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New mandatory evacuations were ordered in the Lee fire late Friday night and early Saturday morning as the blaze grew nearly ...
Fire officials say that “The Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office downgraded several evacuation zones from GO (red) to SET ...
Scattered rain and slightly cooler temperatures limited the spread of multiple wildfires burning across Colorado’s Western ...
The Lee fire prompted an evacuation in Garfield County Thursday as crews began to reach further containment of the now ...
Another brush fire has closed U.S. Interstate 70 in Garfield County. The Colorado Department of Transportation stated the ...
At approximately 1 p.m., the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office updated the evacuations in the county from the Lee Fire due to ...
The Garfield County Fair and Rodeo filled the fairgrounds with the sights and sounds of summer, from heart-pounding rodeo ...
Overnight rain helped slow the spread of the Elk and Lee fires, giving firefighters an advantage as they worked to reinforce containment lines Saturday morning. The Lee Fire, now at 133,954 acres, is ...
Despite the wildfires and evacuations from the nearby Lee and Elk fires, some students and staff in Garfield County returned ...
Certain mosquito species found in the county, especially in the western portion near Parachute and Rifle, tested positive for ...
The Lee Fire, now at 133,954 acres, is 31% contained. The Elk Fire has burned 14,518 acres and is 93% contained. Both were started by lightning on Aug. 2 and together are being fo ...
The Lee Fire burning in Rio Blanco has grown to more than 116,000 acres in just over a week. Supreme Court makes major ...