Zak Failla

Assistant Managing Editor

zfailla@dailyvoice.com

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

Motorcyclist Killed Hopping Curb, Crashing Into Pole In MD Motorcyclist Killed Hopping Curb, Crashing Into Pole In MD
Motorcyclist Killed Hopping Curb, Crashing Into Pole In MD Police in Howard County have identified the 23-year-old motorcyclist who was killed in a weekend crash. Odenton resident Devinn Dwight Gleaton was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Jessup on Sunday, July 30, according to the Howard County Police Department. At approximately 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, Gleaton was riding a 2023 Kawasaki motorcycle east on Route 175 between Route 1 and Pocomoke Avenue when he lost control and went over a curb and into a pole. It remains unclear what caused Gleaton to crash on Monday afternoon. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. No other vehi…
VA Man Who Traveled To MD For Sex With Teen Busted By Undercover Investigators: Sheriff VA Man Who Traveled To MD For Sex With Teen Busted By Undercover Investigators: Sheriff
VA Man Who Traveled To MD For Sex With Teen Busted By Undercover Investigators: Sheriff A Virginia man looking for some illicit love was instead met by law enforcement after he targeted what he believed to be a teen girl in Maryland, authorities announced. Sheriff’s deputies in Frederick County have apprehended a Leesburg man who was busted attempting to solicit sex from an undercover agent posing as a teenager online. Oleg Tatchin, 48, has been charged by members of the Frederick County’s Sheriff’s Office with 10 counts of sexual solicitation of a minor after he allegedly attempted to exploit a 14-year-old girl through the Internet. In May, a detective from the sheriff’s off…
Attempted Murderer Pushed Man Down Steps During Disagreement In MD, Police Say Attempted Murderer Pushed Man Down Steps During Disagreement In MD, Police Say
Attempted Murderer Pushed Man Down Steps During Disagreement In MD, Police Say The man who pushed his victim down the stairs during an argument in Baltimore has been apprehended nearly two weeks after leaving a 32-year-old man in critical condition, police say. Shakeef Hatcher, 45, has been arrested and charged with the attempted murder of a man who suffered critical injuries when a verbal argument turned physical earlier this month. Officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called shortly after 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 20, to investigate an assault that left a man unresponsive in a stairwell. When they arrived in the area, officers found the man suffering …
One Killed In Double Washington County Shooting, Police Say One Killed In Double Washington County Shooting, Police Say
One Killed In Double Washington County Shooting, Police Say One person was killed in a double shooting in broad daylight in Washington County involving friends, police say. Shortly after 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 30, officers from the Hagerstown Police Department were called to an apartment complex on Brinker Drive, where there were reports of shots fired in the area. Upon arrival, officers found a 24-year-old woman dead from a gunshot wound and a second was struck multiple times and survived. The 31-year-old woman was rushed to Mertitus Medical Center with serious injuries, police said. Her condition was not available on Monday, July 31. Investigato…
Four-Leaf Clover Helps Maryland Lottery Player Score $50K Scratch-Off Win Four-Leaf Clover Helps Maryland Lottery Player Score $50K Scratch-Off Win
Four-Leaf Clover Helps Maryland Lottery Player Score $50K Scratch-Off Win Irish eyes were smiling on a Maryland Lottery player who won big with an assist from his lucky four-leaf clover. A Calvert County man has been on a lottery hot streak since picking the clover out of his garden in June, culminating in a $50,000 windfall on a "Money Bag Multiplier" instant ticket. Since coming across the lucky charm, the Lottery player has won multiple $50 prizes and $200 on scratch-off games, but that's just pocket change at this point. While milking the string of good fortune, he picked up a $10 "Money Bag Multiplier" scratcher at Lusby FASTOP on HG Truman Road, which…
Police ID Teen Gunned Down In Maryland Double Shooting Police ID Teen Gunned Down In Maryland Double Shooting
Police ID Teen Gunned Down In Maryland Double Shooting One teen was killed and a second airlifted to an area hospital following the latest bout of midday gun violence in Maryland. Investigators from the Annapolis Police Department were called shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 27, when officers on patrol heard gunshots ring out in the area. During a canvas of the area, they found 16-year-old Annapolis resident Robert Clark down in the 1900 block of Copeland Street suffering from critical injuries.  He was pronounced dead at the scene.  Nearby, they also found a 17-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his abdomen, and he had…
Woman's Body Found With Fatal Traumatic Injuries In Baltimore: Police (DEVELOPING) Woman's Body Found With Fatal Traumatic Injuries In Baltimore: Police (DEVELOPING)
Woman's Body Found With Fatal Traumatic Injuries In Baltimore: Police (Developing) A death investigation has been launched after a woman was found with traumatic injuries lying unresponsive in Baltimore overnight, police say. Officers from the Baltimore Police Department responded to the 3900 block of Park Heights Avenue shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 30, where there was a reported aggravated assault. Upon arrival, they found a 36-year-old woman unresponsive who showed signs of blunt force trauma, investigators said. Responding paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene. The body was transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the woman’s identi…
Police ID Virginia Man Killed Crashing Into Maryland Guardrail Police ID Virginia Man Killed Crashing Into Maryland Guardrail
Police ID Virginia Man Killed Crashing Into Maryland Guardrail A 22-year-old Virginia man was killed in Montgomery County over the weekend after crashing into a guardrail in an early morning crash, police say. Annandale resident Carlos Alexis Yanez Marquez has been identified as the person killed in a single-car crash in Rockville that sent two others to the hospital. Members of the Montgomery County Department of Police were called shortly before 5:50 a.m. on Saturday, July 29 to the area of Veirs Mill Road and Twinbrook Parkway where there was a reported crash. Investigators say that Yanez Marquez was driving east on Veirs Mill Road when he unexpec…
Attic Fire Tears Through Maryland Home, Leaves Two Displaced Attic Fire Tears Through Maryland Home, Leaves Two Displaced
Attic Fire Tears Through Maryland Home, Leaves Two Displaced Two residents were reportedly displaced over the weekend when an attic fire rapidly spread to the rest of an Elkton home, officials say. It took firefighters from the Singerly Fire Company approximately an hour to control a blaze that broke out in a Kirkaldy Drive home in Elkton at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 30, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. Officials say that a team of 50 firefighters were able to knock down the flames in approximately 60 minutes, but not before it caused an estimated $800,000 in damage to the structure and contents of the home. The investigation i…
Police In Maryland Attempting To Locate Parents Of Nonverbal Child Found Chasing Vehicle Police In Maryland Attempting To Locate Parents Of Nonverbal Child Found Chasing Vehicle
Police In Maryland Attempting To Locate Parents Of Nonverbal Child Found Chasing Vehicle The Baltimore Police Department is seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to identify a child who may have been neglected. At approximately 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 29, officers were called to the 4000 block of Fernhill Avenue after being called by an area resident who found a child wandering out alone.  The concerned citizen said that the kid was found running from the area of Granada Avenue and Ridgewood Avenue, reportedly chasing a black vehicle with temporary tags. Police say that the child is between 3 and 4 years old and is nonverbal. He was taken to Johns Hopkins P…
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