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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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Rabid Raccoon Bites Two In Maryland, Public Health Alert Issued In Silver Spring: Officials Rabid Raccoon Bites Two In Maryland, Public Health Alert Issued In Silver Spring: Officials
Rabid Raccoon Bites Two In Maryland, Public Health Alert Issued In Silver Spring: Officials A raccoon that bit two people in Maryland may have rabies, and health officials are urging the public to stay away, fast. Montgomery County officials have issued an urgent alert after a raccoon bit two individuals in the 1800 block of Franwall Avenue in Silver Spring, the Office of Animal Services and Department of Health and Human Services said Monday, June 16. The raccoon may be infected with rabies, a deadly virus that attacks the central nervous system and spreads through bites or saliva, officials said. "Rabies is considered a medical emergency," the department warned. Officials are …

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Gun-Wielding Woman Threatened DC Police Before Officer-Involved Shooting: MPD Gun-Wielding Woman Threatened DC Police Before Officer-Involved Shooting: MPD
Gun-Wielding Woman Threatened DC Police Before Officer-Involved Shooting: MPD A domestic call in DC turned dangerous when a woman pulled a gun on first responders, leading to an officer-involved shooting, police said. Nashell Sowells, 43, of Northwest DC, is facing multiple charges after an armed standoff with police early Saturday, June 14, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Around 2:20 a.m., MPD officers responded to a domestic disturbance inside a home in the 600 block of Newton Place NW. As officers tried to calm the situation, the she “produced a firearm,” police said. “MPD members made multiple loud commands for the suspect to drop the weapon,” …

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Baltimore Woman Mistakenly Killed In Murder-For-Hire Plot: Mastermind Pleads Guilty: DOJ Baltimore Woman Mistakenly Killed In Murder-For-Hire Plot: Mastermind Pleads Guilty: DOJ
Baltimore Woman Mistakenly Killed In Murder-For-Hire Plot: Mastermind Pleads Guilty: DOJ A Baltimore man admitted to orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot that left an innocent woman dead in a tragic case of mistaken identity, federal prosecutors announced. Matthew Hightower, 43, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty to using a firearm during and in relation to a violent crime resulting in the death of Latrina Ashburne, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland said on Monday, June 16. Ashburne was mistaken for her neighbor, a federal witness whom Hightower had allegedly conspired to kill to prevent her from testifying against him in two federal cases — one for health care fr…

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Deadly Daytime Stabbing Suspect Apprehended At Huntington Metro Station: Police (UPDATED) Deadly Daytime Stabbing Suspect Apprehended At Huntington Metro Station: Police (UPDATED)
Deadly Daytime Stabbing Suspect Apprehended At Huntington Metro Station: Police (Updated) A man with no fixed address is behind bars after a deadly broad daylight stabbing at a busy Virginia intersection, police said. Robert Reed, 56, was arrested at the Huntington Metro Station and charged in connection to the fatal stabbing that happened shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10 near North Kings Highway and Richmond Highway in Groveton, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Metro Transit Police officers located and detained Reed on Sunday, June 15, officials said.  Detectives say an altercation occurred at a bus stop between Reed and the victim before the…

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Woman Killed In Route 15 Crash ID’d As 24-Year-Old From Leesburg: Police Woman Killed In Route 15 Crash ID’d As 24-Year-Old From Leesburg: Police
Woman Killed In Route 15 Crash ID’d As 24-Year-Old From Leesburg: Police A 24-year-old woman killed in a late-night pedestrian crash in Loudoun County has been identified, police said. Ashlin Barraclough, of Leesburg, was struck and killed late Thursday night, June 12, near the intersection of the Leesburg Bypass (Route 15) and Edwards Ferry Road NE, according to the Leesburg Police Department. At approximately 11:35 p.m. that night, a Leesburg officer on routine patrol came across the crash scene and immediately requested emergency services. Despite lifesaving efforts, Barraclough was pronounced dead at the scene, police said in a statement Monday. The driver…

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Potomac Heights Firefighters Return From Rescues To Find Fire At Their Own Station Potomac Heights Firefighters Return From Rescues To Find Fire At Their Own Station
Potomac Heights Firefighters Return From Rescues To Find Fire At Their Own Station They were out saving lives from floodwaters — but when they got back to the station, the fire was waiting for them. Crews from the Potomac Heights Volunteer Fire Department in Charles County had their hands full during a night of storm-related emergencies — and came home Sunday night, June 15, to find smoke pouring out of their own kitchen, officials said. As firefighters responded to multiple calls, including a vehicle submerged in floodwaters with victims trapped, they’d barely had time to prep dinner before being dispatched again.  When they returned to Station 7 on Glymont Road in…

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$50K Powerball Ticket Almost Tossed By Philly Man Found In Car After Woodlawn Snack Stop $50K Powerball Ticket Almost Tossed By Philly Man Found In Car After Woodlawn Snack Stop
$50K Powerball Ticket Almost Tossed By Philly Man Found In Car After Woodlawn Snack Stop He almost threw $50,000 in the trash — then he cleaned out his car. A Philadelphia man who goes by the moniker “Philly Jawn” is celebrating a surprise $50,000 Powerball win after nearly forgetting about the ticket — and almost tossing it out with the garbage, Maryland Lottery officials said. On June 4, the busy engineer stopped at Woodlawn Mart on Woodlawn Drive in Baltimore County to grab some snacks before heading home.  On a whim, he bought a few Lottery tickets. Then he forgot about them. More than a week later, while cleaning out his car, “Philly Jawn” found the tickets in a ba…

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Upper Marlboro Murder Suspect Captured In Virginia, Held Pending Extradition: PG County Police Upper Marlboro Murder Suspect Captured In Virginia, Held Pending Extradition: PG County Police
Upper Marlboro Murder Suspect Captured In Virginia, Held Pending Extradition: PG County Police A man is in custody in Virginia after allegedly shooting someone he knew during a deadly argument earlier this month in Maryland, police announced. Aaron Zavier Jefferson, 33, of Upper Marlboro, has been charged with murder in the shooting death of 31-year-old Dequan Clinkscale, of Capitol Heights, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. On Saturday, June 7, at approximately 4:40 a.m., officers were called to the 400 block of Warfield Drive for the report of an unresponsive man in a parking garage. When they arrived, police found Clinkscale suffering from gunshot wounds.…

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Amber Alert Issued For 4-Year-Old Abducted In Virginia, Last Seen With Suspect In Ski Mask Amber Alert Issued For 4-Year-Old Abducted In Virginia, Last Seen With Suspect In Ski Mask
Amber Alert Issued For 4-Year-Old Abducted In Virginia, Last Seen With Suspect In Ski Mask An AMBER Alert has been issued in Virginia after a 4-year-old boy was abducted by a man wearing a ski mask, police announced. The child, Kai Foreman, was last seen around 11:40 a.m. Sunday, June 16, in the 900 block of East Liberty Street in Norfolk, according to the Virginia Missing Children Clearinghouse. Kai is described as a 4-year-old Black boy, who is 3-foot-6, weighing 40 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing red Crocs, blue shorts, and a gray True Religion T-shirt. Police say he is believed to be in extreme danger. The suspect is identified as Tyli Nekah…

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Good Samaritan Run Over After Intervening In Armed Woodbridge Robbery, Police Say Good Samaritan Run Over After Intervening In Armed Woodbridge Robbery, Police Say
Good Samaritan Run Over After Intervening In Armed Woodbridge Robbery, Police Say A man who tried to help a woman being robbed in Virginia was beaten, robbed, and then run over by a car in a brutal early morning attack, police said. Officers responded shortly before 5:30 a.m. on Monday, June 16, to the 2000 block of Daniel Stuart Square in Woodbridge for a reported assault, according to the Prince William County Police Department. The victim, a 26-year-old man, told police he saw several men approach a woman he knew and “demand her property.” When the man intervened, the suspects “assaulted him and brandished a firearm before taking his property,” police said. As the m…

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