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With 500 over people evacuated, one man dead and 14 homes burned, the Roaring Lion Fire shows little signs of stopping anytime soon and has expanded nearly 1,000 acres since Monday.

With the east flank of the Observation Point fire held, firefighters are preparing to push against the fire's western edge in an area filled with steep, dangerous terrain.

The Mission Mountain Mercantile in Condon burned to the ground early Wednesday morning as a fire swept through the building consuming it completely.

Montana may experience some fire season relief this summer. Fire weather meteorologist Bryan Henry with the Northern Rockies Coordination Center says nearly all the evidence points to an average year.

Fire crews responded to a possible structure fire in Pompeys Pillar over the weekend.

As of Sunday afternoon, the fire burning south of Browning in northern Montana (Spotted Eagle Fire - Family Peak Complex Wildfire) has grown significantly and is not yet contained in any measurable amount. We've got the latest from the Lewis & Clark National Forest:

Authorities evacuated several home in Evergreen yesterday because of a fast-moving grass fire. Lightning-caused fire mostly under control in Bitterroot National Forest. Over 700 gather for funeral of Pryor Good Samaritan murder victims...

The cause of the Cabin Gulch Fire is still under investigation, but today, July 23, Broadwater County Attorney Corey Swanson filed arson charges in a case related to that fire.

The Glacier Rim Fire north of Columbia Falls grew to over 100 acres in the past few days.

The Missoula Fire Department responded to a structure fire call at 123 W. Kent early Wednesday morning. Emergency personnel arrived on the scene at approximately 1:40 a.m. The fire originated outside and had already climbed the vinyl siding of the single-story house into the attic space...