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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 Wanted For Fatal Stabbing At McCormick Facility In Baltimore County At Large: Police Man Wanted For Fatal Stabbing At McCormick Facility In Baltimore County At Large: Police
Man Wanted For Fatal Stabbing At McCormick Facility In Baltimore County At Large: Police Seen him?  The Baltimore County Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in tracking down a man wanted in connection to a fatal stabbing earlier this week. Officers from the Baltimore County Police Department were called at approximately 9 p.m. on Tuesday night to investigate a reported stabbing at the McCormick Maryland Logistics Center on Tradepoint Avenue in Sparrows Point involving a man who had multiple injuries to his upper body. According to police, officers found the victim - whose name has not been released - and he was rushed to an area hospital, where he died fr…

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Man Arrested With Drugs During Search For Wanted Suspect In St. Mary's County: Sheriff Man Arrested With Drugs During Search For Wanted Suspect In St. Mary's County: Sheriff
Man Arrested With Drugs During Search For Wanted Suspect In St. Mary's County: Sheriff The hunt for a wanted teen led to the arrest of a 48-year-old man in St. Mary's County who now faces drug charges after being caught while sheriff's deputies were executing a warrant. Lexington Park resident James Sylvester Ford was in the wrong place at the wrong time on Wednesday night, and was picked up after being caught with Ecstasy, according to officials. Members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office executed a warrant shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 17 at a home in the 21000 block of Windsor Drive in Lexington Park, where they executed a search and seizure where there was a 17-…

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News
'International Fugitive' From MD Sentenced After Four Years On The Lam For Bail Violations 'International Fugitive' From MD Sentenced After Four Years On The Lam For Bail Violations
'International Fugitive' From MD Sentenced After Four Years On The Lam For Bail Violations Authorities say that a Maryland man who spent more than four years as an international fugitive attempting to avoid prosecution for stalking a younger co-worker will spend time behind bars. Ranjith Keerikkattil, 35, formerly of Catonsville, left the United States after being found guilty of stalking a junior co-worker before he was re-arrested four years later, authorities announced. On Wednesday, he was sentenced to 12 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after being convicted and then failing to appear in court, according to the DOJ. Prosecutors said that Keeri…

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Police & Fire
Young Pilot Makes Masterful Emergency Landing On Loudoun County Parkway (UPDATE) Young Pilot Makes Masterful Emergency Landing On Loudoun County Parkway (UPDATE)
Young Pilot Makes Masterful Emergency Landing On Loudoun County Parkway (Update) A 27-year-old pilot masterfully landed a small plane on Loudoun County Parkway Friday, Jan. 19, officials said. Ahmed Awais, of Florida, was headed to Lancaster Airport in PA, and had just departed from Dulles Airport with Southern Airways Express Flight 246, when the plane went down in the DIREX lanes near Arcola Mills Drive, around 12:15 p.m., according to the FAA and local authorities. Southern Airways Express flight 9X246, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, force landed on Loudoun County Parkway roadway, two minutes after takeoff from runway 30 at Washington-Dulles International …

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State Police Seek Leads In Unsolved 'Heinous Crimes' Committed By Murderer Charged In Maryland State Police Seek Leads In Unsolved 'Heinous Crimes' Committed By Murderer Charged In Maryland
State Police Seek Leads In Unsolved 'Heinous Crimes' Committed By Murderer Charged In Maryland The truck driver arrested in connection to the 2006 murder of a woman found near a Frederick County rest stop may have been a serial killer, state police are cautioning. Maryland State Police investigators are seeking possible leads regarding White Springs, Florida resident Garry Artman, 64, who was on the run for nearly 20 years before being apprehended in September 2022 for his role in the murder of Dusty Shuck. On May 4, 2006, the 24-year-old's body was discovered near a Frederick County rest stop by a passing motorist, according to police. Shuck had last been seen at a New Mexico hotel …

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Firefighter Falls Through Roof, Resident Burned In Harford County Mobile Home Blaze (UPDATED) Firefighter Falls Through Roof, Resident Burned In Harford County Mobile Home Blaze (UPDATED)
Firefighter Falls Through Roof, Resident Burned In Harford County Mobile Home Blaze (Updated) A firefighter fell through the roof of a house trailer and one person was burned in an overnight fire that was reported in Harford County due to a space heater in a residence. Crews from the Joppa Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company were called at around 7 p.m. on Thursday night to the 1900 block of Michael rive in Edgewood, where there were reports of a residence on fire. The fire in Edgewood. Joppa-Magnolia VFC Upon arrival, they found smoke coming from a mobile home. The fire was quickly extinguished, but not before the flames gutted the home and left it with extensive damage. The a…

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Traffic
Montgomery County Police Cruiser Damaged In Crash That Left Car Overturned Montgomery County Police Cruiser Damaged In Crash That Left Car Overturned
Montgomery County Police Cruiser Damaged In Crash That Left Car Overturned Two people were hospitalized and a police cruiser was totaled in a Montgomery County crash that left one vehicle on its side.  First responders were called to the southbound lanes of Route 29 near Dustin Road overnight where there was a crash involving a police cruiser and car that overturned in Burtonsville, officials say. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO One person had to be extricated from the vehicle and two were taken to the hospital with what were described as non-life-threatening injuries by Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO The crash led to t…

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News
Man Found After Being Attacked, Abducted In Baltimore County Neighborhood Man Found After Being Attacked, Abducted In Baltimore County Neighborhood
Man Found After Being Attacked, Abducted In Baltimore County Neighborhood The search has been called off for Joel Edwards, who was located after being attacked and abducted outside his Baltimore County home. An alert was issued by the police on Thursday after Edwards was attacked by an unknown person in the 3500 block of Forest Hill Road in Gwynn Oak and forced into a van, according to officials. What could have ended tragically ended on a positive note, as he was located "alive and well" the Baltimore County Police Department declared on Friday morning. #UPDATE: Thank you for sharing. Mr. Edwards has been located alive and well. https://t.co/9A18LY68RQ…

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Police & Fire
Pharmacy Delivery Person Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Elderly Woman In Maryland: Police Pharmacy Delivery Person Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Elderly Woman In Maryland: Police
Pharmacy Delivery Person Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Elderly Woman In Maryland: Police A Montgomery County man working as a delivery driver for a pharmacy has been arrested and charged for allegedly sexually assaulting an elderly woman, police say. The investigation into allegations of a man who forcibly touched a woman in her home led to the apprehension of 65-year-old Yuriy Ravdugin in Montgomery County this week, authorities announced. On Wednesday, Jan. 10, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to a home on East-West Highway, where there was a complaint about an elderly woman who had been sexually assaulted. Ravdugin, a pharmacy delive…

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Business
Maryland Father Chasing $1.2B Powerball Jackpot Had To Settle For $50K Lottery Win Maryland Father Chasing $1.2B Powerball Jackpot Had To Settle For $50K Lottery Win
Maryland Father Chasing $1.2B Powerball Jackpot Had To Settle For $50K Lottery Win A father of two was one lucky bounce away from winning a billion dollar Maryland Lottery prize. On Thursday, a Howard County man came forward to claim a $50,000 prize for an October "Powerball" drawing where he matched five numbers, narrowly missing the massive $1.2 billion jackpot.  The Laurel man said that he only plays "Powerball" once in a while, preferring "Racetrax" games, but on the day of the billion-dollar drawing on Wednesday, Oct. 4, all he could see were dollar signs in his eyes as he chased the payday. He was close, only missing by one number. It was one of two third-tie…

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