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

The Colorado Department of Corrections evacuated all 179 incarcerated individuals from the Rifle Correctional Center Sunday due to the rapidly growing Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County, according to a ...

More than half a dozen wildfires continued to burn across Colorado Monday, including a new fire that sparked on Sunday ...

A Colorado prison was evacuated as one of the largest wildfires in state history continued to grow, and officials warned ...

One of the largest wildfires ever recorded in Colorado persisted Sunday and a new wildfire sparked in the southwestern corner ...

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

What now ranks as the fifth-largest wildfire in state history continues to have major impacts in the Meeker-Rifle region as firefighters continue to face challenges stopping its spread, particularly i ...

A state prison in rural western Colorado has been evacuated due to a massive fire that has spread to more than 110,000 acres, state authorities said Sunday.

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 ...

A fast-growing wildfire in western Colorado has forced the evacuation of a state prison, officials said. The Lee Fire prompted the relocation of 179 inmates from the Rifle Correctional Center to the ...

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 ...