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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.
28-Year-Old UConn Grad Student Struck, Killed By Car In Crosswalk, State Police Say
Connecticut State Police are asking witnesses to a crash that left a UConn researcher and graduate student dead after he was struck by a car.
Tolland County resident Nhuong Nguyen, age 28, was killed around 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30 in Mansfield while walking in the crosswalk on South Eagleville Road, said the Connecticut State Police.
A westbound 2008 Hyundai Elantra struck Nguyen just west of Eastwood Road, state police said.
Nguyen, of Mansfield, was transported to Windham Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Emily Louise Wicks, 33, of Colchester was driving the Hyundai. Sh…
Covid- 19: Possible Exposure Reported At Event In Hudson Valley
A health department is warning residents they could have been exposed to COVID-19 during an event in the Hudson Valley.
The Orange County Health Department is advising residents that if they worked or attended the Hung with Care event hosted by Big Gay Hudson Valley, located at Hudson Valley Arts Live, 299 Washington St., in Newburgh, on Friday, Nov. 26, they may have been exposed to COVID-19.
Orange County Health Commissioner Dr. Irina Gelman recommends that if you or your child were there, to monitor for symptoms of COVID-19, which may include but are not limited to: fever, chills, shortn…
Area Man Nabbed For Burglary Of Auto Glass Business, Police Say
An area man has been charged with allegedly burglarizing a business and then stealing a car to get away.
Sullivan County resident Trevor Tompkins, age 25, of Monticello, was arrested on Monday, Nov. 29 for the Thursday, Nov. 11 robbery, police said.
According to Lt. Mark Johnstone, of the Monticello Police Department, Tompkins was arrested following an investigation in which he was caught on video surveillance.
The burglary took place around 4 a.m. at the Safelite Auto Glass store at 51 Forestburg Road in the Village of Monticello, Johnstone said.
Tompkins broke into the busine…
Suspect Nabbed For Murder Of 90-Year-Old Woman In Area
An area woman was found dead inside her home after police received a 911 call for a possible homicide.
Sullivan County resident Louisa S. Butler, age 90, of the town of Liberty, was found dead inside the home around 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 29, said Trooper Steven Nevel.
As a result of the investigation, state police charged James M. Brodie, age 75, of Liberty, with second-degree murder, Nevel said.
State police declined to release information on Brodie's connection to the victim.
He was remanded to the Sullivan County Jail with no bail. His next court appearance is scheduled for Thursday,…
CT Man Shot On Thanksgiving Dies From Injuries, Police Say
A Connecticut man who was shot on Thanksgiving has died from his injuries.
The shooting took place around 1:15 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 25 on Sherman Avenue, between Elm Street and Whalley Avenue in New Haven, said Officer Scott Shumway, of the New Haven Police.
When officers arrived on the scene, a concerned citizen led responding officers to Lemuel Hamilton, a 45-year-old New Haven man, who had been struck by gunfire, Shumway said.
American Medical Response transported the victim to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he was being treated for life-threatening injuries, until early Tuesday, Nov. 30…
Wife Of Fairfield County Man Killed In Crash Dies From Injuries
The wife of a Fairfield County man killed in a single-vehicle crash has died from her injuries.
Noelli Escarraga, age 69, and his wife, Maria Escarraga, age 62, both of Bridgeport were the only occupants in the vehicle, and have been identified as the two victims killed in the accident, said Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police Department.
Earlier Story: Fairfield County Man Killed, Wife Seriously Injured In Crash
According to Weir, the couple was driving a silver Toyota southbound on Quarry Road when the vehicle collided head-on with a bridge abutment.
The Trumbull Polic…
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