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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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News

More Than Two Dozen Injured After University Of Maryland Bus Crashes Into Pole (Updated) At least 27 people suffered various injuries after a University of Maryland bus crashed into a pole on Wednesday morning, shutting down a major roadway. Officials say that around 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday, first responders were called to the area of Baltimore Avenue and University Boulevard in College Park after the bus struck a light pole and left more than two dozen people with injuries. Approx 10:20 am #PGFD units were dispatched to Baltimore Ave & University Blvd in College Park for a rescue call. On scene crews found a University of MD bus into a light pole. 27 patients with mino…

by Zak Failla

10/04/2023

Police & Fire

Stabbing Suspect Apprehended Hours After Early Morning Assault In Maryland, Sheriff Says A 52-year-old man with no known address has been arrested after a man and woman were found stabbed inside a Charles County home, authorities announced. Shortly after 12:15 a.m. on Tuesday morning, officers from the sheriff's office were called to the 12700 block of Pearson Drive, where there were reports of a stabbing that happened overnight. Upon arrival, deputies found Timothy Portzen, 62, and a woman suffering from stab wounds, according to the agency. Portzen was pronounced dead at the scene of the stabbing, and the woman was taken to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threaten…

by Zak Failla

10/04/2023

Police & Fire

Morgan State University Active Shooter (Developing) At least four people were shot near or on the Morgan State University campus Tuesday evening, Oct. 3, police in Baltimore said. Baltimore police said only that multiple people suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and advised residents to shelter in place and avoid the area. Federal officials were assisting in the investigation. BPD is on scene of an active shooter situation in the 1700 block of Argonne Drive. We’re asking everyone to shelter in place and avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/LLhUyf3h8h — Baltimore Police (@BaltimorePolice) October 4, 2023 ATF Special Agents are respon…

by Zak Failla

10/03/2023

Police & Fire

Trooper Hospitalized After Pick-Up Truck Driver Attempts to Flee From Stop In MD: State Police Two men were arrested after fleeing from a traffic stop in Anne Arundel County and crashing into a Maryland State Police trooper's vehicle on Tuesday, authorities say. Walter Bandy, 56, of Glen Burnie, and passenger Jeffrey Bawgus, 46, of Baltimore, were involved in a crash involving the former's Ford F-150 shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 3, according to state police officials. Police say that on Tuesday afternoon, troopers in the area of Brooklyn Park were on patrol when they attempted to stop Bandy, who sped away on Fort Smallwood Road, striking a trooper's unmarked patrol vehi…

by Zak Failla

10/03/2023

News

'Tiger King' Star Avoids Jail Time In Virginia, Banned From Dealing Exotic Animals: OAG "Tiger King Doc Antle" will avoid jail time in Virginia after being convicted of illegally purchasing endangered, non-native animals. Best known for his Netflix show of the same name, Bhagahan Antle was sentenced to two years with time suspended after being convicted of two counts each of wildlife trafficking and conspiring to wildlife traffic in June, authorities announced on Tuesday. He was also levied a $10,000 fine by a judge in Virginia. Following his conviction, Antle was also barred from working with, owning, possessing, brokering, buying, selling, transferring, bartering or donatin…

by Zak Failla

10/03/2023

Police & Fire

Man Dead, Woman Hospitalized In Early Morning Maryland Stabbing, Sheriff Says A death investigation has been launched in Charles County after a man and woman were found stabbed inside a Waldorf home, authorities announced. Shortly after 12:15 a.m. on Tuesday morning, officers from the sheriff's office were called to the 12700 block of Pearson Drive, where there were reports of a stabbing that happened overnight. Upon arrival, deputies found Timothy Portzen, 62, and a woman suffering from stab wounds, according to the agency. Portzen was pronounced dead at the scene of the stabbing, and the woman was taken to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening inj…

by Zak Failla

10/03/2023

News

Man, Minor Accused Of Distributing Fentanyl That Led To Overdoses At Wakefield HS: Police Two are facing a host of charges in Virginia for their roles in the overdoses of two girls in an Arlington County high school, authorities announced on Tuesday afternoon. Fairfax resident Walter Zeleya Padilla, 19, has been accused of distributing fentanyl to a minor who in turn gave it to other juveniles, at least two of which suffered overdoses late last month, according to police. At around 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27, officers from the Arlington County Police Department were called to Wakefield High School on South Dinwiddle Street, where there were reports of an overdose. One vi…

by Zak Failla

10/03/2023

Politics

Black Belt Congressman Got His Sushi Dinner Back After Being Carjacked In DC He's just happy he got his dinner back. US Capitol Police are on the hunt for three suspects who carjacked Congressman Henry Cuellar outside his home near the Capitol on Monday night. Cuellar endured a terrifying ordeal outside his DC home in the Navy Yard neighborhood, when three men — at least two of whom were armed — approached him and demanded that he hand over his car keys. All three were wearing masks, according to investigators, and they were wearing black clothing. "(The suspects) swarmed (his) vehicle, pointed firearms in his face and demanded the key's to the car," he reported…

by Zak Failla

10/03/2023

Police & Fire

Photos Released By Police Of Man Sporting Surgical Mask During Virginia Bank Robbery (Updated) New details and information have emerged after a mask-wearing man robbed a bank in Virginia on Monday afternoon. An investigation is ongoing in Leesburg after a busy bank was robbed in Leesburg on Oct. 2 by a man wearing Nike clothes, a hat, and surgical mask. The Leesburg Police Department's Criminal Investigations Section was called to the Truist Bank location in the Battlefield Shopping Center shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Monday when a man walked into the bank, demanded money, and left with an undisclosed amount of cash, authorities say. The former SunTrust bank - now Truist - at 1007…

by Zak Failla

10/03/2023

Police & Fire

Suspects Busted Within Hours After Shooting In Virginia, Police Say It didn't take long for detectives in Fairfax County to catch up to two shooting suspects who tried to gun down a driver, officials say. A midday shooting led to the arrests of Centerville resident Desmond Harris, 20, and 22-year-old Antwan Christopher Williams, of Stafford, who were wanted in connection to a shooting last week, the department announced on Tuesday. According to a Fairfax County Police spokesperson, shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27, officers were called to the 5400 block of Belcher Farm Road in Centreville, where there were reports of shots fired with at least…

by Zak Failla

10/03/2023

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