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Zak Failla

Assistant Managing Editor

zfailla@dailyvoice.com

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Equal parts Lois Lane, J. Jonah Jameson and Vicki Vale, Zak! has traveled from coast-to-coast covering small and big town community news in both in print and online for nearly a decade since his graduation from the award-winning Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College in 2010.

Before settling into the Hudson Valley, Zak! previously spent time in the New York Daily News newsroom and worked for hyperlocal digital news outlets on Long Island. He wrote sports for The Ithacan and The Ithaca Journal before taking his talents to the Pacific Northwest, where he served as the sports editor at the Shoshone News-Press until heading back east to work with Daily Voice.

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Obituaries

Ridgewood Army Cadet, 21, Dies During Fort Knox Training: 'Dedicated, Promising Leader' A 21-year-old Army cadet from New Jersey died during a land navigation exercise at Fort Knox, officials from the US Army confirmed. Cadet Neil Edara, of Ridgewood (Bergen County), became unresponsive on Thursday, July 24, while attending Cadet Summer Training with the 9th Regiment, Advanced Camp. He was airlifted to the University of Louisville, where he was later pronounced dead. Edara was a student at Rutgers University and had joined ROTC in September 2021, officials said. “Cadet Edara was one of the most dedicated and promising young leaders I’ve had the privilege to know,” Lt. …

by Zak Failla

07/26/2025

Sports

Aaron Rodgers Has Strict Toilet Policy At Steelers Camp, Metcalf Reveals: Report Aaron Rodgers’ quirks are no secret — darkness retreats, ayahuasca journeys, and conspiracy rabbit holes are all part of the brand. But apparently, the four-time MVP has bathroom boundaries, too. Now in his debut camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the future Hall of Famer, 41, is raising eyebrows not just on the field, but also in the dorm hallways at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Just ask wide receiver DK Metcalf, who’s rooming with Rodgers this summer. "The toilet is super loud," Metcalf told Yahoo! Sports. “So he was like, if we gotta (go), just don’t flush the …

by Zak Failla

07/26/2025

Police & Fire

Van Driver Killed In Head-On Crash With Pennsylvania Man In Westminster, State Police Say A van driver was killed in a head-on crash with a Pennsylvania man who crossed the center line on a Carroll County highway, Maryland State Police said. Troopers responded around 2 a.m. Saturday, July 26, to the scene of a fatal wreck along Maryland Route 97 near Humbert Schoolhouse Road in Westminster, according to state police. Investigators said a 2016 GMC Canyon was heading northbound when it suddenly veered across the center line and slammed into a 2011 Ford E-350 van traveling in the opposite direction. The van driver, who has not been publicly identified, was pronounced dead at the s…

by Zak Failla

07/26/2025

Traffic

I-695 Shut Down After Rollover Crash Ejects Driver In DMV, Police Say (Developing) A man was thrown from his vehicle in a violent rollover crash on I-695 in DC — then flown to a trauma center by helicopter, authorities said. A serious crash shut down the westbound lanes I-695 Saturday morning after a man was ejected from his vehicle and critically injured, according to DC Fire and EMS. The crash happened just before 10:20 a.m. on July 26 near Exit 2/M Street SE, fire officials said. One man was ejected during the rollover and was airlifted by US Park Police Eagle 1 to a local trauma center, DC Fire and EMS confirmed. Motor Vehicle Crash with Rollover - 695 West…

by Zak Failla

07/26/2025

Sports

Venezuelan Little League Team Denied Entry To World Series Over Visa Issue An all-star team from Venezuela will be unable to take center stage at the Little League World Series after their visas were denied, authorities announced. The Cacique Mara team, from Maracaibo, Venezuela, punched its ticket to the Senior Little League World Series and was scheduled to head stateside for the big event after winning the Latin American championship in Mexico. Little league Cacique Mara in Venezuela takes home the Latin American Regional title to make their want to Easley,SC to play in the Senior League World Series! See you all in 40 days for the first pitch! Posted…

by Zak Failla

07/26/2025

Sports

Watch: Savannah Bananas Star Face-Plant Mid-Flip On Live TV You have Robert Anthony Cruz's permission to laugh after the Savannah Bananas star face-planted on live TV. That's according to him. The trick-filled outfielder, 26, who is known for his flipping catches in centerfield, embarrassed himself during a segment on "CNN News Central," where he lost control and dramatically face-planted, leaving his chin and lip bloodied. Video of the failed flip has since gone viral, and Cruz was able to laugh at himself a day after the appearance on Thursday, July 24. View this post on Instagram A post shar…

by Zak Failla

07/26/2025

Police & Fire

Robber With Rifle Grabs Woman In Tysons — Pokémon Cards Vanish From BF’s Home Minutes Later: PD First, he grabbed a woman at gunpoint in a garage. Minutes later, rare Pokémon cards vanished from her boyfriend’s home. Now police say it might all be connected. A California man is facing charges after a wild back-to-back crime spree in Fairfax County — one that started with a rifle-point robbery in Tysons and ended with the theft of high-value Pokémon cards, police said. Mohammad Asif, 36, is accused of burglarizing a Fair Oaks home just minutes after a woman was robbed in a parking garage in Tysons, according to Fairfax County Police. It all started around 9:07 a.m. on July 23, …

by Zak Failla

07/25/2025

Police & Fire

Florida Man Hits Montgomery County With Tech Scam Targeting Elderly Woman, Police Say A Florida man drove all the way to Maryland — just to scam an elderly woman out of $20,000, police say. A 31-year-old Florida man is facing charges after allegedly scamming an elderly Montgomery County woman out of $20,000 in a bogus tech support refund scheme, police said. Charles Horlesen, of Kissimmee, FL, was arrested Wednesday, July 23, in Queen Anne’s County, according to Montgomery County Police. The investigation began on Monday, July 21, when Horlesen allegedly met with the woman, who believed she had a problem with her Norton antivirus software. Police said she was told she had …

by Zak Failla

07/25/2025

Police & Fire

Maryland Teen Mows Down 67-Year-Old Beltsville Man After Gunfire In Wild Feud, Police Say A 67-year-old man fired a gun at a teen in Maryland. The teen hit him with his car. Now one of them is dead. The bizarre and deadly feud between a 67-year-old Beltsville man and a 16-year-old boy from Bowie ended with the older man dead in the street outside his home, Prince George’s County Police said. Officers were called around 10:40 p.m. Thursday, July 24, to the 11400 block of Rhode Island Avenue for a reported shooting. Robinson was found lying in the roadway with severe injuries, though they were not immediately diagnosed. At first, police thought Robinson had been shot, but detecti…

by Zak Failla

07/25/2025

Police & Fire

Anne Arundel Pastor, Private School Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing Children: Police A Maryland pastor and former private school teacher is facing disturbing allegations after being arrested for allegedly sexually abusing five children while working at a Christian academy, authorities say. William Auburn Jones, the pastor of Jessup Baptist Church and a former teacher at Elvaton Christian Academy in Millersville, was arrested on Friday, July 25, by Anne Arundel County Police, the department announced. On May 1, officers were called to the school for a report of inappropriate sexual behavior involving a student. While on the scene, another parent came forward with similar all…

by Zak Failla

07/25/2025

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