Katherine Donlevy

Katherine Donlevy

About the Author

Katherine Donlevy is a reporter for The Post based in Queens. She has several first-place accolades under her belt, including New York Press Association's headline writing award. When Katherine isn't on the job she can likely be found hiking around upstate New York. Follow her on Twitter @ktdonleavme.

The Archive

$500K Hawaiian home accidentally built on wrong plot overrun by pooping squatters — as developer sues owner

Annaleine “Anne” Reynolds was "shocked" when a $500,000 home was accidentally built on her plot — and the developer slapped her with a lawsuit as the now-vacant home is overrun...

Hochul to attend second day of services for slain NYPD cop

Former President Donald Trump addressed mourners and the media outside of slain NYPD officer Jonathan Diller's wake on Thursday, calling for the "toughening up" of law and order. Diller's alleged...

Construction worker escaped Baltimore Key Bridge collapse after last-minute shift change

"If I didn't ask to switch, I would have been in the water right now."

Bodies of 2 construction workers pulled from submerged truck after Baltimore Key bridge collapse as search and recovery effort suspended

Divers located a red pick-up truck submerged 25 feet below the surface around 10 a.m. near the middle span of the bridge, Col. Roland L. Butler Jr., superintendent for Maryland...

California police hand deliver $800K worth of cannabis to distributor after illegal raid

"They were very arrogant. They were very aggressive."

Animal-lover rushes sick baby hedgehog to vet -- only to find out she's been caring for a hat pom-pom

"I put it back in the box and came out and said to the lady, 'It's actually a bobble off a bobble hat.'"

Israeli hostage recalls horrific sexual assault by Hamas captor, becoming first to speak about the abuse

“He came towards me and shoved the gun at my forehead."

Fire chief allegedly strangled wife on day he planned to leave her for longtime mistress: cops

A Washington state fire chief embroiled in an on-and-off affair for two decades killed his wife in a fit of rage on the day he planned on leaving her for...

Iowa 'witch' burns stranger's porch after no one answers door

Self-described "witch" Michelle Young who sported a massive grin and wild hair in her mugshot.

Maniac arrested for removing severed leg of person killed by train, wild video shows

The man removed the limb from the tracks at the local Amtrak station in Wasco, a city roughly 25 miles northwest of Bakersfield.

NYC caregiver accused of placing dead elderly roommate inside garbage bag, claiming she had lice: sources

A Bronx caretaker allegedly placed her dead 70-year-old roommate inside of a garbage bag instead of calling 911 when she made the discovery, claiming she did so because the woman...

Floridians celebrate 'Rocket Hobo' who created iconic space-themed area code

It was the party of the millennium.

Body found in NY water supply reservoir went unnoticed for a month: officials

The missing man climbed over the spiked fence, "slid down the side of the reservoir into the water and tragically died," officials said.

Carlee Russell skirts jail time after blaming Alabama kidnapping hoax on 'emotional issues and stress'

“I absolutely regret my decision and in hindsight wish I had cried for help in a totally different manner."

US considering plea deal for WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to end extradition battle: report

Brokering a deal would ideally end the Australian native's long legal fight with the British government to avoid being extradited to the US.

Rochester schools shut down, residents told to boil water after 'adult male' body found in local reservoir

"This is a very very sad situation. But it compounds in that being that this happened near our water supply."

Wild video shows explosion that killed woman and decimated Utah home

The hot-white blast illuminated several city blocks and let loose a thundering blast that shook security cameras and set off several car alarms.

Genetic tool eliminates HIV from infected cells, new research shows: 'Cure strategy'

The tool -- described by the scientists as "molecular scissors" -- was used to cut DNA at designated spots to delete the HIV infections from cells.