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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.
Longtime Popular Long Island Diner Destroyed By Fire
This story has been updated.
A popular Long Island diner was destroyed during a three-alarm fire that took more than 100 firefighters to battle.
The fire began around 4:51 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Harvest Diner at 841 Old County Road in Westbury, said Nassau County Police.
The diner, which has been serving locals for some 40 years, was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, police said.
The Westbury Fire Department was assisted by the Carle Place Fire Department, Jericho Fire Department, East Williston Fire Department, Bethpage Fire Department, and the Plainview Fire …
Two Wanted On Warrants Nabbed In Orangetown, Police Say
Two men wanted on active warrants were nabbed by Orangetown Police after fleeing from police.
Dexter Fisher, 26, of Nanuet, and Tyrone Stewart, 28, of Nyack, were arrested around 12:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 20, on Franklin Street in Nyack, said Orangetown Det. Sgt. Thomas Holihan.
One of the men fled from police and was arrested after entering a nearby building, Holihan said.
Fisher was charged with criminal trespass, criminal mischief, unlawful possession of ammo feeding device, and unlawful possession of marijuana. He is being held at the Rockland County Jail.
Stewart was arres…
Stratford Felon Recently Released From Prison Busted With Guns/Drugs, Cops Say
A 34-year-old man was arrested on a warrant for drugs and illegal guns following an investigation into narcotics sales in the Stratford area.
Nolan Moore, 34, was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 24, following the investigation by the Stratford Narcotics Vice and Intel Unit, as well as the Bridgeport Police Task Force and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, said Stratford Police Capt. Frank Eannotti.
During the execution of the warrant, detectives located marijuana and narcotics packaging, as well as two shotguns and several rounds of ammunition, Eannotti said.
The guns and ammo seized.Stratfor…
Soldier Charged In Connection To Rollover Crash That Killed West Point Cadet
An Army soldier has been charged with multiple violations, including involuntary manslaughter, in connection with a June training vehicle rollover crash that killed a West Point cadet and injured several others.
Staff Sgt. Ladonies P. Strong, who is stationed in Fort Benning, Georgia, was charged on Friday, Sept. 13, with involuntary manslaughter, negligent homicide, prevention of authorized seizure of property, reckless operation of a vehicle, and dereliction of duty, said Patrick Husted, a Public Affairs Divison Officer.
The crash on Thursday, June 6, at the U.S. Military Academy at…
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