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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

Motorcyclist Killed, Woman Critical After Being Thrown From Bike In Maryland Crash: Police One person was killed and a woman suffered serious injuries after crashing a motorcycle during a late-night ride on Labor Day in Howard County, police say. At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Monday night, a 2006 Yamaha R6 was traveling north on Route 29 at Rivers Edge Road in Columbia when the driver lost control and crashed off the roadway. Both the driver and his passenger were ejected from the motorcycle and rushed to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he died and she was listed in critical condition as of Tuesday, Sept. 5, according to police. The cause of the crash remai…

by Zak Failla

09/05/2023

Police & Fire

Shoplifting Suspect Strikes Detectives With SUV While Fleeing Store In Maryland (Updated) New details have been released by police in Baltimore after an officer-involved shooting involving a shoplifting suspect on Tuesday morning. Shortly before 11:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 5, detectives were inside a convenience store in the 3600 block of Wilkens Avenue when they spotted a man stealing before getting into an SUV according to a spokesperson from the Baltimore Police Department. The suspect SUV.Baltimore Police Department As the man was attempting to flee with his stolen merchandise, he struck two officers with the SUV, prompting one to fire his weapon at the suspect vehicle.…

by Zak Failla

09/05/2023

News

DC Woman Drowns In Rough Surf In Outer Banks On Labor Day: Officials A 28-year-old DC woman died on Labor Day in a "water-related incident" while swimming in rough surf in North Carolina's Outer Banks, authorities announced. National Park Service spokespeople say that the woman from the District died on Monday, Sept. 4 in front of the village of Avon at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The incident was reported at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Monday when an unresponsive person was found in the ocean after a witness said she was overtaken by strong waves and vanished into the surf. She was later found face-down in what were described as "rough ocean cond…

by Zak Failla

09/05/2023

News

Man Who Drove Hours To MD With Homemade Bomb To Kill Role-Playing Romantic Rival Sentenced: DOJ A love triangle turned explosive in Maryland when a man drove seven hours from Ohio into Carroll County to deliver a gift-wrapped bomb intended to kill a romantic rival, federal authorities announced. Clayton Alexander McCoy, 32, of Chesterland Ohio, has been sentenced to 262 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to transporting explosives with the intent to injure and possession of an unregistered firearm or explosive device, in connection with an explosion at a home in Carroll County that severely injured the boyfriend of a woman McCoy was interested in. McCoy took elaborate mea…

by Zak Failla

09/05/2023

Police & Fire

Police Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting In Baltimore (Developing) Police say that an officer was involved in a shooting early on Tuesday afternoon in Baltimore. Shortly before noon on Tuesday, Sept. 5, acting Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley and other top officials from the department were called to the 3400 block of Wilkens Avenue, where there was a report of a shooting. Acting Commissioner Worley and PIO are on scene of an officer-involved discharging in the 3400 blk of Wilkens Ave. Media Staging will be located in the area of Wilkens Ave & Pine Heights Ave. pic.twitter.com/jCSo3DAYsu — Baltimore Police (@BaltimorePolice) September …

by Zak Failla

09/05/2023

Police & Fire

Eight Cats Killed By Fast-Moving Maryland House Fire Eight cats perished and two firefighters had to be treated for heat-related illnesses on Monday afternoon when a fire tore through a Maryland home. A hot day got a little hotter for dozens of members of the Pittsville Volunteer Fire Department, who had to contend with the heatwave while battling the blaze for an hour and a half on Cemetery Avenue in Wicomico County. The fire was reported shortly before 5:45 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 4. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal, the incident was sparked when a kitchen stove malfunctioned, which was found by the homeowner, who was able to esc…

by Zak Failla

09/05/2023

Police & Fire

TikTok Video Shows Officer Embracing Woman Before Getting Into Patrol Car In Maryland The Prince George’s County Police Department has launched an internal investigation after a video of an officer went viral on social media. The video, which had more than 2.3M views as of Tuesday, Sept. 5, shows the officer appearing to embrace and kiss a female before joining her in the back of his police vehicle. Then, the feed cuts out. @trapploss_ Pg cops dont care lmaoo #fyp #fy #cops #dmv #worldstar #movie *not my video* ♬ original sound - Trapplos The video was posted on Labor Day and had garnered thousands of comments that ranged from sharp-witted to scornful. “Like l…

by Zak Failla

09/05/2023

Police & Fire

Man Charged With Strangling, Abducting 19-Year-Old During Domestic Incident In Virginia: Police A Virginia man who repeatedly verbally and physically abused a 19-year-old woman in Prince William County is behind bars after attempting to evade police, authorities announced on Monday. Jerome Cochuran-Daniels, Jr., 20, is in custody more than a week after an alleged domestic dispute with the woman inside the Coverstone 4 Apartments in the 7600 block of Cass Place in Manassas. Police say that at 3 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 24, a 19-year-old and Cochuran-Daniels got into a verbal argument that rapidly escalated, during which he pushed her before they were able to separate. Things …

by Zak Failla

09/04/2023

Lifestyle

Maryland Lottery Player Hits $50K Home Run On Baseball-Themed Promotion The Orioles' magical season just keeps paying off for fans in Maryland. Westminster resident Karl Petro got a grand slam $50,000 prize on a baseball-themed second-chance promotion from Maryland Lottery, officials announced. This week, Petro was selected as a $50,000 winner in the final drawing of the Lottery’s "Home Run Riches Contestant of the Game Second-Chance" promotion, which ran from March through August as the season winds down for the O's. The 72-year-old Petro will have plenty of cash to spend on possible playoff tickets after registering his $5 "FAST PLAY Home Run Riches Tic…

by Zak Failla

09/04/2023

Police & Fire

Three Suspects At Large After Smashing Through Glass Door, Stealing ATM In Maryland, Police Say Three suspects are at large after breaking into an Anne Arundel County business and stealing an ATM on Monday morning. The trio looked to make a quick buck at around 3 a.m. on Monday when the suspects smashed through the glass doors of a business in the 800 block of Elkridge Landing Road in Linthicum, officials say. Police say that after breaking through the front door the three forced their way through several other doors inside the business before taking the ATM from the front lobby. They then fled the area in a newer-model Ford truck. Investigators only said that the three …

by Zak Failla

09/04/2023

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