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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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Police & Fire
57-Year-Old Killed In Head-On Crash With Pickup Truck In Wallkill 57-Year-Old Killed In Head-On Crash With Pickup Truck In Wallkill
57-Year-Old Killed In Head-On Crash With Pickup Truck In Wallkill A 57-year-old man was killed when he allegedly crossed into oncoming traffic and hit the front of a pickup truck. The crash occurred in Orange County around 2:30 p.m., Friday, Oct.11, in front of 103 Tower Drive in Wallkill. According to Chief Robert Hertman of the Wallkill Police, an investigation found that the victim, a Bronx man, was driving a motorcycle on Tower Drive when he crossed into oncoming traffic and struck the front of a truck traveling in the opposite direction. The man suffered severe injuries and was treated on the scene by the Town of Walkill EMS. He was later pronounced…

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Police & Fire
Person Extricated After 2-Vehicle Crash In Liberty Person Extricated After 2-Vehicle Crash In Liberty
Person Extricated After 2-Vehicle Crash In Liberty A man was seriously injured following a two-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley. The collision occurred in Sullivan County on Route 17 at 7:40 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 9, in the town of Liberty. According to Trooper Jennifer Alvarez of the New York State Police, a 2011 Cadillac traveling northwest near the ramp at Exit 110A pulled in front of a 1995 Ford on Route 55, causing the front of the Ford to hit the driver's side of the Cadillac. Alvarez said the Cadillac driver, David Ullaguari, 69, of Monticello, had to be extricated from the vehicle by the Liberty Fire Department. Once free, Ullagu…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Lotto Player Wins $7 Million On Ticket Purchased At Lucky Newburgh Store Lotto Player Wins $7 Million On Ticket Purchased At Lucky Newburgh Store
Lotto Player Wins $7 Million On Ticket Purchased At Lucky Newburgh Store A lottery player struck it rich by winning a guaranteed $7 million on a Cash4Life ticket sold at a lucky Hudson Valley store. The ticket sold in Orange County at the Smokes 4 Less store on Plank Road in Newburgh for the Thursday, Oct. 10 game is worth $1,000 a day for life, said New York Lottery officials. The winning numbers for the game were 5, 7, 12, 34, 60, and a Cash ball of 3. No word yet on who the winner is. The winning numbers for the Cash4Life game are drawn from a field of one to 60. The Cash ball is drawn from a separate field of one to four. The Cash4Life drawing takes place …

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Real Estate
Going Once: Hotel In Poughkeepsie To Be Sold At Auction Going Once: Hotel In Poughkeepsie To Be Sold At Auction
Going Once: Hotel In Poughkeepsie To Be Sold At Auction After several years of being operated by a management company, a popular, well-appointed Hudson Valley hotel is being auctioned next month. According to Ten-X, the 121-room Holiday Inn Express in Dutchess County on Route 9 in Poughkeepsie will be auctioned on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The company-owned property was originally put up for sale in 2020, but it was pulled due to the pandemic and market plunges.  Ten-X says the property is offered unencumbered by management and debt. A price or starting bid was not announced.  The company added that buyers will need to be able to relicense…

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Police & Fire
New Update: ID Released For Man Killed By Pack Of Dogs In Albany New Update: ID Released For Man Killed By Pack Of Dogs In Albany
New Update: ID Released For Man Killed By Pack Of Dogs In Albany Police have released the name of a man killed by a pack of dogs during what officers said was a "vicious" attack. Related: Man Attacked, Killed By Dogs In Albany Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins said during a press conference that the incident occurred in Albany on Wednesday, Oct. 9, around 6 p.m. in the backyard of a home adjacent to the residence where the dogs lived on Central Avenue. The victim, identified as Schenectady resident James Provost, age 59, was attacked and killed by at least eight or nine mixed-breed pit bulls, Hawkins said. Hawkins said the attack was "horrific."…

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Police & Fire
Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force Nabs Alleged Violators Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force Nabs Alleged Violators
Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force Nabs Alleged Violators Four recipients of welfare benefits in the region were nabbed for a variety of alleged crimes ranging from selling a SNAP card to failing to report income. The four were charged in Sullivan County from August to October by the Sullivan County Welfare Task Force. The four include: Sage Pere, age 26, of Monticello, was charged on Friday, Aug. 23, for criminal use of a benefit card. It is alleged that Pere sold her SNAP benefit card, issued by the Sullivan County Department of Social Services, for $50 cash. The card had $100 worth of benefits on it. Pere was processed and released …

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Police & Fire
Two Taghkanic Men Nabbed For Possession Of Child Porn: Police Two Taghkanic Men Nabbed For Possession Of Child Porn: Police
Two Taghkanic Men Nabbed For Possession Of Child Porn: Police Two Capital District men were nabbed for possession of child pornography after police received a tip from the State Police Computer Crimes Unit.  The incident occurred in Columbia County on Wednesday, Oct. 9, in Taghkanic. According to Trooper AJ Hicks of the State Police, following a law enforcement tip, investigators determined both John R. Vogt, age 74, and Mark T. Vogt, age 45, both of Taghkanic, were in possession of child pornography. Both men were arrested for three counts of possessing obscene sexual performance by a child under 16 years of age. The Vogts were each issued an …

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Police & Fire
Assailant Flees Scene After Woman Stabbed In Poughkeepsie Assailant Flees Scene After Woman Stabbed In Poughkeepsie
Assailant Flees Scene After Woman Stabbed In Poughkeepsie A Hudson Valley woman was stabbed during a fight between two groups of people on a city street.  The incident occurred in Dutchess County around 10 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 9, on Montgomery Street in the city of Poughkeepsie. According to Det. Lt. Sean McCarthy of the city of Poughkeepsie Police, Donyae Paris Andrews, age 24, of Poughkeepsie, received non-life-threatening injuries to her arm during the attack. The assailant fled in a car that was later found abandoned a few blocks away.  McCarthy said an investigation is underway. Anyone with information is asked to call the city …

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News
State AG Sues Mobile Home Park Owners In Hurleyville For Horrific Living Conditions State AG Sues Mobile Home Park Owners In Hurleyville For Horrific Living Conditions
State AG Sues Mobile Home Park Owners In Hurleyville For Horrific Living Conditions The New York Attorney General's Office has filed a lawsuit against a mobile home park in the region and its owners for years of failing to maintain humane living conditions. The suit, filed Thursday, Oct. 10, in Sullivan County, targets River Valley Estates (River Valley), a mobile home park in Loch Sheldrake (Hurleyville), and its operators, George Levin and Gayla Sue Levin, for years of failing to maintain essential infrastructure in the park that left hundreds of residents without clean water and for charging illegal fees and rent hikes that cost residents hundreds of thousands of dollars…

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Police & Fire
Man Attacked, Killed By Dogs In Albany Man Attacked, Killed By Dogs In Albany
Man Attacked, Killed By Dogs In Albany Police in the Capital District are investigating after a man was mauled and killed by a pack of dogs. The incident occurred in Albany around 5 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 9, in the 500 block of Central Avenue. According to Albany Police, officers responded to reports of a man being attacked by several dogs. Upon arrival, they found the dogs fatally attacking the man, and in an attempt to stop the attack, one of the responding officers discharged his duty weapon, striking at least one dog. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The department said the victim's name would not be r…

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