States’ priorities remained focused on their economies, however. Utah’s former Sen. Orrin Hatch became a prominent leader of the Sagebrush Rebellion that ensued, falsely claiming the states actually ...

The growth of one wildfire burning on Colorado’s Western Slope has slowed to a crawl, but four others continue to scorch ...

Gov. Jared Polis issued a disaster declaration Sunday for five wildfires burning in several of the state's counties. Here's ...

After a week of rapid growth, crews battling the largest fire on Colorado’s Western Slope have finally begun to contain the ...

The Sowbelly fire, burning 2,274 acres in the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area west of Delta, was 16% contained ...

The Utah Wildlife Federation is sponsoring a contest for artists, writers, photographers and other creative types to increase awareness of the state’s wildlife.

Crews are fighting five western slope blazes, including the fast-growing Turner Gulch Fire. See the latest map of the ...

The growth of one wildfire burning on Colorado’s Western Slope has slowed to a crawl, but four others continue to scorch thousands of acres, fire officials said.

The largest wildfire burning in Colorado, the Turner Gulch fire, had scorched 15,071 acres in Mesa County as of Thursday morning, fire officials said. That's more than half the burn area from all the ...