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Smoke blankets state, forces evacuations as Western Slope fires burn, largely uncontained
Multiple wildfires are burning on the Western Slope, forcing evacuations and darkening the sky across the state. With most of western Colorado under a high fire danger warning, hundreds of firefighters are working in sweltering conditions, with highs in the 90s and no rain in the forecast for the foreseeable future .
As of Tuesday, Aug. 12, the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) has several members of the Wildland Team deployed to ...
The challenges of these cases would have been unwieldy if it was not for the exceptional teamwork of investigators,” Grand Junction Police Department Detective Sgt. Jacob Steele said.
With high fire danger persistsing across the entire state, some of the state's most sought after resources have been out of ...
New data shows Colorado’s allure for newcomers is weakening, with net migration down more than 50% since 2015. Some counties ...
When a 60,000-acre wildfire is breathing down the neck of a small northwestern Colorado town, the locals don’t freeze. The ...
Drought conditions are getting worse on Colorado’s Western Slope, increasing the risk of wildfires, even as several large ...
With the latest growth, the estimated area burned in Colorado by 11 major wildfires in 2025 now stands at 64,196 acres, ...
Reed and Kathleen Kelley were loading up some of their horses and preparing to leave their ranch southwest of Meeker, which ...
The Colorado Department of Corrections is beginning to evacuate 179 inmates from the Rifle Correctional Center due to the ...
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Western Slope fire agencies react to HB25-1009Wildfire mitigation can make or break the way your home will battle a fire, especially during a peak fire season in Colorado.
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