The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) has begun evacuating inmates in response to the rapidly evolving Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County.179 inmates in custody at Rifle Correctional Center are ...

Firefighters are starting to gain ground against the Lee Fire burning in Rio Blanco and Garfield counties, which has grown to become the fifth-largest wildfire in Colorado history.

The Lee fire — raging southwest of Meeker, Colorado — grew to 113,378 acres by Monday morning, according to a social media post by the Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office.

Firefighters made progress toward containing one of the largest wildfires in Colorado history over the weekend, but officials said “extreme fire weather” is expected to continue Monday and throughout ...

All 179 inmates at Rifle Correctional Center have been evacuated after concerns over the nearby Lee Fire in Rio Blanco, the ...

The Lee Fire near the town of Meeker in Rio Blanco County has grown to be the fifth-largest wildfire in state history as ...

A Colorado prison was evacuated due to a fast-growing wildfire that’s already one of the largest in state history, officials ...

The Colorado Department of Corrections said it has begun evacuating 179 individuals in custody from Rifle Correctional Center ...

Close to 180 inmates were evacuated from their correctional facility in Rifle after the threat from a nearby wildfire grew ...

A prison in Colorado has evacuated its inmates as the region continues to grapple with one of the biggest wildfires in the state’s history. All 179 people incarcerated at the Rifle Correctional Center ...

A Colorado prison was evacuated over the weekend as one of the largest wildfires in state history continued to grow.