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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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Schools
Quaker Prep School In Maryland To Shut Down After 2024–25 School Year, Officials Say Quaker Prep School In Maryland To Shut Down After 2024–25 School Year, Officials Say
Quaker Prep School In Maryland To Shut Down After 2024–25 School Year, Officials Say Sandy Spring Friends School will close for good following the 2024–2025 academic year due to what officials described as an “untenable financial position,” the school’s Board of Trustees announced Monday. In a message sent to parents, students, staff, and alumni, board members said they made the “extremely difficult but necessary determination” to shut down the historic Quaker school after efforts to stabilize enrollment and fundraising fell short. “Regrettably, despite an immense effort to shore up the school’s financial foundation, we simply do not have the financial wherewithal to meet o…

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News
Rachel Morin’s Accused Killer Convicted Of Rape, Murder: Reports Rachel Morin’s Accused Killer Convicted Of Rape, Murder: Reports
Rachel Morin’s Accused Killer Convicted Of Rape, Murder: Reports Victor Martinez-Hernandez, an accused illegal immigrant, has been convicted of raping and murdering Rachel Morin, according to reports. It reportedly did not take long for a jury to determine Martinez-Hernandez's fate following a weeklong trial, finding him guilty of murdering the Maryland mother of five, who was abducted from the Ma & Pa trail in Harford County. Specifically, Martinez-Hernandez was convicted of:  First-degree premeditated murder; First-degree rape; Sexual assault; Kidnapping. Morin, 37, was reported missing in August 2023, when she went to walk on the trail in B…

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Schools
Drug Bust Near Beach Elementary School: Crack, Xanax, $1.5K Seized, Calvert Sheriff Says Drug Bust Near Beach Elementary School: Crack, Xanax, $1.5K Seized, Calvert Sheriff Says
Drug Bust Near Beach Elementary School: Crack, Xanax, $1.5K Seized, Calvert Sheriff Says A Maryland man is facing serious drug charges after deputies say they caught him parked with crack cocaine and prescription pills just feet from a Calvert County elementary school. Deputies responded to Beach Elementary School in Chesapeake Beach at 7900 Old Bayside Road recently, after receiving a report that a suspicious truck was striking curbs in the parking lot, according to the sheriff's office. The vehicle eventually pulled away from the school but stopped again in the 3900 block of Old Bayside Road. When deputies made contact with the driver, identified as 39-year-old Derek James W…

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News
Deported American Dad Denied Reentry: ‘I’m Not Going To Smuggle Him In,' Bukele Says Deported American Dad Denied Reentry: ‘I’m Not Going To Smuggle Him In,' Bukele Says
Deported American Dad Denied Reentry: ‘I’m Not Going To Smuggle Him In,' Bukele Says Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return to America from a Salvadoran prison has hit another roadblock.  The Maryland father who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador will not be returned, according to President Nayib Bukele, who was visiting the White House on Monday. "How can I return him to the United States," he said sitting next to President Donald Trump in the Oval Office when pressed by reporters about Abrego Garcia's status. "Am I going to smuggle him into the United States? I'm not going to do it. That question is preposterous. We're not very fond of releasing terrorists."  …

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Police & Fire
Man Killed, Children Injured In Three-Vehicle Aberdeen Crash: State Police Man Killed, Children Injured In Three-Vehicle Aberdeen Crash: State Police
Man Killed, Children Injured In Three-Vehicle Aberdeen Crash: State Police Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal three-vehicle crash that left one man dead and multiple others injured, including three juveniles, on Monday morning in Harford County. Troopers from the Bel Air Barrack were called to the area of eastbound Churchville Road (MD-22) west of North Stepney Road shortly after 10 a.m. on April 14, authorities said. Investigators say Tyler Lingenfelter, 33, of Havre de Grace, was driving a Chevrolet Traverse westbound when, for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed the center lines and struck an oncoming box truck, which then hit a passing Ford Trans…

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Police & Fire
Same Dumfries Driver, Same Car, Different Ending: Deputy Nabs Dodge After Second Chase Same Dumfries Driver, Same Car, Different Ending: Deputy Nabs Dodge After Second Chase
Same Dumfries Driver, Same Car, Different Ending: Deputy Nabs Dodge After Second Chase A sheriff's deputy who was once outrun by a reckless driver in Virginia got the last laugh—this time he was caught with drugs, a gun, and no license, authorities said. Deputy R. Tully had a familiar feeling when he spotted a black Dodge Challenger speeding down Richmond Highway on Tuesday, April 8, in Stafford. According to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, it was the exact same car — and driver — he pursued months earlier. Back on Nov. 18, 2024, at around 10:25 a.m., the deputy attempted a traffic stop outside the Wawa on Richmond Highway after spotting the Dodge with tinted windows a…

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Police & Fire
Third Victim ID’d In Spotsylvania Mass Shooting That Left 3 Dead, 3 Hurt: Sheriff Third Victim ID’d In Spotsylvania Mass Shooting That Left 3 Dead, 3 Hurt: Sheriff
Third Victim ID’d In Spotsylvania Mass Shooting That Left 3 Dead, 3 Hurt: Sheriff The third person killed in last week’s mass shooting in Spotsylvania County has been identified, and another teen has been charged in connection to the case, authorities announced. A 19-year-old Spotsylvania County man has been identified as the third victim killed in the April 8 mass shooting that left three dead and three others injured, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office. Sincere Devon Fitz, 19, of Spotsylvania, was confirmed Monday, April 14, as the third victim in the shooting on Olde Greenwich Circle, officials said.  His identity had been withheld pending con…

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News
58-Year-Old Man Shot Dead In Riverdale Stairwell Identified By Police 58-Year-Old Man Shot Dead In Riverdale Stairwell Identified By Police
58-Year-Old Man Shot Dead In Riverdale Stairwell Identified By Police A man found shot to death in a stairwell in Prince George's County has been identified as detectives continue to search for his killer, police announced. Homicide detectives are offering a $25,000 reward for information after identifying the victim of a fatal shooting in Riverdale. Officers were called to the 6600 block of Riverdale Road around 10:05 a.m. on Friday, April 11, for a report of an unresponsive man, police said. When they arrived, they found 58-year-old Adeyemi Martin, of New Carrollton, shot in a stairwell. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives have not released a …

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Police & Fire
$1K+ in Lingerie Stolen by NY Man Leads to Virginia Police Pursuit: Sheriff $1K+ in Lingerie Stolen by NY Man Leads to Virginia Police Pursuit: Sheriff
$1K+ in Lingerie Stolen by NY Man Leads to Virginia Police Pursuit: Sheriff A New York man who stole a suitcase stuffed with lingerie from a Virginia T.J. Maxx was caught after leading deputies on a bizarre pursuit through North Stafford, authorities said. A wanted man is behind bars after a high-speed pursuit in Stafford County ended with his arrest—and the recovery of more than $1,000 in stolen underwear, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called to the T.J. Maxx on Stafford Market Place around 8:40 p.m. Friday, April 11 in North Stafford, for a reported theft.  Witnesses said store security had chased the suspect out of the st…

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Politics
Trump, Bukele Meet At White House As Wrongfully Deported Father Remains In El Salvador Prison Trump, Bukele Meet At White House As Wrongfully Deported Father Remains In El Salvador Prison
Trump, Bukele Meet At White House As Wrongfully Deported Father Remains In El Salvador Prison As President Donald Trump prepares to welcome El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele to the White House on Monday, a Maryland father remains locked inside the Central American nation’s most notorious prison — even after ICE admitted it deported him by mistake. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a longtime Prince George’s County resident, was taken into custody by immigration agents in March 2025 while picking up his son from his grandmother’s house. Agents falsely told him his protected status had changed, according to court records. He was detained, transferred to Texas, and put on a deportation flight t…

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