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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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Stray Tire From Pickup Kills DC Woman On I-495 In Prince George’s County: Police Stray Tire From Pickup Kills DC Woman On I-495 In Prince George’s County: Police
Stray Tire From Pickup Kills DC Woman On I-495 In Prince George’s County: Police A 59-year-old District woman was killed when a tire flew off a pickup truck and smashed into her SUV on the Beltway, Maryland State Police said. Troopers responded at about 1:50 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, to I-495 near Medical Center Drive in Largo, according to investigators. The victim was identified as Tammy Lynn Edwards, who was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Investigators said the rear driver-side tire of a Dodge Ram 1500 separated while it was traveling northbound. The tire bounced into the southbound lanes and struck a Lexus NX200t. The Lexus then slammed into a concrete bar…

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Deadly Gender Reveal Party Shooter From DC, Most Wanted Fugitive, Learns Prison Fate: Feds Deadly Gender Reveal Party Shooter From DC, Most Wanted Fugitive, Learns Prison Fate: Feds
Deadly Gender Reveal Party Shooter From DC, Most Wanted Fugitive, Learns Prison Fate: Feds The District man who opened fire at a gender reveal party with an AK-style pistol — killing one man and seriously injuring another — will spend decades behind bars after going on the run, authorities announced. Nyjell Outler, 22, was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for his role in the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Demetris Johnson and Daloni Williams in March 2021, according to the US Attorney's office. Earlier this year, a jury found Outler guilty of voluntary manslaughter while armed for the Madison Street NE shooting. He was also convicted of aggravated assault while armed…

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DC Man Linked To Rape, Armed Maryland Bank Robbery Grins For Mugshot: Police DC Man Linked To Rape, Armed Maryland Bank Robbery Grins For Mugshot: Police
DC Man Linked To Rape, Armed Maryland Bank Robbery Grins For Mugshot: Police A smiling suspect is behind bars in Maryland after police say he carried out a violent rape at an area gas station and an armed bank robbery the very next morning. Montgomery County Police said Carlos St. James Hover, 34, of Washington, DC, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 15, after walking into a Capital One Bank on Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring and committing an armed robbery. Detectives quickly linked Hover to a rape that happened the night before at a Rockville gas station, where police say he “entered the store, physically attacked, and sexually assaulted the lone employee before leaving…

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DC Teen Charged As Adult In Broad Daylight Maryland Murder Of 17-Year-Old From Clinton: Police DC Teen Charged As Adult In Broad Daylight Maryland Murder Of 17-Year-Old From Clinton: Police
DC Teen Charged As Adult In Broad Daylight Maryland Murder Of 17-Year-Old From Clinton: Police A teenager from DC has been charged as an adult in the broad daylight murder of 17-year-old Camron Anthony Adams, who was found shot inside a car in Clinton last month, police said. Prince George’s County Police said the 17-year-old suspect, who knew the victim, was arrested earlier this month and is now charged with murder. Officers responded to the 6900 block of Killarney Street in Clinton around 11:20 a.m. on Sunday, July 20, after reports of a shooting, according to police. When they arrived, they found Adams inside a car with a gunshot wound. The Clinton resident was pronounced dead a…

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Lanham Man Sprays Bullets From SUV On Busy Maryland Highway, Police Say Lanham Man Sprays Bullets From SUV On Busy Maryland Highway, Police Say
Lanham Man Sprays Bullets From SUV On Busy Maryland Highway, Police Say A Prince George’s County man is behind bars after allegedly firing dozens of shots from his SUV while barreling down a busy Maryland highway, police said. Maryland State Police said Jose Gregario Cruz-Mendoza, 45, of Lanham, was arrested on Sunday, Aug. 17, after multiple 911 callers reported a white Ford Excursion spraying bullets on I-97 and later along Route 50 in Annapolis. Troopers from the Annapolis Barrack, with backup from Anne Arundel County Police, pulled over the SUV on Route 50 near I-97 around 4:30 p.m., officials said. When they approached, officers said Cruz-Mendoza ignored …

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Loudoun County Deputy Faces 18 Months Of Recovery After Head-On Motorcycle Crash Loudoun County Deputy Faces 18 Months Of Recovery After Head-On Motorcycle Crash
Loudoun County Deputy Faces 18 Months Of Recovery After Head-On Motorcycle Crash What started as a routine day on the job for Loudoun County Sheriff's deputy Louis Custodio ended with a life-altering motorcycle crash while he was on patrol, his family says. At approximately 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13, Custodio was on patrol when he struck another motorcycle head-on between Hyatt Lane and Morrisonville Road, sending both riders to the hospital with critical injuries. According to loved ones, Custodio was left with "devastating injuries" that will require at least 15 surgeries and a recovery time of at least 18 months, leaving him out of work. Following the c…

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Rubber Deer Mask Freakout Ends With Virginia Man Biting Deputy On I-95: Stafford Sheriff Rubber Deer Mask Freakout Ends With Virginia Man Biting Deputy On I-95: Stafford Sheriff
Rubber Deer Mask Freakout Ends With Virginia Man Biting Deputy On I-95: Stafford Sheriff A Virginia man turned I-95 into his personal stage over the weekend — and it ended with him chomping down on a deputy’s foot while ranting about a rubber deer mask, officials said. The chaos unfolded around 11:15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, when Stafford County deputies were called to the northbound lanes near mile marker 136, when multiple callers reported a man casually strolling in the middle of the highway, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies quickly spotted Adrian Chiodo, 30, of Richmond, wandering among traffic.  “Due to I-95 being a highway and not a sidewalk, it wasn’t har…

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DC Man Wanted For Penn State Rape; 'Surrender Immediately' US Marshals Say DC Man Wanted For Penn State Rape; 'Surrender Immediately' US Marshals Say
DC Man Wanted For Penn State Rape; 'Surrender Immediately' US Marshals Say A DC man accused of raping a fellow student at Penn State is on the run — and US Marshals want him caught. The US Marshals Service Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force issued an alert on Monday, Aug. 18, advising that they are searching for 19-year-old Abdul-Jabril Cooper, who is wanted for the September 2024 rape of a student at Penn State’s Abington campus. The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office issued a warrant for Cooper’s arrest on July 16, charging him with rape. Cooper, who has since disenrolled from the university, is accused of raping a female student i…

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Politics
ICE Roasts Repeat Border Crosser’s ‘Tattoo Stache’ After Baltimore Arrest ICE Roasts Repeat Border Crosser’s ‘Tattoo Stache’ After Baltimore Arrest
ICE Roasts Repeat Border Crosser’s ‘Tattoo Stache’ After Baltimore Arrest ICE didn’t just arrest a repeat border crosser in Maryland — they roasted him on social media, too. Federal officers in Baltimore announced the arrest of 38-year-old Jose Lugo-Ibarra, a Mexican national who, according to ICE, has illegally entered the US nearly a dozen times. But instead of just releasing the charges, ICE trolled Lugo-Ibarra’s face tattoos, posting his mugshot with the caption: “Can anyone read what his mustache says?” Can anyone read what his mustache says?Well, anyway ... He’s a Mexican illegal alien and habitual border crosser with a final order of removal our Baltim…

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Unconscious Man Pulled From Burning Bethesda Home Rushed To Hospital: Officials (DEVELOPING) Unconscious Man Pulled From Burning Bethesda Home Rushed To Hospital: Officials (DEVELOPING)
Unconscious Man Pulled From Burning Bethesda Home Rushed To Hospital: Officials (Developing) An elderly man was pulled from a burning home on Monday morning when crews responded to a reported house fire in Bethesda, officials said. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue responded to the 4800 block of Broad Brook Drive around 11:10 a.m. on Aug. 18 for reports of a house fire with someone possibly trapped inside, according to fire officials. When first responders arrived, they found flames tearing through the living room and garage. Neighbors told first responders the man was still inside, and crews went in to search. They found an unconscious elderly man inside, carried him out, and rus…

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