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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.

Woman, 23, questioned over crash that left cyclist with broken back

Megan Levy Police are questioning a 23-year-old woman over a hit-and-run crash south of Sydney that left a cyclist in hospital with a broken back.

Second cyclist knocked off bike in hit-and-run

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Megan Levy Two cyclists have been knocked off their bikes and left lying by the side of the road with serious injuries in separate hit-and-run crashes around Sydney on the same day.

Driver dead as two trucks crash on Hume Highway

Megan Levy A truck driver has been killed in a crash between two trucks on the Hume Highway at Yass, paramedics say.

Worker charged over CBD 'hammer' attack

Megan Levy A man has been taken to hospital with head injuries after he was reportedly hit with a hammer during a workplace dispute in Sydney's CBD.

Cyclist, 58, in hospital after hit-and-run Helensburgh crash

Megan Levy A cyclist was struck by a vehicle and flung from his bike in a hit-and-run crash that left him lying by the side of the road south of Sydney with a broken back.

Rose Bay shooting victim believed to have beaten three murder charges

Bondi

Megan Levy, Anne Davies A man who was shot on a luxury yacht as it pulled into Rose Bay wharf on New Year's Day is believed to be a member of the Brothers 4 Life gang who has beaten three murder charges in the past decade.

Brothers 4 Life member the victim of Rose Bay luxury yacht shooting: report

Megan Levy A man who was shot on board a luxury yacht as it pulled into Rose Bay wharf late on New Year's Day is believed to be a member of the notorious Brothers 4 Life gang.

Father charged over alleged genital mutilation of infant daughter

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Megan Levy A Sydney father has been charged by police over the alleged genital mutilation of his infant daughter while they were holidaying overseas.

Gunman sprays luxury yacht OSCAR II with bullets at Rose Bay Wharf

Oscar

Megan Levy A gunman fired up to 18 shots at a boat as it pulled in to Rose Bay Wharf late on New Year's Day, shattering the windows of the vessel and leaving bullet holes across its hull.

Toddler pulled unconscious from backyard pool in Thornton

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Megan Levy A toddler has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after falling into a backyard swimming pool near Maitland on New Year's Eve.

Taxi driver attack may have been caught on CCTV

Megan Levy A 71-year-old taxi driver stabbed 10 times in the neck and shoulder during a frenzied attack in Surry Hills managed to hit the duress alarm in his taxi for emergency services, the NSW Taxi Council...

Man in hospital after fight in Kings Cross

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Megan Levy and Alexandra Back A teenager who is fighting for his life in hospital after being king-hit in a New Year's Eve assault was believed to be helping another man at the time.

Stabbed taxi driver, 71, a six-night a week veteran

Surry Hills

Megan Levy A 71-year-old taxi driver who was stabbed 10 times in the neck and shoulder during a frenzied attack in Surry Hills is well-respected in the industry with many years of experience, the company he...

Teenager shot inside Seven Hills home

Police at Seven Hills shooting

Megan Levy A teenager is recovering in hospital after he was shot in the leg while sitting in the bedroom of his home in Sydney's west.

Bondi hit by two blackouts in 12 hours

Megan Levy Parts of Bondi were left without power on Tuesday morning, less than 12 hours after a fault plunged some of the suburb's streets into darkness.

Taxi driver, 71, in coma after Surry Hills stabbing

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Megan Levy An elderly taxi driver is in a coma in a Sydney hospital after he was stabbed 10 times in the neck and shoulder in a frenzied attack in Surry Hills.

Reverend Bill Crews urges Barry O'Farrell to adopt 'Newcastle solution'

Bill Crews

Megan Levy It will be 50 years next month since Reverend Bill Crews answered a knock on the door of his Sydney home and was given the shattering news that his younger brother was dead.

Fish market causes Christmas traffic chaos at Pyrmont

Christmas Eve. Sydney Fish Market

Megan Levy A rush of early-risers heading to the Sydney Fish Market to stock up for a Christmas feast clogged the roads around Pyrmont from dawn on Tuesday.

Sydney weather: rain expected for Christmas Day and Boxing Day

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Megan Levy Revellers who are planning to hit the beach or the backyard cricket pitch on Christmas Day have been urged to start the action early.

Robert Adams charged over disappearance of nurse Mary Wallace

Mary Louise Wallace  disappeared in the early hours of September 24, 1983 at the age of 33.

Megan Levy and Emma Partridge A man has been charged in connection with one of Sydney's greatest missing person cases, the disappearance and suspected murder of a woman on the city's north shore nearly 30 years ago.