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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.
Tuberculosis Case Confirmed In Westchester
The Westchester County Health Department has learned that a Monroe College student at the New Rochelle campus was diagnosed with active Tuberculosis, the department said.
The student, who is not from Westchester and is being treated, is not on campus, and is expected to make a full recovery, the health department said.
The department, working closely with Monroe College, has identified and notified any students and faculty who were exposed, to recommend and offer free evaluation and testing, they added.
Tuberculosis, or TB, is an infection that usually causes cough and…
Drunk Driver Crashes Mercedes On Front Lawn Of Putnam Home, Police Say
State police nabbed an area man for alleged drunk driving after he crashed his vehicle in the front yard of a Putnam home.
The incident took place around 8:30 a.m., Sunday, April 14 on Tammany Hall Road in Patterson after he reportedly lost control of his vehicle and crashed his 2012 Mercedes, said Trooper AJ Hicks.
When police arrived on the scene of the crash, they arrested Miguel E. Vegavega, 35, of Carmel, for DWI, said Hicks.
The homeowner, Peter Clarke, said the crash woke up the neighborhood and that his front yard has been the site of several crashes.
Clarke was able to snap …
Murder Suspects From Vermont Caught In CT
Two men wanted for a Vermont murder were nabbed in Connecticut by police who located the vehicle they were fleeing in on I-91.
The incident took place around 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 17, when Enfield Police officers were alerted by an outside agency that Brandon Sanders, 18, and Johnny Ford, 32, were wanted in connection to a homicide in Burlington, Vermont, said the Enfield Police Department.
Sanders was located in a vehicle traveling northbound on I-91 near Exit 49 and was taken into custody without incident, police said.
Ford was later located at Motel 6 in a room and was taken into …
Man Found Naked Inside Newtown Home After Crash In Backyard, Police Say
A pair of Newtown residents came home from an outing to find a naked man walking around inside their home over the weekend.
The incident took place around 8:20 a.m., Sunday, April 14, when Newtown Police were called to a residence on Church Hill Road to investigate the report of a naked man walking around in a residence, said Newtown Police Lt. Aaron Bahamonde.
The homeowners returned to their residence after going out for about an hour and returned to find Joseph Achenbach, 35, of Watertown, walking around their house, they left the residence and called the police, Bahamonde…
Woman, Dog Escape Raging Pearl River House Fire
A woman and her Pomeranian were able to escape without injury a raging fire that heavily damaged her home and garage in Pearl River.
The Orangetown Police responded to the house fire around 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 17, on W. Washington Avenue in Pearl River, said Orangetown Police Sgt. Kirk Vega.
Neighbors observed a large amount of smoke and fire coming from a detached garage. The fire then spread to the actual residence engulfing the upper floors, Vega said.
Fire departments from Pearl River Excelsior, Pearl River Hook and Ladder, Nanuet, New City, West Nyack, and Montvale all res…
Man Calling From Police Station Threatens To Kill Woman, Milford PD Says
An area man was arrested after he allegedly attempted to break down a door during a domestic dispute and threatened to kill a woman by phone after he was under arrest, Milford Police said.
The incident took place 8 p.m., Tuesday, April 16, when the Milford Police responded to an Anderson Avenue home for a report of a domestic violence fight taking place, police said.
After police arrived on the scene, they found that Russell Jones, 49, of Anderson Avenue, had allegedly become aggressive toward a woman inside the home when she refused to open the door to the home because he was intoxica…
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