Rain in the area of the Lee fire, which can result in an increased risk of flash flooding. (Photo: Elk and Lee fires information Facebook page) Courtesy photo, Elk and Lee fires information Facebook ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A wildfire burning in western Colorado, briefly thought to be the fourth-largest in state history, was bumped back down to fifth place after firefighters ...

Cattle feverishly mooed in the middle of the early August night, an unusual sound to hear at that hour. Their unease was brought on by the Lee fire, which was quickly encroaching upon their enclosure ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect acreage mapped by first responders on Tuesday, Aug. 26, reducing its position among Colorado’s largest historic fires. DENVER (KDVR) — The Lee ...

RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. — The Lee Fire burning in Rio Blanco County became the fourth-largest blaze in Colorado history Monday, a little more than three weeks after igniting southwest of Meeker. As ...

COLORADO (KCNC) — The Lee Fire in northwest Colorado is now the fourth-largest wildfire in the state’s history, recorded at 138,844 acres on Monday evening. The fire burning near Meeker has now ...

DENVER, Colo. — The Lee Fire burning southwest of Meeker was downgraded in size Wednesday after fire officials said better mapping lead to a better estimate of the fire size. On Monday, fire officials ...

The Lee Fire between Meeker and Rifle is still a big deal, but not quite as big a deal as briefly was believed. A day after increasing the estimated size of the fire enough to make it the fourth ...

DENVER — A slowly growing, nearly contained wildfire burning on Colorado’s Western Slope is now the fourth-largest on state record, according to fire officials. As of Monday night, the 90% contained ...