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.

Smoke from two wildfires burning in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park on Thursday, July 10, 2025, rises in the distance, as seen from Montrose. (Tiney Ricciardi / The Denver Post)

Lightning-sparked wildfires burning on more than 400 acres of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

July 11, 2025 at 6:58 a.m.

Multiple aircraft are fighting the fire and a federal incident management team is set to take command of the fire first thing Friday, emergency officials said.

Storm clouds from the incoming snowstorm gather above Denver International Airport on Wednesday evening, March 13, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Over 1,100 flights delayed, canceled at DIA for thunderstorms

July 10, 2025 at 5:48 p.m.

More than 1,100 flights are delayed or canceled at Denver International Airport as a severe thunderstorm rolls across Colorado.

Two bears were spotted wandering around Red Rocks Ampitheatre before a Russ concert on July 8, 2025. (Courtesy of Jon Amundson/Denver7)

Colorado bears join Red Rocks concertgoers for Russ show

July 10, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Two bears joined crowds of Red Rocks concertgoers arriving for a Russ concert on Tuesday night, putting on their own show as people headed into the amphitheater.

U.S. 6 closed through Clear Creek Canyon for overnight tunnel inspections

July 10, 2025 at 12:46 p.m.

U.S. 6 will be closed through Clear Creek Canyon for overnight tunnel inspections starting Wednesday, state officials said.

New Colorado area code rolls out for dozens of counties

July 9, 2025 at 6:15 p.m.

The last new Colorado area code was last added in 2022, when 983 was added to the 303 and 720 region.

Denver hits 100 degrees, tying daily high with first triple-digit temps this year

July 9, 2025 at 5:13 p.m.

Soaring temperatures across the Front Range brought the first 100-degree day of the year in Denver and tied the daily record high at Denver International Airport, according to the National...

James Hagadorn, left, and Bob Raynolds examine a drilling core from the City Park core drilling in the parking lot at Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Crews found a partial-bone fossil of a 67.5 million-year-old dinosaur during a drilling project in Jan. 2025. (Courtesy of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science)

70 million-year-old dinosaur fossil discovered under Denver Museum of Nature & Science

July 9, 2025 at 5:09 p.m.

A new dinosaur fossil at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science was found buried hundreds of feet under the facility's parking lot in January, making the herbivorous animal the...

Damaged black Toyota SUV wanted in fatal I-25 hit-and-run, Denver police say

July 8, 2025 at 8:15 p.m.

Denver police are looking for a black Toyota 4Runner involved in a fatal hit-and-run on southbound Interstate 25 on Saturday morning.

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Pueblo officer fatally shoots armed man threatening his family, police say

July 8, 2025 at 7:07 p.m.

An armed man who was threatening to hurt his family was fatally shot by a Pueblo police officer Tuesday morning after refusing to drop his gun, officials said.

Denver Police Sgt. Brian Husum, District 4 anti-crime team, arrives on scene of an alleged auto theft case on W. Dakota Ave. near S. Broadway in Denver on Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Denver neighborhood crime doesn’t always match city trends. Here’s why.

July 5, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Denver鈥檚 crime statistics paint a nuanced picture of how public safety can change between neighborhoods, with some areas seeing decreases last year while others trended in the opposite direction.

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Lightning-sparked wildfires burning on more than 400 acres of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Over 1,100 flights delayed, canceled at DIA for thunderstorms

Colorado bears join Red Rocks concertgoers for Russ show

U.S. 6 closed through Clear Creek Canyon for overnight tunnel inspections

New Colorado area code rolls out for dozens of counties

Denver hits 100 degrees, tying daily high with first triple-digit temps this year

70 million-year-old dinosaur fossil discovered under Denver Museum of Nature & Science

Damaged black Toyota SUV wanted in fatal I-25 hit-and-run, Denver police say

Pueblo officer fatally shoots armed man threatening his family, police say

Denver neighborhood crime doesn’t always match city trends. Here’s why.