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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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Body Of Missing Hiker Found Near Lewis Falls In Shenandoah National Park Body Of Missing Hiker Found Near Lewis Falls In Shenandoah National Park
Body Of Missing Hiker Found Near Lewis Falls In Shenandoah National Park The search for a missing Maryland man in Shenandoah National Park has ended in tragedy. The body of Robert “Bob” Bieri, 61, was found at 12:13 p.m. on Monday, July 7, near Lewis Falls, where he had last been seen, Shenandoah National Park officials said in a statement released Monday afternoon. Bieri, of Severna Park, was reported missing on the evening of Saturday, July 5. He was last seen off-trail in the Lewis Falls area, according to park spokesperson Allysah Fox. A full-scale search began late that night, involving multiple agencies from Virginia and Maryland, including Virginia State…

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Measles Cases In US Approaches 25-Year High As CDC Confirms 27 Outbreaks Measles Cases In US Approaches 25-Year High As CDC Confirms 27 Outbreaks
Measles Cases In US Approaches 25-Year High As CDC Confirms 27 Outbreaks America has reached another grim milestone as the number of confirmed cases of the measles hit a record high since the US declared the disease "under control" decades ago. A total of 1,267 confirmed measles cases have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 38 states and jurisdictions — more than triple the number reported in all of 2024, according to the agency's latest report. At least 27 outbreaks (defined as three or more connected cases) have been reported so far this year, with 88 percent of cases (1,115 of 1,267) linked to outbreaks, health officials …

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Police & Fire
Infant Airlifted After Frederick SUV Crashes Into Pole, Home Dies At Hospital: State Police Infant Airlifted After Frederick SUV Crashes Into Pole, Home Dies At Hospital: State Police
Infant Airlifted After Frederick SUV Crashes Into Pole, Home Dies At Hospital: State Police A 6-month-old baby boy died after a single-vehicle crash in Frederick County on Sunday morning, according to Maryland State Police. Troopers responded at 10:53 a.m. on July 6, to the 12000 block of Woodsboro Pike (Maryland Route 194) in Keymar, where a Dodge Durango veered off the road, slammed into a telephone pole, then crashed into an unoccupied home, investigators said. The infant was flown by Maryland State Police helicopter to Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, where he was pronounced dead, according to police. A 3-year-old boy and a 26-year-old woman in the SUV were taken by ambulance…

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Watch As NORAD Jets Intercept Another Plane Over Trump's Bedminster Golf Club Watch As NORAD Jets Intercept Another Plane Over Trump's Bedminster Golf Club
Watch As NORAD Jets Intercept Another Plane Over Trump's Bedminster Golf Club Another pilot. Another interception. Another headache for NORAD over Donald Trump’s golf club during the Fourth of July weekend. For the second time this weekend, a civilian aircraft violated restricted airspace over Bedminster, NJ, where the president and first lady stayed for the holiday.  On Saturday, July 5, a NORAD fighter jet intercepted a civilian aircraft that violated restricted airspace over Bedminster, NJ, around 2:39 p.m., officials said. The pilot had entered a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) zone without authorization. NORAD said its aircraft performed a “headbutt mane…

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Fourth Of July Fatal: Firework Explodes In Man's Face Fourth Of July Fatal: Firework Explodes In Man's Face
Fourth Of July Fatal: Firework Explodes In Man's Face The Fourth of July ended in tragedy for a 70-year-old Massachusetts man who was killed by a firework while setting them off during a beachside celebration, officials said. Robert Spagnuolo, a father of four from Wareham, was pronounced dead at the scene after a firework exploded and caused traumatic facial injuries, according to the Massachusetts State Police and the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office. The incident happened shortly after 4:15 p.m. on Friday, July 4, on Beach Street in Wareham, where first responders found Spagnuolo suffering from an “apparent facial injury from a fi…

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Business
Food Lion Recalls Ground Beef Sold At Glen Burnie Location For 'Foreign Material' Food Lion Recalls Ground Beef Sold At Glen Burnie Location For 'Foreign Material'
Food Lion Recalls Ground Beef Sold At Glen Burnie Location For 'Foreign Material' Watch what’s in your burgers, Maryland.  Food Lion has issued a recall of several varieties of ground beef sold at a single store in Anne Arundel County due to possible contamination, officials announced. The recall applies only to Food Lion’s location at 7069 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd. in Glen Burnie, and impacts select in-store prepared ground beef products produced on July 4, after 2 p.m., with a "Sell By Date" of July 6, the company said in an announcement. According to Food Lion, the beef may contain “traces of foreign material.” No reports of illness or injury have been filed as …

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Sports
Scam Hits A Grand Slam At Maryland MiLB Ballpark With QR Code Con, Sheriff Warns Scam Hits A Grand Slam At Maryland MiLB Ballpark With QR Code Con, Sheriff Warns
Scam Hits A Grand Slam At Maryland MiLB Ballpark With QR Code Con, Sheriff Warns A sneaky scam at a Maryland minor league ballpark may have cost fans more than just a ticket and hot dog. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a case of fraud at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf, where altered QR codes were found on parking signs, officials are cautioning. Instead of linking to the official payment system, the tampered QR codes redirected people to a fake website that stole credit card info. The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs had no idea the signs had been altered, and payments made through the team’s official website and app are still safe, authorities s…

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Traffic
Fourth Of July Crash Shuts Down Bay Bridge In Maryland, Helicopter Lands On Scene Fourth Of July Crash Shuts Down Bay Bridge In Maryland, Helicopter Lands On Scene
Fourth Of July Crash Shuts Down Bay Bridge In Maryland, Helicopter Lands On Scene The Fourth of July getaway turned into gridlock on Maryland’s Bay Bridge after a serious crash brought westbound traffic to a complete standstill — with some drivers even getting out of their cars to watch a helicopter land. All lanes were blocked on the westbound span of the Bay Bridge/US 50 on Friday, July 4, around 12:15 p.m. following a multi-vehicle crash with entrapment, Maryland Transportation Authority officials announced. “Medivac on scene at WB Bay Bridge/US 50. All WB lanes remain blocked for multi-vehicle crash with entrapment. Expect delays in both directions,” the MDTA tweeted…

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Police & Fire
Teen Bites Officer, Kicks Cruiser After Wild Escape Attempt In Dumfries: Police Teen Bites Officer, Kicks Cruiser After Wild Escape Attempt In Dumfries: Police
Teen Bites Officer, Kicks Cruiser After Wild Escape Attempt In Dumfries: Police A 14-year-old Virginia girl turned a routine investigation into total chaos — and it ended with a cop getting bitten, according to police. The wild ordeal unfolded around 6:45 a.m. on Thursday, July 3, in the area of Dumfries Road and Tallon Drive in Dumfries, when officers with the Prince William County Police Department responded to a report of a dispute involving juveniles. While officers were sorting things out, one of the involved teens — later identified as the accused 14-year-old girl from Woodbridge — made a break for it and ran straight across multiple lanes of traffic on Dumfries …

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Sports
Trump Wants UFC Cage Fight On White House Lawn For America’s 250th Trump Wants UFC Cage Fight On White House Lawn For America’s 250th
Trump Wants UFC Cage Fight On White House Lawn For America’s 250th President Donald Trump wants to celebrate 250 years of American independence with fists flying — literally — on the White House lawn. During a speech in Iowa, Trump announced that he plans to stage a UFC match on White House grounds with thousands of fans as part of his plan to celebrate 250 years of American independence.  A renowned combat sports fan who has attended multiple matches alongside UFC President Dana White, where he got standing ovations, Trump says that there is plenty of space at the White House to hold such an event. "We’re going to have a UFC fight – think of this – …

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