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Zak Failla

Assistant Managing Editor

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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John Oliver Is Rebranding Erie SeaWolves — Here's The Twisted Catch John Oliver Is Rebranding Erie SeaWolves — Here's The Twisted Catch
John Oliver Is Rebranding Erie SeaWolves — Here's The Twisted Catch One Minor League Baseball team just handed over its identity—completely—to John Oliver. Last week, on "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver," the late-night host took a deep dive into Minor League Baseball with a "very special offer" for one team: to give them a total rebrand. The catch? The show gets complete control. "I have a very special offer. We are willing to use all of our resources and stupidity to give one Minor League Baseball team a total rebrand. "We will give you a new team name. A new mascot. We will even throw you a theme night. It will be personalized and it will be be…

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Son Kills Mother, Seriously Injures Another Woman In Maryland Domestic Assault: Police Son Kills Mother, Seriously Injures Another Woman In Maryland Domestic Assault: Police
Son Kills Mother, Seriously Injures Another Woman In Maryland Domestic Assault: Police A Prince George’s County man is facing murder charges after police say he killed his own mother and seriously injured another woman in a brutal domestic attack. James Calero, 40, of Bowie, is accused of murdering 72-year-old Susan Calero, police announced Monday, May 19. Officers with the City of Bowie Police Department were called to the 12000 block of Blackwell Lane around 3:55 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, for a reported domestic disturbance. Inside the home, they found Susan Calero unconscious and suffering from severe trauma. She was pronounced dead on the scene, police said. A second woma…

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Drunk Man Found Exposed, Passed Out Outside IHOP In Woodbridge, Police Say Drunk Man Found Exposed, Passed Out Outside IHOP In Woodbridge, Police Say
Drunk Man Found Exposed, Passed Out Outside IHOP In Woodbridge, Police Say He didn’t even make it inside for pancakes. Police say a man from Missouri is facing charges after they found him passed out and exposed outside a Virginia IHOP. Officers were called to the restaurant on Smoketown Road in Woodbridge just after midnight on Saturday, May 17, for a report of indecent exposure, according to Prince William County Police. When officers arrived, they say they found 45-year-old Ivan Lee, of Kansas City, unconscious on a bench — with his pants down. First responders woke him up and determined he was drunk, police said. But Lee didn’t go quietly. According to inve…

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Man Fatally Stabbed In Maryland Identified, Search For Killer Ongoing: Police Man Fatally Stabbed In Maryland Identified, Search For Killer Ongoing: Police
Man Fatally Stabbed In Maryland Identified, Search For Killer Ongoing: Police It’s been nearly a week, and police in Maryland are still searching for whoever fatally stabbed a man in Montgomery County. Montgomery County Police say 31-year-old Emmanuel Bisudu Sesay, who had no known address, died after being attacked late Thursday night, May 15, in the 11400 block of Lockwood Drive. Officers and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue were called to the scene around 10:30 p.m. for a reported stabbing. First responders found Sesay suffering from serious injuries. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later died, police said. His body was taken to the Office of the C…

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Maryland Manager Busted For Stealing $100K+ From Employer, Walks Free Hours Later: Sheriff Maryland Manager Busted For Stealing $100K+ From Employer, Walks Free Hours Later: Sheriff
Maryland Manager Busted For Stealing $100K+ From Employer, Walks Free Hours Later: Sheriff A Maryland business manager accused of stealing more than $100,000 in cash from his employer over several months is back on the street after being released from jail, police say. Nicholas Owen Patton, 44, of Waldorf, was arrested after members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office spotted him leaving work and took him into custody, according to a press release issued over the weekend. Patton, a closing manager at a business in Waldorf, is accused of skimming cash during his shifts as part of a months-long felony theft scheme, investigators said. As part of the investigation, officers exec…

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ATV Rider Killed, Woman Seriously Injured In Crash With Pickup Truck In Maryland: Police ATV Rider Killed, Woman Seriously Injured In Crash With Pickup Truck In Maryland: Police
ATV Rider Killed, Woman Seriously Injured In Crash With Pickup Truck In Maryland: Police One man is dead and a woman is fighting for her life after an ATV slammed into a pickup truck at a Maryland intersection, police said. The deadly crash happened around 6:20 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at the intersection of Dyson Road and Missouri Avenue in Brandywine, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Officers arrived to find two people—an ATV rider and a woman—seriously injured, officials said.  The rider was rushed to an area hospital, where he later was pronounced dead, according to police. His name has not been released. The woman remains hospitalized in seri…

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Deadly Carbon Monoxide Leak In Maryland Sends Multiple First Responders To Hospital Deadly Carbon Monoxide Leak In Maryland Sends Multiple First Responders To Hospital
Deadly Carbon Monoxide Leak In Maryland Sends Multiple First Responders To Hospital A deadly carbon monoxide emergency in Maryland sent several first responders to the hospital after they ran into danger trying to save lives, authorities announced. It happened just before 4 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, when emergency crews rushed to a home on Ventura Way in Lexington Park after getting a 911 call about a man struggling to breathe, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. When deputies and EMS crews got to the scene, they quickly detected dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide, officials said. Inside the home, first responders found two victims, officials said…

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Malia Obama Accused Of Copying Work In Nike Ad—Filmmaker Uses Spotlight To Push GoFundMe Malia Obama Accused Of Copying Work In Nike Ad—Filmmaker Uses Spotlight To Push GoFundMe
Malia Obama Accused Of Copying Work In Nike Ad—Filmmaker Uses Spotlight To Push GoFundMe An indie filmmaker who accused Malia Obama of copying her work is using the opportunity to promote a GoFundMe campaign she started for herself last year. Obama has been accused by Laurel, Maryland resident Natalie Jasmine Harris, 27, of copying her work in a 2024 short film "Grace," on a recently released Nike commercial with A'Ja Wilson. The controversial Nike ad. Nike Harris called it "devastating" in a post on social media.  "I'm just going to leave this here." "This is my indie short film, 'Grace,' next to Malia Obama's @Nike @_ajawilson22 commercial," she…

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Antonio Brown Detained After Chaotic Miami Boxing Fight, Jokes About CTE On Stream (VIDEO) Antonio Brown Detained After Chaotic Miami Boxing Fight, Jokes About CTE On Stream (VIDEO)
Antonio Brown Detained After Chaotic Miami Boxing Fight, Jokes About CTE On Stream (Video) Beleaguered former NFL star Antonio Brown was in the middle of a highly publicized brawl at a Florida boxing match that spilled onto social media. Brown, 36, the former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver who later bounced around the NFL, was involved in a violent scuffle on Friday night in Miami that had to be broken up — though not before the entire ordeal was caught on camera.  Shnaggys angle is insane wtf pic.twitter.com/IttJ9mDSKn — concrete ⁶𓅓 (@cconcreteboyz) May 17, 2025 Antonio Brown Gets Jumped #antoniobrown #fight pic.twitter.com/P0mA1emwaX — FrontLine Tv (@FrontLineTv…

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Police Dogs Airlifted After Maryland Crash Leaves Trooper, K-9s Hurt, State Police Say Police Dogs Airlifted After Maryland Crash Leaves Trooper, K-9s Hurt, State Police Say
Police Dogs Airlifted After Maryland Crash Leaves Trooper, K-9s Hurt, State Police Say Two Maryland State Police K-9s are recovering after a suspected drunk driver slammed into their handler’s cruiser, flipping it on a Harford County highway, authorities announced. It happened around 3:20 p.m. Friday, May 16, on Route 155 near North Earlton Road in Havre de Grace, State Police said. The two K-9s — Topi, a Belgian Malinois, and Margo, a Bloodhound — were riding with their handler, a 14-year state police veteran assigned to the Bel Air Barrack, when the crash was reported. Police say Heather Smith, 43, of Linthicum, was driving a 2005 Isuzu Ascender eastbound on Route 155 when…

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