At least one structure lost, more evacuations ordered as Derby Fire grows in Eagle and Garfield counties
The fire, northwest of the small community of Dotsero, is now more than 2,600 acres.
New Derby Fire spurs evacuations in rural Eagle and Garfield counties
The Derby fire has grown to 839 acres, the Crosho fire is more than 2,000.
Mesa County pushes back on what it says are unfair, expensive mandates from the state
State rules require the county to improve its website and increase efficiency for large buildings, among dozens of other rules.
Gov. Polis declares a statewide disaster emergency due to critical fire weather conditions and fires burning across Western Slope
The executive order unlocks $2.5 million for firefighting efforts.
New evacuations called for Lee Fire as fire grows southward
Officials are moving staff off of the Elk Fire, which is now 75 percent contained, to fight the Lee Fire.
Officials say they are making progress on the Lee fire, despite it ballooning to over 120,000 acres
Five homes and 14 outbuildings have been lost in rural Rio Blanco and Garfield counties due to the Lee and Elk fires.
Smoke blankets state, forces evacuations as Western Slope fires burn, largely uncontained
Air quality alerts are in effect across the state as smoke blows over Front Range.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park partially reopens after South Rim Fire
The National Park Service says visitors can now access the North Rim’s trails, overlooks and campground.
Western Slope fishing rodeo tackles invasive species
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is recruiting sport fishers to control invasive smallmouth bass.
Western Slope evacuees in limbo as crews work to stymie wildfire growth
Turner Gulch ballooned to nearly 14k acres overnight Tuesday, South Rim remains around 4k.
Multiple wildfires throughout western Colorado continue to burn Friday
More than a dozen fires are creating heavy smoke, with more lightning and gusty winds expected for parts of the Western Slope Friday.
Evacuations still in place at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park as South Rim fire grows Friday
The South Rim fire has grown with 0 percent containment as of Friday morning.
Colorado has a new area code today
748 is coming to the 970 region, which includes the Western Slope, Northern Colorado, and the northeast corner of the state.
Protesters stage sit-in over federal spending bill outside Rep. Hurd’s Grand Junction office
In a statement to CPR News, Hurd said the bill would strengthen the program “by rooting out the waste, fraud and abuse.”
Strict fire restrictions are going in place across much of Colorado’s High Country and Western Slope
Hot, dry weather means restrictions on open fires, campfires and smoking in many places.
Grand Junction minor league baseball team embraces threatened Colorado fish by becoming the Humpback Chubs
At first, the club didn’t want anything to do with the name. They even publicly called out the fan who suggested it. Then, they changed.
