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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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Two-Alarm Blaze Damages Popular Maryland BBQ Restaurant Two-Alarm Blaze Damages Popular Maryland BBQ Restaurant
Two-Alarm Blaze Damages Popular Maryland BBQ Restaurant Football Sunday got off to a fiery start for a popular Maryland eatery. A two-alarm fire broke out inside a popular Maryland restaurant on Sunday morning in Anne Arundel County, leaving the building with visible damage to the exterior of Beefalo Bobs on Fort Smallwood Road. The 911 call came in shortly before noon on Sunday, Sept. 25, according to a spokesperson from the Anne Arundel County Fire Department, and the blaze was quickly upgraded to a second alarm. It is unclear what caused the fire to break out or how extensive the damage was to the interior of the restaurant. The fire was u…

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Triple Overnight Shooting Under Investigation In Maryland Triple Overnight Shooting Under Investigation In Maryland
Triple Overnight Shooting Under Investigation In Maryland Three people were shot by an unknown gunman who remains at large following a night of violence in Baltimore, police say.  Shortly before 10:45 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, members of the Baltimore Police Department's Southern District responded to the 3600 block of 5th Street for a reported shooting.  Upon arrival, police said that they found a 31-year-old woman and adult man suffering from gunshot wounds, and a third victim, a 19-year-old teen, was located with apparent gunshot wounds nearby in the 4000 block of East Patapsco Avenue. Paramedics treated all three at the scene befo…

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One Killed In Double Maryland Shooting Under Investigation, Police Say (DEVELOPING) One Killed In Double Maryland Shooting Under Investigation, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
One Killed In Double Maryland Shooting Under Investigation, Police Say (Developing) One person was killed and a second injured in a double shooting in Anne Arundel County, police said. Officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were dispatched to a stretch of the 1500 block of Annapolis Road in Odenton at approximately 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25, where there was a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers said they located two victims, one of whom was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials noted that “this was a targeted incident.” No additional information regarding the victims or possible suspects has been released, according to the agency, as detecti…

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Biker Ejected From Ride Killed By Hit-Run Driver, Struck By Second Vehicle In Maryland: Police Biker Ejected From Ride Killed By Hit-Run Driver, Struck By Second Vehicle In Maryland: Police
Biker Ejected From Ride Killed By Hit-Run Driver, Struck By Second Vehicle In Maryland: Police A hit-and-run driver who killed a 55-year-old man in Maryland is at large following an early morning crash in Howard County. Columbia resident Timothy Joseph Wise was riding a motorized bike shortly after 3 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25 on Maryland Route 175 between I-95 and Route 108 in Elkridge when he was struck by an unknown driver, according to a spokesperson with the Howard County Police Department. Wise was ejected from his bike into the roadway after the initial contact, police said, at which point he was struck by a second vehicle. The driver of the first vehicle sped away, while the …

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Pedestrian Struck By Two Cars In Virginia Crash Pronounced Dead, ID'd By Police Pedestrian Struck By Two Cars In Virginia Crash Pronounced Dead, ID'd By Police
Pedestrian Struck By Two Cars In Virginia Crash Pronounced Dead, ID'd By Police Police investigators in Virginia have released new information regarding the pedestrian who went ping-ponging between cars and was killed crossing a busy street in Prince William County. Manassas resident Juan Torres Lizama, 54, was killed in his hometown after being struck by two vehicles on Sudley Road near Stream Walk Lane, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Shortly after 9:45 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 23, officers and investigators with the Crash Investigation Unit responded to the reported crash after Lizama was struck crossing Sudley Road. Police said that Lizama …

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Maryland Motel Shooter Sentenced For Attempting To Kill Woman Peeking Through Window Maryland Motel Shooter Sentenced For Attempting To Kill Woman Peeking Through Window
Maryland Motel Shooter Sentenced For Attempting To Kill Woman Peeking Through Window A man who opened fire at a woman inside a Maryland motel will spend decades in prison following his sentencing, the Howard County State’s Attorney’s Office announced. Laurel resident Christopher Shan Mason, 47, was sentenced to 37 years in prison on Friday, Sept. 23, after being found guilty of attempted second-degree murder, use of a firearm in a crime of violence, and illegal possession of a firearm by a Howard County jury over the summer. He will be eligible for parole after 30 years.  Prosecutors said that on April 17, 2021, Mason fired three shots at a woman he was with at a mote…

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Maryland Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Minor Placed In His Care, State's Attorney Says Maryland Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Minor Placed In His Care, State's Attorney Says
Maryland Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Minor Placed In His Care, State's Attorney Says The Howard County State’s Attorney’s Office announced that a man who sexually abused a minor placed in his care for several months has been convicted on multiple charges. Baltimore resident Roy David Free, 47, was convicted by a jury in Howard County for sexually abusing a juvenile between Jan. 2, 2020, and March 5, 2020. Specifically, Free was charged with: Sexual child abuse; Conspiracy to commit rape; Conspiracy to commit sexual solicitation of a minor. The state’s attorney’s office said that during the investigation, they uncovered text messages between Free and a co-conspirator lea…

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Woman Fights Off Burglar, Attempted Rapist After Attack At Marland Apartment, Police Say Woman Fights Off Burglar, Attempted Rapist After Attack At Marland Apartment, Police Say
Woman Fights Off Burglar, Attempted Rapist After Attack At Marland Apartment, Police Say A Maryland woman was able to fight off a would-be rapist at her Silver Spring apartment during a burglary, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Officials said that at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 23, in the 800 block of Northampton Drive in Silver Spring, a woman was attacked from behind by an unknown man, officials said. According to detectives from the department’s Special Victims Investigations Division, there was a physical struggle between the woman and the suspect, during which he sexually assaulted her. The victim screamed, police said, and the suspe…

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Armed Robber On The Loose After 'Rushing,' Pistol-Whipping Hotel Guests In Maryland: Police Armed Robber On The Loose After 'Rushing,' Pistol-Whipping Hotel Guests In Maryland: Police
Armed Robber On The Loose After 'Rushing,' Pistol-Whipping Hotel Guests In Maryland: Police An armed robber is at large after pistol-whipping hotel guests staying at a Maryland Comfort Inn, officials said. In Anne Arundel County, officers responded to a reported robbery at the Comfort Inn on Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard in Linthicum, where two guests were “rushed” as they left their room, according to police. The investigation into the incident determined that as the victims left their room, they were approached by a Black man wearing dark clothes, a black mask, and black sweatpants, brandishing a black handgun. Police said that the victims “described exiting their hotel room wh…

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Two Men Charged With Rape, Sexual Offenses In Maryland, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Two Men Charged With Rape, Sexual Offenses In Maryland, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Two Men Charged With Rape, Sexual Offenses In Maryland, Police Say (Developing) Two men have been charged with rape and other sexual offenses in Maryland, authorities announced. Late on Friday, Sept. 23, detectives from the Baltimore County Crimes Against Children's Unit arrested and charged both Christopher Prunty, 31, and Francis Conda, 34, with second-degree rape and “several other sexual offense charges.” No other details were initially provided by police on Friday night. Both Prunty and Conda are being held without bail at the Baltimore County Detention Center, according to police. The investigation into the alleged rapes and sexual offenses is ongoing. This i…

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