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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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Measles Cases Confirmed In Maryland Travelers Who Passed Through DC-Area Airports, Metro Measles Cases Confirmed In Maryland Travelers Who Passed Through DC-Area Airports, Metro
Measles Cases Confirmed In Maryland Travelers Who Passed Through Dc-area Airports, Metro Two Maryland residents who recently traveled internationally have tested positive for measles, prompting health officials to warn anyone who may have been exposed at busy transit hubs in the DMV region. The cases were confirmed in Prince George’s County residents who traveled together, the Maryland Department of Health confirmed on Thursday, March 20.  Officials say they are unrelated to a previously confirmed measles case in a Howard County resident or the ongoing outbreak in New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. Health officials are working to identify people who may have been exposed, i…

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Police & Fire
Driver Calls 911 After Hitting ‘Deer’ In Stafford—Turns Out To Be Pedestrian Driver Calls 911 After Hitting ‘Deer’ In Stafford—Turns Out To Be Pedestrian
Driver Calls 911 After Hitting ‘Deer’ In Stafford—Turns Out To Be Pedestrian A Virginia driver who called 911 thinking he had hit a deer ended up fatally striking a man, authorities said. Gregory Breeden, 52, of Stafford, was walking along Cambridge Street near the 500 block just after 6 a.m. on Wednesday, March 19, when he was hit by a driver heading northbound in the right lane, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Believing he had struck a deer, the driver immediately called 911, officials said. But when deputies arrived and searched the area, they found Breeden lying on the ground with severe injuries. Breeden was rushed to the hospital, where he …

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Police & Fire
Walkersville Woman Loses Everything In House Fire—Local Business Rallies Community To Help Walkersville Woman Loses Everything In House Fire—Local Business Rallies Community To Help
Walkersville Woman Loses Everything In House Fire—Local Business Rallies Community To Help A Walkersville woman who lost everything in a devastating house fire is getting a helping hand from her community, thanks to a local business stepping up to "help one of their own." Geraldine Hills’ life was turned upside down on Thursday, Feb. 20, when flames tore through her home on Adventure Court, gutting it and leaving her with nothing but the clothes on her back. UPDATE 9:22pm | 2 patients evaluated, 1 transported to local hospital 9:08pm | EMS crews evaluating 2 occupants who had... Posted by Frederick County (MD) Fire & Rescue on Thursday, February 20, 2025 Now, Walker…

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Peeping Tom Caught In The Act At Fairfax County Apartment Released On Bond: Police Peeping Tom Caught In The Act At Fairfax County Apartment Released On Bond: Police
Peeping Tom Caught In The Act At Fairfax County Apartment Released On Bond: Police A Virginia man accused of spying on women through their windows in Bailey’s Crossroads was caught in the act and arrested—only to be released on bond, authorities said. Jose Benjamin Sanchez, 44, of Falls Church, was taken into custody on Monday, March 17, after police say he was caught actively peeping into a window of an apartment in the 6000 block of Bellview Drive, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Detectives had been investigating Sanchez in connection with two previous peeping incidents at the same location. The first occurred around 8:30 p.m. on March 10, when a wom…

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Convicted Child Rapist, Gang Members Arrested In Virginia After Illegally Reentering US: DOJ Convicted Child Rapist, Gang Members Arrested In Virginia After Illegally Reentering US: DOJ
Convicted Child Rapist, Gang Members Arrested In Virginia After Illegally Reentering US: DOJ A convicted child rapist, gang members, and repeat violent offenders are among six men facing charges in Virginia after being arrested for illegally reentering the US following multiple deportations, federal officials announced. Erik Siebert, US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, said the men—who hail from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico—had been previously removed from the country, only to return and commit new crimes, including violent assaults, stabbings, and child abuse. Among them is Carlos Alberto Sosa Horellana, a Honduran national convicted of raping a child…

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Police & Fire
Woman Arrested For Third DUI In A Year—One Day After Second: Stafford Sheriff Woman Arrested For Third DUI In A Year—One Day After Second: Stafford Sheriff
Woman Arrested For Third DUI In A Year—One Day After Second: Stafford Sheriff A Stafford County woman is behind bars after racking up her third DUI arrest in a year—just one day after her second, authorities announced. Leah Hicks, 32, was taken into custody on Tuesday, March 19, after allegedly driving recklessly on White Oak Road in Stafford, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. A concerned caller reported a Ford struggling to stay in its lane, prompting deputies to respond to the area, officials said. The driver pulled into the Walgreens parking lot, making it easy for authorities to locate her. When Epps approached Hicks, she appeared “extremely dis…

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Obituaries
Mom Of Two Killed By Husband In Oxon Hill Was 'Lovely Soul,' Family Says Mom Of Two Killed By Husband In Oxon Hill Was 'Lovely Soul,' Family Says
Mom Of Two Killed By Husband In Oxon Hill Was 'Lovely Soul,' Family Says A Maryland mother of two who was brutally killed by her estranged husband is being remembered as a “lovely soul” as her grieving family fights to give her a proper farewell. LeNaiya Donaldson, 33, was fatally stabbed inside her Oxon Hill apartment on Saturday, March 15, by her husband, Kenton Donaldson, who later called 911 to confess before fleeing to Virginia, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Her mother, Eshe Blackwell, is now pleading for help to cover funeral costs and reunite LeNaiya’s children home. “I am disabled and do not have the resources to provide eve…

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Schools
Teen’s School Shooting Threat Forced Lockdowns In Rockville, Police Say Teen’s School Shooting Threat Forced Lockdowns In Rockville, Police Say
Teen’s School Shooting Threat Forced Lockdowns In Rockville, Police Say A 13-year-old student in Maryland has been charged after allegedly calling in a school shooting threat that put two schools on lockdown, authorities announced. The incident happened on Monday, March 17, when administrators at Parkland Middle School in Rockville received multiple phone calls from an individual claiming they intended to carry out a mass shooting, according to Montgomery County Police. School officials immediately contacted police, and School Community Engagement Officers responded to the scene.  As a precaution, Parkland Middle School was placed on a shelter-in-place lo…

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Obituaries
Georgetown Hoops Legend Kevin Braswell Dies Weeks After Heart Surgery In Japan Georgetown Hoops Legend Kevin Braswell Dies Weeks After Heart Surgery In Japan
Georgetown Hoops Legend Kevin Braswell Dies Weeks After Heart Surgery In Japan Former Georgetown basketball star and Baltimore native Kevin Braswell has died at 46, leaving behind a lasting legacy on and off the court. Braswell, who played at Georgetown from 1998 to 2002 before embarking on a long professional career overseas, passed away in Japan weeks after undergoing heart surgery, according to the Utsunomiya Brex, the team he was coaching in the country’s domestic league. 【お知らせ】3/23(日) KEVIN BRASWELL Memorial Ceremony 開催3/23(日) 17:45頃から日環アリーナ栃木にて2/24に永眠したケビン・ブラスウェル ヘッドコーチのお別れの会として、KEVIN BRASWELL Memorial Ceremonyを開催します。… pic.twitter.com/MpjS2cQbkc — 宇都宮ブレックス / …

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Police & Fire
Firefighter Saves Unconscious Man From Raging Barn Fire In Frederick: Officials Firefighter Saves Unconscious Man From Raging Barn Fire In Frederick: Officials
Firefighter Saves Unconscious Man From Raging Barn Fire In Frederick: Officials A Maryland man was pulled from a raging barn fire and rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after an early morning blaze, authorities announced. The Frederick County Emergency Communications Center received multiple 911 calls around 7:09 a.m. Thursday, March 20, reporting a fire with possible entrapment in the 9000 block of Reichs Ford Road in Frederick, officials said. Firefighters arrived within minutes to find a 30-by-60-foot outbuilding engulfed in flames. Crews launched an aggressive attack and entered the burning structure, where they found an unconscious man inside. …

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