A Red Flag Warning is in effect on Wednesday from noon until 8 PM for the Grand Mesa, eastern Garfield County, Pitkin County, Eagle County, eastern Rio Blanco County, and Routt County.

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

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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 ...

DENVER — At least five homes and 14 outbuildings have been lost to the Lee and Elk fires burning near Meeker in Rio Blanco ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - As of August 12, the Lee fire in Rio Blanco County has burned over —As of August 12, the Lee ...

The more than 1,000 firefighters battling the Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County are up against some extraordinary conditions, ...

Colorado’s Lee Fire explodes past 116,000 acres, dropping containment to 6% as heat, wind, and drought fuel heavy smoke ...

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

Five homes and 14 outbuildings have been lost in rural Rio Blanco and Garfield counties due to the Lee and Elk fires.