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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.

Zak Failla's Contributions

Police & Fire

Maryland Teen, Couple Killed In Rented Historical House Fire In NC Three were killed and three were hospitalized after a massive fire broke out in the Outer Banks home they were renting. Officials have identified Cienna Farr, 13, of Silver Spring, Colleen Cohan, 64, and William Deer, 68, as the three who perished in a fire that broke out in the 1800 block of North Virginia Dare Trail in Kill Devil Hills, NC over the weekend. PIO Rachel Tackett said that the call came in at approximately 2:20 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 11. The three were pronounced dead at the scene, she said, two others were airlifted to area hospitals while a third was treated locally for min…

by Zak Failla

08/14/2023

Lifestyle

Happy Birthdays Lead Retired Firefighter To $50K Maryland Lottery Jackpot A happy birthday came early for an Anne Arundel County man who won a five-figure prize playing some familiar numbers. "Happy Birthdays!" as he will forever be known, is celebrating after winning a $50,000 "Bonus Match 5" top prize by using the birthdays of he and his family members. The retired 61-year-old firefighter - who decided to remain anonymous - explained to Lottery officials that he played the same three lines of numbers for 20 years, which are the combinations of different birthdays of family members. It took two decades, but the strategy finally paid off big time for the Pasaden…

by Zak Failla

08/14/2023

Police & Fire

Assailant Pulls Out All The Stops In MD Assault, Sheriff Says Jasper Bernard Ford did not go down quietly in Charles County after allegedly threatening a man with a sword, authorities say. Ford went to the well and broke out all the tools in his tool belt during a bizarre assault that broke out after he got into an argument with a man in the 3000 block of October Place inn Waldorf that turned violent. The 36-year-old Waldorf resident reportedly got into an argument with a man living in the residence when he left, but later returned with a metal pole and a sword. He then allegedly used that pole to break a side window and threatened the resident with a…

by Zak Failla

08/14/2023

News

Predator Who Preyed On Teen Girl Over Social Media In MD Gets Prison Time The 43-year-old man who solicited a teen online before raping her in Maryland will spend years behind bars, a judge ordered. Joppa resident Edwin Richard Hunt has been sentenced in Frederick County to 40 years in prison with all but 20 suspended after he preyed on a 13-year-old girl over social media, authorities announced. On Friday, Jan. 20, detectives from the Frederick County Police Department's Major Crime Unit were contacted about a teen girl who was solicited and raped by a white man in his 40s who was later identified as Hunt, officials said. Detectives launched an investigation in…

by Zak Failla

08/14/2023

Police & Fire

Police ID Man Gunned Down In Maryland County Triple Shooting New details have been released following an early morning fatal triple shooting in Prince George's County over the weekend. Tyrone Thomas, 37, of District Heights, has been identified by police as the man killed on Sunday morning in an incident that left two others hospitalized with gunshot wounds. Police say that shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 13, officers were called to the 3700 block of Donnell Drive for a reported shooting, where they found Thomas outside an apartment complex suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Tw…

by Zak Failla

08/14/2023

Weather

Large Hail, Tornado Possible In DMV Region As Thunderstorms Return To The Area Just as the region cleaned up from last week's rash of thunderstorms, a new batch of severe weather is heading toward the region. Whipping winds approaching 70 mph are possible along with a chance of a tornado, hail, and flash flooding potentially hitting some parts of Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia on Monday, Aug. 14, forecasters are advising. Hot and humid air paired with an approaching warm front will result in thunderstorms later today. Some storms may become severe, with damaging winds, large hail, and an isolated tornado all possible threats. #DCwx #MDwx #VAwx #WVwx pic.tw…

by Zak Failla

08/14/2023

Police & Fire

Maryland State Police Helicopter Crew Rescues Three In Two Separate Missions Maryland State Police helicopters were busy in neighboring West Virginia on Sunday. A state police helicopter crew crossed state lines twice on Sunday to rescue three people in a pair of back-to-back hoist missions on Sunday, Aug. 13. The long day began shortly after 7:45 a.m. on Sunday morning, when crews were called to a stretch of woods in Tucker County, where a father suffered an injury while hiking with his 13-year-old son the day before. Once overhead, the 49-year-old injured hiker, and his teen son were located along the Red Creek Trail in Dolly Sods along the river, where they ho…

by Zak Failla

08/14/2023

Police & Fire

Firefighter Evaluated After Battling Overnight Blaze In Northwest DC One firefighter had to be evaluated in Northwest DC overnight after battling a blaze that broke out in a three-story development. At around midnight, DC Fire and EMS personnel were called to the 3200 block of M Street NW, when there was a fire reported in the utility closet of a mixed-use building that spread to the attic area. Working Fire: 3200 Block of M Street NW - Fire in three story mixed use development. Fire in utility closet with extension to attic space. No injuries to report. pic.twitter.com/3KstI7rw1o — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) August 14, 2023 A crew consisting of dozen…

by Zak Failla

08/14/2023

News

One Killed Falling From 1-395 Bridge After Multi-Vehicle Crash In Maryland: Officials One person was killed after a crash in Baltimore caused a person to fall off a bridge and into the waters below a stretch of I-395 south in Baltimore, officials said. Emergency crews from the Baltimore City were called to I-395 at approximately 9:45 p.m. on Sunday night, where there was a multi-vehicle crash that led to a person falling over a Jersey wall approximately 100 feet to his death. Upon arrival, first responders were deployed in the area to search the waters, where they found the victim unresponsive and unconscious. It is unclear what caused the person to fall to his death. Inv…

by Zak Failla

08/14/2023

News

Cat Found In Busy Virginia Shopping Center Tests Positive For Rabies Alarm bells are sounding in Loudoun County after a cat tested positive for rabies who was captured near a busy shopping center. The Loudoun County Health Department issued an alert advising that anyone who had contact with a cat or kittens in the area of Yukon Drive in Ashburn should check with their doctors as soon as possible after cats tested positive for rabies. Officials say that at least five people have been exposed to the rabid cat, all in the vicinity of Chick-fil-A and Red Robin, as well as the Shoppes at Ryan Park on Greenway Corporate Drive, where the Giant grocery store is loca…

by Zak Failla

08/13/2023

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