Katie Langford

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Katie Langford

Katie is a lifelong Coloradan and graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor's degree in journalism in 2014. Currently a freelance journalist, she joined the Daily Camera in 2019 and covered the University of Colorado system, CU Boulder and higher education in Boulder County until 2021.

A person votes in the Virginia redistricting referendum at Lake Braddock Secondary School.

Colorado school choice canvassers forged ballot petition signatures, state says

May 15, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Two employees from a Front Range political canvassing company are charged with forging signatures on petitions used to get a Colorado school choice amendment on the 2024 general election ballot,...

Missing Thornton girl, 16, last seen near Riverdale Ridge High School

May 14, 2026 at 1:49 p.m.

A 16-year-old Thornton girl is missing after she was last seen near Riverdale Ridge High School at the end of March, police officials said.

Denver Fire Department firefighters responded to a fire in the 8500 block of E. Hampden Ave. on May 13, 2026, that injured one person. (Courtesy of the Denver Fire Department)

One injured after south Denver apartment fire

May 13, 2026 at 6:34 p.m.

One person was injured after an apartment in south Denver caught fire on Wednesday afternoon, fire officials said.

A single-vehicle crash caused a gas line to rupture near South Chambers Road and Mainstreet near Parker, requiring nearby residents to shelter in place on May 13, 2026. (Courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue)

Shelter-in-place order for gas leak caused by Douglas County crash lifted

May 13, 2026 at 8:00 p.m.

Douglas County officials sent out a shelter-in-place order after a vehicle crashed into a building and broke a gas line near Parker on Wednesday afternoon, police officials said.

Workmen from Blue Valley Public Safety, Craig Shockey, left and Shannon O'Brien, right install the first of 56 new outdoor warning sirens on Sept. 25, 2012 at the corner of Green Valley Ranch Blvd. and Genoa Street in Denver. They replace a civil defense siren system initially installed in the 1950s. The new sirens have a silent test to avoid disrupting the public. Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post

Denver testing outdoor sirens, emergency alert system this week

May 13, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Denver's outdoor warning sirens will sound for three minutes on Wednesday morning as officials test the city's emergency systems.

A Colorado State Patrol vehicle is shown on U.S. 287 in August. (Matthew Jonas – Staff Photographer)

Front Range man dies in I-70 crash with tractor-trailer

May 12, 2026 at 12:38 p.m.

A Frisco man driving a Jeep Cherokee was driving behind a Peterbilt 379 hauling a trailer and didn鈥檛 slow down as he approached the truck, rear-ending it.

Western Slope police shoot, injure armed man, Colorado officials say

May 9, 2026 at 5:51 p.m.

Two Montrose Police Department officers shot an armed man in a confrontation Saturday afternoon, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation said.

It's been a tough start to the ski season for most Colorado ski resorts, but Arapahoe Basin (shown) reported nine inches of new snow on Tuesday. More is in store Wednesday night and Thursday. (Lucas Herbert/Provided by Arapahoe Basin)

Arapahoe Basin extends ski season after heavy spring snow

May 9, 2026 at 6:38 p.m.

A-Basin officials on Saturday said the ski resort will stay open a little bit longer after a late-season storm blanketed the mountain with more than a foot of snow.

A Frontier airplane sits on a runway after hitting and killing a person walking on the runway during takeoff Friday night at Denver International Airport. (Photo by Victoria Lohman via Denver7)

Frontier Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles hits, kills person on runway at Denver International Airport

May 9, 2026 at 3:45 p.m.

A Frontier Airlines flight accelerating for takeoff struck and killed a person who had jumped a perimeter fence聽and walked onto the runway at Denver International Airport late Friday night, causing...

Hikers walk the Summit Lake trail on Mount Blue Sky in 2023. (Hyoung Chang/Denver Post file)

Reservations for Mount Blue Sky now available ahead of spring reopening

May 8, 2026 at 5:47 p.m.

Timed reservations for road access to Mount Blue Sky, which reopens May 22, are now available and can be booked up to 30 days in advance.

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Colorado school choice canvassers forged ballot petition signatures, state says

Missing Thornton girl, 16, last seen near Riverdale Ridge High School

One injured after south Denver apartment fire

Shelter-in-place order for gas leak caused by Douglas County crash lifted

Denver testing outdoor sirens, emergency alert system this week

Front Range man dies in I-70 crash with tractor-trailer

Western Slope police shoot, injure armed man, Colorado officials say

Arapahoe Basin extends ski season after heavy spring snow

Frontier Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles hits, kills person on runway at Denver International Airport

Reservations for Mount Blue Sky now available ahead of spring reopening