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December 12, 2007

Statement From Killer's Parents
December 12, 2007 12:04 PM

Text of a statement issued Wednesday by Ronald and Loretta Murray, parents of Matthew Murray, the gunman who killed four people at a Colorado church and youth mission center on Sunday:

Out of respect for the grieving families of the victims of this unthinkable tragedy, our family will not be making any statements to the press until funeral services for all the victims have concluded. Our thoughts and constant prayers are with the families of Stephanie and Rachel Works, Phillip Crouse and Tiffany Johnson as well as those who were injured in the shootings.

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November 8, 2007

Ft. Carson: Troops Return, Prepare to Leave, and Remember Fallen Comrades
November 8, 2007 5:35 PM

Ft. Carson is preparing for a lot of turnover in the next couple of months. By the end of December two different brigades of about 4,000 soldiers each are going to switch places. One will be coming home from Iraq, the other will leaving to go there. This story takes us to a "pre-deployment fair" held this week, and the memorial service for two Ft. Carson soldiers killed in Iraq in October.

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October 29, 2007

Ghouls In Running Shoes - The 13th Annual Emma Crawford Memorial Coffin Races
October 29, 2007 7:16 AM

From fleet-footed hillbillies to fat Elvi, there was a plethora of the paranormal in Manitou Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007.

And that's the way they like it.

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September 15, 2007

Mario Benedict Valdes April 3, 1953 - September 14, 2007
September 15, 2007 3:33 PM


Dear Friends,

We are deeply saddened to bring you the news that KRCC's mentor, friend and former station manager, Mario Valdes, passed away Friday morning, September 14th, 2007. He was with family, and died peacefully. We will provide you with more information about memorial services and tributes in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, Mario's obituary follows.

-Delaney Utterback and the KRCC crew


Mario Benedict Valdes
April 3, 1953 - September 14, 2007

Mario Valdes entered eternal life on September 14, 2007. He was born in Havana, Cuba on April 3, 1953. His father was a dealer of import/export domestics and the family moved to New York City when Mario was a 2-year old. He grew up in Brooklyn and Queens and attended Brooklyn Technical High School.

In third grade, Mario determined he had three goals in life: to be a New York City cab driver, to design houses and to run a radio station. After briefly living in Miami, 19 year-old Mario returned to New York and drove a yellow cab in Manhattan for a year--his most famous passenger being Katherine Hepburn.

Mario attended Oklahoma State University to study architecture and moved to Denver in the mid 1970s to begin a career as an architectural designer. For several years he designed beautiful custom homes and offices for clients in Denver, Perry Park, Monument and Colorado Springs.

A music collector, Mario started at radio station KRCC in 1979. He became the station's manager and first paid employee in 1980 and first full-time employee in 1983. He left the station in 2006. As station manager he created the blueprint of what KRCC is today. He was instrumental in bringing National Public Radio to Colorado Springs and all the listening areas throughout southern Colorado.

Mario was married to wife Donna from 1982-2000; their son, Adam was born in 1986. Mario enjoyed giving Adam the unique opportunity of meeting such personalities as Johnny Winter, Lyle Lovett and Randy Newman at the concerts which KRCC produced in the early 1990s.

A self-proclaimed "political junkie," Mario thoroughly enjoyed the intricacies, philosophies and personalities of politics. As a naturalized United States citizen, he held close to his heart the personal rights and freedom of his country.

Mario's favorite peaceful past-time was fishing. He particularly enjoyed the many times he spent fishing with his son at 11 Mile Reservoir and Lake Powell, Utah.

Mario was preceded in death by his mother Gilda Valdes and grandparents Jacqueline and Jean Gall. He is survived by his son, Adam Valdes; his sisters Joyce Skowron and Frances Collado; his nephew Luis Hernandez and his father Mario Valdes. He is also survived by many dear friends including Shari Montgomery, Pat Bass Black, Delaney Utterback and Donna (Valdes) Sheloski.

Memorial information to follow.

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September 11, 2007

Peace Activists Mark 9/11 With Protests
September 11, 2007 6:48 PM

Peace activists in Colorado Springs commemorate September 11 by staking out a major city intersection close to local offices of international military contractors. Both the demonstrators' behavior and officials' response were peaceful.

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August 1, 2007

Local EMT, Iraq Vet Remembered in Colorado Springs
August 1, 2007 4:45 PM

On Wednesday, more than 200 people, including the mayor and many city council members, met in Memorial Park to remember Army Corporal Teddy Eastburn. Eastburn, age 22, was an Iraq war veteran. He served there with the 900th Chemical Recon detachment. He died Sunday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. A first sergeant from his unit, James Marsh, called him a casualty of war.

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July 30, 2007

Air Force Remembers Local Airman Randy Gillespie
July 30, 2007 12:20 PM

The Air Force Academy held a memorial service last weekend for a 44 year old airman who was recently killed in Afghanistan. A master sergeant, he was planning to retire next year and move back to Colorado to be near his family. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.

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July 26, 2007

Victims of Single Deadliest Attack on Carson Soldiers Remembered
July 26, 2007 4:46 PM

Fort Carson held a memorial service for five soldiers killed in an attack in Iraq last month. It was the single deadliest incident involving Ft. Carson soldiers since the war began. Bente Birkeland reports from Colorado Springs.

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July 24, 2007

Ft. Carson Remembers 7 Fallen Soldiers This Week
July 24, 2007 5:46 PM

This week Ft. Carson is honoring seven soldiers from the 2nd Infantry's 2nd Brigade. Five were killed in the single deadliest incident for troops from the post since the war began.

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July 11, 2007

Soldiers, Wives Talk About Recent Deaths in Iraq
July 11, 2007 4:46 PM

The Department of Defense says a 44-year-old man from Colorado has been killed in combat in Afghanistan. Air Force Master Sgt. Randy J. Gillespie, of Coaldale, was killed by small arms fire near Herat.
Gillespie is the 9th servicemember with ties to Colorado to die in the last two weeks. Yesterday, we heard from soldiers at Ft. Carson who are preparing to deploy to Iraq. Today, we'll hear from one more, and a couple of Army wives. We wanted to know if soldiers and their families are being affected by recent news of U.S. troops being killed in combat.

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July 10, 2007

Soldiers Talk About Recent Deaths In Iraq
July 10, 2007 4:25 PM


The Colorado Springs Gazette is reporting the death of Ft. Carson Soldier Specialist Eric Lill. A 28-year-old from Chicago, Lill is the 8th soldier from Ft. Carson to die in the last two weeks. Seven of them were from the same unit, the 2nd Infantry's 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

We wanted to know if the high frequency of recent combat deaths weighs on the minds of soldiers who expect to depart for Iraq soon. We got a chance at a picnic for the 4th Infantry's 2nd Heavy Brigade last Friday.

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May 17, 2007

Sand Creek Massacre Site Wins National Historic Designation
May 17, 2007 5:02 PM


Looking southwest, Sand Creek or Chivington Massacre, 1864.
O. Y. Rookstool
The land where the Sand Creek Massacre took place has become a National Historic Site, 140 years later. It took the cooperation of three tribes, the state, the National Park Service, and Congress. The site--in southeastern Colorado--is where militiamen killed more than 150 members of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes in a raid on November 29th, 1864. Steve Brady's ancestors survived the massacre. He represented the Northern Cheyenne Tribe in negotiations. Alexa Roberts is Superintendent of the new site, which will open to the public next month.

Ryan Warner of KCFR in Denver recently spoke to Roberts and Brady for the KCFR program "Colorado Matters."

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April 20, 2007

Columbine Anniversary
April 20, 2007 12:37 AM

Friday marks the eighth anniversary of the Columbine High school shootings in Littleton. Colorado lawmakers say the killings at Virginia Tech earlier in the week make this year's anniversary especially difficult. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.

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December 8, 2006

FT. CARSON MOURNS THE LOSS OF HIGHEST RANKING OFFICER TO DIE IN IRAQ
December 8, 2006 6:45 PM


archivesFT. CARSON MOURNS THE LOSS OF HIGHEST RANKING OFFICER TO DIE IN IRAQ
Lt. Col. Eric John Kruger was killed by a roadside bomb on his first mission in Iraq, shortly after Ft. Carson's 2nd Brigade Combat Team arrived. The 40-year-old father of four will be sorely missed. We take you to the memorial held for him at Ft. Carson Wednesday. [LISTEN] []


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December 1, 2006

COMMENTARY: FORGETTING THE DAY KENNEDY DIED
December 1, 2006 2:26 PM


archivesCOMMENTARY: FORGETTING THE DAY KENNEDY DIED
What were you doing on November 22nd? That date ring a bell for you? For people of a certain age, November 22nd, 1963 is a day frozen in time, when they can tell you exactly where they were and what they were doing. Commentator Caroline Vulgamore explains why. [LISTEN] []


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November 20, 2006

REMEMBERING THREE FT. CARSON SOLDIERS KILLED ON THEIR FINAL MISSION IN IRAQ
November 20, 2006 3:40 PM


archivesREMEMBERING THREE FT. CARSON SOLDIERS KILLED ON THEIR FINAL MISSION IN IRAQ
On what was to be their last mission before returning home from a year's tour in Iraq, a three-man sniper team was killed by an IED. Members of their brigade say good-bye to Staff Sergeant Ryan Haupt, Sergeant Norman Tayler and Specialist Nathan Frigo. [LISTEN] []


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November 16, 2006

COLORADO SPRINGS SAYS GOODBYE TO CPL. KYLE W. POWELL, KILLED IN IRAQ
November 16, 2006 4:26 PM


archivesCOLORADO SPRINGS SAYS GOODBYE TO CPL. KYLE W. POWELL, KILLED IN IRAQ
When Kyle W. Powell of Colorado Springs died earlier this month in Fallujah, Iraq, he was just six weeks shy of his 22nd birthday. The Marine Corporal was on his 3rd combat tour when an IED he discovered detonated. [LISTEN] []


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August 11, 2006

REMEMBERING SGT. JAMES P. MULDOON
August 11, 2006 10:35 AM


archivesREMEMBERING SGT. JAMES P. MULDOON
Just a month before he was to come home on leave, Ft. Carson soldier Sgt. James P. Muldoon was killed in action in Iraq. We take you to his memorial service, where his commander talks about Muldoon's selfless service. [LISTEN] []


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August 2, 2006

REMEMBERING COLORADO'S BIGGEST NATURAL DISASTER
August 2, 2006 9:48 AM


archivesREMEMBERING COLORADO'S BIGGEST NATURAL DISASTER
30 years ago The Big Thompson River west of Loveland flooded, claiming the lives of 144 people and injuring another 250. The flood remains Colorado's deadliest natural disaster. At a candle light vigil in Loveland last night, the U.S. Geological Survey unveiled a plaque marking the highest point the flood waters reached to commemorate the anniversary. KUNC's Brian Larson was there.

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April 28, 2006

SAYING GOODBYE TO A CHRISTIAN WARRIOR: CPT. IAN WEIKEL
April 28, 2006 7:04 PM


archivesSAYING GOODBYE TO A CHRISTIAN WARRIOR: CPT. IAN WEIKEL
Ian Weikel worked hard all his life to make the world a better place. Thirsty for leadership, he proved skilled as well; captain of Fountain Ft. Carson High School's football team, West Point graduate, Army officer. Close to a thousand people gathered to say goodbye after his vehicle hit a bomb in Iraq last week. [LISTEN] []


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February 6, 2006

Fort Carson Mourns Three Soldiers Killed in Helicopter Crash
February 6, 2006 11:01 AM


archivesFORT CARSON MOURNS THREE SOLDIERS KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH
At the same time that more than five thousand Fort Carson troops are coming home from Iraq, many soldiers and civilians gathered recently to remember three officers who were killed just a few weeks before they were scheduled to return. Eric Whitney has this remembrance of First Lieutenant Joseph deMoors and Majors Douglas Labouff and Mike Martinez. [LISTEN] []


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January 20, 2006

Pike Centennial Kick-Off
January 20, 2006 12:07 PM


archivesPIKE CENTENNIAL KICK-OFF
On Saturday, the Pioneers Museum in Colorado Springs will kick off a year of events and exhibitions for the two-hundredth anniversary of Zeublon Pikes' expedition up the Arkansas River and partially up the mountain that still bears his name. Eric Whitney reports on the museum's plans. [LISTEN] []


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December 28, 2005

Western Skies Year in Review: Part 2
December 28, 2005 1:26 PM


archivesWESTERN SKIES YEAR IN REVIEW: PART 2
This segment takes a look at one fun story (the Pikes Peak Derby Dames) and several stories that weren't fun to report on: obituaries for U.S. soldiers. [LISTEN] []


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December 16, 2005

Mesa Verde Anniversary
December 16, 2005 9:58 AM


archivesMESA VERDE ANNIVERSARY
Victor Locke of KSUT reports that 2006 is going to be a big year for one of Colorado's premier national parks. Mesa Verde will celebrate its one hundredth anniversary next year. [LISTEN] []


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November 16, 2005

Newscast
November 16, 2005 11:16 AM


archivesNEWSCAST
Eric Whitney reports on how Pueblo's indoor smoking ban might be paying off. Nancy Greenleese as a remembrance of Vine Deloria, who died on Sunday. And Molly Adams with news of Colorado Mountain College's newest facility in Buena Vista. [LISTEN] []

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October 5, 2005

Fort Carson Memorial Dedication
October 5, 2005 10:54 AM


archivesFORT CARSON MEMORIAL DEDICATION
Last Friday, soldiers and military families gathered at Fort Carson to add 113 names to the Global War on Terrorism Memorial. Stephen Raher reports. [LISTEN] []

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September 14, 2005

Dragon Man's Machine Gun Shoot
September 14, 2005 9:40 AM


archivesDRAGON MAN'S MACHINE GUN SHOOT
On the plains of Eastern El Paso County, a unique remembrance of September 11, 2001 took place this past weekend. The fourteenth annual Dragon Man's Machine Gun Shoot featured a mock assassination of Osama bin Laden, exploding cars, and plenty of automatic weapons. Stephen Raher reports. [LISTEN] []

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September 7, 2005

James J. Cathey Obituary
September 7, 2005 10:19 AM


archivesJAMES J. CATHEY OBITUARY
Eric Whitney has this remembrance of Marine Lieutenant James J. Cathey, who died in Iraq on August 21st. [LISTEN] []

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February 26, 2005

Hunter S. Thompson Remembered
February 26, 2005 4:05 PM


archivesHUNTER S. THOMPSON REMEMBERED
HUNTER S. THOMPSON REMEMBERED
Pitkin County's Hunter S. Thompson died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound last week. Stephen Raher reports on the author's life and contribution to American literature. [LISTEN] []

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