DENVER — Wildfires that sparked across Colorado this year — whether by lightning or abandoned campfires — have together scorched more acres than the past four years combined, marking the worst ...

Several uncontained fires on Colorado's Western Slope and an even larger one in eastern Utah approaching Colorado prompted Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to issue a disaster declaration on Sunday. Those ...

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.

Four wildfires are burning on thousands of acres in western Colorado, prompting a slew of mandatory evacuations, and a fifth fire is approaching from Utah, federal officials said in Sunday morning ...

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 ...

DENVER — Four fires burning on Colorado’s Western Slope have spread to more than 31,000 acres and forced ongoing evacuations, fire officials said Wednesday. Disaster declarations have been issued for ...

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 ...