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Zak Failla

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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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Man Gets Decades In Prison For Murder During Botched Weed Deal In Maryland: Prosecutors Man Gets Decades In Prison For Murder During Botched Weed Deal In Maryland: Prosecutors
Man Gets Decades In Prison For Murder During Botched Weed Deal In Maryland: Prosecutors Justice has been served for the family of a 17-year-old boy who was shot and killed during a botched drug deal in Maryland, authorities announced. Anthony Edward Small, 24, has been sentenced to life in prison with all but 50 years suspended for his role in the fatal shooting of a teenager at a Charles County apartment building in November 2020. According to the State's Attorney's Office, on Nov. 3, 2020, officers were called to an apartment building on Amberleaf Place, where there was a report of a shooting involving a 17-year-old, who was found with several gunshot wounds to his lower bod…

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Decomposing Human Remains Found In Southwest DC Woods (DEVELOPING) Decomposing Human Remains Found In Southwest DC Woods (DEVELOPING)
Decomposing Human Remains Found In Southwest DC Woods (Developing) Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department have launched a homicide investigation after human remains were found in a wooded area in Southwest DC.  On Friday, officers were called to the 4300 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SW when a passerby found a decomposing body in the woods, police say.  The remains were taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where it was determined the person was killed by a gunshot and the death was ruled a homicide. Police have not identified the body. The incident remains under investigation and a $25,000 reward has been offe…

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'Dynamic Drone Duo' Help Save The Life Of Missing Hiker In Virginia 'Dynamic Drone Duo' Help Save The Life Of Missing Hiker In Virginia
'Dynamic Drone Duo' Help Save The Life Of Missing Hiker In Virginia It's a bird ... It's a plane ... It's a life-saving drone from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. A pair of drone pilots operating with the sheriff's office are being praised for possibly saving the life of a man who went missing while hiking early on Saturday morning. Officials say that shortly after 1:15 a.m. on Feb. 17, deputies were called to the Civil War Park on Mount Hope Church Road, where a 36-year-old hiker who got separated from his group around midnight and was wearing clothing not fit for the frigid weather.  While temperatures dipped below zero, technology nearly fail…

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'Suspicious Person' Dies In Police Custody In Prince George's County: Maryland AG 'Suspicious Person' Dies In Police Custody In Prince George's County: Maryland AG
'Suspicious Person' Dies In Police Custody In Prince George's County: Maryland AG An investigation has been launched in Maryland after a "suspicious person" died while in the custody of the Prince George's County Police Department on Friday night. At around 7:45 p.m. on Feb. 16, officers from the department responded to a 911 call for a questionable person who was knocking on doors in the 10700 block of Lake Arbor Way in Largo, causing concerns for some residents, the Attorney General's Office announced on Saturday. Google Maps street view Upon arrival, an officer found a man in the area, who proceeded to walk onto a nearby lawn and laid down, prompting a call for para…

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Police ID Man Who Stole Maryland State Highway Tow Truck, Rammed 13 Vehicles During Pursuit Police ID Man Who Stole Maryland State Highway Tow Truck, Rammed 13 Vehicles During Pursuit
Police ID Man Who Stole Maryland State Highway Tow Truck, Rammed 13 Vehicles During Pursuit A 27-year-old man is behind bars after taking state police on a wild pursuit in a stolen Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration vehicle through Prince George's and Montgomery counties.  Laurel resident Flavio Cesar Lanuza is accused of striking more than a dozen vehicles late on Friday afternoon during a lengthy police pursuit that started shortly before 5 p.m. when troopers responded to a hit-and-run crash that was reported at the inner loop of I-495 near the Greenbelt Metro Station. .@mdsp arrested a man suspected of stealing a @MDSHA vehicle and l…

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Woman Found Dead Inside Maryland Home During Welfare Check: Police Woman Found Dead Inside Maryland Home During Welfare Check: Police
Woman Found Dead Inside Maryland Home During Welfare Check: Police A woman was found dead inside a Prince George's County home in what police believe was not a random crime. At approximately 9:40 a.m. on Saturday morning, officers were called to the 800 block of St. James Court to conduct a welfare check, where they found a woman inside suffering from traumatic injuries. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say that "preliminarily, detectives don't believe this is a random crime," and noted that there is no ongoing threat to the community. No information about the victim was released.  It remains under investigation. Anyone with informatio…

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One Man Dead After Early Morning Bar Shooting In Maryland, Sheriff Says One Man Dead After Early Morning Bar Shooting In Maryland, Sheriff Says
One Man Dead After Early Morning Bar Shooting In Maryland, Sheriff Says A bar fight turned deadly for a 24-year-old man who was shot and killed early on Saturday morning in Harford County, according to the sheriff's office. Aberdeen resident Dajuan Kyree Simmons, 24, has been identified as the man who was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at D&M’s Tiki Bar and Crab Deck shortly after midnight on Feb. 17.  At approximately 12:08 a.m. on Saturday morning, deputies from the Harford County Sheriff's Office were called to the 2200 block of Pulaski Highway in Edgewood to investigate reports of shots fired. Upon arrival at the business, they …

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Man Walking Down The Street Gunned Down: Maryland State Police Man Walking Down The Street Gunned Down: Maryland State Police
Man Walking Down The Street Gunned Down: Maryland State Police Maryland State Police are investigating a deadly shooting in Wicomico County. At approximately 8:10 p.m. on Friday night, police say that Salisbury resident Richard Darlington Smith, 49, was walking down the street when he was shot multiple times in the 900 block of Division Street in his hometown.  Smith was treated by paramedics at the scene of the shooting, where he was ultimately pronounced dead. No information about a possible motive or suspects was released by state police. The fatal shooting remains under investigation by the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit and Salisb…

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Homeowner's Son Possibly Killed In Maryland Shed Blaze: Fire Marshal Homeowner's Son Possibly Killed In Maryland Shed Blaze: Fire Marshal
Homeowner's Son Possibly Killed In Maryland Shed Blaze: Fire Marshal A man was found dead inside a burning shed overnight in St. Mary's County, the Maryland Fire Marshal announced. An investigation has been launched to determine the cause of a shed fire that claimed the life of a man on Friday, Feb. 16 living with his parents in Avenue.  Officials say that shortly after 11 p.m. crews from the Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department were called to a home on River Springs Road, when the homeowner found their shed ablaze with a person still possibly inside. The flames were knocked down within minutes, and inside, firefighters confirmed that a pers…

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Shooting Over Cigarette Dispute Lands District Man 12 Years In Prison: Feds Shooting Over Cigarette Dispute Lands District Man 12 Years In Prison: Feds
Shooting Over Cigarette Dispute Lands District Man 12 Years In Prison: Feds The daytime shooter who fired more than a dozen shots outside a Northeast DC liquor store over a cigarette on a public street will spend years behind bars, federal authorities announced on Friday. District resident Ryan Parker, 24, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for the March 2023 shooting of a man outside of Malcolm's Liquors on Minnesota Avenue NE after he got into a confrontation after asking the guy for a smoke. According to his plea agreement, on March 6 last year, Parker shot a man twice while they were standing outside the store, and he later admitted that the underlying argumen…

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