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Firefighting crews in Colorado are getting the upper hand on the Dry Creek Fire burning south of Rifle on Colorado's Western Slope.
The Dry Creek Fire burning south of Rifle on Colorado's Western Slope was estimated at 315 acres on Wednesday, up from 288 acres the night before.
Colorado River Fire Rescue crews first responded to the Dry Creek fire burning near Rifle in Garfield County at about 3:20 p.m. Tuesday.
Highway 6 is closed in both directions for crash that caused “only minor injuries” and spilled oil onto highway.
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How does a lifelong adrenaline junkie celebrate nine decades of living? If you’re Harry King, you jump out of a plane. King, a retired Army major and Vietn...
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The livestock industry has been running a smear campaign against wolves for years, but the fraction of Colorado's livestock losses attributable to wolves is...
At least one tornado touched down in southeast Colorado on Friday night, capping off a week of severe thunderstorms, flooding, high winds and hail on the Fro...
Colorado Avalanche GM Joe Sakic drafted two centers, Egor Silov and Beckett Hamilton, with its first two selections of the 2026 NHL draft.
A 21-year-old man from Utah was arrested by Western Slope authorities for exposing his genitalia to several children after he had asked to use a homeowner�...
A new kind of library is coming to Thornton, Colorado, combining traditional library resources with outdoor recreation and environmental education.
Mike Chavez of Grand Junction is still amazed at his good timing. "It was quite the ordeal. One second ahead and the cab is crushed. One second behind,...
Democrats spearheading a gerrymandering effort in Colorado ahead of the 2028 elections are worrying any delay by the state supreme court may hamper the push.
The Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit is responding to eight separate fires in the area after lightning strikes overnight.
The San Juan Mountains are experiencing an explosion of wildflowers known as “green gentians” or “monument plants” around high elevation meadows that...
Two parcels of land in La Plata County have been included in a proposed federal oil and gas lease sale scheduled for December. The two parcels, which combine...
A weekend switch of 95 branches in Colorado and Arizona has run into turbulence, with disgruntled customers saying on social media that they are closing thei...
Former Colorado guard KJ Simpson, currently on a two-way contract with the Denver Nuggets, took part in the announcement ceremony naming former CU star Derri...
As summer arrived last week, Colorado’s Front Range was seeing a first wave of hailstorms roll in, dropping golf ball-sized to baseball-sized stones on som...
The U.S. Department of Education on Friday issued a Notice of Impending Action to Jeffco Public Schools over alleged Title IX violations
Colorado's two Democratic senators will not vote to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee to a vacancy on the Denver-based federal appeals court.
'Icebox of the Nation' is catchy, too. Plus: Colorado’s July 4th cookout costs less, new downtown Denver investments, state job growth is 0%
State Sen. Julie Gonzales, state Rep. Yara Zokaie and David Seligman, a candidate for attorney general, said this week when contacted by The Colorado Sun tha...
CPR host Ryan Warner and Denver7 chief meteorologist Lisa Hidalgo discuss Colorado’s extreme heat and how a strengthening El Niño could shape upcoming wea...
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Rifle is in Garfield County, Colorado.
Region: Western Colorado
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The livestock industry has been running a smear campaign against wolves for years, but the fraction of Colorado's livestock losses attributable to wolves is...
At least one tornado touched down in southeast Colorado on Friday night, capping off a week of severe thunderstorms, flooding, high winds and hail on the Fro...
Colorado Avalanche GM Joe Sakic drafted two centers, Egor Silov and Beckett Hamilton, with its first two selections of the 2026 NHL draft.
A 21-year-old man from Utah was arrested by Western Slope authorities for exposing his genitalia to several children after he had asked to use a homeowner�...
A new kind of library is coming to Thornton, Colorado, combining traditional library resources with outdoor recreation and environmental education.
Mike Chavez of Grand Junction is still amazed at his good timing. "It was quite the ordeal. One second ahead and the cab is crushed. One second behind,...
Democrats spearheading a gerrymandering effort in Colorado ahead of the 2028 elections are worrying any delay by the state supreme court may hamper the push.
The Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit is responding to eight separate fires in the area after lightning strikes overnight.
The San Juan Mountains are experiencing an explosion of wildflowers known as “green gentians” or “monument plants” around high elevation meadows that...
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