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Zak Failla

Assistant Managing Editor

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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News

Retired Naval Officer Faces Long Recovery After Breaking Bones During Frederick Bike Race It’s going to be a long road ahead for a Maryland biker and retired Naval officer who was struck by a car during a popular race in Frederick County and suffered grievous injuries. Community support is swelling for 34-year-old Matthew Pierson who had to be airlifted to the UMMC Shock Trauma in Baltimore with severe injuries that included a host of broken bones that he will be recovering from for months after being hit during the Gran Fondo event early on Sunday, Sept. 17. The crash was reported at around 10:20 a.m. on Sunday on Foxville Road near Stottlemeyer Road. A second victim was also a…

09/21/2023

News

Woman Carjacked At Knife Point Turns The Table On Minors Demanding Ride In Maryland, Police Say A group of young carjackers who demanded a ride from Anne Arundel County into Baltimore learned a valuable lesson the hard way overnight. On Wednesday night, officers were called to investigate an unusual carjacking in Glen Burnie when a group of minors got a taste of their own medicine after pulling a knife on a woman who did not go down quietly. At around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20, officers were called to the 6600 block of Ritchie Highway when a woman was in the parking lot of the Giant grocery store when four or five boys approached her demanding cash and a ride into the cit…

09/21/2023

News

Multiple Murder Charges For 12-Year-Old Who Killed Toddler In Maryland: Sheriff A 12-year-old in Maryland is facing multiple murder and assault charges in connection to the death of a 2-year-old, authorities announced. Members of the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office were called to a Jack Drive residence in Salisbury last week to investigate the reported death of a toddler, officials say. According to the agency, detectives from the Wicomico County Child Advocacy Center responded and determined that a 12-year-old child who lived in the same home as his victim was reportedly responsible for the death. The child was taken to the Lower Eastern Shore Children's Center, whe…

09/21/2023

Police & Fire

Man Raped Woman At Planned Motel Meet In Fairfax County, Police Say Recognize him? A fresh alert with new photos was released by the Fairfax County Police Department on Thursday as they seek the public's assistance in identifying and apprehending a suspect wanted in connection to a rape at an area motel in Mosby. Police say that at around 6:40 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16, the wanted man arranged to meet a woman at the Quarry Inn Motel on Lee Highway. Things then took a turn for the worse. When the woman opened the door, the man took out a knife and threatened to her, according to investigators. He then allegedly sexually assaulted her before sh…

09/21/2023

Traffic

Woman Killed Rear-Ending Tractor-Trailer On I-70 In Myersville: State Police Police have identified the 50-year-old woman who was killed crashing into the back of a truck on Thursday morning. Frederick resident Emily Arnoult was rushed by paramedics to Frederick Health shortly after 10 a.m., where she later died from her injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash on I-70. Maryland State Police investigators were called to a stretch of I-70 in the area of Hollow Road when Arnoult seemingly crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer for unknown reasons. It remains unclear what caused her to rear-end the truck on Thursday afternoon. The crash led to lane c…

09/21/2023

Obituaries

Man Whose 'Life Was Just About To Begin' In Maryland Remembered For Good Heart, Optimism The 18-year-old killed by a possibly drunk driver while riding on a moped with his wife in Maryland was soon to begin a new life, according to his family. Evan Alexander Cain was riding his moped with 20-year-old Dystanei Nicole Cain when they were clipped by an allegedly drunk driver in a Ford F-250 on Route 40 in Hagerstown in early September, causing a fiery crash. Both Cain and his wife were pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. According to Cain’s mother, he was about to start a new job at FedEx, recently received his government ID, and was about to start studying for his…

09/21/2023

News

Silver Spring Man With 'Top Secret' Security Clearance Accused Of Espionage In DC: DOJ A government contractor living in Maryland has been accused of espionage by federal officials in Washington, DC, authorities announced. Abraham Teklu Lemma, 50, a naturalized US citizen from Ethiopia who lives in Silver Spring is facing series charges for allegedly conspiring with a foreign government, according to a criminal complaint unsealed on Thursday. Lemma worked as an IT administrator for the Department of State and as a Management Analyst for the Department of Justice, which led to him being granted a "TOP SECRET" security clearance and access to classified systems. Prosecutors sa…

09/21/2023

News

Rabid Raccoon Found In Anne Arundel Neighborhood Alarm bells are sounding in Anne Arundel County after a raccoon tested positive for rabies. The Anne Arundel County Department of Health issued an alert on Thursday warning that anyone who came into contact with a raccoon in the 1500 block of Mayfield Road in the Woodland Beach community in Edgewater may have been exposed to the virus. The raccoon, which was found on Tuesday, Sept. 19, tested positive, according to the agency. Anyone who may have had contact with the infected animal, or whose pets have unexplained wounds, is being instructed to contact the Department of Health. …

09/21/2023

News

Maryland's Most Wanted: Samuel Lee Rose Helped Traffic Kilos Of Drugs Through DMV, FBI Says An alleged drug trafficker who goes by many names is on the run from the FBI after helping to run a massive scheme throughout the DMV region. Samuel Lee Rose, 44, who moved kilograms of cocaine, heroin, and crack from Maryland to West Virginia is among the state's most wanted after running what federal authorities described as "a sophisticated operation" that lined his pockets with hundreds of thousands of dollars. Rose stands accused of his role in a conspiracy to traffic large amounts of heroin, fentanyl, cocaine base, and cocaine hydrochloride from Hagerstown into Berkeley County in West…

09/21/2023

Obituaries

Community Rallies To Send Beloved Maryland Teacher's Body Back To Paraguay Rosa María Benítez-Ozuna was a mother-like figure to both her children and students before she was shot and killed in a fateful triple shooting in Montgomery County, loved ones say. In early September, Benítez-Ozuna was among three victims who were targeted and shot by Layhill resident Manuel Alejandro Ayala inside the home they shared, and now the community is rallying to support her family. Benítez-Ozuna, who was 65 years old, emigrated to the country from her hometown of Asuncion-Paraguay, and became “an exceptional teacher who touched the lives of many children and families,” Ociel Vega…

09/21/2023

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