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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

Accidental Shed Fire Causes Thousands Of Dollars In Damage For Maryland Homeowner An accidental shed fire in Maryland caused thousands of dollars worth of damage for a Cecil County homeowner, according to the state fire marshal. A structure fire was reported shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5 in the unit block of Colonial Way in Rising Sun, when smoke was found coming from the inside of a shed in the yard of an area home. Six firefighters from the Community Fire Company of Rising Sun responded to the property, and were able to extinguish the fire within minutes, though the shed sustained extensive damage to both the interior and exterior of the structure. In tota…

by Zak Failla

07/06/2022

Lifestyle

Six Winning $50K Maryland Lottery Tickets Sold On Same Day At Same Liquor Store A popular Maryland liquor store proved to be a lucky hot spot for lotto players who claimed top-prize-winning tickets worth five figures each on the same day. Six $50,000 “Bonus Match 5” tickets worth a total of $300,000 were sold in Frederick County to Maryland Lottery players at East Side Liquor on East Street in Frederick on Sunday, July 3, according to lottery officials. The “Bonus Match 5” tickets for the July 3 drawing hit the top-prize-winning combination six times. Officials said the tickets also matched enough numbers on their other plays to deliver another $2,580 in prizes. …

by Zak Failla

07/06/2022

Schools

Maryland Middle School Issues 'Shelter In Place Order:' Police Officials at a Maryland school district issued a “shelter in place order” on Wednesday, July 6, police said. The Montgomery County Department of Police issued an alert shortly before 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6 advising that Takoma Park Middle School was the subject of a potential threat that is being investigated. During the shelter in place order, summer school programs were set to continue normally, but all exterior doors were locked as a precaution, according to the department. The nature of the threat was not disclosed by police investigators. Takoma Park Middle School received …

by Zak Failla

07/06/2022

News

Driver Hospitalized After Being Extricated From Vehicle In Maryland A driver had to be extricated from a vehicle after losing control, overturning, and crashing into a utility pole in Maryland, officials said. First responders responded to the 5100 block of Old National Park in Braddock shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6, where there were reports of a one-car crash, according to a spokesperson with the Frederick County Fire and Rescue. Upon arrival, members of the Middletown Volunteer Fire Company were able to remove a portion of the roof of the vehicle to gain access to the driver, who was subsequently transported to an area hospital for treatm…

by Zak Failla

07/06/2022

News

Alert Issued For Man Reported Missing For Months In Maryland Friends and family of a missing 34-year-old man in Maryland are seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to track down Joseph Donald Burke, who has not been seen in months. An alert was issued by the Calvert County Sheriff's Office as the search continues for Burke, who was last seen by his family between Tuesday, April 26, and Thursday, April 28 at his home in Dunkirk. Burke was described by police as being approximately 5-foot-10, weighing 150 pounds. No other descriptive information was provided by investigators. Anyone with information regarding Burke's whereabouts h…

by Zak Failla

07/06/2022

Police & Fire

Fast-Moving Fire Damages Maryland Home A Maryland home sustained hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of damage when a fast-moving fire broke out and rapidly spread, state authorities announced. A Trequassin Drive homeowner and neighbor in Stevensville in Queen Anne's County reported a structure fire to the United Communities Volunteer Fire Department shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 3, when smoke was located coming from the residence. Officials said that the fire was discovered by a neighbor and one of the homeowners who was returning home from work, leaving the dwelling was unoccupied when the fire first started spre…

by Zak Failla

07/05/2022

Police & Fire

Alert Issued For Drug Dealer With 32 Career Warrants For His Arrest In Maryland Recognize him? An alert has been issued by police investigators in Maryland as they attempt to track down a career criminal with multiple warrants out for his arrest for alleged drug dealing. The Cecil County Sheriff's Office announced that Timothy Wayne Carnill, Jr. currently has four active arrest warrants that stem from recent drug dealing charges, bringing his career total in the area to 32. Previous arrests for Carnill include first-degree assault, thefts, and drug dealing, the agency noted. Carnill was described as being 6-foot tall, weighing approximately 185 pounds with dark hai…

by Zak Failla

07/05/2022

Police & Fire

Sheriff Investigating Fatal One-Car Crash In Maryland Police have released the name of a 52-year-old man who was killed in a one-vehicle crash in Charles County over the holiday weekend. Nanjemoy resident John Walter Knott was killed in the crash shortly before 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, July 2 near the intersection of Poorhouse Road and Glasgow Lane in Port Tobacco, officials said on Tuesday, July 5. Upon arrival at the scene, Diane Richardson of the Charles County Sheriff's Media Relations Office said that deputies located Knott after he crashed into multiple trees. Knott was pronounced dead at the scene, she added. The preliminary investigati…

by Zak Failla

07/05/2022

Police & Fire

Maryland Man Apprehended After Physically Assaulting Victim With Child In His Arms: Sheriff A 28-year-old Maryland man is facing multiple charges after allegedly hospitalizing his victim during an assault while holding a child in his arms, authorities announced. Lexington Park resident Tracy Evan Hemsley was apprehended by police in St. Mary's County following a reported trespassing incident that led to an alleged violent assault, the sheriff's office said. Deputies from the sheriff’s office responded to the 21700 block of Kearsarge Place in Lexington Park on Thursday, June 30, where there was a report of Hemsley trespassing in the residence, the agency announced on Tuesday, July …

by Zak Failla

07/05/2022

Police & Fire

Sinking Boat Fire Among 800 Incidents That Brought Baltimore's Bravest Out On July Fourth An overturned car. A fire on a sinking boat. Dozens of apartments ablaze. These are just some of the 800 calls that Baltimore's bravest responded to on the Fourth of July. At the intersection of Gold Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, a motor vehicle crash led to a partial building collapse, officials said. A partial building collapse at the Intersection of Gold Street & Pennsylvania Avenue.Twitter/@baltimore_buffs Multiple apartment and dwelling fires were also reported to local fire agencies. A dwelling fire in the 4000 block of Garrisonville Avenue.Twitter/@baltimore_buffs Som…

by Zak Failla

07/05/2022

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