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Zak Failla

Assistant Managing Editor

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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Teen Accidentally Shot Near Maryland High School, Police Say Teen Accidentally Shot Near Maryland High School, Police Say
Teen Accidentally Shot Near Maryland High School, Police Say A teen was shot overnight near Towson High School in Baltimore County when a gun went off, police confirmed. At approximately 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday night, Baltimore County Police officers were called to an area hospital, when a 16-year-old walked in suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body. Investigators say that it was later determined that the shooting happened in the unit block of Cedar Avenue, not far from the school. Detectives also found that the shooting was accidental when it discharged unexpectedly.  The incident remains under investigation. Want breaking news in t…

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Police Probing Possible Murder-Suicide In Southwest DC Police Probing Possible Murder-Suicide In Southwest DC
Police Probing Possible Murder-Suicide In Southwest DC The Metropolitan Police Department are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in Southwest DC, authorities announced. Police have identified Lucy Williams, 70, as the woman killed in a double shooting on Tuesday in the 200 block of N Street SW that also left an unidentified man dead. Officers from the department were called to the home shortly after 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 22, where there was a report of a woman who was unconscious. Upon arrival, they found Williams suffering from a gunshot wound, and she was pronounced dead by first responders. Further investigation led to the grisly…

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Schools
Teen To Be Tried As An Adult After Pulling Knife On First Day Of School In Maryland (UPDATED) Teen To Be Tried As An Adult After Pulling Knife On First Day Of School In Maryland (UPDATED)
Teen To Be Tried As An Adult After Pulling Knife On First Day Of School In Maryland (Updated) A violent incident on the first day of school inside a Frederick County high school landed a teenager behind bars after he brandished a knife during an incident on Wednesday. Shortly after 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning, Resource Officers assigned to the Governor Thomas Johnson High School were forced to display Taser-like devices on multiple occasions to help de-escalate a scary situation that played out inside the building. Two groups of students got into a fight in a hallway in between periods, prompting the School Resource Officers to jump into action to break up the "large disturbance."&n…

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Police & Fire
Woman Rescued From Burning Van By State Police, Good Samaritans On I-70 In MD Woman Rescued From Burning Van By State Police, Good Samaritans On I-70 In MD
Woman Rescued From Burning Van By State Police, Good Samaritans On I-70 In MD Some fast-acting Maryland State Police troopers may have saved the life of a woman who found herself in a perilous position on Wednesday. Shortly after noon on Wednesday, Aug. 23, Sgt. Brian Blubaugh was working in Frederick County when there was a report of a single-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of I-70, officials said. A Ford van was being driven by a 69-year-old woman from Pennsylvania when she lost control, went off the road, crashed into an embankment, and went up in flames. Blubaugh, along with the help of several Good Samaritans, were able to extract the woman, saving her lif…

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Police & Fire
'Everything Is Good': Man Abducts New GF And Tells Police All Is Well, Stafford Sheriff Says 'Everything Is Good': Man Abducts New GF And Tells Police All Is Well, Stafford Sheriff Says
'Everything Is Good': Man Abducts New GF And Tells Police All Is Well, Stafford Sheriff Says A newly-formed relationship in Virginia took a turn for the worse in Stafford County, when a man abducted and assaulted his new girlfriend, police said. Stafford resident Jayshaun Cooper is being held at the Rappahannock Regional Jail after allegedly terrorizing a woman he met two weeks ago, though he seemingly saw no issue with his actions. Shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, deputies from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office were called to the England Run North Apartment complex to investigate a reported disturbance involving Cooper and his new paramour, who he reportedly just …

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Teen Carjackers Who Shot At Officers Before Barricade In MD Arrested: Police Teen Carjackers Who Shot At Officers Before Barricade In MD Arrested: Police
Teen Carjackers Who Shot At Officers Before Barricade In MD Arrested: Police Top officials in Baltimore are calling for reform after the latest bout of violence involving minors in the city. No officers were injured when three teen carjackers opened fire on them before barricading themselves into an area home on Tuesday and standing off with first responders. Three teens - two of whom are already familiar with the police - will face charges after taking officers on a wild ride after stealing a Jeep Cherokee on Tuesday in the 4600 block of Northwood Drive, police say. While on patrol looking for the stolen Jeep, officers spotted it, at which point the teens - ages 1…

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Man Harboring Missing Minor Sexually Abused Him In Virginia, Police Say Man Harboring Missing Minor Sexually Abused Him In Virginia, Police Say
Man Harboring Missing Minor Sexually Abused Him In Virginia, Police Say The tale of a minor who ran away earlier this year in Virginia came to a grave conclusion, authorities announced. Brandon Estrada De Leon, 20, is facing multiple rape charges after being connected to the juvenile, who he allegedly sexually abused after going missing in Leesburg. Police say that the charges come following a report of a missing minor who left home on their own accord earlier this year before being found safe, but shaken.  According to investigators, Estrada De Leon harbored the missing child, who was known to him, and later misled the police about the minor's location a…

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Dealer Who Sold Fentanyl, Cocaine To Undercover Investigators Gets Time In Maryland, Feds Say Dealer Who Sold Fentanyl, Cocaine To Undercover Investigators Gets Time In Maryland, Feds Say
Dealer Who Sold Fentanyl, Cocaine To Undercover Investigators Gets Time In Maryland, Feds Say A drug dealer will spend years behind bars after admitting to selling fentanyl and cocaine in parts of Baltimore. Clarence Joseph Buckner, Jr., 49, was sentenced to 30 years in prison, with all but eight years suspended, though the first five will be served without the possibility of parole, Maryland AG Anthony Brown announced on Wednesday. The Baltimore native became the target of a massive joint investigation in January 2022 that led to Buckner selling to undercover officers in the Eastern district of the city. The probe into him came to a head in June 2022, when officers seized a weapo…

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Handgun, Drugs Seized From Maryland Man During Traffic Stop, Police Say Handgun, Drugs Seized From Maryland Man During Traffic Stop, Police Say
Handgun, Drugs Seized From Maryland Man During Traffic Stop, Police Say What started as a routine traffic stop on Wednesday morning led to a 34-year-old man finding himself behind bars for drug and weapon charges. Pasadena resident Donald Eugene Henderson was stopped at approximately 1:40 a.m. on Wednesday morning near the intersection of Church Street and Patrick Henry Drive in Brooklyn Park. During the subsequent stop, police say that the officer spotted a .38 caliber handgun that was stashed near the steering wheel.  Further investigation led to the seizure of: 10 grams of crack cocaine; Eight capsules of suspected heroin/fentanyl; A digital scale. I…

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Former Sheriff's Deputy Accused Of Misconduct In Office, Revenge Porn: Maryland Prosecutor Former Sheriff's Deputy Accused Of Misconduct In Office, Revenge Porn: Maryland Prosecutor
Former Sheriff's Deputy Accused Of Misconduct In Office, Revenge Porn: Maryland Prosecutor A Cecil County Sheriff's deputy has found himself on the wrong side of the law after a pair of inappropriate relationships, Maryland State Prosecutor Charlton Howard III announced on Wednesday. Deputy Kyle Thomas, who worked in Cecil County from February 2021 through July 2023, is facing damning charges after terrorizing at least two women in separate cases. According to court documents, while on duty in June 2021, Thomas took a sexually explicit video of himself and sent it to a woman, who alerted his bosses, prompting the deputy to retaliate. It is alleged that Thomas then contacted the …

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