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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.
Man Bisected Victim’s Liver In Fatal Stabbing Outside Long Island Deli, District Attorney Says
A man accused of allegedly killing a victim in front of a Long Island deli by stabbing him with a sword-like knife, bisecting his liver, has been arraigned for murder.
Westley Witts, 30, homeless, was charged with second-degree murder, and criminal possession of a weapon, on Friday, April 17, for the incident which took place in Hempstead in March, said Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas.
“The defendant, while wielding a large sword-like serrated knife, allegedly stabbed a stranger to death in the middle of a Hempstead street,” Singas said. “This was a completely sen…
Man, Woman Accused Of Stealing $1.8K In Items From Store In Northern Westchester
A man and a woman have been arrested for allegedly stealing more than $1,800 in merchandise from an area Lowe's store.
Peter Vetere, 47, of Brewster, and Carrie Walencik, of Danbury, Connecticut, were arrested by Yorktown Police on Friday, April 10, after receiving a theft complaint from the Lowe's in Yorktown, said Yorktown Police.
According to police, store managers contacted the department on Thursday, April 9 to report that Vetere and Walencik had alleged stolen merchandise and left the store.
The next day, Friday, police were notified that the duo was back in the store. Officers…
Covid- 19: Here's Latest Number Of Fatalities, Breakdown Of Cases By Town In Rockland
The number of fatalities continues to rise in Rockland County from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
As of midnight Thursday, April 16, there are 3,421 confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the Rockland Department of Health. The state, which uses cases by Zip codes, lists the number of cases in Rockland as 8,752.
In addition, there were 319 deaths reported in the county as of Thursday.
Those hospitalized for confirmed COVID-19 numbered 244, and those hospitalized for suspected COVID-19 was 229.
A breakdown of each Rockland County municipality's confirmed COVID-19 cases is as …
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