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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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Weather

Air Quality Expected To Reach Danger Zones Along East Coast Smoke from Canadian wildfires continue to travel south down the East Coast, and residents along the East Coast are starting to feel the impact. The Maryland Department of the Environment issued an alert on Tuesday, June 6, warning that "significant wildfire smoke" from fires in Canada will impact air quality throughout Maryland over the next several days (click here to check the air quality in your town). According to AirNow.gov, Wednesday, June 7 was expected to be in the red zone, the danger zone, in Baltimore, and parts of the Philadelphia suburbs. Smoke & haze from wildfires in …

06/06/2023

Lifestyle

Here's When New Maryland Area Code Will Arrive As 240 And 301 Phone Numbers Run Out Officials in Maryland announced that the “227" area code will soon join the traditional “240” and “301" numbers, which are expected to run out sometime in the coming year. Once those numbers run out, all new businesses and residents will begin getting assigned the “227" area code. Anyone with a current "240" or “301” area code will not be impacted by the change. The change is set to be put into place beginning on Wednesday, June 14, according to the Maryland Public Service Commission, which approved the measure in September last year. Areas impacted by the "240/301/227 area code complex" i…

06/06/2023

Police & Fire

Cemetery Shooting Leaves One Dead In Prince George's County: Police (DEVELOPING) Police have confirmed that at least one person was killed in a midday shooting at a Prince George's County cemetery. At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 6, the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 4100 block of Suitland Road, where there was a reported shooting at the Washington National Cemetery in Suitland. Per cemetery management, any responding media will not be permitted on cemetery grounds. — PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) June 6, 2023 More than an hour later, at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, police confirmed that the shooting is now being investigated…

06/06/2023

Obituaries

Communities Rally Around Families Of Victims Killed Crashing Charger Into Union Bridge Quarry Support is swelling for the families of three people killed after crashing a Dodge Charger into the bottom of a Frederick County quarry. At approximately 8:35 a.m. on Sunday, June 4, members of the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office were called to investigate a triple fatal at the Union Bridge Quarry, where there was a violent crash with three victims involved, including Kortney Angleberger, 28, of Keymar, and Dickerson resident Rachel Willis, 23. Following their deaths, friends and well-wishers are rallying support for the grieving families, with multiple GoFundMe campaigns raising thousan…

06/06/2023

News

No Charges For FBI Agent Who Fatally Shot Man At Metro Center Station In DC: Feds There will be no charges filed against an FBI agent who shot and killed a 28-year-old man at the Metro Center Station in Washington, DC last year, according to federal authorities. The US Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday, June 6 that there is insufficient evidence to pursue charges against the officer who shot and killed Troy N. Bullock in December 2022 inside the station at G Street and 11th Street in Northwest. Investigators say that shortly before 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, an off-duty FBI Special Agent was standing on the platform when Bullock began to challenge another trave…

06/06/2023

News

Biker Killed Crashing Harley Into Road Sign, Utility Pole In Harford County: State Police Police have identified the biker who was killed while riding with a group of motorcycles in Harford County when he lost control and crashed into a utility pole. Samuel McNutt III, 41, of Jarrettsville, was riding his Harley-Davidson at approximately 6:35 p.m. on Monday, June 5 in the 4200 block of Norrisville Road in White Hall with a group of others when he failed to negotiate a left turn on the roadway, according to state police. McNutt veered off the roadway, struck a road sign, and continued into a utility pole. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash by paramedics. It is uncl…

06/06/2023

News

Bomb Squad Investigates Old Ammo Box For Potential Explosives At Brandywine Firehouse A Prince George’s County resident got a scare late on Monday afternoon when he found an old military-style ammunition box on his property that he thought could be dynamite. First responders from the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department got an unexpected delivery on Monday, June 5, according to the agency, when the local homeowner brought the device to their Brandywine station for evaluation. The incident led to the evacuation of surrounding properties, including Gwynn Park High School, which was still in operation at the time. Bomb Team Investigation, 13809 Brandywine Rd, at #PGFD…

06/06/2023

Lifestyle

'Penny From Heaven' Leads To $2M Windfall For 'Happy Dog Groomer' From Hagerstown Lady Luck was shining on a Maryland woman who used a lucky penny to win a massive $2 million prize. A Hagerstown woman going only by the name “Happy Dog Groomer” is giving credit to her late father and “a penny from heaven” that she found sitting on her steps after claiming a $100 prize on a separate ticket sold in May. The Washington County woman said that she was going hold off on claiming her initial prize when she came across the heads-up penny and thought it could be a good luck sign. “The penny was laying heads up,” she said. “That means it is a lucky penny.” Using her winnings, “H…

06/06/2023

Police & Fire

Police ID Man, Trooper Involved In Fatal Carroll County Standoff New details have been released by the Maryland Attorney General's Office following a fatal shooting during a barricade situation in Carroll County. Police have identified 52-year-old Jack Cimino, Jr., of Sykesville as the man who was shot and killed by Sgt. Jesse Hartsock, a 15-year veteran of the Maryland State Police's Field Operations Bureau during a standoff in Eldersburg. The situation began at approximately 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, when state police troopers were called to a home in the 1200 block of Liberty Road to assist a reportedly suicidal man who was allegedly under the influ…

06/06/2023

Police & Fire

Man Accused Of Killing Grandma, Grandpa In Baltimore County, Police Say Detectives made a grisly discovery over the weekend when they found the bodies of an elderly couple who were allegedly killed by their grandson in Baltimore County. Kennard Goins, 24, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for his alleged role in the deaths of his 86-year-old grandmother and 73-year-old grandfather, authorities announced this week. The pair were found late on Sunday, June 4 by patrol officers conducting a welfare check outside a home in the 3500 block of Cabot Road in Randallstown after the two had not been heard from recently. Both were pronounced d…

06/06/2023

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