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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.

Packaged marijuana that was stolen from a Colorado State Patrol evidence container is pictured after it was recovered during a search of a Denver residence by CSP troopers and Denver Police Department officers Thursday, April 10, 2025. (Colorado State Patrol)

Police recover hundreds of pounds of marijuana stolen from evidence trailer

April 12, 2025 at 4:04 p.m.

Troopers and Denver police officers raided a residence and found the stolen drugs Thursday evening.

Aurora police seek victims of airline pilot caught in child-predator sting

April 12, 2025 at 12:54 p.m.

Ralph Bledsoe and Gregory Daniels were arrested this month in a sting operation by Aurora police.

A gray wolf stands outside of its crate for a brief moment at a release site on Jan. 14, 2025, before reentering the wild in an undisclosed location in the Colorado mountains. (Provided by Colorado Parks and Wildlife)

Second reintroduced Colorado gray wolf dies in Wyoming

April 12, 2025 at 11:58 a.m.

The wolf was one of 15 relocated from Canada to Colorado in January and is the second of that group to die recently in Wyoming.

Aurora firefighters battle a brush fire at Jewell Wetlands Park on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Aurora, Colorado. This is the second fire at Jewell Wetlands Park this week with firefighters responding to and extinguishing a separate fire on Monday. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Special to the Denver Post)

Colorado weather: Fire danger high across state, with record-breaking heat possible

April 12, 2025 at 9:55 a.m.

Temperatures in Denver are expected to climb to 86, which would surpass a record daily high of 85 set in 2023.

The Jefferson County Building, which houses the Jefferson County Combined Courts in Golden, is pictured on March 9, 2016.

Judge orders owner, tenants barred from Lakewood home over meth-contamination concerns

April 11, 2025 at 3:01 p.m.

Traces of methamphetamine were first found in the house during a May inspection, Jefferson County says.

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.

Protesters march down North Speer Boulevard in front of the Dancers sculpture on the lawn of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts in Denver during the "Hands Off!" protest in opposition to President Donald Trump on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Colorado 50501, Colorado Indivisible, Solidarity Warriors, Political Revolution, Common Ground People’s Collective and other groups participated in the "Hands Off!" protest and march, which started at the Colorado State Capitol building, and made its way through the streets of downtown Denver. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Anti-Trump rally draws thousands to downtown Denver

April 5, 2025 at 6:50 p.m.

A crowd of thousands heard speeches and marched through downtown Denver on Saturday to protest the actions of the Trump administration.

In this screenshot of a YouTube video, an image of a replica firearm recovered from the scene of a March 20, 2025, officer-involved shooting near 35th Avenue and Humboldt Street is shown on a television screen during a Denver police briefing on the shooting April 3, 2025. (Screenshot via YouTube)

Denver police say man raised “replica firearm” at officers before shooting

April 4, 2025 at 10:13 a.m.

Jose Medina, 57, was shot multiple times and died March 20 after a confrontation with Denver police.

Snow falls in Denver on Thursday evening, April 3, 2025. (Photo By Patrick Traylor/The Denver Post)

Colorado weather: Friday snow and a warmer weekend

April 4, 2025 at 9:16 a.m.

A dusting of snow will likely fall in Denver between 2 p.m. Friday and 3 a.m. Saturday.

Man suspected of stealing truck, guns from Moffat County property arrested after manhunt

March 29, 2025 at 6:31 p.m.

Valentin Velez, 43, was arrested on suspicion of theft and other charges after an all-day search in Moffat County.

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