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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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News

State Attorney General To Investigate Hudson Valley Officer-Involved Shooting Two days after the shooting death of an area man by a state trooper, the state Attorney General's Special Investigations and Prosecutions Unit has announced is taking over the investigation of the incident. Jaime Lopez, 41, of Stanfordville, was shot around 11 a.m. Tuesday after state police responded to a restaurant he owned called Coyote Flaco, for a menacing call, according to New York State Police. Once on scene, officers found Lopez intoxicated, armed with a knife next to the driver’s door of a vehicle occupied by a woman, who was later identified as his wife. During the troopers’ int…

by Kathy Reakes

09/29/2018

News

Horse Tests Positive For West Nile In Greenwich The first domestic animal cases of West Nile virus infection for the year have been found in the state, according to the Connecticut Department of Agriculture. A 25-year old miniature horse from Greenwich with an abnormal gait and an 18-year-old horse from Glastonbury found lethargic and not eating last month, both tested positive for the virus after diagnostics testing, said officials with the department. The miniature horse was treated and is recovering, said officials. The Glastonbury horse's condition continued to deteriorate and it was humanely euthanized by a veterinarian. Both hors…

by Kathy Reakes

09/28/2018

Police & Fire

Surprise Snake Doesn't Stop Norwalk Police Officers Police officers are used to all kinds of emergency calls, but one call Thursday stopped them in their tracks, though only for a moment. Norwalk police responded to a call in East Norwalk to find a person in need of medical care with a large boa constrictor around their neck and shoulders, said Norwalk Lt. Terry Blake. But the snake wasn't the problem. "The snake was the pet of a person having a medical issue on a street in East Norwalk last night," Blake said. Blake said the snake was turned over to a friend for safe-keeping when the person was transported to the hospital, he …

by Kathy Reakes

09/28/2018

Lifestyle

These Fairfield County Pizzas Make 'Best In America' Rankings It might seem like an impossible task considering how passionate people are about their pizza of choice. But one website, The Daily Meal, does it year after year, listing the Top 101 pizzas in the country by sampling pies from every region and of every type. This year, Fairfield County made the list with two pizza restaurants making the grade. Coming in at No. 26 - The Hot Oil Bar Pie, Colony Grill, with locations in Stamford, Norwalk, and Fairfield, as well as Milford. What drew the eye, or should I say mouth, to the Colony Grill is the Hot Oil Bar Pie, thin and crispy, with sausage…

by Kathy Reakes

09/28/2018

Police & Fire

14 Cats 'In Inhumane Conditions' Found At Home Of Woman Deemed 'Uninhabitable' A 63-year-old woman was arrested and charged with animal cruelty following the discovery of inhumane conditions of 14 cats in her care. Magdeline Gruner of Nanuet was arrested Thursday after turning herself into the Rockland County Sheriff's Office in New City after law enforcement officers uncovered the cruelty taking place at her home, said Rockland County Sheriff's Det. Lt. Ted Brovarski. The warrant for Gruner's arrest was issued after the 14 cats were discovered by the Rockland County Sheriff’s Office earlier this year at her Nanuet home during the course of enforcing a court order whi…

by Kathy Reakes

09/27/2018

Police & Fire

2-Year-Old Critically Injured After Dresser With Heavy TV Tips Over On Him In Stamford A 2-year-old boy is in critical condition after climbing on a dresser that tipped over on him with a heavy TV on top. The incident took place at 8:45 a.m. Thursday when police were called to a residence on the East Side with information that a child was injured, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin. When officers arrived they found the child had climbed up a dresser, causing it to tip, and fall on top of the boy, along with an old-fashioned heavy television that was on top, severely injuring the toddler, Conklin said. The child was rushed to Stamford Hospital where he was then flown …

by Kathy Reakes

09/27/2018

Police & Fire

Fugitive Apprehended Before Taping Of 'Maury' Show In Stamford Instead of finding out if he was "the Daddy," on the Maury Povich show an out-state-man was apprehended by Stamford Police on an outstanding warrant. Sean Davis, 21, of Houston, was nabbed Wednesday by members of the Stamford Police Department's Narcotics and Organized squad after receiving info from the U.S. Marshals that he would be in town and was wanted on a fugitive warrant, said Capt. Richard Conklin. Davis, who was wanted for aggravated robbery in Texas, was in town to find out if he was the father of a child during a segment of the "Maury" show called "Who's…

by Kathy Reakes

09/27/2018

Police & Fire

Numerous Injured At Spring Valley Engagement Party When Deck Collapses A night of celebration turned into one of chaos and injuries after a jammed packed deck collapsed from the second story of a home sending partygoers onto the ground below. The incident took place around 10 p.m. Wednesday at 18 Sam Law Drive when the deck ripped off the back of the home during an engagement party, said Spring Valley Fire Chief Canario. First responders, including police, fire, and EMS, arriving on the scene were hampered reaching the victims, which included at least 12 people, due to numerous cars, vans, and buses being parked along the roadway, the chief said. "We had…

by Kathy Reakes

09/27/2018

Lifestyle

Fall Foliage Season Starts In New York That breathtaking time of the year when the foliage begins to turn brilliant shades of orange, yellow red has arrived, signaling that fall has arrived. It also means it's a great time to take a trip to a favorite viewing spot to take in the color and soak up the cooler air, pick a pumpkin, and hey, maybe sip some wine or cider. To help make sure you pick a prime viewing spot, or to find a new place to visit, the state has revved up its annual fall bucket list complete with weekly foliage reports and hot spots to visit. The reports come out each Wednesday giving leave lovers plenty of tim…

by Kathy Reakes

09/27/2018

Lifestyle

Cashless Tolling To Go Live At Toll Barrier In Hudson Valley This Week Cashless tolling will go live in the Hudson Valley this week following an announcement by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The transition to cashless tolling will begin late Thursday night, Sept. 27 into Friday morning, Sept. 28, at the Harriman Toll Barrier in Orange County, Cuomo said Tuesday. The transition at Harriman is meant to help ease traffic and spur economic development around the Woodbury Premium Outlets area, the governor said. "Cashless tolling at the Harriman toll plaza will ease congestion for millions of motorists each year and help strengthen the region's economy by providing gr…

by Kathy Reakes

09/27/2018

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