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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.

Zak Failla's Contributions

Police & Fire

Stabbing Suspect In Custody Days After Murder Of 63-Year-Old Man In Maryland, Police Say Police have apprehended a man in connection to the fatal stabbing of 63-year-old Keith Yeager in Baltimore County earlier this week. Gregory Hare, 55, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder after turning himself in to police on Friday night following an incident on Monday, Oct. 16. Original story - Police ID 63-Year-Old Man Stabbed To Death In Essex At around 10 p.m. on Monday, officers were called to the unit block of Eastern Boulevard in Essex, where there was a reported assault that had just occurred in the area. Oct. 17, 2023- News Release: Homicide detectives with…

by Zak Failla

10/21/2023

Business

61K Gun Safes Sold At Retailers Nationwide Recalled After 12-Year-Old Shot, Killed With Weapon More than 61,000 gun cases sold nationwide are being recalled due to a malfunction that can allow unauthorized people to access dangerous weapons, and already led to the death of a child. Illinois-based Fortress Safe announced this week that the biometric gun safes were being recalled due to a "serious safety hazard and risk of death" caused by a programming feature that made the safes more accessible. The recall comes following a recent lawsuit that alleges a 12-year-old boy died from a gun obtained from one of the safes, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). "…

by Zak Failla

10/21/2023

Police & Fire

Teens 'Uncooperative' After Triple Shooting In Maryland, Police Say A 16-year-old girl was among three hospitalized in a midday shooting in Baltimore on Friday afternoon, police say. Shortly before 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20, officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called to investigate a shooting in the 3700 block of 5th Street, according to authorities. Upon arrival, officers found an 18-year-old man and 16-year-old girl suffering from gunshot wounds to the left shoulder and right arm. A third teen victim was found in short order in the 600 block of Washburn Avenue after being shot. All three were transported to area hospitals for treatment of …

by Zak Failla

10/20/2023

Obituaries

Baltimore Firefighter Rodney Pitts III, 31, Died Chasing His Passion Baltimore Firefighter Rodney Pitts III died chasing his passion: Protecting the city that he loved. Officials confirmed on Friday that the 31-year-old Pitts was the firefighter killed battling an intense blaze that broke out in a Northwest Baltimore that left four other members of his department with various burn injures, including one who is fighting for his life in critical condition. Pitts had just recently joined his hometown department, serving for Engine Company 29 with less than a year of service before he suffered incapacitating injuries on Thursday afternoon. "Baltimore lost a her…

by Zak Failla

10/20/2023

Politics

State Department Official From Maryland Resigns Over Biden's Support For Israel Senior US State Department official Josh Paul has stepped down from his position amid President Joe Biden's response to the Israel-Hamas conflict overseas, he says. After more than 11 years with the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM), Paul announced his resignation in an open letter on LinkedIn, citing a promise the Maryland native made to himself that conflicts with the current regime's handling of the ongoing war. Paul said that he is leaving his position because "in our current course with regards to the continued - indeed, expanded and expedited - provision of lethal …

by Zak Failla

10/20/2023

News

'Armed, Dangerous' Suspect At Large After Targeted Murder Of Maryland Judge: Sheriff (Updated) A contentious divorce may have led to the murder of a Maryland Circuit Court Judge who was found gunned down in his Washington County driveway while his family was inside their residence, officials say. At around 8 p.m. on Thursday night, deputies were called to the 19100 block of Olde Waterford Road in Hagerstown, where they found 52-year-old Judge Andrew Wilkinson suffering from gunshot wounds outside of his home. He was rushed to Meritus Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. Judge Andrew WilkinsonWashington Count…

by Zak Failla

10/20/2023

Police & Fire

Police ID 77-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed By Maryland Driver Police say that a 77-year-old man was struck and killed by a driver while walking along the roadway in Fort Washington. Foday Salim has been identified as the person who was hit by a sedan at around 7 a.m. on Thursday morning in the 6800 block of Bock Road, according to a Prince George's County Police Department spokesperson, who said that for unknown reasons, he was struck in the roadway. 6800 block of Bock Road in Fort Washington.Google Maps street view The Fort Washington resident was found unresponsive when first responders arrived, and he was rushed to an area hospital, where Salim…

by Zak Failla

10/20/2023

Police & Fire

Tuck And Roll: Felon Jumped Out Of Moving Car Before Being Busted In Maryland, Sheriff Says A convicted felon is back behind bars after going through extreme measures to avoid being apprehended in Charles County, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office announced. Upper Marlboro resident Dion Tevon McBeth, 25, who has a previous conviction for crimes of violence, was arrested following a scene that could have been ripped out of a movie script when he was spotted driving a stolen car by the vehicle's owner, who alerted the authorities. Officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called to Western Parkway in Waldorf earlier this week when a vehicle owner called 911 and rep…

by Zak Failla

10/20/2023

News

Judge Found Shot To Death In Driveway Of Maryland Home: Sheriff (Developing) A manhunt has been launched after Maryland Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson was killed at his Washington County home. At around 8 p.m. on Thursday night, deputies were called to the 19100 block of Olde Waterford Road in Hagerstown, where they found the 52-year-old judge suffering from gunshot wounds in his driveway. He was rushed to Meritus Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. On Friday morning, the agency issued a BOLO for 49-year-old Pedro Argote, who was described as being 5-foot-7, weighing 130 pounds with blac…

by Zak Failla

10/20/2023

Police & Fire

One Firefighter Killed, Four Others Injured Battling Intense Baltimore Rowhome Fire Maryland is in mourning after one firefighter died and sever others were injured battling a massive rowhouse blaze. Several homes went up in flames on Thursday afternoon in Baltimore, and the furious fire claimed the life of one and left at least four other with various burns and other injuries, according to city officials. The firefighter's name has not been released, pending the notification of his family. "Tonight, it is with a heavy heart that I must announce one member has tragically perished as a result of his injuries," Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace said during a briefing. Sh…

by Zak Failla

10/20/2023

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