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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.
Father, Son Duo Plead Guilty In Hudson Valley 'Family Ties' Drug Sweeps
A father and son duo who were part of a wide-ranging due trafficking network in Orange County has pleaded guilty to felony charges in connection with the "Operation Family Ties," according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.
Ramon Rivera, 45, and his son, Raymond Rivera, 26, were the last of 35 indicted defendants in the case to plead guilty, the DA's office said.
Ramon Rivera pled guilty to second-degree conspiracy, and Raymond Rivera pled guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance on Friday, Feb. 2. Both are scheduled to be sentenced on March 15, t…
Rockland County Man Arrested For Trying To Hit Relative With Vehicle
Stony Point Police arrested a man after a report of a dispute in which a woman was grazed by a vehicle, according to Stony Point Police.
Anthony Malizia, 17, of Washingtonville, was arrested Thursday, Feb. 1, for menacing after police responded to Franck Road for a report of a dispute, said Lt. Daniel Hylas.
When officers arrived all parties had left the area, but further investigation found that a female cousin of Malizia's got into a verbal domestic argument with him and said he sped towards her in a vehicle causing her to jump out of the way, slightly grazing her, placing her in “fear of…
ID Released For Greenwich Man Struck, Killed By Car
Greenwich Police have identified a 70-year-old man who was hit and killed while crossing the street on Milbank Avenue, according to the Greenwich Police.
Robert Bono, of Greenwich, who lived at the Agnes Morley public housing complex, was struck and killed around 6 p.m., Wednesday, said Lt. John Slusarz.
Slusarz said a man from out of the area, driving a Jeep hit Bono, but stopped and offered aid while he waited for emergency responders.
The accident occurred near a pedestrian crosswalk on Milbank Avenue between Elm Street and Havemeyer Place, near the housing unit where Bono lived, acco…
Man Struck, Killed By Car In Greenwich Identified
This story has been updated.
Greenwich Police have identified a 70-year-old man who was hit and killed while crossing the street on Milbank Avenue, according to the Greenwich Police.
Robert Bono, of Greenwich, who lived at the Agnes Morley public housing complex, was struck and killed around 6 p.m., Wednesday, said Lt. John Slusarz.
Slusarz said a man from out of the area, driving a Jeep hit Bono, but stopped and offered aid while he waited for emergency responders.
The accident occurred near a pedestrian crosswalk on Milbank Avenue between Elm Street and Havemeyer Place, near the housi…
Ex-Hudson Valley Resident, Father Face Incest Charge After Baby's Birth
A 20-year-old former Dutchess County woman and her biological father were arrested on incest charges after officials found out they had a child together and considered themselves married, according to multiple reports.
Kathie Fusco Pladl, 20, who attended Dover High School and lists her address on her website as Wingdale, and Steven Pladl, 42, from North Carolina, were arrested on Jan. 27 on charges of incest, adultery, and contributing to delinquency, according to USA Today.
Their story of "love" began when Fusco, who was given up by her parents in 1998 for adoption out-of-state,…