Skip to content
Elev.5900
  • Arts & Culture
    • Event Calendar
  • Chamber of Commerce
    • Community Directory
    • Downtown Parker (DBA)
  • Development
    • My Mainstreet Project
    • Road Work
  • Parker Police
    • Crime Map
  • Parks & Rec
    • Parks & Trails
  • Town of Parker
    • Recycling Guide
    • Snow Operations
    • Subdivisions
    • Zoning
  • Home
  • 2025
  • August
  • 10
  • Colorado wildfires: Growing Lee Fire near Meeker prompts prisoner evacuation of DOC facility
Colorado wildfires: Growing Lee Fire near Meeker prompts prisoner evacuation of DOC facility

Colorado wildfires: Growing Lee Fire near Meeker prompts prisoner evacuation of DOC facility

Posted on August 10, 2025 By Robert Garrison
The Denver Channel

The Colorado Department of Corrections said it has begun evacuating 179 individuals in custody from Rifle Correctional Center in response to the rapidly evolving Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County. 

Read More 

Related

Post navigation

❮ Previous Post: Inspector ‘no longer’ with City of Denver after they allegedly consume psilocybin during inspection
Next Post: Commerce City police: Wrong-way driver causes head-on crash on I-270; 2 hospitalized ❯

You may also like

Colorado House approves bill to restore state Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood
The Denver Channel
Colorado House approves bill to restore state Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood
August 24, 2025
National Forest wildfire closes Roxborough State Park in Douglas County
The Denver Channel
National Forest wildfire closes Roxborough State Park in Douglas County
April 5, 2026
$2 million Powerball ticket sold at Parker King Soopers
The Denver Channel
$2 million Powerball ticket sold at Parker King Soopers
August 31, 2025
CSP, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office launch one-day ‘move over’ enforcement effort along I-25, C-470
The Denver Channel
CSP, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office launch one-day ‘move over’ enforcement effort along I-25, C-470
November 26, 2025

Upcoming Events

May 1
May 1 @ 8:00 am - May 31 @ 1:00 pm

Scavenge The Rock – Downtown Castle Rock Scavenger Hunt

Castle Rock Museum - 420 Elbert St. Castle Rock CO 80104
May 13
May 13 @ 5:00 pm - 2:00 am

Poker, Karaoke & Game Room

May 13
7:00 pm - 11:59 pm

Chaparral High School Spring Choir Concert

Chaparral High School - 15655 Brookstone Drive Parker CO 80134
May 14
All day

Planning Commission Meeting – CANCELED

- Parker Recreation Center 17301 E Lincoln Ave. Parker CO 80138
May 14
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Public Art Commission Meeting

- Central Service Center 1400 Caprice Drive Castle Rock CO 80104
May 14
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Castle Rock Historical Society & Museum’s Monthly Presentation: “Who’s Buried at Arlington National Cemetery”

Philip & Jerry Miller Library - 100 S Wilcox St. Castle Rock CO 80104
May 16
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

9th Annual Victoria’s Tea Fundraiser for the Castle Rock Historical Society & Museum

Kirk Hall 500 Fairgrounds Rd. Castle Rock, CO 80104 - 420 Elbert St. Castle Rock CO 80104
View Calendar

Parker Resources

  • Arts & Culture
    • Event Calendar
  • Chamber of Commerce
    • Community Directory
    • Downtown Parker (DBA)
  • Development
    • My Mainstreet Project
    • Road Work
  • Parker Police
    • Crime Map
  • Parks & Rec
    • Parks & Trails
  • Town of Parker
    • Recycling Guide
    • Snow Operations
    • Subdivisions
    • Zoning
  • Arts & Culture
  • Chamber of Commerce
  • Development
  • Parker Police
  • Parks & Rec
  • Town of Parker

Copyright © 2026 Elev.5900.

Theme: Oceanly News by ScriptsTown