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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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25-Year-Old Dies In Rear-End Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Maryland: State Police 25-Year-Old Dies In Rear-End Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Maryland: State Police
25-Year-Old Dies In Rear-End Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Maryland: State Police A 25-year-old man was killed early Wednesday morning, July 9, after slamming into the back of a stopped tractor-trailer on Route 301 in Kent County, authorities said. The crash happened just before 7:30 a.m. in the area of southbound US Route 301 at Maryland Route 313 (Galena Road) in Massey, according to Maryland State Police. Troopers from the Centreville Barrack responded and found the driver — who was the sole occupant of a Ford van — dead at the scene. His name is being withheld until family members are notified. No other injuries were reported. A tractor-trailer was slowed and stopp…

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Police & Fire
$100K in Damage After Arsonist Targets Trucks at Maryland Transport Yard, Fire Marshal Says $100K in Damage After Arsonist Targets Trucks at Maryland Transport Yard, Fire Marshal Says
$100K in Damage After Arsonist Targets Trucks at Maryland Transport Yard, Fire Marshal Says A firebug caused six-figure damage at an area transport yard after attempting to torch multiple trucks earlier this week, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators say someone tried to set multiple vehicles ablaze at Murphy’s Transport on West Belle Road in Ridgely.  The owner, Bryan Saathoff, discovered the fire damage to the interior of one truck early Monday, July 7, and soon realized several other vehicles had also been targeted. “Deputy State Fire Marshals have determined that someone attempted to set multiple vehicles on fire,” the agency said Wednesday, July 9…

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UMass Intern Killed In DC Shooting: $40K Reward Offered As Hunt For Gunman Intensifies UMass Intern Killed In DC Shooting: $40K Reward Offered As Hunt For Gunman Intensifies
UMass Intern Killed In DC Shooting: $40K Reward Offered As Hunt For Gunman Intensifies The hunt is still on for the person who gunned down a Massachusetts college student interning on Capitol Hill — and now there’s $40,000 on the table for anyone who can help bring his killer to justice. On Tuesday, July 8, the FBI’s Washington Field Office added $15,000 to the existing $25,000 reward already being offered by the Metropolitan Police Department for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect or suspects behind the shooting death of Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, of Granby, Massachusetts. The new reward comes more than a week after Tarpinian-Jachym was fatally s…

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Truck Ripped Apart By Train In Virginia; Two Women Survive Wreckage: Sheriff Truck Ripped Apart By Train In Virginia; Two Women Survive Wreckage: Sheriff
Truck Ripped Apart By Train In Virginia; Two Women Survive Wreckage: Sheriff Two women narrowly escaped with their lives after an Amtrak train tore through their pickup truck in Virginia, sending debris flying for hundreds of feet, officials said. The harrowing wreck happened shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, near the railroad crossing at Battle Lane and Catlett Road in the town of Catlett, according to the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office. A gray Ford F-350 pickup truck was turning onto Battle Lane when it crossed directly in front of the oncoming Amtrak Crescent passenger train, which slammed into the vehicle, ripping it into three massive pieces, offi…

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Road-Raging BMW Driver Opens Fire In Virginia With Child In Car, Teens In SUV: Police Road-Raging BMW Driver Opens Fire In Virginia With Child In Car, Teens In SUV: Police
Road-Raging BMW Driver Opens Fire In Virginia With Child In Car, Teens In SUV: Police A man opened fire on a father in front of two teenagers during a Fairfax road rage incident — all while driving with a young child in his own car, Virginia State Police said. Police are now searching for the gunman in a disturbing June shooting on I-395 that happened in broad daylight with children in both vehicles. The incident began around 9:12 a.m. on Tuesday, June 11, along Interstate 395 southbound near Route 236 in Fairfax County, when the driver of a brown 1999 Chevy Suburban reportedly may have cut off a black BMW 5-series sedan, according to Virginia State Police. Both vehicles co…

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Virginia Man Wanted In Hit-Run Caught After Stairwell Struggle With Officers, Police Say Virginia Man Wanted In Hit-Run Caught After Stairwell Struggle With Officers, Police Say
Virginia Man Wanted In Hit-Run Caught After Stairwell Struggle With Officers, Police Say What started as a welfare check in a stairwell turned into a full-blown takedown of a wanted fugitive linked to a stolen car crash, drug possession, and a violent hit-and-run in Virginia. Police in Prince William County responding to a call for an unconscious man in an apartment stairwell ended up arresting a wanted fugitive tied to a stolen car crash, multiple property crimes, and a months-old hit-and-run that left a woman injured, officials said. Officers were called to the Bayvue Apartments in the 1300 block of E. Longview Drive in Woodbridge around 1:47 p.m. on Monday, July 7, to check …

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Virginia Fugitive Hits Cop Car, Escapes During Drug Probe In Manassas: Police Virginia Fugitive Hits Cop Car, Escapes During Drug Probe In Manassas: Police
Virginia Fugitive Hits Cop Car, Escapes During Drug Probe In Manassas: Police A 21-year-old Manassas woman who allegedly rammed a Prince William County Police cruiser during a wild escape attempt has been arrested, officials said. Jessica Siomara Rivera-Vanegas was taken into custody on Sunday, July 6, nearly two weeks after police say she slammed into a marked patrol car while trying to flee a drug investigation in Manassas. The chaos began shortly before 6 p.m. on Monday, June 23, when detectives spotted a suspicious vehicle parked behind a business in the 10400 block of Sudley Manor Drive, police said. As officers approached and saw what appeared to be illegal dr…

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Murder-Suicide: Baltimore County Police ID Dundalk Shooter, Victim (UPDATED) Murder-Suicide: Baltimore County Police ID Dundalk Shooter, Victim (UPDATED)
Murder-Suicide: Baltimore County Police ID Dundalk Shooter, Victim (Updated) Police have identified the two men found dead after a suspected murder-suicide in Maryland that rocked a neighborhood Monday afternoon. According to the Baltimore County Police Department, 35-year-old James Skarda IV was shot and killed in the 8200 block of Bullneck Road in Dundalk around 4:20 p.m. on Monday, July 7. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The suspected gunman, 37-year-old Ricky Stem, was found shortly afterward near Dundalk Avenue and Liberty Parkway with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said in a July 8 update. He was taken to a hospital, where he…

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‘Quack’ Doctor, Fake Scripts, No Medical Training: Virginia Exec Gets Prison Time: DOJ ‘Quack’ Doctor, Fake Scripts, No Medical Training: Virginia Exec Gets Prison Time: DOJ
‘Quack’ Doctor, Fake Scripts, No Medical Training: Virginia Exec Gets Prison Time: DOJ A former pain clinic executive will spend the next three years in federal prison after admitting she helped cover up illegal drug activity and healthcare fraud — and knowingly let unqualified employees treat patients, including those struggling with addiction, authorities announced. Jennifer Adams, 52, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison after pleading guilty last year to helping conceal fraud and drug conspiracies at a chain of pain management clinics in southwest Virginia, according to the US Attorney's Office. Adams served as the Chief Operatin…

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Drug Trafficking Rings Uncovered During Hagerstown Retail Theft Sting, Police Say Drug Trafficking Rings Uncovered During Hagerstown Retail Theft Sting, Police Say
Drug Trafficking Rings Uncovered During Hagerstown Retail Theft Sting, Police Say Nearly 100 people have been arrested or charged in a massive retail theft crackdown in Maryland that police say also uncovered stolen vehicles, illegal guns, and drug trafficking organizations. The Hagerstown Police Department announced the results of “Operation Blue Light Special,” a year-long investigation targeting repeat retail theft offenders, fencing operations, and criminal drug networks. “The objectives of the investigation were to identify repeat offenders who commit retail thefts from multiple stores, identify where the stolen property was being sold, and ultimately identify the d…

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