Author: Lance Benzel lance.benzel@gazette.com
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At Pikes Peak Summit House dedication, Ute leader urges officials to ‘ask, not take’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On a summit held sacred by his people, Southern Ute Indian Tribe Vice Chairman Bruce Valdez offered traditional blessings to Gov. Jared Polis and regional leaders — while calling on them to always “ask, not take.”…
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Hidden tunnels may have given access to ‘red-light’ district in Colorado, with brothels and gambling
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It was a frontier town of families, churches and blue-collar workers. But Colorado City held secrets in the tunnels underfoot. In the late 1800s, when alcohol sales were banned in Brig. Gen. William Palmer’s neighboring…
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A Bond villain, an inheritance and a baseball bat: Police detail mother-son conspiracy in beating death
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Springs man who legally adopted the name of a James Bond villain fatally beat his 83-year-old father with a baseball bat and tried to pin it on his ailing mother, police alleged in court Friday. Jean-Joseph Danger Le Chiffre — formerly known as Patrick…
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Stepmom in Gannon Stauch case drops bid to represent self
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The stepmother accused of killing 11-year-old Gannon Stauch has abandoned her bid to represent herself in court and will get court-appointed lawyers, according to documents made public Monday. Fourth Judicial District Judge Gregory Werner on Friday ordered that Letecia Stauch will be represented by the…
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Stepmom in Gannon Stauch murder loses access to jail library, complicating her defense
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Letecia Stauch, the stepmother accused in the killing of 11-year-old Gannon Stauch, has lost her El Paso County jail library privileges, court records show, complicating her bid to effectively represent herself in court. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office revoked Stauch’s access to the library…
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El Paso County jail halts paper mail to inmates, sparking complaints
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Amid a pandemic that’s roiled incarcerated populations across Colorado, people held at the El Paso County jail have lost an age-old comfort — the ability to keep letters, cards and photos in their cells. In a change that took effect in early April, the El Paso…
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2 boys killed after being struck by pickup in Fountain
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two boys, ages 15 and 9, were fatally struck by a pickup in Fountain on Saturday night as they tried to cross a busy intersection, police said. A third boy, also 15, suffered minor injuries when the pickup grazed him, knocking a phone from his hand. …
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Alleged gunman in 2017 killings of 2 teens could be paroled within decade, experts say
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A suspected gunman in the 2017 roadside executions of two Colorado Springs teenagers could be paroled after serving a fraction of his 30-year prison sentence. Marco Garcia-Bravo, 24, who was moved Thursday from the El Paso County jail into Colorado Department of Corrections custody, already…
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Pilot dies in plane crash in southwestern Jefferson County
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A pilot was killed Saturday night when his plane went down in the remote Lost Creek Wilderness in southwestern Jefferson County, authorities said. “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the single occupant, an…
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Fatal plane crash occurs in remote Colorado wilderness area
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A pilot was killed Saturday night when his plane went down in the remote Lost Creek Wilderness in southwestern Jefferson County, authorities said. “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the single occupant, an…