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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
Security Guard Shoots Man During Early-Morning Fight In Baltimore, Police Say Security Guard Shoots Man During Early-Morning Fight In Baltimore, Police Say
Security Guard Shoots Man During Early-Morning Fight In Baltimore, Police Say A security guard at a Fells Point establishment was forced to shoot a man during an overnight incident in Baltimore, police say. At approximately 2:22 a.m. on Sunday, March 19, officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called to a business in the 700 block of South broadway to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, police say that responding officers found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his body. He was treated at the scene and rushed by paramedics to an area hospital for additional evaluation. His condition was not available on Sunday afternoon. Accordin…

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Police & Fire
Woman Killed After Leaving Mazda Following Three-Car Crash On I-695, Maryland State Police Say Woman Killed After Leaving Mazda Following Three-Car Crash On I-695, Maryland State Police Say
Woman Killed After Leaving Mazda Following Three-Car Crash On I-695, Maryland State Police Say Police have released new information after a woman from Baltimore was struck and killed by a driver in Anne Arundel County after running into the roadway following a crash on Saturday night. Deja Sharvon May, 26, has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash after being struck shortly before 9:20 p.m. on Saturday, March 18 on the outerloop of I-695 west of Maryland Route 295 in Linthicum Heights. According to Maryland State Police, May was driving a black Mazda CX-5 with a 6-year-old passenger when she was involved in a three-vehicle crash involving a Kia Optima and Acura MDX. The i…

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Business
Ford Recalling 1.2M Vehicles Due To Potentially Faulty Brakes Ford Recalling 1.2M Vehicles Due To Potentially Faulty Brakes
Ford Recalling 1.2M Vehicles Due To Potentially Faulty Brakes More than a million popular Ford models are subject to a recall due to safety concerns about front brake hoses that could potentially leak fluid. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a recall notice for 1.2 million Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ vehicles that were produced between 2013 and 2018 due to the condition. According to officials, the fluid leak could cause the brake to require additional time to properly stop the vehicle, which increases the possible risk of a crash or injury. It is estimated that approximately 2 percent of the vehicles produced during t…

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Police & Fire
One Killed In Officer-Involved Northeast DC Shooting, Police Say One Killed In Officer-Involved Northeast DC Shooting, Police Say
One Killed In Officer-Involved Northeast DC Shooting, Police Say A US Park Police officer shot a man in a stolen vehicle on Saturday morning, and a sergeant was dragged by a suspect during an investigation in DC, officials confirmed. At approximately 8:50 a.m. on Saturday, March 18, a Park Police sergeant was called to assist a Metropolitan Police Department officer with an investigation into a stolen vehicle that was spotted in the area of 34th and Baker Street in Northeast DC, a spokesperson for the agency said. When officers attempted to detain the driver, he proceeded to flee the scene, taking an officer with him inside the car and a sergeant who was…

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Business
Nationwide Recall Issued For 1.9M Soft Coolers, Gear Cases Due To Magnet Ingestion Hazard Nationwide Recall Issued For 1.9M Soft Coolers, Gear Cases Due To Magnet Ingestion Hazard
Nationwide Recall Issued For 1.9M Soft Coolers, Gear Cases Due To Magnet Ingestion Hazard Nearly two million coolers are being recalled nationwide due to serious injury or death risk if one were to consume detached magnets that could potentially fuse together inside the body. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that approximately 1.9 million YETI soft coolers and gear cases that have magnet-lined closures that can fail and result in detached magnets are subject to recall after hundreds of complaints were filed. “The magnet-lined closures can fail and result in detached magnets, posing a risk of serious injury or death if ingested,” according to CPSC. “When …

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Sports
Fairleigh Dickinson Makes NCAA Tournament History Toppling Top-Seeded Purdue Fairleigh Dickinson Makes NCAA Tournament History Toppling Top-Seeded Purdue
Fairleigh Dickinson Makes NCAA Tournament History Toppling Top-Seeded Purdue A Cinderella story has come to New Jersey. Happy just to make the tournament, the Fairleigh Dickinson University men’s basketball team has made history, becoming just the second 16th seed to upset a 1 seed, overcoming the odds to knock out Purdue in a game that will be the lore of legend. (16) FDU SHOCKS THE WORLD 😱THE KNIGHTS STUN (1) PURDUE 63-58 TO SURVIVE AND ADVANCE #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/OvfaUzg4vG — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 18, 2023 The Boilermakers (29-5) easily ran through the Big Ten during the season, only to be caught by a sweet-shooting Knights te…

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Obituaries
Yale Graduate Lance Reddick, Star Of 'The Wire,' 'John Wick' Dies At 60 Yale Graduate Lance Reddick, Star Of 'The Wire,' 'John Wick' Dies At 60
Yale Graduate Lance Reddick, Star Of 'The Wire,' 'John Wick' Dies At 60 Best known for portraying a hard-nosed police lieutenant on "The Wire," Yale University graduate Lance Reddick has reportedly died at age 60. Multiple outlets reported on Friday, March 17 that the "John Wick" star died from natural causes days after he was forced to pull out of the New York City premiere of the latest film from the franchise during a press tour.  His body was reportedly found in his Studio City home in California. Reddick is a well-known character actor with a stable of credits, but surprisingly, he didn't set out to be an actor. Reddick explained in an interview with th…

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by Zak Failla & Josh Lanier
Obituaries
Baltimore Native Lance Reddick, Star Of 'The Wire,' 'John Wick' Dies At 60 Baltimore Native Lance Reddick, Star Of 'The Wire,' 'John Wick' Dies At 60
Baltimore Native Lance Reddick, Star Of 'The Wire,' 'John Wick' Dies At 60 Best known for portraying a hard-nosed police lieutenant from his hometown city on The Wire, Baltimore native Lance Reddick has reportedly died at the age of 60. Multiple outlets have reported that the John Wick star died from natural causes, days after he was forced to pull out of the New York City premiere of the latest film from the franchise during a press tour. His body was reportedly found in his Studio City home in California. TMZ was the first to report his death. While best known for his roles on the big and small screen, Reddick also made a name for himself among gamers, actin…

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Police & Fire
Sticky-Fingered Suspect Ran Into Burning Silver Spring Building To Steal PS5: Police Sticky-Fingered Suspect Ran Into Burning Silver Spring Building To Steal PS5: Police
Sticky-Fingered Suspect Ran Into Burning Silver Spring Building To Steal PS5: Police Even a three-alarm fire couldn’t stop a Rockville gamer from trying to get his Playstation 5. Authorities announced on Friday, March 17 that 43-year-old Rasheed Duvall has been apprehended for a burglary that he committed while Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel were investigating a February fire in the Arrive Apartment complex. At approximately 6 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, first responders were called to the 8700 block of Georgia Avenue to investigate a massive fire that had broken out inside the complex. The building was evacuated and emergency personnel forced entry into multip…

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News
Police ID Achievement Academy Student Shot, Killed In Northeast Baltimore Police ID Achievement Academy Student Shot, Killed In Northeast Baltimore
Police ID Achievement Academy Student Shot, Killed In Northeast Baltimore Police have identified the 20-year-old student who was shot and killed in Northeast Baltimore on Thursday morning. Breon Traquan Ennis, a student at the Achievement Academy School on Pinewood Avenue was killed in the 2300 block of East Northern Parkway on Thursday, March 16, according to officials. Officers were called at approximately 10 a.m. on Thursday morning to the Eagle Mart gas station, where there was a man suffering from a gunshot wound. The shooting was reported less than a mile away from his school building. The student was reportedly shot on his way to class. Ennis was rushed …

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