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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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Police ID Driver Killed In Chain Reaction Crash With Pick-Up Truck In MD Police ID Driver Killed In Chain Reaction Crash With Pick-Up Truck In MD
Police ID Driver Killed In Chain Reaction Crash With Pick-Up Truck In MD New details have been released following the fatal multi-vehicle crash in Prince George's County that left a Waldorf man dead. Lamont Hoyer, 54, has been identified by the police as the driver killed in a chain-reaction crash involving a pick-up truck and two other vehicles. Shortly before 10 p.m. on Thursday, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to Indian Head Highway near Farmington Drive in Accokeek to investigate a reported crash. The fatal crash was reported near Indian Head Highway and Farmington Drive.Google Maps street view Investigators say th…

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Lifestyle
Animal Shelter To Get Boost From $30K Maryland Lottery Winner Animal Shelter To Get Boost From $30K Maryland Lottery Winner
Animal Shelter To Get Boost From $30K Maryland Lottery Winner Some kids and shelter animals are set to be spoiled after a pet-lover from Anne Arundel County won a $30,000 Maryland Lottery prize. Danielle Schwanke, a medical assistant and pet foster parent has big plans for her top-prize after cashing in on a fresh cash windfall playing the "Red Hot Cash" scratcher The 34-year-old raced to Maryland Lottery Headquarters in Baltimore after realizing that she hit the jackpot on a ticket sold at Giant on Governor Ritchie Highway in Severna Park. According to Lottery officials, the food store was getting ready to close when Schwanke ran in to pick up some …

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Alert Issued For Missing 77-Year-Old Man In Maryland In Need Of Assistance Alert Issued For Missing 77-Year-Old Man In Maryland In Need Of Assistance
Alert Issued For Missing 77-Year-Old Man In Maryland In Need Of Assistance Seen him?  Concerns are growing for the family of 77-year-old John Robert Cordani, who has been reported missing in Anne Arundel County and may be in need of assistance. He was last seen on Wednesday, Aug. 23 in the 300 block of Norman Avenue in Glen Burnie driving a blue 2012 Toyota van with the Maryland license plate "1AW3969."  Cordani was described as being 5-foot-5, weighing 200 pounds. He was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, blue jeans, and a black baseball hat with military insignia. Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts has been asked to contact the Anne Ar…

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Police & Fire
Baltimore Man Dead, Second Shot Early On Friday In Glen Burnie Apartment: Police Baltimore Man Dead, Second Shot Early On Friday In Glen Burnie Apartment: Police
Baltimore Man Dead, Second Shot Early On Friday In Glen Burnie Apartment: Police One person was killed and a second was hospitalized in a double shooting in Anne Arundel County early on Friday morning. Lamarge Antoine Prettyman, Jr., 20, was shot and killed in the hallway of an apartment complex in the 7800 block of Bruton Court in Glen Burnie by an unknown assailant who immediately fled the area after firing multiple shots, police say. The shooting was reported at approximately 12:50 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 25. A second person, 23, was also struck and suffered a non-life-threatening injury, while a third person with the group was uninjured. Both victims are from Baltimo…

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Traffic Reopened Following Fatal Three-Vehicle Indian Head Highway Crash In Maryland Traffic Reopened Following Fatal Three-Vehicle Indian Head Highway Crash In Maryland
Traffic Reopened Following Fatal Three-Vehicle Indian Head Highway Crash In Maryland Police say that a driver was killed in a violent crash involving several vehicles in Fort Washington overnight. Shortly before 10 p.m. on Thursday, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to a renowned stretch of Indian Head Highway near Farmington Drive to investigate a reported crash. The fatal crash was reported near Indian Head Highway and Farmington Drive.Google Maps street view Authorities said that one person was killed, and another driver and passenger were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The third was uninjured. The crash led to closur…

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Pilot Forced To Make Emergency Landing In Maryland Cornfield, State Police Say (DEVELOPING) Pilot Forced To Make Emergency Landing In Maryland Cornfield, State Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Pilot Forced To Make Emergency Landing In Maryland Cornfield, State Police Say (Developing) Disaster was averted in Maryland when a pilot was able to make an emergency landing in a field on Thursday afternoon, state police say. No serious injuries were reported after Florida resident Anthony Copozzi was able to safely put down his plane in St. Mary's County near an area farm in Clements.  Shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, state police say that troopers were called to investigate a reported plane crash at a field off of Bayside Road near Montpelier Road. Upon arrival, troopers found a Cessna 185 resting on its roof in a cornfield, as the pilot was able to safely …

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Traffic
I-95 Stretch Shut Down For Overturned Box Truck In Maryland (PHOTOS) I-95 Stretch Shut Down For Overturned Box Truck In Maryland (PHOTOS)
I-95 Stretch Shut Down For Overturned Box Truck In Maryland (Photos) Traffic was temporarily tied up on I-95 late during the Thursday afternoon commute when a tractor-trailer overturned in Harford County. First responders from the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company and Harford County EMS personnel were called shortly before 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 24, to a stretch of the interstate near Exit 74. The scene of the crash involving an overturned tractor-trailer in Harford County.Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company Officials say that the crash involved the overturned truck that blocked all lanes southbound on Thursday night. The overturned truck back…

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Father-Son Duo Tied To Death Of Weed Supplier In Maryland Both Sentenced In Federal Court Father-Son Duo Tied To Death Of Weed Supplier In Maryland Both Sentenced In Federal Court
Father-Son Duo Tied To Death Of Weed Supplier In Maryland Both Sentenced In Federal Court A devious father-son duo will have plenty of time to consider their relationship after both being sentenced in connection to the death of their Maryland marijuana dealer. Scott Anthony Williams, 45, of Laurel, and West Virginia resident Taeyan Raymond Williams, 26, will both spend more than a decade behind bars for their roles in the murder of their drug supplier. The elder Williams was sentenced to 23 years in prison, while his son got 12.5 years, federal officials announced on Thursday. Prosecutors say that between October 2017 and April 2018, the Williams' victim sold them marijuana and…

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Peeping Tom At Large Following Voyeur Incident Near The University Of Maryland Peeping Tom At Large Following Voyeur Incident Near The University Of Maryland
Peeping Tom At Large Following Voyeur Incident Near The University Of Maryland A middle-aged man gave a woman at the University of Maryland a scare when he was caught looking into her window, police say. The Prince George's County Police Department has launched an investigation into a voyeur incident after a Peeping Tom looked into the window of a woman's residence near campus and was caught before fleeing the area. The incident was reported to the University of Maryland Police at approximately 11:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 22 in the 4600 block of Knox Road, when the agency was called in to investigate a suspicious person. Two days later, police in Prince George's Coun…

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Police & Fire
Man Attempts To Flee From Balcony After Woman Found Shot To Death In MD Apartment: Police Man Attempts To Flee From Balcony After Woman Found Shot To Death In MD Apartment: Police
Man Attempts To Flee From Balcony After Woman Found Shot To Death In MD Apartment: Police A shooting suspect who sought to flee from an apartment balcony after allegedly shooting a woman didn’t make it far in Frederick County. Officers from the Frederick Police Department responded shortly before midnight to the 100 block of Willowdale Drive, where there were reports of shots fired inside an apartment in the area, officials say. While investigating the shooting, officers found a man - later identified as Kevin Eugene Mack, 42 - exiting an apartment through a balcony. The Pennsylvania native was quickly apprehended and the woman was rushed to Frederick Health Hospital, where she…

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