A fire burning near the town of Pagosa Springs is nearly 50% contained, and Archuleta County officials say evacuations due to ...

New evacuations were called today in Garfield County, on the southern edge of the fire, close to Rifle. The fire is more than ...

A wildfire burning in southwest Colorado is now 14 percent contained, but officials warn evacuees it’s still not safe to return home. As of Tuesday morning, the Oak Fire is still an estimated 75 acres ...

Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for Aspen Springs, the Elk Park subdivision and homes off Ironwood Drive.

A fast-moving wildland fire dubbed the Oak Fire is prompting urgent evacuations in Archuleta County, Colorado. Authorities ...

A structure fire that got out of control near Pagosa Springs forced evacuations and prompted a disaster declaration from Gov.

FEMA announced it authorized the use of federal funds on Monday afternoon to aid firefighting costs for the Oak Fire in ...

The Lee Fire near the town of Meeker in Rio Blanco County has grown to be the fifth-largest wildfire in state history as crews continued to battle fires in several parts of Colorado on Monday. Dry ...

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has made a verbal declaration for a fire burning in Pagosa Springs, Archuleta County. The Oak ...

Archuleta County, with a population of about 14,000 people, contributes about $130,000 a year, and La Plata County, with a population of about 56,000 people, contributes around $545,000 a year to ...

Archuleta County is tightening its belt. It has to in the wake of a failed ballot measure that would have increased taxes to pay for a new jail, said county Commissioner Steve Wadley.

"Archuleta County and La Plata County are rural counties in southwestern Colorado. The distance between their respective county seats is approximately 60 miles," wrote lawyers for Archuleta County.