Colorado wildfires: Gov. Polis declares disaster emergency for Green Ridge fire near Steamboat Springs
The Green Ridge and Fishhook fires join four wildfires actively burning across Colorado: the Aspen Acres, Gold Mountain, Ferris and Willow fires.
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Will Colorado see its worst wildfire season since 2020?
So far in 2026, fires have consumed more than 260,000 acres in Colorado, or 344 square miles. That’s bigger than all Colorado’s wildfires between 2021 and 2024 combined.
Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire containment grows as Beulah residents set to return home
Colorado’s four active wildfires — the Aspen Acres fire, Gold Mountain fire, Ferris fire and Willow fire — have consumed an estimated 203,923 acres.
1 injured in boating accident on Colorado’s Chatfield Reservoir
A boating accident in Chatfield State Park sent one person to the hospital on Saturday, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Boulder County NAACP could be revived soon, organizer says
Kenneth Flowe, an organizer, said he expects the Boulder County NAACP branch to be revived within the coming weeks.
Aspen Acres fire destroys more than 850 structures — including at least 337 homes — as it approaches 100,000 acres
The Aspen Acres fire has destroyed more than 850 structures — including at least 337 houses — southwest of Pueblo, authorities announced Friday, as the scope of the devastation from the nearly 100,000-acre wildfire came into sharper focus.
Aspen Acres fire was a ‘monster’ that ate anything in its path, Colorado fire officials say
A third of the volunteer Beulah Fire Department lost their homes to the Aspen Acres fire in Pueblo County.
Rescued hawk recovering after being struck by vehicle in Boulder County
A young red-tailed hawk was rescued after it was hit by a vehicle near Niwot Road and Colorado 119 in Boulder County.
Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire now 28% contained, more evacuations to be lifted
Colorado officials allowed some of the thousands of people displaced by four major wildfires to return home this week, with more evacuation orders expected to be lifted on Friday.
$110 million trash facility opens in Aurora ahead of Colorado’s statewide recycling expansion
WM, the largest trash company in Colorado, opened a $110 million facility in Aurora that will handle 175,000 tons of garbage a year as an aggressive statewide recycling program launches later this year.