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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.
ID Released For Man, 72, Killed In Fiery I-84 Crash
State Police have released the identification of an area man who died following a fiery crash on I-84.
The crash took place around 3:03 p.m., Wednesday, June 24 in Orange County in the town of Montgomery near exit 28, said Trooper Stephen Nevel.
According to Nevel, an investigation revealed that a 2020 Mack truck, driven by Orange County resident David Harp, age 72 of Slate Hill, experienced a tire blowout causing the vehicle to exit the roadway on the right shoulder.
The truck traveled into a grassy shoulder and 1,000 feet into a wooded area striking several trees before coming to r…
Crews Remove Christopher Columbus Statue That Dates Back To 1892 After Protests In New Haven
A famed and prized statue of Christopher Columbus that has stood in an area park since 1892, has been removed following protests.
The statue, located in Wooster Square Park in New Haven, was removed on Wednesday, June 24, just one week after the city's Parks Commission voted for its removal.
The statue, which has been the subject of protests and even a lawsuit filed by the Italian American Heritage Group, was removed around 11 a.m.
Prior to the statue’s removal, protesters for and against the statute removal demonstrated, and some altercations broke out, said New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker…
Two Charged For Rockland Crash That Killed Pair Of Teens
More than eight months after a horrific crash in Rockland County that left two teens dead, police have charged two drivers with criminally negligent homicide.
The charges were announced by Orangetown Police on Wednesday, June 24, in connection with the fatal crash which took place on Route 304 on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, in Pearl River.
Charged in the crash were Aisha Radoncic, who was 17 at the time, and Jason Castro, of Nanuet, who are accused of driving recklessly as they raced before crashing, killing two people in Radoncic's 2017 Porsche Macan, Captain James Brown said.
According to pol…
Woman Arrested Following Reports Of An Attempted Child Luring In Naugatuck, Police Say
Following reports of a suspicious vehicle driven by a man attempting to lure a child into a car, police have arrested a woman who was a passenger.
The alleged incident took place around 10:30 p.m., Monday, June 22, when the Naugatuck Police in New Haven County, responded to Cold Spring Circle for a complaint of a suspicious vehicle, said
When police arrived on the scene, officers were told that an unknown individual attempted to lure an 11-year-old child into his vehicle, police said.
Following the report, police were able to track down and identify the driver involved in the inciden…
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