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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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Bridge Jumper Identified As 34-Year-Old From Region Bridge Jumper Identified As 34-Year-Old From Region
Bridge Jumper Identified As 34-Year-Old From Region This story has been updated. The person who jumped from the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge has been identified as a Hudson Valley man. The incident occurred in Dutchess County on the Beacon side of the bridge at around 6:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17. According to New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks, an investigation determined a passerby observed the victim, later identified as Ryan Franolich, age 34, jumping from the bridge and reporting it to the Bridge Authority.  Franolich, of the town of Clinton in Dutchess, was later found dead with the assistance of the New York State Police U…
Brothers Sentenced For Brutal Killing Of Plattekill Man Brothers Sentenced For Brutal Killing Of Plattekill Man
Brothers Sentenced For Brutal Killing Of Plattekill Man Two brothers who killed a Hudson Valley man who shot him 12 times and left him lying in his driveway to be found by a sanitation worker have been sentenced to years in prison. The incident occurred in Ulster County in Jan. 2023 in Plattekill. The men, Orange County resident Junando Dawkins, age 30, of Newburgh, and his brother, Juwaugh Dawkins, age 34, of Jacksonville, Florida, were sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison on Tuesday, Sept. 17. According to the Ulster County District Attorney, Emmanuel Nneji, New York State Police conducted the investigation into the shooting death of…
4 Albany County Police Officers Injured In Crash, 2 Exposed To Cocaine 4 Albany County Police Officers Injured In Crash, 2 Exposed To Cocaine
4 Albany County Police Officers Injured In Crash, 2 Exposed To Cocaine Four Capital Region police officers were injured in a crash, and two others were exposed to cocaine.  The incident occurred in Albany at around 3:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18, in the area of Madison Avenue and Quail Street. According to Albany Police Officer Megan Craft, officers responded to a domestic-related incident and requested a backup unit over the radio while dealing with a combative person. While attempting to take the suspect into custody, two officers were exposed to powder cocaine that the suspect had in his possession; two separate police units in the area of Madison A…
Private Rhinebeck Estate With River Views Is A Bargain At $4.5 Million Private Rhinebeck Estate With River Views Is A Bargain At $4.5 Million
Private Rhinebeck Estate With River Views Is A Bargain At $4.5 Million Now that interest rates are lowering and you have a spare $30,000 for a monthly mortgage payment, a Hudson Valley estate with full views of the Hudson River is for sale for $4,450,000. The four-bedroom estate is located in Dutchess County at 14 Wyndclyffe Court in Rhinebeck, on a dead-end road overlooking the river, gardens, and terraces. According to Zillow, the estate also includes a historic guest house, a sprawling main floor with the primary suite, a large great room, an eat-in kitchen, a family room, a large office, and a dining room. Zillow said that the primary suite in the 8,420-s…
Family Members ID'd As Victims In Vermont Triple Homicide Near Capital Region Border Family Members ID'd As Victims In Vermont Triple Homicide Near Capital Region Border
Family Members ID'd As Victims In Vermont Triple Homicide Near Capital Region Border A man, his wife, and her 13-year-old son found shot to death at their Vermont home along the New York border have been identified by authorities. Related: Triple Homicide: Incident In Small Vermont Town Along Capital Region Border Under Investigation The three were discovered shot to death in the small Rutland County town of Pawlet on Sunday, Sept. 15. The Vermont Chief Medical Examiner’s Office on Tuesday, Sept. 17, completed autopsies on the three victims and has ruled their deaths as homicides. The Vermont State Police confirmed their identities as Brian Crossman Sr., age 46; hi…
Survivor Of Fatal Crash In Region Remains Critical Survivor Of Fatal Crash In Region Remains Critical
Survivor Of Fatal Crash In Region Remains Critical Sometimes, the victims of vehicle crashes are forgotten when there is a fatality involved. Related: 18-Year-Old Millbrook Man Killed In 2-Vehicle Head-On Crash That's the case with Ulster County resident Todd Abrams, age 60, of the hamlet of Highlands, who was severely injured in a head-on, two-truck crash in Dutchess County on Saturday, Aug. 31, that killed 18-year-old Blaine M. Hadden of Millbrook. Hadden's death received a lot of media coverage, and a GoFundMe for his family was shared widely. According to New York State Police, Hadden allegedly caused the crash by driving into …
New Update: Armed, Dangerous Man Shot, Killed By Police In Highland Mills New Update: Armed, Dangerous Man Shot, Killed By Police In Highland Mills
New Update: Armed, Dangerous Man Shot, Killed By Police In Highland Mills This story has been updated. An armed and dangerous man wanted for numerous violent felony crimes in New York City has been shot and killed by New York State Police following a confrontation. The incident began in Orange County on Wednesday, Sept. 18, in Woodbury and ended in Highland Mills. According to Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police, Ali Ali, age unknown of New York City, refused to stop while driving a stolen vehicle from troopers on I-87. During the pursuit, Ali crashed the car, which caught fire. He ran from the scene into a wooded area, and multiple police agencie…
Albany County Teen Nabbed For Rape Albany County Teen Nabbed For Rape
Albany County Teen Nabbed For Rape A 19-year-old Capital Region teen has been charged with the alleged rape of a victim who was "incapable" of consent. The incident occurred in Schenectady County in Princetown in August. According to New York State Police Trooper Stephanie O'Neil, on Sept. 11, troopers arrested Albany County resident Jack Jimenez, age 19, of Glenmont, a hamlet in the town of Bethlehem, for rape. O'Neil said troopers received the report of a past sexual assault. The investigation determined in August that Jimenez allegedly sexually assaulted the victim in Princetown, who, at the time of the incident, was inc…
Popular Motorcycle Couple Seriously Injured In DUI Crash In Region Popular Motorcycle Couple Seriously Injured In DUI Crash In Region
Popular Motorcycle Couple Seriously Injured In DUI Crash In Region Support is on the rise for a motorcyclist couple from Canada left with serious injuries after being struck by a DUI driver in Greene County, NY. As previously reported by Daily Voice, Craig "Hammer" Sutherland and Charity Hogan, were struck by Derik Wirhouski, 50, who police had said blew a stop sign on Route 23 in Catskill on Tuesday, Sept. 10. He was later charged with DWI and issued multiple traffic citations. A GoFundMe launched for the couple said that both Sutherland and Hogan lost their legs as a result of the crash, in which they were ejected from the bike. Sutherland, who was airl…
Casting Call: Ready For Part In New Netflix Show? Now's Your Chance Casting Call: Ready For Part In New Netflix Show? Now's Your Chance
Casting Call: Ready For Part In New Netflix Show? Now's Your Chance If you're an aspiring actor, now's your chance to work with stars Tina Fey and Steve Carell in a new comedy coming to Netflix.  The new show, "The Four Seasons," will be filming in Dutchess County in Poughkeepsie from Monday, Oct. 14 to Friday, Oct. 18, and is looking for all genders and ethnicities (ages 18+) to portray college students to work as paid background actors (no experience required). The comedy is based on the 1981 film of the same name, which starred Alan Alda and Carol Burnett. Alda, a recurring guest on Fey's hit sitcom "30 Rock," is also one of the producers of th…
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