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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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Teen Killed, Two Shot At Maryland House Party — Police Ask Guests To Share Videos Teen Killed, Two Shot At Maryland House Party — Police Ask Guests To Share Videos
Teen Killed, Two Shot At Maryland House Party — Police Ask Guests To Share Videos A 19-year-old Maryland man was fatally shot and two others were hospitalized after gunfire erupted at a house party on the Eastern Shore, authorities announced. Deputies from the Queen Anne’s County Office of the Sheriff responded to a shooting on Centreville Road at around 1:15 a.m. on Sunday, June 1, after multiple reports of gunfire at a residence where a large party was being held. When deputies arrived at the home in the 1500 block of Centreville Road, they found three people suffering from gunshot wounds, officials said. One of the victims, Christopher Parsley, 19, of Centreville, wa…

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DC Educator Asked Girl For Sexual Photos After Meeting At Nearby Groecery Store: FBI DC Educator Asked Girl For Sexual Photos After Meeting At Nearby Groecery Store: FBI
DC Educator Asked Girl For Sexual Photos After Meeting At Nearby Groecery Store: FBI A school employee in DC has been arrested on disturbing child exploitation charges — and the FBI says there may be more victims. District resident Devonne Keith Brown, 56, was arrested on Monday, June 2, by the FBI Washington Field Office’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, federal officials announced. According to officials, Brown allegedly solicited the production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from a young girl in Prince George’s County, after allegedly meeting her in person at a grocery store near her home. Brown was employed at a school in Northeast DC a…

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Mystery Solved: Body Found In Florida In ’93 Was Missing Fairfax Man, Police Say Mystery Solved: Body Found In Florida In ’93 Was Missing Fairfax Man, Police Say
Mystery Solved: Body Found In Florida In ’93 Was Missing Fairfax Man, Police Say A body pulled from the water near a Florida beach more than three decades ago has finally been identified — and it belonged to an 84-year-old man who vanished from his Virginia home the day after Thanksgiving in 1993. He had been known only as “Pinellas County John Doe 1993.” But after 31 years, Clearwater Police announced Monday that the body found floating near the Clearwater Pass bridge has been identified as Edman Eric Gleed, a Fairfax County man who was 84 years old at the time of his disappearance. The breakthrough came thanks to the Clearwater Police Department, the Pinellas County M…

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Lifestyle
‘Squid Game’ Final Season Trailer Drops: Gi-Hun Prepares For One Last Bloody Battle ‘Squid Game’ Final Season Trailer Drops: Gi-Hun Prepares For One Last Bloody Battle
‘Squid Game’ Final Season Trailer Drops: Gi-Hun Prepares For One Last Bloody Battle All good games must come to an end.  Netflix just dropped the official trailer for the third and final season of "Squid Game," and it’s more ruthless, twisted, and high-stakes than ever — with a premiere date locked for Friday, June 27. Debuting during Netflix’s Tudum 2025: The Live Event, the explosive trailer teases a brutal, no-holds-barred finale where Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) must face not only deadly new games, but the ghosts of a failed rebellion, dead allies, and a growing sense of despair.  And yes — Young-hee, the terrifying Red Light, Green Light doll, is back. “He is in…

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DUI Driver Who Had Wife Blow Into Interlock Gets Max Sentence In Crash That Killed MD Woman DUI Driver Who Had Wife Blow Into Interlock Gets Max Sentence In Crash That Killed MD Woman
DUI Driver Who Had Wife Blow Into Interlock Gets Max Sentence In Crash That Killed MD Woman A Maryland man on probation for a DUI conviction got drunk, had his wife blow into his court-ordered interlock system — and hours later, killed an 80-year-old woman in a head-on crash.  Now they're going to prison for it. Jared Anzelc, who had been ordered by the court to stay sober after a prior DUI, was sentenced to the maximum 15 years in prison for negligent manslaughter by motor vehicle, prosecutors in Harford County announced. The deadly crash happened on May 7, 2023, after Anzelc spent several hours drinking at the bar at Mountain Branch Golf Club, despite being on probation fo…

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Joppatowne High School Shooter, 16, Convicted—Now Faces Life In Prison Joppatowne High School Shooter, 16, Convicted—Now Faces Life In Prison
Joppatowne High School Shooter, 16, Convicted—Now Faces Life In Prison A 16-year-old Maryland student who followed a classmate into a school bathroom and shot him dead has been convicted of murder, prosecutors announced. Jaylen Rushawn Prince, 16, of Edgewood, was convicted of murder by a Harford County jury in connection with the 2024 Joppatowne High School shooting that left a 15-year-old student dead, according to the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office. The jury deliberated for just three hours before convicting Prince of: First-degree murder; Use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence; Minor in possession of a firearm; Dangerous weap…

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House Party Turns Deadly; Delaware Man Convicted Of Killing Two, Wounding Two More In Elkton House Party Turns Deadly; Delaware Man Convicted Of Killing Two, Wounding Two More In Elkton
House Party Turns Deadly; Delaware Man Convicted Of Killing Two, Wounding Two More In Elkton A Delaware man who opened fire at a Maryland house party — killing two and wounding two more — has been found guilty on all 34 charges against him, prosecutors announced. Justice Schmeek Pratt, 24, of Bear, Delaware, was convicted for the 2024 shooting in Elkton that left two people dead and two others seriously injured, according to the Cecil County State’s Attorney’s Office. Specifically, Pratt was found guilty of: Two counts of second-degree murder; Two counts of attempted second-degree murder; And 30 additional related charges. The shooting happened shortly after 6 a.m. on Nov. 2, 202…

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Police & Fire
Teens Packing Rifles, Handguns, Pills, Ammo Charged As Adults In Baltimore, Police Say Teens Packing Rifles, Handguns, Pills, Ammo Charged As Adults In Baltimore, Police Say
Teens Packing Rifles, Handguns, Pills, Ammo Charged As Adults In Baltimore, Police Say Four teens are facing adult charges after Baltimore police busted them with a full-blown arsenal of firearms, ammunition, and suspected drugs — including a device that turns handguns fully automatic. A group of teens is behind bars after Baltimore Police recovered multiple weapons, extended magazines, ammunition, and suspected drugs during a bust in the 800 block of North Curley Avenue, officials announced. The arrests were reported on Sunday, June 1, around 6 p.m., when Southeast District Action Team Members were investigating individuals believed to be involved in drug deals, police said.…

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Arlington Man Exposed Himself Twice, Groped Woman In Front Of Kids, Police Say Arlington Man Exposed Himself Twice, Groped Woman In Front Of Kids, Police Say
Arlington Man Exposed Himself Twice, Groped Woman In Front Of Kids, Police Say A man exposed himself to one woman — then did it again hours later, this time in front of two children — before groping the mother and running off, police in Virginia said. Ivan Fontana, 37, is facing multiple charges after he was arrested for exposing himself to two women — and in one case, touching the victim inappropriately while children watched, according to the Arlington County Police Department. The first incident happened around 2:40 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, in the area of Clarendon Boulevard and Washington Boulevard. A woman told police she saw a man expose himself before fleeing …

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Fredericksburg Woman Crashes Men’s Room, Punches Staffer, Busted With Pills: Sheriff Fredericksburg Woman Crashes Men’s Room, Punches Staffer, Busted With Pills: Sheriff
Fredericksburg Woman Crashes Men’s Room, Punches Staffer, Busted With Pills: Sheriff Ashlie Campbell was caught wandering the men’s room — then socked a staffer in the face before trying to ditch her purse full of pills, police in Virginia say. The Fredericksburg woman with an active warrant is facing multiple charges after a wild Saturday night at Jay’s Sports Lounge in Stafford County, the Sheriff’s Office announced. Campbell, 28, was arrested on May 31, shortly after 8:30 p.m., after allegedly getting physical with a staff member and being caught with dozens of narcotic pills, police said. According to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were already on scene…

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