Greyhound bus passengers rescued from Coffee Pot Road
A disabled Greyhound bus on Coffee Pot Road.
Shortly after 6 p.m. on Friday August 6, 2021, the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office was notified that a Greyhound bus was stuck approximately 22.5 miles up the Coffee Pot Road. There were 21 people on board, including at least one elderly female with heart conditions. Sergeant Baker immediately set out from Glenwood Springs to reach the site and bring the female down from this high mountain road. The Coffee Pot Road is a dirt and gravel road used to access the White River National Forest wilderness area. The road is generally travelled by four-wheel drive and all-terrain vehicles and is
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Stage 1 fire restrictions begin Friday, June 18, 2021
The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in Garfield County, U.S. Forest Service lands in Garfield and the seven Fire Districts in Garfield County are implementing Stage 1 fire restrictions effective at 12:01 a.m. Friday, June 18, 2021. This applies to all of unincorporated Garfield County. This decision was made with thoughtful consideration. We look at the data as well as the potential for significant wildfires and balance it with the impacts to our community. Our concern: With the level of fire danger we are seeing, one spark could quickly spread into a dangerous wildfire threatening
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Homicide victim identity and cause of death released
Deputies responded to a call of an injured person along US Highway 6 just west of Parachute on Tuesday evening. Upon arrival, Deputies found a vehicle parked alongside Highway 6 in a wide area of the shoulder where the car had pulled off the main Highway. Wayne Moore, DOB: 02/12/1961 was in the vehicle and had been shot multiple times. He was declared dead at the scene. While the incident is being treated as a homicide, there is no reason to believe there exists an ongoing threat to the public. The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office is continuing the investigation in
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