Wildfires

Wildfires In Canada Creating Hazy Skies in Colorado

Winds high in the atmosphere have brought smoke from fires in the Northwest Territories of Canada to much of eastern Colorado.

Multiple wildfires burning through Southern Utah

Fire crews battled nearly a dozen fires in and around southwestern Utah late Wednesday, including four that grew to more than 100 acres and a pair that came close to structures.

At one point there were 11 active fires that crews were tracking, said Joe Harris, Dixie National Forest public affairs officer, explaining that lightning maps showed more than 600 strikes in the area in the previous 24 hours from thunderstorms.