The plane at 10:20 a.m. "failed to gain altitude and adequate speed," the Montrose County Sheriff's Office said in a July 15 news release.

A pilot flying his recently purchased float plane home and his airline-certified co-pilot both died last month during takeoff ...

Fire containment has increased in most of the wildfires burning on Colorado’s Western Slope as firefighters get a handle on the multiple blazes that have charred thousands of acres.

Firefighters in Colorado are planning an evacuation zone along the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park's North Rim as ...

The NPS says this Colorado national park will stay shut indefinitely, which comes just after the Grand Canyon's recent closure for the same reason.

The South Rim fire in the Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, has burned more than 4,227 acres and was ...

Officials offer grim insight into wildfire at Black Canyon: 'most of the south rim of the park is burned' — 'It looks very different than when you saw it last time' [UPDATED] ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - On Jul 17, Montrose County declared a local disaster emergency. County officials have activated their emergency operations plan and center.

Fire crews working across western Colorado made more progress containing and slowing the growth of several wildfires Thursday ...

The fire-induced tornado developed within the Deer Creek Fire just after 1 p.m. MT on Saturday, July 12, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The "firenado," which was given an EF-2 rating ...

It’s that time of year again. Cowboys and cowgirls are getting ready to ride, livestock are headed this way, bakers are prepping their best pie recipes, vendors are planning to ...

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