Katie Langford

Breaking news reporter

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.

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8 indicted in metro Denver drug trafficking, weapons scheme

February 5, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.

The suspects 鈥� current or former residents of Denver, Aurora, Commerce City and Wheat Ridge 鈥� are facing charges of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute meth,...

Man arrested in Denver shooting death of teenage girl

March 25, 2026 at 11:33 a.m.

An 18-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of murder after a teenage girl was found shot to death in Denver the day before, police said.

Woman found dead in remote Arapahoe County east of Denver

February 5, 2026 at 9:18 a.m.

Arapahoe County investigators are searching for a suspect after a woman was found dead in a remote area east of the Denver metro on Thursday, the sheriff鈥檚 office said.

A man was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, reckless driving and child abuse in Westminster on Jan. 23, 2026. After he was handcuffed, he told officers his three children were in the trunk of his car, according to body-worn camera footage. (Video still via Westminster Police Department)

Man accused of DUI with 3 kids in trunk, Westminster police say

February 4, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Westminster police found three children in the trunk of a car after pulling over the driver and arresting him on suspicion of drunken driving, officials said Tuesday.

Two women attacked in Speer, Platt Park neighborhoods, Denver police say

February 3, 2026 at 6:48 p.m.

Denver police are looking for a man or men suspected of attacking two women in the city鈥檚 Speer and Platt Park neighborhoods in January, officials said.

A member of the fire investigation team takes a moment outside the Tiffany Square Apartments where least two people have died and 10 others were injured in a fire on October 31, 2022 in Lakewood, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Teen gets 7 years for starting fire that killed Lakewood mom, daughter

February 3, 2026 at 2:18 p.m.

A 15-year-old will serve seven years in Colorado鈥檚 Division of Youth Services after pleading guilty to setting a Lakewood apartment complex on fire, killing Kathleen Payton and her 10-year-old daughter,...

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Suspect arrested on suspicion of sexual assault at Aurora park

January 31, 2026 at 4:04 p.m.

A 21-year-old Aurora man was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault after police say he attacked a woman walking on the High Line Canal Trail in Expo Park in May.

Brighton police cruiser and crime scene tape

3 injured in Brighton house party shooting after woman opens fire

January 31, 2026 at 1:37 p.m.

Three people were injured after a woman opened fire outside a house party in Brighton overnight, police officials said Saturday.

Man killed, baby seriously injured in Aurora hit-and-run crash

January 31, 2026 at 10:49 a.m.

A man was killed and a baby was seriously injured on Friday night after a 19-year-old driver ran a red light, T-boned their car and fled the scene, according to...

Denver South sophomore Cristian Hernandez yells over a megaphone as he and other students gather on Lincoln Street in front of the Colorado State Capitol building as part of nationwide protests in opposition to the Trump administration's immigration enforcement actions in Minnesota, on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Nationwide general strike leads to ICE Out protests, school and business closures across metro Denver

January 30, 2026 at 7:22 p.m.

Demonstrators across Denver joined the national ICE Out campaign 鈥� 鈥渘o work, school, or shopping鈥� 鈥� as people across the U.S. protested the federal government抖阴ap immigration crackdown tactics in Minnesota.

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