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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

Police & Fire

Suspect At Large After Shooting Teen In Maryland A 13-year-old suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a bullet during an incident in Charles County, authorities announced. Officers from the La Plata Police Department and Charles County Sheriff's Office responded to a reported shooting shortly before midnight on Monday, July 18 in the area of Caroline Drive and Jennie Run Drive, officials said. Upon arrival, first responders said that they located a 13-year-old boy who was shot in the arm, though no suspect was in the area. The teen was transported to an area hospital for treatment, though it remains unclear w…

by Zak Failla

07/19/2022

News

Road Closed After Train Strikes Box Truck In Washington County: Report First responders were called to a reported train accident in Washington County, according to an unconfirmed report. An alert was issued at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 19, where a box truck was reportedly struck by a train at the intersection of McAfee Hill Road and Cascade Road in Highfield-Cascade. It is unclear what the truck was carrying. The driver was reportedly not injured, though the incident led to road closures. This is a developing story. Check Daily Voice for new information as it is released.

by Zak Failla

07/19/2022

News

Buildings, Homes May Be Evacuated After Hazardous Incident Reported In Maryland: Officials First responders in Baltimore are handling a hazardous incident, officials announced. The Baltimore Firefighters Union said that the department’s HazMat Team is standing by at the scene of an incident in the 6000 block of Falls Road, where some homes and buildings may be evacuated. Falls Road was shut down as of 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 19, they noted. Residents have been advised to “follow orders from officials on scene.” No other information was immediately available. This is a developing story. Check Daily Voice for updates.

by Zak Failla

07/19/2022

Police & Fire

Teen Hospitalized In Maryland After Shooting: Officials A teenager was reportedly hospitalized after being shot late on Monday, July 18, in Maryland, according to reports. Detectives in Charles County are investigating after a 13-year-old boy was shot shortly before midnight in the wrist near Jennie Run Drive in La Plata on Monday night, officials said. The teen was reportedly out with a group of friends when shots rang out, with one striking him. Officials have not said whether or not the teen - who was flown to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries - was targeted or not. No other injuries were reported in the shooting and no …

by Zak Failla

07/19/2022

News

Trio Convicted Of Trying To Ship Mass Amounts Of Cocaine, Pot From NJ To MD Three individuals have been convicted of attempting to traffic hundreds of grams of cocaine and marijuana from New Jersey into Maryland, the state's attorney announced. Geoffrey Raheim Brown, 29, of Bel Air, MD, Keneil Carlos Callender, 32, of Edgewater, NJ, and Danita Ginette Cromwell, 46, of Elkton, MD have been convicted for conspiracy to import into Maryland at least 28 grams of cocaine, Albert Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, announced on Monday, July 18. Between August 2021 and November 2021, the Harford County Narcotics Task Force conducted a lengthy investig…

by Zak Failla

07/18/2022

Police & Fire

Carnival Postponed, Not Canceled, After Fatal Teen Shooting At Maryland Fire Department Event The show must go on. The Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department and St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced that they will move forward with their Annual Carnival, opting to postpone it rather than cancel after a teen opened fire and struck another youth during an incident over the weekend. Devron Ny’Quez Murray, 19, of Lexington Park, shot Syncere Kovey Smith at the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department carnival on Three Notch Road just before 11 p.m., the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office said. In response, officials said that the heads of those agencies met with "the goal to decide if …

by Zak Failla

07/18/2022

Police & Fire

Homicide Suspect In Maryland Indicted On Murder, Other Charges: Report A 22-year-old Washington, DC man has been indicted on murder and multiple other charges in connection to a fatal shooting in Calvert County, according to a Southern Maryland news report. Terrance Kenneth Yancey, 22, was served an indictment on Monday, July 18 for the fatal shooting of Prince George's County resident Tyree Dashawn Richardson, 20, of Glenn Dale, following an incident on Lyons Creek Road in Dunkirk last month. Specifically, Yancey was reportedly charged with: Murder; Use of a firearm in a violent crime; First-degree assault; Second-degree assault; Four counts of reckless en…

by Zak Failla

07/18/2022

Police & Fire

State Police Locate Mercedes Involved In Fatal Hit-Run Crash In Maryland Maryland State Police investigators have identified and located a suspect vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a 14-year-old boy near a busy intersection in Worcester County, authorities announced, though no arrests have been made. The investigation into the crash led state police investigators to a 2011 black Mercedes sedan that was reportedly involved in the fatal incident. It was located at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 17 outside a Worcester County residence, police said, noting that “the damages on the (vehicle) match the suspected damages consiste…

by Zak Failla

07/18/2022

News

Police Locate, ID 10-Year-Old Swimmer Found Dead After Going Missing In Maryland Waters A 10-year-old child's body was found in Maryland on Monday, July 18 after she was reported missing while swimming near the Virginia border. The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced that Genesi Elizabeth Sosa-Bonilla's body was located near the location where she was last seen in the water in St. Mary's County. An alert was issued by the US Coast Guard over the weekend as they attempted to track down the girl, who went missing while swimming near Camp Merryelande in Piney Point. Officials said that two family members were swimming together with an adult when one lost sigh…

by Zak Failla

07/18/2022

Police & Fire

Equestrian Barn Destroyed By Blaze In Maryland: Fire Marshal No horses were harmed in Maryland when an equestrian barn was destroyed by a blaze that broke out over the weekend that remains under investigation as of Monday, July 18, according to the state fire marshal. In Charles County, more than four dozen firefighters responded to a barn on Leonardtown Road in Bryantown shortly after 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 16, when a neighbor reported a barn that was on fire. Units arrived on the scene to find an approximately 400-by-200-foot horse stable with fire throughout, according to the Hughesville Volunteer Fire Department. "A defensive fire attack…

by Zak Failla

07/18/2022

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