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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.
Effort Underway To Help Son Stay At His High School After Deaths Of Mother, Father
The community is showing its support for three children who lost both their mother and father, by donating to a GoFundMe effort in a large way.
Kevin, Joey, and Brian Grogan (ages 17-26) lost their mother, Audrey Grogan, and father, George Grogan, during a murder/suicide event that set off a large manhunt in the area of Bear Mountain Reservation.
The young men's loss began on Friday, Sept. 27, when George Grogan called one of his sons and told him he had killed the children's mother, Audrey Grogan.
After the call, the son notified the Town of Poughkeepsie police who minutes later res…
Second Woman Arrested In Stabbing Of Man At Westfield Trumbull Mall
Police detectives tracked down and arrested a second person wanted in connection with a stabbing incident that took place at the Westfield Trumbull Mall in August.
Mykelle Bullock-Frye, 18, of Beechwood Ave., Bridgeport, was arrested at her home Wednesday, Oct. 9, without incident, said Trumbull Police Lt. Brian Weir
She was charged with larceny for her involvement in the stabbing of a Bridgeport man on Wednesday, Aug. 21, after he confronted Bullock-Frye and another woman, Alizen Elliston, who allegedly stole his vehicle and then used a credit left inside at the mall, …
IDs Released For Three Killed In I-95 Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash In Eastern Connecticut
The identities of three people killed during a wrong-way driver crash on I-95 in eastern Connecticut have been released.
The head-on crash took place around 8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 9, in North Stonington, shortly after state police received multiple 911 calls of a driver traveling southbound in northbound lanes from Exit 93, said the Connecticut State Police.
Minutes later, as troopers were en route to find the driver, they received calls of a crash between a 2002 Mercedes CLK, driven by 17-year-old Abigayl Lanphear, and 2017 Honda Accord, driven by Roger Noel.
Those killed, all …
21-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Shooting 'Uncooperative,' Police Say
Police are searching for leads into a shooting that left an area man with serious injuries.
The shooting took place around 10:52 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 9 in Newburgh the area of William and Renwick streets, said City of Newburgh Det. Lt. Joseph Burns.
Police were alerted to the shooting after receiving a "Shot Spotter," notification, Burns said.
Upon arrival, officers learned that Romeo Herring, 21, had been shot in his abdomen and his leg.
He was transported to St. Luke’s Hospital by a private vehicle and was uncooperative with investigators, Burns said.
Herring is listed in serious…
Seawall Collapses Sending Forklift, Its Operator Into Greenwich Harbor
No one was injured, but it caused quite a stir when a seawall collapsed sending a forklift, and its operator, into Greenwich Harbor.
The incident took place around 8:10 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 10, when local police, fire, and EMS were dispatched to a construction site at 702 Steamboat Road, on a report that a seawall had given way taking a forklift along with it, said Greenwich Police
The forklift operator was shaken up, and wet, after being helped out of the water by co-workers, but escaped serious injury, said Greenwich Police Lt. John Slusarz.
Part of the seawall located at the rear of the…
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