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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.
Double-Fatal I-84 Crash Victims ID'd
This story has been updated.
Two people who were killed in a single-vehicle crash on I-84 have been identified.
The crash took place around 6:41 a.m., Friday, May 17, on westbound I-84, when a Dodge Journey left the roadway and entered the enter median and struck a tree, said New York State Police Spokesman Steven Nevel.
Killed in the crash were Heather Morgan, 36, and her passenger, Derick Jones, 37, both of Beacon.
State Police are still investigating the crash, Nevel said.
Anyone who may have information is asked to contact the State Police at SP Montgomery at 845-457-1389.
Five Nabbed With Heroin, Guns During Newburgh Bust
A months-long investigation into the sale of narcotics in the Liberty Street area of the City of Newburgh has led to the arrest of five people and the seizure of a large amount of heroin, handguns, and cocaine.
Abimael Bruno, 37; Samir Lantigua, 25; Alex Santos-Martinez, 29; Micaela Sanabria, 34, and Christine Guzman, 26, of all of the City of New Newburgh, were arrested on Thursday, May 16, following a search the basement and second-floor apartments at 508 Liberty St., said City of Newburgh Police Det. Sgt. Joseph Rutigliano.
The search by members of the police department,…
Seen Her? Teen From Long Island Goes Missing In Hudson Valley
This story has been updated.
Police are asking the public for help in locating a Long Island teen who went missing from a group home in the Hudson Valley.
Cynthia DeFlora, 17, left Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie, located at 10 Children’s Way, in February, said the Suffolk County Police.
DeFlora’s father, who lives in Coram, reported her missing on Thursday, May 16, police said.
The teen is described as being a white female, 5-foot-8, with brown hair and brown eyes.
Detectives are asking anyone with information on DeFlora’s whereabouts to call the Sixth Squad at 631-854-8652 or call 911.…
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