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

The Lee fire — raging southwest of Meeker, Colorado — grew to 113,378 acres by Monday morning, according to a social media post by the Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office.

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 said it has begun evacuating 179 individuals in custody from Rifle Correctional Center ...

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

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More than half a dozen wildfires continued to burn across Colorado Monday morning, but firefighters have been able to get ...

The Lee Fire has burned over 113,000 acres across Rio Blanco and Garfield counties, west of Denver. The fire has been 7 percent contained as of the early hours of Monday morning.

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 ...

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

Incarcerated gardeners at Sterling Correctional Facility helped feed families in the nearby community. CDOC shrank the program due to water conservation efforts.