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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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Maryland Suing Ship Owners, Managers Over Key Bridge Collapse In Baltimore: AG Maryland Suing Ship Owners, Managers Over Key Bridge Collapse In Baltimore: AG
Maryland Suing Ship Owners, Managers Over Key Bridge Collapse In Baltimore: AG The Maryland Attorney General's Office has filed a lawsuit seeking damages from the owners and operators of the DALI cargo ship that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this year in Baltimore. On Tuesday, AG Anthony Brown announced that his agency has filed a lawsuit targeting the owners – Grace Ocean Private Limited –and managers – Synergy Marine Pte Ltd. – of the M/V DALI for causing the March collision that dismantled the bridge and caused chaos for the Port of Baltimore. Brown said that since the fatal collapse - which claimed the lives of six people - has impacted Maryl…

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Schools
Police Called In To Probe Threat Made By Group Of Students Targeting Bladensburg High School Police Called In To Probe Threat Made By Group Of Students Targeting Bladensburg High School
Police Called In To Probe Threat Made By Group Of Students Targeting Bladensburg High School Threats of violence at a Prince George's County high school were proven to be unfounded, but not before giving some administrators a scare on Tuesday morning. Investigators were called in early on Sept. 24 to Bladensburg High School on 57th Avenue to probe a reported threat of violence that was made by a group of students, officials say. "Out an abundance of caution, every threat is taken seriously," according to a spokesperson from the Prince George's County Police Department, who confirmed that there was never a credible threat to the building.  During the investigation into the thr…

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Police & Fire
Mother Charged With Attempting To Murder Teen Daughter In Seat Pleasant, Police Say Mother Charged With Attempting To Murder Teen Daughter In Seat Pleasant, Police Say
Mother Charged With Attempting To Murder Teen Daughter In Seat Pleasant, Police Say A Maryland mother who shot her daughter is facing charges for attempted murder, authorities in Prince George's County announced. Seat Pleasant resident Talecka Brown, 32, was arrested in connection to a midday shooting involving her teenage daughter, who suffered critical injuries on Monday. According to the Seat Pleasant Police Department, officers were called at around 4:50 p.m. on Sept. 23 to the 500 block of 69th Street, where there was a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers were met by a 13-year-old girl suffering from a gunshot wound to her upper body, and she was rushed to an a…

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Police & Fire
Fugitive Jonesing For Cigarette Arrested On Assault, Home Invasion Charges In Glen Burnie: PD Fugitive Jonesing For Cigarette Arrested On Assault, Home Invasion Charges In Glen Burnie: PD
Fugitive Jonesing For Cigarette Arrested On Assault, Home Invasion Charges In Glen Burnie: PD A fugitive who was already wanted on multiple warrants doubled down and was arrested on Tuesday morning following an alleged assault and home invasion in Anne Arundel County. Pasadena resident Terry Lamont White, 52, kept officers busy on Sept. 24, who were called in to investigate a reported incident involving a knife-wielding man who cut at least two victims while terrorizing the neighborhood, police say. At approximately 1:15 a.m. on Tuesday morning, members of the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the 100 block of Faywood Court in Glen Burnie to probe a reported assau…

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Schools
Aberdeen Educators Accused Of Failing To Report Alleged Rape, Police Say Aberdeen Educators Accused Of Failing To Report Alleged Rape, Police Say
Aberdeen Educators Accused Of Failing To Report Alleged Rape, Police Say Two former educators are facing criminal charges after failing to disclose a reported rape involving a student in Harford County, authorities announced. Former Aberdeen Middle School Principal Regina Jones, 44, and paraeducator Tonya Johnson, 56, were both arrested for failing to report alleged child abuse/neglect after a student came forward to advise them that they were the victim of a rape. According to the Aberdeen Police Department, on April 18, 2023, police were alerted by a local hospital about a past rape involving a minor, and it was later determined that the incident happened…

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Police ID 74-Year-Old Woman Killed In Four-Vehicle Baltimore County Crash Police ID 74-Year-Old Woman Killed In Four-Vehicle Baltimore County Crash
Police ID 74-Year-Old Woman Killed In Four-Vehicle Baltimore County Crash Speed may have been a factor that led to a vehicle crash in Baltimore County that claimed the life of a 74-year-old woman. Investigators have identified Ida Berry as the person who was killed over the summer following a chain-reaction crash after she was rear-ended by a speeding driver, authorities announced this week. Police say that on Friday, May 24, Berry was driving her Toyota Corolla north on Reisterstown Road when she was struck from behind by a Kia Sorento that was "being driven at a high rate of speed."  That crash sent Berry into the opposite lanes, where she struck a third …

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Business
Jackpot-Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Frederick Walmart Jackpot-Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Frederick Walmart
Jackpot-Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Frederick Walmart A winning Maryland Lottery ticket worth $50,000 was sold at an area Walmart, and the winner has not yet come forward to claim their five-figure jackpot. One top-prize winning Bonus Match 5 ticket worth was sold at the Frederick Walmart located at 7400 Guilford Drive for the drawing on Monday, Sept. 23, though it has not been cashed in a day later. The winning numbers for the Thursday drawing were 03-09-10-15-23 with a Bonus Ball of 21. This represents the 26th jackpot-winner Bonus Match 5 drawing sold in 2024. "Lottery officials urge the winner to sign the back of the ticke…

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Motorcyclist, 19, Killed In Edgewater SUV Crash Identified By Police Motorcyclist, 19, Killed In Edgewater SUV Crash Identified By Police
Motorcyclist, 19, Killed In Edgewater SUV Crash Identified By Police A 19-year-old motorcyclist was killed in Maryland after being involved in a crash with an SUV in Anne Arundel County on Sunday afternoon, police say. Lothian resident Daniel Joseph Helmly, Jr. has been identified by investigators as the person who was fatally struck by a Ford Expedition early in the afternoon on Sept. 22.  According to the Anne Arundel County Police Department, at around 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, officers were called to investigate a crash on Solomon’s Island Road at Old South River Road South, not far from the South River Bridge in Edgewater. Investigators say…

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Lifestyle
Surprise Celebrity Cameo Lands White Marsh Lottery Player 'Who Seldom Plays' $50K Powerball Win Surprise Celebrity Cameo Lands White Marsh Lottery Player 'Who Seldom Plays' $50K Powerball Win
Surprise Celebrity Cameo Lands White Marsh Lottery Player 'Who Seldom Plays' $50K Powerball Win An unexpected premonition from a prominent celebrity landed a Maryland Lottery player who typically stays away from the big money gams a five-figure cash windfall. Earlier this month - a Baltimore man who says he seldom plays the Lottery - walked away with a $50,000 check after having a fortuitous dream that saw him visited by a celebrity who advised he pick up a Powerball ticket. It was a heck of a dream. The winner said that an anonymous actor - can't risk sharing the good fortune - visited the Baltimore man while he was asleep and instructed him to pick up the Powerball ticket, though t…

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'Bingo Beer' Player Drank 'Max Amount' Before Getting Behind The Wheel In Stafford: Sheriff 'Bingo Beer' Player Drank 'Max Amount' Before Getting Behind The Wheel In Stafford: Sheriff
'Bingo Beer' Player Drank 'Max Amount' Before Getting Behind The Wheel In Stafford: Sheriff A 23-year-old driver in Stafford County had trouble recalling how much he drank before crashing his Mazda into a ditch not far from his home on Saturday morning ... Or so he thought. Zahleek Willis was held at the Rappahannock Regional Jail over the weekend after being arrested for pounding "the max amount" before getting behind the wheels and ultimately crashing into a ditch. According to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office Willis was involved in a single-vehicle crash when his Mazda crashed off of Kings Highway near the Naomi Road intersection and into a dit…

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