Together, five wildfires burning on Colorado’s Western Slope have consumed hundreds of square miles, destroying at least five homes and 19 outbuildings, fire officials said.

As Colorado Gov. Jared Polis made his way to Mesa County on Thursday to visit Palisade producers and the Turner Gulch Fire Command Center in Grand Junction, a brush fire ignited right off Interstate

Air quality alerts are in place again for the entire Western Slope as firefighters battle more than 20 fires. The Colorado Department of Public Health has issued two air quality health advisories for