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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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'I Like Hitler:' Ye Doubles Down On Anti-Semitic Comments Fresh Off Visit To Maryland 'I Like Hitler:' Ye Doubles Down On Anti-Semitic Comments Fresh Off Visit To Maryland
'I Like Hitler:' Ye Doubles Down On Anti-Semitic Comments Fresh Off Visit To Maryland When much-maligned Infowars host and known conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is shocked by your anti-Semitic comments, you may have gone too far, Ye. "I like Hitler," the rapper/artist/designer/self-proclaimed genius once known as Kanye West stated fresh on the heels of a visit to Frederick County in Maryland, where he once again blew the collective world's minds, this time even catching shock jock Jones off guard during an appearance on his podcast on Thursday, Dec. 1. Wearing a full black mask covering his face and an oversized jacket, Ye doubled down on his recent anti-Semitic comments - …

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Police & Fire
Seen Him? Suspect Sought For Sexual Abuse Claim Involving Children Near Cathedral In DC: Police Seen Him? Suspect Sought For Sexual Abuse Claim Involving Children Near Cathedral In DC: Police
Seen Him? Suspect Sought For Sexual Abuse Claim Involving Children Near Cathedral In DC: Police Recognize him? An alert has been issued by police investigators in Washington, DC as they seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a man who is now wanted for an alleged sexual abuse incident involving underage victims on Wednesday, Nov. 30. The alleged incident happened at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday near a house of worship in the 4500 block of Benning Road in Southeast, DC. Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Youth and Family Services Division, Physical and Sexual Abuse Branch say that the wanted suspect engaged in “sexually suggestive conduct …

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Maryland Starbucks Employee Suspended After Labeling Customer's Cup With 'Monkey:' Reports Maryland Starbucks Employee Suspended After Labeling Customer's Cup With 'Monkey:' Reports
Maryland Starbucks Employee Suspended After Labeling Customer's Cup With 'Monkey:' Reports A longtime Starbucks customer in Maryland is up in arms after a now-suspended barista used seemingly racially-charged language to deliver her order, according to multiple reports. Monique Pugh, who has frequented Starbucks for two decades, said that she visited the coffee shop in the Westfield Annapolis Mall, but when she picked up her venti Caramel Frappuccino, it wasn’t her name that was affixed to the label. Instead of “Monique,” the receipt on the side of her cup read “Monkey,” which she believes was racially motivated, to which an employee flippantly responded, calling it a mistake w…

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Schools
Dean Of DC Elementary School Accused Of Exposing Himself To Women At Maryland Park: Police Dean Of DC Elementary School Accused Of Exposing Himself To Women At Maryland Park: Police
Dean Of DC Elementary School Accused Of Exposing Himself To Women At Maryland Park: Police Authorities say that a Maryland man who serves as the dean of students at a Washington, DC elementary school is facing charges for allegedly exposing himself to at least two women at a public park. Jamie Lee White, 45, of Hyattsville, was arrested and placed on leave from his school district following an incident at Buddy Attick Lake Park early on Tuesday, Nov. 29, according to Greenbelt Police investigators. Officers from the department responded to the parking lot of the park at approximately 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning, when a caller reported the alleged indecent exposure. The suspect - l…

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Predator Guilty Of Raping Woman With Slow Cognition At Maryland Metro Station: State's Attorney Predator Guilty Of Raping Woman With Slow Cognition At Maryland Metro Station: State's Attorney
Predator Guilty Of Raping Woman With Slow Cognition At Maryland Metro Station: State's Attorney A 39-year-old Maryland man has been convicted of rape and other charges in Montgomery County for sexually abusing his vulnerable victim in a secluded area near a Metro Station, the state's attorney announced. Rockville resident James McClain, 39, was found guilty by a jury following a three-day trial and faces decades behind bars for allegedly raping his victim in a quiet area near the Wheaton Metro Station in Silver Spring. Specifically, McClain was convicted of: Second-degree rape; Attempted second-degree rape; Two counts of third-degree sexual offense. Montgomery County State’s Attor…

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Maryland Man Admits To Advertising Dogfights On The Internet To Further 'DMV Board' Conspiracy Maryland Man Admits To Advertising Dogfights On The Internet To Further 'DMV Board' Conspiracy
Maryland Man Admits To Advertising Dogfights On The Internet To Further 'DMV Board' Conspiracy Two more men from the region have pleaded guilty to their roles in a violent local dogfighting ring that operated throughout Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia, federal authorities announced. Derek Garcia, 41, of Woodbridge, Virginia, pleaded guilty to conspiring to engage in dog fighting, and Camp Springs, Maryland resident Ricardo Thorne, 52, admitted to advertising the fights on the Internet to turn a profit, according to federal prosecutors. According to court documents, between at least May 2015 and August 2020, Garcia, Thorne, and others used a private messaging app they referred…

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Traffic
Gas Line Struck By Contractors Working On Prince George's County Project Ties Up Traffic: PD Gas Line Struck By Contractors Working On Prince George's County Project Ties Up Traffic: PD
Gas Line Struck By Contractors Working On Prince George's County Project Ties Up Traffic: PD There will be “significant impact to pedestrian and vehicular traffic” along a busy roadway in Prince George's County after a gas line was struck by a contractor working in the area. At approximately 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, the Prince Georges’s County Fire/EMS Department issued an alert advising that units were dispatched to the intersection of Lakeland Road and Baltimore Avenue in College Park for a reported gas leak after a line was struck. Officials said that there will be a significant impact on pedestrian and vehicular traffic along Route 1, which was also closed as of approxi…

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Police & Fire
AG IDs Victim, Deputies Involved In Fatal Police Shooting After Double Stabbing In Maryland AG IDs Victim, Deputies Involved In Fatal Police Shooting After Double Stabbing In Maryland
AG IDs Victim, Deputies Involved In Fatal Police Shooting After Double Stabbing In Maryland Authorities have identified the Frederick County Sheriff’s deputies who shot and killed a 23-year-old man who fatally stabbed his father and hospitalized his mother earlier this week. The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of Maryland’s Office of the Attorney General has identified the shooting victim as Frederick resident Aaron Mensah, who was shot and killed by deputies after making a sudden move toward them early on Tuesday, Nov. 29. According to the IID, the deputies involved have been identified as: Deputy First Class Casey Boetcher, who has been with the agency for two-and-…

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Police & Fire
Man Gunned Down Near East Baltimore Resource Center, Police Say Man Gunned Down Near East Baltimore Resource Center, Police Say
Man Gunned Down Near East Baltimore Resource Center, Police Say Police are investigating an early morning Thursday shooting in East Baltimore that left one man dead. At approximately 7:10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, officers from the Baltimore City Police Department's Eastern District responded to the 5000 block of East Monument Street, where there was a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a 36-year-old man who had been shot multiple times, police said. Paramedics transported the man - whose name has not been released - where he was later pronounced dead. No motive for the shoot has been released, nor have any suspects been identified by i…

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One Listed In Critical Condition Following Two-Alarm Maryland Townhouse Fire (DEVELOPING) One Listed In Critical Condition Following Two-Alarm Maryland Townhouse Fire (DEVELOPING)
One Listed In Critical Condition Following Two-Alarm Maryland Townhouse Fire (Developing) One person was hospitalized in critical condition in Anne Arundel County when an early morning two-alarm fire broke out in an area townhouse, officials say. First responders were called at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1 to St. Michael’s Drive near Annapolis Road in Odenton, where there was a reported blaze that broke out in a townhouse. Officials said that one adult patient was transported to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in critical condition with undisclosed injuries. Three others reportedly managed to escape. The fire was under control before 5:40 a.m., according to…

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