Zak Failla

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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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Towson, MD
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Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley Hospitalized After Fall At Home Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley Hospitalized After Fall At Home Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley Hospitalized After Fall At Home
Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley Hospitalized After Fall At Home Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley was reportedly hospitalized on Friday morning after a fall at his home. The spill happened around 2 a.m. on Sept. 26, according to reports, after playing baseball the previous evening. Worley was taken to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation of his injuries, which included a broken nose. While he is recovering, Baltimore Deputy Commissioner Brian Nadeau will serve as acting police commissioner.  No additional information was immediately provided.  Check Daily Voice for updates.

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Reisterstown, MD
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Rapist Serving Five Life Sentences Linked To Violent Baltimore County Murder 44 Years Later Rapist Serving Five Life Sentences Linked To Violent Baltimore County Murder 44 Years Later Rapist Serving Five Life Sentences Linked To Violent Baltimore County Murder 44 Years Later
Rapist Serving Five Life Sentences Linked To Violent Baltimore County Murder 44 Years Later A brutal home invasion that left a 59-year-old Maryland man dead has finally been cracked — 44 years later — thanks to a single piece of DNA left behind in a killer’s bag, police said. Samuel Allen was gunned down inside his Liberty Road home in August 1981 while his wife and daughter looked on in horror, according to Baltimore County Police. Detectives said an armed intruder wearing surgical gloves burst in with a bag, demanded money, and then shot Allen once in the upper body when he walked into the kitchen.  The gunman grabbed Allen’s wallet, forced his daughter outside at gunpoint…

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Arlington, VA
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DC Gunman Serving Time In Teen Shooting Caught Sneaking Drugs, Weapons Into Jail: Feds DC Gunman Serving Time In Teen Shooting Caught Sneaking Drugs, Weapons Into Jail: Feds DC Gunman Serving Time In Teen Shooting Caught Sneaking Drugs, Weapons Into Jail: Feds
DC Gunman Serving Time In Teen Shooting Caught Sneaking Drugs, Weapons Into Jail: Feds A DC man already serving time for a drive-by shooting that injured a 14-year-old boy heading to a WWE show with his father has been sentenced to more prison time for smuggling contraband inside while he was awaiting trial.  Stefon Freshley, 29, was sentenced Thursday, Sept. 25, to an additional 36 months in prison for conspiring to sneak dangerous items — including fentanyl, cell phones, and a knife — into the District’s Central Detention Facility, according to the US Attorney’s Office. Freshley, who pleaded guilty in June, admitted to working with other detainees from the Clay Terrace…

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by Zak Failla
Manassas, VA
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Man Who Threatened To Kill Woman With Texts, Fired Shots Outside Manassas Home Arrested: Police Man Who Threatened To Kill Woman With Texts, Fired Shots Outside Manassas Home Arrested: Police Man Who Threatened To Kill Woman With Texts, Fired Shots Outside Manassas Home Arrested: Police
Man Who Threatened To Kill Woman With Texts, Fired Shots Outside Manassas Home Arrested: Police A Virginia man who texted threats to kill a woman before opening fire outside her Manassas home is in custody, police say. Detectives with the Prince William County Police Department announced that 35-year-old Matthew Jamaal Brown turned himself in to Manassas City Police on Thursday, Sept. 25, five days after the violent encounter. The situation escalated Saturday, Sept. 20, when officers were called to the 10000 block of Brandon Way for reports of shots fired at the woman’s home, according to police. Investigators determined Brown was known to the woman and fired at least one shot outsid…

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by Zak Failla
National Interest
Trump Orders Prosecutors To Pursue Death Penalty In DC For Every Eligible Case Under New Order Trump Orders Prosecutors To Pursue Death Penalty In DC For Every Eligible Case Under New Order Trump Orders Prosecutors To Pursue Death Penalty In DC For Every Eligible Case Under New Order
Trump Orders Prosecutors To Pursue Death Penalty In DC For Every Eligible Case Under New Order President Donald Trump is making good on his pledge to crack down on violent crime in Washington — ordering prosecutors to pursue the death penalty in every case where it applies. On Thursday, Sept. 25, Trump signed an executive order directing Attorney General Pam Bondi and the US Attorney for the District of Columbia to “fully enforce Federal capital punishment laws to deter and punish the most heinous crimes in our Nation’s capital,” according to the White House. The directive requires prosecutors to seek death in all eligible cases where the evidence justifies it and to assert federal j…

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Wheaton-Glenmont, MD
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Police ID 52-Year-Old Woman Killed In Wheaton Hit-Run, Hunt For Audi Continues (UPDATED) Police ID 52-Year-Old Woman Killed In Wheaton Hit-Run, Hunt For Audi Continues (UPDATED) Police ID 52-Year-Old Woman Killed In Wheaton Hit-Run, Hunt For Audi Continues (UPDATED)
Police ID 52-Year-Old Woman Killed In Wheaton Hit-Run, Hunt For Audi Continues (Updated) A 52-year-old woman is dead after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Maryland, and detectives say they’re now hunting for a damaged Audi. Montgomery County police said officers and Fire Rescue crews were called just after 7:25 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, to Veirs Mill Road at Ennalls Avenue in Wheaton for reports of a pedestrian who had been struck by a car. On Thursday, Sept. 25, the department identified the pedestrian as New Carrollton resident Ganga Prajapati. When first responders arrived, they found Prajapati in the roadway with critical injuries. She was rushed to a hospital, …

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Clifton-Fairfax Station, VA
Your Community
‘Politically Motivated’ Death Threat Texted To Republican Virginia Delegate Kim Taylor ‘Politically Motivated’ Death Threat Texted To Republican Virginia Delegate Kim Taylor ‘Politically Motivated’ Death Threat Texted To Republican Virginia Delegate Kim Taylor
‘Politically Motivated’ Death Threat Texted To Republican Virginia Delegate Kim Taylor A Virginia lawmaker is safe after receiving a death threat that her campaign called “politically motivated” — and thanks to quick-moving deputies, the suspect is already behind bars. Republican Delegate Kim Taylor of Dinwiddie received the threat by text message on Thursday, Sept. 25, her campaign confirmed. “Earlier today, Delegate Kim Taylor received a politically motivated death threat by text message to her campaign. Our campaign takes every threat seriously and this was no exception,” campaign spokesperson Jacklyn Washington said in a statement. The person responsible for the threat h…

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Waldorf, MD
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Lanham Man Busted After Bulldogs Found Riding In Stolen Car During Waldorf Chase: Cops Lanham Man Busted After Bulldogs Found Riding In Stolen Car During Waldorf Chase: Cops Lanham Man Busted After Bulldogs Found Riding In Stolen Car During Waldorf Chase: Cops
Lanham Man Busted After Bulldogs Found Riding In Stolen Car During Waldorf Chase: Cops Two bulldogs got a wild late-night joyride after cops say their owner stole a car from a Maryland gas station and tried outrunning police. Charles County deputies said Kingsley Ikechukewu Okafor, 30, of Lanham, was arrested in Waldorf on Monday, Sept. 22, after swiping a vehicle left running at a pump and leading officers on a chase. The drama started around 11:55 p.m. at a station in the 11500 block of Berry Road, when the victim went inside to pay and came back to find his car gone. Deputies spotted the stolen ride about 30 minutes later in the parking lot of a business in the 2000 block…

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Fort Washington, MD
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Human Remains Discovered In Piscataway Stream Valley Park Now Ruled A Homicide: Detectives Human Remains Discovered In Piscataway Stream Valley Park Now Ruled A Homicide: Detectives Human Remains Discovered In Piscataway Stream Valley Park Now Ruled A Homicide: Detectives
Human Remains Discovered In Piscataway Stream Valley Park Now Ruled A Homicide: Detectives A grim discovery in a Maryland park has now been ruled a homicide after human remains were uncovered during a missing persons search earlier this summer, police said. Prince George’s County Police announced Thursday, Sept. 25, that remains found in Piscataway Stream Valley Park in Fort Washington back on July 23 have been confirmed by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner as a homicide. Detectives said the bones were located while officers assisted Montgomery County Police with a missing persons investigation. Extensive efforts are now underway to identify the victim, as well as a suspe…

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Wheaton-Glenmont, MD
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WATCH: Tide Pods Shoplifter Turns Violent After Confrontation At Wheaton Giant Food WATCH: Tide Pods Shoplifter Turns Violent After Confrontation At Wheaton Giant Food WATCH: Tide Pods Shoplifter Turns Violent After Confrontation At Wheaton Giant Food
Watch: Tide Pods Shoplifter Turns Violent After Confrontation At Wheaton Giant Food Recognize him?  The Montgomery County Department of Police is seeking the public's assistance in tracking down an armed shoplifting suspect who took on police over the summer. New video has been released by the agency in connection with a Tide Pods theft at Giant Food in the 2900 block of University Boulevard West in Wheaton. The altercation was recorded around 9 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 18.  According to police, the suspect entered the store, stole Tide Pods, and when security attempted to apprehend him, he pulled out a knife and ran from the scene. The wanted suspect. Mon…

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