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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.
US Soldier From Connecticut Killed By Lightning Strike
A soldier who was killed by a lightning strike during a training mission has been identified as being a Connecticut resident.
Tolland County resident Sgt.1st Class Michael D. Clark, of the town of Bolton, died on Wednesday, July 20, at Fort Gordon, in Augusta, Georgia.
During the training exercise, Clark, age 41, was killed and nine others sustained injuries associated with the lightning strike, said the Department of US Army Reserves.
Fort Gordon’s EMS responded to the scene immediately, and the soldiers were transported to Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center for medical care, offici…
Arrest Made In Mansion Shooting During Party At Long Island Hotel
A hip-hop artist who is signed with Def Jam Recordings has been arrested in connection with the shooting of three people at a Long Island hotel.
Remy Marshall, age 26, of Brooklyn, turned himself in to Glen Cove Police on Thursday, July 21, with the help of the NYPD, said Glen Cove Lt. Det. John Nagle.
Marshall, who performs under the name "Fetty Luciano", was wanted in connection with the Sunday, July 10 shooting at the Glen Cove Mansion that left three people injured, Nagle said.
An investigation determined a disturbance occurred inside the Mansion which resulted in one of the secu…
CT Man Shot During Carjacking, Police Say
A Connecticut man was shot multiple times during a carjacking.
The New Haven County incident took place in Hamden on Third Street near Dixwell Avenue around 6 a.m., Thursday, July 21.
Officers responding to a report of shots fired, located a victim with gunshot wounds to the lower extremities. The victim, a 46- year-old male from Hamden, was transported by ambulance to the hospital for further medical treatment, said Det. Sean Dolan, of the Hamden Police.
The condition of the victim, who was not identified, is unknown at this time, Dolan said.
According to Dolan, the victim was …
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