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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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Boar’s Head Plant Linked To Deadly Listeria Outbreak Will Reopen With Federal Oversight Boar’s Head Plant Linked To Deadly Listeria Outbreak Will Reopen With Federal Oversight
Boar’s Head Plant Linked To Deadly Listeria Outbreak Will Reopen With Federal Oversight The Boar's Head deli meat plant in Virginia, linked to a listeria outbreak that killed 10 people and sickened dozens more, is set to reopen with direct oversight from federal inspectors, according to reports. In September 2024, millions of pounds of deli meat were subject to recall after a listeria outbreak was reported at the facility in Jarratt, Virginia, where liverwurst samples tested positive for the bacteria.  The outbreak sickened at least 60 people in more than a dozen states, according to federal officials. The facility was shut down in September, leaving nearly 200 workers wi…

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Police & Fire
Bruised Mugshot Marks 3rd Suspect In Three Days To Attack Spotsylvania Deputies: Sheriff Bruised Mugshot Marks 3rd Suspect In Three Days To Attack Spotsylvania Deputies: Sheriff
Bruised Mugshot Marks 3rd Suspect In Three Days To Attack Spotsylvania Deputies: Sheriff It’s been a rough stretch for Spotsylvania deputies — three days, three assaults. The latest came over the weekend, when deputies were called to a investigate a reported disturbance in the 9600 block of Old Elys Ford Road and ended up taking spit to the face, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies say they found 39-year-old Stafford resident John Dodson lying between a bush and a log, “obviously intoxicated.” He was initially cooperative, but quickly turned combative and had to be physically carried to the patrol car. Things escalated further at the magistrate’s office, where investig…

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News
Baltimore Man Admits To Filming Himself Sexually Abusing Sleeping 11-Year-Old In Maryland: DOJ Baltimore Man Admits To Filming Himself Sexually Abusing Sleeping 11-Year-Old In Maryland: DOJ
Baltimore Man Admits To Filming Himself Sexually Abusing Sleeping 11-Year-Old In Maryland: DOJ A man who filmed himself sexually abusing his sleeping underage victim in Maryland is facing decades in prison, federal authorities announced. Zachary Anthony Campbell, 33, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting a minor following an investigation into claims of abuse involving hidden cameras and child porn, according to the DOJ. According to his guilty plea, Campbell admitted to sexually abusing an 11 year old, and on at least two occasions in October 2023 and February 2024, he recorded a video of himself sexually abusing the victim who appeared to be sleeping. Prosecuto…

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Traffic
Train Collides With Tractor-Trailer At Rosedale Crossing, Officials Say Train Collides With Tractor-Trailer At Rosedale Crossing, Officials Say
Train Collides With Tractor-Trailer At Rosedale Crossing, Officials Say A tractor-trailer took a hit from a train in Baltimore County — but somehow, nobody was hurt. Fire officials said crews rushed to the crossing at 68th Street and Lake Drive in Rosedale around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, after a collision between a freight train and a truck. When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found only minor damage, no injuries, and no hazards to the community, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. Crews cleared the scene quickly, and traffic was minimally impacted.

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Police & Fire
Poolesville Man Who Stole Veteran’s Truck, Missing Dog Pleads Guilty In PA: DA Poolesville Man Who Stole Veteran’s Truck, Missing Dog Pleads Guilty In PA: DA
Poolesville Man Who Stole Veteran’s Truck, Missing Dog Pleads Guilty In PA: DA A Maryland man who stole a veteran's truck — with an ironically-named dog still inside — has copped to the crime in Pennsylvania, the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office announced. Kenneth Crider, of Poolesville, pleaded guilty to a host of charges in connection with an incident in September 2024 outside a Tractor Supply in East Huntingdon Township. Specifically, Crider pleaded guilty to robbery, theft, receiving stolen property, fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, and flight to avoid apprehension on Monday, Aug. 25. According to Pennsylvania State Police, the victim…

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News
Husband Who Opened Fire At Man Found With Drunk Wife Learns Prison Fate In Maryland Husband Who Opened Fire At Man Found With Drunk Wife Learns Prison Fate In Maryland
Husband Who Opened Fire At Man Found With Drunk Wife Learns Prison Fate In Maryland A bout of jealousy will land a 39-year-old decades in prison after he carried out threats against a man he found with his drunk wife in Maryland, authorities announced. Edward Stanley Stewart was sentenced to 20 years in prison for assault and weapons charges after pleading guilty in July to a violent assault last year. According to the Charles County State's Attorney's Office, on April 20, 2024, officers responded to a Waldorf apartment complex to investigate reports of shots fired in the area. Upon arrival, they made contact with Stewart, who was bleeding, had a torn shirt, and told firs…

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Shooter Gets Double Life For Double Clifton Park Porch Murders: ‘How Many Caskets?’ Shooter Gets Double Life For Double Clifton Park Porch Murders: ‘How Many Caskets?’
Shooter Gets Double Life For Double Clifton Park Porch Murders: ‘How Many Caskets?’ A Maryland man who opened fire on a group of women sitting on a Clifton Park porch, killing two, in what he claimed as an act of defense, will spend the rest of his life in prison. Dandre Woods-Bethel was sentenced on Monday, Aug. 25, to two life terms plus 28 years for the September 2020 double murder of Michelle Green and Julie Rice, according to Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates. Woods-Bethel, now convicted of two counts of first-degree murder, three counts of attempted first-degree murder, and multiple gun charges, fatally shot Green and Rice while three other women managed …

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Police & Fire
Man Who Violently Assaulted Westminster Clerk On Valentine's Day Gets More Prison Time Man Who Violently Assaulted Westminster Clerk On Valentine's Day Gets More Prison Time
Man Who Violently Assaulted Westminster Clerk On Valentine's Day Gets More Prison Time There was no love in the air during a violent Valentine's Day assault in Maryland that left a store clerk bloodied and landed a man behind bars. Nathaniel Eckard, 26, of Woodbine, will spend a decade in prison after storming into a Westminster Penny Mart on Feb. 14 and going after an employee during a holiday attack. Masked up, prosecutors say he demanded the clerk empty the register. But instead of walking away with money, prosecutors say, he punched the clerk in the face and body — then ran off empty-handed. At the time of the attack, Eckard was on probation for a previous conviction on …

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Police & Fire
Probationary DC Firefighter Sadia Williams, 21, Dies Days After Academy Graduation Probationary DC Firefighter Sadia Williams, 21, Dies Days After Academy Graduation
Probationary DC Firefighter Sadia Williams, 21, Dies Days After Academy Graduation Just two days after proudly graduating from the DC Fire and EMS Academy, a 21-year-old probationary firefighter with a promising career ahead of her has died, officials announced. Probationary Firefighter Sadia Williams, a member of Cadet Class 27, passed away unexpectedly while off-duty on Sunday, Aug. 24, DC Fire and EMS confirmed in a statement. Williams had graduated on Friday, Aug. 22, and was preparing to begin her assignment at Engine Company 13 in the city’s Southwest Waterfront neighborhood. “It is with deep sorrow that the DC Fire and EMS Department announces the tragic and unexp…

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Lifestyle
Baltimore County Man Buys Ice, Leaves With $1M Lottery Jackpot Baltimore County Man Buys Ice, Leaves With $1M Lottery Jackpot
Baltimore County Man Buys Ice, Leaves With $1M Lottery Jackpot A Baltimore County man walked into a gas station for ice — and walked out with a million-dollar miracle, thanks to a $20 Maryland Lottery scratch-off. The lucky player, who goes by the alias “Tank”, said he had an extra $20 in his pocket when he stopped at Hob’s Carroll Motor Fuels in Sparrows Point. “I jokingly told her to pick me a winner,” Tank laughed when he claimed his prize at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. The clerk did just that. Tank went home, scratched off his All About Cash ticket with his trusty pocketknife, and started seeing numbers that didn’t make sense. “At first, …

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