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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
MURDER INVESTIGATION: Man Lit Up And Walked From Scene In Oxon Hill: Who Is He, Police Ask MURDER INVESTIGATION: Man Lit Up And Walked From Scene In Oxon Hill: Who Is He, Police Ask
Murder Investigation: Man Lit Up And Walked From Scene In Oxon Hill: Who Is He, Police Ask He lit a cigarette and walked away — now police want to know who he is. Detectives have released new surveillance images of the man wanted in connection with the July 12 shooting death of 31-year-old DC resident Deon Damien Thomas in Oxon Hill. “In the video, the suspect is seen walking away from the scene immediately after the murder,” the Prince George’s County Police Department said. The video can be seen here. It happened around 8:20 p.m. in the 5100 block of Indian Head Highway, where officers found Thomas outside, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the sc…

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Politics
Maryland Man Used Voice Of America Lines In DC To Threaten Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: Feds Maryland Man Used Voice Of America Lines In DC To Threaten Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: Feds
Maryland Man Used Voice Of America Lines In DC To Threaten Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: Feds A longtime federal media employee from Maryland is facing charges for allegedly phoning in violent threats to a sitting Republican Congresswoman — from inside Voice of America’s studios in DC. Seth Jason, of Edgewater, was arrested on Thursday, July 17, after a federal grand jury indicted him on four charges for allegedly threatening to kill Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, her staff, and their families. Jason, who was taken into custody by US Capitol Police and the Anne Arundel County Police Department, made his first court appearance Thursday in US District Court in Washington, DC, officials …

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Police & Fire
Gun Pulled By 12-Year-Old? Seven Kids Under 16 Detained After Middle River Assault: Police Gun Pulled By 12-Year-Old? Seven Kids Under 16 Detained After Middle River Assault: Police
Gun Pulled By 12-Year-Old? Seven Kids Under 16 Detained After Middle River Assault: Police They’re barely teens — but police say a gun was used during a daytime disturbance. A group of kids as young as 12 is under investigation after shots were fired during a fight in Middle River, police said. Officers responded to the 100 block of Carroll Island Road around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, after getting calls about gunfire, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. “A firearm was discharged while being used to assault a person during a physical altercation that involved a group of juveniles,” police said. When officers got to the scene, they found two people with i…

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Obituaries
Dumfries Teen Who Died Swimming In Potomac River Remembered As ‘Good Friend, Good Father' Dumfries Teen Who Died Swimming In Potomac River Remembered As ‘Good Friend, Good Father'
Dumfries Teen Who Died Swimming In Potomac River Remembered As ‘Good Friend, Good Father' An 18-year-old who went swimming with friends in the Potomac River was found dead over the weekend, authorities say. Now, his family is rallying community support to send his body back to Honduras. Late in the afternoon on Sunday, July 13, police say first responders were called to a stretch of the river, where they found Dumfries resident Manuel De Jesus Flores Bustillo. Officials believe that Bustillo was with two friends at the beach when they decided to go for a swim in the water near the pier. That's when Bustillo was reportedly swept away by the current, prompting a f…

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News
Deported Maryland Murder Accomplice Busted After Illegally Sneaking Back Into US: Feds Deported Maryland Murder Accomplice Busted After Illegally Sneaking Back Into US: Feds
Deported Maryland Murder Accomplice Busted After Illegally Sneaking Back Into US: Feds He got deported after a Maryland murder case — then came back. An El Salvadoran national who previously served time in Maryland after pleading guilty to accessory after the fact to murder is now facing federal prison after illegally re-entering the United States, according to the US Attorney’s Office. Edwin Armando Sanchez-Montiel, 33, pleaded guilty on Thursday, July 17, to unlawfully re-entering the country without permission following his 2024 deportation, federal prosecutors said. “Sanchez-Montiel did not obtain consent at any time from the Attorney General of the United States, or fro…

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Traffic
Massive Dulles Airport Expansion Plan Moves Forward: Here's What Travelers Can Expect Massive Dulles Airport Expansion Plan Moves Forward: Here's What Travelers Can Expect
Massive Dulles Airport Expansion Plan Moves Forward: Here's What Travelers Can Expect Big changes are coming to Dulles. A massive update to Washington Dulles International Airport’s (IAD) Master Plan was approved this week by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) board, setting the stage for decades of airport development, officials said. The updated Master Plan lays out a long-term vision for expansion as passenger traffic climbs and airlines increase nonstop service from the airport, officials said.  With annual passenger activity projected to grow more than 30 percent by 2030 compared to 2024, the changes are designed to help Dulles keep pace with th…

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Police & Fire
Lightning Strike Destroys Conowingo Barns, Shed In $200K Blaze: Fire Marshal Lightning Strike Destroys Conowingo Barns, Shed In $200K Blaze: Fire Marshal
Lightning Strike Destroys Conowingo Barns, Shed In $200K Blaze: Fire Marshal Three buildings were leveled and a garage was damaged when a bolt of lightning set fire to a Conowingo property, officials say. The fire broke out shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, at a private property on the 100 block of McCauley Road, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. It happened approximately an hour after Cecil County went under a Flood Warning due to severe weather conditions. Investigators said the owners heard a lightning strike, then discovered flames spreading through several buildings on their property. By the time firefighters arrived, the blaze had engulfe…

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Police & Fire
K9 Sniffs Out 13 Ounces Of Cocaine During Frederick Traffic Stop: Sheriff K9 Sniffs Out 13 Ounces Of Cocaine During Frederick Traffic Stop: Sheriff
K9 Sniffs Out 13 Ounces Of Cocaine During Frederick Traffic Stop: Sheriff A late-night traffic stop in Maryland turned into a felony drug bust when a K9 officer sniffed out more than 13 ounces of cocaine, according to authorities. Donta Shawn Allen, 25, of Baltimore, was busted on Tuesday, July 15, after a deputy with the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office pulled him over around 8:30 p.m. on Route 340 westbound near Route 180 for an equipment violation, officials said. The deputy developed suspicions of possible drug activity and called in a K9 unit. The dog did a scan of the vehicle and gave a positive alert for narcotics, according to the sheriff's office. Depu…

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Police & Fire
Maryland Driver Dies After Slamming Into Stopped Semi On Route 301: State Police Maryland Driver Dies After Slamming Into Stopped Semi On Route 301: State Police
Maryland Driver Dies After Slamming Into Stopped Semi On Route 301: State Police A 26-year-old Maryland driver died after slamming into the back of a stopped tractor-trailer on Route 301, authorities said. Troopers with the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to the crash at 2:43 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15, near Route 257 in Newburg, officials said on Wednesday. Andrew Ring, of Chester, was driving a Subaru Legacy north on Route 301 when he failed to slow for stopped traffic and crashed into a Freightliner truck tractor towing a semi-trailer, according to investigators. The truck, operated by Otis Coates, 55, of College Park, was reportedly stopped at a traf…

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Police & Fire
Maryland Teen Already In Jail Now Charged With Murder In Deadly Backyard Shooting: Police Maryland Teen Already In Jail Now Charged With Murder In Deadly Backyard Shooting: Police
Maryland Teen Already In Jail Now Charged With Murder In Deadly Backyard Shooting: Police An 18-year-old from Maryland is behind bars after police say he gunned down man in an area backyard. Jonathan Leross Jobe, of Salisbury, was arrested and charged with multiple counts of murder for his alleged role in the fatal shooting of Dajaud Rae’heim Townsend, Maryland State Police announced on Wednesday, July 16. The shooting was reported around 5:35 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, in the 600 block of Smith Street, where Salisbury Police responded after getting multiple 911 calls about shots fired, according to the state police. **Update 07/15/25 7:00 PM** A homicide investigation is…

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