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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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Business

BMW Recalls More Than 900,000 Vehicles Due To Engine Fire Risk BMW announced a third recall of more than 900,000 cars and SUVs due to an ongoing faulty valve heater that has been known to potentially cause engine fires. The recall covers 917,106 vehicles that are equipped with a Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) valve heater, which can cause a short-circuit, which could potentially lead to fires or malfunctions. This marks the third time the German auto giant has issued a recall for the recurring issue in 2017 and 2019. Earlier story - BMW Recalls 1 Million Vehicles Due To Fire Risk The recall includes many 3 Series, 5 Series, 1 Series, X5, X…

by Zak Failla

03/09/2022

Police & Fire

Man Faces DUI Charge After Crash In New Canaan A Fairfield County man was allegedly drunk when he lost control of his Audi and crashed into a tree, police said. Officers from the New Canaan Police Department responded to a reported crash in the area of Oenone Ridge Road near Lukes Wood Road shortly before 1 a.m. on Dec. 30, 2021 after a driver struck a guard rail and then crashed into a nearby tree. According to police, the driver was identified as New Canaan resident Douglas Ray Knight, age 64, who was the only occupant of the vehicle. While speaking with Knight, investigators said that officers detected the smell of alcohol on his br…

by Zak Failla

03/09/2022

Police & Fire

Alert Issued For Missing Port Washington Man Seen him?  An alert has been issued by police seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a 52-year-old man who has been reported missing by friends and family. On Long Island, the Nassau County Police Department’s Missing Persons Squad and the Port Washington Police Department released a photo of Jose Francisco Yanes-Zecena, who was reported missing on Tuesday, March 8. Police said that Yanes-Zecena was last seen in the area of his Columbia Place home in Port Washington, and he is believed to have left the area on foot. Yanes-Zecena was described as being 5-foot-7 weighing…

by Zak Failla

03/09/2022

Police & Fire

Suffolk Man Driving Drunk With Child In Car Crashes Into Parked Car, Police Say A Suffolk County man was arrested after allegedly driving drunk and crashing into a parked car on Long Island with his 12-year-old son in the car, authorities announced. In Huntington Station, local resident Denis Manzaneras-Orellana, age 34, was driving his 2000 Honda sedan on East 10th Street between Varney and Mulford Avenues at approximately 9:20 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, when he crashed into an unoccupied parked car, police said. At the time of the crash, investigators noted that his child was a passenger in the Honda. According to police, Second Precinct Patrol officers responded to t…

by Zak Failla

03/09/2022

Business

CT Gas Prices Hit All-Time High; Here's What You Can Do To Save Fuel, Money Connecticut continues to contend with the crisis in Ukraine as gas prices have hit a new record high amid the invasion by Russia, according to AAA. As of Wednesday, March 9 - the day after President Joe Biden announced he would no longer be accepting Russian oil - the average price per gallon in Connecticut rose to $4.41, eclipsing the previous record of $4.39 that was set on July 9, 2008. In the past 24 hours, the average price rose six cents in Connecticut, while gas costs 42 cents more than a week ago and is up from $3.60 a gallon a month ago. One year ago, on March 9, 2021, the averag…

by Zak Failla

03/09/2022

News

Girlfriend, Accomplice Indicted For 2012 Cold Case Murder In Yonkers Two suspects have been indicted on murder charges for their roles in the 2012 fatal shooting of 26-year-old Pamela Graddick in Westchester, the District Attorney announced. Yonkers resident John Torres, age 30, and Bronx resident Wanda Veguilla, age 41, are facing charges for allegedly conspiring to kill Graddick, who was the latter’s girlfriend at the time. Original story - Yonkers Body Identified As Missing NYC Woman The indictment alleges that Veguilla fatally shot Graddick in the apartment they shared on Morris Avenue in the Bronx. Following the shooting, Westchester County District …

by Zak Failla

03/09/2022

News

Suffolk Man Ordered To Pay $1M In Restitution For Fraud Scheme A Turkish national has been sentenced and ordered to pay more than a million dollars for his role in orchestrating an elaborate “birth tourism” health care fraud scheme on Long Island, federal authorities announced. East Patchogue resident Ibrahim Aksakal was sentenced at First District Court in Central Islip on Tuesday, March 8 to 27 months in prison for conspiring to commit health care and wire fraud in connection scheme that Aksakal operated in Suffolk County between 2017 and 2020. Prosecutors said that the scheme involved pregnant Turkish women fraudulently entering the country and usin…

by Zak Failla

03/09/2022

News

Covid-19: Hospitalizations Up, Infection Rate Down In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths The daily COVID-19 positivity rate in Connecticut is back near 2 percent as the number of patients being treated for the virus in statewide hospitals rose slightly, according to the latest update from the Department of Public Health. On Monday, March 7, there were more than 52,000 COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut, resulting in 1,191 confirmed cases of the virus for a 2.28 percent daily positivity rate. Over the weekend, the state recorded more than 2,700 COVID-19 cases with a 2.81 percent positivity rate, Gov. Ned Lamont noted. Six more COVID-19 patients were administered to Conn…

by Zak Failla

03/09/2022

Business

Here's Breakdown By County On How Much Gas Prices Have Increased In NY Last 24 Hours Gas prices in New York continue to soar to previously unheard of highs as President Joe Biden announced that he will be banning Russian energy imports amid the European crisis. In the past 24 hours, the average price of gas rose 11 cents, up to $4.37 per gallon in New York, according to AAA, after spiking at $4.26 the previous day. According to AAA, a week ago, the average was $3.81 (up 45 cents), a month ago it was at $3.61 (up 65 cents), and one year ago an average gallon cost motorists $2.83 (up $1.53). Nationally, the average price per gallon is up to $4.17, up from $4.06 the previous…

by Zak Failla

03/09/2022

Politics

Town Supervisor In Northern Westchester To Run For State Assembly A popular Republican lawmaker in Northern Westchester announced that he will be stepping away from his current position at the end of the year as he seeks a state Assembly seat. Yorktown Supervisor Matt Slater, age 36, who was re-elected for a second term in an uncontested election in November, says he will challenge for the seat currently held by Republican Kevin Byrne in the 94th State Assembly District this year. The 94th District includes parts of Northern Westchester and most of Putnam County. It is currently occupied by Byrne, who earned the GOP nomination to run for longtime P…

by Zak Failla

03/08/2022

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