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Wildfire

Local smoke may be from N.M.

(12:30 p.m. Thursday) The National Weather Service said today that smoke in the Durango area appears to be coming from fires smoldering in New Mexico, but it is uncertain of the exact origin...

DATE: Jun 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Haze, service assures, is smoke, but no blaze

West Fork Complex remains active; fire danger high today

DATE: Jun 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

West Fork Complex fires

West Fork Complex continues to burn

DATE: Jun 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Gallery

Fires close Divide, Colorado trails

(4:30 p.m. Wednesday) – Emergency closures in place due to the West Fork Complex currently affect long sections of the Colorado Trail and the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, the Fo...

DATE: Jun 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Crews focus on homes

West Fork blazes keep Wolf Creek Pass closed for 7th day

DATE: Jun 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Officials to ‘do what we can’ to open Hwy. 160

DEL NORTE (Tuesday 11:45 a.m.) – Fire and law enforcement officials on both sides of the Continental Divide plan to meet today to discuss the possibility of reopening Wolf Creek Pass. ...

DATE: Jun 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Gentler winds help fight

Blaze now is nation’s highest wildfire priority

DATE: Jun 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Heavy rain or other weather needed at West Fork fire

DEL NORTE (AP) – Tourists and business owners forced to flee a popular summer retreat in the southwestern Colorado mountains resigned themselves to a long wait as fire officials declined to ...

DATE: Jun 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango, Pagosa: ‘Still open for business’

The wildfires have made Scott Fehrenbacher anxious about his summer vacations plans. The Phoenix man would like to go to a Colorado Rockies game in Denver next week and then drive...

DATE: Jun 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Firefighters desperate for change in weather

Fires may burn until July monsoons, officials say

DATE: Jun 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

West Fork Fire Complex now at 70,257 acres

U.S. Highway 160, Colorado Highway 149 remain closed

DATE: Jun 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fires rage; South Fork evacuation may be long

West Fork Fire Complex could burn all summer

DATE: Jun 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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