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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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Two Electrocuted At Roadside Work Site In Maryland, Officials Say Two Electrocuted At Roadside Work Site In Maryland, Officials Say
Two Electrocuted At Roadside Work Site In Maryland, Officials Say Two people were hospitalized in Montgomery County following an apparent electrocution incident in North Potomac, officials say. At approximately 1:30 p.m. on June 17, paramedics were called to a construction scene in the area of Darnestown Road and Great Seneca Highway, where there were reports of a possible electrocution involving workers at a job site. The scene of the incident in Montgomery County. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Montgomery County Fire and EMS personnel were called to the scene, where they evaluated and treated two people, both of whom suffered electrical shock - one with burn…

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Police ID Latest Maryland Motorcyclist Killed In Crash Police ID Latest Maryland Motorcyclist Killed In Crash
Police ID Latest Maryland Motorcyclist Killed In Crash The rash of fatal motorcycle crashes in Maryland has continued in the region after a District Heights man was killed over the weekend, police say. Investigators from the Prince George's County Police Department have identified 35-year-old Johnathan Harkness as the rider who was killed shortly after 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 15 near the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Walters Lane when he crashed into a sedan. Harkness was found in the roadway and pronounced dead at the scene of the crash by first responders. The driver of the sedan was not injured in the incident. The preliminary…

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Police & Fire
Spotsy Man, Teen Charged For Shooting That Led To Emergency Surgery In Fredericksburg: Police Spotsy Man, Teen Charged For Shooting That Led To Emergency Surgery In Fredericksburg: Police
Spotsy Man, Teen Charged For Shooting That Led To Emergency Surgery In Fredericksburg: Police Two young men from Spotsylvania have been arrested in connection to a shooting and robbery that was reported in Fredericksburg last month, authorities announced on Monday afternoon. A 17-year-old and Darren Wright, 20, are behind bars following an investigation into a shooting that left one person injured on Thursday, May 9. According to the Fredericksburg Police Department, on the afternoon of the shooting, officers were called by a man who said he was shot by an unknown person in the 400 block of Gates Street.  Officers responded to the scene of the shooting and were able to provide…

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Former Maryland Police Officer Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Man During DC Stop: Feds Former Maryland Police Officer Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Man During DC Stop: Feds
Former Maryland Police Officer Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Man During DC Stop: Feds A former police officer in Maryland who broke bad has been convicted for violating a man's civil rights, using excessive force, and crossing the line during an incident in Northeast DC, federal authorities announced. Officer Philip Dupree, 40, formerly of the Fairmont Heights Police Department in Prince George’s County, was found guilty on Monday, June 17 for abusing a suspect during a traffic stop that was recorded by his victim's sister. "We depend on law enforcement officers to protect our communities from crimes and to protect our civil rights while doing so,” US Attorney Matthew Graves…

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Traffic
Overturned Truck, Debris Spill Backs Up Traffic For Four Miles On I-95 (DEVELOPING) Overturned Truck, Debris Spill Backs Up Traffic For Four Miles On I-95 (DEVELOPING)
Overturned Truck, Debris Spill Backs Up Traffic For Four Miles On I-95 (Developing) Traffic was temporarily slowed on I-95 in Virginia on Monday ahead of the afternoon commute when a dump truck overturned and dropped debris into the roadway. Shortly after 4 p.m. on June 17, crews were called to a stretch of the northbound lanes of the interstate in Prince William County, where there was a reported crash with a truck on its side.  The northbound left shoulder, left lane, center lane, and right lane were temporarily closed, according to Virginia DOT, with traffic backed up approximately our miles as of 4:10 p.m. on Monday. Virginia DOT No details about the crash were…

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Crash Into Home, Medical Emergency Caused Fatal Incident In Fairfax County: Police Crash Into Home, Medical Emergency Caused Fatal Incident In Fairfax County: Police
Crash Into Home, Medical Emergency Caused Fatal Incident In Fairfax County: Police A 69-year-old man who suffered a medical emergency before a fatal crash in Fairfax County succumbed from his injuries at an area hospital, authorities announced on Monday. Alexandria resident Ellsworth Jackson, Jr. has been identified by police as the person who died at the hospital more than a week after a single-vehicle crash into a Newington home last month. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called at around 10 a.m. on Monday, May 13 to the area of View Lane and Bold Lion Lane, where there was a report of a car that crashed into a home in the area. Google Maps st…

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Man Wanted For Punching, Kicking Woman During Violent Assault In Woodbridge: Police Man Wanted For Punching, Kicking Woman During Violent Assault In Woodbridge: Police
Man Wanted For Punching, Kicking Woman During Violent Assault In Woodbridge: Police A man who violently assaulted a woman and stole her phone over the weekend is now wanted in Prince William County, police say. What started as a verbal altercation rapidly escalated, leading to Octavious Hodges allegedly attacking a 31-year-old acquaintance, who had to be treated by paramedics following an incident on Saturday morning. It was reportedly shortly before 3 a.m. on June 15. Hodges, 44, is wanted on a host of charges after allegedly grabbing the woman's neck, throwing her to the ground, where he struck and kicked her multiple times before stealing her phone out of a purse and c…

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Winning $250K Scratch-Off Ticket Sold At Maryland Wawa Leaves Woman's Knees Weak Winning $250K Scratch-Off Ticket Sold At Maryland Wawa Leaves Woman's Knees Weak
Winning $250K Scratch-Off Ticket Sold At Maryland Wawa Leaves Woman's Knees Weak A Cecil County woman's Monday morning routine landed her a $250,000 windfall on a scratch-off ticket she picked up at an area Wawa on her way to work. Each week, a secretary from Northern Maryland says that she picks up a few scratchers to go with her morning coffee on her way to work, and while she's experienced some moderate success, she never could have expected a six-figure prize playing the Jumbo Cash game. Maryland Lottery Jumbo Cash features five $250,000 top prizes, the second of which has been claimed by the lucky woman, who mused that she wound up picking it because of its purpl…

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Police & Fire
Police ID 34-Year-Old Found Shot To Death Backyard Of Townhome In Maryland Police ID 34-Year-Old Found Shot To Death Backyard Of Townhome In Maryland
Police ID 34-Year-Old Found Shot To Death Backyard Of Townhome In Maryland A family in Maryland is in shock after a 34-year-old man was killed in the backyard of an Anne Arundel townhome over the weekend.  Severn resident Keion McKinney was found shot to death late on Friday afternoon outside of a home in what police believe to be a targeted incident. Officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called shortly before 7:20 p.m. on Friday, June 14 to the 1600 block of Meade Village Circle in Severn, where there was a reported shooting with a man down behind a building. McKinney was pronounced dead at the scene and a homicide investigation was l…

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DC Man Found With Fatal Gunshot Wound During Crash Investigation By Prince George's Police DC Man Found With Fatal Gunshot Wound During Crash Investigation By Prince George's Police
DC Man Found With Fatal Gunshot Wound During Crash Investigation By Prince George's Police A 19-year-old District man was found suffering from a fatal gunshot wound after a multi-vehicle crash that was investigated by the Prince George's County Police Department. Southeast DC resident Demetrius Creek has been identified by the Metropolitan Police Department as the person involved in a crash involving multiple vehicles on Saturday night.  Officers were called at approximately 9:40 p.m. on June 15 to the 1400 block of Howard Road SE, where there was a reported shooting; however, no victims. Moments later, police say that members of the Prince George's County Police Department…

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