Author: Christian Murdock
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Too scenic to pass up
It was the end of the train season for many on Sunday. Greg Shoop, Fir Station supervisor for the Rio Grande Scenic Railraod, got off at the Fir Station on top of La Veta Pass with his mountian bike on the last day of daily service in 2010. Shoop and fellow employee Jocelyn Comstock took…
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Climber rescued at Garden of the Gods
The Colorado Springs Fire Department helped with a high angle rescue in Garden of the Gods on Wednesday night. CSFD crews climbed to rescue the climber stuck near the south Gateway rock. The Colorado Springs Fire Department helped with a high angle rescue in Garden of the Gods on Wednesday night. CSFD crews climbed to…
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CC student orientation teaches life lessons
ALAMOSA • Wearing rubber gloves and her hair pulled back, Colorado College senior Alexis Johnson drops to her knees to clean the mineral stains in a urinal of the La Puente emergency shelter.Johnson, a New Student Orientation leader, works with four incoming freshmen as they finish their last chore of the day. The supper crowd…
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Memorial medical copter crew combines courage, caution
Beep, beep, beep. Flight paramedic Amy Middleton’s pager breaks the quiet in Memorial Star Transport’s headquarters. The flight crew is needed in Calhan. The rush is on. Middleton grabs her backpack, and flight nurse Ami Brownlee her coat as they run outside and across the street to Memorial Hospital. The helicopter pad is on the…
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Robert Earl Keen Band and Low-Fi Cowboys
Photo by Christian Murdock/The Gazette Photo by Christian Murdock/The Gazette Photo by Christian Murdock/The Gazette
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Pikes Peak Derby Dames in action!
Slamazons jammer Hawaiian PUNCH tries to fight her way past a Wasatch Roller Derby player during their bout at the City Auditorium Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009. (Christian Murdock, The Gazette) Photo by Christian murdock Kung Fu Donnas jammer Urrk n Jerk as Booty Block Ya collides with Pikes Peak Derby Dames All Stars Hawaiian PUNCH…
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Driver survives after car rolls into Shooks Run
Colorado Springs firefighters transport a patient from his vehicle after witnesses said he drove off Pike Peak Avenue into Shooks Run Saturday. Photo by Kirk Speer, The Gazette KIRK SPEER Colorado Springs firefighters transport a patient from his vehicle after witnesses said he drove off Pike Peak Avenue into Shooks Run Saturday. Photo by Christian…
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Going gadgetless
Alex Murdock handed over some of the family’s electronics before doing without high-tech gadgets for a week. Photo by (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)