Deadly Colorado blaze renews focus on underground coal fires

DENVER – A fire raging in an underground Colorado coal field in 1883 sent so much smoke pouring from cracks in the ground that the scene was likened to burning volcanoes and the state’s firs...

DATE: Jan 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bone fragments found in search for woman missing in wildfire

DENVER – Investigators are working to determine whether some small bone fragments found during the search for a 91-year-old woman who tried to save her dogs from a wildfire that destroyed mo...

DATE: Jan 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Biden surveys Colorado wildfire damage, comforts victims

‘You will get through this and you’ll be stronger for it,’ says president

DATE: Jan 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Human remains found in Marshall Fire investigation

Two people have been reported missing; investigators continue to search

DATE: Jan 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Eyewitness to Marshall Fire origin recounts scene like a ‘war zone’

Video by Mike Zoltowski appears to show devastating blaze’s earliest moments

DATE: Jan 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

'So many memories': Over 500 homes feared destroyed by fire

Residents get their first, heartbreaking look what is left standing of their lives

DATE: Dec 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Front Range wildfires burn hundreds of homes, force evacuations

DENVER – An estimated 580 homes, a hotel and a shopping center have burned and tens of thousands of people were evacuated in wind-fueled wildfires outside Denver, officials said Thursday eve...

DATE: Dec 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Conservation partners target 300,000 acres in Southwest Colorado

Rocky Mountain Restoration Initiative unites wildlife protection with wildfire mitigation

DATE: Dec 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

The final phase of restoration in Glenwood Canyon turns to debris-choked Colorado River

The Colorado Department of Transportation is orchestrating the removal of hundreds of thousands of tons of debris flushed down the walls of Glenwood Canyon in July deluge

DATE: Dec 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

First project for newly formed wildfire mitigation group: Durango homeless camp

Crews build half-mile line around encampment

DATE: Dec 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Feel good about your Christmas tree with help from Southwest Colorado conservation group

San Juan Mountains Association doubles impact of wildfire mitigation efforts

DATE: Nov 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Risk of human-caused wildfires a growing concern in San Juan Mountains

As Colorado’s climate becomes warmer and drier, fires can spark easier and burn larger

DATE: Nov 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

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