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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 & Fire
Detectives In Suffolk County Intercept Money Shipped As Part Of Bail Scam Detectives In Suffolk County Intercept Money Shipped As Part Of Bail Scam
Detectives In Suffolk County Intercept Money Shipped As Part Of Bail Scam Police detectives on Long Island seized $17,000 in cash that was mailed as part of a bail scam targeting a man across the country. Suffolk County Police Financial Crimes Unit detectives are investigating a scam that involved a Montana man shipping the cash, which was intercepted by investigators on Tuesday, Feb. 15 before it could make its way to an Amityville address. According to investigators, a 71-year-old man from Kalispell, Montana was contacted by a suspect claiming to be his son who alleged that he had been arrested for DWI following a motor vehicle crash that left a pregnant woman…

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Man Trying To Break Up Fight Stabbed In Parking Lot At High School In CT Man Trying To Break Up Fight Stabbed In Parking Lot At High School In CT
Man Trying To Break Up Fight Stabbed In Parking Lot At High School In CT A man was stabbed attempting to break up a fight among teens in the parking lot of a Connecticut high school after a varsity basketball game, police said. In New Haven County, officers from the Derby Police Department were called to the emergency room at Griffin Hospital at approximately 9 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 14, where there was a report of a stab victim. Police said that the investigation into the incident found that a 24-year-old man was stabbed in the shoulder in the Derby High School parking lot while attempting to intervene in a fight amongst minors who were leaving the boy’s varsity …

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Man Struck, Killed While Helping Box Truck Back Up In Suffolk County Parking Lot Man Struck, Killed While Helping Box Truck Back Up In Suffolk County Parking Lot
Man Struck, Killed While Helping Box Truck Back Up In Suffolk County Parking Lot A 45-year-old man was killed on Long Island after being pinned against a vehicle parked in a crowded parking lot while he was helping a driver move a box truck, police said. Suffolk County Police Third Squad detectives are investigating a crash that killed a pedestrian in Central Islip at approximately 9:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Police said that Ronkonkoma resident Rolando Padillacanales was helping Brentwood resident Francisco Ramos, age 46, back up a 2007 box truck in the parking lot of 301 South Research Place when the truck struck Padillacanales and pinned him against a parked 2006…

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Police & Fire
Dog Stuck On Ice Rescued By Firefighters In Hudson Valley Dog Stuck On Ice Rescued By Firefighters In Hudson Valley
Dog Stuck On Ice Rescued By Firefighters In Hudson Valley Some fast-acting first responders in the Hudson Valley came to the aid of a puppy who found itself in a perilous situation in frozen waters. In Orange County, at approximately 1:15 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 11, member of the Newburgh Fire Department responded to the Washington Street boat launch, where there was a report of a dog that found itself stuck out on the ice. Officials said that after several unsuccessful attempts to retrieve the dog from the shore, members of the fire company dove headfirst into the ice in rescue suits to rescue the dog, Lilly. Lilly was reunited with her family aft…

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COVID-19: CT Hits New Hospitalization Milestone; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths COVID-19: CT Hits New Hospitalization Milestone; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths
Covid-19: CT Hits New Hospitalization Milestone; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths There are now fewer than 400 COVID-19 patients being treated for the virus in Connecticut as the state continues to recover from the January surge of new infections that plagued the region. Twenty-one more COVID-19 patients were discharged from Connecticut hospitals, according to the latest update from the state Department of Health, bringing the total being treated down to 385 after peaking at more than 1,000 following the holidays. There were 11,688 COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut on Monday, Feb. 14, resulting in 710 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus for a 6.1 percent dai…

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Gun Manufacturer Remington Settles With Sandy Hook Families For $73M Gun Manufacturer Remington Settles With Sandy Hook Families For $73M
Gun Manufacturer Remington Settles With Sandy Hook Families For $73M Families of five children and four adults killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting reached a historic $73 million settlement with gun manufacturer Remington, officials announced. Attorneys for the families who filed the suit against the now-bankrupt Remington and its four insurers, announced on Tuesday, Feb. 15 that they had reached the settlement, representing the first time a gun manufacturer has been held liable for a mass shooting in the US. As part of the settlement, lawyers for the families said that Remington agreed to release thousands of pages of internal company do…

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Three Teens Busted In Westchester With Stolen Car, Home Depot Merchandise, Police Say Three Teens Busted In Westchester With Stolen Car, Home Depot Merchandise, Police Say
Three Teens Busted In Westchester With Stolen Car, Home Depot Merchandise, Police Say Three teens attempted to flee from police in Westchester after being busted with stolen merchandise in a stolen car, authorities announced. Investigators from the New Rochelle Police Department were alerted by the Westchester County Real Time Crime Center at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 14 of a stolen vehicle that had just entered the city on Main Street near the Pelham Manor border. New Rochelle Police Capt. J. Collins Coyne said that officers canvassed the area and were able to locate the vehicle exiting the Home Depot parking lot on Weyman Avenue. While approaching the vehicl…

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Gun Manufacturer Settles With Sandy Hook Families For $73M, Marking Historic First Gun Manufacturer Settles With Sandy Hook Families For $73M, Marking Historic First
Gun Manufacturer Settles With Sandy Hook Families For $73M, Marking Historic First Families of five children and four adults killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting reached a historic $73 million settlement with gun manufacturer Remington, officials announced. Attorneys for the families who filed the suit against the now-bankrupt Remington and its four insurers, announced on Tuesday, Feb. 15 that they had reached the settlement, representing the first time a gun manufacturer has been held liable for a mass shooting in the US. As part of the settlement, lawyers for the families said that Remington agreed to release thousands of pages of internal company do…

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Politics
Nassau County Congresswoman Kathleen Rice Says She Won't Seek Re-Election Nassau County Congresswoman Kathleen Rice Says She Won't Seek Re-Election
Nassau County Congresswoman Kathleen Rice Says She Won't Seek Re-Election Another Long Island lawmaker announced that she will not be seeking reelection. On Tuesday, Feb. 15, Democratic Nassau County Congresswoman Kathleen Rice announced that she will not be running for another term in office, making her the third on Long Island to make the announcement. Rice joins gubernatorial hopefuls Republican Lee Zeldin and Democrat Tom Suozzi in announcing that they will not seek reelection. “I entered public service 30 years ago and never left,” Rice announced. “It has been the honor of my life to serve as a prosecutor, district attorney, and US Representative in my belo…

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28-Year-Old CT Man Killed After Audi Crashes Down Embankment, Police Say 28-Year-Old CT Man Killed After Audi Crashes Down Embankment, Police Say
28-Year-Old CT Man Killed After Audi Crashes Down Embankment, Police Say A 28-year-old man was killed in Connecticut after losing control of his Audi and crashing down an embankment, state police said. Hartford County resident Scudder Evans, of Marlborough, was driving on Route 2 east of exit 9 in Glastonbury at approximately 9:45 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 14, when he lost control of an 2016 Audi A6 that belonged to a family member. Police said that Evans lost control of the Audi, entered a grassy median to the left of the roadway, went down an embankment, collided with a group of trees before coming to an uncontrolled final rest upright among the trees in the median…

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