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

As of late, sunsets have been spectacularly colorful and horizon lines remain hazy. The air carries a distinct scent many ...

These scans are done from an aircraft 10,000 ft above ground. Thermal data is collected to detect hot spots within active ...

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

Reports of losses and damages from the Elk and Lee Fires are just beginning to come in as the focus starts to shift from the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Five active wildfires — the Lee, Elk, Oak, Stoner Mesa and Crosho fires — have charred more than 142,000 acres, or 222 square ...