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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

News

Sheriff's Deputy In Maryland Hospitalized After Crash (Developing) A member of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office was hospitalized after being involved in a crash, according to officials. An alert was issued by the sheriff’s office shortly before 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 29, following a reported crash involving a sheriff’s deputy who was on patrol on Route 7 near the intersection of Joppa Road. Officials said the deputy - whose name has not been released - was “alert and conscious” at the time he was transported to the hospital for treatment of undisclosed injuries. He was transported to Shock Trauma for treatment of injuries that the sheriff's office sai…

by Zak Failla

08/29/2022

Schools

Former Volunteer HS Track Coach In Maryland Indicted For Sexually Abusing Student: Sheriff A former volunteer high school track coach in Maryland is facing charges for allegedly sexually abusing a student, authorities announced. North Carolina resident Jason Michael Roberts, 32, a former coach at Westlake High School in Charles County, has been indicted by a grand jury that charged him with sexual abuse of a minor, according to the sheriff’s office. In June 2022, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office was made aware of possible misconduct between a former Westlake High School volunteer track coach and a former student, investigators said. Upon receiving the notification of the inve…

by Zak Failla

08/29/2022

Police & Fire

Repeat Robber Busted After Second Attempt At Same Maryland Mart: Police A commercial burglar went to the well one too many times and was apprehended after targeting a Maryland gas station twice in three days, according to authorities. Frederick County resident Stefan Alejandro Gajate, 33, was arrested by members of the Frederick Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit following a recent investigation into two robberies at the same place last week, officials announced on Monday, Aug. 29. Officers were called to the A-1 Mart on Himes Avenue in Frederick city on Tuesday, Aug. 23, when there was a reported commercial robbery. During the investigation, it was deter…

by Zak Failla

08/29/2022

News

Registered Sex Offender Admits To Exploiting Two Minors To Produce Child Porn In Maryland: DOJ A registered sex offender in Maryland is facing decades in prison after admitting to the sexual exploitation of two young girls to produce child pornography, federal officials said. Rocky Ridge resident Dennis James Harrison, 40, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child to produce child pornography, related to the sexual exploitation of two minors who were between the ages of 10 and 12 at the time of the abuse. As part of his plea, Harrison admitted that between 2018 and 2021, he sexually exploited two minor girls beginning when the one victim was 12 years old and when another vict…

by Zak Failla

08/29/2022

Police & Fire

Suspect At Large After Shooting At Maryland Skate Park Leaves One In Critical Condition: Police A midday shooting at a Maryland skate park left one hospitalized in critical condition in Frederick County, according to police. Members of the Frederick Police Department responded to the Hill Street Skate Park in Frederick City shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 28, where there was a reported shooting, investigators said. Upon arrival, officials said that officers located an adult man with a confirmed gunshot wound. He was treated at the scene and transported to an area trauma center where he was listed in critical condition, the department said on Monday, Aug. 29. “Through the pr…

by Zak Failla

08/29/2022

Sports

NFL Rookie Brian Robinson Recovers After Armed Robbery, Teen Suspects Sought NFL running back Brian Robinson, Jr.'s promising season took an unexpected turn after he was shot multiple times during an attempted armed robbery in Washington DC over the weekend, according to multiple reports. DC police released photos fo the suspects who approached the 23-year-old rookie athlete on the 1000 block of H Street, Northeast, flashing their handguns and trying to rob him around 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, authorities said. The suspects fired their guns then fled the scene in a vehicle without taking any property. Robinson was transported to a local hospital for treatment of n…

by Zak Failla

08/29/2022

Police & Fire

Child Playing With Lighter Causes Maryland House Fire A child playing with a lighter accidentally set a fire inside the closet of a Maryland home, according to officials. Members of the Salisbury Fire Department were called to help extinguish a fire that broke out in the closet of a Hatings Street home shortly after 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27 when a child toying around with a lighter. Officials said that a team of nine firefighters took approximately five minutes to knock down the accidental flames, which caused an estimated $350 in damage for the homeowner. No injuries were reported.

by Zak Failla

08/29/2022

News

Satan Club After School Program Coming To PA District The Satanic Temple is coming to a Pennsylvania school district. In York County, the directors of the Northern York County School District addressed their approval of the Satanic Temple to use their facilities, stating that “the use of (their) school facilities must be permitted without discrimination.” The event will happen on Saturday, Sept. 24, reportedly at Northern High School in Dillsburg. It is a back-to-school night for the After School Satan Club, according to FOX 43. “At its (latest meeting, ”the Board approved an application by the Satanic Temple to use our facility as we were r…

by Zak Failla

08/28/2022

Police & Fire

Juvenile Girl Killed In Maryland Shooting: Police The fatal shooting of a minor in Maryland is under investigation, according to police. Officers from the Prince George’s County Police Department responded to the scene of a shooting in the 3400 block of Curtis Drive on Sunday, Aug. 28, officials said. Upon arrival, police say that officers located a juvenile girl outside the scene who had been shot multiple times. The girl was taken to an area hospital where she was later pronounced dead. “At this time, we do not believe this was a random incident,” police posted online. "Those involved likely knew of each other.” At this time, we…

by Zak Failla

08/28/2022

News

Minor Threatens To Blow Up Maryland High School, Teacher's Home: Sheriff Social media reared its ugly head once more in Maryland. A juvenile is in custody after the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office received a report of threats made online to blow up Walkersville High School, as well as a teacher’s home, officials announced. Deputies from the sheriff’s office started an investigation at approximately 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27 after receiving reports of the threat, which were found to be not credible. “Throughout the course of the evening, deputies conducted multiple interviews and successfully identified a suspect, a female juvenile who is a student at the s…

by Zak Failla

08/28/2022

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