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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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Sports
Ravens TE Mark Andrews Avoids Injury In Early Morning Baltimore Car Crash, Team Says Ravens TE Mark Andrews Avoids Injury In Early Morning Baltimore Car Crash, Team Says
Ravens TE Mark Andrews Avoids Injury In Early Morning Baltimore Car Crash, Team Says Superstar Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Ravens was in a car crash while heading to the Under Armour Performance Center on Wednesday morning, the team confirmed. The Ravens released a statement following the crash as Andrews was being evaluated by the team's medical staff at the Ravens' training facility. No injuries were initially reported, and Andrews later returned to the team for their scheduled morning meeting. "Mark was originally scheduled for a non-practice day on Wednesday and is expected to return to practice in the coming days," the team posted in a statement. Andrews added th…

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News
Felon Who Escaped Custody After 'One-Man Crime Spree' In Maryland Gets Decades In Prison Felon Who Escaped Custody After 'One-Man Crime Spree' In Maryland Gets Decades In Prison
Felon Who Escaped Custody After 'One-Man Crime Spree' In Maryland Gets Decades In Prison A 22-year-old felon who went on a "one-man crime spree" while on probation in several Maryland counties is going to spend decades in prison, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney announced. Stoney Beach native Tyler Ray Marini Sater, who has racked up a lengthy rap sheet, was sentenced to 59 years in prison with 44 to serve following multiple criminal convictions stemming from a weeklong crime spree in December 2022.  On Dec. 13, 2022, Sater committed a robbery by knifepoint at the Cloud Smoke Shop in California, prosecutors say. Less than a week later, on Dec. 19, 2022, he …

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News
Man Touched 7-Year-Old Girl, Took Photo Without Consent In Virginia Store, Police Say Man Touched 7-Year-Old Girl, Took Photo Without Consent In Virginia Store, Police Say
Man Touched 7-Year-Old Girl, Took Photo Without Consent In Virginia Store, Police Say The man who inappropriately touched a child and took her photo inside a Fairfax County store without consent has been locked up, police say. Reston resident Arturo Elmore-Adon, 25, is behind bars following the investigation into an alleged sexual assault that was reported over the weekend. According to a spokesperson from the Fairfax County Police Department, at around 10:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 9, officers were called to the 11100 block of South Lakes Drive in Reston, when Elmore-Adon allegedly touched a 7-year-old child and took the photo while she shopped with her mother. He f…

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News
Dealer Who Sold Pill Leading To Fatal Overdose In Maryland Gets Prison Time: State's Attorney Dealer Who Sold Pill Leading To Fatal Overdose In Maryland Gets Prison Time: State's Attorney
Dealer Who Sold Pill Leading To Fatal Overdose In Maryland Gets Prison Time: State's Attorney The dealer who provided the fentanyl-laced pill that led to the death of a 20-year-old man in Montgomery County is heading to prison, according to the state's attorney's office. A judge sentenced Gaithersburg resident Eric Turner, 32, to 10 years in prison with all but six years to serve after pleading guilty to his role in the death of Shanon Cole, who overdosed in July 2022 after ingesting a pill he received from him. Shannon Cole Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office Turner pleaded guilty in June to involuntary manslaughter.  On the night of his death, court documents…

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Police & Fire
Virginia Woman Wanted For Arson In North Carolina After 'Malicious Fire,' Police Say Virginia Woman Wanted For Arson In North Carolina After 'Malicious Fire,' Police Say
Virginia Woman Wanted For Arson In North Carolina After 'Malicious Fire,' Police Say A Virginia woman who "started a fire with malice" in North Carolina is wanted for arson, according to police. Tesha Camelle Joyce is at large a day after setting a structure on fire on Monday night, authorities from the Eden Police Department say. Shortly before midnight, first responders from multiple agencies were called to the 2300 block of Harrington Highway, where there was a reported fire, though all parties inside were able to escape without injury. Crews were able to quickly knock down the flames, though the fire caused extensive damage to the home and a vehilce. According to inve…

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Police & Fire
District Man Charged With Murder On Federal Lands In Maryland Park, Police Say District Man Charged With Murder On Federal Lands In Maryland Park, Police Say
District Man Charged With Murder On Federal Lands In Maryland Park, Police Say A 63-year-old District man is facing murder charges after a person was found stabbed to death in a Prince George's County Park. Ronald Brisbon, also of DC, was arrested and charged with murder on federal lands in connection to the fatal stabbing of Jeffrey Strong, 38, at Greenbelt Park on Monday morning. According to US Park Police, officers were called to the park at around 9 a.m. on Aug. 12, where they found Strong suffering from traumatic injuries after suffering multiple stab wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Later on Monday, Brisbon was arrested and charged with the murder…

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Police & Fire
Armed Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting At Alexandria Apartment Complex (UPDATED) Armed Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting At Alexandria Apartment Complex (UPDATED)
Armed Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting At Alexandria Apartment Complex (Updated) New details have been released by the Alexandria Police Department following an officer-involved shooting that left a possibly suicidal man dead. Officers were called at around 10:45 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 12 to a home on Maris Avenue after a co-worker asked police to conduct a welfare check about a man in distress, officials say. The caller who reported the incident stated he "made very concerning statements about harming himself," and advised that "he was armed with at least two guns."  Officers and specially trained negotiating units were called to the area within minutes, at which p…

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Traffic
Motorcycle Crash Sends Biker Down 25-Foot Embankment In Maryland Motorcycle Crash Sends Biker Down 25-Foot Embankment In Maryland
Motorcycle Crash Sends Biker Down 25-Foot Embankment In Maryland The hits keep coming for residents in Harford County. In the wake of the home explosion that claimed the lives of two in Bel Air, first responders were called on Tuesday morning to investigate a reported motorcycle crash that send a biker down an embankment. According to the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company, at around 10:50 a.m. on Aug. 13, first responders were called to investigate reports of a crash that ended with a motorcyclist down 25 feet in a ravine, prompting an extensive rescue effort. Training paid off for crews who were able to use a rigging system and ladders to recover the moto…

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Police & Fire
Wrong-Way DUI Driver Had No License Before Head-On Crash On Virginia Highway, Sheriff Says Wrong-Way DUI Driver Had No License Before Head-On Crash On Virginia Highway, Sheriff Says
Wrong-Way DUI Driver Had No License Before Head-On Crash On Virginia Highway, Sheriff Says A lie about "one beer" landed a wanted Alexandria man without a license behind bars following a head-on crash that was reported in Stafford County over the weekend, officials say. Manrique Henriquez Rodriguez, 32, was apprehended for a DUI-related crash on Sunday night after witnesses advised the sheriff's office about a wrong-way driver involved in a head-on crash on Kings Highway. Shortly before 9:15 p.m. on Aug. 11, deputies from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office were called to a stretch of the highway near Little Street, where a caller said a driver was heading west in the eastbound …

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Police & Fire
Police ID Man Stabbed To Death During Argument In Maryland Police ID Man Stabbed To Death During Argument In Maryland
Police ID Man Stabbed To Death During Argument In Maryland New details have been released by the Prince George's County Police Department a week after a stabbing that left a 41-year-old man with fatal cut wounds. College Park resident Francisco Ayala Alvarenga, 39, is facing multiple murder charges in connection to a stabbing that was reported in Beltsville earlier this week that left Alejandro Vasquez-Cordova, who has no fixed address, dead. The stabbing was reported at around 11 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 5 in the 10000 block of Baltimore Avenue, where they found Vasquez-Cordova unresponsive suffering from stab wounds outside. He was pronoun…

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