Frazee sentenced to life plus 156 years; 24 inches of snow possible this week; Officer Cem Duzel leads procession of heroes

All the news you can use in a bite-sized format Hi {NAME}, Happy Tuesday! Here are two interesting stories to start your day. Following a dry Monday and Tuesday, another storm cycle will be moving into Colorado with big snowfall potential. According to OpenSnow, 12 to 24 inches will likely drop in Colorado’s southern mountains from Tuesday night through Friday...[Read more.]( Congratulations to Atlas Prep seventh-grade math teacher Erin Wahler-Cleveland! She is Colorado’s first recipient of the new Quality, Choice and Equity Teacher Award, which will be given monthly to a teacher across Colorado’s 262 charter schools that belong to the Colorado League of Charter Schools...[Read more.]( In unrelated news, today is National Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day and National Play Monopoly Day. Without further ado, here are 5 things worth sharing today. 1.  A Teller County jury deliberated less than four hours Monday before finding Patrick Frazee guilty of murder in the Thanksgiving Day killing of his former fiancee Kelsey Berreth. Frazee, 33, of Florissant, was sentenced to life without parole plus 156 years, as presiding District Judge Scott Sells condemned Berreth’s murder in a voice that cracked with emotion...[Read more.]( 2. Nearly 15 months after he was shot in the head while on duty, Colorado Springs Police Officer Cem Duzel steadily marched across the stage at The Broadmoor Monday to accept awards for his “extraordinary heroism.” Tears in his eyes, Duzel bowed his head as Chief Vince Niski awarded the five-year-veteran of the force with a Medal of Honor — the highest award given by the Colorado Springs Police Department...[Read more.]( 3. A Colorado Springs student may face charges after making up a school threat and prompting a scare Monday. The purported threat targeted Palmer High School and began circulating online before school Monday morning. District 11 spokesperson Devra Ashby confirmed several Safe2Tell tips were submitted concerning the threat...[Read more.]( 4. Colorado Springs native Patrick Shearn had a big role in the 30th anniversary celebration of the Berlin Wall being torn down. Shearn, and his Poetic Kinetics art studio, were commissioned to design the 450-foot-long installation, called “Visions in Motion.”...[Read more.]( 5. Air Force will be without backup quarterback Isaiah Sanders on Saturday. Sanders will spend the day interviewing for a Rhodes scholarship, an arrangement the Palmer Ridge graduate made when this was supposed to be an open week in the Falcons' schedule. Once a Rhodes interview is set, there is no wiggle room. The same is generally true for a college football schedule, but circumstances tragically changed...[Read more.]( Bonus content - [Bicyclist dies after suffering severe injuries in crash]( - [El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder appears on "60 Minutes"]( - [Son arrested in fatal shooting of father]( - [How to be a good yoga student]( - [Injury to a key player complicates NCAA tournament for top-seeded UCCS women's soccer]( Photo of the day - CSPD officer Cem Duzel walks across the stage unassisted to receive the Medal of Honor award from CSPD Chief Vince Niski during the annual Police Foundation of Colorado Springs Medal of Valor luncheon at the Broadmoor Hotel on Monday. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) Thank you for reading! If you like this newsletter and want to support it, forward this email to a friend. If you’re seeing this newsletter for the first time, [you can subscribe here]( free. No spam. Unsubscribe whenever you want.  Terry Terrones Terry Terrones is a journalist and social media manager. He's a graduate of Denver University, loves the Broncos, and might be Spider-Man. Twitter - [@terryterrones]( Email - terry.terrones@gazette.com Instagram - [@terronesterry]( [Subscribe to this Newsletter!]( [Subscribe to free Gazette podcasts!]( The Colorado Springs Gazette, L.L.C. | 100 E. Pikes Peak Ave., Suite 100, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 [Unsubscribe {EMAIL}]( [Update Profile]( | [Our Privacy Policy]( | [About Constant Contact]( Sent by noreply@gazette.com