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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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Popular Hudson Valley Eatery Set To Reopen After 'A Long Break' Popular Hudson Valley Eatery Set To Reopen After 'A Long Break'
Popular Hudson Valley Eatery Set To Reopen After 'A Long Break' Good news abounds for Mexican food fans in the area with the news that a longtime favorite restaurant that closed is reopening. Ulster County's favorite the Armadillo in Kingston announced on Instagram that it would reopen on Thursday, Dec. 15. We are holding our breath hoping it's true after the 40-year-old business closed for some time off and some changes in November.  The news was met with some "Yays" and "So excited to hear," on Instagram. Known for its authentic fare with rich, dark mole, heaping plates of burritos, and lots of specialty plates such as their pork barbacoa,…

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Mount Vernon Man Nabbed After Taconic Chase In Stolen Vehicle, Police Say Mount Vernon Man Nabbed After Taconic Chase In Stolen Vehicle, Police Say
Mount Vernon Man Nabbed After Taconic Chase In Stolen Vehicle, Police Say A Westchester man was arrested after fleeing from police and taking them on a chase along the Taconic State Parkway before crashing in a stolen vehicle. The incident took place in around 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12. It began when the Real Time Crime Center broadcast an alert that a stolen Kia SUV was traveling on the Saw Mill River Parkway, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. An officer located the vehicle in Hawthorne and attempted a traffic stop at the ramp to the northbound Taconic Parkway, O'Leary said. O'Leary said the driver refused to pull over, fled nor…

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CT Man Sentenced To Prison For 2019 Sexual Assault CT Man Sentenced To Prison For 2019 Sexual Assault
CT Man Sentenced To Prison For 2019 Sexual Assault A Connecticut man was sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting a 63-year-old woman whose home he was working on. Carlos Mejia, age 38, of New Haven, was sentenced on Tuesday, Dec. 13, to 15 years in prison followed by 11 years of probation for the July 2019 attack, said John Doyle, Jr., New Haven State’s Attorney. Mejia was found guilty by a jury in October of sexual assault, the CT Attorney's Office said. According to trial testimony, the victim, who was 63 at the time, disclosed that her apartment had failed inspection and that the landlord had hired contractors to repair damage withi…

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Men In Porsche Steal Woman's SUV As She Pumps Gas At LI Gas Station, Police Say Men In Porsche Steal Woman's SUV As She Pumps Gas At LI Gas Station, Police Say
Men In Porsche Steal Woman's SUV As She Pumps Gas At LI Gas Station, Police Say Police on Long Island are searching for three suspects in a white Porsche Cayenne who allegedly stole a woman's Range Rover as she pumped gas, dragging her for a short distance. The incident occurred in Glen Head at the 76 station at 676 Glen Cove Road around 11 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 13. According to Nassau County Police detectives, the 42-year-old woman was pumping gas when the Porsche pulled up next to her with possibly three or four Black men inside.  One of the men jumped out of the Porsche and entered the woman's Range Rover and began to drive away as she was holding onto the …

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Red Cross Helping Family Of 6 Following Stamford House Fire Red Cross Helping Family Of 6 Following Stamford House Fire
Red Cross Helping Family Of 6 Following Stamford House Fire A family of six was left homeless after an early-morning fire devasted their Fairfield County home. The blaze broke out in Stamford around 2:20 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 49 Brooklawn Ave. First-arriving firefighters from the Glenbrook fire station arrived at the scene in less than three minutes and found a fire extending from the garage at the rear of the house and into the attic area, said Stamford Fire Department Deputy Chief Matt Palmer. Firefighters made an immediate attack on areas of fire involving the garage and second floor of the residence and were able to place the fire under c…

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Area Crack Dealer Busted By Drug Task Force, Police Say Area Crack Dealer Busted By Drug Task Force, Police Say
Area Crack Dealer Busted By Drug Task Force, Police Say An area man was busted during a warrant search for allegedly selling crack cocaine in the region. Dutchess County resident Raymond White, age 46, of the city of Poughkeepsie, was arrested by the Dutchess County Drug Task Force on Friday, Dec. 2. White was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell following an investigation into ongoing drug sales in the area, said Det. Sgt. Adam Harris, of the task force. Task Force agents and the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services Unit executed a search warrant on Weed Street and seized a…

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Man Nabbed At Trumbull Mall With 13-Year-Old Girl In Stolen Car, Police Say Man Nabbed At Trumbull Mall With 13-Year-Old Girl In Stolen Car, Police Say
Man Nabbed At Trumbull Mall With 13-Year-Old Girl In Stolen Car, Police Say A Connecticut man is behind bars after allegedly being caught in a stolen vehicle at a Fairfield County mall with a 13-year-old girl he just met. The incident took place in Trumbull around 5:30 p.m., on Friday, Dec. 9 at the Westfield Trumbull Mall. Trumbull Police located the vehicle, which was reported stolen to the New Haven Police Department on Wednesday, Dec. 7, in the mall parking lot where the vehicle was recovered and the occupants apprehended, said Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police. A Trumbull officer located 18-year-old Malikhi Isiah Odums, of New Haven, sitti…

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CT Man Charged With Posting 'Intimate' Images Of Woman Online, Police Say CT Man Charged With Posting 'Intimate' Images Of Woman Online, Police Say
CT Man Charged With Posting 'Intimate' Images Of Woman Online, Police Say A Connecticut man has been charged with posting intimate images of a woman online when he was told not to. New Haven County resident Robert Carbone, age 35, of Guilford, was arrested in Hartford County in South Windsor on Monday, Dec. 12. Carbone’s charge stems from a September investigation in which it was determined he posted intimate images of the woman to a website when he was explicitly told not to, said Sgt. Mark Cleverdon, of the South Windsor Police. An arrest warrant was sought and Carbone turned himself in at police headquarter where he was charged with unlawful dissemi…

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CT State Police Seek Witnesses To Fatal I-95 Crash CT State Police Seek Witnesses To Fatal I-95 Crash
CT State Police Seek Witnesses To Fatal I-95 Crash Connecticut State Police are seeking witnesses to a single-vehicle crash that killed a 55-year-old man and closed the highway for hours. The crash took place on I-95 in New London County around 11:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 12, near Exit 91 in Stonington. George A. Werrbach, of Charlestown, Rhode Island, was traveling northbound on I-95 North in the right lane when the 2019 Harley Davidson motorcycle he was riding traveled off into the right shoulder, said the Connecticut State Police. The motorcycle entered the right shoulder on its side and collided with the metal beam guide rail, state polic…

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Trumbull Resident Accidentally Shot, Police Say Trumbull Resident Accidentally Shot, Police Say
Trumbull Resident Accidentally Shot, Police Say A Fairfield County was accidentally shot and wounded when a firearm belonging to a homeowner was discharged. The incident took place in Trumbull around 11 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 11, on Moose Hill Road. A resident of the home was transported to a local hospital after being shot and treated for non-life-threatening injuries, said Lt. Brian Weir of the Trumbull Police. "The residents who were involved are cooperating with the police investigation," Weir said. The preliminary information gathered at the scene indicates that the incident was accidental, Weir added. "Trumbull Police detective…

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