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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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News

Maryland Man's Death Ruled Homicide Years After Fatal Shooting In DC A death investigation has been launched by the Metropolitan Police Department months after a Maryland man died from his injuries from a shooting in Southeast DC in 2021. Camp Springs resident Tekoar Jennette, 47, has been identified by police as the person killed in a June 2021 shooting following an autopsy by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Maryland, which determined his cause of death was due to a gunshot wound and the manner was ruled a homicide. Shortly after 6 a.m. on Sunday, June 13, 2021, officers were called to the 4700 block of Benning Road SE, where there was a report …

by Zak Failla

11/04/2023

Police & Fire

Pets Perish, Families Displaced By Fast-Moving Apartment Building Blaze: Maryland Fire Marshal Several pets were killed and multiple residents were displaced when a fast-moving blaze tore through an apartment housing several families, the Maryland Fire Marshal announced. Early on Friday morning, crews from several agencies, led by the Rawlings Volunteer Fire Department, were called to a two-story home in Allegany County when a fire broke out and rapidly spread to adjacent units. Jarring images from the scene were shared by the Rawlings Fire Department on social media. Thank you to all the mutual aid that showed up today we couldn’t have done it without you! Posted by Rawlings V…

by Zak Failla

11/04/2023

Police & Fire

One Killed, One Hospitalized In Separate St. Mary's County Liquor Store Shootings: Sheriff It was a violent morning in St. Mary's County, as the sheriff's offie is now investigating a pair of separate shootings outside two different liquor stores on Saturday. The busy evening for law enforcement began at around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, when officers were sent to St. Mary's Fine Wine & Spirits on Point Lookout Road in Great Mills, where they found 46-year-old Scott Marvin Benich suffering from a gunshot wound. Bernich was rushed to MedStar St. Mary's Hospital and later flown to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma in Baltimore, where he died from his injury. Less than an h…

by Zak Failla

11/04/2023

News

Music Studio Shooter Sentenced For Partially Paralyzing 19-Year-Old In Maryland A gang member who shot a 19-year-old inside a Montgomery County music studio and left him paralyzed from the waist down will spend decades in prison, the state's attorney announced. Germantown resident Marvin Frazier, 24, was sentenced to 40 years in prison with all but 25 years suspended after being convicted for his role in a violent assault in August 2020 when he shot one person and pistol-whipped a 20-year-old man in an incident caught on camera. Montgomery County State's Attorney A spokesperson from the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office said that Frazier and his victims w…

by Zak Failla

11/04/2023

Police & Fire

One Motorcyclist Killed, One Critical After SUV Crash In Arlington: State Police (Developing) An early morning crash in Virginia left one motorcyclist dead, and a second with serious injuries after they were run down by an SUV. At around 4:40 a.m. on Saturday morning, Virginia State Police troopers were called to a stretch of I-395 in Arlington County, when three motorcyclists were riding when they were struck from behind by an SUV. The crash happened near Exit 8 for Route 27. Two of the bikers were taken to a nearby hospital, police say, where one was later pronounced dead on Saturday and the other is being treated for what were described as "serious injuries." The driver o…

by Zak Failla

11/04/2023

Police & Fire

Metropolitan Police Searching For Suspect Who Fired Shots At Officers In Southeast DC The gunman who opened fire at Metropolitan Police officers in Southeast DC remains at large hours after a shooting outside an area apartment building. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Friday night, officers responded to reports of gunshots that rang out in the 3400 block of 13th Place SE, prompting further investigation. Upon arrival at the building, acting MPD Chief Pamela Smith said that officers canvassed the area, and when they were searching the parking lot, a man wearing a white t-shirt, black pants, with long, shoulder-length hair, began firing at officers. The wanted suspect. Metrop…

by Zak Failla

11/04/2023

News

Former Healthcare Worker Behind Bars For Abandoning Vulnerable Man To Make Food Deliveries: DOJ A Maryland man who worked at a care facility will have time to think about his actions after pleading guilty to leaving a vulnerable adult under his supervision alone in a vehicle that was taken from his Rockville-based employer while he made food deliveries. Upper Marlboro resident Kelly Barry, 25, was sentenced to 180 days in jail - with a portion suspended - followed by probation and 90 hours of community service after admitting to abusing a person while on the job. According to court documents, Barry, was a former Direct Support Professional for Community Options, Inc., a res…

by Zak Failla

11/03/2023

Police & Fire

Teens To Be Charged As Adults For Killing Of 17-Year-Old In Northeast DC: Police Two teens will face serious charges after a shooting that left a 17-year-old dead and another man hospitalized with critical injuries in DC, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. Marlan Smith, Jr., 16, and Anthony Monroe, 17, both of Northwest DC, are facing a host of felony charges for their alleged roles in the midday murder of Antonio Cunningham last month. Detectives from the department were called shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 11 to the 2300 block of Washington Place NE, where there were reports of gunshots ringing out with two people down. Upon arrival, first respo…

by Zak Failla

11/03/2023

Lifestyle

Third Time Is A Charm For Maryland Lottery Player Who Narrowly Missed Big Prizes Twice It may have felt like "50 Years" for a Maryland Lottery player who finally cashed in big on a scratcher and claimed a six-figure prize after a series of unfortunate events. Montgomery County resident "Harry" has seen a lifetime worth of close calls playing various Lottery games, but he is feeling lucky after missing out on some huge wins. "I love scratch-offs," he told Lottery officials, saying that he won $10,000 once, but his luck had since run dry. Until it didn't. Choosing to stay anonymous going only by the moniker "Harry's Happy Days," the winner said that he regularly frequen…

by Zak Failla

11/03/2023

Police & Fire

Carjacker Who Stabbed Senior Citizen Multiple Times Apprehended In Maryland, Police Say Days after an elderly woman was stabbed and had her vehicle stolen in Prince George's County, police say that they've apprehended a 30-year-old suspect who was wanted in connection to the armed robbery. Clinton resident James Minor has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of attempted murder and other offenses after he stabbed a woman in her 70s in a business and fled in her stolen vehicle. The incident was reported at around 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1 in the 7100 block of Temple Hill Road. Police say that officers were called to the area on Wednesday night, where they found …

by Zak Failla

11/03/2023

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