being fought by 117 personnel, nine engines, one ...

Scripps News Denver is providing you with the latest updates on several wildfires that have charred thousands of acres and damaged infrastructure across Colorado's Western Slope DENVER, Colo. — High ...

After a nice cool down to end the week, temperatures across Colorado slowly warm each day over the next couple of days. Enjoy ...