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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’s not in the newsroom, Katie enjoys cooking, reading, traveling, being outdoors and soaking up everything Colorado has to offer.

A skier was caught and injured in an avalanche on Peak 6 of the Tenmile Range, near Breckenridge Ski Resort, on April 12, 2025. (Courtesy of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center)

Backcountry skier injured in avalanche near Breckenridge

April 15, 2025 at 7:32 p.m.

A backcountry skier was caught and injured in an avalanche near Breckenridge Ski Resort on Saturday, the sixth slide reported by Colorado recreationists this month.

Signs warn hikers of the height and difficulty of the Manitou Incline in Manitou Springs, Colorado on April 23, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Oregon man dies while hiking the Manitou Incline

April 15, 2025 at 4:28 p.m.

People on scene started CPR, but the man was unresponsive when emergency crews arrived and was later pronounced dead.

Two people were taken to the hospital after a three-vehicle crash near 14th Avenue and Federal Boulevard on April 15, 2025. (Courtesy Denver Fire Department)

Two injured in crash at Federal Boulevard and 14th Avenue

April 15, 2025 at 4:33 p.m.

Two people were taken to the hospital after a crash involving three vehicles near Federal Boulevard and 14th Avenue, Denver police said Tuesday.

Limon Correctional Facility on March 1, 2022 in Limon, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Man charged in Denver teen’s murder sentenced to 30 years in prison

April 15, 2025 at 5:45 p.m.

17-year-old Jasmine Rivas-Hernandez was found shot in a Quebec Street alley in March 2022.

DENVER, CO - MARCH 25: I-25 highway sign on March 25, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

Pedestrian running across I-25 hit by car, causing 3-hour closure near Mead

April 15, 2025 at 11:02 a.m.

Larimer County sheriff's deputies initially pulled over the man -- who fled, starting a car chase -- near Rocky Mountain Avenue and U.S. 34 in Loveland.

Aurora drive-by shooting started with illegal alcohol sale, police say

April 14, 2025 at 5:58 p.m.

A drive-by shooting near North Glen Park that injured three people started when an 18-year-old man tried to rob the victims during an illegal alcohol sale, according to the Aurora...

Clear Creek County officials are looking for information about vandalism near St. Mary's Glacier in the Arapaho National Forest, the sheriff's office said on April 14th, 2025. (Courtesy Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office)

Vandals leave graffiti near St. Mary’s Glacier, Clear Creek County sheriff says

April 14, 2025 at 1:33 p.m.

“There are many ways to express love. Spray painting a rock at beautiful St. Mary's Glacier in the Arapaho National Forest is NOT one of them,” the Clear Creek County...

One person was taken to the hospital after a vehicle crashed into an office building in the 6400 block of South Quebec Street in Centennial on April 14, 2025. (Courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue)

Vehicle crashes into Centennial office buildings, 1 taken to hospital

April 14, 2025 at 12:19 p.m.

A silver SUV hit the outside of a Centennial office building and two cars before crashing through a window into a second office building on Monday morning.

WESTMINSTER, CO - FEBRUARY 28 : Volunteers assort foods at Tri-City Baptist Food Bank in Westminster, Colorado on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. Volunteers served about 400 families. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado food pantries scramble amid steep federal funding cuts

April 7, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Colorado's food banks and pantries are reeling from a recent wave of funding cuts by President Donald Trump's administration.

Woman sues lodge near Estes Park after being locked out, jumping from balcony

April 4, 2025 at 4:26 p.m.

The woman was staying at Dao House on April 6, 2023, when she went out onto her balcony to stargaze and the door locked behind her, according to the complaint.

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