Megan Levy
Megan Levy is a breaking news reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald, after previous stints at The Age in Melbourne and London's The Daily Telegraph. Email or tweet Megan with your news tips.
Live blog: Massive tornado strikes Oklahoma City
Megan Levy A huge tornado up to three kilometres wide has flattened entire neighbourhoods, set buildings on fire and landed a direct blow on a primary school in Oklahoma City.
Super Charles becomes a hero of the web
Megan Levy One moment he was sitting on his porch eating McDonald's. The next he's an internet hero, being lauded as Cleveland's Superman and with his face plastered on a new range of T-shirts.
British newspaper reports Rolf Harris arrested in sex abuse inquiry
Megan Levy A well-known Australian entertainer arrested in Britain over sex abuse allegations has been publicly named for the first time as Rolf Harris, by British newspaper The Sun.
Teen wrongly identified as person connected with Boston Marathon blasts
Megan Levy A high school student whose photograph appeared on the front page of a major US newspaper as a person investigators were trying to identify in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings said he was...
Newspaper caught photoshopping injuries out of Boston Marathon photograph
Megan Levy A US newspaper has admitted that it digitally altered a front-page photograph of a Boston Marathon bombing victim so that the woman's pants covered her horrific leg wounds.
Brothers both lose a leg while shielding friends
Megan Levy Brothers Joseph and Paul Norden had gathered near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, waiting to cheer on their friend as he completed one of the world's most famous endurance events.
Lucky escape for hundreds who trained for famed race
Dan Proudman, Megan Levy, Hamish Boland-Rudder Angela Clarke had stood for hours in the 10-deep crowds near the Boston Marathon finishing line before catching a few frames of her husband, Adam, as he pounded his way towards his best run yet.
Our athletes recall explosions and chaos
Megan Levy, Hamish Boland-Rudder and Jane Lee Many Australians who survived explosions during the Boston Marathon were within metres of the two bombs, which blasted near the finish line on Monday afternoon.
'I said to my mate, that's a bomb'
Megan Levy Australian Craig Doherty was walking back to the finishing line at the Boston marathon when an explosion tore through a group of spectators.
'I had a sick feeling': Australian runner's father
Megan Levy It was about 5am when the text messages began flowing through from Boston.
'A terrible thing': Kurt Fearnley at bombing scene
Megan Levy Australian paralympian Kurt Fearnley had finished fifth in the Boston wheelchair marathon and was resting at a restaurant hotel about 100 metres from the finishing line when twin blasts tore through...
Jesuit Pope a first for 'God's Marines'
Megan Levy They are sometimes referred to as "God's Marines" or the church's "storm troopers" - a band of priests and missionaries who live sparse lives and are willing to accept religious orders anywhere in...
'Miss dady so much': Australian died during motorbike rally in Borneo
Megan Levy An Australian man has died during a motorbike rally in Borneo during which riders were forced to spend the night in the jungle when heavy rain flooded the track.
Suspected 'killer cop' in shootout with police
Megan Levy Fugitive former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner may still be alive after police said a burned out cabin which he was thought to be in was too hot to search.
Australian raped in New York after night at exclusive nightclub
Megan Levy An Australian tourist has been dragged into an alley and raped after leaving an exclusive nightclub in New York City, police say.
A sign from above? Lightning strikes Vatican after Pope Benedict resigns
Megan Levy Pope Benedict XVI's resignation came like a bolt from the blue overnight.
Alabama stand-off: how the FBI rescued Ethan
Megan Levy An Alabama man who held a five-year-old boy captive in an underground bunker for nearly a week engaged in a "firefight" with SWAT agents before he was killed during a rescue operation, the FBI says.
Hackers dupe North Koreans over Time's Person of the Year
Megan Levy First he was voted the sexiest man alive. Now North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-un has been voted Time magazine's "man of the year", according to the latest bungled news report that has mistaken...
Boy's heartbreaking farewell letter to shot friend
Megan Levy Jack Pinto and his best friend John should have been the picture of excitement in the week leading up to Christmas.
'Anarchist Soccer Mum' prompts mental health debate after comparing son to school shooter
Megan Levy and Melissa Davey A mother's anguished account of her experience raising a mentally ill teenage son has been both praised and panned following the Newtown school massacre, with some critics questioning her fitness to...
