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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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Husband Who Opened Fire At Man Found With Drunk Wife Learns Prison Fate In Maryland Husband Who Opened Fire At Man Found With Drunk Wife Learns Prison Fate In Maryland
Husband Who Opened Fire At Man Found With Drunk Wife Learns Prison Fate In Maryland A bout of jealousy will land a 39-year-old decades in prison after he carried out threats against a man he found with his drunk wife in Maryland, authorities announced. Edward Stanley Stewart was sentenced to 20 years in prison for assault and weapons charges after pleading guilty in July to a violent assault last year. According to the Charles County State's Attorney's Office, on April 20, 2024, officers responded to a Waldorf apartment complex to investigate reports of shots fired in the area. Upon arrival, they made contact with Stewart, who was bleeding, had a torn shirt, and told firs…

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Shooter Gets Double Life For Double Clifton Park Porch Murders: ‘How Many Caskets?’ Shooter Gets Double Life For Double Clifton Park Porch Murders: ‘How Many Caskets?’
Shooter Gets Double Life For Double Clifton Park Porch Murders: ‘How Many Caskets?’ A Maryland man who opened fire on a group of women sitting on a Clifton Park porch, killing two, in what he claimed as an act of defense, will spend the rest of his life in prison. Dandre Woods-Bethel was sentenced on Monday, Aug. 25, to two life terms plus 28 years for the September 2020 double murder of Michelle Green and Julie Rice, according to Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates. Woods-Bethel, now convicted of two counts of first-degree murder, three counts of attempted first-degree murder, and multiple gun charges, fatally shot Green and Rice while three other women managed …

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Police & Fire
Man Who Violently Assaulted Westminster Clerk On Valentine's Day Gets More Prison Time Man Who Violently Assaulted Westminster Clerk On Valentine's Day Gets More Prison Time
Man Who Violently Assaulted Westminster Clerk On Valentine's Day Gets More Prison Time There was no love in the air during a violent Valentine's Day assault in Maryland that left a store clerk bloodied and landed a man behind bars. Nathaniel Eckard, 26, of Woodbine, will spend a decade in prison after storming into a Westminster Penny Mart on Feb. 14 and going after an employee during a holiday attack. Masked up, prosecutors say he demanded the clerk empty the register. But instead of walking away with money, prosecutors say, he punched the clerk in the face and body — then ran off empty-handed. At the time of the attack, Eckard was on probation for a previous conviction on …

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Police & Fire
Probationary DC Firefighter Sadia Williams, 21, Dies Days After Academy Graduation Probationary DC Firefighter Sadia Williams, 21, Dies Days After Academy Graduation
Probationary DC Firefighter Sadia Williams, 21, Dies Days After Academy Graduation Just two days after proudly graduating from the DC Fire and EMS Academy, a 21-year-old probationary firefighter with a promising career ahead of her has died, officials announced. Probationary Firefighter Sadia Williams, a member of Cadet Class 27, passed away unexpectedly while off-duty on Sunday, Aug. 24, DC Fire and EMS confirmed in a statement. Williams had graduated on Friday, Aug. 22, and was preparing to begin her assignment at Engine Company 13 in the city’s Southwest Waterfront neighborhood. “It is with deep sorrow that the DC Fire and EMS Department announces the tragic and unexp…

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Lifestyle
Baltimore County Man Buys Ice, Leaves With $1M Lottery Jackpot Baltimore County Man Buys Ice, Leaves With $1M Lottery Jackpot
Baltimore County Man Buys Ice, Leaves With $1M Lottery Jackpot A Baltimore County man walked into a gas station for ice — and walked out with a million-dollar miracle, thanks to a $20 Maryland Lottery scratch-off. The lucky player, who goes by the alias “Tank”, said he had an extra $20 in his pocket when he stopped at Hob’s Carroll Motor Fuels in Sparrows Point. “I jokingly told her to pick me a winner,” Tank laughed when he claimed his prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. The clerk did just that. Tank went home, scratched off his All About Cash ticket with his trusty pocketknife, and started seeing numbers that didn’t make sense. “At first, …

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100+ Dogs Pulled From ‘Deplorable’ Loudoun Rescue; Some Found In Mass Graves: Leaders Sentenced 100+ Dogs Pulled From ‘Deplorable’ Loudoun Rescue; Some Found In Mass Graves: Leaders Sentenced
100+ Dogs Pulled From ‘Deplorable’ Loudoun Rescue; Some Found In Mass Graves: Leaders Sentenced Three leaders of a now-defunct Virginia animal rescue have been sentenced after more than 100 animals were found suffering in what authorities called “deplorable conditions.” Nicole Metz, 52, and Kimberly Hall, 53, each pleaded guilty to five counts of cruelty to animals and were sentenced, according to Loudoun County officials. Metz and Hall each received: A 40-month suspended sentence;  Three years supervised probation;  Five-year ban on pet ownership;  Three-year ban on involvement with any group that cares for, treats, or places animals;  Mental health evaluation a…

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Police & Fire
Crack, Fentanyl, Loaded Gun Seized From Suspected St. Mary's County Trafficker: Sheriff Crack, Fentanyl, Loaded Gun Seized From Suspected St. Mary's County Trafficker: Sheriff
Crack, Fentanyl, Loaded Gun Seized From Suspected St. Mary's County Trafficker: Sheriff A lengthy drug investigation in Southern Maryland resulted in more than a dozen charges for a man suspected of trafficking crack cocaine and other narcotics throughout the region. Glenn Fitzgerald Fenwick, 63, is behind bars following what was described by the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office as "an extensive investigation into suspected drug-related activities."  According to officials, on Friday, Aug. 22, members of the sheriff's office executed search and seizure warrants at a home in the 26000 block of Loveville Road in Mechanicsville, where they apprehended Fenwick. During thos…

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Police & Fire
Virginia Woman Found Parked In Passenger Seat With Child Gets 2nd DUI: Stafford Sheriff Virginia Woman Found Parked In Passenger Seat With Child Gets 2nd DUI: Stafford Sheriff
Virginia Woman Found Parked In Passenger Seat With Child Gets 2nd DUI: Stafford Sheriff A Virginia woman's night went from bad to downright ugly after deputies say she was caught driving drunk with a child in the car — then turned violent when police tried to test her blood. The meltdown happened around 10:20 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, on Richmond Highway near Hope Road the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies spotted a Mazda parked in the right lane and stopped to check it out. Inside, they found 32-year-old Kayla Johnson of Culpepper sitting in the passenger seat with a child beside her. At first, Johnson claimed she had been driving but “ran out of gas,” deputies s…

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From Guard To Inmate: Charles County Officer Who Kissed Prisoner, Shared Vape Gets Jail Time From Guard To Inmate: Charles County Officer Who Kissed Prisoner, Shared Vape Gets Jail Time
From Guard To Inmate: Charles County Officer Who Kissed Prisoner, Shared Vape Gets Jail Time A former corrections officer in Maryland who "took advantage" of a female inmate will spend time on the other side of the bars after being sentenced to jail time, officials say. Kolbey Cooper, 23, was sentenced to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty in June to misconduct in office and introducing contraband into a correctional facility, the Charles County State's Attorney's Office announced. When he is released, the Waldorf resident will be placed on five years of supervised probation. If he violates the terms of his probation, Cooper faces up to an additional two years and 275 days in ja…

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Stafford Jeep Joyride Ends In Crash, OC Spray, Racist Threats Toward Deputies: Sheriff Stafford Jeep Joyride Ends In Crash, OC Spray, Racist Threats Toward Deputies: Sheriff
Stafford Jeep Joyride Ends In Crash, OC Spray, Racist Threats Toward Deputies: Sheriff A Virginia man turned a late-night highway joyride into a dangerous and disturbing encounter with deputies, officials said. Deputies were called around 1:15 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, for reports of a swerving Jeep Wrangler barreling down the southbound lanes of I-95, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said.  The Jeep struck another car before veering onto Garrisonville Road, where it hit a median and began driving directly into oncoming traffic with front-end damage visible on the vehicle. Deputies quickly caught up to the smoking Jeep near Shelton Shop Road and pulled it over.  …

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