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Lancaster, PA

Police & Fire

Man Tried Sex Act With Dog—Twice, In Pennsylvania Yard, Police Say; Suspect ID’d A man who twice attempted to perform a sex act involving a neighborhood dog through a fence in Lancaster has been identified, police announced in a shocking update on Wednesday, Aug. 20. The initial incident happened around 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, May 25, when officers were called to the 1st block of Wise Avenue for a report of a man exposing himself through a fence. The caller told police the man was attempting to engage in a lewd act involving a dog. The suspect—described at the time as a white male with brown hair wearing a black jacket—was seen sticking his genitalia through the fence. Inv…

by Jillian Pikora

08/20/2025

Lebanon, PA

News

TikTok Uproar, $20K Fundraiser Follow Felony Wiretap Conviction In Fort Gap Rape Case: DA A Dauphin County woman at the center of a viral controversy has been sentenced to jail after being convicted of felony wiretap violations and lying to police about being raped, the Lebanon County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. Veronika Rodriguez, 24, of Middletown, was convicted by a jury in May of two felony violations of Pennsylvania’s Wiretap Act and one count of false reports to law enforcement. On Wednesday, Judge Charles T. Jones Jr. sentenced her to 30 days to two years less one day in the Lebanon County Correctional Facility. The Allegation Rodrigu…

by Jillian Pikora

08/20/2025

East Hanover-Florham Park, NJ

News

'Not My Problem:' Staff Ignored Storm Warnings Before NJ Golfer Was Struck, Witness Says It all could have been prevented. That’s what 27-year-old Noah Lakind says about the terrifying moment a golfer in his 30s was struck by lightning at Pinch Brook Golf Course in Florham Park on Sunday, Aug. 17. At 6:10 p.m., Florham Park police responded to a report of a lightning strike on the course. Officers arrived to find the victim in cardiac arrest while bystanders performed CPR, police said. First responders took over and transported the man to a nearby hospital. His condition was not immediately known as of press time. Lakind, a Bloomfield resident and Howell native, said he warned…

by Cecilia Levine

08/20/2025

Arlington, VA

Politics

Gold Standard? Rock Star Slams Trump’s 'Vulgar' Gilded White House Makeover A rock star unleashed a blistering critique of President Donald Trump’s “Golden Age” White House makeover. Former White Stripes frontman Jack White, a 12-time Grammy winner, likened the newly redecorated Oval Office to a “professional wrestler’s dressing room” and called the transformation “an embarrassment to American history.” White took aim at President Trump’s latest White House makeover following Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday, Aug. 18. In an Instagram post, White shared a photo of the two leaders in a lavishly gold-adorned Oval Offi…

by Joe Lombardi

08/20/2025

Alexandria, VA

Politics

Trump Says He’s At 'Bottom Of The Totem Pole’ To Get Into Heaven In New Interview In a candid moment on live television, President Donald Trump joked that brokering peace between Russia and Ukraine might be his ticket to heaven, because, by his own admission, he's “not doing well” on that front. Trump called into Fox & Friends on Tuesday morning, Aug. 19, the day after a White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and seven top European leaders. The call centered on how the US might help bring an end to the bloody conflict, now stretching into its third year since Russia’s 2022 invasion. “I just want to end it. I want to end it, you know, …

by Joe Lombardi

08/20/2025

Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ

Police & Fire

Physician Assistant Spotted With Rifle Arrested With Help From Witnesses: Saddle Brook PD Quick-thinking witnesses helped Saddle Brook police arrest a Clifton man spotted with a rifle earlier this month, authorities said. Walid R. Rabah, 29, was arrested after witnesses reported seeing him with what appeared to be a rifle in Saddle Brook, Saddle Brook Police Chief John A. Zotollo, Jr. said. Police said they received several calls around 115 North Midland Avenue on Sunday, Aug. 3. Officers from the Saddle Brook Police Department, along with the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office and Elmwood Park Police Department, responded to the area. Several witnesses flagged down patrol units an…

by Cecilia Levine

08/19/2025

Port Chester, NY

Obituaries

Family IDs Daughter Killed In Westchester Crash While They Were On Way Home From Beach The family of the young girl killed in a fiery rollover crash in Westchester is seeking help with covering funeral costs and medical expenses for her siblings, who remain hospitalized. The crash happened in Rye Brook on Saturday, Aug. 16, around 5:10 p.m. on Westchester Avenue, when first responders arrived to find a vehicle overturned and engulfed in flames, according to the Port Chester Fire Department. Several children and adults were rushed to local hospitals following the incident, as Daily Voice previously reported. In a GoFundMe, the girl's parents, Blanca Morales and Marv…

by Ben Crnic

08/19/2025

Sparta, NJ

Obituaries

New Jersey Dad, Army Vet Jeffrey Krajicek Dies Months After Wife After losing his wife Jane in March, Sparta’s Jeffrey Krajicek has died following his own battle with cancer. Krajicek, 65, died Tuesday, Aug. 12, surrounded by his loving family, according to his obituary from Goble Funeral Home. Born at Fort Dix, Krajicek graduated from Winter Park High School in 1977 and the University of Florida in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in political science, his obituary reads. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1984, commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1985, and served in Germany before transitioning to military intelligence, according to his ob…

by Cecilia Levine

08/19/2025

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