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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

Possible Fourth Of July Fireworks Shed Fire Under Investigation In Harford County Fireworks may have caused a shed outside a Maryland home to go up in flames during the holiday weekend, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. In Harford County, first responders were dispatched to a home on Maple Wreath Court shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Monday, July 4, where there was a reported shed fire on the property. Upon arrival, members of the Abingdon Fire Company found the shed fully engulfed in flames, though they were quickly able to knock down the flames within 10 minutes, officials said. The shed and its contents are “a complete loss,” according to the fire mar…

by Zak Failla

07/05/2022

Police & Fire

Two Hospitalized After Fourth Of July Shooting In Maryland: Police Two people were hospitalized after being shot during a Fourth of July celebration in Frederick County, according to officials. In Frederick City, gunshots rang out at approximately 1 a.m. in the 1000 block of Heather Ridge Drive on Tuesday, July 5, leaving two with injuries, police said. One patient was transported from the apartment complex to Frederick Memorial Hospital by a private vehicle, and a second was airlifted to a shock trauma center for treatment of injuries sustained in the shooting, according to reports. The shooting remains under investigation. Investigators have not relea…

by Zak Failla

07/05/2022

News

Alert Issued For 39-Year-Old Woman Missing For A Week In Maryland Seen her? Law enforcement agencies in Maryland are seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing 39-year-old woman who has not been seen in a week. Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police's Cold Case Unit issued an alert regarding Silver Spring resident Meron Gebrehiwot, 39, who was last seen in the 1900 block of Featherwood Street on Friday, June 24. Gebrehiwot was described as being approximately 5-foot-5 weighing 180 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a long dress and a head scarf. No other descriptive information was p…

by Zak Failla

07/01/2022

Business

National Recall Issued For 786K Swinging Hammock Chairs Due To Injury Hazard New safety instructions are being provided to more than 750,000 consumers across the country after a national recall was issued for a popular brand of swinging hammock chairs. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of approximately 786,000 RIO-branded chairs due to the improper insertion of pins provided for assembly that can cause the legs to collapse, creating a potential injury hazard to users. Officials announced the recall on Thursday, June 30. The folding chairs have a black or gray metal frame, a fabric seat, and a backrest with a pillow, some of which have a dri…

by Zak Failla

07/01/2022

Police & Fire

Three Teens Accused Of Burglaries, Attempted Murder Of Cop In Maryland Three teens are in custody following a rash of residential burglaries and the attempted murder of a police officer in Maryland, officials announced. Northwest Washington, DC residents Maynor Josue Bonilla-Flores, Jason Benitez-Umanzor, and Brad Roca, all 16, are facing charges in Montgomery County after being implicated in multiple reported burglaries and the shooting of a police officer in the area of Wisconsin Avenue and I-495 on Thursday, June 30. As a result of a recent uptick in reported residential burglaries, the Montgomery County Police Department’s 2nd District Investigative …

by Zak Failla

07/01/2022

Police & Fire

Arsonist Apprehended After Setting Four Maryland Fires In Eight Hours: Officials A serial arsonist is in custody after admitting to setting multiple fires over the course of just a few hours in Maryland, authorities said. In Carroll County, Wesley England, 33, was arrested and faces multiple charges after admitting to setting four fires in less than eight hours in Hampstead on Wednesday, June 29, the sheriff’s office announced. The investigation into the fires led members of the Hampstead Police and investigators with the Deputy State Fire Marshal to identify Wesley as a suspect, and he was arrested minutes after he was found walking from the last of the fires he allege…

by Zak Failla

07/01/2022

Police & Fire

Shooting Suspects Nabbed Following Violent Assault In Maryland: Sheriff Two Maryland men are facing a host of weapon and narcotics charges following an investigation into a shooting on Friday, June 24 in St. Mary’s County, the sheriff's office announced. Lexington Park residents Daitoine Vincent Payne, 21, and Joshua Alexander Mason, 38, have been charged for the shooting that left their 43-year-old man with serious injuries in the area of Exquisite Court. During the investigation, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said that evidence and multiple witness accounts determined that Mason was in an alleged altercation with the victim - whose name has not be…

by Zak Failla

07/01/2022

News

National Recall Issued For 786K Swinging Hammock Chairs Due To Injury Hazard New safety instructions are being provided to more than 750,000 consumers across the country after a national recall was issued for a popular brand of swinging hammock chairs. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of approximately 786,000 RIO-branded chairs due to the improper insertion of pins provided for assembly that can cause the legs to collapse, creating a potential injury hazard to users. Officials announced the recall on Thursday, June 30. The folding chairs have a black or gray metal frame, a fabric seat, and a backrest with a pillow, some of which have a dri…

by Zak Failla

06/30/2022

Police & Fire

ATVs Truly Taken Off-Road After Men Busted Driving Recklessly In Maryland: Sheriff Two Maryland men drove a little too fast and too furious on their off-road vehicles and are now facing charges after their ATVs were seized, the sheriff’s department announced. Waldorf residents Tavon James Dodson, 26, and Sean Gerard Estep, 36, were the subject of multiple noise complaints about operating their vehicles recklessly in Charles County, leading to a special enforcement detail in their hometown that led to their arrests on Wednesday, June 29. Officers from the sheriff's office said that investigators were made aware of reckless driving in the area of St. Thomas Drive, Village S…

by Zak Failla

06/30/2022

Police & Fire

One Killed, Five Injured In Crash Involving Maryland DOT Vehicle One was pronounced dead in Harford County and a second was airlifted to a trauma center after a driver lost control and caused a chain-reaction crash involving a Maryland Department of Transportation Authority (MDTA), the sheriff's office announced. Ehsan Ulhaq, 52, was killed when the Toyota he was a passenger in at approximately 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29 crashed on I-95 northbound in Havre de Grace according to officials. The preliminary investigation into the fatal crash determined that Laila Jan, 45, was driving a 2020 Toyota Camry north on I-95 when she lost control for unknown reas…

by Zak Failla

06/30/2022

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