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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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Obituaries
Mechanicsville Mom In Murder-Suicide Had Battled Severe Headaches Caused By Cyst: GoFundMe Mechanicsville Mom In Murder-Suicide Had Battled Severe Headaches Caused By Cyst: GoFundMe
Mechanicsville Mom In Murder-Suicide Had Battled Severe Headaches Caused By Cyst: GoFundMe A Maryland mother killed by her husband in what authorities believe was a murder-suicide earlier this month spread sadness across the area. Julia “Julie” Ann Money "was a great friend to anyone she met" before her unexpected death in her Mechanicsville home with her husband 46-year-old Daniel Money. Her death came following a lengthy battle with severe headaches that resulted in her being flown from St. Mary's Hospital Center to Washington Hospital Center for emergency neurosurgery, according to a GoFundMe set up for her. "That is where they found a cyst in the frontal lobe of her brain," …

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Police & Fire
Stolen FedEx Truck Erupts In Flames Along North East Train Tracks: Fire Marshal Stolen FedEx Truck Erupts In Flames Along North East Train Tracks: Fire Marshal
Stolen FedEx Truck Erupts In Flames Along North East Train Tracks: Fire Marshal A stolen FedEx delivery truck was found engulfed in flames along railroad tracks in Cecil County, sparking a criminal investigation, officials said. The fiery discovery was made around 2:45 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23, near Red Toad Road and Bethel Church Road in North East, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. Authorities say a CSX train operator first spotted the abandoned commercial delivery truck, which had been stolen from the FedEx center in North East before being dumped and intentionally set on fire along the tracks. It took firefighters from the North East Volunteer …

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Police & Fire
Homeowner Hospitalized As Fire Causes $280K In Damages In Nanjemoy: Officials Homeowner Hospitalized As Fire Causes $280K In Damages In Nanjemoy: Officials
Homeowner Hospitalized As Fire Causes $280K In Damages In Nanjemoy: Officials A woman was hospitalized after flames tore through her Charles County home, causing an estimated $280,000 in damages, fire officials said. The blaze broke out shortly before 9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, at a single-story home in the 8200 block of Gilroy Road in Nanjemoy, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. Sandra Gilroy, the homeowner, was inside when the fire started in a bedroom, officials said.  During the 911 call a spokesperson said that a neighbor reported that "(her) house was full of flames and the elderly women was inside."  She managed to escape b…

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Traffic
Possible DUI Driver Causes Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-95 In Arbutus: State Police Possible DUI Driver Causes Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-95 In Arbutus: State Police
Possible DUI Driver Causes Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-95 In Arbutus: State Police A New Jersey truck driver was caught in the middle of a multi-vehicle crash that shut down part of I-95 in Maryland for hours, according to Maryland State Police. The crash happened around 2:50 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23, along southbound I-95, just south of I-195 in Arbutus, Baltimore County. Investigators say Persia Samina Ransford, 27, of Takoma Park, was driving a 2008 Mercury Mountaineer southbound when she slammed into the rear of a 2004 tractor-trailer driven by Asmaeil Faraj Abusharia, 59, of Sewaren, New Jersey. Moments later, a 2016 Toyota Corolla, driven by Luis Del Cid, 53, of Mid…

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Police & Fire
Spotsy Driver Hits 100+ MPH During I-95 Pursuit In Stafford County, Sheriff Says Spotsy Driver Hits 100+ MPH During I-95 Pursuit In Stafford County, Sheriff Says
Spotsy Driver Hits 100+ MPH During I-95 Pursuit In Stafford County, Sheriff Says A drunk driver’s high-speed getaway on I-95 ended with a bite—literally—after a Stafford County Sheriff’s Office K-9 took him down following a dangerous pursuit, authorities said. Mike Lazo, 20, of Spotsylvania, was arrested in the early hours of Sunday, Feb. 23, after leading deputies on a reckless chase that reached speeds over 100 mph and ended with K-9 Titan sinking his teeth into the suspect’s arm, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. The drama began around 2:15 a.m. when deputies were alerted to a reckless, intoxicated driver leaving a disturbance in North Stafford. The…

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Police & Fire
Father Fatally Shot; Fugitive Son Sought In Maryland: State Police Father Fatally Shot; Fugitive Son Sought In Maryland: State Police
Father Fatally Shot; Fugitive Son Sought In Maryland: State Police Maryland State Police are asking for the public’s help as they investigate a fatal shooting in Wicomico County that left a 57-year-old Salisbury man dead inside his home. Roy Walters, 57, was found with apparent gunshot wounds inside his apartment in the 1100 block of Parsons Road around 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, authorities said.  Walters was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency personnel from the Salisbury Fire Department. A homicide investigation is currently underway by detectives of SPD and the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit. On... Posted by Salisbury, Maryland …

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Obituaries
Crownsville Father Killed In Head-On Crash: 'The World Is A Darker Place Now' Crownsville Father Killed In Head-On Crash: 'The World Is A Darker Place Now'
Crownsville Father Killed In Head-On Crash: 'The World Is A Darker Place Now' A late-night head-on crash in Annapolis claimed the life of a beloved Crownsville man and left two others injured, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. The fatal collision happened shortly before midnight on Thursday, Feb. 20, along Generals Highway near Knollwood Drive. Police say Jonathan David Rober, 47, was driving a 2015 Hyundai Sonata northwest on Generals Highway when the vehicle crossed the center line and slammed head-on into a 1997 Toyota 4Runner. Rober was rushed to Anne Arundel Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead. The driver of the Toyota, a 3…

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Traffic
Pilot Makes Emergency Landing In Maryland: Police (DEVELOPING) Pilot Makes Emergency Landing In Maryland: Police (DEVELOPING)
Pilot Makes Emergency Landing In Maryland: Police (Developing) Traffic came to a halt in Anne Arundel County after a single-engine aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing, prompting an investigation by Maryland State Police. The plane touched down at around 3:45 p.m. near Shoreham Beach Road and Triton Beach Road on Saturday, Feb. 22, leading to temporary road closures as authorities responded to the scene. Maryland State Police said motorists should expect delays and are urging drivers to avoid the area until the investigation wraps up. Officials have not yet disclosed the cause of the emergency landing or whether there were any injuries. M…

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News
Virginia Man’s Fight for His Future: Diver Needs 'Experimental, Complex' Surgery After Fall Virginia Man’s Fight for His Future: Diver Needs 'Experimental, Complex' Surgery After Fall
Virginia Man’s Fight for His Future: Diver Needs 'Experimental, Complex' Surgery After Fall Micah Patsch, a 25-year-old underwater welder from Northern Virginia, is fighting for his future after a workplace accident left him with a crippling spinal injury—one that could cost him his dreams without urgent surgery. After falling 12 feet into a solid concrete tank in 2019, Patsch initially walked away with what seemed like a minor injury—a broken elbow.  But what followed were years of relentless back pain, numbness, and weakness that doctors continuously brushed off, his girlfriend said. Now, after an emergency surgery in 2023 barely saved him from paralysis, Patsch needs a se…

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Virginia Fugitive Who Left 13-Day-Old Infant In Snow Pile Arrested 900 Miles From Home: Sheriff Virginia Fugitive Who Left 13-Day-Old Infant In Snow Pile Arrested 900 Miles From Home: Sheriff
Virginia Fugitive Who Left 13-Day-Old Infant In Snow Pile Arrested 900 Miles From Home: Sheriff A Fairfax County man accused of an attack that left a woman hospitalized and a 13-day-old infant abandoned in the snow has been captured in Florida, officials said. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office announced that 20-year-old Darvin Flores Caballeros was arrested in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida this week following a multi-state manhunt. Caballeros had been wanted in Fairfax County after allegedly assaulting and strangling the mother of the child during a domestic dispute on Wednesday, Feb. 12.  Authorities say the fight turned even more disturbing when the 13-day-old baby was dropped du…

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