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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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Child Airlifted After Multi-Vehicle Crash Shuts Down I-95 In Harford County: State Police Child Airlifted After Multi-Vehicle Crash Shuts Down I-95 In Harford County: State Police
Child Airlifted After Multi-Vehicle Crash Shuts Down I-95 In Harford County: State Police A child had to be airlifted to a Maryland hospital after a multi-vehicle crash that temporarily shut down I-95 in Harford County on Monday. First responders were called to a stretch of the northbound lanes of the interstate near mile marker 81.5, where there was a reported crash near MD 543 involving serious injuries. Police say that a juvenile who was a passenger in one of the vehicles was treated at the scene and airlifted by troopers to Johns Hopkins Hospital for evaluation of undisclosed injuries. Volunteer Firefighters from @AbingdonFire and Volunteer Firefighters and an EMS unit …

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Victor Martinez-Hernandez Sentenced To Life Without Parole For Rape, Murder Of Rachel Morin Victor Martinez-Hernandez Sentenced To Life Without Parole For Rape, Murder Of Rachel Morin
Victor Martinez-Hernandez Sentenced To Life Without Parole For Rape, Murder Of Rachel Morin A man convicted of the 2023 rape and murder of Rachel Hannah Morin on the Ma & Pa Trail in Bel Air will spend the rest of his life in prison, prosecutors announced. Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez was sentenced on Monday, Aug. 11, following his April 2025 jury trial conviction on all counts, which include first-degree murder, first-degree rape, third-degree sexual offense, and kidnapping, according to the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office. The jury reached its verdict in less than one hour of deliberation, officials noted. Prosecutors said evidence showed that on Aug. 5, 2023,…

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Lifestyle
Uber Driver Becomes Hero After 10-Hour Ride Gets Jeezy To Maryland — And On Stage (WATCH) Uber Driver Becomes Hero After 10-Hour Ride Gets Jeezy To Maryland — And On Stage (WATCH)
Uber Driver Becomes Hero After 10-Hour Ride Gets Jeezy To Maryland — And On Stage (Watch) When rapper Jeezy needed a hero to save his Baltimore concert, an Uber driver named Tanner stepped up — and drove 10 hours straight to make it happen. Jeezy told fans on Instagram that his travel plans were wrecked when all flights to Baltimore and Washington, DC, were canceled before a planned show in the area, sending his people into emergency mode. The rapper said his team scrambled for alternatives, but bad weather canceled flights and derailed backup plans, leaving him stranded in South Carolina just hours before showtime. That’s when his driver struck an object on the highway, pu…

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Business
Anti-Semitic Vandal Who Targeted Jewish-Owned Baltimore Shop Is Apparently Johns Hopkins Tech Anti-Semitic Vandal Who Targeted Jewish-Owned Baltimore Shop Is Apparently Johns Hopkins Tech
Anti-Semitic Vandal Who Targeted Jewish-Owned Baltimore Shop Is Apparently Johns Hopkins Tech New details have emerged in an apparent Anti-Semitic incident involving a Jewish-owned business. Jonathon Wagner, who was arrested and charged in Baltimore County for breaking a security camera and vandalizing Kitchen Designs by Idan on Falls Road with "faux blood," has been outed as an echocardiogram tech at Johns Hopkins Hospital by the advocacy organization StopAntisemitism. The incident happened on store owner Idan Tzameret's 42nd birthday.  Wagner's LinkedIn profile says he has 11 years of experience as an echocardiogram technologist. His profile features a photo o…

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BGE Warns Maryland Residents To Conserve Power As Outage Risk Looms (DEVELOPING) BGE Warns Maryland Residents To Conserve Power As Outage Risk Looms (DEVELOPING)
BGE Warns Maryland Residents To Conserve Power As Outage Risk Looms (Developing) Some Maryland residents are being asked to conserve electricity as Baltimore Gas and Electric warns of possible outages on Monday. An alert was issued by the utility company asking customers to conserve electricity to "reduce the potential for widespread outages this afternoon and evening," officials said on Aug. 11. The cause of the potential outages? A power plant experienced an unplanned disconnection from the BGE electric system, officials confirmed. "In addition to conserving electricity beginning immediately and through this evening, we also recommend customers prepare for a potenti…

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Bowie Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On Crash With BMW In Brookeville, Police Say Bowie Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On Crash With BMW In Brookeville, Police Say
Bowie Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On Crash With BMW In Brookeville, Police Say A weekend ride ended in tragedy when a motorcyclist lost control and slammed into a BMW along a Maryland roadway, police confirmed. The victim, 30-year-old Patrick Adam Smith of Bowie, was killed in the crash, which was reported around 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, near the 22000 block of New Hampshire Avenue in Brookeville, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Investigators said Smith was heading north on New Hampshire Avenue on his black 2006 Triumph Rocket III when, for reasons still under investigation, he lost control and collided with a silver 2013 BMW 128i travel…

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Police & Fire
Woodbridge Woman Gets Second DWI In 5 Years After Overturning Car With Child Inside: Police Woodbridge Woman Gets Second DWI In 5 Years After Overturning Car With Child Inside: Police
Woodbridge Woman Gets Second DWI In 5 Years After Overturning Car With Child Inside: Police A Virginia woman is behind bars after police say she was drunk when she crashed with her 5-year-old child in the car, overturning the vehicle and sending both to the hospital. The crash happened at around 10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, in the 15400 block of Weldin Drive in Woodbridge, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators say Woodbridge resident Amy Catherine Baker, 36, struck a parked car, causing her own vehicle to overturn, leaving her and the boy trapped inside. Both Baker and the child had to be extracted from the wreckage by emergency crews, with minor in…

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Police & Fire
Savage BBQ Food Truck Engulfed In $100K Inferno, Closing Popular Maryland Hotspot Savage BBQ Food Truck Engulfed In $100K Inferno, Closing Popular Maryland Hotspot
Savage BBQ Food Truck Engulfed In $100K Inferno, Closing Popular Maryland Hotspot A massive fire tore through a Maryland BBQ food truck early Saturday morning, causing $100,000 in damage and scorching a nearby home, officials said. The blaze broke out at around 5:47 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, in the 14900 block of Mt. Savage Road in Mt. Savage, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. Investigators said the fire started inside a 2025 Savage BBQ food truck trailer owned by Larry Thomas Snyder. The truck was parked next to a home when the flames erupted, sending heat into the outside of the residence. The food truck fire spread to a nearby home in Mary…

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Virginia Teen Confesses To Attempted Murder, Strangling Minor At Police HQ: Officials Virginia Teen Confesses To Attempted Murder, Strangling Minor At Police HQ: Officials
Virginia Teen Confesses To Attempted Murder, Strangling Minor At Police HQ: Officials A Virginia teen is behind bars after police say he walked into their headquarters Saturday night and admitted to trying to kill someone he knew. The incident was reported at around 10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, when 18-year-old Christian Pulley entered the Leesburg Police Department lobby and reported that he had just attempted to kill someone at a home in the 0 block of Catoctin Circle NE in Leesburg, according to the agency. Shortly after Pulley arrived, a family member of the victim — a juvenile — called 911 to report the attack, police said. The victim was treated by medical personnel an…

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Four Children, Two Adults Killed As Raging Waldorf House Fire Traps Victims Inside Four Children, Two Adults Killed As Raging Waldorf House Fire Traps Victims Inside
Four Children, Two Adults Killed As Raging Waldorf House Fire Traps Victims Inside Four children and two adults were killed when a raging two-alarm fire tore through a Charles County home Sunday morning, trapping victims inside before firefighters could reach them, officials said. The blaze broke out around 8:40 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10, in the 3000 block of Declaration Court North in Waldorf, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. Charles County Sheriff’s deputies were the first to arrive and found two adult occupants had escaped unharmed. They were told as many as six others were still inside, but deputies were forced back by heavy smoke and flames, offic…

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