A rare set of ingredients could allow extremely rapid fire growth in the higher elevations west of Interstate-25.

A small wildfire that burned west of Fort Collins in Northern Colorado Thursday was caused by downed power lines. That's according to the Poudre Fire Authority, which said Xcel Energy, the provider of power in the area, will be conducting an investigation.

Work crews are mopping up but bracing for more after hurricane-force wind downed power lines and fanned wildfires along the Colorado Front Range and onto the Great Plains.

Several Colorado officials, including the governor and the attorney general, excoriated Xcel Energy for enacting two rounds of preemptive power outages this week amid severe winds. Why it matters: The debate over balancing fire risk with depriving residents,

A family-owned business in Gunbarrel is selling trees from Colorado for Christmas, and you still have time to get a native tree for your celebration.They may not be the best-looking Christmas trees you've ever seen.