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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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Lifestyle
Virginia Woman Critically Injured In Golf Cart Crash During Bachelorette Trip To Mexico Virginia Woman Critically Injured In Golf Cart Crash During Bachelorette Trip To Mexico
Virginia Woman Critically Injured In Golf Cart Crash During Bachelorette Trip To Mexico An Alexandria woman is fighting for her life after a golf cart flipped during a trip to Mexico — and now her family is racing to bring her home for treatment. Shalini Patel Stewart was critically injured on Friday, April 25, while heading to a morning yoga class during a bachelorette trip in Sayulita, Mexico, according to a family friend. Stewart and three close friends were riding in a golf cart when it crashed, they said. All four were rushed to the hospital, where three were treated, released, and returned home, but Stewart remains in intensive care. On Friday night, doctors performed a…

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Police & Fire
Teen Fires Gun, Steals Glocks From Lothian Sporting Goods Store, Police Say Teen Fires Gun, Steals Glocks From Lothian Sporting Goods Store, Police Say
Teen Fires Gun, Steals Glocks From Lothian Sporting Goods Store, Police Say A 19-year-old is facing felony charges after police say he pulled a gun inside a Maryland sporting goods store, stole multiple handguns. Aaron Delonte Whitley, of Lothian, was arrested on Monday, April 28, after a bold armed robbery at South County Sportsmen on Southern Maryland Boulevard, according to Anne Arundel County Police. Police say Whitley entered the store in Lothian around 11:40 a.m., browsed for a bit, then pulled out a handgun and demanded the clerk open a display case containing firearms.  While the clerk was retrieving the weapons, Whitley allegedly fired a round into t…

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News
Sentencing Set For Rachel Morin’s Killer In Maryland Murder, Rape Case Sentencing Set For Rachel Morin’s Killer In Maryland Murder, Rape Case
Sentencing Set For Rachel Morin’s Killer In Maryland Murder, Rape Case A sentencing date has been set for the man convicted of raping and murdering 37-year-old Rachel Morin along a popular Maryland trail, prosecutors announced. Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez is scheduled to be sentenced on Monday, Aug. 11, at 9:30 a.m. at Harford County Circuit Court in Bel Air, according to the Maryland Judiciary case search. The sentencing will take place before Judge Yolanda Curtin, according to Randolph Rice, an attorney for the Morin family. Earlier this month, a jury found Martinez-Hernandez guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree rape, third-degree sex offense, …

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Police & Fire
Waldorf Man Indicted After Missing Woman Found Dead, Buried Near Cedarville State Park Waldorf Man Indicted After Missing Woman Found Dead, Buried Near Cedarville State Park
Waldorf Man Indicted After Missing Woman Found Dead, Buried Near Cedarville State Park A Maryland man who claimed his girlfriend went missing earlier this month has been indicted for murder after her body was discovered buried in a plastic bin in a wooded area near Cedarville State Park, authorities announced. A grand jury returned an indictment charging 24-year-old Keycy Barrera-Rosa with multiple counts of murder, and making a false report in the death of his girlfriend, Lesbia Ramirez Guerra, according to Charles County State’s Attorney Tony Covington. Investigators say Barrera-Rosa contacted the Charles County Sheriff’s Office on April 2 to report that Guerra was mis…

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Traffic
Clarksburg Man Shot Before Crashing Into Townhouse, Police Say Clarksburg Man Shot Before Crashing Into Townhouse, Police Say
Clarksburg Man Shot Before Crashing Into Townhouse, Police Say A young Maryland man was found fatally shot inside a car that crashed into a Montgomery Village townhouse, police said. Henry Krishawn Gilbert, 20, of Clarksburg, was behind the wheel when his vehicle struck a home on the 9800 block of Brookridge Court on Saturday, April 26, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. It was just before noon when officers were dispatched to the scene and found Gilbert in the driver’s seat suffering from a gunshot wound, officials said. Despite emergency efforts, Gilbert was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy confirmed Gilbert died from …

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Police & Fire
Port Deposit Man Busted With 10 Guns, Cocaine, Meth In Major Maryland Drug Raid: State Police Port Deposit Man Busted With 10 Guns, Cocaine, Meth In Major Maryland Drug Raid: State Police
Port Deposit Man Busted With 10 Guns, Cocaine, Meth In Major Maryland Drug Raid: State Police A major drug trafficking bust in Maryland ended with two men behind bars and enough firepower and narcotics seized to stock a small arsenal, police say. Alishawaine Monk, 34, of Port Deposit and 45-year-old Ronald Dugger of North East were arrested following a multi-agency investigation that stretched across Cecil County and into southern Pennsylvania, state police announced on Tuesday, April 29. Ronald Dugger and Alishawaine Monk Maryland State Police The two were apprehended after investigators executed search warrants on their homes and related storage units on Thursday, April 17…

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Obituaries
Deadly Crash That Killed 23-Year-Old Pedestrian In Pasadena Spreads Shock Deadly Crash That Killed 23-Year-Old Pedestrian In Pasadena Spreads Shock
Deadly Crash That Killed 23-Year-Old Pedestrian In Pasadena Spreads Shock A Maryland community is mourning the loss of a 23-year-old woman described as a “beautiful soul” after a tragic crash in Anne Arundel County. Victoria Lee Remmey died after she was hit by a car while walking along Catherine Avenue near 231st Street on Thursday, April 24, in Pasadena, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Investigators said a 2010 Nissan Altima was traveling southbound when Remmey stepped off the sidewalk and was struck.  The driver, a 20-year-old man from Glen Burnie, stayed at the scene and cooperated with police. Remmey was rushed to the Universit…

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Police & Fire
Woman Found Dead, Wrapped In Concrete At Suitland Apartment; Boyfriend Charged: Police Woman Found Dead, Wrapped In Concrete At Suitland Apartment; Boyfriend Charged: Police
Woman Found Dead, Wrapped In Concrete At Suitland Apartment; Boyfriend Charged: Police A Maryland man is facing murder charges after police say he killed his girlfriend and tried to hide her body in plastic and concrete inside their apartment. Michael McClanahan, 38, was charged in connection with the brutal murder of 44-year-old Sherron Turner, Prince George’s County Police announced on Monday, April 28. The case began when officers conducted a welfare check at the couple’s home in the 2300 block of Ewing Avenue on Thursday, April 24 in Suitland. Inside, they found Turner’s body wrapped in plastic and partially covered in concrete, authorities said. The Homicide Unit was c…

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Police & Fire
Woodbridge Teen Brandished Gun At 14-Year-Old During FaceTime Fight, Police Say Woodbridge Teen Brandished Gun At 14-Year-Old During FaceTime Fight, Police Say
Woodbridge Teen Brandished Gun At 14-Year-Old During FaceTime Fight, Police Say A Virginia teen was arrested after allegedly flashing a gun and threatening a 14-year-old girl during a video call, authorities said. The incident unfolded around 3:10 p.m. on Monday, April 22, during a video call between two teens at a home on Beau Ridge Drive in Woodbridge, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators say the girls got into a heated verbal argument that escalated when the 17-year-old pulled out a firearm and threatened the younger teen. The call ended shortly after, and the 14-year-old reported the threat to a family member, who called police. …

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Police & Fire
Maryland 'Karen' Tries To Plow Through Race Route, Rams Cruiser In Rockville: Police Maryland 'Karen' Tries To Plow Through Race Route, Rams Cruiser In Rockville: Police
Maryland 'Karen' Tries To Plow Through Race Route, Rams Cruiser In Rockville: Police A Maryland woman is behind bars after police say she tried to speed through a crowd of runners during a closed race route, then rammed a cruiser when officers attempted to stop her. The chaos unfolded around 7:45 a.m. Sunday, April 27, during the Pikes Peek race in Rockville, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Officers were first called to the intersection of Sommerville Drive and Redland Road after getting a report of a Jeep Wrangler heading straight toward runners near Metro Access Road and Crabbs Branch Road, police said. The driver, identified as Karen Christine G…

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