A sow bear was euthanized early Monday morning after authorities said it attacked someone in Routt County. Routt County Communications sent alerts to residents in the Whitewoods subdivision to shelter in place after the bear attack was reported. The subdivision is about 12 driving miles southwest of Steamboat Springs.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS Routt County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested two people on Christmas Eve after two incidents in Oak Creek and Phippsburg.
Odell Rogers, 30, of the state of Nevada, and Chelsey Salazar, 35, of Oak Creek, were charged with second-degree assault, criminal attempt of vehicular assault, violation of bond conditions and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
At about 4:20 p.m. Thursday, an off-duty Routt County Sheriff’s Office deputy, who lives in Phippsburg, called Routt County Communications and reported a 36-year-old man had suffered an injury to his hand, which the man said was the result of Rogers and Salazar jumping out of a Toyota 4Runner and attacking him with a knife.
West Routt firefighters injured in engine rollover after leaving scene of structure fire
Lisa Schlichtman / Steamboat Pilot & Today
A West Routt Fire Protection District engine rolled down an embankment Saturday night after leaving the scene of a fire.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS A crew of West Routt Fire Protection District firefighters were injured in an engine rollover Saturday evening. The crash occurred as the crew was returning to the station after extinguishing a structure fire at Canyon Valley Ranch.
The engine they were traveling in went off the edge of Valley Drive, which was steep and icy. The vehicle rolled several times and came to rest approximately 150 to 200 feet down a steep embankment.