This story by Newsline staff appeared on Colorado Newsline on August 12, 2025. Fueled by hot summer weather and persistent ...

Five active wildfires — the Lee, Elk, Oak, Stoner Mesa and Crosho fires — have charred more than 142,000 acres, or 222 square ...

DENVER — At least five homes and 14 outbuildings have been lost to the Lee and Elk fires burning near Meeker in Rio Blanco ...

The money will cover 75% of firefighting costs, but won’t be allocated toward helping home or business owners with structural ...

Firefighters are comfortable saying the town of Meeker is safe from the Lee and Elk Fires, but they had to do some serious protection work to make sure more homes don't burn. The Lee Fire has already ...

With the Lee Fire already the fifth-largest wildfire in Colorado history, dozens of Garfield and Rio Blanco County residents ...

A new fire in Rio Blanco County near its border with Routt County is burning 300 acres near Crosho Lake and has prompted ...

Multiple wildfires burning across Colorado consumed thousands of acres on Monday, and one fire in the San Juan National ...

The Lee Fire has become the 5th largest wildfire when compared to other wildfires in the state. According to the Colorado ...

Over the weekend, the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing out of Peterson Space Force Base provided aerial firefighting support in the fight to stop fires burning in Colorado.

The Lee Fire burning on Colorado's Western Slope is officially one of the largest that the state has ever seen.