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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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Alex Jones Accused Of Sending Families Of Sandy Hook Victims Emails Containing Child Porn Alex Jones Accused Of Sending Families Of Sandy Hook Victims Emails Containing Child Porn
Alex Jones Accused Of Sending Families Of Sandy Hook Victims Emails Containing Child Porn A Superior Court judge said she would make a decision on whether to sanction InfoWars host Alex Jones for claiming that attorneys tried to frame him following the discovery of child pornography in electronic files sent to the lawyers representing the families and victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. In a court filing on Monday, June 17,  lawyers for the families said that pornography was found in email metadata files Jones' attorney's filed as part of the discovery process in a defamation lawsuit.  The court filings also claimed that Jones accused one of the famil…

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Lifestyle
Stamford HS Senior To Compete On Jeopardy! Teen Tournament Stamford HS Senior To Compete On Jeopardy! Teen Tournament
Stamford HS Senior To Compete On Jeopardy! Teen Tournament School's almost out for summer, but one local teen is busy studying for her turn at the buzzer when she appears on the upcoming Jeopardy! Teen Tournament. Hannah Nekritz, a Stamford high school senior, will be hanging up her graduation gown as she heads for the Jeopardy! stage to compete on Friday, June 21, against 15 others for a chance at the $100,000 grand prize. The show said so many "terrific teens turned out for our auditions this season that it quickly became clear we would have to hold two tournaments." Nekritz just happened to be one of the smartest or is it the quickest with the …

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Lifestyle
Photos: Egret Unable To Fly Or Walk Rescued In West Babylon Photos: Egret Unable To Fly Or Walk Rescued In West Babylon
Photos: Egret Unable To Fly Or Walk Rescued In West Babylon Armed with a pool skimmer and a recycling bin, Suffolk County Police were able to rescue an injured egret that was unable to fly or walk in West Babylon. The bird was found on the front lawn of a home on West Ninth Street, around 6:40 p.m., Monday, June 17, by a resident who called 911 to report the bird was limping and unable to fly, said the Suffolk County Police.  The injured bird.Suffolk County Police Department When First Precinct Officer Matthew Garcia, along with Emergency Service Officers Dave Katzen and Keith Charley, responded they were able to secure the egret with a pool ski…

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Police & Fire
Police Officer Injured During Harrowing Struggle With Motorist On Hutch Police Officer Injured During Harrowing Struggle With Motorist On Hutch
Police Officer Injured During Harrowing Struggle With Motorist On Hutch In a harrowing traffic stop, a Westchester County police officer was injured on the Hutchinson River Parkway when a motorist drove off at high speed as the officer was attempting to take him into custody. The incident took place around 11:30 a.m., Monday, June 17, when the unnamed officer pulled over a Honda Accord for a traffic violation, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. After determining the driver did not have a valid license, the officer asked the man to step out of the vehicle. The man initially complied but then jumped back into the Honda. That's when …

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Man Caught At JFK Airport With Smuggled Finches Used In Singing Contests Hidden In Hair Curlers Man Caught At JFK Airport With Smuggled Finches Used In Singing Contests Hidden In Hair Curlers
Man Caught At JFK Airport With Smuggled Finches Used In Singing Contests Hidden In Hair Curlers A 39-year-old man was nabbed by customs officials attempting to smuggle 34 live finches into the country to be used in singing contests in Brooklyn and Queens. Francis Gurahoo, 39, of East Hartford, Connecticut, was arrested on Sunday, June 16, at John F. Kennedy International Airport with the finches stashed inside plastic hair curlers, said John Marzulli, public information officer for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. According to an arrest document, the smuggled finches are used in singing contests in Brooklyn and Queens and wages are placed on the birds …

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Police Officer Rushed To Hospital After Incident In Westchester Police Officer Rushed To Hospital After Incident In Westchester
Police Officer Rushed To Hospital After Incident In Westchester A police officer was rushed to the hospital early in the morning after suffering a medical event. The officer, who is assigned to the Yonkers Police Department's 3rd Precinct, was transported to a local area hospital on Monday, June 17 and is currently in stable condition, said Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos said. "The incident is under investigation," Politopoulos said. "Out of an abundance of caution, hazardous materials crews responded to ensure the safety of our members and the public; preliminary results indicate there were no hazardous materials found, and there …

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Westchester Woman Battling Cystic Fibrosis Gets Big Lift From Taylor Swift Westchester Woman Battling Cystic Fibrosis Gets Big Lift From Taylor Swift
Westchester Woman Battling Cystic Fibrosis Gets Big Lift From Taylor Swift Megastar Taylor Swift took the time to make a dream come true for 22-year-old Westchester woman battling cystic fibrosis.  The call from Swift took place on Saturday, June 15, after friends of Yonkers' Annie McMahon tweeted the star a video of the group having a dance party in her hospital room, asking Swift to contact the young woman. McMahon, who has had two double lung transplants and is too sick for a third, is now in hospice care. Annie McMahonTwitter But that doesn't stop McMahon and her friends from rocking out to Swift's tunes every chance she feels well enough to do so. In a …

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Police & Fire
Man At Large After Videotaping Woman, Girls Through Window In Elmont, Police Say Man At Large After Videotaping Woman, Girls Through Window In Elmont, Police Say
Man At Large After Videotaping Woman, Girls Through Window In Elmont, Police Say Police are asking the public for help identifying a man who was caught on surveillance videotaping a woman and two girls while in a bathroom. The incident took place around 9:21 p.m., Saturday, June 15, in Elmont, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, a female victim, 38, was notified by her tenant that an unknown man was seen recording video through her window on Harrison Street. The window the man recorded is located in the victim’s bathroom. The suspect used a cell phone to record while standing on the tenant’s covered porch. At the time of the inci…

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Man Found In Peconic River In Riverhead May Be Drowning Victim Man Found In Peconic River In Riverhead May Be Drowning Victim
Man Found In Peconic River In Riverhead May Be Drowning Victim An unidentified man found dead Saturday, June 15, in the Peconic River in Riverhead, may have drowned, Suffolk County police said. Riverhead police, along with Suffolk County detectives, were called to Grangabel Park to investigate a possible drowning about 4:20 p.m. Once on the scene, officers found the body of an unidentified man in the Peconic River, Suffolk police said. As of Monday, June 17, police had not identified the man. Police said the incident was not criminal in nature, and the man may have drowned. The investigation is ongoing.

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Child Suffers Serious Injury After Getting Hit On Sidewalk By Car In Westchester Child Suffers Serious Injury After Getting Hit On Sidewalk By Car In Westchester
Child Suffers Serious Injury After Getting Hit On Sidewalk By Car In Westchester Two pedestrians were hit and injured, one seriously, by a driver who swerved to avoid a stopped vehicle in White Plains. The incident took place around 4 p.m., Sunday, June 16, when two siblings, one a 22-year-old woman, and one a child, were standing on the sidewalk near 271 W. Post Road, when a driver traveling west allegedly swerved around a stopped vehicle, jumped the sidewalk, hitting the two pedestrians, and then a tree, said White Plains Police Capt. James Spencer. The woman, received minor injuries, The child was seriously injured, with head trauma and internal injuries, Spencer sai…

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