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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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Police & Fire

Woman Found Dead In Jeep Along I-695 In Baltimore County: State Police A woman was found dead inside a Jeep on the side of I-695 in Baltimore County Sunday morning, according to Maryland State Police. Troopers say the woman’s identity has not yet been confirmed after her body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine the cause and manner of death on July 27. The case is being investigated as a death investigation. Just before 9:45 a.m., officials say a Maryland State Trooper from the Golden Ring Barrack stopped to check on a black Jeep Wrangler parked on the right shoulder of the outer loop of I-695, west of Perring Parkway. The troo…

by Zak Failla

07/27/2025

Police & Fire

Truck Crosses Line In Maryland Crash, Killing Woman, Injuring 2 Men: State Police A Pennsylvania woman is dead and two men were hospitalized after a pickup truck crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed into a car in Maryland, state police said. Troopers were called to Sudlersville Road and Duhamel Corner Road in Sudlersville around 10:45 p.m. on Friday, July 25, for a reported crash, Maryland State Police said. Investigators say a 2020 Nissan Frontier, driven by 30-year-old Kyle Wayne Crossly of Sudlersville, was heading west on the roadway when it failed to navigate a slight curve. The truck then crossed into the eastbound lane and slammed into a 2022 Chevrolet Malib…

by Zak Failla

07/27/2025

Police & Fire

Mass Stabbing At Walmart Leaves 11 Injured — Suspect Taken Down Inside Store: Sheriff A Michigan man is facing terrorism charges after police say he stabbed 11 people in a horrifying attack at a Walmart on Saturday afternoon. Bradford James Gille, 42, of Elkden, was arrested after allegedly walking into the store in Garfield Township around 4:45 p.m. on July 26 and using a folding knife to stab multiple people at random, according to the Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office. Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a multiple stabbing incident at the Wal-Mart in Traverse City. The suspect is in custody, details are limited at this time.A PIO is in route t…

by Zak Failla

07/27/2025

Police & Fire

Maryland Inmate Killed In Prison Cell During Bloody Altercation: State Police A 42-year-old inmate was killed inside his Jessup prison cell during an altercation with another inmate, Maryland State Police announced. Brian Bell, an inmate at the Maryland Correctional Institution in Jessup, died at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center on Saturday, July 26, Maryland State Police said. Police say Bell and another inmate were inside their cell when a corrections officer noticed blood on both of them around 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Both men were rushed to local hospitals. Bell was taken to Shock Trauma in Baltimore, where he later died, officials said. The other inmate, …

by Zak Failla

07/27/2025

Police & Fire

Truck Crosses Line In Maryland Crash, Killing Woman, Injuring 2 Men: State Police A Pennsylvania woman is dead and two men were hospitalized after a pickup truck crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed into a car in Maryland, state police said. Troopers were called to Sudlersville Road and Duhamel Corner Road in Sudlersville around 10:45 p.m. on Friday, July 25, for a reported crash, Maryland State Police said. Investigators say a 2020 Nissan Frontier, driven by 30-year-old Kyle Wayne Crossly of Sudlersville, was heading west on the roadway when it failed to navigate a slight curve. The truck then crossed into the eastbound lane and slammed into a 2022 Chevrolet Malib…

by Zak Failla

07/27/2025

Police & Fire

Baltimore Cops Land Chopper On School Field To Rescue Drowning Man: Police A Baltimore Police helicopter was in the right place at the right time when it made a dramatic rescue at a Maryland school over the weekend. Shortly before 8:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, officers in Baltimore received a report requiring a water rescue at the Walter P. Carter Elementary School pool. According to the Baltimore Police Department, the helicopter had been patrolling in the area and responded to the school, making a landing in the school yard. Officers arrived and found a man inside the pool with Good Samaritans attempting to remove him from the water to provide aid. "Se…

by Zak Failla

07/27/2025

Politics

Trump Demands Probe Of Beyoncé, Oprah Over ‘Illegal’ Endorsement Payouts President Donald Trump is again going after the Democrats as he continues to deflect attention away from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Trump once again took to Truth Social to let the public know that he is "looking into the large amount of money owed by the Democrats" following the presidential election, which featured several prominent celebrities throwing their support behind the now-president's opposition. Specifically, the president called for Beyoncé, Oprah, Al Sharpton, and others to be probed for their roles in the election — citing "ridiculous fees that were incorrectly stated in th…

by Zak Failla

07/27/2025

Obituaries

ROTC 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

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