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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.
Man Faces New Charges In Woman's Death On Candlewood Lake
Charges were recently upgraded against an area man whose friend died after being struck by the propeller of his boat last year on Candlewood Lake.
Gary Morrone, 66, of Watertown, who was originally charged with reckless operation of a vessel, failure to help a collision victim, and failure to immediately notify law enforcement of injury for the Nov. 19, 2018 incident, has also been charged with criminally negligent homicide and reckless boating.
Wanda Tirado, 38, of Waterbury, was killed while the pair were out boating in Morrone's boat on the lake in New Fairfield. While sw…
Second Person Arrested In Connection With City Of Poughkeepsie Murder
A 39-year-old man has been charged for the murder of a Poughkeepsie resident last year.
Oba Johnson of Poughkeepsie, who is the second person nabbed in connection with the crime, was arrested Wednesday outside a residence in Fishkill on a warrant for murder in the second degree, said City of Poughkeepsie Police Det. Lt. Matt Clark.
This charge stems from the Nov. 5, 2018, murder of Jaquain Johnson, 20, who was shot to death at the intersection of Mill and Garden Streets.
At the time of the shooting, responding officers found Johnson, formerly from the Bronx, shot o…
New Charges After Man Plows Into Family, Killing Pregnant Mom In Road-Rage Attack
Additional charges have been filed against the man accused of intentionally driving his car twice into a family of eight, killing the mother, who was reportedly several weeks pregnant.
The incident took place around 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, when Jason Mendez, 35, of Washingtonville in Orange County, drove his vehicle into the family standing in front of the store located on North Central Highway in Garnerville, killing 32-year-old Melissa Deloatch, said Haverstraw Police Capt. Martin Lund.
Witnesses and police said that Mendez had words with one of the adults about smoking in…
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