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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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Police & Fire
Pasadena Mother Found Dead In Suspected Overdose Was Actually Murdered, Police Say Pasadena Mother Found Dead In Suspected Overdose Was Actually Murdered, Police Say
Pasadena Mother Found Dead In Suspected Overdose Was Actually Murdered, Police Say A Maryland mother who was first believed to have overdosed was actually murdered, Anne Arundel County Police confirmed Tuesday. Officers were called to the 1200 block of Lorene Court in Pasadena around 6:05 a.m. on Friday, April 4, for a report of a possible overdose, according to police on May 20. At the scene, officers found evidence of narcotics, but also signs of an assault, the department said. The victim, identified as 34-year-old Heather Elizabeth Beaver, was rushed to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries, but was pronounced dead a short time later, police said. Detecti…

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News
13-Year-Old Girl Dies At Hospital After Scooter Crash With Driver In Sterling, Police Say 13-Year-Old Girl Dies At Hospital After Scooter Crash With Driver In Sterling, Police Say
13-Year-Old Girl Dies At Hospital After Scooter Crash With Driver In Sterling, Police Say The teen girl who suffered critical injuries after being struck by a driver while riding her scooter has died from her injuries, state police confirmed on Tuesday. A 13-year-old was struck at around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 19, officials said, while crossing the intersection of Nokes Boulevard and City Center Boulevard on a scooter in Sterling. The following day, a Virginia State Police spokesperson said that the girl succumbed to her injuries, and the driver will not be charged. The driver was traveling westbound on Nokes Boulevard in the left lane and stopped as soon as the incident…

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Missing Virginia Teens Airlifted After Hit-Run Crash; Driver Tracked Down, Sheriff Says Missing Virginia Teens Airlifted After Hit-Run Crash; Driver Tracked Down, Sheriff Says
Missing Virginia Teens Airlifted After Hit-Run Crash; Driver Tracked Down, Sheriff Says Two missing teens were flown to a Virginia hospital hospital after a hit-and-run driver hit them and took off, authorities say. Thomas Dawson, 71, of Remington, was arrested on Sunday, May 18, and charged with two felony counts of hit and run causing personal injury, according to the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office. The incident was reported around 3:30 p.m. on Catlett Road near Bealeton, where deputies say Dawson struck two juveniles — who had been reported missing a day earlier from Charlottesville and Harrisonburg — and kept going. Both teens were flown to Fairfax Hospital with injurie…

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Police & Fire
Olney Teen Charged As Adult After Fatal 86 MPH Crash; Turns Himself In: Police Olney Teen Charged As Adult After Fatal 86 MPH Crash; Turns Himself In: Police
Olney Teen Charged As Adult After Fatal 86 MPH Crash; Turns Himself In: Police A Maryland teen has been charged as an adult in connection to a high-speed crash that killed a Bethesda man earlier this year, Montgomery County Police announced Tuesday, May 20. Caleb Jacob Alie, a 17-year-old from Olney, turned himself in to authorities that morning for his role in the deadly wreck that happened back on Feb. 19 in the 2600 block of Olney-Sandy Spring Road (MD-108), officials said. Investigators say Alie was behind the wheel of a green Jeep Wrangler, speeding at 86 mph in a 40-mph zone, weaving through traffic, and illegally using right-turn-only lanes to blow past stopped…

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Traffic
Car Veers Into Oncoming Traffic On I-81 In Virginia, Killing Woman: State Police Car Veers Into Oncoming Traffic On I-81 In Virginia, Killing Woman: State Police
Car Veers Into Oncoming Traffic On I-81 In Virginia, Killing Woman: State Police A 28-year-old woman was killed on I-81 in Virginia after her car veered across the median and slammed head-on into a pickup truck, state police said. Virginia State Police say the crash happened shortly after noon on Monday, May 19, at the 309-mile marker on Interstate 81 in Frederick County. According to investigators, a 2014 Volkswagen Passat driven by Marsha Constantine, of Orchard Beach, Maine, was headed south when it ran off the left side of the highway and crossed into oncoming traffic. The Volkswagen collided head-on with a northbound 2017 Ford F350, police said. Constantine was p…

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News
Watch The Skies: Blue Angels Soar Over Annapolis With Three Flyovers This Week Watch The Skies: Blue Angels Soar Over Annapolis With Three Flyovers This Week
Watch The Skies: Blue Angels Soar Over Annapolis With Three Flyovers This Week Get ready to look up. The world-famous Blue Angels are set to make not one but three jaw-dropping appearances in Maryland this week — and here’s how (and where) you can catch them. According to the US Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the elite pilots will be over Annapolis on Tuesday, May 20, and Wednesday, May 21, in support of Commissioning Week at the United States Naval Academy. Tuesday, May 20: Practice flight demonstration at 2 p.m.; Wednesday, May 21: Formal air show over the Severn River at 2 p.m.; Friday, May 23 at the US Naval Academy for a flyover. Good viewing areas include…

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Boozy Tantrum In Woodbridge: Man Spits On Cops During Wild Arrest, Police Say Boozy Tantrum In Woodbridge: Man Spits On Cops During Wild Arrest, Police Say
Boozy Tantrum In Woodbridge: Man Spits On Cops During Wild Arrest, Police Say He wasn’t just seeing double — he was spitting at them. A Virginia man is behind bars after police say he spat on two officers during a boozy tantrum in Woodbridge over the weekend. Steven Douglas Harvey, 42, of Triangle, was arrested on Saturday night, May 17, after Prince William County Police say he was found “obstructing traffic” in the area of Smoketown Road and Prince William Parkway. Officers tracked Harvey down around 9:40 p.m. in a nearby parking lot and quickly determined he was intoxicated, according to police. When officers tried to detain him, Harvey allegedly became aggressi…

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Obituaries
‘She Was Their Life’: Only Child In Maryland Remembered After Tragic Murder ‘She Was Their Life’: Only Child In Maryland Remembered After Tragic Murder
‘She Was Their Life’: Only Child In Maryland Remembered After Tragic Murder She was chasing sunrises, snapping dirt track photos, and healing hearts in the hospital. Then her life was taken. Authorities say 30-year-old Paige Elizabeth Grove was found murdered Friday morning, May 16, in the unit block of North Mill Street in Clear Spring.  Deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded just after 8:30 a.m. and quickly ruled it a homicide. Roughly 40 minutes later, 32-year-old Taylor Andrew Rowles — reportedly her partner — was arrested nearby and charged with first- and second-degree murder and assault.  Taylor Andrew Rowles Washi…

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Rabid Raccoon Found In Anne Arundel County: Health Officials Issue Urgent Warning Rabid Raccoon Found In Anne Arundel County: Health Officials Issue Urgent Warning
Rabid Raccoon Found In Anne Arundel County: Health Officials Issue Urgent Warning A rabid raccoon spotted in Maryland has public health officials sounding the alarm. The Anne Arundel County Department of Health confirmed that a raccoon found on Muddy Creek Road in West River tested positive for rabies, prompting a countywide warning issued Tuesday, May 20. Authorities are urging anyone who may have come in contact with the animal—or whose pet has unexplained wounds—to contact the Department of Health immediately. Rabies is a fatal disease transmitted through the bite, scratch, or saliva of infected animals, including raccoons, foxes, cats, bats, and groundhogs. “Preven…

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Virginia ATV Rider Killed In Crash With Pickup Truck In Brandywine Identified By Police Virginia ATV Rider Killed In Crash With Pickup Truck In Brandywine Identified By Police
Virginia ATV Rider Killed In Crash With Pickup Truck In Brandywine Identified By Police New details have been released after a Virginia man was killed and a woman critically injured after his ATV slammed into a pickup truck at a Maryland intersection. The deadly crash happened around 6:20 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at the intersection of Dyson Road and Missouri Avenue in Brandywine, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Officers arrived to find two people—an ATV rider and a woman—seriously injured, officials said.  On Tuesday, May 20, the Prince George's County Police Department identified the rider as 35-year-old Fairfax resident Jose Arias Castro. …

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