Hanna Powers reports on the Oak Fire tearing through acres of land in Archuleta County this week, destroying nearly ...

A fire burning near the town of Pagosa Springs is nearly 50% contained, and Archuleta County officials say evacuations due to ...

What began as an illegal burn on Sunday, Aug. 10, turned into a 75-acre wildfire that prompted the mandatory evacuation of ...

Mandatory evacuations were issued Sunday near Pagosa Springs after a structure fire led to an “out of control” wildfire.

ARCHULETA COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - A wildfire burning in southwest Colorado is now 14 percent contained, but officials warn evacuees it’s still not safe to return home. As of Tuesday morning, the Oak ...

A fast-moving wildland fire dubbed the Oak Fire is prompting urgent evacuations in Archuleta County, Colorado. Authorities ...

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has made a verbal declaration for a fire burning in Pagosa Springs, Archuleta County. The Oak ...

FEMA has announced the authorized use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Oak Fire burning in Archuleta ...

Archuleta County, with a population of about 14,000 people, contributes about $130,000 a year, and La Plata County, with a population of about 56,000 people, contributes around $545,000 a year to ...

"Archuleta County and La Plata County are rural counties in southwestern Colorado. The distance between their respective county seats is approximately 60 miles," wrote lawyers for Archuleta County.

Archuleta County deputies transport prisoners back and forth as needed for court hearings, but upon release, it is often up to jailbirds to find their own ride home.

Commissioners were investigating. The audit also found the county circumvented its $1 million check limit by writing checks for $999,999.99, $999,999 and $999,000.