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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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Woman, Pets Found Dead Inside Maryland Home After Reported Fire (DEVELOPING) Woman, Pets Found Dead Inside Maryland Home After Reported Fire (DEVELOPING)
Woman, Pets Found Dead Inside Maryland Home After Reported Fire (Developing) An investigation has been launched in Maryland after a woman was found dead with her perished pets inside a Prince George's County home. Shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon, members of the Prince George's County Fire Department were called to the 5200 block to investigate a reported house fire inside a single-family home. Upon arrival, they found that the fire was already extinguished, though a woman was found dead inside, alongside two dogs and a cat. The cause of the fire and manner of death remain under investigation as of 6 p.m. on May 20.  More details are expected to be…

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Teens Fleeing In Stolen Car Lead To Five-Vehicle Crash In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says Teens Fleeing In Stolen Car Lead To Five-Vehicle Crash In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says
Teens Fleeing In Stolen Car Lead To Five-Vehicle Crash In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says A group of young suspects joyriding in a stolen vehicle sparked a multi-vehicle crash involving four other vehicles during a police pursuit in St. Mary's County, according to the sheriff's office. At approximately 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20, a vehicle was stolen from a Great Mills residence, which was spotted shortly after 2:45 p.m. later that afternoon by sheriff's deputies, who attempted to conduct a traffic stop in the area of Three Notch Road and Mechanicsville Road in Mechanicsville. The chase continued north on Three Notch Road until a five-vehicle crash was reported near the inte…

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Teen Charged As Adult After Weeklong String Of Armed Robberies In Maryland: Police Teen Charged As Adult After Weeklong String Of Armed Robberies In Maryland: Police
Teen Charged As Adult After Weeklong String Of Armed Robberies In Maryland: Police A 16-year-old will be charged as an adult after going back to the well one too many times after targeting the same stores in Montgomery County repeatedly, police say. Nytrell Tyshawn Parrish was arrested over the weekend following an extensive investigation into at least four armed robberies that were reported at two stores over the course of less than a week. According to investigators, Parrish's crime spree began on Sunday, May 12, when he allegedly robbed Tobacco Hub in the 7800 block of Old Georgetown Road, when he walked in the store, asked to see vape products, and displayed a handgun…

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Shooter Who Trailed Victim To Maryland Hospital After Altercation Charged With Attempted Murder Shooter Who Trailed Victim To Maryland Hospital After Altercation Charged With Attempted Murder
Shooter Who Trailed Victim To Maryland Hospital After Altercation Charged With Attempted Murder A 34-year-old man who got into an altercation and tracked his victim to an area hospital before shooting him has been charged with attempted murder, according to the Baltimore Police Department. City resident Chavez Mitchell was arrested over the weekend following an investigation into a midday March shooting that was reported in Baltimore, authorities announced on Monday. Shortly before 2:45 p.m. on Monday, March 11, officers from the Baltimore Police Department responded to the 3000 block of South Hanover Street for a walk-in shooting victim who was seeking treatment of a gunshot wou…

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Traffic, Businesses Jammed Up By Water Main Break In Harford County Traffic, Businesses Jammed Up By Water Main Break In Harford County
Traffic, Businesses Jammed Up By Water Main Break In Harford County The afternoon commute may be rough for some travelers in Harford County as crews continue working around the clock to repair a water main break in Abingdon.  On Monday morning, businesses and motorists were affected by the water main break, which proved tricky to plug, leaving some without water in the area of Tollgate Road and Constant Friendship Boulevard. Tollgate Road traveling toward MD 24 remained open, though during the repairs, Constant Friendship Boulevard could only be accessed by traveling south on Tollgate Road from Singer Road. Harford County Government According to off…

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Fugitive Cut Off GPS-Monitoring Device Day After Being Released In Maryland, Sheriff Says Fugitive Cut Off GPS-Monitoring Device Day After Being Released In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Fugitive Cut Off Gps-monitoring Device Day After Being Released In Maryland, Sheriff Says A fugitive who cut off his electronic monitoring device hours after being released by a judge in Charles County is at large and wanted, officials are cautioning. An alert was issued by the Charles County Sheriff's Office on Monday as they seek the public's assistance in tracking down Mack Lee Cleckley, 40, of no fixed address, after he violated the conditions of his bond following a drug arrest. According to investigators, in August last year, detectives from the sheriff's office presented a drug distribution case to a Charles County Grand Jury which charged Cleckley with possession wi…

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Car Meet Killing: 26-Year-Old Gunned Down In Maryland, Cops Say Car Meet Killing: 26-Year-Old Gunned Down In Maryland, Cops Say
Car Meet Killing: 26-Year-Old Gunned Down In Maryland, Cops Say The Prince George's County Police Department is denouncing "car meets" after a 26-year-old man was killed in a double shooting early on Sunday morning that left another injured.  Waldorf resident John Phipps has been identified by investigators as the person who was shot and killed inside a vehicle during a purported car meet over the weekend, police say. At around 1:45 a.m. on May 19, officers were called to a shopping center parking lot in the 6400 block of Marlboro Pike, in District Heights, where they found Phipps inside a vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to an…

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Woman Who Verbally, Physically Abused Child 'On Regular Basis' Convicted In Maryland Woman Who Verbally, Physically Abused Child 'On Regular Basis' Convicted In Maryland
Woman Who Verbally, Physically Abused Child 'On Regular Basis' Convicted In Maryland A woman in Frederick County is behind bars after being convicted of physically and verbally abusing a child, prosecutors announced. Ana Cecilia Gonzalez, 50, was convicted of second-degree child abuse and second-degree assault following a two-day bench trial after she was identified by a child as their abuser. According to the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office, in July last year, a student in an area elementary school advised a teacher, counselor, and School Resource Officer that she "did not feel safe," and that Gonzalez had hit her and verbally abused her on a regular basis.…

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Man Who Shot Stepson During Deadly Parking Spot Dispute At Maryland Home Gets Prison Time Man Who Shot Stepson During Deadly Parking Spot Dispute At Maryland Home Gets Prison Time
Man Who Shot Stepson During Deadly Parking Spot Dispute At Maryland Home Gets Prison Time The 71-year-old man who shot and killed his stepson during a deadly dispute over a parking spot in Anne Arundel County will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. George Albert Summers has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the February 2023 fatal shooting of Sharod Moore, 48, following an argument over parking at their Brooklyn Park home, the state's attorney's office announced on Monday. "This is sadly another case where a verbal dispute turned deadly because of easy access to a firearm, the opposite of what was needed in this heated situation," Anne Arundel County State's Att…

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Massive Drug, Weapon Busts Land Four Behind Bars In Maryland: Police Massive Drug, Weapon Busts Land Four Behind Bars In Maryland: Police
Massive Drug, Weapon Busts Land Four Behind Bars In Maryland: Police A weeks-long investigation into suspected drug distribution in Anne Arundel County led to massive drug and weapon busts in Pasadena, authorities announced on Monday. Earlier this month, detectives were tipped off about possible drug dealings throughout the county, which culminated in the execution of multiple search warrants on Friday, police say. The search and seizures were conducted in the 5100 block of Raynor Avenue in Linthicum and the 8900 block of Winged Foot Drive, resulting in the arrests of Cory Wayne Rhodes, 24, Alexa Nichole Bowen, 20 and Cassidy Cierra Schmidt, 22, all fro…

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