4 dead in 30-vehicle pileup in Colorado as powerful winds slam Plains, fueling multiple wildfires

A deadly multi-vehicle pileup and multiple fires are breaking out in the Plains as powerful winds wreak havoc across the ...

4 Dead in Colorado Crash as Strong Winds Kick Up Wildfire Warnings

High winds were fueling the risk of wildfires across the Southwest and the Plains, and an Oklahoma town faced a mandatory evacuation. Officials said the weather had caused a deadly pileup in Colorado.

Crews mopping up large wildfire in Elbert County

The current estimated size of the County Road 169 Fire is 5,000 to 10,000 acres, but that's likely to change once mapping can happen.

Colorado community prepares for wildfires with new firefighting drones

The Aspen Fire Department now has a new drone strike team to help combat wildfires.

Wildfires spark across Colorado during extreme high winds

The wildfire in Morgan and Weld counties is now 100% contained. The fire in Elbert County burned an estimated 5,000-10,000 acres.
The Aspen Times

‘Beetle-mania’: Colorado scientists and citizens question state officials’ claim that beetle-killed forests increase wildfire risk

Some scientists and Colorado residents are raising concern that the state’s messaging and management of beetle-killed forests do not align with the published research on the interaction between dead ...
KUNC

Wildfire risk represents 22% of home insurance costs in Routt County

Mountain communities stuck with helping to foot bill for Front Range hail hazard. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this article with Steamboat Pilot reporter Suzie Romig and ...

4 killed in 36-vehicle crash on I-25 during wind-blown ‘brown out’ in southern Colorado

Both directions of I-25 were closed Tuesday morning in southern Colorado for a fatal crash near Pueblo, according to the ...