Max Levy

Breaking news reporter

Max Levy

Max Levy is a breaking news reporter at The Denver Post. Before joining the Post in 2024, he wrote for Sentinel Colorado, based in Aurora, as well as the Loveland Reporter-Herald and the Holyoke Enterprise. Max fell in love with Colorado while studying journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder. When he's not on the breaking news desk, Max enjoys exploring Colorado's mountains and trails, and getting better at chess.

President Joe Biden, right, presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation's highest civilian honor, to Tim Gill in the East Room of the White House, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Denver tech millionaire, activist Tim Gill receives Presidential Medal of Freedom

January 4, 2025 at 1:47 p.m.

Gill became an influential national voice for gay rights after selling his software start-up in 1999, donating hundreds of millions of dollars to LGBTQ+ causes.

Shown is a Philadelphia police car with flashing lights in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Police departments reported a year-over-year increase in sworn officers in 2023 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began and since the 2020 police killing of George Floyd spurred nationwide protests and increased scrutiny of police, according to a survey released by the Police Executive Research Forum. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Driver fell asleep before fatal crash that killed himself, mother of their two children

January 8, 2025 at 10:37 a.m.

Colorado State Patrol also said in a news release that Christina Gilson was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

Denver extends cold-weather homeless shelter hours ahead of snow

January 4, 2025 at 3:18 p.m.

The city faces a 50% chance of snow Monday night, with temperatures expected to fall as low as 19 degrees.

Man found hiding near scene of Commerce City shooting charged with murder

January 3, 2025 at 9:28 p.m.

A man has been charged with murder after police found him hiding near the scene of a fatal shooting in Commerce City last week.

FILE – This electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a cluster of norovirus virions. (Charles D. Humphrey/CDC via AP, File)

Reports of norovirus, other seasonal illnesses climb in Colorado

January 3, 2025 at 3:27 p.m.

鈥淚t抖阴ap prime norovirus season right now. ... It抖阴ap really all about hand-washing with soap and water as frequently as you can."

Flights delayed at Denver International Airport due to low clouds

January 3, 2025 at 9:38 a.m.

Travel out of Denver's International Airport has been halted until noon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

BAKERVILLE, CO - FEBRUARY 6: Trucker Charles Shephard puts chains on his big rig before heading towards Loveland Pass and Eisenhower Tunnel along I-70 on February 6, 2020 in Bakerfield, Colorado. Up to 2ft of snow is forecast in the mountains and driving conditions over both Loveland Pass and Vail Pass and along I-70 are treacherous. Shephard was heading to Delta. Conditions are expected to deteriorate over night. Closures were near Eisenhower Tunnel, Vail Pass and Loveland Pass. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

CDOT warns 鈥渞ecord-breaking鈥� traffic could clog I-70 mountain corridor this weekend

January 3, 2025 at 8:08 a.m.

Holiday and ski traffic plus snow could break records set in 2020, according to Colorado's Department of Transportation.

Colorado weather: Denver wakes up to fog, plus a chance of snow this weekend

January 3, 2025 at 6:59 a.m.

Patchy fog is forecast in Denver this morning, followed by a chilly weekend, with up to a few inches of snow possible Saturday night.

Littleton homebuilder Jeff Jacob is pictured next to part of his multi-million-dollar collection of Star Wars toys and memorabilia, which he plans to auction off starting in Jan. 2025. (Courtesy of Jeff Jacob)

Littleton homebuilder auctioning off multimillion-dollar Star Wars collection

December 29, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

鈥淚t抖阴ap been a part of our lives in every single house. It抖阴ap been a huge part of our history.鈥�

Man dies after fight outside south Aurora home

December 28, 2024 at 2:42 p.m.

Aurora police responded Tuesday night to a report of a fight on a residential street and found an unconscious man, who has since died.

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