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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 Shooting, 25-Year-Old Dead, Another Critically Wounded
This story has been updated.
A 25-year-old man is dead, and another was critically wounded during a shooting in the Hudson Valley.
The incident occurred in Orange County around 11:30 p.m., Monday, May 13, in the area of 33 Hasbrouck St., in the city of Newburgh.
According to Mike Neppl, spokesman for the city of Newburgh, officers responded and found two victims: a Rock Tavern resident, a hamlet of New Windsor, dead from a gunshot wound, and a 20-year-old resident of New Windsor in critical condition.
Neppl said the 20-year-old's injuries are considered life-threatening, and treatment is …
Poughkeepsie Man Convicted In Fatal Stabbing of Roommate
A 33-year-old Hudson Valley man is facing up to 25 years behind bars after being found guilty of fatally stabbing his roommate in the skull.
Related: Arrest Made In Gruesome Murder Of Poughkeepsie Man Stabbed In Head
Dutchess County resident Andrew Alex Fraser of Poughkeepsie was convicted of murder on Monday, May 13, after two days of jury deliberations.
According to the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office, Fraser killed Dontay Brown, age 24, during a knife attack, which resulted in a fatal stab wound into Brown’s skull, on Sunday, June 4, 2023, at…
MA Man Charged After Fight At CT Park, Causing Hundreds To Flee, Police Say
Hundreds of Connecticut parkgoers were sent into a panic and ran after two men got into a fight, and one allegedly showed a weapon.
The incident occurred in New London County around 1 p.m., Saturday, May 11, at Poquonnock Plains Park in Groton.
According to Capt. Gregory McCarthy of the Groton Police, at the time of the incident, the park was the site of several youth sporting events with several hundred spectators in attendance.
McCarthy said an investigation found that two men identified as Massachusetts resident Randall J. Clark, age 43, of Medford in Middlese…
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