The Lee Fire grew to 120,650 acres Wednesday morning, an increase of nearly 4,000 acres since Tuesday, as hot, dry and windy ...

The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation orders on Wednesday on top of the Roan Plateau near Rifle as the Lee ...

The Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident Management Team 3 hosted a media briefing and tour Tuesday to provide updates on the ...

In preparation for the Town of Meeker’s 140th birthday in September, we are publishing the histories of the Town’s founders ...

At least 15 fires have burned more than 198,000 acres across Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Grand, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, and Rio Blanco counties, as well as in parts of eastern Utah.

The Lee Fire started on Aug. 2, combined with the Grease Fire and became the fifth-largest fire on record in Colorado.

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

Despite the Lee fire growing to nearly 117,000 acres, officials said they were optimistic about preventing it from growing ...

Three fires are burning in Colorado's Rio Blanco County, one of which is now the 5th largest in state history and still ...

Since the first weekend of August, Moffat and Rio Blanco counties have seen at least five wildland fires, including the Lee, ...

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