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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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‘Voices Told Me To Burn It’: Carroll County Arsonist Torches Homes, Faces Prison, Deportation ‘Voices Told Me To Burn It’: Carroll County Arsonist Torches Homes, Faces Prison, Deportation
‘Voices Told Me To Burn It’: Carroll County Arsonist Torches Homes, Faces Prison, Deportation A Maryland man who admitted to setting a fire that destroyed two homes and a shed told a judge that he only did it because “voices told him to.” Now, he’s headed to prison. Milton Salguero-Vargus, 24, was sentenced to 10 years behind bars after pleading guilty to two counts of first-degree arson for the March 2022 fire that tore through a mobile home park on Woodbine Road in Westminster, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, May 21. According to the Carroll County State’s Attorney’s Office, the fire began around 2:40 p.m. on March 1, 2022, when firefighters from the Winfield Community Volunt…

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Virginia Father Smuggled 17-Year-Old Honduran Girl To Help Raise His Kids, Feds Say Virginia Father Smuggled 17-Year-Old Honduran Girl To Help Raise His Kids, Feds Say
Virginia Father Smuggled 17-Year-Old Honduran Girl To Help Raise His Kids, Feds Say A Virginia man who allegedly paid to smuggle a 17-year-old Honduran girl across the border so she could help raise his kids has been charged with conspiracy, federal officials announced. Luis Alonso Argueta-Diaz, 35, was arrested without incident on Monday, May 19, in Virginia, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Agents say Argueta-Diaz arranged and partially paid for the unaccompanied teen to be illegally transported into the United States from Honduras.  On May 3, she was apprehended by US Border Patrol near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, after unlawfully crossing the bo…

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Body Of Missing Marine Kayaker Found In Monocacy River After Maryland Storms Body Of Missing Marine Kayaker Found In Monocacy River After Maryland Storms
Body Of Missing Marine Kayaker Found In Monocacy River After Maryland Storms The body of a former Marine and kayaker who was swept away in last week's floodwaters has been located after going missing in Maryland. Sean Chilson, 34, was located this week near the Biggs Ford Bridge after being reported missing on Wednesday, May 14, amid the storms that rolled through the region, his family confirmed. Sean Chilson body was found today by Biggs Ford road. Thank you to everyone that helped look for Sean and pictures sent... Posted by Seth Chilson on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 The Thurmont resident was a Marine and experienced outdoorsman before he went missing on the …

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Business
$50K Jackpot-Winning 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Silver Spring Market $50K Jackpot-Winning 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Silver Spring Market
$50K Jackpot-Winning 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Silver Spring Market A winning Maryland Lottery ticket worth $50,000 was sold at an area corner store, and officials are encouraging players to check their tickets. One top-prize winning Bonus Match 5 ticket worth a five-figure jackpot was sold in Montgomery County at the State Line Market in the 7800 block of Eastern Avenue in Silver Spring on Monday, May 19. The winning numbers for the drawing were 03-11-19-23-34 with a Bonus Ball of 28. This represents the 10th jackpot-winning Bonus Match 5 ticket sold in 2025. "Lottery officials urge the winner to sign the back of the ticket and put it in a…

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Silver Spring Man Admits Sextorting 100+ Girls Worldwide—Some As Young As 5, Prosecutors Say Silver Spring Man Admits Sextorting 100+ Girls Worldwide—Some As Young As 5, Prosecutors Say
Silver Spring Man Admits Sextorting 100+ Girls Worldwide—Some As Young As 5, Prosecutors Say A "depraved and dangerous predator" in Maryland who preyed on more than 100 young girls across the globe is facing decades in prison, federal authorities announced on Wednesday.  Silver Spring resident Chase William Mulligan pleaded guilty to two counts of producing child sexual abuse material after targeting minors on social media and "sextorted them."  Specifically, through the scheme, prosecutors say that Mulligan coerced at least 108 girls — ranging from ages 5-17 — to send him sexually explicit photos and videos of themselves.  When the girls told him they no longe…

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Passenger Killed In T-Bone Crash On Route 4 In Solomons, Sheriff Says Passenger Killed In T-Bone Crash On Route 4 In Solomons, Sheriff Says
Passenger Killed In T-Bone Crash On Route 4 In Solomons, Sheriff Says A deadly crash in Solomons left a passenger dead and two drivers hospitalized after a Lincoln crossed into oncoming traffic and was T-boned on Route 4, police said. At around 8 a.m. on Wednesday, May 21, members of the Calvert County Sheriff's Office responded to the southbound lanes of Solomons Island Road (Route 4) near Creston Lane. Investigators say Lewis Bert Michaud, 66, of Lusby, was behind the wheel of a 2005 Lincoln Town Car heading northbound when he attempted to cross into southbound Route 4 toward Creston Lane. At that moment, a 2021 GMC driven by Lindsay Rae Kreuter, 34, of Lo…

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Police & Fire
Teen Murder Suspect Nabbed In Kentucky After Four-Month Manhunt: Howard County Police Teen Murder Suspect Nabbed In Kentucky After Four-Month Manhunt: Howard County Police
Teen Murder Suspect Nabbed In Kentucky After Four-Month Manhunt: Howard County Police A teen accused of pulling the trigger in a deadly Maryland shooting was caught hiding out in Kentucky after dodging authorities for months, Howard County Police said. Jemik Parker, 17, was arrested on May 15 in Louisville, ending a four-month manhunt launched after the Jan. 14 shooting death of 17-year-old Lance Carrington in Columbia. Parker is charged as an adult with first- and second-degree murder and is believed to be the shooter in what police said was a targeted attempted robbery. Watch Live: Howard County Police Department Homicide Arrest Update Posted by Howard County Executiv…

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Driver Killed, Another Airlifted After Head-On Route 5 Crash In Leonardtown, Sheriff Says Driver Killed, Another Airlifted After Head-On Route 5 Crash In Leonardtown, Sheriff Says
Driver Killed, Another Airlifted After Head-On Route 5 Crash In Leonardtown, Sheriff Says A head-on crash in Leonardtown left one person dead and another flown to a trauma center Wednesday morning, authorities said. The crash happened around 7:15 a.m. on May 21, near the intersection of Point Lookout Road (MD Route 5) and St. Margarets Drive, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the scene and found that a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado and a 2011 Ford Econoline van had collided head-on. Investigators say the Chevy, driven by Charles Latham, 48, of Lexington Park, was heading northbound when it crossed the center line and struck the southbound van…

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Baltimore Teen Charged As Adult After Shooting Another Boy — And Himself, Police Say Baltimore Teen Charged As Adult After Shooting Another Boy — And Himself, Police Say
Baltimore Teen Charged As Adult After Shooting Another Boy — And Himself, Police Say A 15-year-old Baltimore boy is facing adult charges after police say he shot another teen — and accidentally shot himself during the same encounter. The shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 19, in the 300 block of South Macon Street, according to Baltimore Police. When officers arrived, they found a 16-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to the arm and the 15-year-old suspect with a gunshot wound to the thigh.  Both were taken to the hospital in stable condition. Police later determined the younger teen was the shooter — and that his own injury was self-inflicted during th…

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Missing Montgomery County Senior Fatally Struck On I-95 Ramp In Laurel: MSP Missing Montgomery County Senior Fatally Struck On I-95 Ramp In Laurel: MSP
Missing Montgomery County Senior Fatally Struck On I-95 Ramp In Laurel: MSP A 77-year-old woman who had been reported missing in Montgomery County was fatally struck by a car on a highway ramp in Prince George’s County days later, state police confirmed. Asenakech Amdrufael Negewo, of Silver Spring, was killed just after 9:15 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, when a Honda Civic hit her while she was standing in the roadway near the I-95 exit ramp to eastbound MD-198 in College Park, according to the Maryland State Police investigators. Negewo was pronounced dead on the scene by first responders. She had been reported missing earlier that same day through the Montgomery Coun…

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