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Together, five wildfires burning on Colorado’s Western Slope have consumed hundreds of square miles, destroying at least five ...
A fire burning near the town of Pagosa Springs is nearly 50% contained, and Archuleta County officials say evacuations due to ...
Five active wildfires — the Lee, Elk, Oak, Stoner Mesa and Crosho fires — have charred more than 143,000 acres, or 222 square ...
The Archuleta County Transportation Department will be getting a new Ford Transit electric van that will be compliant with the American Disabilities Act (ADA), fully funded by the Electric Transit ...
New evacuations were called today in Garfield County, on the southern edge of the fire, close to Rifle. The fire is more than ...
ARCHULETA COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - A wildfire burning in southwest Colorado is now 14 percent contained, but officials warn evacuees it’s still not safe to return home. As of Tuesday morning, the Oak ...
A fast-moving wildland fire dubbed the Oak Fire is prompting urgent evacuations in Archuleta County, Colorado. Authorities ...
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FEMA to provide funds to battle Oak Fire

FEMA announced it authorized the use of federal funds on Monday afternoon to aid firefighting costs for the Oak Fire in ...
As of Monday morning, what is known as the Oak Fire has burned 75 acres north of Highway 160 in the Elk Park/Ironwood ...
The Lee Fire near the town of Meeker in Rio Blanco County has grown to be the fifth-largest wildfire in state history as crews continued to battle fires in several parts of Colorado on Monday. Dry ...
Archuleta County is tightening its belt. It has to in the wake of a failed ballot measure that would have increased taxes to pay for a new jail, said county Commissioner Steve Wadley.