Neighbors are helping neighbors, and ranchers are helping other ranchers to evacuate livestock, especially southwest of Meeker, as the Lee Fire grew to an estimated 58,700 acres by Thursday evening.

Fire officials say the Lee Fire created a large smoke cloud that collapsed, causing the fire to jump Highway 13. As of August 7, ″Winds have increased, creating some increased fire behavior with smoke ...

The Colorado National Guard has been sent to support fire crews who are battling the Elk Fire and Lee Fire burning on the ...

Reed and Kathleen Kelley were loading up some of their horses and preparing to leave their ranch southwest of Meeker, which ...

Aug. 7, 2025 marked 30 years since the New Kensington Fire Department lost one of its own in the line of duty.

Firefighters battling the growing Lee and Elk fires in western Colorado are facing dangerous weather conditions that could cause extreme fire behavior in the days ahead. At the same time, ...

It was easy for those people to make fun of him for the way he spoke. After that, he really didn’t speak much.” ...

The Lee and Elk wildfires have doubled in size since Wednesday morning – an evacuation center is set up at Moffat High School ...

There wasn’t a dry eye on the lawn as the Western Pennsylvania Fireman’s Convention kicked off in New Kensington with a ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has temporarily closed its Meeker area office to the growing Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County. “Our ...

Two uncontained wildfires have charred thousands of acres and reached within a mile of the Western Slope town of Meeker, ...

The Lee Fire has grown to 45,000 and is one of two wildfires threatening the town of Meeker on Colorado's Western Slope.