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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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Waldorf Manager Busted For Stealing $100K+ From Employer, Walks Free Hours Later: Sheriff Waldorf Manager Busted For Stealing $100K+ From Employer, Walks Free Hours Later: Sheriff
Waldorf Manager Busted For Stealing $100K+ From Employer, Walks Free Hours Later: Sheriff A Maryland business manager accused of stealing more than $100,000 in cash from his employer over several months is back on the street after being released from jail, police say. Nicholas Owen Patton, 44, of Waldorf, was arrested after members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office spotted him leaving work and took him into custody, according to a press release issued over the weekend. Patton, a closing manager at a business in Waldorf, is accused of skimming cash during his shifts as part of a months-long felony theft scheme, investigators said. As part of the investigation, officers exec…

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ATV Rider Killed, Woman Seriously Injured In Crash With Pickup Truck In Brandywine: Police ATV Rider Killed, Woman Seriously Injured In Crash With Pickup Truck In Brandywine: Police
ATV Rider Killed, Woman Seriously Injured In Crash With Pickup Truck In Brandywine: Police One man is dead and a woman is fighting for her life after an ATV slammed into a pickup truck at a Maryland intersection, police said. The deadly crash happened around 6:20 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at the intersection of Dyson Road and Missouri Avenue in Brandywine, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Officers arrived to find two people—an ATV rider and a woman—seriously injured, officials said.  The rider was rushed to an area hospital, where he later was pronounced dead, according to police. His name has not been released. The woman remains hospitalized in seri…

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Police & Fire
Deadly Carbon Monoxide Leak In Lexington Park Sends Multiple First Responders To Hospital Deadly Carbon Monoxide Leak In Lexington Park Sends Multiple First Responders To Hospital
Deadly Carbon Monoxide Leak In Lexington Park Sends Multiple First Responders To Hospital A deadly carbon monoxide emergency in Maryland sent several first responders to the hospital after they ran into danger trying to save lives, authorities announced. It happened just before 4 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, when emergency crews rushed to a home on Ventura Way in Lexington Park after getting a 911 call about a man struggling to breathe, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. When deputies and EMS crews got to the scene, they quickly detected dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide, officials said. Inside the home, first responders found two victims, officials said…

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Malia Obama Accused Of Copying Work In Nike Ad—Filmmaker Uses Spotlight To Push GoFundMe Malia Obama Accused Of Copying Work In Nike Ad—Filmmaker Uses Spotlight To Push GoFundMe
Malia Obama Accused Of Copying Work In Nike Ad—Filmmaker Uses Spotlight To Push GoFundMe An indie filmmaker who accused Malia Obama of copying her work is using the opportunity to promote a GoFundMe campaign she started for herself last year. Obama has been accused by Laurel, Maryland resident Natalie Jasmine Harris, 27, of copying her work in a 2024 short film "Grace," on a recently released Nike commercial with A'Ja Wilson. The controversial Nike ad. Nike Harris called it "devastating" in a post on social media.  "I'm just going to leave this here." "This is my indie short film, 'Grace,' next to Malia Obama's @Nike @_ajawilson22 commercial," she…

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Sports
Antonio Brown Detained After Chaotic Miami Boxing Fight, Jokes About CTE On Stream (VIDEO) Antonio Brown Detained After Chaotic Miami Boxing Fight, Jokes About CTE On Stream (VIDEO)
Antonio Brown Detained After Chaotic Miami Boxing Fight, Jokes About CTE On Stream (Video) Beleaguered former NFL star Antonio Brown was in the middle of a highly publicized brawl at a Florida boxing match that spilled onto social media. Brown, 36, the former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver who later bounced around the NFL, was involved in a violent scuffle on Friday night in Miami that had to be broken up — though not before the entire ordeal was caught on camera.  Shnaggys angle is insane wtf pic.twitter.com/IttJ9mDSKn — concrete ⁶𓅓 (@cconcreteboyz) May 17, 2025 Antonio Brown Gets Jumped #antoniobrown #fight pic.twitter.com/P0mA1emwaX — FrontLine Tv (@FrontLineTv…

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Police & Fire
Police Dogs Airlifted After Maryland Crash Leaves Trooper, K-9s Hurt, State Police Say Police Dogs Airlifted After Maryland Crash Leaves Trooper, K-9s Hurt, State Police Say
Police Dogs Airlifted After Maryland Crash Leaves Trooper, K-9s Hurt, State Police Say Two Maryland State Police K-9s are recovering after a suspected drunk driver slammed into their handler’s cruiser, flipping it on a Harford County highway, authorities announced. It happened around 3:20 p.m. Friday, May 16, on Route 155 near North Earlton Road in Havre de Grace, State Police said. The two K-9s — Topi, a Belgian Malinois, and Margo, a Bloodhound — were riding with their handler, a 14-year state police veteran assigned to the Bel Air Barrack, when the crash was reported. Police say Heather Smith, 43, of Linthicum, was driving a 2005 Isuzu Ascender eastbound on Route 155 when…

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Obituaries
‘He Lit Up Every Room’: Virginia Boy, 12, Killed In Flood Remembered As Funny, Fearless Friend ‘He Lit Up Every Room’: Virginia Boy, 12, Killed In Flood Remembered As Funny, Fearless Friend
‘He Lit Up Every Room’: Virginia Boy, 12, Killed In Flood Remembered As Funny, Fearless Friend A small town in Virginia is heartbroken after a shining light was taken from them during the recent storms in the region. Days after 12-year-old Jordan Sims was swept away by deadly floodwaters, hundreds are coming together to mourn the loss of a boy who, according to loved ones, had a smile that could brighten even the darkest day. Sims wasn’t just any kid. He was that kid, they said. The one who lit up every single room he walked into. The one with the fearless grin, the loud laugh, and the kind of energy that pulled everyone in.  Family and friends say he had a heart big enoug…

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Schools
Charles County Man Who Pointed Gun At School Bus Full Of Kids Avoids More Jail Time Charles County Man Who Pointed Gun At School Bus Full Of Kids Avoids More Jail Time
Charles County Man Who Pointed Gun At School Bus Full Of Kids Avoids More Jail Time A Maryland man who pointed a gun at a bus full of middle schoolers will avoid any additional jail time after a judge gave him credit for time served. Richard William Ellis, 48, of Newburg, was sentenced to five years in prison with all but 142 days suspended after pleading guilty to 19 counts of second-degree assault, the Charles County State’s Attorney’s Office announced Friday, May 16. Ellis had already spent 142 days behind bars since his arrest in December 2024. He will now serve five years of supervised probation and was ordered to remove all firearms from his home. The charges stem f…

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‘Should I Smoke Em?’ Maryland Man’s Viral Gun Threat To Cop Blows Up In His Face ‘Should I Smoke Em?’ Maryland Man’s Viral Gun Threat To Cop Blows Up In His Face
‘Should I Smoke Em?’ Maryland Man’s Viral Gun Threat To Cop Blows Up In His Face A Montgomery County man who pointed a loaded gun at a police officer while recording himself on Instagram—captioning the video “Should I smoke em”—has learned his punishment, prosecutors announced. William Alvarenga, 21, of Gaithersburg, will serve five years in prison as part of a 33-year sentence, with all but five years suspended.  He will also be placed on five years of supervised probation when he gets out, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office on Friday, May 16. It all started on Nov. 4, 2024, when detectives were tipped off about a disturbing video circul…

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Police & Fire
Officer Justified In Fatal Police Station Shooting In Woodbridge, Review Continues: Police Officer Justified In Fatal Police Station Shooting In Woodbridge, Review Continues: Police
Officer Justified In Fatal Police Station Shooting In Woodbridge, Review Continues: Police A months-long independent investigation into the fatal officer-involved shooting of a knife-wielding man outside a Virginia police station has cleared the officer of any criminal wrongdoing, Prince William County Police announced Friday, May 16. But the case isn’t over yet. The update comes more than five months after 58-year-old Michael David Burke was shot and killed outside the Central District Police Station and Fire & Rescue Station 26 on Davis Ford Road in Woodbridge.  It happened around 5 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Police said a uniformed officer, just finishing their…

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