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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.
Long Island Man Killed After Losing Control Of Vehicle, Police Say
A Long Island man was killed after allegedly losing control of his vehicle and hitting a tree, police said.
The crash took place in Suffolk County around 6:40 p.m., Wednesday, March 23 in East Hampton.
Jefferson D. Eames, age 53, of East Hampton, was driving a 2011 Yamaha motorcycle northbound on Accabone Road when he veered off the roadway and struck a tree, said Lt. Daniel Toia, of the East Hampton Police.
Eames was transported to Stony Brook Southampton Hampton where he died from his injuries, police said.
Detectives are continuing to investigate the crash and ask that anyo…
Woman Dies From Injuries After Being Struck By Car In Stamford
A Fairfield County woman has died, hours after being struck by a car while crossing a roadway.
The incident took place around 6:20 a.m., Wednesday, March 23, at the I-95 exit ramp in Stamford.
The collision occurred when a 2015 Chevy, being driven by Alec Ward, a 26-year-old Shelton resident, was exiting southbound I-95 at Exit 9, said Sgt. Jeffrey Booth, of the Stamford Police.
The vehicle was at the top of the ramp and made a right turn onto East Main Street as the vehicle was making the turn it struck Elena Laos, age 68, of Stamford, who was crossing the exit ramp walking…
Man Found Guilty In Fatal Shooting Of Auto Dealer In Hudson Valley
A man who fled the state after brutally shooting and killing the owner of an auto dealership in the Hudson Valley has been found guilty of his murder.
The shooting happened in Rockland County on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, in West Nyack,
Eric Ross, Jr., age 28, of Wilmington, Delaware, was convicted by a jury on Wednesday, March 23 of killing Orange County resident Youbens Joseph, age 37, of Wallkill, said Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh.
The crime took place when Ross drove to Youbs Auto Sales, located on Route 59 in West Nyack, to confront Joseph about a Hyundai …
Berlin Man Killed In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash In Plainville
A man died after he drove his car the wrong way and slammed into an oncoming car on a busy Connecticut roadway, state police said.
It happened on a stretch of I-84 in Hartford County at around 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 23, in Plainville.
Hartford County resident Walter Turner, age 43, of Berlin, died after his 2006 Ford Focus hit a 2021 Toyota Rav4 LE driven by New Haven County resident Vanessa Gonzalez, age 27, of Waterbury, which was traveling westbound head-on, according to Connecticut State Police.
Turner was pronounced dead at the scene.
Gonzalez was taken to New Britain Ho…
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