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Zak Failla

Assistant Managing Editor

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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CSX Train Kills Victim While Traveling Through Maryland: Reports CSX Train Kills Victim While Traveling Through Maryland: Reports
CSX Train Kills Victim While Traveling Through Maryland: Reports An unidentified person was struck and killed by a CSX train in Maryland on Thursday morning, according to reports. Shortly before 10:20 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29, a person was reportedly struck by a train and killed in Edgewood near Van Bibber and Barberry roads. It is unclear why the person was on the tracks. No other injuries were reported. First responders pronounced the victim dead at the scene. The incident remains under investigation by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. No other information was released. This is a developing story. Check Daily Voice for updates.

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Gas Station Dispute Leaves One Dead In Baltimore, Police Say Gas Station Dispute Leaves One Dead In Baltimore, Police Say
Gas Station Dispute Leaves One Dead In Baltimore, Police Say One person was killed in a midday shooting at a Baltimore gas station on Thursday afternoon, officials announced. Shortly after 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29, members of the Baltimore Police Department’s Central District responded to the Exxon station at the intersection of Mulberry Street and North Green Street to investigate the latest reported shooting in the city. Upon arrival, officers located a man - whose name or age has not been released - suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center by paramedics and later pronounced dea…

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USPS Offers $50K Reward After Maryland Letter Carrier Is Robbed In Downtown Silver Spring USPS Offers $50K Reward After Maryland Letter Carrier Is Robbed In Downtown Silver Spring
USPS Offers $50K Reward After Maryland Letter Carrier Is Robbed In Downtown Silver Spring A lucrative reward has been offered in Maryland for information that leads to the apprehension of a suspect who targeted a United States Postal Service letter carrier in downtown Silver Spring. Up to $50,000 is up for grabs for tipsters that help identify and locate a man wanted for robbing a mailman at approximately 8;30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 28 on East West Highway in Silver Spring. The suspect was described as being an African American in his late 20s who is approximately 5-foot-10 with an average build. At the time of the incident in Silver Spring, he was carrying an orange jacket. H…

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Maryland State Police Join Search For Endangered 'Critically Missing' St. Mary's County Man Maryland State Police Join Search For Endangered 'Critically Missing' St. Mary's County Man
Maryland State Police Join Search For Endangered 'Critically Missing' St. Mary's County Man Seen him? Maryland State Police have joined the search for a man who was reported missing earlier this month out of St. Mary’s County. An alert was issued by the agency for James Volodimir Nalborcyk, 50, of Great Mills, who was reported missing the state police on Wednesday, Dec. 21, and has not been heard from or seen by friends or family since Sunday, Dec. 11. The circumstances of his disappearance are unclear. Police say that Nalborcyk is considered an endangered missing man for several reasons, including a medical condition, the recent spell of cold weather, and lack of contact with…

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Serial Bank Robber From MD Busted Targeting Wells Fargo In VA, Police Say Serial Bank Robber From MD Busted Targeting Wells Fargo In VA, Police Say
Serial Bank Robber From MD Busted Targeting Wells Fargo In VA, Police Say It took members of the Fairfax County Police Department just hours to identify and locate a wanted Mercedes-Benz-driving bank robbery suspect from Maryland. Zachary Allen Hunter, 37, has been implicated in multiple bank robberies in the National Capital Region, according to members of the Fairfax County Police Department, who announced his arrest on Thursday, Dec. 29. According to police, shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 28, Hunter entered the Wells Fargo Bank branch on North Point Village Center in Reston, where he implied he had a firearm and passed a note to a teller demandi…

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Tractor-Trailer Crash Ties Up Traffic On I-70 In Washington County (DEVELOPING) Tractor-Trailer Crash Ties Up Traffic On I-70 In Washington County (DEVELOPING)
Tractor-Trailer Crash Ties Up Traffic On I-70 In Washington County (Developing) All hands were on deck on Thursday afternoon when there was a reported tractor-trailer crash on I-70 in Maryland that knocked one of the trucks off the road. First responders were called at approximately 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29 to a stretch of I-70 in Washington County, when there was a reported crash near the northbound lanes of I-81 in the town of Halfway. The crash tied up traffic for hours on I-70 as police, fire, and EMS personnel responded to the scene, closing several lanes and an exit ramp. Officials have not disclosed the extent of the injuries, though Maryland State Police …

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Wrong-Way DUI Driver With Unbelted Child In Back Seat In VA Assaulted Woman, Police Say Wrong-Way DUI Driver With Unbelted Child In Back Seat In VA Assaulted Woman, Police Say
Wrong-Way DUI Driver With Unbelted Child In Back Seat In VA Assaulted Woman, Police Say Police say that a Virginia man is facing a felony child neglect charge after allegedly drinking, driving, and having an unrestrained 5-year-old boy in his back seat during a domestic incident in Prince William County. Woodbridge resident Jose Abel Callejas Vasquez, 24, is in trouble with the law after alleged incidents involving a family member and child shortly before Christmas, a spokesperson from the Prince William County Police Department said on Thursday, Dec. 29. According to police, officers on patrol in Woodbridge shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 23 in the area of Prince Wil…

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Alleged Armed Robber, Rapist Apprehended By Stafford County Sheriff (DEVELOPING) Alleged Armed Robber, Rapist Apprehended By Stafford County Sheriff (DEVELOPING)
Alleged Armed Robber, Rapist Apprehended By Stafford County Sheriff (Developing) A Virginia teen is behind bars after a seedy situation allegedly played out at a Stafford County spa, the sheriff's office announced. Alan Davon Oliver, 19, of Stafford, is facing charges for an alleged sexual assault and armed robbery on Wednesday, Dec. 28. at Mimi's Health Spa on Garrisonville Road, officials say. Shortly before 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, deputies from the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office were called to 385 Garrisonville Road, for a reported robbery. According to a spokesperson from the sheriff's office, the staff advised the responding deputies that a man - later…

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Road-Raging Richmond Man Charged In Maryland With Pointing Gun, Red Laser At Motorists: DOJ Road-Raging Richmond Man Charged In Maryland With Pointing Gun, Red Laser At Motorists: DOJ
Road-Raging Richmond Man Charged In Maryland With Pointing Gun, Red Laser At Motorists: DOJ Authorities say that a Virginia man is facing federal charges in Maryland for brandishing a handgun and acting violently during incidents on I-495 and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. Lavar William Henderson, 44, of Richmond, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for being a felon in possession of a firearm after he allegedly pointed a gun with a red laser at other motorists on the busy roadways, according to prosecutors. According to the indictment unsealed this week, on Wednesday, Oct. 26, officers with the US Park Police were tipped off about a man in a black Jaguar who was wearing …

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Maryland Carjacking, Kidnapping Suspect Back In Custody After Multi-State Investigation Maryland Carjacking, Kidnapping Suspect Back In Custody After Multi-State Investigation
Maryland Carjacking, Kidnapping Suspect Back In Custody After Multi-State Investigation A wanted carjacker and kidnapper with a checkered criminal history in Maryland has been apprehended in Georgia following an extensive investigation, officials announced.  Wicomico County resident Ian Thomas Schweiger, of Hebron, was arrested in Pooler, Georgia, this week, following a multi-state investigation that spread down the East Coast following an incident in Bel Air. On Tuesday, Dec. 20, members of the Bel Air Police Department responded to an armed carjacking at the MacPhail Crossing Shopping Center on West MacPhail Road, kicking off the search that ultimately led them to Schwe…

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