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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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Alert Issued For Man, Woman In 60s Reported Missing In Maryland Seen them? An alert has been issued in Maryland for a man and woman in their 60s who were both reported missing on the same day in St. Mary's County. The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's assistance in locating Donna Marie Remolde, 66, and John Anthony Tangradi, 69, who were both reported missing by friends and family on Wednesday, July 13. Remolde was described as being approximately 5-foot-6 weighing 300 pounds, while Tangradi is an estimated 6-foot-2 weighing 140 pounds. Both Remolde and Tangradi were last seen in the Leonardtown area, according to the s…

by Zak Failla

07/14/2022

Police & Fire

Unattended Cooking Leads To House Fire In Maryland: State Fire Marshal Maryland homeowners are being advised to stay aware while cooking after a kitchen fire caused hundreds of thousands of dollars to a Wicomico County home. In Fruitland, more than two dozen firefighters responded to a Sharps Point Road home shortly before 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13, when a fire broke out in a single-family residence, the state fire marshal announced. Upon arrival, it took 25 firefighters approximately 30 minutes to knock down the flames and get the fire under control after it was reported, officials said. The fire was deemed to be accidental in nature, according to the …

by Zak Failla

07/14/2022

Police & Fire

K9 Search Leads To Seizure Of Crack, Paraphernalia In Maryland: Sheriff A police K9 in Maryland led to the arrest of a 24-year-old woman in Calvert County who was allegedly in possession of alleged crack and paraphernalia, the sheriff’s office announced. Huntingtown resident Shaquana Quence Jones was stopped in the northbound lanes of Route 4 in the area of Fishers Station Road in Lothian for a reported equipment violation, officials said in an alert issued on Wednesday, July 13. During the course of the subsequent stop, a spokesperson for the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office said that a K9 sniff of the vehicle determined that there was the presence of narcotics…

by Zak Failla

07/14/2022

Police & Fire

Quick-Thinking Dogs Alert Family To Garage Fire Following Storms In Maryland A pair of dogs helped a family of four avoid disaster after a generator caused an accidental fire in a Maryland garage that was being used following the recent storms that rolled through the region. First responders in Harford County responded to Tucker Road in the Village of Street shortly before 3 a.m. on Thursday, July 14, when a fire was reported by the homeowners of a single-family home with an attached garage. Crews of more than two dozen members of the Darlington Volunteer Fire Company responded to the scene, and took approximately a half hour to knock down the flames, which were con…

by Zak Failla

07/14/2022

Police & Fire

Erratic Driver Busted After Sheriff's Deputy In Maryland Smells PCP: Officials A combative driver busted by the smell of PCP in Maryland during a traffic stop attempted to resist arrest before ultimately being apprehended, police said. A Calvert County Sheriff’s Office deputy conducted a traffic stop in the southbound lanes of Route 4 in the area of Radio Drive in Prince Frederick, where there was a vehicle driving with no lights that stopped in the middle of the busy roadway. Upon making contact with the driver, Chesapeake Bay resident Shericka Desiree Brooks, 40, deputies said that the odor of Phencyclidine (PCP) was detected inside the vehicle. Brooks immed…

by Zak Failla

07/14/2022

Police & Fire

20-Year-Old Struck, Killed By BMW Driver Along Maryland Roadway: Police A 20-year-old woman from Prince George’s County was struck and killed after being struck by a BMW on I-270 in Frederick County when she left her vehicle on the side of the roadway, police said. Upper Marlboro resident Excel Gold has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash on the interstate that happened at approximately 11:30 p.m. in the northbound lanes in Hyattstown near Route 109. Officials said that the initial investigation determined that Gold left her vehicle on the shoulder of the roadway for an undisclosed reason, and while she was walking she was struck and killed by a BMW…

by Zak Failla

07/14/2022

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Thousands In Maryland Without Power After 'One Of The Most Violent Storms In Recent Years' More than 40,000 Baltimore Gas and Electric customers remained without power 24 hours after storms rolled through the region, toppling trees and downing power lines across Maryland. As of 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13, the utility company was still reporting nearly 2,000 outages that left 41,254 of its 1.32 million customers in the dark as crews worked around the clock to make repairs.  “After one of the most violent storms to come through the central, western, and northern part of (the region) in recent years, there’s still many without power, and days if not weeks of cleanup on many proper…

by Zak Failla

07/13/2022

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Companies Selling Honey Tainted With Drugs Used To Fight Erectile Dysfunction: FDA The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warning letters to four companies that allegedly illegally sold honey-based products that could contain drug ingredients found in erectile dysfunction medication. Testing by the FDA found that products being sold throughout the East Coast could pose a significant health risk to consumers due to the presence of drug ingredients that can be found in Cialis (tadalafil) and Viagra (sildenafil). Officials noted that those drugs are used to treat erectile dysfunction and are “restricted to use under the supervision of licensed health care professio…

by Zak Failla

07/13/2022

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Man Killed After Head Crushed By Skid Loader In Maryland: Reports A worker was killed on Wednesday, July 13, when a skid loader dropped on his head while he was repairing a piece of equipment, according to reports. Shortly before 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning, officials reported a major trauma on the 300 block of Marley Road in Elkton, where a man’s head was crushed in Cecil County. The man, reportedly identified as 38-year-old Kevin Cline, of Elkton, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Cecil Whig. Officials said that the victim was working to repair the skid loader, which accidentally tilted backward, dislodging a metal block holding it up, w…

by Zak Failla

07/13/2022

Police & Fire

DUI Driver Was High On Coke In Maryland Traffic Stop: Police A woman who admitted to being high on cocaine while driving is facing a host of charges in Maryland after being busted during an early morning traffic stop in Calvert County, the sheriff’s office announced on Wednesday, July 13. Shortly before 10 a.m. on Friday, July 8, deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office stopped Severn's Tiffany Rose Griffith, 32, on Route 4 in the area of Bowen Road in Huntingtown following multiple complaints of an erratic driver. During the subsequent stop, Griffith was unable to safely operate her motor vehicle, and the driver readily admitted that she w…

by Zak Failla

07/13/2022

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