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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.
ID Released For Norwalk Resident Killed In Single-Car Crash
Police in Fairfield County have identified a man killed during a single-car crash that injured three others.
The crash took place in Norwalk around 8 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 27, on Martin Luther King Drive.
According to Lt. Joe Dinho, of the Norwalk Police, Oscar Abraham Valdovinos, age unknown, of Norwalk, was a passenger in the car when it crashed.
When emergency services responded closing a section of Martin Luther King Dr., after discovering a large debris field and an occupant who had been ejected from the one-vehicle accident, Dinho said.
Earlier report: 1 Killed, 3 Inju…
CT Man Accused Of Stalking Same Bridgeport Girl Online Twice
A 52-year-old Connecticut man has been arrested twice for allegedly stalking a teenage girl online.
New Haven County resident Christopher Green, of North Branford, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 23, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police.
In the summer of 2021, the victim went on a trip out of state with family, friends, and classmates. When the victim returned home, she began receiving messages from Green who was an adult on the trip, Gilleran said.
Green sent more than 350 messages to the victim who ultimately responded by asking Green to leave her alone. Green then sent a…
4-Alarm Fire Heavily Damages Buildings, Boats On Connecticut Coast
A massive fire along the Connecticut coast destroyed or damaged several buildings, boats, and a vehicle.
The fire took place in New London County along the Mystic River around 9 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 27, at the Seaport Marina on Washington Street in Mystic.
Driven by high winds, the fire quickly escalated to a four-alarm fire, involved multiple buildings, and caused several to collapse, the Norwich Firefighters Local 892 said.
According to several fire sources, when firefighters arrived on the scene, they found heavy smoke and fire.
Due to the nature of the fire, crews moved to defensiv…
Plane That Departed From Westchester County Airport Crashes Into Power Lines, Causing Outages
A single-engine airplane that departed from Westchester County Airport crashed into a transmission tower in Maryland, causing a massive power outage and taking hours for rescuers to reach the two victims inside the plane.
The Mooney M20J, owned by MFC Corporation of Washington, DC, left Westchester County Airport in White Plains, late in the afternoon on Sunday, Nov. 27, and crashed into the wires near Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, Maryland, around 5:40 p.m., said Rick Breitenfeldt of the Federal Aviation Administration.
Two people were on board, including the pilot identified …
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