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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
Rifle-Wielding Teen Triggers Police Pursuit, Crash In Stafford County: Sheriff Rifle-Wielding Teen Triggers Police Pursuit, Crash In Stafford County: Sheriff
Rifle-Wielding Teen Triggers Police Pursuit, Crash In Stafford County: Sheriff A Spotsylvania County teen is behind bars after allegedly trying to break into a home with a rifle, then leading deputies on a wild pursuit through multiple Virginia roadways before crashing into a ditch, authorities said. Jameris Asher, 18, was arrested just after midnight on July 18 after deputies say he tried to bust down a woman’s door during what she described as a girl’s night, and then fled with “an AR-style firearm” as law enforcement gave chase. Deputies responded to Cynthias Place for a disturbance with a weapon,” the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said Friday. The caller advise…

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News
Virginia Man Blew Off Thumb Testing Homemade Bombs, Used Biden Photos for Target Practice: Feds Virginia Man Blew Off Thumb Testing Homemade Bombs, Used Biden Photos for Target Practice: Feds
Virginia Man Blew Off Thumb Testing Homemade Bombs, Used Biden Photos for Target Practice: Feds A Virginia man who allegedly used pictures of President Joe Biden for target practice has pleaded guilty to federal weapons charges tied to what authorities described as one of the largest caches of improvised explosives in FBI history, officials said. Brad Kenneth Spafford, 36, of Smithfield, entered the guilty plea Friday, July 18, to possession of an unregistered short-barrel rifle and possession of an unregistered destructive device, according to federal prosecutors. On July 31, 2021, Spafford showed up at an emergency room with major blast injuries, including “a completely amputated ri…

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Politics
Trump Admin Gave ICE Access To Medicaid Data: ‘Grave Breach Of Public Trust,’ Maryland AG Says Trump Admin Gave ICE Access To Medicaid Data: ‘Grave Breach Of Public Trust,’ Maryland AG Says
Trump Admin Gave ICE Access To Medicaid Data: ‘Grave Breach Of Public Trust,’ Maryland AG Says Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is accusing the Trump administration of illegally sharing the private medical data of Medicaid recipients with federal immigration authorities, calling the move a “grave breach of the public’s trust.” The allegation follows reports that the Trump administration entered into an agreement giving US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) access to sensitive personal health data from the Medicaid system. On Friday, July 18, Brown announced that Maryland has joined a multi-state lawsuit to stop what he called a dangerous and unlawful policy.  A he…

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Police & Fire
44 Dogs Found In ‘Inhumane’ Conditions At Harford County Property, Sheriff Says 44 Dogs Found In ‘Inhumane’ Conditions At Harford County Property, Sheriff Says
44 Dogs Found In ‘Inhumane’ Conditions At Harford County Property, Sheriff Says Dozens of dogs living in what authorities described as "inhumane conditions" were rescued from a property in Maryland following an animal cruelty investigation, officials said. Deputies from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office and officers from the Animal Control Unit executed a search warrant at a home on Eagles Grove Court around 8 a.m. Thursday, July 17, according to authorities. “As a result of the warrant’s execution, 44 Bully type breed dogs were removed from multiple structures on the property and safely transported to a local shelter for evaluation and care,” the sheriff's office sa…

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Sports
Baseball Game Canceled After Firefighter Floods Field With Hose In Montgomery County, Team Says Baseball Game Canceled After Firefighter Floods Field With Hose In Montgomery County, Team Says
Baseball Game Canceled After Firefighter Floods Field With Hose In Montgomery County, Team Says A college summer baseball game in Maryland was canceled Thursday night after a firefighter reportedly sprayed the outfield with a fire hose in response to a baseball hitting his vehicle, according to the team and local officials. The game between the Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts and the Metro SoCo Braves at Montgomery Blair Baseball Stadium in Silver Spring was first delayed, then canceled, after water from the hose flooded the outfield and “created a pond in center,” the Thunderbolts posted on X. Tonight's game is cancelled. We will be back in action tomorrow for a doubleheader aga…

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Sports
‘He Died A Hero’: Former MLB Prospect Drowns Saving Strangers As Family Watches ‘He Died A Hero’: Former MLB Prospect Drowns Saving Strangers As Family Watches
‘He Died A Hero’: Former MLB Prospect Drowns Saving Strangers As Family Watches Chase Childers, a former Baltimore Orioles minor league prospect, died a hero in South Carolina after rushing into floodwaters to save a group of swimmers — sacrificing his life to protect theirs. According to Pawleys Island Police, officers received a 911 call at approximately 4:45 p.m. on Sunday, July 13, reporting “multiple swimmers in distress near Shell Road Ocean.”  One man — later identified as Childers — was missing, and a search was immediately launched by police, Midway Fire Rescue, and the US Coast Guard. At approximately 6:15 p.m., rescue teams recovered Childers' body fro…

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Teen Inside Family Home During Apparent Murder-Suicide In Virginia, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Teen Inside Family Home During Apparent Murder-Suicide In Virginia, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Teen Inside Family Home During Apparent Murder-Suicide In Virginia, Police Say (Developing) A tragic scene unfolded in Virginia Friday morning after two people were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide while a teenager was inside the home, authorities said. Deputies were called just after 9 a.m. on July 19 to a home on Midhurst Court in Sumerduck, where they found two people shot dead, according to the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office. “A Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office deputy was first to arrive and located two deceased persons from an apparent murder suicide,” the sheriff’s office confirmed. A teenager was inside the home at the time of the shooting, officials said. The te…

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Group Confronts Germantown Man At His Home — He Opens Fire From Balcony, Police Say Group Confronts Germantown Man At His Home — He Opens Fire From Balcony, Police Say
Group Confronts Germantown Man At His Home — He Opens Fire From Balcony, Police Say A Maryland man opened fire on a group of people outside his home late Wednesday night, hitting three men during an ongoing dispute, authorities said. Nicholas Lloyd, 44, was arrested after investigators say he used a rifle to shoot into the group from the balcony of his Shadyside Way home in Germantown around 10 p.m. on July 16, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Shortly before midnight, officers responded to the 20000 block of Shadyside Way for a report of a shooting, where officers found three men injured and later recovered Lloyd’s rifle at the scene, police said Fr…

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Schools
DEI Hiring At George Mason Under DOJ Investigation For Reported Race, Sex Bias DEI Hiring At George Mason Under DOJ Investigation For Reported Race, Sex Bias
DEI Hiring At George Mason Under DOJ Investigation For Reported Race, Sex Bias George Mason University is under federal investigation for allegedly using race and sex to influence faculty hiring decisions in violation of federal civil rights law, the US Department of Justice announced. The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division says it has opened a full investigation to determine whether the Fairfax-based university engaged in “a pattern or practice of discrimination” in its employment policies, including hiring, promotion, and tenure. The probe stems from internal emails, public remarks, and hiring panel documents indicating that university leadership, including President Grego…

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Police & Fire
Lanham Bicyclist Killed In New Carrollton Hit-Run Crash Identified By Police Lanham Bicyclist Killed In New Carrollton Hit-Run Crash Identified By Police
Lanham Bicyclist Killed In New Carrollton Hit-Run Crash Identified By Police A 55-year-old woman riding her bike was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash Thursday night in Maryland, officials said. Tara Carter, of Lanham, was hit just before 8 p.m. on July 17 in the 8400 block of Annapolis Road in the city of New Carrollton, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she died overnight, police said. The driver who hit her took off, but was tracked down soon after a witness came forward and reviewing surveillance video, according to investigators. Police say the preliminary investigation revealed the dr…

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