Author: Christian Murdock
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PHOTOS: Switchbacks vs. Texoma
Colorado Springs shuts out Texoma 4-0 at Weidner Field Saturday, July 25, 2025. Christian Murdock Author email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save
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Yana’s journey: After fleeing Ukraine and finding new life in Colorado Springs, refugee visits home
While visiting her war-torn country in December, refugee Yana Malyk was reunited with her parents, and saw, firsthand, the impact of the war-relief work she’s done from the Springs.
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From Colorado Springs to Ukraine — glimpses of war: ‘I feel I’m doing something right’
Editor’s note: Almost two years into the war, Gazette Photo Editor Christian Murdock has traveled to Ukraine to capture the struggle of a generation. For the next couple of weeks, his images and stories aim to better connect us to the plight of a people not so far away. LVIV, Ukraine • Valentyn Bordun was focusing on…
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From Colorado Springs to Ukraine — glimpses of war: Gazette photographer captures the struggle
Editor’s note: Not long after Russia invaded Ukraine and images began circulating of lives forever changed, Denver Gazette Photo Editor Christian Murdock got a call from his mom. The family had deep roots in the region, she reminded her son. “I swear I saw your Aunt Kathy on the news last night,” she told him.…
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PHOTOS: Palmer High School 2019 Graduation
Highlights from Palmer High School graduation Thursday, May 22, 2019, at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo. Photos by Christian Murdock
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10 Colorado natural wonders to see this summer
10 of Colorado’s most awe-inspiring natural wonders, including America’s tallest sand dunes, an 80-foot triple waterfall and a glittering lake in the middle of the woods. RIFLE FALLS STATE PARK Take Interstate 70 to the cattle ranching town of Rifle and teleport to the tropics, finding yourself at the lush base of a three-pronged waterfall.…
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Is Austin’s tiny house community an answer to Colorado Springs homelessness?
Community First! Village provides housing for Austin’s homeless population. AUSTIN, Texas • One by one they gather, some bringing cans of corn and beans, others just bringing themselves. One man brings a plant he calls coffee kale — a plant he’s only watered with freshly poured java, hoping to give it that extra kick. “Anybody hungry? Let’s…
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Plows busy as weekend snowstorms dump up to 1 foot on Colorado Springs
These bicycles on a front porch near Colorado College probably haven’t gotten much use the past couple of days. Gus, a 10-year-old German shorthair, right, and Whezzy, a 2-year-old shelter dog, race in the fresh snow at the Bear Creek Dog Park on Monday morning as temperatures remained in the single digits. Gus lost a…
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3 Pikes Peak Cog Railway cars lifted off tracks, into retirement
MANITOU SPRINGS • Truck driver Mike Ludlow says he doesn’t usually go on “autopilot” when he’s hauling, but Monday’s job required a special focus. With a 40-ton rail car chained to his 18-wheel trailer, Ludlow rolled down the steep, winding Ruxton Avenue in Manitou Springs. The 78-passenger car, part of the Pikes Peak Cog Railway…