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Wyoming Tribune Eagle3h
Colorado wildfires: Gov. Polis activates National Guard, all of Meeker on pre-evacuation status
Two uncontained wildfires have charred thousands of acres and reached within a mile of the Western Slope town of Meeker, ...
KREX Grand Junction on MSN14h
Fires around the region extend Red Flag Warnings in western Colorado
Hot, dry and windy conditions continue as the Grand Valley wakes up to the smell of smoke. Red Flag Warnings have been ...
Longmont Leader9h
60,000 Acres Burning in Western Colorado Bring Smoke, Poor Air Quality to Front Range
Two large fires on the Western Slope, west of Meeker, Colorado, are burning nearly 60,000 acres and are creating unsafe air ...
Colorado fire department West Metro urges caution amid heightened fire conditions
"We have our preparedness level internally set to what we call level 2," Johnson said. What that means to West Metro Fire is ...
More possible records in the forecast for Friday in southern Colorado
FRIDAY: Another day of possible record temperatures are in the forecast. 90s and triple digits trigger heat advisories again ...
Some Colorado laws optional absent state funding, Western Slope counties write
Colorado counties on the Western Slope wrote to state leaders expressing their intention to treat enforcement of certain ...
Real Vail12h
Western Slope chokes on smoke from worst fire season since record-setting 2020
High winds and extreme drought conditions in northwest Colorado have fueled the rapid growth of two wildfires this week near ...
Steamboat Pilot & Today1d
Some Western Slope families are spending up to one-third of their salary on child care
Child care is getting more expensive — and in some places, harder to find. Colorado ranks 5th in the country for most ...