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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

Two Tornadoes Confirmed So Far In Hudson Valley During Deadly Storm This story has been updated. The National Weather Service has confirmed that two tornadoes and two microbursts touched down in the Hudson Valley during the intense storm system that moved through the area Tuesday and resulted in the deaths of an 11-year-old girl in Orange County, 80-year-old woman in Rockland County as well as two adults in Fairfield County. Both tornadoes were in Putnam County, which was one of four Hudson Valley counties in which Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency. In a report issued after visiting the area Wednesday to survey the damage, NWS officials repor…

by Kathy Reakes

05/16/2018

Police & Fire

Wilton Police Nab Woman Wanted For Harassment A local woman appearing in Norwalk Superior Court was nabbed by Wilton Police on an outstanding warrant for harassing another person and damaging a vehicle, Wilton Police said. Melissa Lee Hernandez, 28, of Waterbury, was arrested Monday for an incident that took place in November when she is accused of causing damage to a vehicle over a former boyfriend and for continuing to threaten and harass the victim after being ordered not to, said Wilton Police Lt. Robert Kluk. Hernandez was charged with harassment and threatening and is being held on $30,000 bond. She is scheduled to appear in cour…

by Kathy Reakes

05/16/2018

News

Thousands Still Without Power In Connecticut After Deadly Storm Two Killed In Danbury, New Fairfield During Storm Thousands of residents and businesses in Connecticut remain without power including nearly 11,000 in the Danbury area, one of the hardest hit when a line of storms ripped through the area on Tuesday. Eversource officials said that across the state there are a total of 86,961 without power. In Fairfield County, the outages include: Danbury, 10,812 Newtown, 7,675 Brookfield 7,101 New Fairfield, 5,632 Ridgefield, 1,692 Bethel, 1,888 Redding, 1,689 New Fairfield, 5,630 Greenwich, 880 Stamford, 103 Darien, 30 Norwalk, 86 Redding, 45 New Cana…

by Kathy Reakes

05/16/2018

News

Thousands Still Without Power In Orange County Thousands of Orange and Rockland residents are still without power as employees with O&R Utilities work feverishly to restore power amid hundreds of downed trees and lines. As of 10 a.m., Rockland County had 2,444 residents without power and Orange County had 8,471, company officials said. The company's website said it hoped to have power restored to many by 1 p.m., with the more extreme repairs running later. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

05/16/2018

News

Two Killed In Fairfield County During Storm Two Fairfield County residents were killed and several injured as a high-powered storm system ripped through the area downing trees and power lines. A 41-year-old New Fairfield woman was killed around 5 p.m. Tuesday on Brush Hill Road when a tree fell on her vehicle, pinning her inside, said Connecticut State Trooper Sgt. Eric Haglund. Haglund said the woman's 3-year-old daughter was also in the vehicle but was not injured. The victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was extricated from the vehicle and transported to Danbury Hospital. Her daughter was also transported for observation…

by Kathy Reakes

05/16/2018

News

11-Year-Old Hudson Valley Girl Killed During Height Of Storm An 11-year-old Hudson Valley girl was killed by a falling tree as a line of intense storms rolled through the area. The girl and her mother had just arrived home on Robinson Avenue in Newburgh around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday and were unloading their car when the tree toppled onto the top of the vehicle, trapping the girl inside, said Newburgh Police Department Det. Lt. Joseph Burns. Newburgh firefighters extricated the girl from the vehicle and transported her to St. Luke's Hospital where she was pronounced dead, said Burns. The mother suffered minor injuries, he added. This incident is being i…

by Kathy Reakes

05/16/2018

Police & Fire

Details Emerge In Double Tractor-Trailer I-87 Crash With Serious Injury One person was seriously injured in a double tractor-trailer crash on I-87 that closed the major roadway in Orange County for more than 12 hours. The crash occurred around 3:52 p.m. Monday in the town of Newburgh, said New York State Trooper Michael P. Cassella. The initial investigation suggests vehicle one, a tandem tractor-trailer hauling recycled aluminum cans, was southbound on I-87 near mile marker 63.3 in the right lane slowing for an active construction zone which also contained an unrelated motor vehicle crash. The tractor-trailer was then rear-ended by a second tractor-trailer, …

by Kathy Reakes

05/15/2018

Police & Fire

Fire Causes Extensive Damage To Danbury Home Danbury firefighters responded to an early morning kitchen fire that caused extensive damage before it was extinguished by the homeowner. The fire started around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at a home on Woodbury Lane, said the department's Communications Director James Gagliardo. Upon arrival, firefighters found the fire was extinguished by the homeowner using a garden hose but the home and kitchen had suffered extensive damage from the cooking fire, Gagliardo said. “The homeowner was very lucky that he was able to extinguish the fire with a small hose and using a towel to cover his face, but judgi…

by Kathy Reakes

05/15/2018

Police & Fire

Man Nabbed Attempting To Make Bank Withdrawl With Fake ID In Greenwich Greenwich Police arrested a man for attempting to make a fraudulent withdraw from a local bank using a fake ID, according to police. Tyree Dulani Lomax, 40, of the Bronx, was arrested around noon Monday after police received information that Lomax was attempting to withdraw money from the Chase Bank, 111 West Putnam Ave., said Greenwich Police Lt. John Slusarz. When located, Lomax was in possession of a fake driver's license and credit card, Slusarz said. Lomax was charged with two counts of forgery, ID theft, criminal impersonation and criminal attempt at larceny. He is being held on $2…

by Kathy Reakes

05/15/2018

Business

Mamaroneck Diner Close To Reopening Following Norovirus Outbreak After being given the all-clear to open following an outbreak of Norovirus by the Westchester County Health Department, the Mamaroneck Diner said it is still working to restock and prep fresh foods before welcoming diners. The Health Department confirmed Monday that people who ate at or worked at the Mamaroneck Diner last week tested positive for Norovirus, a highly contagious stomach bug that causes severe vomiting and diarrhea. The department said the management and staff of the diner have been extremely cooperative to ensure every precaution is taken to prevent spreading. A diner repre…

by Kathy Reakes

05/15/2018

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