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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
School Community Chipping In To Support Children Whose Mother Was Killed By DC Drive-By Shooter School Community Chipping In To Support Children Whose Mother Was Killed By DC Drive-By Shooter
School Community Chipping In To Support Children Whose Mother Was Killed By DC Drive-By Shooter Friends and family are rallying around the family of a beloved mother of three who was one of two people whose lives were "needlessly taken" by a drive-by shooter in Southwest DC late last month. Gun violence in DC hit close to home for the Van Ness Elementary School family following the loss of 35-year-old Patricia Harris, a popular member of the school's community who was shot on Dec. 21 while walking not far from Nationals Park. She leaves behind three children between the ages of 4 and 14, and now support is swelling for the kids, who will have to be taken care of by other family member…

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Police & Fire
New Year's Parking Garage Shooter Arrested In Baltimore: Police New Year's Parking Garage Shooter Arrested In Baltimore: Police
New Year's Parking Garage Shooter Arrested In Baltimore: Police The investigation into the New Year's Day shooting of a 22-year-old woman in a Baltimore parking garage led to the arrest of a suspected shooter who is now facing multiple attempted murder charges, police say. 2024 started out with a bang for members of the Baltimore Police Department, who were called not long after midnight to investigate reports of shots fired from a parking garage in the Unit block of Guilford Avenue. Officers on patrol were alerted to the reported gunshots at around 1:20 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1. According to the police, as officers approached the area, they found Jamal …

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Police & Fire
Rapper 'Young Moose' Interfered With Arresting Deputies In Carroll County, Sheriff Says Rapper 'Young Moose' Interfered With Arresting Deputies In Carroll County, Sheriff Says
Rapper 'Young Moose' Interfered With Arresting Deputies In Carroll County, Sheriff Says The Maryland rapper who famously received a six-figure settlement from Baltimore City over his wrongful arrest is facing charges Carroll County after allegedly interfering with deputies from the sheriff's office attempting to lock a woman up, officials say. Kevron "Young Moose" Evans was arrested over the weekend for allegedly interfering with arrest of Baltimore resident Vernette Heggie, 29 after she fled from deputies attempting to conduct a traffic stop in Westminster for a tinted window violation, according to authorities. On Friday afternoon, the 30-year-old rapper was a passenger in a…

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Police & Fire
DUI Driver Reached For Handgun During Traffic Stop In Anne Arundel County: Police DUI Driver Reached For Handgun During Traffic Stop In Anne Arundel County: Police
DUI Driver Reached For Handgun During Traffic Stop In Anne Arundel County: Police It took multiple members of the Anne Arundel Police Department to subdue an allegedly drunk driver who reached for his handgun while being arrested in Glen Burnie, officials say. Officers attempted to stop Glen Burnie resident Juan Sutton, Jr. early on Saturday morning when he was spotted committing a violation on Ritchie Highway near Warfield Way at around 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 6. While speaking with Sutton, the officer said that he showed signs of being impaired by alcohol, and during the investigation, it was determined that he had a concealed handgun in his pants, at which point he became u…

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Felon Busted With Drugs, Loaded Gun During Routine Stop In Frederick County: Sheriff Felon Busted With Drugs, Loaded Gun During Routine Stop In Frederick County: Sheriff
Felon Busted With Drugs, Loaded Gun During Routine Stop In Frederick County: Sheriff What started as a routine traffic stop in Frederick County landed a convicted felon back behind bars for drug and weapon offenses, authorities announced on Monday. Hagerstown resident Ricky Ray Hilton, Jr., 41, was caught red-handed with a loaded gun and a host of drugs during a stop in Frederick, after he committed a violation while driving through Frederick, according to the sheriff's office. During that subsequent stop, deputies say that they seized more than 60 grams of crack cocaine, 1.2 grams of a white powdery substance, and ecstasy from the inside of Hilton's  Officials made n…

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Newly Minted Maryland Millionaire Learned Of Powerball Win While Reading The News Newly Minted Maryland Millionaire Learned Of Powerball Win While Reading The News
Newly Minted Maryland Millionaire Learned Of Powerball Win While Reading The News A Maryland woman who tends to wait a few days before checking her Powerball tickets had to push up her process after learning that a winning million-dollar ticket was sold at her normal Lottery spot.  The Prince George's County Powerball player says that she was scrolling through some headlines on her phone when one caught her eye about the $1 million ticket that was sold at the Green Meadow Exxon in Hyattsville for the Monday, Jan. 1 drawing.. "I bought tickets at the Green Meadow Exxon in Hyattsville. I said, ‘Maybe it is me,’ ” she recalled. The public safety worker immediately chec…

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Police & Fire
One Airlifted To Hospital After Charles County Shooting: Sheriff (DEVELOPING) One Airlifted To Hospital After Charles County Shooting: Sheriff (DEVELOPING)
One Airlifted To Hospital After Charles County Shooting: Sheriff (Developing) One person was airlifted to an area hospital after a reported shooting in Charles County on Monday afternoon, the sheriff's office announced. Officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called to the scene of a shooting in the area of Jameson Court in Indian head, according to officials. The victim was set to be flown to the hospital, they said. No information about a possible suspect has been provided by the sheriff's office. Officers are on the scene of a shooting in the area of Jameson Court in Indian Head. The victim will be flown to a hospital. There are no suspect descr…

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Schools
Harford County Public Schools Closing Three Hours Early On Tuesday Due To Expected Storm Harford County Public Schools Closing Three Hours Early On Tuesday Due To Expected Storm
Harford County Public Schools Closing Three Hours Early On Tuesday Due To Expected Storm With another round of wintry weather expected to roll through the region, some schools are taking precautions and will be dismissing students and staff early. The Harford County Public Schools and offices will be closing three hours early on Tuesday, Jan. 9, and there will be no afterschool activities or daycare, according to the district. Due to the forecasted high impact storm, Harford County Public Schools schools and offices will close 3 hours early tomorrow, Tuesday, January 9, 2024. No afterschool activities or afterschool daycare, Tuesday, January 9, 2024. 2nd shift custodians are…

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Montgomery County High-Rise Evacuated, 'Condemned' For Electrical Issue Montgomery County High-Rise Evacuated, 'Condemned' For Electrical Issue
Montgomery County High-Rise Evacuated, 'Condemned' For Electrical Issue A Montgomery County apartment building was evacuated and condemned due to an electrical issue that led to several floors of the high rise filling with smoke, displacing hundreds. First responders were called to the 15-story Westwood Towers building on Westbard Road in Bethesda on Sunday afternoon to investigate reports of smoke that were the result of an electrical problem that will require "extensive repairs" according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Pete Piringer. The Westwood Towers building was evacuated and "condemned" due to the electrical issue. Twi…

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'Armed, Dangerous' Fugitive Busted By FBI For Fatal Double Shooting In Maryland 'Armed, Dangerous' Fugitive Busted By FBI For Fatal Double Shooting In Maryland
'Armed, Dangerous' Fugitive Busted By FBI For Fatal Double Shooting In Maryland After more than a month on the run, a man wanted for a fatal double shooting in Washington County has been apprehended by FBI agents in North Carolina, authorities announced. On Monday, the Hagerstown Police Department announced that Brian Christopher Francis, 41, was apprehended in Morrisville, NC without incident and brought back to Maryland, where he was wanted in connection to an apartment shooting over the summer. Also known as "Fox," or "Silk," Francis was charged in the District Court for Washington County in Maryland on 13 charges in August that include murder and attempted murder, …

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