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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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Police & Fire
Former Leesburg Resident Had Child Sex Abuse Images On Social Media, Police Say Former Leesburg Resident Had Child Sex Abuse Images On Social Media, Police Say
Former Leesburg Resident Had Child Sex Abuse Images On Social Media, Police Say A former Virginia resident has been charged after investigators found multiple images of child sexual abuse material tied to her social media account, police in Leesburg said. Penelope Colon, 26, of Augusta, Georgia, was arrested and charged with seven counts of possession of child sexual abuse material, according to the Leesburg Police Department on Monday, June 30. Detectives began investigating in November 2024 after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). The report flagged a user account on a social media platform that “may have contained ch…

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News
Howard County Seniors Displaced After Sprinkler Floods Health Facility: Officials Howard County Seniors Displaced After Sprinkler Floods Health Facility: Officials
Howard County Seniors Displaced After Sprinkler Floods Health Facility: Officials Dozens of seniors had to be evacuated in Maryland after a sprinkler pipe burst and flooded their assisted living facility, officials say. Firefighters were called around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 28, to a senior healthcare center on North Ridge Road in Ellicott City, where water was “flooding into rooms from the ceiling” due to a broken pipe, according to Howard County Fire and Rescue Services. More than 160 residents were initially displaced from the building.  Seventy-four residents were transported to nearby healthcare facilities using ambulances and Mobile Ambulance Buses (MABs…

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Sports
Grambling State Hires Maryland High School Champion Coach Desmin Wade Grambling State Hires Maryland High School Champion Coach Desmin Wade
Grambling State Hires Maryland High School Champion Coach Desmin Wade A Montgomery County coach who led one of Maryland’s top high school basketball programs to historic success is heading to the big stage at Grambling State. Desmin Wade, a Forestville native who turned James Hubert Blake High School into a powerhouse, has been hired as the new general manager and assistant coach for Grambling State University’s men’s basketball program, officials announced. Wade leaves Blake after a dominant five-year stretch that included a 91-35 record, four Division Championships, one county title, and five regional championship appearances. In 2024-2025, Wade guided the…

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Traffic
Wind Turbine Blade Falls Off Truck, Blocks I-70 In Hagerstown: Traffic Nightmare Ensues Wind Turbine Blade Falls Off Truck, Blocks I-70 In Hagerstown: Traffic Nightmare Ensues
Wind Turbine Blade Falls Off Truck, Blocks I-70 In Hagerstown: Traffic Nightmare Ensues Monday got off to a rough start for some when an unexpected detour threw a wrench into rush hour for some commuters. Shortly before 7 a.m. on June 30, several lanes were blocked in both directions on the interstate when a truck carrying a massive wind turbine blade was involved in an incident in Hagerstown, according to officials. The crash was reported near I-81.  According to reports, the truck was heading west when the blade came loose and wound up blocking lanes on both sides of the highway.  By 8:30 a.m. on Monday, crews had removed the blade from the roadway and all lanes …

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Lifestyle
Flo Rida Brings Random Girl On Stage At Concert And She Crushes It (VIDEO) Flo Rida Brings Random Girl On Stage At Concert And She Crushes It (VIDEO)
Flo Rida Brings Random Girl On Stage At Concert And She Crushes It (Video) Shorty got low. A video of Flo Rida inviting a young fan on stage to sing one of his signature songs has gone viral after her mother posted footage of her rapping alongside the Miami native during an event in Boise. @3peas0 So proud of my girl and we are beyond grateful for all the love Boise and beyond has shown my sweet Karlie @Flo Rida @This Is Boise ♬ original sound - Danielle "So proud of my girl and we are beyond grateful for all the love Boise and beyond has shown my sweet Karlie," the child's mother wrote in the now-viral post that has been viewed thousands of times and g…

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Business
Feds Join Fight To Save 175-Year-Old NJ Family Farm From Bulldozers: 'Not For Sale' Feds Join Fight To Save 175-Year-Old NJ Family Farm From Bulldozers: 'Not For Sale'
Feds Join Fight To Save 175-Year-Old NJ Family Farm From Bulldozers: 'Not For Sale' The federal government is joining the fight to assist a New Jersey farm that has been a fixture off the Turnpike for more than a century.  A 175-year-old family farm in Cranbury (Middlesex County) is now at the center of a high-stakes legal and political showdown after the township began the process of seizing the land for a housing development, triggering a wave of public outrage, national media attention, and direct intervention from the Trump administration. The farm, located at 1234 South River Road, has been in the Henry family for over 150 years.  It’s widely known througho…

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Police & Fire
$1M Blaze Destroys Derwood Home, Damages Two Others: Fire Officials $1M Blaze Destroys Derwood Home, Damages Two Others: Fire Officials
$1M Blaze Destroys Derwood Home, Damages Two Others: Fire Officials A fast-moving $1 million fire tore through a Maryland neighborhood on Sunday, June 29, damaging three homes and displacing a family of four, fire officials said. Fire broke out around 7 a.m. on the deck of a two-story single-family home in the 8100 block of Pepper Ridge Way in Derwood, according to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer. The flames quickly extended into the attic, igniting a fierce blaze that spread to two neighboring homes and drew a massive response from 75 firefighters.  Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Crews encountered “heavy fire conditions upon arriv…

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Police & Fire
Driver Tries To Run Down Officer, Gets Shot At In Frederick County: Police Driver Tries To Run Down Officer, Gets Shot At In Frederick County: Police
Driver Tries To Run Down Officer, Gets Shot At In Frederick County: Police A suspicious vehicle call turned violent when a driver allegedly tried to run down a police officer in Maryland, triggering a shooting early Sunday, June 29, according to officials. An officer was dispatched to the 1300 block of Mulberry Court around 2:50 a.m. on Sunday, June 29, for a report of a suspicious vehicle, the Frederick Police Department said.  The call came after earlier reports of someone breaking into vehicles near Hillcrest Drive and Orchard Drive, investigators noted. An officer located the car believed to be linked to that report and attempted a traffic stop. The driv…

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Police & Fire
Amazon Van Goes Up In Flames On Arlington Roadway; No Packages Damaged, Officials Say Amazon Van Goes Up In Flames On Arlington Roadway; No Packages Damaged, Officials Say
Amazon Van Goes Up In Flames On Arlington Roadway; No Packages Damaged, Officials Say An Amazon delivery van went up in flames Sunday afternoon in Virginia, sending thick black smoke into the air as firefighters rushed to stop it from spreading. Crews were called just before 1:45 p.m. on June 29, to the 2200 block of South Clark Street for a fully involved vehicle fire that had started to extend into nearby bushes, according to Arlington Fire & EMS officials. Arlington Fire & EMS Photos from the scene show the van completely engulfed in fire, with flames pouring out of the front and heavy smoke rising over nearby buildings.  The Amazon-branded van, which disp…

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Sports
Jake Paul, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Fight Results: Influencer Takes Boxing Champ Jake Paul, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Fight Results: Influencer Takes Boxing Champ
Jake Paul, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Fight Results: Influencer Takes Boxing Champ Jake Paul put on another show in the ring against another over-the-hill former champion Saturday, June 28. Paul, 28, easily topped former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. — 10 years removed from his title run — to improve his record to 12-1.  On Saturday, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the Vine-star turned athlete won by unanimous decision 99-91, 97-93, and 98-92.  The YouTuber's latest victory comes following November's underwhelming blockbuster fight against Mike Tyson, which garnered more jeers than cheers.  According to CelebrityNetWorth.com, Paul …

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