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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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Three Hospitalized With Injuries After Five-Car Crash In Maryland (DEVELOPING) Three Hospitalized With Injuries After Five-Car Crash In Maryland (DEVELOPING)
Three Hospitalized With Injuries After Five-Car Crash In Maryland (Developing) Three people were hospitalized in a five-vehicle crash that was reported in Montgomery County ahead of the evening commute. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services personnel were called at around 3 p.m. on Thursday afternoon on the Intercounty Connector between Layhill Road and New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring, where there was a massive crash that left at least one car on its roof. A spokesperson for the agency said that one person was trapped, and there were five people treated, three of whom were hospitalized, one with traumatic injuries. The aftermath of the crash in Silver …

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Suboxone Smuggled Into Maryland Jail Leads To Charges For Three Inmates: Police Suboxone Smuggled Into Maryland Jail Leads To Charges For Three Inmates: Police
Suboxone Smuggled Into Maryland Jail Leads To Charges For Three Inmates: Police Three inmates are facing fresh charges for a monthlong scheme to smuggle contraband into a detention facility in Maryland. Between December and January, police say that the the trio, who were incarcerated at the Anne Arundel County Detention Facility, worked to bring Suboxone and other items inside the facility, according to police. On Thursday, the Anne Arundel County Police Department announced that these inmates are facing new charges: Tyrone Edward Freeman, 39, of Lexington Park; Deontae Karon Robbins, 23, of Severn; Dexter Deon Burnside, 26, of Annapolis. Officials say that the inves…

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Maryland Man Who Targeted, Threatened LGBTQ+ Group, Officials In DC Gets Prison Time: Feds Maryland Man Who Targeted, Threatened LGBTQ+ Group, Officials In DC Gets Prison Time: Feds
Maryland Man Who Targeted, Threatened LGBTQ+ Group, Officials In DC Gets Prison Time: Feds The Howard County man who made death threats targeting an LGBTQ+ advocacy group during an unhinged voicemail he left hours after a mass shooting will be having his phone calls monitored by prison guards for the foreseeable future, according to officials. Adam Michael Nettina, 34, of West Friendship, was sentenced to two years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release after admitting to making threats and sending messages to Maryland and Virginia state delegates who made statements in support of transgender people following the mass shooting in Nashville last March…

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Dead Body Found In Southwest DC Trash Can IDd As Man Missing Since November Dead Body Found In Southwest DC Trash Can IDd As Man Missing Since November
Dead Body Found In Southwest DC Trash Can IDd As Man Missing Since November The mystery of Harry Keels came to a tragic end in Washington, DC, where the missing man was found dead, according to officials. Missing since November, Keels has been positively identified by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner as the person whose body was found inside of a trash can in Southwest DC last week. #MissingPerson 42-year-old Harry Keels, who was last seen in the 2800 block of Langston Place, Southeast, on Wednesday, November 1, 2023.Have info? Call (202) 727-9099/text 50411 pic.twitter.com/YQ2kedgGTv — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) November 8, 2023 On Thursday …

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Driver Charged With Negligent Homicide For Fatal 2022 Maryland Crash: Police Driver Charged With Negligent Homicide For Fatal 2022 Maryland Crash: Police
Driver Charged With Negligent Homicide For Fatal 2022 Maryland Crash: Police More than a year after a fatal two-vehicle crash in Montgomery County, police say that a man has been arrested. On Thursday, the Montgomery County Department of Police announced that Germantown resident Jose Antonio Garcia, 45, is facing charges following a 2022 crash that took the life of 30-year-old Jose Vidal Urias Beltran and injured several others. Investigators say that on Oct. 15, 2022, Garcia was driving a blue 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee northbound on Frederick Road and attempted to turn onto westbound Plummer Drive when he struck a silver Ford F250 that was traveling in the opposite …

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Woman Pistol Whipped, Has Phone Stolen During Home Invasion In Anne Arundel County: Police Woman Pistol Whipped, Has Phone Stolen During Home Invasion In Anne Arundel County: Police
Woman Pistol Whipped, Has Phone Stolen During Home Invasion In Anne Arundel County: Police A man squeezed his way into an Anne Arundel home early on Thursday morning, where he robbed a 33-year-old woman and assaulted her, police say. At around 3 a.m. on Jan. 11, members of the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to investigate a home invasion in the 900 block of Victory Avenue in Brooklyn involving a man who broke in and attacked a woman. According to officials, a Black man wearing all black clothing entered the residence through a basement window and threatened a woman inside while demanding cash. When she refused, the man struck her with a handgun, took her phone…

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Bomb Threats Were Made To Get Friend Out Of School For The Day In Maryland, Sheriff Says Bomb Threats Were Made To Get Friend Out Of School For The Day In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Bomb Threats Were Made To Get Friend Out Of School For The Day In Maryland, Sheriff Says Bomb threats made targeting a Maryland school on Wednesday were part of a larger plan to get a student out of class for the day, investigators say. In Wicomico County, the Mardela Middle/High School was on high alert on Wednesday, Jan. 10, when a series of threats directed at the building were reported, prompting emergency measures. The threats were ultimately unfounded, and the investigation led members of the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office to Crisfield in Somerset County, where they tracked the suspect who masterminded the ploy. Detectives from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office…

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Man Accused Of Shooting, Killing Roommate During Dispute In Prince George's County: Police Man Accused Of Shooting, Killing Roommate During Dispute In Prince George's County: Police
Man Accused Of Shooting, Killing Roommate During Dispute In Prince George's County: Police A dispute between roommates turned deadly for a 27-year-old man who was allegedly killed in Prince George's County by someone living with him, police say. Richard Bennaugh, 38, has been arrested and charged with manslaughter in connection to the fatal shooting of Domonique Scott Hayes in their Berrywood Lane home in Springdale on Wednesday afternoon. At around 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 10, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 2800 block of Berrywood Lane, where there was a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers found Hayes inside the home suffering from…

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Erratic Man Dies After Being Taken Into Police Custody In Baltimore County Erratic Man Dies After Being Taken Into Police Custody In Baltimore County
Erratic Man Dies After Being Taken Into Police Custody In Baltimore County The Maryland Attorney General's Office has launched another investigation in Baltimore County after a man died while in the custody of police. At approximately 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10, officers from the Baltimore County Police Department's Franklin Precinct were called to investigate a suspicious person in the area of Rosewood Lane and Reistertown Road in Owings Mills, according to authorities. As officers arrived, they say that a man appeared to be under the influence was causing a disturbance as family members were attempting to de-escalate the situation. With an assist from the fa…

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Man Wanted In Connection To Holiday Season Stabbing Remains At Large In MD: Sheriff Man Wanted In Connection To Holiday Season Stabbing Remains At Large In MD: Sheriff
Man Wanted In Connection To Holiday Season Stabbing Remains At Large In MD: Sheriff Investigators from the Charles County Sheriff's Office are seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to track down a 38-year-old man wanted in connection to a stabbing during the holiday season. Newburg native James Mark Kimble remains elusive more than two weeks after a stabbing that was reported on Wednesday, Dec. 27, according to officials. Kimble has been accused of a stabbing incident in the parking lot of a business in the 12000 block of Charles Street, where he allegedly stabbed a man several times before fleeing the area. His victim was able to drive himself to an area hospit…

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