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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

'Obsessed' Jilted Lover Sentenced After Flying To DC To Murder Ex: Feds If she couldn't have him, nobody could. A PhD student and employee of the University of Notre Dame will have time to think about her decisions in prison after she was found kneeling at the foot of the body of a recent divorcee she was seeing while holding a murder weapon in DC, federal authorities announced. Nijinsky Dix, 40, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for fatally shooting 44-year-old Terry Hickman in Southwest DC while the pair was casually dating. According to prosecutors, on Nov. 14, 2020, Metropolitan Police Department officers were called to the 1000 b…

09/29/2023

Schools

Staff Members, Students, Injured In Separate Fights Inside St. Charles HS: Sheriff A violent day at a Charles County high school left several staff members and students with injuries, the sheriff's office says. Two fights are under investigation after students became unruly during two separate incident less than 90 minutes apart inside St. Charles High School on Thursday morning. The long day for deputies began shortly before 10:15 a.m., when three students were involved in a physical altercation, but while attempting to break up the fight, two staff members at the high school suffered minor injuries. Then, at around 11:40 a.m. on Thursday, a separate, unrelated fight br…

09/29/2023

Police & Fire

Man Accused Of Murdering Girlfriend During Domestic Incident In Upper Marlboro Home: Police A domestic dispute inside a Maryland apartment turned deadly when a 43-year-old man killed his girlfriend, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Keith Maybin, Jr. was arrested by Seat Pleasant Police officers on Thursday night after threatening two people with a gun, hours after he allegedly murdered his girlfriend Courtney Blacksher inside of an area apartment. Shortly after 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28, officers were called to the 200 block of Harry S Truman Drive to investigate a reported shooting, according to a Prince George's County Police Department spokesperson.…

09/29/2023

News

Florida Man Accused Of 'Pigeon Drop' Scam Targeting Women In Prince George's County: Police The Florida man who targeted senior citizens in Prince George's County has been accused of an extensive "pigeon drop" scam authorities announced on Friday, and now they are looking for his partners. William Coleman, 50, of Orange Park, Florida, has been arrested and is in custody following his arrest earlier this week in Orlando after he allegedly ran a scheme involving elderly women in Maryland. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, "a pigeon drop scam involves convincing a victim to give the suspect a large amount of cash as collateral with the hope of then sharing a …

09/29/2023

Police & Fire

Two Dead After Midnight Shooting At Jimmie's Paddock Bar In White Plains, Sheriff Says Two people were killed at a Southern Maryland bar shortly after midnight, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Detectives are investigating a shooting at Jimmie's Paddock in White Plains that was reported at around 12:02 a.m. on Friday morning. Upon arrival at the bar, officers found two victims suffering from gunshot wounds. They were rushed to an area hospital and pronounced dead from their injuries. No information about a possible suspect was released by the sheriff's office, which continues to investigate leads. Detectives are investigating a shooting at Ji…

09/29/2023

Traffic

Metro Train Derails Near Reagan Airport With 50 Passengers On Board Some travelers were left in a lurch on Friday morning when a train derailed near Reagan National Airport. Service was suspended temporarily on the Blue and Yellow lines on Friday, Sept. 29 as officials investigated a derailment that impacted at least 50 passengers who were on board at the time. According to WMATA, the incident happened around 10 a.m. resulting in trains being shut down between Potomac Yard and the airport. UPDATED: Blue/Yellow Line Delay: Service is suspended in both directions. We are investigating the reports of a possible derailment. No injuries, update to foll…

09/29/2023

Obituaries

Off-Duty Howard County Sheriff's Deputy Killed In Maryland Bar Shooting Communities are reeling after an off-duty Howard County Sheriff's deputy was shot and killed in Baltimore on Friday morning. Deputy Ryan Demby was in a bar shortly after midnight when an argument broke out between patrons, during which, one person pulled out a gun and began firing, striking him several times. Investigators believe a verbal argument happened before the shooting. UPDATE: Shooting / Homicide in South Baltimore - 1100 block of S Charles St pic.twitter.com/iw1LRGAtZH — Eric Costello (@CouncilmanETC) September 29, 2023 Upon arrival at the bar in the 1100 block of South Charl…

09/29/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Peeing In Public Had Been Boozing Hours Earlier In Calvert County, Sheriff Says A woman using a parking lot of a Calvert County parking lot as a bathroom is facing charges after being arrested after a booze-fueled day, the sheriff's office announced on Thursday. Last week, officers from the Calvert County Sheriff's Office were called to the Wawa on Market Square Drive in Prince Frederick, where there were complaints of a woman who was using the bathroom in public, according to authorities. After reviewing surveillance video from the area and speaking to witnesses who reported the lewd conduct, officials say that they were able to identify Elizabeth Marie Ireton, 41, wh…

09/29/2023

Business

Winning $1M Powerball Ticket Sold At Maryland Deli Check your tickets! A lucky Maryland Lottery player is sitting on a Powerball ticket worth a million dollars and may not know about it as the jackpot continues to approach record numbers. Lottery officials are on the lookout for a big winner who bought a $1 million ticket at Duck In II Convenience located at 5610 Market Street in Snow Hill for Wednesday's drawing. The winning numbers for the Wednesday, Sept. 27 drawing were 01-07-46-47-63 with a Powerball of 07 and a Power Play multiplier of X3. A $50,000 ticket was also purchased at Wesley's Restaurant on Telegraph Road in Elk…

09/28/2023

Police & Fire

Death Of Man Found In Burned Northeast DC Apartment Ruled A Homicide: Police The death of a man whose body was found in a burned apartment building in Northeast DC has been ruled a homicide, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. In April, DC Fire and EMS personnel were called to the 1400 block of Saratoga Avenue NE for a reported fire in an apartment building, where they made a grisly discovery. According to a MPD spokesperson, once the fire was out, they found the remains of James Lavender, 64, a Northeast DC resident. Following his death, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that his death was a result of blunt force trauma, and it was rule…

09/28/2023

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