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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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Boy, 12, Airlifted After Scooter Crash With SUV In Stafford County Neighborhood: Sheriff Boy, 12, Airlifted After Scooter Crash With SUV In Stafford County Neighborhood: Sheriff
Boy, 12, Airlifted After Scooter Crash With SUV In Stafford County Neighborhood: Sheriff A 12-year-old boy was flown to the hospital with serious injuries after being struck by an SUV while riding his scooter in a Stafford County neighborhood, authorities said. Deputies responded at 7:15 p.m. on Monday, May 19, to the 400 block of Gladiola Way in the Embrey Mill subdivision for a report of a pedestrian struck, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. The initial investigation determined that the boy was riding an electric scooter when he collided with a Chevrolet Tahoe, officials said. He was seriously injured and flown from the scene by helicopter to Inova Fairfax M…

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Police & Fire
Retired Maryland Firefighter Raped Junior Firefighter At Home, Station In The 90s, Police Say Retired Maryland Firefighter Raped Junior Firefighter At Home, Station In The 90s, Police Say
Retired Maryland Firefighter Raped Junior Firefighter At Home, Station In The 90s, Police Say A retired firefighter in Maryland has been charged with raping a teen junior firefighter at his home and inside a fire station in the 1990s, authorities announced on Tuesday. John Inman, 61, of Myrtle Beach, is facing second-degree rape and child abuse-custodian charges after turning himself in on Friday, May 17, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Detectives say the victim was between 13 and 17 years old when Inman, a paid firefighter at the time, sexually assaulted them several times from 1991 to 1996. The assaults happened at Inman’s home and at the Hyattsville Fi…

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Schools
Twelve Hospitalized After School Bus Crash In Silver Spring, Officials Say Twelve Hospitalized After School Bus Crash In Silver Spring, Officials Say
Twelve Hospitalized After School Bus Crash In Silver Spring, Officials Say Twelve people — mostly children — were hospitalized for various injuries after a school bus crashed into a vehicle in Maryland, officials say. First responders in Montgomery County were called early on Tuesday, May 20, to the area of Norwood Avenue and New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring, where there was a reported crash involving a school bus with more than 20 kids inside. None were trapped. Silver Spring, MD - Aerial of the scene of a reported crash involving a school bus at Norwood Rd and New Hampshire Ave. @mcfrsPIO @HHFireProds @ArmisteadIsaac @mcfrs #mcfrs @MoCoFireWire @Lawzfir…

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News
Retired Navy Admiral Convicted In $500K Federal Bribery Scheme, DOJ Says Retired Navy Admiral Convicted In $500K Federal Bribery Scheme, DOJ Says
Retired Navy Admiral Convicted In $500K Federal Bribery Scheme, DOJ Says A retired US Navy admiral who once commanded operations across Europe, Russia, and Africa is now facing prison time after being found guilty in a federal bribery case, officials announced. Admiral Robert Burke, 62, of Coconut Creek, FL, was convicted on Monday, May 19, in Washington, DC, after a five-day trial, the US Attorney’s Office said. Federal prosecutors say Burke abused his rank as a four-star admiral to steer a $355,000 Navy contract to a private company in exchange for a $500,000-a-year job with stock options after he retired. Burke, who retired in 2022, was found guilty of consp…

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News
Mom Finds Maryland Couple Murdered In Cecil County; Two Men Face Justice Mom Finds Maryland Couple Murdered In Cecil County; Two Men Face Justice
Mom Finds Maryland Couple Murdered In Cecil County; Two Men Face Justice Two Maryland men have been found guilty in the cold-blooded murders of a Cecil County couple inside their home, prosecutors announced. Jordan Patrick Perry and Richard Lee Stone were convicted in separate trials of killing 35-year-old Christopher Blain Thomas and 34-year-old Ashley Dove Brown in North East in July 2023, according to the Cecil County State’s Attorney’s Office. Both men were found guilty of first-degree murder and dozens of other charges, officials announced Monday, May 19.  Perry was convicted on all 33 charges, while Stone was convicted on all 45 charges he was facing…

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Serial Rapist Who Attacked Three Women At Knifepoint In DMV Learns Prison Fate Serial Rapist Who Attacked Three Women At Knifepoint In DMV Learns Prison Fate
Serial Rapist Who Attacked Three Women At Knifepoint In DMV Learns Prison Fate He stalked them. He attacked them. He threatened them with a knife. And now, Jose Angel Gomez is going away for decades. Gomez, 42, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for a string of violent sexual attacks on three women in Washington, DC, according to federal prosecutors. Gomez, formerly of the District, pleaded guilty in January to one count each of first-degree sexual abuse while armed, first degree sexual abuse, attempted first degree sexual abuse and assault with a dangerous weapon stemming from attacks in July, September, and October 2018, the US Attorney’s Office ann…

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Police & Fire
Two Victims Identified After Deadly Dundalk Garage Shooting: Police Two Victims Identified After Deadly Dundalk Garage Shooting: Police
Two Victims Identified After Deadly Dundalk Garage Shooting: Police It was a grim discovery in Baltimore County over the weekend when two people were found shot to death inside a detached garage in an area home, officials say. April Nadeau, 42, and Timothy Brinegar, 43, were both found dead with gunshot wounds in Dundalk on Sunday afternoon, May 18, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. Officers responded around 2 p.m. to the 7400 block of School Avenue after receiving a call for service. When they arrived, they found the two victims in a detached garage, police said. Both were pronounced dead at the scene by first responders.  Detecti…

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Virginia Gang Member Freed 16 Times Injures Officer Before Latest Arrest: ICE Virginia Gang Member Freed 16 Times Injures Officer Before Latest Arrest: ICE
Virginia Gang Member Freed 16 Times Injures Officer Before Latest Arrest: ICE It took 16 tries — and now an injured ICE officer — but federal agents say they finally have a dangerous gang member off Virginia’s streets. Mykol Santos-Santos, 25, an illegal Guatemalan national and known gang member, was arrested Monday, May 12 in Fairfax, ICE officials in Washington, DC announced. Santos-Santos didn’t go quietly. Officials say he resisted arrest, fought officers, and injured one of them during the takedown. ICE says Santos-Santos has been arrested more than 30 times in Fairfax County since 2020.  His record includes assault and battery, burglary, drug distributio…

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Police & Fire
Homeowner Confronts Car Break-In Suspect: Temple Hills Man Dead, Two Hurt In Shooting: Police Homeowner Confronts Car Break-In Suspect: Temple Hills Man Dead, Two Hurt In Shooting: Police
Homeowner Confronts Car Break-In Suspect: Temple Hills Man Dead, Two Hurt In Shooting: Police One person was killed and two others injured after a deadly confrontation unfolded in Maryland early Sunday morning. Edward Coates III, a 30-year-old from Temple Hills, was shot and killed after attempting to break into vehicles in a Prince George’s County neighborhood on May 18, police said. Officers from the Prince George’s County Police Department were called around 4 a.m. to the 5700 block of J Street in Fairmount Heights, where they found Coates and two others suffering from gunshot wounds. Investigators say Coates was attempting to break into cars when he was confronted by a man who …

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Police & Fire
Arlington Officer Hospitalized After Hit-Run Driver Strikes Cop During Traffic Stop: Police Arlington Officer Hospitalized After Hit-Run Driver Strikes Cop During Traffic Stop: Police
Arlington Officer Hospitalized After Hit-Run Driver Strikes Cop During Traffic Stop: Police An police officer in Virginia is recovering after being hit by a driver who took off from the scene of a traffic stop, officials announced. The incident was reported shortly before 4 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, in the 1600 block of South Eads Street in Arlington, police said. Two officers were outside of their cruisers conducting a traffic stop when an unrelated passing vehicle struck one of the officers and sped away, according to police. Medics rushed the injured officer to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The officer has since been released and is recovering at…

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