Author: Lance Benzel
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Arts and Crafts Fair fundraiser for Chipita Park Association coming up at Marcroft Hall
A tradition in Chipita Park, the 18th annual arts and crafts fair in Marcroft Hall is one of the first out-of-the gate shopping opportunities for the 2022 holiday season. A fundraiser for the Chipita Park Association, the occasion is a showcase of local talent to include pottery, scarves, bird feeders, wood furniture, handbags, art, wall…
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Colorado Springs at 150 years | At Pikes Peak Summit House dedication, Ute leader urges officials to ‘ask, not take’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: This July, as Colorado Springs gears up for its 150th birthday on the 31st, The Gazette has prepared a series of articles on the history of our city. Check back for fascinating glimpses into the people and events that have shaped Colorado Springs into…
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Colorado Springs at 150 years | Tunnels and their secrets underscore 2 sides of Colorado City, est. 1859
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: This July, as Colorado Springs gears up for its 150th birthday on the 31st, The Gazette has prepared a series of articles on the history of our city. Check back for fascinating glimpses into the people and events that have shaped Colorado Springs into…
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Dylan Redwine’s brother details fight over lewd photos as defense attacks motive
Dylan Redwine’s older brother confronted his father with lewd photos of him three months before the Monument teen disappeared, his brother testified Thursday. Under cross-examination by the defense, Cory Redwine said he sent the images — which showed his father, Mark Redwine, eating feces from a diaper — to his father via text message in August 2012, more than…
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Colorado Army vet gets life in prison for ‘evil’ 1987 rape, murder of Fort Carson soldier
More than 30 years after his daughter was raped and murdered in Colorado Springs, Paul Krashoc was happy her killer will now be behind bars. “I’m just glad we lived long enough to see it,” Krashoc said as Army veteran Michael Whyte, 60, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in…
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Man found guilty in 1987 rape, murder of Fort Carson soldier
A Thornton man was convicted of first-degree murder Thursday, more than three decades after authorities say he raped and strangled a 20-year-old Fort Carson soldier in southeastern Colorado Springs. Shouting briefly erupted in a Colorado Springs courtroom as Michael Whyte, 60, was found guilty in the March 1987 murder of Darlene Krashoc, capping a more…
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Dylan Redwine’s brother details fight over lewd photos as defense attacks motive
Dylan Redwine’s older brother confronted his father with lewd photos of him three months before the teen disappeared, his brother testified Thursday. Under cross-examination by the defense, Cory Redwine said he sent the images — which showed his father, Mark Redwine, eating feces from a diaper — to his father via text message in August 2012, more than a…
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Mom of Dylan Redwine takes stand at ex-husband’s murder trial
Dabbing at her eyes with a tissue, the mother of 13-year-old Dylan Redwine took the stand at her ex-husband’s second-degree murder trial in Durango on Wednesday and faced the man prosecutors say killed their son and hid his remains. “He’s wearing a blue shirt and a gray suit,” a shaken Elaine Hall said after she…
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Dylan Redwine case: Friends recall Dylan’s last text messages
As Dylan Redwine flew to Durango for a court-ordered visit to his father, he sent a friend back home a picture of his plane with a two-word message: “What now?” To the recipient, Joseph Ceballos, the text reflected Dylan’s dread at being made to go to Mark Redwine’s Vallecito-area home for Thanksgiving — which he…
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Man guilty in shooting that maimed Colorado Springs police officer
A jury Tuesday convicted a Colorado Springs man of trying to kill a police officer with a bullet that pierced the officer’s skull, inflicting brain injuries that hospitalized him for months. Karrar Noaman Al Khammasi, 34, was found guilty in an Aug. 2, 2018, attack in the city’s Knob Hill neighborhood that ended former Colorado…