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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

Bunnies Blasted By Blow Darts Under Investigation In Arlington The search is on for the psychos who have been targeting rabbits with blow darts and projectiles in Arlington. The Animal Welfare League of Arlington issued an alert on Monday, April 10 advising that at least two bunnies were found in the 700 and 800 blocks of North Barton Street earlier this month with what appears to be blow darts stuck to their body. One was struck through the head area, while the other was hit on its side. At least two rabbits have been struck with what appear to be blow darts, according to the Animal Welfare League of ArlingtonAnimal Welfare League of Arlington A…

by Zak Failla

04/10/2023

Sports

Diamond In The Draft: NJ Native, College Hoops Star Goes Second Overall In WNBA Draft New Jersey's Diamond Miller is taking her talents from Maryland to Minnesota. With the second overall pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft, the Minnesota Lynx selected Miller out of the University of Maryland after the fourth-year guard led the Terrapins to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship last month. MARYLAND TO MINNESOTA!The No. 2 overall pick in the WNBA Draft is Diamond Miller! pic.twitter.com/OVrTy0fUOh — Maryland Women’s Basketball (@TerpsWBB) April 10, 2023 A three-time all-Big Ten selection and Big Ten Tournament's Most Outstanding Player, Miller capped off her career with her…

by Zak Failla

04/10/2023

Sports

Diamond In The Draft: UMD Star Goes Second Overall In WNBA Draft Diamond Miller is taking her talents from Maryland to Minnesota. With the second overall pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft, the Minnesota Lynx selected Miller out of the University of Maryland after the fourth-year guard led the Terrapins to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship last month. MARYLAND TO MINNESOTA!The No. 2 overall pick in the WNBA Draft is Diamond Miller! pic.twitter.com/OVrTy0fUOh — Maryland Women’s Basketball (@TerpsWBB) April 10, 2023 A three-time all-Big Ten selection and Big Ten Tournament's Most Outstanding Player, Miller capped off her career with her best year ye…

by Zak Failla

04/10/2023

News

Funeral Home Murderer Admits To Gunning Down Teen Behind Brooklyn Business: State's Attorney A teenager may spend the rest of his life behind bars after admitting to scheming and executing a plan to murder his robbery victim right at death's door in Brooklyn last year, the Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney announced. Jaden Kemetrius Crowner, 19, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony for his role in the premeditated murder of 19-year-old Devin Scott Freeman behind Gonce Funeral Services in March 2022, according to officials on Monday, April 10. Shortly after 10 a.m. on Feb. 27, 2022, witnesses found blood in the park…

by Zak Failla

04/10/2023

Police & Fire

Police Find Body Of 22-Year-Old In Montgomery County Home; Victim ID'd A murder investigation has been launched after a 22-year-old man’s dead body was found inside a Silver Spring home over the weekend, according to Montgomery County Police. Carlos Rashard Carter, of Silver Spring, has been identified by police as the victim who was located by investigators at approximately 3:22 a.m. on Sunday, April 9 in the 11800 block of Old Columbia Pike. According to police, who were called in by Montgomery County Fire Rescue Services, officers found Carter’s body inside the home with trauma to his body. First responders attempted to save Carter’s life, but he was late…

by Zak Failla

04/10/2023

News

Mother Of VA Boy Who Shot First-Grade Teacher Indicted, Charged With Child Neglect The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia and left her with serious injuries has been indicted on a pair of charges, Commonwealth’s Attorney Howard Gwynn announced. On Monday, April 10, officials said that a grand jury has returned two indictments related to the January shooting of 25-year-old educator Abby Zwerner, who was shot by a possibly disturbed student at Richneck Elementary School. Specifically, Deja Taylor, 25, has been charged with with felony child neglect and misdemeanor recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child. The charges came foll…

by Zak Failla

04/10/2023

Police & Fire

Cracker Barrel Patron Exposes Himself To Multiple Employees While Waiting For Food In VA: PD Some employees at a Virginia Cracker Barrel were treated to quite the sight while delivering some orders to a Dumfries man who allegedly exposed himself at the restaurant on at least two occasions. Brandon Michael Jones, 41, has been arrested and charged with two counts of indecent exposure following at least a pair of incidents where he allegedly put on a show while waiting for his food to be delivered, police announced on Monday, April 10. Members of the Prince William County Police Department were called to Cracker Barrel in the 17100 block of Dumfries Road over the weekend to investigat…

by Zak Failla

04/10/2023

Lifestyle

Dog, Hiker Airlifted From Tricky Trail At Area State Park: Maryland State Police There was an “Angel’ in the air in more ways than one over the weekend as a Maryland State Police helicopter was called in to make a tricky rescue of a hiker and his dog in a West Virginia state park on Sunday night. A 27-year-old hiker and his dog, Angel, were exploring at approximately 10 p.m. on Sunday, April 9 at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park when they unexpectedly found themselves in a perilous position after falling into a potentially problematic cavern along the way off the main trail. The incident was reported on a cliff above the Shenandoah River in the area along the Loud…

by Zak Failla

04/10/2023

Police & Fire

Crews Battle MD Blaze For 14 Hours; House Destroyed By Flames: Fire Marshal It took firefighters the better part of a day to battle a Charles County blaze that broke out in a single-family home, the Maryland Fire Marshal announced on Monday, April 10. A tricky two-alarm fire took out of a Smallwood Church Road home in Indian Head late last week, causing devastating damage for the homeowner of a single-family dwelling, according to officials. The incident was reported shortly after 9:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 6. On the night of the fire, upwards of 100 firefighters from the 10th District Volunteer Fire Department and nearby agencies were called to the home, wher…

by Zak Failla

04/10/2023

Police & Fire

One Airlifted To Hospital Following Multi-Vehicle Crash In Prince George's County (Developing) One person was airlifted to a Maryland hospital after a multi-vehicle crash was reported in Prince George’s County on Monday afternoon. Traffic was tied up at approximately 2 p.m. on Monday, April 10, when local and state police were called to a crash near the intersection of Marlboro Road and Pennsylvania Avenue, leading to a closure of Route 4 as police investigated. According to state police, one person was flown to the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center for treatment and evaluation, while a second was rushed by an ambulance to the University of Maryland Capital R…

by Zak Failla

04/10/2023

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