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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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News

Body Recovered From Same MD Lake Searched On Easter Sunday: Officials (Developing) A body was recovered from the same Montgomery County lake on Tuesday morning that was searched on Easter Sunday and the cases could be related, officials say. On Tuesday, April 18, members of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service were called to Lake Churchill in Germantown, where boat crews recovered a body according to a spokesperson for the agency. The search at Lake ChurchillTwitter/@mcfrsPIO Officials noted that the department also responded to the same lake on Sunday, April 9, to the general area, but a search that day did not lead to the discovery of a body or anything su…

by Zak Failla

04/18/2023

Business

Southwest Airlines Lifts Pause On Flights, Service Resumed (Updated) (UPDATE 11:10 a.m.) The FAA announced that the pause has been lifted and service resumed. This morning @SouthwestAir experienced a technical issue with one of their internal systems. At the airline’s request, the FAA paused Southwest’s departures as they resolved the issue. The pause has been lifted and their service has resumed. — The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) April 18, 2023 Original story Southwest Airlines temporarily paused its departures across the country on Tuesday morning after there were technical concerns, authorities announced. The FAA confirmed shortly before 10:45 a.m. on Tuesda…

by Zak Failla

04/18/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Escapes Van After Accepting Ride Home From Creepy Driver In MD: State Police Potential disaster was averted in Frederick County on Monday afternoon when an unwitting teenage girl accepted a ride from a possible predator who attempted to kidnap her, state police say. An investigation has been launched by Maryland State Police detectives in Brunswick after a 16-year-old was targeted by an unknown mustachioed man who is now wanted for the near abduction. The teen said that at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 17, she was walking along Knoxville Road in Brunswick when a small black vehicle - possibly a minivan - stopped, with the driver asking the girl if she wanted a ride hom…

by Zak Failla

04/18/2023

News

Not So Fast: DC Escapee Back Behind Bars Weeks After Going On The Run An elusive suspect who attempted to make his great escape from police custody last month in Washington, DC, is back in custody and behind bars, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Shortly before 11 p.m. on Monday, April 17, a spokesperson from the agency announced that 22-year-old Kenneth Phillips was apprehended on an arrest warrant after he escaped from the DC Department of Corrections more than a month ago. According to investigators, Phillips was able to wriggle away from his police detail during a planned medical visit at an area hospital early on Tuesday, March 7, prompt…

by Zak Failla

04/17/2023

Sports

NBA Player Surprises NJ Baker The San Antonio Spurs may have wildly missed the NBA’s playoff bubble, but that didn’t stop one of their rookie guards from getting his favorite bubble tea not far from his New Jersey hometown. Hackensack native Dominick Barlow, 19, an undrafted rookie, picked up by the Spurs out of the Atlanta-based Team Overtime, returned to his hometown roots and enjoyed a treat from Zai’s Cappuccino Bubble Tea in Bergenfield, according to a post made on Monday, April 17 by members of the ecstatic business. Though the Spurs limped to the worst record in the Western Conference this season - tied with the …

by Zak Failla

04/17/2023

Police & Fire

Shooting Near Fairfax County Apartments Leaves Victim Seriously Injured (Developing) Shooting suspects are at large after at least one person was injured during an incident on Monday afternoon in Fairfax County. Officers from the Fairfax Police Department were called to the area of Bellview Drive and Glen Carlin Drive at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 17 in Bailey's Crossroads to investigate a reported shooting that left one with serious injuries. Upon arrival, police found one man with multiple gunshot wounds who was rushed to an area hospital with critical injuries after two men fled the area on foot. Police say that two men were spotted fleeing the scene afte…

by Zak Failla

04/17/2023

Police & Fire

Metrobus Stabbing Suspect Accused Of Murdering Man During MD Argument: Police Police say that a stabbing suspect who attacked a Rockville man on a WMATA bus earlier this month has been apprehended and charged with murder. Tyrone Joseph Curtis, has been arrested in Silver Spring for his alleged role in the death of 28-year-old Amontae Robert Cunningham following a verbal altercation that escalated on the bus, the Montgomery County Department of Police announced on Monday, April 17. On Wednesday, April 5, investigators say that Cunningham and Curtis got into an argument on a bus, when the latter pulled out a knife, prompting the bus driver to attempt to de-escalate t…

by Zak Failla

04/17/2023

Lifestyle

Baltimore Writer To Star On Jeopardy! Who is…. the Maryland native and Towson University graduate who is set to take centerstage on Jeopardy on Monday night? An Owings Mills High School and Towson grad, David Ciarrocchi, 36, is set to show off his smarts during the latest episode of the show against a retired systems analyst from Illinois and California attorney during the latest episode of Jeopardy! ANSWER: This #OwingsMills High School and @TowsonU grad appeared on @Jeopardy on Monday, April 17. **QUESTION: Who is Daniel Ciarrocchi? ** Good luck, Daniel! We'll be watching. pic.twitter.com/xnL0MQVugd — Baltimore County (…

by Zak Failla

04/17/2023

Police & Fire

Infant Returned Unconscious After Being Snatched By Family Member During Dispute In PWC: Police An infant child was taken and returned unconscious after a domestic dispute turned potentially scary involving a 20-year-old man and a family member in Prince William County. Manassas resident Byron Ronaldo Yaxcal Yaxcal is facing charges after a verbal argument turned physical, then nearly tragic, when he took the young child and temporarily fled the area after the altercation. Shortly after 4:45 p.m. on Sunday, April 16, members of the Prince William County Police Department were called to the 10800 block of Campaign Court in Manassas, where there was a report of an incident involving Yax…

by Zak Failla

04/17/2023

News

Dozens Of Vehicles Damaged By Auto Auction Lot Fire In Elkton (Developing) Dozens of vehicles suffered extensive damage on Monday morning when a fire rapidly spread to multiple cars at an auto auction dealer overnight. A fire was reported shortly before 4 a.m. on Monday, April 17 in the 100 block of Zeitler Road in Elkton, which promptly spread to at least 40 vehicles, all of which suffered varying degrees of damage across the lot. It took a team of 40 freighters from the Singerly Fire Company and nearby agencies approximately an hour to get the flames under control, but not before it caused an estimated $200,000 in damage to the vehicles. No injuries were report…

by Zak Failla

04/17/2023

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