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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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Students Assaulted Teens With Sex Toy, Recorded It In Brunswick HS Locker Room: Sheriff Students Assaulted Teens With Sex Toy, Recorded It In Brunswick HS Locker Room: Sheriff
Students Assaulted Teens With Sex Toy, Recorded It In Brunswick HS Locker Room: Sheriff A "disturbing" series of events that played out in a Maryland high school locker room landed four students in hot water, authorities announced. Five teenagers are facing charges following an investigation into incidents at Brunswick High School involving multiple students, and a sex toy, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office. On April 11, deputies from the sheriff's office were called to the building to investigate reports of an assault involving multiple students. According to the initial investigation, a student was in the locker room when another teen approached and as…

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DC Man Caught Peeing Behind Car Convicted Of Beating Stranger To Death Outside Market: DOJ DC Man Caught Peeing Behind Car Convicted Of Beating Stranger To Death Outside Market: DOJ
DC Man Caught Peeing Behind Car Convicted Of Beating Stranger To Death Outside Market: DOJ A DC man who was caught urinating behind someone’s car outside a neighborhood market has been convicted of murder after beating the driver to death on the sidewalk. Alvin Alexis Cruz Garcia, 27, was found guilty of second-degree murder while armed for the 2021 killing of Ramon Gomez Yanez, prosecutors announced on Monday, June 9. The verdict was returned by a Superior Court jury on Friday, June 6, following a four-day trial, officials said. According to the government’s evidence, the deadly confrontation happened just before 8:30 p.m. on March 23, 2021, outside Ogden Market on Ogden Street…

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Family Of Missing Sailor In Virginia Demands Answers As Navy Stays Silent Family Of Missing Sailor In Virginia Demands Answers As Navy Stays Silent
Family Of Missing Sailor In Virginia Demands Answers As Navy Stays Silent A young sailor mysteriously vanished from a Virginia naval base, and her desperate family says the military has gone quiet. Angelina “Angie” Petra Resendiz, 21, was last seen Wednesday, May 29, at her barracks in Miller Hall at Naval Station Norfolk, according to the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS).  She was actively working aboard the USS James E. Williams when she went missing. Officials said Resendiz is 5-foot-5 and 160 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.  No details about what she was last wearing or a possible vehicle she could be traveling in was released b…

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Silver Spring Cyclist, 85, Dies After Being Hit By Mercedes SUV Backing Out Of Driveway: Police Silver Spring Cyclist, 85, Dies After Being Hit By Mercedes SUV Backing Out Of Driveway: Police
Silver Spring Cyclist, 85, Dies After Being Hit By Mercedes SUV Backing Out Of Driveway: Police An 85-year-old Maryland man who was hit by a driver backing out of a driveway has died from his injuries, police said. Joel Allen Katz, of Silver Spring, was struck while riding his bike along the 15000 block of Bramblewood Drive around 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, Montgomery County Police said. Investigators said the driver of a blue 2015 Mercedes-Benz SUV was backing out of a driveway when it hit Katz. First responders rushed him to a local hospital with serious injuries. Katz died six days later — on Saturday, June 7 — from his injuries, officials said. Police say the crash remains under …

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Maryland Man ID’d As Victim In Deadly Hit-Run On Gainesville Highway, Police Say Maryland Man ID’d As Victim In Deadly Hit-Run On Gainesville Highway, Police Say
Maryland Man ID’d As Victim In Deadly Hit-Run On Gainesville Highway, Police Say A Maryland man was fatally struck while crossing a highway in Northern Virginia, and police are still working to identify the driver who fled the scene. Timothy Scott Rinehart, 44, of Laurel, was killed early Thursday, June 5, while attempting to cross Lee Highway near Virginia Oaks Drive in Gainesville, according to the Prince William County Police Department on Monday, June 9. Officers were called to the intersection around 1:57 a.m., where they found Rinehart dead at the scene. Police said the driver who hit him sped away. "The investigation revealed the driver of an unknown vehicle was…

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Maryland Man Shot, Airlifted After Watching Cousin Gunned Down At House Party Maryland Man Shot, Airlifted After Watching Cousin Gunned Down At House Party
Maryland Man Shot, Airlifted After Watching Cousin Gunned Down At House Party A Maryland man is recovering from a gunshot wound after watching his cousin get gunned down in front of him at a house party in Queen Anne’s County, according to family members. Christopher Parsley, 19, was killed during a shooting at a large party on Fairview Drive in Centreville just after midnight on Sunday, June 9, the Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office said. 🚨 REWARD 🚨 Metro Crime Stoppers Of Maryland is offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of the... Posted by Queen Anne's County Office of the Sheriff on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Now, his cousin — iden…

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2 Years After Langley Park Killing, Hyattsville Man Hit With Murder Charges: Police 2 Years After Langley Park Killing, Hyattsville Man Hit With Murder Charges: Police
2 Years After Langley Park Killing, Hyattsville Man Hit With Murder Charges: Police A 33-year-old man is facing murder charges nearly two years after a deadly double shooting in Maryland, police said. Hyattsville resident Rudy Lopez-Garcia was charged last week in the June 2023 murder of Aristides Flores Rosales, 22, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. The original shooting happened around 2:50 a.m. on June 10, 2023, in the 8100 block of 14th Avenue in Langley Park, police said. Officers found Rosales inside an apartment building suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on scene. A second man was also shot and survived. In August 2024,…

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ATV Rider Killed In Maryland Crash ID’d As DC Woman By Police ATV Rider Killed In Maryland Crash ID’d As DC Woman By Police
ATV Rider Killed In Maryland Crash ID’d As DC Woman By Police Police have identified the woman killed in a late-night ATV crash at a Maryland intersection. District resident Trinh Viet Tran, 31, died after her ATV collided with a car on Livingston Road at Crisfield Drive in Oxon Hill, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. The crash happened around 10:20 p.m. Friday, June 6, police said. Livingston Road and Crisfield Drive in Oxon Hill. Google Maps street view Officers arrived to find Tran critically injured. She was rushed to the hospital, where she later was pronounced dead. Investigators said she was riding the ATV on …

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Sheriff Blasts 'Trail Of Damage' Left By 4 DC Suspects Nabbed In St. Mary's County Chase Sheriff Blasts 'Trail Of Damage' Left By 4 DC Suspects Nabbed In St. Mary's County Chase
Sheriff Blasts 'Trail Of Damage' Left By 4 DC Suspects Nabbed In St. Mary's County Chase Four suspects from DC were arrested after breaking into a store and leading police on a multi-vehicle pursuit and foot chase across Maryland, the sheriff’s office said. The chaos began around 4:20 a.m. Sunday, June 8, when deputies responded to a retail burglary alarm in the 21000 block of Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Surveillance video showed a Honda fleeing the scene, before deputies spotted the car in Mechanicsville and tried to stop it near the 26000 block of Three Notch Road — but the driver took off. Deputies deployed stop s…

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Politics
WATCH: Trump Enters UFC Fight With Kid Rock’s 'American Bad Ass' Blasting As Crowd Erupts WATCH: Trump Enters UFC Fight With Kid Rock’s 'American Bad Ass' Blasting As Crowd Erupts
Watch: Trump Enters UFC Fight With Kid Rock’s 'American Bad Ass' Blasting As Crowd Erupts President Donald Trump stopped sparring with Elon Musk long enough to take in a UFC fight in New Jersey.  Trump walked out to a hero's welcome at the Prudential Center in Newark on Saturday night, flanked by UFC President Dana White, while Kid Rock's "American Bad Ass" blared in the background. The president was met with a rousing round of cheers as he shook hands, did his patented "dance," and met with the ringside announcers. Chants of "USA! USA!" also echoed through the crowd during Trump's appearance. His grand entrance can be seen here on Truth Social. "If you thought it couldn…

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