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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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Schools
Bomb Threats Were Made To Get Friend Out Of School For The Day In Maryland, Sheriff Says Bomb Threats Were Made To Get Friend Out Of School For The Day In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Bomb Threats Were Made To Get Friend Out Of School For The Day In Maryland, Sheriff Says Bomb threats made targeting a Maryland school on Wednesday were part of a larger plan to get a student out of class for the day, investigators say. In Wicomico County, the Mardela Middle/High School was on high alert on Wednesday, Jan. 10, when a series of threats directed at the building were reported, prompting emergency measures. The threats were ultimately unfounded, and the investigation led members of the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office to Crisfield in Somerset County, where they tracked the suspect who masterminded the ploy. Detectives from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office…

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Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Shooting, Killing Roommate During Dispute In Prince George's County: Police Man Accused Of Shooting, Killing Roommate During Dispute In Prince George's County: Police
Man Accused Of Shooting, Killing Roommate During Dispute In Prince George's County: Police A dispute between roommates turned deadly for a 27-year-old man who was allegedly killed in Prince George's County by someone living with him, police say. Richard Bennaugh, 38, has been arrested and charged with manslaughter in connection to the fatal shooting of Domonique Scott Hayes in their Berrywood Lane home in Springdale on Wednesday afternoon. At around 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 10, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 2800 block of Berrywood Lane, where there was a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers found Hayes inside the home suffering from…

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Police & Fire
Erratic Man Dies After Being Taken Into Police Custody In Baltimore County Erratic Man Dies After Being Taken Into Police Custody In Baltimore County
Erratic Man Dies After Being Taken Into Police Custody In Baltimore County The Maryland Attorney General's Office has launched another investigation in Baltimore County after a man died while in the custody of police. At approximately 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10, officers from the Baltimore County Police Department's Franklin Precinct were called to investigate a suspicious person in the area of Rosewood Lane and Reistertown Road in Owings Mills, according to authorities. As officers arrived, they say that a man appeared to be under the influence was causing a disturbance as family members were attempting to de-escalate the situation. With an assist from the fa…

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Police & Fire
Man Wanted In Connection To Holiday Season Stabbing Remains At Large In MD: Sheriff Man Wanted In Connection To Holiday Season Stabbing Remains At Large In MD: Sheriff
Man Wanted In Connection To Holiday Season Stabbing Remains At Large In MD: Sheriff Investigators from the Charles County Sheriff's Office are seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to track down a 38-year-old man wanted in connection to a stabbing during the holiday season. Newburg native James Mark Kimble remains elusive more than two weeks after a stabbing that was reported on Wednesday, Dec. 27, according to officials. Kimble has been accused of a stabbing incident in the parking lot of a business in the 12000 block of Charles Street, where he allegedly stabbed a man several times before fleeing the area. His victim was able to drive himself to an area hospit…

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Police & Fire
Armed Robber Targeting Taxi Drivers Used Replica Firearm Before Arrest In Maryland, Police Say Armed Robber Targeting Taxi Drivers Used Replica Firearm Before Arrest In Maryland, Police Say
Armed Robber Targeting Taxi Drivers Used Replica Firearm Before Arrest In Maryland, Police Say An alleged armed robber who has been targeting taxi drivers using a curious weapon was apprehended in Prince George's County, authorities announced on Thursday. Francisco Chevez-Ramirez, 24, has been arrested in connection to a string of robberies targeting independent taxi service drivers that were reported between Thursday, Jan. 4, and Wednesday, Jan. 10 in areas of Edmonston and Hyattsville. According to investigators from the Prince George's County Police Department,, in each case, Chevez-Ramirez resident called posing as a customer requesting a ride, and once inside, he brandished a we…

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News
Slippery Shooting Suspect Sentenced For Cold-Blooded Attack During DC Dispute Slippery Shooting Suspect Sentenced For Cold-Blooded Attack During DC Dispute
Slippery Shooting Suspect Sentenced For Cold-Blooded Attack During DC Dispute A District man who evaded Metropolitan Police detectives for nearly a year after a violent shootout that left four people injured won't be hard to find after being sentenced to decades behind bars.  Travis Littlejohn, 38, was sentenced this week to 42 years in prison for the July 2019 shooting of three men and a woman in the 3500 block of Clay Place in Northwest DC, federal authorities announced. He was convicted by a jury last March of all charges in the 28-count indictment, following a two-week trial in the Superior Court Specifically, Littlejohn was found guilty of: Four cou…

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Business
Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Wawa Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Wawa
Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Wawa Maryland Lottery players are being encouraged to check their tickets after a $50,000 winner was sold at a Carroll County Wawa. Lottery officials announced that there was a five-figure prize-winning "Bonus Match 5" ticket sold at Wawa on Leidy Road in Westminster for Wednesday's drawing. The winning numbers for the Jan. 10 drawing were: 15-29-30-31-37 with a "Bonus Ball" of 02. This marks the third top-prize winning sold so far in 2024 and comes on the heels of a winner on Tuesday on at ticket purchased in Riverdale. Lottery officials urge the winner to sign the back of the ticket and put …

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Traffic
One Killed, One Injured After Crash On MD-5 In Prince George's County: State Police One Killed, One Injured After Crash On MD-5 In Prince George's County: State Police
One Killed, One Injured After Crash On MD-5 In Prince George's County: State Police A 34-year-old woman died after being involved in a crash with a BMW in Prince George's County on Wednesday night. Accokeek resident Nickita Sammy has been identified by Maryland State Police investigators as the person who was killed in a crash involving Timothy Brickhouse, 26, in Brandywine overnight. Shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 10, police say that Sammy was the passenger in a Hyundai traveling south on Branch Avenue at the intersection of Earnshaw Drive, where the driver attempted to make a left turn and was struck by the District Height resident's BMW. Branch Avenue at the int…

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Police & Fire
AG IDs Man Killed In Officer-Involved Baltimore County Shooting AG IDs Man Killed In Officer-Involved Baltimore County Shooting
AG IDs Man Killed In Officer-Involved Baltimore County Shooting New details have been released after an armed 29-year-old was shot and killed at a Baltimore County gas station on Tuesday morning. Windsor Mill resident Sha-Kim Akil Webley has been identified by the Maryland Attorney General's Office as the person who was shot to death in an officer-involved shooting after he allegedly pointed a weapon toward police pursuing him. Shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 9, there were reports of a domestic disturbance involving a man with a gun in the 400 block of Reistertown Road in Pikesville, according to authorities. The responding officers were able to trac…

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Police & Fire
Teen Drove Himself Away From Scene Of Shooting In Maryland Before Fatal Crash, Police Say Teen Drove Himself Away From Scene Of Shooting In Maryland Before Fatal Crash, Police Say
Teen Drove Himself Away From Scene Of Shooting In Maryland Before Fatal Crash, Police Say An 18-year-old has died after being found suffering from a gunshot wound during the investigation into a single-car crash on Tuesday night in Prince George's County. Upper Marlboro resident Olamide Olakanye has been identified by the Prince George's County Police Department as the person who died at an area hospital following an investigation into the crash. At around 11:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, officers from the agency were called to the 5300 block of Sheriff Road to investigate a single-car crash, where they found Olakanye suffering from gunshot wounds. According to the init…

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