Meeker volunteer firefighters stood their ground and protected their town against encroaching wildfire that grew into one of the largest in Colorado history. "I think here it's a pride thing. They ...

A church in Meeker County is a complete loss after it was destroyed in a fire, according to the Meeker County Sheriff's ...

A wildfire close to Meeker in western Colorado has doubled in size. The Lee Fire west of the historic town has now burned an ...

Reed and Kathleen Kelley were loading up some of their horses and preparing to leave their ranch southwest of Meeker, which ...

The Lee Fire has grown in size. Fire officials now say the fire has burned over 123,222 acres. The containment of the Elk Fire also grew to 75%. The Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office says evacuation ...

Firefighters are continuing to battle challenging weather conditions as they try to contain the Lee and Elk Fires, which have ...

Rio Blanco County officials lifted some mandatory evacuation and pre-evacuation orders Friday afternoon for the Elk and Lee ...

At the height of the wildfire threat, a Meeker doctor says he advised some of his patients to leave town for the sake of ...

What now ranks as the fifth-largest wildfire in state history continues to have major impacts in the Meeker-Rifle region as firefighters continue to face challenges stopping its spread, particularly i ...

The Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office announced during the day that they have downgraded the evacuation status for Meeker. It had been on the "set" level (be prepared to leave), but now it is in the ...

Meeker native and restaurant owner Bobby Gutierrez had a chance Thursday to join a friend who is a utility line locator on a ...

Homes outside the small ranching town have been evacuated and a shelter has been set up at Moffat County High School in nearby Craig, just northeast of Meeker. To the south, Colorado Mountain College ...