Significant progress was made over the weekend to contain and control the Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County near Meeker.

A new wildfire sparked in the “remote, rugged terrain” of White River National Forest on Sunday and has consumed 25 acres, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Wildland firefighting is exhausting, hot, dirty and stressful. It is also a smoky and possibly dangerous job where ...

Crews are making progress on two fires burning near Meeker, with the Elk Fire now 100% contained and the Lee Fire 61% contained, according to an update Monday.

Nevada National Guard aerial firefighting efforts have intensified this month as temperatures rise. Nevada Army National Guard aviators ...

The Lee Fire has scorched over 133,000 acres in northwest Colorado, ranking among the state’s largest wildfires as drought ...

The Crosho Fire in South Routt County was 16% contained as of Tuesday morning, according to a news release from the Wyoming Type 3 Incident Management Team. Threatened structures decreased from 240 to ...

From the White River/Douglas Creek Conservation Districts, landowners directly impacted by the Lee and Elk fires, are invited to attend a meeting Wednesday, Aug. 20 at 8 p.m. at the 4-H Building to ...

The Sky-Hi News team picked up 29 individual awards in addition to being named the best newspaper of its size in Colorado for ...

Fire is part of the West’s natural cycle, but climate change and decades of suppression have made today’s fires hotter and ...

Rip currents are one of the coast’s greatest dangers and account for the most beach rescues every year. Hurricane Erin is ...