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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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Winning $540K 'Multi-Match' Jackpot-Winning Ticket Sold At Maryland Gas Station Winning $540K 'Multi-Match' Jackpot-Winning Ticket Sold At Maryland Gas Station
Winning $540K 'Multi-Match' Jackpot-Winning Ticket Sold At Maryland Gas Station Check your tickets! Thursday was a good day for a Maryland Lottery player who won big playing a Multi-Match ticket that was sold at an area gas station. The big winner for the Thursday, Aug. 1 drawing came in Carroll County, where a player matched all six numbers on a ticket sold at an Eldersburg gas station on Liberty Road that was good for a $540,000 jackpot. Winning numbers for Thursday's drawing were: 15-22-25-26-34-35.  The winner will now have the option of 25 equal installments or an estimated $290,000 cash option when the prize is claimed. It was the seventh Multi-…

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Bakery Owner Accused Of Inappropriate Touching During Business Hours In Maryland: Police Bakery Owner Accused Of Inappropriate Touching During Business Hours In Maryland: Police
Bakery Owner Accused Of Inappropriate Touching During Business Hours In Maryland: Police The owner of a Montgomery County bakery is facing charges following an investigation into allegations of inappropriate touching during business hours, police say. Melvin Mendoza, 56, the owner of Passion Bakery Cafe in the 2200 block of Bel Pre Road in Silver Spring was arrested following the probe into his actions at work, authorities announced on Friday. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, investigators received reports from several victims who alleged they were inappropriately touched by Mendoza at the bakery. Following those reports, and the subsequent investi…

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Fatal Route 32 Crash In Maryland Under Investigation: Police (DEVELOPING) Fatal Route 32 Crash In Maryland Under Investigation: Police (DEVELOPING)
Fatal Route 32 Crash In Maryland Under Investigation: Police (Developing) A driver was killed early on Friday morning in Howard County after crossing over several lanes on Route 32 in Columbia and striking a concrete barrier.  An investigation has been launched by the Howard County Police Department after the driver of a 2013 Ford Explorer crashed, and then was struck by a second vehicle early on Aug. 2, investigators say. At approximately 2:20 a.m. on Friday morning, police say that a driver was heading west on Route 32 when it struck the slow shoulder guardrail, then crossed over three lanes of traffic and struck the concrete barrier on the opposite side o…

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Maryland Shooter Charged With Murder Of Pennsylvania Man In Hagerstown, Police Say Maryland Shooter Charged With Murder Of Pennsylvania Man In Hagerstown, Police Say
Maryland Shooter Charged With Murder Of Pennsylvania Man In Hagerstown, Police Say A wanted suspect from Maryland turned himself in to police and now faces multiple murder charges in connection to the fatal shooting of a 45-year-old Pennsylvania man, police say. Brian Anthony Stuart, 24, is accused of killing Waynesboro resident Tyrone Earl Nelson in Hagerstown after reportedly getting into a dispute that turned deadly. According to the Hagerstown Police Department, officers were called shortly after 11 p.m. on Thursday night to the 300 block of North Jonathan Street to probe a shooting. Upon arrival they found Nelson suffering from gunshot wounds. He was rushed to the M…

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Police & Fire
Man Wanted In Fredericksburg Tracked By K9 Teams In Spotsylvania After Botched Robbery: Sheriff Man Wanted In Fredericksburg Tracked By K9 Teams In Spotsylvania After Botched Robbery: Sheriff
Man Wanted In Fredericksburg Tracked By K9 Teams In Spotsylvania After Botched Robbery: Sheriff A man who assaulted a woman during a failed robbery attempt at a Virginia 7-Eleven lost a game of hide-and-seek with Spotsylvania County Sheriff's K9s and landed himself behind bars, officials say. Fredericksburg resident Kenneth Wayne Auston, 48, was arrested after being tracked through a shopping center early on Friday morning following the attempted robbery.  According to the sheriff's office, at approximately 3 a.m. a clerk at the 7-Eleven in the 4200 block of Plank Road reported to police that a man - later identified as Auston - came behind the counter and assaulted her; however,…

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Teen Arrested Attempting To Steal Police Cruiser In Maryland Teen Arrested Attempting To Steal Police Cruiser In Maryland
Teen Arrested Attempting To Steal Police Cruiser In Maryland A 16-year-old boy was apprehended after being busted in a stolen pick-up truck, then attempting to steal a police cruiser in Montgomery County. Officers from the Gaithersburg Police Department spotted a stolen Ford F-150 in the area of Travis Avenue, and attempted to conduct a traffic stop, though the teen had other intentions and began speeding up. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, a K9 officer observed the truck speeding in the area of 355 North and Appledowre Way, prompting a pursuit that came to a curious conclusion. Police say that the Ford stopped in the area o…

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Fugitive Barricaded In Frederick Motel Airlifted To Hospital After Officer-Involved Shooting Fugitive Barricaded In Frederick Motel Airlifted To Hospital After Officer-Involved Shooting
Fugitive Barricaded In Frederick Motel Airlifted To Hospital After Officer-Involved Shooting A man wanted for sexually abusing a child in Pennsylvania was airlifted to an area hospital following an officer-involved shooting at a Frederick County motel on Friday morning. Shortly before midnight on Aug. 1, deputies from the Frederick County Police Department and Sheriff's Office were called to the Super 8 motel on Monocacy Boulevard, where they were tipped off about a fugitive wanted out of Beaver County who was believed to be in the area. According to the sheriff's office, they were able to make contact with the 45-year-old man, who indicated he was not coming out of his room and ad…

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COLD CASE: Suspect Arrested For Sexually Abusing Boy 30 Years Ago, In Maryland, Police Say COLD CASE: Suspect Arrested For Sexually Abusing Boy 30 Years Ago, In Maryland, Police Say
Cold CASE: Suspect Arrested For Sexually Abusing Boy 30 Years Ago, In Maryland, Police Say A suspect implicated in a 1994 sexual offense involving a young boy has been apprehended 30 years later in Frederick County, police say. The Frederick Police Department announced on Thursday that Donald Bernard Brooks, 66, has been identified and arrested in connection to sex offenses and child abuse charges decades later. Last month, a detective at the agency was assigned an investigation to probe the 1994 crime. Working with the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office, officials say that the detective was able to track down evidence linking Brooks to an incident involving an underage …

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Roof, Walls Collapse At Maryland Church During Two-Alarm Fire (DEVELOPING) Roof, Walls Collapse At Maryland Church During Two-Alarm Fire (DEVELOPING)
Roof, Walls Collapse At Maryland Church During Two-Alarm Fire (Developing) Fire crews in Maryland had to battle both the heat and a two-alarm blaze that tore through a Carroll County church on Thursday afternoon. Firefighters from multiple agencies were called shortly after 3 p.m. on Aug. 1 to the Clearfield Bible Church in Westminster, where a fire broke out and rapidly spread throughout the building, causing devastating damage. Upon arrival, first responders were met by flames and smoke showing from the brick building, which was fully engulfed, leading to a second alarm. DSFMs along with @ATFBaltimore fire investigators are on the scene actively investigatin…

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Man Found In Water Near Four Mile Run Park In VA Drowned Accidentally: Medical Examiner Man Found In Water Near Four Mile Run Park In VA Drowned Accidentally: Medical Examiner
Man Found In Water Near Four Mile Run Park In VA Drowned Accidentally: Medical Examiner The 32-year-old family man who was found earlier this year in a river near Four Mile Run Park died by accidental drowning, the Alexandria Police Department announced on Thursday afternoon. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia ruled the cause of death of Keben Isaias Perez in April as accidental following a lengthy investigation, officials say. In the afternoon of April 24, officers were called to the 4100 block of Mount Vernon Avenue, near the park, where officers found Perez, who was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Google Maps His body was taken to the …

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