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Kathy Reakes
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Kathy Reaks has worked as a reporter in the local news business since 1984, starting as a news clerk and working her way up. She spent 17 years at Florida Today in Melbourne, Florida as a general assignment reporter, crime reporter, entertainment reporter and restaurant critic. She worked four years at Hometown News as a general assignment reporter, then another two years at Spacecoast Daily in Cocoa Beach, Florida. She attended Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne, Florida.
Woman Killed After Crashing Into Tree On Taconic Parkway
A 65-year-old woman was killed after losing control of her vehicle in a heavy rainstorm on the Taconic State Parkway.
Fatos Kaba, of Queens, was killed around 12:41 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 29, northbound on the parkway in Dutchess County, in the town of Stanford, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks.
When troopers arrived on the scene, they found a 2008 Honda Fit was found in the center median, Hicks said.
An initial investigation suggests Kaba lost control during heavy rainfall, left the roadway, and struck a tree.
She succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased on th…
Man Breaks Woman's Nose, Knocks Her Unconscious, Police Say
A 37-year-old man was arrested after allegedly getting in a fight with a woman and breaking the woman's nose and knocking her unconscious.
Ulster County resident Jeffery Cafaldo, of Saugerties, was arrested around 1:01 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 1, following the fight on Country Club Drive, said Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra.
According to Sinagra, officers responded to the home after receiving a 911 call reporting a fight in progress.
When officers arrived on the scene they were met by multiple people, three of whom were injured and required medical treatment, he added.
An investig…
Long Island Teen Charged With DWI Following Crash That Injured Two Passengers
A 19-year-old was arrested for alleged DWI following a crash that injured two of his passengers on Long Island.
The incident took place around 1:15 .m., Saturday, Oct. 31 in Southampton on Deerfield Road, said Lt. Susan C. Ralph.
According to Ralph, when police arrived on the scene of the crash they found a 2009 Honda Civic, with four passengers, had overturned.
The driver, Logan Gates, of Southampton, told officers swerved to avoid a deer, Ralph said.
Two of Gate’s passengers were transported to Southampton Hospital, one with serious injuries, the second passenger transpor…
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