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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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Maryland State Police Arrest Man On Child Pornography Charges Maryland State Police Arrest Man On Child Pornography Charges
Maryland State Police Arrest Man On Child Pornography Charges A multi-state investigation led to the arrest of a man who was busted on multiple counts of child pornography in Maryland, state police announced. Baltimore resident Neal Patrick Garith, 39, was arrested on Friday, June 3, following a long-ranging investigation by law enforcement officials which identified him as a suspect in both Maryland and Oklahoma. Maryland State Police investigators said that Garith has been charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography, and he is facing similar charges in Oklahoma. This month, the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit received a tip…

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Police & Fire
Woman Run Over, Killed By Her Own SUV Outside Maryland Taco Bell: Police Woman Run Over, Killed By Her Own SUV Outside Maryland Taco Bell: Police
Woman Run Over, Killed By Her Own SUV Outside Maryland Taco Bell: Police An 81-year-old woman was killed after accidentally being run over by her own SUV in St. Mary’s County, officials announced. Mechanicsville's Doris Marita Thompson was parked in front of Taco Bell on Triangle in Charlotte Hall when she got out of her 2013 Ford Escape, which began rolling backwards across the parking lot around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 6, officials in St. Mary's County said. She was run over and pronounced dead at the scene, according to Jason Babcock, the Public Information Officer for the St. Mary’s County Sheriff's Department. Operator error appears to be the c…

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Alert Issued For Missing 50-Year-Old Woman In Maryland Alert Issued For Missing 50-Year-Old Woman In Maryland
Alert Issued For Missing 50-Year-Old Woman In Maryland Seen her? Law enforcement agencies in Maryland are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a 50-year-old woman who was reported missing by friends and family. The Calvert County Sheriff's Office issued an alert shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Monday, June 6 as they attempt to locate Denise Diane D’Angelo (pictured above) who is missing and was last seen in the Chesapeake Bay area. D’Angelo was described as being 5-foot-2, weighing approximately 90 pounds, with blue eyes, and blonde/strawberry-colored hair. Anyone with information regarding D’Angelo’s whereabouts has been a…

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Business
National Recall Issued For Rainbox Sprinkles Products National Recall Issued For Rainbox Sprinkles Products
National Recall Issued For Rainbox Sprinkles Products A popular rainbow sprinkle product is being recalled, according to federal health officials. Illinois-based Wilton Industries initiated a voluntary recall of certain lots of Rainbow Chip Crunch Sprinkles And Rainbow Sprinkles Mix that may contain milk and could still be on store shelves, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an alert on Monday, June 6. Rainbow Chip Crunch SprinklesFDA According to the FDA, the undeclared allergen is not declared on the product label after the issue was discovered earlier this month. Recalled items include: Rainbow Chip Crunch Sprinkles wi…

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Police & Fire
DUI Driver Busted With Heroin After Crash In Maryland: Police DUI Driver Busted With Heroin After Crash In Maryland: Police
DUI Driver Busted With Heroin After Crash In Maryland: Police A driver was apprehended for alleged impaired driving after crashing into a parked work van in Maryland, police said. In Carroll County, officers from the Taneytown Police Department responded to a crash on East Baltimore Street in the area of George Street on Thursday, June 2, after a Honda crashed into a Chevrolet van that was legally parked, Taneytown police said. The driver of the Honda - whose name has not been released by investigators - was arrested at the scene for suspicion of DUI / DWI, and further investigation determined that he was in possession of a controlled substance believ…

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Police & Fire
Speed, Alcohol Factors In Rollover Crash That Killed Maryland Woman: Sheriff Speed, Alcohol Factors In Rollover Crash That Killed Maryland Woman: Sheriff
Speed, Alcohol Factors In Rollover Crash That Killed Maryland Woman: Sheriff A 47-year-old woman was killed in Maryland after being ejected from her vehicle when she struck a tree while potentially driving while impaired, authorities announced. St. Mary’s County resident Michelle Lee Twigg, of Lexington Park, was driving in Chesapeake Bay in Calvert County on Breezy Point Road in the area of Blue Heron Drive when she struck a tree on Saturday, June 4,  according to the Calvert County Sheriff. Twigg was driving west on Breezy Point Road when she struck the tree, rolled over her Nissan Altima, and was partially ejected from the vehicle. She was the only occu…

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Lifestyle
National Recall Issued For Rainbox Sprinkles Products National Recall Issued For Rainbox Sprinkles Products
National Recall Issued For Rainbox Sprinkles Products A popular rainbow sprinkle product is being recalled, according to federal health officials. Illinois-based Wilton Industries initiated a voluntary recall of certain lots of Rainbow Chip Crunch Sprinkles And Rainbow Sprinkles Mix that may contain milk and could still be on store shelves, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an alert on Monday, June 6. Rainbow Chip Crunch SprinklesFDA According to the FDA, the undeclared allergen is not declared on the product label after the issue was discovered earlier this month. Recalled items include: Rainbow Chip Crunch Sprinkles wi…

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Police & Fire
Man Airlifted After Being Struck By Falling Tree Limb In Maryland Man Airlifted After Being Struck By Falling Tree Limb In Maryland
Man Airlifted After Being Struck By Falling Tree Limb In Maryland A man airlifted to an area hospital in Maryland after suffering a head injury on Monday, June 5, State Police said. The 27-year-old man reportedly was struck by a tree limb in the head on Sassafras Road in the Town of Galena and required medical assistance. A spokesperson for the Maryland State Police Department confirmed that the patient was transported to Shock Trauma by a police medevac, though the nature of the injuries was not initially disclosed. The patient's condition was not immediately available on Monday afternoon. This is a developing story. Check Daily Voice for updates.

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Police & Fire
Gunman Sought In Bel Air Road Rage Incident: State Police Gunman Sought In Bel Air Road Rage Incident: State Police
Gunman Sought In Bel Air Road Rage Incident: State Police State police in Maryland are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a wanted man who threatened another driver with a handgun following a two-car crash in Harford County. An alert was issued by state police and the Harford County Sheriff’s Office as they attempt to track down a man who allegedly brandished a weapon during an incident in Bel Air on Friday, June 3. Troopers from the Maryland State Police Bel Air barrack responded to the crash at approximately 3 p.m. on June 3 near the 2400 block of Cresswell Road in Bel Air. According to the preliminary investigation, police said that i…

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Maryland Couple Had $9K In Fentanyl: Authorities Maryland Couple Had $9K In Fentanyl: Authorities
Maryland Couple Had $9K In Fentanyl: Authorities Two were busted in Maryland with thousands of dollars worth of packaged fentanyl in St. Mary’s County, the sheriff’s office announced. Detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Division executed a search and seizure warrant as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation into Mechanicsville Kyle Dylan Dishner, 29, and his vehicle. During the investigation, Dishner and a passenger in his vehicle, Larissa Grace Cataneo, age 31, also of Mechanicsville, were found with more than 126 grams of fentanyl in capsules packaged for distribution, authorities said In total, p…

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