Grand Fire News Today

Motorists spent hours stuck in traffic Thursday on Interstate 70 and U.S. Highway 6 after a wildfire broke out around 1:25 p.m. near Wolcott. The extended shutdowns of both major arteries through Eagle County left...

U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse visited Grand County on Thursday, stopping in Granby to meet with town managers from Granby, Fraser and Winter Park, as well as Grand County Housing Authority staff. The local officials met...

As fire season grows longer and Grand Fire Protection District No. 1 in Granby receives more emergency calls, good news is literally breaking ground. Development of a new public safety center and fire station is...

Francie de Vos is happy she answered the phone on the day the representative from the Grand County Wildfire Council called and told her about an opportunity worth $5 to $10,000 but that would cost...

The public is encouraged to give feedback on the draft plan for the Colorado River Connectivity Channel, also known as the Windy Gap Bypass.

A project that the Grand Fire Protection District has planned for since 2004 could begin soon.

Grand County is planning to spend $60.7 million next year including an additional $3.2 million on personnel, $2.9 million on asphalt maintenance and $250,000 on affordable housing.

Grand County voters will be deciding on a number of issues this November from tax increases to school board memberships. Ballots were mailed out last week and Election Day is Nov. 2.

Look out for these upcoming events this week in Grand County. For more, go to the Community Calendar.

Courtesy USFS The US Forest Service is investigating a wildfire that broke out inside the Williams Fork Fire closure area on Saturday. Around 2:30 p.m. Saturday, fire crews responded to the area along County Road 30, about one mile from the Sugarloaf Campgrounds and near the Henderson Mill, for a wildfire that the Forest Service dubbed the Kinney Fire. Forest Service spokesperson Tammy Williams said that crews were able to contain the 4.7 acre fire around 3 p.m. Saturday with help from Hot Sulp...