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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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Car Veers Into Oncoming Traffic On I-81 In Virginia, Killing Woman: State Police Car Veers Into Oncoming Traffic On I-81 In Virginia, Killing Woman: State Police
Car Veers Into Oncoming Traffic On I-81 In Virginia, Killing Woman: State Police A 28-year-old woman was killed on I-81 in Virginia after her car veered across the median and slammed head-on into a pickup truck, state police said. Virginia State Police say the crash happened shortly after noon on Monday, May 19, at the 309-mile marker on Interstate 81 in Frederick County. According to investigators, a 2014 Volkswagen Passat driven by Marsha Constantine, of Orchard Beach, Maine, was headed south when it ran off the left side of the highway and crossed into oncoming traffic. The Volkswagen collided head-on with a northbound 2017 Ford F350, police said. Constantine was p…

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News
Watch The Skies: Blue Angels Soar Over Annapolis With Three Flyovers This Week Watch The Skies: Blue Angels Soar Over Annapolis With Three Flyovers This Week
Watch The Skies: Blue Angels Soar Over Annapolis With Three Flyovers This Week Get ready to look up. The world-famous Blue Angels are set to make not one but three jaw-dropping appearances in Maryland this week — and here’s how (and where) you can catch them. According to the US Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the elite pilots will be over Annapolis on Tuesday, May 20, and Wednesday, May 21, in support of Commissioning Week at the United States Naval Academy. Tuesday, May 20: Practice flight demonstration at 2 p.m.; Wednesday, May 21: Formal air show over the Severn River at 2 p.m.; Friday, May 23 at the US Naval Academy for a flyover. Good viewing areas include…

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Boozy Tantrum In Woodbridge: Man Spits On Cops During Wild Arrest, Police Say Boozy Tantrum In Woodbridge: Man Spits On Cops During Wild Arrest, Police Say
Boozy Tantrum In Woodbridge: Man Spits On Cops During Wild Arrest, Police Say He wasn’t just seeing double — he was spitting at them. A Virginia man is behind bars after police say he spat on two officers during a boozy tantrum in Woodbridge over the weekend. Steven Douglas Harvey, 42, of Triangle, was arrested on Saturday night, May 17, after Prince William County Police say he was found “obstructing traffic” in the area of Smoketown Road and Prince William Parkway. Officers tracked Harvey down around 9:40 p.m. in a nearby parking lot and quickly determined he was intoxicated, according to police. When officers tried to detain him, Harvey allegedly became aggressi…

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Obituaries
‘She Was Their Life’: Only Child In Maryland Remembered After Tragic Murder ‘She Was Their Life’: Only Child In Maryland Remembered After Tragic Murder
‘She Was Their Life’: Only Child In Maryland Remembered After Tragic Murder She was chasing sunrises, snapping dirt track photos, and healing hearts in the hospital. Then her life was taken. Authorities say 30-year-old Paige Elizabeth Grove was found murdered Friday morning, May 16, in the unit block of North Mill Street in Clear Spring.  Deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded just after 8:30 a.m. and quickly ruled it a homicide. Roughly 40 minutes later, 32-year-old Taylor Andrew Rowles — reportedly her partner — was arrested nearby and charged with first- and second-degree murder and assault.  Taylor Andrew Rowles Washi…

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Rabid Raccoon Found In Anne Arundel County: Health Officials Issue Urgent Warning Rabid Raccoon Found In Anne Arundel County: Health Officials Issue Urgent Warning
Rabid Raccoon Found In Anne Arundel County: Health Officials Issue Urgent Warning A rabid raccoon spotted in Maryland has public health officials sounding the alarm. The Anne Arundel County Department of Health confirmed that a raccoon found on Muddy Creek Road in West River tested positive for rabies, prompting a countywide warning issued Tuesday, May 20. Authorities are urging anyone who may have come in contact with the animal—or whose pet has unexplained wounds—to contact the Department of Health immediately. Rabies is a fatal disease transmitted through the bite, scratch, or saliva of infected animals, including raccoons, foxes, cats, bats, and groundhogs. “Preven…

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Virginia ATV Rider Killed In Crash With Pickup Truck In Brandywine Identified By Police Virginia ATV Rider Killed In Crash With Pickup Truck In Brandywine Identified By Police
Virginia ATV Rider Killed In Crash With Pickup Truck In Brandywine Identified By Police New details have been released after a Virginia man was killed and a woman critically injured after his ATV slammed into a pickup truck at a Maryland intersection. 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.  On Tuesday, May 20, the Prince George's County Police Department identified the rider as 35-year-old Fairfax resident Jose Arias Castro. …

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Boy, 12, Airlifted After Scooter Crash With SUV In Stafford County Neighborhood: Sheriff Boy, 12, Airlifted After Scooter Crash With SUV In Stafford County Neighborhood: Sheriff
Boy, 12, Airlifted After Scooter Crash With SUV In Stafford County Neighborhood: Sheriff A 12-year-old boy was flown to the hospital with serious injuries after being struck by an SUV while riding his scooter in a Stafford County neighborhood, authorities said. Deputies responded at 7:15 p.m. on Monday, May 19, to the 400 block of Gladiola Way in the Embrey Mill subdivision for a report of a pedestrian struck, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. The initial investigation determined that the boy was riding an electric scooter when he collided with a Chevrolet Tahoe, officials said. He was seriously injured and flown from the scene by helicopter to Inova Fairfax M…

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Police & Fire
Retired Maryland Firefighter Raped Junior Firefighter At Home, Station In The 90s, Police Say Retired Maryland Firefighter Raped Junior Firefighter At Home, Station In The 90s, Police Say
Retired Maryland Firefighter Raped Junior Firefighter At Home, Station In The 90s, Police Say A retired firefighter in Maryland has been charged with raping a teen junior firefighter at his home and inside a fire station in the 1990s, authorities announced on Tuesday. John Inman, 61, of Myrtle Beach, is facing second-degree rape and child abuse-custodian charges after turning himself in on Friday, May 17, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Detectives say the victim was between 13 and 17 years old when Inman, a paid firefighter at the time, sexually assaulted them several times from 1991 to 1996. The assaults happened at Inman’s home and at the Hyattsville Fi…

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Schools
Twelve Hospitalized After School Bus Crash In Silver Spring, Officials Say Twelve Hospitalized After School Bus Crash In Silver Spring, Officials Say
Twelve Hospitalized After School Bus Crash In Silver Spring, Officials Say Twelve people — mostly children — were hospitalized for various injuries after a school bus crashed into a vehicle in Maryland, officials say. First responders in Montgomery County were called early on Tuesday, May 20, to the area of Norwood Avenue and New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring, where there was a reported crash involving a school bus with more than 20 kids inside. None were trapped. Silver Spring, MD - Aerial of the scene of a reported crash involving a school bus at Norwood Rd and New Hampshire Ave. @mcfrsPIO @HHFireProds @ArmisteadIsaac @mcfrs #mcfrs @MoCoFireWire @Lawzfir…

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Retired Navy Admiral Convicted In $500K Federal Bribery Scheme, DOJ Says Retired Navy Admiral Convicted In $500K Federal Bribery Scheme, DOJ Says
Retired Navy Admiral Convicted In $500K Federal Bribery Scheme, DOJ Says A retired US Navy admiral who once commanded operations across Europe, Russia, and Africa is now facing prison time after being found guilty in a federal bribery case, officials announced. Admiral Robert Burke, 62, of Coconut Creek, FL, was convicted on Monday, May 19, in Washington, DC, after a five-day trial, the US Attorney’s Office said. Federal prosecutors say Burke abused his rank as a four-star admiral to steer a $355,000 Navy contract to a private company in exchange for a $500,000-a-year job with stock options after he retired. Burke, who retired in 2022, was found guilty of consp…

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