Katie Langford

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Katie Langford

Katie Langford covers breaking news for The Denver Post. Before joining the Post in 2023, she wrote about education, local government and the arts at the Ouray County Plaindealer, Boulder Daily Camera and Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. A lifelong Coloradan, Katie grew up in Grand Junction and studied journalism at the University of Northern Colorado. When she鈥檚 not in the newsroom, Katie enjoys cooking, reading, traveling, being outdoors and soaking up everything Colorado has to offer.

"Chicana/o Pride" specialty license plates became available for Colorado drivers on Jan. 1, 2025. (Courtesy of Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles)

New 鈥淐hicana/o Pride” Colorado license plates now available

January 9, 2025 at 8:41 a.m.

With a bright orange, red and yellow background resembling a serape, or traditional Latino woven blanket, the 鈥淐hicana/o Pride鈥� plates joined Colorado's sea of specialty license plates on Jan. 1.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill speaks during a press conference regarding developments in the investigation of a New Year's Eve truck explosion in front of Trump International Hotel, on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Rio Yamat)

Colorado soldier behind Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion described “wake up call” in writings, police say

January 3, 2025 at 7:16 p.m.

The U.S. Army Green Beret who died by suicide as he blew up a Cybertruck outside President-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel wrote it was "time to wake up" in...

A sign leads to the main entrance of the Jeffco Public Schools district office building. (Screenshot via Google Maps)

Fired Jeffco schools chief died of apparent suicide while under investigation, police say

January 6, 2025 at 12:17 p.m.

A Jeffco Public Schools chief who was fired while under investigation for allegedly possessing child sexual abuse material died from an apparent suicide.

A rockslide covered parts of Colorado 96 and Colorado 165 with boulders and debris in Custer County on Dec. 29, 2024, as seen in this screenshot from a drone video. (Courtesy of the Wet Mountain Fire Protection District)

Southern Colorado rockslide covers highway with mountain of boulders, debris

January 3, 2025 at 10:42 a.m.

A massive rockslide in the Wet Mountains covered a southern Colorado highway with thousands of tons of boulders and debris on Sunday, closing roads and challenging state officials tasked with...

Rescue crews work to rescue a teenage boy who fell into a missile silo north of Watkins on Jan. 1, 2025. The boy had minor injuries. (Courtesy of Sable Altura Fire Rescue)

Teen boy injured after falling into missile silo near Watkins

January 2, 2025 at 5:15 p.m.

A teenager was injured after falling 30 feet into a decommissioned missile silo north of Watkins on New Year鈥檚 Day, according to South Metro Fire Rescue officials.

A person walks through Cheesman Park wearing a yellow raincoat on a cold, wet, spring day in Denver, CO, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)

Multiple tree fires at Denver’s Cheesman Park investigated for arson

January 2, 2025 at 3:02 p.m.

One of the Rocky Mountain junipers was removed by city forestry crews Thursday morning.

A backcountry skier makes their way up the side of the road toward a trail off US 50 on Monarch Pass during a snowstorm in Chaffee County on March 29, 2024. (Photo by Jacob Spetzler/Special to The Denver Post)

Colorado road conditions: U.S. 285, Loveland Pass closed as mountain snow continues

January 2, 2025 at 6:47 p.m.

U.S. 6 over Loveland Pass and U.S. 285 between Grant and Fairplay are closed for adverse driving conditions, CDOT officials said.

Adams County sheriff Michael McIntosh speaks ...

Baby abandoned on median on Christmas morning exposed to cocaine, police say

December 31, 2024 at 4:24 p.m.

A one-month-old baby allegedly abandoned by its parents in a car seat on a Pecos Street median on Christmas morning was exposed to cocaine, according to Adams County Sheriff鈥檚 Office.

Eastbound I-70 reopens between Georgetown, Silverthorne after 9-car crash

December 31, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.

Clear Creek County sheriff's officials said multiple people were taken to hospitals with minor injuries.

Colorado road conditions: Eastbound I-70 reopens, U.S. 6 to Keystone closed

December 30, 2024 at 5:14 p.m.

The westbound interstate was closed between Exit 195 for Copper Mountain and Exit 180 for Vail, CDOT officials said, but had reopened as of 9:30 a.m.

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New 鈥淐hicana/o Pride” Colorado license plates now available

Colorado soldier behind Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion described “wake up call” in writings, police say

Fired Jeffco schools chief died of apparent suicide while under investigation, police say

Southern Colorado rockslide covers highway with mountain of boulders, debris

Teen boy injured after falling into missile silo near Watkins

Multiple tree fires at Denver’s Cheesman Park investigated for arson

Colorado road conditions: U.S. 285, Loveland Pass closed as mountain snow continues

Baby abandoned on median on Christmas morning exposed to cocaine, police say

Eastbound I-70 reopens between Georgetown, Silverthorne after 9-car crash

Colorado road conditions: Eastbound I-70 reopens, U.S. 6 to Keystone closed