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Inmates successfully evacuated from Rifle prison
All 179 inmates at Rifle Correctional Center have been evacuated after concerns over the nearby Lee Fire in Rio Blanco, the ...
Glenwood Springs Post Independent21h
Garfield County braces for more evacuation orders as Lee, Elk fires top 120,000 combined acres
The Elk and Lee fires burning in Rio Blanco County have scorched more than 120,000 combined acres, with the larger Lee Fire ...
Inmates from Rifle Correctional Center evacuated due to conditions of the Lee Fire
The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) has announced that they are evacuating all 179 inmates from the Rifle ...
Correctional center in Garfield County evacuated due to Lee Fire threat
Following Bryan Kohberger's life sentence, the 30-year-old was moved to solitary confinement at Idaho Maximum Security ...
The Gazette18h
Lee fire surpasses 5th largest wildfire in state history, Elk fire containment increases
The Lee fire in Rio Blanco County has become the fifth largest wildfire in Colorado history a day after surpassing the sixth largest. The Lee fire — raging southwest of Meeker, Colorado — grew ...