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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

MD Sheriff Pleads Not Guilty To Machine Gun Scheme, Replacement Named Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins has pleaded not guilty to all counts after being embroiled in a machine gun purchasing scheme, though he ha agreed to step down and a replacement has been named. Jenkins, 66, a Thurmont resident, was arraigned this week and pleaded not guilty after being accused last week by a federal grand jury indictment for an alleged years-long scheme to import machine guns into the county with Machine Gun Nest owner Justin Krop. Initially, Jenkins had planned to remain active in office as the legal proceedings played out, but on Wednesday, April 12, after his arr…

by Zak Failla

04/13/2023

News

Dan Snyder To Sell Commanders To Group Led By Pro Sports Tycoon, DC Billionaire: Reports White smoke can be seen coming from FedEx field, but there’s no fire. One day after billionaire Jeff Bezos said he would stay away from the team, the Washington Commanders have reportedly been sold for a record price to a group led by Josh Harris, who looks to add to his collection of pro sports teams. pic.twitter.com/4CTiCULI0x — Barstool DMV (@Barstooldmv) April 13, 2023 The news was first reported by Sportico, Sports Business Journal, and CBS News before it was confirmed by other outlets. Already the owner of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and NHL’s New Jersey Devils, Harris’ group h…

by Zak Failla

04/13/2023

News

Predator Admits To Coercing Children Into Sexual Acts Through Social Media In DC Federal officials announced that a District man has admitted to coercing nearly a dozen children to engage in unlawful sexual activity through online sextortion. Glenn Matthews 33, used his Instagram account to communicate with multiple minors over several months in 2020, during which he sent sexually explicit photos and videos of himself through the social media app. His victims were between 9 and 16 years old, according to federal prosecutors. “He enticed at least one of the minors to create images of themselves engaged in sexual activity,” they said. “Matthews also sought to meet up wi…

by Zak Failla

04/13/2023

News

'Homicidal, Suicidal' Truck Driver Caught With Loaded Gun After Frederick County Crash: Sheriff A scary and nearly tragic scene played out early on Thursday morning in Frederick County. Deputies from the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office were called at approximately 5:10 a.m. on Thursday, April 13 to a stretch of Legore Bridge Road, where there were multiple reports of a crash in the area involving an allegedly suicidal or homicidal person, officials said. Upon arrival, investigators found a totaled car in the roadway and a flatbed truck that had been driven straight into a tree with its driver fleeing the area on foot. The scene of the crash.Frederick County Sheriff's Office In …

by Zak Failla

04/13/2023

News

Woman's Body Found Lying In Quiet Charles County Neighborhood: Sheriff An investigation has been launched in Charles County after a woman’s body was found in Bryans Road on Wednesday morning. At approximately 6:40 a.m. on Wednesday, April 12, members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office were called to the 2300 block of Woodberry Drive, where there were reports of a person lying on the ground who appeared to be injured. POLICE ACTIVITY: Officers are currently conducting a death investigation in the 2300 block of Woodberry Drive in Bryans Road. More info to come when available. — Charles Co Sheriff (@CCSOMD) April 12, 2023 Upon arrival, officers found a w…

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04/13/2023

News

'Real Darwin Award Candidate' Back To Sharing Prankster Videos Week After Being Shot At VA Mall Not even a bullet to the gut could stop infamous impractical “joker” Tanner Cook from doing what he loves, even if others don't. The mercurial menace is back to sharing his off-putting pranks on social media, less than a week after he was shot inside the food court at Dulles Town Center by Leesburg's Alan Colie, who had enough of the self-proclaimed influencers’ escapades. The moment police apprehended shooting Suspect at Dulles Town Center today pic.twitter.com/shv0cjQm8k — VAhiphopandnews (@VAhiphopandnewz) April 2, 2023 In a video posted on Friday, April 7, five days after he was sh…

by Zak Failla

04/12/2023

News

Brush Fires Shut Down I-695 Stretch In Maryland Nearly a dozen acres of land were burned up when a brush fire broke out in Rosedale on Wednesday afternoon, temporarily tying up traffic on I-695 as crews battled the blaze. The fire was reported at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, near I-695 along the inner loop of the highway between exits 36 (MD 702) and 38 (Eastern Boulevard), prompting a heavy response by the Baltimore County Fire Department and nearby agencies. The fire came hours after a “Red Flag Warning” was put into effect by the National Weather Service in parts of Maryland and Northern Virginia due to extremely l…

by Zak Failla

04/12/2023

News

Man Missing For Months In MD ID'd As Body Found In Potomac River Nearly two months after he was reported missing in Great Falls Park, a man has been identified as the body found along the Potomac River earlier this month. Rockville resident Neil Bernstein was reported missing on Friday, Feb. 17 in the Maryland side of Great Falls Park near Macarthur Boulevard in Potmoac, prompting an extensive search by concerned friends, family, and members of the Montgomery County Department of Police. Officers were called to the Angler's boat ramp at the Potomac River on the afternoon of Monday, April 3, to investigate a body that was found in the water. The body was…

by Zak Failla

04/12/2023

Police & Fire

Lexus Linked To Fatal Mass Shooting Outside DC Funeral Home: Metropolitan Police New details have been released after a 29-year-old man was gunned down in a mass shooting outside a DC funeral home following a service for a victim of gun violence. The Metropolitan Police Department has released photos of a Lexus believed to be involved in the shooting that was reported on Tuesday, April 11, outside the Stewart Funeral Home in the 4000 block of Benning Road in Northeast DC, that took the life of Northwest resident Terrell Coghill and injured three others. Gunshots rang out minutes after the service for 24-year-old Stephon Lamont Carroll at approximately 12:15 p.m. on Tue…

by Zak Failla

04/12/2023

Obituaries

Teen Killed In PWC Crash To Be Buried In El Salvador, Family Hopes The community is rallying around a Virginia family that is attempting to get a Prince William County teen back to his native El Salvador after he died during a violent crash in Woodbridge. Estanislao Serrano Hernández, 17, was driving shortly before 8:20 a.m. on Sunday April 9 on Featherstone Road near Walnut Street when he unexpectedly lost control when he attempted to pass another driver. Serrano Hernández’s Toyota went off the roadway and directly struck the Testing Technologies Inc. building in the 1200 block of Featherstone Road, rolling over and coming to rest on the roof. The teen …

by Zak Failla

04/12/2023

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