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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.
Newburgh Man Accused Of Stealing 15 MacBooks Pleads Guilty
An Orange County man pleaded guilty last week to stealing 15 MacBook Air laptops from the Boys & Girls Club in Newburgh.
Marshall Henry, 25, pleaded guilty Thursday, Jan. 11, to one count of felony grand larceny for stealing the laptops from the non-profit over a period in April 2017, said Orange County Chief Assistant District Attorney Christopher Borek.
Henry, of Newburgh, made the plea in exchange for a recommended sentence of six months in jail and five years of probation, along with full restitution for the cost of the laptops, Borek said.
Henry, who is represented by David Gove, …
Missing 13-Year-Old May Have Been Spotted In Hudson Valley
A child missing from his Long Island home since Monday may have been spotted in the Hudson Valley on Thursday, according to police in Orange County.
Joshua Collins, 13, was possibly spotted in Walden around 4 p.m. Thursday on Main Street, said Sgt. Eric Metzger.
Metzger said that while it can't be confirmed to be him yet, his phone was last traced to the Middletown area on Wednesday, making the sighting very credible.
Collins, who is from Levittown in Nassau County, does have family who lived in the Hudson Valley area at one time, he added.
If it was the teen who was seen, he was wearing…
Middletown Man Busted During Search With Drugs, Gun, Cash
A Middletown man is behind bars following the execution of a search warrant of his home that netted drugs, a loaded handgun, and cash.
Shaheed Emery, 37, was taken into custody around 5 a.m. Friday following an extensive investigation by City of Middletown Police Department, assisted by the Orange County Sheriff's Office Special Operations Unit, and the New York State Police into drug trafficking taking place at the residence at 43 Lafayette Avenue, said the Middle Police Department.
During the search of the residence, officers found 155 grams of crack cocaine, 55 grams of cocaine, 80 grams…
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