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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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Alert Issued For Teen Reported Missing For Days In Maryland Alert Issued For Teen Reported Missing For Days In Maryland
Alert Issued For Teen Reported Missing For Days In Maryland Concerns are mounting for friends and family of a teenage girl who has been missing for several days in Maryland. The Harford County Sheriff’s Office issued an alert as they attempt to track down 16-year-old Haylee Addair, who has been missing since approximately 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9 in Kingsville. According to investigators, Addair was last seen wearing a black Ron Jon sweatshirt on Valleybrook Drive on the day she went missing. Addair was described as being approximately 5-foot-8, weighing an estimated 135 pounds. Anyone with information regarding Addair or her whereabouts has b…

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Maryland Man Gets Prison Time For Sexually Abusing Teen, State's Attorney Announces Maryland Man Gets Prison Time For Sexually Abusing Teen, State's Attorney Announces
Maryland Man Gets Prison Time For Sexually Abusing Teen, State's Attorney Announces A Maryland man will spend a decade in prison and must register as a sex offender after admitting to sexually abusing a minor, the state's attorney announced. Waldorf resident Clarence Henry Henderson, 30, pleaded guilty in Charles County to sexual abuse of a minor and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Upon his release from prison, Henderson will be on supervised probation for five years and must register on the sex offender registry for the rest of his life, according to Charles County State’s Attorney Tony Covington. Henderson pleaded guilty in June. On Nov. 22, 2019, members of the C…

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Lifestyle
Actors Wanted For Maryland Baseball Movie Dubbed 'Field Of Dreams' Reborn Actors Wanted For Maryland Baseball Movie Dubbed 'Field Of Dreams' Reborn
Actors Wanted For Maryland Baseball Movie Dubbed 'Field Of Dreams' Reborn If you reboot it, they will come. Producers are seeking a few good men (and women) to "go the distance" as they cast a film set in Maryland that has been dubbed a “‘Field of Dreams’ for a new generation.” “Phoenix Reborn” is set in Maryland in 1985 and 1986 depicting the tale of a highly recruited baseball player that finds himself injured and has to battle back “against all the odds.” The production company is seeking three leads, with specific characteristics: Actors between the ages of 16 and 24 can audition for the role of William Cross, who is listed as being 6-foot-1 or taller. …

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Police & Fire
Man Assaulting Woman In Domestic Incident Shot By DC Officer: Police Man Assaulting Woman In Domestic Incident Shot By DC Officer: Police
Man Assaulting Woman In Domestic Incident Shot By DC Officer: Police A defiant man was hospitalized after being shot during an officer-involved shooting in DC during an investigation into an alleged domestic assault, police said. Agents from the Force Investigation Team of the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Internal Affairs Bureau are investigating a shooting in the 1900 block of Mississippi Avenue in Southeast DC that left 29-year-old Rahman Mills with multiple injuries. Shortly before 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 12, police said that members of the Seventh District responded to the 1900 block of Savannah Street, Southeast, for the report of domestic vio…

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Police & Fire
Police ID Man Who Shot Himself Driving Into US Capitol Barricade, Potentially Set Car Fire Police ID Man Who Shot Himself Driving Into US Capitol Barricade, Potentially Set Car Fire
Police ID Man Who Shot Himself Driving Into US Capitol Barricade, Potentially Set Car Fire Police investigators have identified the suspect who shot himself after crashing his car into a US Capitol barricade before possibly setting his vehicle on fire early on Sunday, Aug. 14. Delaware resident Richard A. York III, 29, has been identified as the suspect who drove his vehicle into the barricade shortly after 4 a.m. on Sunday morning near the intersection of East Capitol Street and Second Street, according to US Capitol Police. While York was getting out of the car, investigators noted that it became engulfed in flames, which reportedly were potentially set intentionally. Police…

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Police & Fire
One Dead, Five Hospitalized Within An Hour Following Pair Of Maryland Shootings: Police One Dead, Five Hospitalized Within An Hour Following Pair Of Maryland Shootings: Police
One Dead, Five Hospitalized Within An Hour Following Pair Of Maryland Shootings: Police One person was killed, one is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries and four others are being treated as police in Maryland investigate a pair of shootings in Baltimore that happened within an hour of each other. The morning began for officers of the Baltimore Police Department shortly after 1 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 14, when there was a reported shooting in the 3500 block of Old Frederick Road in Southwest Baltimore. Officials said that upon arrival, officers located a 39-year-old man suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, who was promptly transported to an area hospital and is listed …

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Separate Alerts Issued For 11-Year-Old Boy, Girl Reported Missing In Maryland Separate Alerts Issued For 11-Year-Old Boy, Girl Reported Missing In Maryland
Separate Alerts Issued For 11-Year-Old Boy, Girl Reported Missing In Maryland Separate alerts have been issued for a pair of 11-year-olds who were reported missing by friends and family on the same day in Maryland. The Baltimore Police Department issued an alert at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 14 for Darren Cole, which was followed by the Baltimore County Police Department at 1:30 p.m. as the agency looks to locate Greidy Hernandez-Portillo. Neither child has been seen since Saturday, Aug. 13, according to police. Cole was described as being 4-foot-11 weighing approximately 100 pounds. He was last seen in the 3300 block of Piedmont Avenue wearing a gray…

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Police & Fire
Second Alarm Called As Crews Battle Massive House Fire In Maryland Second Alarm Called As Crews Battle Massive House Fire In Maryland
Second Alarm Called As Crews Battle Massive House Fire In Maryland Smoke could be seen billowing from the roof of a Baltimore home for several blocks as crews worked to extinguish a two-alarm fire that broke out. Crews from the Baltimore Firefighters Union were called to a home in the 3000 block of Westwood Avenue early on Sunday, Aug. 14, where there was a reported fire that broke out in a three-story house. A fire broke out in a three-story Baltimore home on Sunday, Aug. 14.Facebook/Baltimore City Fire Department Upon arrival, firefighters were met with heavy smoke and a fast moving-fire, which prompted a second alarm at approximately 1 p.m. on Sunda…

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Police & Fire
Driver Airlifted To Maryland Trauma Center After Losing Control, Striking Parked Cars: Police Driver Airlifted To Maryland Trauma Center After Losing Control, Striking Parked Cars: Police
Driver Airlifted To Maryland Trauma Center After Losing Control, Striking Parked Cars: Police One person was airlifted to a Maryland hospital after suffering “serious life-threatening injuries” during a multi-vehicle crash in Frederick County. Officers from the Frederick Police Department Patrol Division responded shortly before 8:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 11 to the 200 block of Dill Avenue in Frederick City, where there was a reported multi-vehicle crash with injuries. A red 2014 Nissan Sentra was traveling along the roadway when the driver unexpectedly lost control and struck multiple parked vehicles on the side of the road. It is unclear what caused the driver - whose name has n…

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Schools
COVID-19: This Maryland County School District Reinstated Mask Policy Before Start Of The Year COVID-19: This Maryland County School District Reinstated Mask Policy Before Start Of The Year
Covid-19: This Maryland County School District Reinstated Mask Policy Before Start Of The Year Students and staff members preparing to return to the classroom in Prince George's County will be required to mask up as the district contends with the latest wave of new COVID-19 cases. District officials announced on Friday, Aug. 12 that they are updating the mask requirements in all schools and facilities “until further notice,” beginning as of Monday, Aug. 15 following a recommendation from the Prince George’s County Health Department. Students in Prince George's County are scheduled to return to class beginning on Monday, Aug. 29. 
“When responding to public health threats such as COV…

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