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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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Pedestrian Killed Crossing Busy Maryland Intersection During Rush Hour, State Police Say Pedestrian Killed Crossing Busy Maryland Intersection During Rush Hour, State Police Say
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Busy Maryland Intersection During Rush Hour, State Police Say Police say that a pedestrian was killed crossing a major intersection in Prince George's County on Wednesday afternoon. Shortly before 5:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 28, troopers from the Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack were called to the intersection of Central Avenue and Enterprise Road in Bowie, where there was a report of a pedestrian that had been struck in the roadway by a passing Hyundai. The pedestrian - who has not been positively identified, according to police - was treated at the scene and transported by paramedics to the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Cen…

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Children Held Hostage By Father With Gun For 90 Minutes In Maryland, State Police Say Children Held Hostage By Father With Gun For 90 Minutes In Maryland, State Police Say
Children Held Hostage By Father With Gun For 90 Minutes In Maryland, State Police Say Authorities say that a potentially dangerous situation was resolved peacefully in St. Mary's County on Wednesday afternoon when a man barricaded himself in a Leonardtown home with his three children. Mark Anthony Buckler, 40, is facing multiple charges following a near 90-minute standoff with Maryland State Police and members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office following an incident in the 23800 block of Point Lookout Road when he fired a gun in the air. Investigators were called to the home shortly after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 28. According to state police, Buckler was inside t…

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Suspect ID'd, Charged After Abducting Hostage During 12-Hour Standoff In VA, Police Say Suspect ID'd, Charged After Abducting Hostage During 12-Hour Standoff In VA, Police Say
Suspect ID'd, Charged After Abducting Hostage During 12-Hour Standoff In VA, Police Say New information has been released by police in Virginia following a 12-hour standoff with a barricaded suspect who took a hostage overnight. Paul Graves, 66, of Herndon, surrendered himself to police shortly after 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 28, but not after putting investigators through the paces during a lengthy incident that began late on Tuesday night that required intervention from multiple police agencies. Original story - Twelve-Hour Standoff In Herndon Ends With Hostage Safe, Barricaded Man In Custody (DEVELOPING) The incident began late on Tuesday, Dec. 27 in the 700 block …

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Longtime Maryland Politician Diagnosed With Cancer; Plans To Continue Working Longtime Maryland Politician Diagnosed With Cancer; Plans To Continue Working
Longtime Maryland Politician Diagnosed With Cancer; Plans To Continue Working Cancer won't keep a Maryland congressman down as he plans to continue working after being diagnosed with a treatable form of Lymphoma. Congressman Jamie Raskin, who represents the 8th District from the border of northern Washington, DC to the Pennsylvania suburbs in the north, announced on Wednesday, Dec. 28 that after several days of testing, he has been diagnosed with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma. The 8th Congressional District includes parts of Montgomery, Carroll, and Frederick counties. The 8th Congressional District in Maryland.Wikimedia Commons The lawmaker called it “a seriou…

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Propane Truck Flips, Leaks Fuel Onto Frederick County Road, Officials Say Propane Truck Flips, Leaks Fuel Onto Frederick County Road, Officials Say
Propane Truck Flips, Leaks Fuel Onto Frederick County Road, Officials Say All hands were on deck Wednesday morning in Maryland when a propane truck rolled over and leaked fuel into the roadway, tying up traffic for hours in Frederick County. Crews responded shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 28 to the 1600 block of Park Mills Road in Adamstown when a driver lost control of his truck and overturned along the side of the road, leaking fluids into the ground and surrounding area. Officials say that there was an active propane leak, prompting hazardous material crews and state authorities to respond to the scene to investigate and clean up at the site of the…

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Not So Happy Holidays: Driver Charged With Post-Christmas DUI In Virginia, Sheriff Says Not So Happy Holidays: Driver Charged With Post-Christmas DUI In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Not So Happy Holidays: Driver Charged With Post-Christmas DUI In Virginia, Sheriff Says The holidays were a little too happy for a driver in Virginia who was busted for alleged impaired driving on I-95 in Virginia on Tuesday afternoon. Caroline County resident Dino Davies, 31, of Ruther Glen, was busted for a DUI in Stafford County after he was apprehended for drunkenly driving and spreading holiday cheer out of his window on Tuesday, Dec. 27. According to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, the agency received multiple calls regarding a drunk driver shortly before 4 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon as Davies was allegedly shouting “happy holidays!” out of his c…

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Injured Hiker Hoisted 100 Feet From Maryland Heights To State Police Helicopter Injured Hiker Hoisted 100 Feet From Maryland Heights To State Police Helicopter
Injured Hiker Hoisted 100 Feet From Maryland Heights To State Police Helicopter Authorities say that an injured hiker had to be airlifted from a remote portion of Maryland Heights above the Potomac River on Tuesday afternoon after she found herself in a perilous condition in sub-freezing temperatures. Shortly before 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 27, Washington County fire, rescue and emergency medical personnel were called to the overlook across the river from Harpers Ferry in West Virginia after the 35-year-old woman was injured and stranded in the cold. According to officials, the Potomac Valley Fire Company was first at the scene, and determined it would be too difficu…

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Lifestyle
Feeling Lucky? Winning $690K 'Multi-Match' Maryland Lottery Ticket Sold At Area Grocery Store Feeling Lucky? Winning $690K 'Multi-Match' Maryland Lottery Ticket Sold At Area Grocery Store
Feeling Lucky? Winning $690K 'Multi-Match' Maryland Lottery Ticket Sold At Area Grocery Store One lucky Maryland Lottery player had a very fortuitous holiday season. A jackpot-winning $690,000 “Multi-Match” winner is burning a hole in somebody’s pocket after it was sold at a Frederick County grocery store for the Monday, Dec. 26 drawing, lottery officials announced. The winning ticket with the numbers 02-03-16-30-37-42 was sold at Safeway on East Ridgeville Boulevard in Mount Airy, though the jackpot remains unclaimed. It was the sixth “Multi-Match” jackpot winner in 2022 as the year winds to a close. The winner - whenever one comes forward - will now have the choice between a $6…

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US Marine Home On Leave In Maryland Busted For Child Porn Possession, Sheriff Says US Marine Home On Leave In Maryland Busted For Child Porn Possession, Sheriff Says
US Marine Home On Leave In Maryland Busted For Child Porn Possession, Sheriff Says An active-duty member of the United States Marine Corps training in North Carolina was arrested while on leave in Maryland for a host of child pornography charges, authorities announced. Quinn Koch, 18, of Frederick, was arrested without incident at approximately 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 27 in the 200 block of Meadowdale Lane in his hometown by members of the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office, following an investigation into the distribution and possession of child pornography. The arrest came after the sheriff received a CyberTipline report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited…

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Knocked Out: Maryland Boxer Jailed In Florida For Domestic Violence Beating Knocked Out: Maryland Boxer Jailed In Florida For Domestic Violence Beating
Knocked Out: Maryland Boxer Jailed In Florida For Domestic Violence Beating Baltimore native Gervonta Davis was arrested in Florida and is behind bars after being jailed for a domestic incident in Parkland, according to the Broward County Sheriff. Davis, 28, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 27, and charged with battery causing bodily harm and he was remanded into custody at the Broward County's Main Jail Bureau in Fort Lauderdale following his initial court appearance on Wednesday, Dec. 28. The undefeated Davis (27-0, 25 KOs) was scheduled to headline a Premier Boxing Champions bout on Showtime next month in Washington, DC against Hector Luis Garcia before his sched…

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