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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.

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Star Of Popular Netflix Series Dines In Hudson Valley Star Of Popular Netflix Series Dines In Hudson Valley
Star Of Popular Netflix Series Dines In Hudson Valley Penn Badgley fans might not have even noticed the "You" star sitting among them casually enjoying dinner at a popular Hudson Valley eatery. But sure, enough, if you look beneath the baseball hat, there he was in Ulster County at Savona's Trattoria in Kingston over the weekend. The restaurant was lucky enough to get a photo with the star and post it to its Facebook page.  Badgley, who plays an unassuming bookstore manager, I mean "stalker," on the hit Netflix series that first aired on the Lifetime channel, was also reportedly spotted at several other local spots. "You" fans know that…

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Missing Mom Case: State Supreme Court Dismisses Estranged Husband's Attorney's Gag Order Appeal Missing Mom Case: State Supreme Court Dismisses Estranged Husband's Attorney's Gag Order Appeal
Missing Mom Case: State Supreme Court Dismisses Estranged Husband's Attorney's Gag Order Appeal A gag order will remain in place in the Fairfield County missing mom case after the state Supreme Court knocked down a request by Fotis Dulos' attorneys. The Connecticut State Supreme Court dismissed the appeal on Wednesday, Feb. 26, without issuing any reasoning for its decision.  Fotis Dulos died last month after attempting suicide at his Farmington home. Fotis Dulos following his second arrest.Connecticut State Police Norm Pattis, the attorney for Fotis Dulos, told the court the order should be lifted in order to give supporters a chance to clear his name. "The gag order remains a …

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Man, Woman Charged With Attempted Home Burglary Man, Woman Charged With Attempted Home Burglary
Man, Woman Charged With Attempted Home Burglary Two Fairfield County residents were arrested after allegedly attempting to break into an area home. Billy Joe Santos, 43, and Maria Demelo, 57, both of Bridgeport, were arrested on Thursday, Feb. 27, after Bridgeport Police responded to a call of a burglary on Ezra Street, said Scott Appleby, director of the Bridgeport Office of Emergency Management. Responding police detained Demelo, and a K-9 officer was brought in to locate Santos, Appleby said. At the same time, officers responded to the 100th block of Harlem Avenue where they found a vehicle used by the suspects. Surveillance vi…

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Police & Fire
Man Charged With DWI After Fiery Crash In Area Man Charged With DWI After Fiery Crash In Area
Man Charged With DWI After Fiery Crash In Area A man was charged with alleged DWI following a fiery car crash in Rockland County. The incident took place around 2:43 a.m., Friday, Feb. 28, in the area of Route 45 and Pomona Road in Ramapo, said the Rampo Police. When officers arrived on the scene they found a vehicle had struck a utility pole and then burst into flames, police said. The man was able to get out of the vehicle before the police arrived. First responders douse the flames.Ramapo Police Department Officers found the man was allegedly intoxicated and arrested before he was transported to Nyack Hospital for non-life thre…

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Police & Fire
Significant Damage Reported After House Fire Breaks Out In Greenwich Significant Damage Reported After House Fire Breaks Out In Greenwich
Significant Damage Reported After House Fire Breaks Out In Greenwich A 5,500-square-foot Fairfield County home received significant damage following a fire. The fire broke out around 9:03 a.m., Friday, Feb. 28, at a home on Hemlock Drive in Greenwich, said Greenwich Assistant Fire Chief Robert Kick. The deputy chief arrived on the scene within four minutes and reported heavy smoke showing from the single-family, three-story home, Kick said. The first arriving engine companies encountered a well-advanced fire on multiple floors of the home.  There were no occupants in the building and crews were able to extinguish the fire in under …

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Police & Fire
Woman Attempts To Elude Cops By Driving On Lawns Of Rockland Homes, Police Say Woman Attempts To Elude Cops By Driving On Lawns Of Rockland Homes, Police Say
Woman Attempts To Elude Cops By Driving On Lawns Of Rockland Homes, Police Say A woman took police on a slow-speed chase that ended when they say she hit a tree. The incident took place in Rockland County Friday, Feb. 28, when an officer attempted to stop the vehicle and the driver would not comply, said the Ramapo Police Department. The woman, who refused to stop, attempted to elude officers by driving across lawns in the area before hitting a tree in the area of Rockland Lane and Alexander Avenue in the Hillcrest section of Ramapo, police said. The unidentified woman was arrested. 

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Man, Boy, Girl Charged In Shooting At Area Transportation Center Man, Boy, Girl Charged In Shooting At Area Transportation Center
Man, Boy, Girl Charged In Shooting At Area Transportation Center One man and two juveniles, including a girl, have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a man in Rockland County. Traique Wilson, 23, of Spring Valley, along with two 17-year-old juveniles were arrested on Thursday, Feb. 27 by Spring Valley Police following that shooting that took place around 2 p.m. near the Transportation Center, said Officer Matthew Galli. According to Galli, police responded to 1 Municipal Place in Spring Valley for a report of shots fired. When officers arrived on the scene they found a 30-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. The man was transp…

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Know Him? Authorities Ask Public's Help In IDing Man Wanted For Passing Counterfeit Cash Know Him? Authorities Ask Public's Help In IDing Man Wanted For Passing Counterfeit Cash
Know Him? Authorities Ask Public's Help In IDing Man Wanted For Passing Counterfeit Cash Recognize him?  If so the Putnam County Sheriff's Office wants to know. They have been searching for the man who allegedly passed counterfeit money in the Town of Carmel on Sunday, Feb. 23. Anyone with information is asked to contact the office at 845-225-4300. Earlier report: Increase In Counterfeit Currency Cases Reported In Putnam County Share this story by clicking on the Facebook icon below.

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Tow Operators Come To Rescue After Tractor-Trailer Hangs Off I-95 In Westchester Crash Tow Operators Come To Rescue After Tractor-Trailer Hangs Off I-95 In Westchester Crash
Tow Operators Come To Rescue After Tractor-Trailer Hangs Off I-95 In Westchester Crash Three tow operators saved the day for a Westchester neighborhood by preventing a tractor-trailer hanging off an overpass from falling onto their homes. The incident took place around 12:45 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 27, when a tractor-trailer driver lost control and flipped over on I-95 in New Rochelle. The rain was pouring down the wind was howling the tractor-trailer hung 60-feet in the air above homes below, said Anthony Paniccia Jr., of Vincent's Service Station. Paniccia, along with Felix Hughes and Danny Consigliere, arrived on the scene to find the tractor-trailer blocking all lanes of t…

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Dog Receives 'Mysterious' Bite Wound While Playing In Fairfield County Yard Dog Receives 'Mysterious' Bite Wound While Playing In Fairfield County Yard
Dog Receives 'Mysterious' Bite Wound While Playing In Fairfield County Yard A Fairfield County dog received a mysterious bite wound while loose in a yard in Fairfield County. Monroe Animal Control said the incident happened on Wednesday, Feb. 26, in the area of Church Street, while the owner was cleaning off a gas grill and heard the dog yelp in the tree line of the yard. The dog's owner took the animal to a veterinary office who then called animal control to report a "wound of unknown origin," said Spc. Ofc. Edward Risko. The dog, who was vaccinated for rabies, suffered injuries to his hind leg consistent with bite wounds from a raccoon, fox or maybe co…

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