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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.
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced To 7 Years For Beating Man, Breaking His Jaw
A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for severely beating a man who owed him money and breaking his jaw during the attack.
Orange County resident Michael Cowan, age 37, of Newburgh, was sentenced on Monday, Aug. 21 following a jury trial where he was found guilty, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.
During the trial, prosecutors argued that on Sunday, July 31, 2022, at 9:30 p.m., outside of a home on Hidden Creek Boulevard, in the Village of Monroe, Cowan severely beat the man who lived in that residence.
When a witness to the attac…
Hudson Valley Man Charged After Breaking Into Business, Sniffed Out By K-9 Durak
A Hudson Valley man was apprehended hiding inside a business after he allegedly attempted to break into another business.
Orange County resident Samuel Espada, age 44, of Harriman, was arrested on Monday, Aug. 21 in the town of Newburgh.
According to Lt. Peter Talarico of the Town of Newburgh Police, said officers were dispatched to a criminal mischief call at State Farm Insurance on Route 17K around 830 a.m.
While on the phone with the caller, the caller was reviewing video tape and noticed Espada, who committed the criminal mischief, also tried to break into his building, kicking…
Driver Failed To Yield Right Of Way In Fatal Hudson Valley Crash, Police Say
A pickup driver failed to yield the right of way in a crash that killed a 54-year-old man on Route 209, according to police.
The collision took place in Orange County around 7 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 19 in Deerpark.
An investigation into the fatal crash revealed that the driver of the 2013 Toyota Tundra, identified as Michael Phillips, age 50, of the hamlet of Huguenot, was traveling south on Route 209 when he failed to yield the right of way and made a left hand turn in front of a 2000 Harley-Davidson that was traveling north on Route 209, said Trooper Steven Nevel, of the New York State Po…
Speeding Norwalk Man Nabbed For Warrants In Westport, Police Say
A speeding Fairfield County man was nabbed for two active warrants for failure to appear, according to police.
The incident took place in Westport on Tuesday, Aug. 22 on Post Road West.
Raymond Selvyn, age 21, of Norwalk, was charged with two counts of failure to appear and vehicle violations when the Westport Police Traffic Division was running stationary radar on Post Road West in the area of Burr Road, said Lt. Eric Woods, of the Westport Police.
Selvyn was clocked at 53 mph in a 25 mph zone and pulled over by officers, Woods said.
During the stop, it was discovered that he h…
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