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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.
Mahopac Man, 21, Charged With DWI After Jeep Crashes Into Pole In Yorktown, Police Say
A 21-year-old man was arrested for DWI after he allegedly crashed his Jeep into a pole in Yorktown.
Matthew Kiernan, of Mahopac, was arrested around 1 a.m., on Thursday, Oct. 3, after Yorktown Police officers responded to a one-vehicle crash on Hanover Street, said Yorktown Police Sgt. Samuel Sansone.
Upon arrival on the scene, the officers found a black Jeep which struck a utility pole with Kiernan standing next to the vehicle, Sansone said.
After an investigation, it was determined that Kiernan was allegedly driving while intoxicated. He was placed under arrest and transporte…
Bridgeport Family Struggles To Get Body Of Mother Back Home Following Death In Caribbean
The family of a Bridgeport woman who died while on vacation in the Caribbean is asking for help in raising funds to bring her home for burial.
Librea Scott, 42, died unexpectedly on Friday, Sept. 6, while in Jamaica, said her daughter Monique Roy, 28, on a GoFundMe page.
Since her death, the family has had a difficult time getting her remains back to Connecticut, she said.
Roy flew to Jamaica on Monday, Sept. 30, and said she is doing her best to make arrangements to bring her home.
"I have been met with adversity at every step of this process it’s crazy but there is no system in pl…
Man Wanted For Killing His Wife Found Dead Near Bear Mountain Bridge
A man wanted for killing his wife and then leaving her body in a vehicle near Bear Mountain Bridge has been found dead.
George Grogan, 59, of the Town of Poughkeepsie, was found dead during a search Thursday, Oct. 3, by Town of Poughkeepsie Police and New York State Police, along with other agencies, in a wooded area east of Bear Mountain Bridge, said Town of Poughkeepsie Police Capt. Michael O'Dowd.
The Westchester County Office of the Medical Examiner has confirmed that the body found in the vehicle was that of his wife, Audrey Grogan, and that the body found by police on Thursday wa…
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