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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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News

Fugitive Charged In Wicomico County Deputy's Murder A wanted 20-year-old man has been charged with murdering a Wicomico County Sheriff’s deputy during an attempted arrest in Pittsville on Sunday, June 12, state police announced. Delmar resident Austin Jacob Allen Davidson was apprehended after shooting and killing Deputy First Class Glenn Hilliard, a 16-year veteran officer who was murdered days before his 42nd birthday, according to State Police and Hilliard's department. Shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 12, Hilliard found Davidson - who was wanted on multiple felony warrants in multiple jurisdictions - near Talbot Street Apartments…

by Zak Failla

06/13/2022

Police & Fire

Newly-Widowed Wife Says I-70 Road Worker Husband Killed On Job Sought Better Life For Family A 34-year-old road crew worker killed by a hit-and-run driver in a construction zone is being remembered as a hardworking family man. Capitol Heights' Ever Anibal Aleman Ramos was working on I-70 west near Route 66 in Washington County shortly before 4:20 a.m. on Monday, June 13 when he was struck while working in a construction zone. A GoFundMe page was launched by his wife, who remembered him as a hardworking man who yearned to give his family a good life. "He was a very humble, hard-working man. affectionate, fighter and his greatest yearning was always wanting to give the best lif…

by Zak Failla

06/13/2022

Police & Fire

Wanted Man ID'd, Charged In PA, MD Chase In Stolen Police Car A Pennsylvania man is facing a host of charges in two states after being busted by for stealing a police cruiser and taking it into Maryland before crashing a stolen motorcycle, authorities announced. Pennsylvania State Police troopers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a motorcyclist who proceeded to flee and get into a minor crash on Sunday, June 12, according to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office. It is alleged that the suspect, Bloomsburg resident Robert Slusser, Jr., proceeded to steal a trooper’s police vehicle at approximately 1:50 p.m. on Sunday afternoon and fled…

by Zak Failla

06/13/2022

Police & Fire

Suspect Hospitalized After Wild PA, MD Pursuit-Crash In Police Vehicle A suspect was in Maryland State Police custody after stealing a police vehicle in Pennsylvania, bailing, and then taking off on a stolen motorcycle before being apprehended in Frederick County, authorities announced. Pennsylvania State Police troopers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a motorcyclist who proceeded to flee and get into a minor crash on Sunday, June 12, according to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office. It is alleged that the suspect - whose name has not been released - proceeded to steal a trooper’s police vehicle and fled into Emmitsburg before bailing from the vehicle…

by Zak Failla

06/13/2022

Police & Fire

Fire Causes Thousands In Damages To Mobile Home In Maryland A mobile home in Maryland suffered extensive damage when an overnight fire broke out, officials announced on Monday, June 13. In Washington County, first responders were dispatched to a Big Pool Road residence in Washington County shortly before 1 a.m. on Thursday, June 9, the Maryland State Fire Marshal said. According to officials, 26 firefighters - mostly from the Clear Spring Volunteer Fire Company - responded to the scene and were able to quickly knock down the flames on the front porch of the residence after being alerted to the blaze by the homeowner. The Fire Marshal said that…

by Zak Failla

06/13/2022

Police & Fire

Police In Calvert County Searching For Homicide Suspect Last Seen In Dunkirk Police in Maryland are attempting to locate a wanted 22-year-old homicide suspect. The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office issued an alert as they attempt to locate Terrance Kenneth Yancey, who has been identified as a suspect in an ongoing homicide investigation on Lyons Creek Road in Dunkirk. According to the sheriff’s office, investigators were called to the area of Rivershore Drive and Overlook Court in Dunkirk at approximately 6 a.m. on Monday, June 13 to investigate a reported homicide. Yancey was later identified as a suspect and investigators said he is considered armed and dangerous. …

by Zak Failla

06/13/2022

News

Alert Issued For Missing Teen In Maryland Seen him? Law enforcement agencies in Maryland are seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down a missing teen who was reported missing over the weekend. An alert was issued by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office regarding Braxton Michael Copenhaver, 13, who was last seen at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 12 in the area of Albantowne Way in Edgewood. Copenhaver was described as being 5-foot, weighing approximately 120 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black t-shirt and shorts of an unknown color, officials said. No other descriptive information was provided by investigators…

by Zak Failla

06/13/2022

Lifestyle

'This Place Deserves 10 Stars!': Long Island Eatery Draws Rave Reviews Customers are going crazy over a popular Long Island steakhouse that has become the talk of the town. Nestled in the heart of Amityville in Suffolk County, Vittorino’s Italian Steakhouse offers “delectable cuisine with a charming ambiance that transcends ordinary fare.” “Screw the (five stars … This place deserves 10 STARS!!!,” one customer from Baldwin gushed on Yelp about the Zagat-rated restaurant. “Out of control! I have NEVER eaten better Italian food in my life!” Vittorinos' menu includes a variety of prime dry-aged steaks, with cooked and raw seafood options, multiple luxury past…

by Zak Failla

06/13/2022

Business

This Supermarket Voted Long Island's Best A popular supermarket with locations in both Nassau and Suffolk has been named as Long Island’s best, according to a poll of area residents. Each year, the Bethpage Best of LI polls Long Islanders to lay down a roadmap “to the best, top-notch businesses and services throughout both Nassau and Suffolk counties.” Organizers of the contest have been counting votes since it began, with the winners ultimately chosen by the "Long Islanders who rely on those businesses each and every day.” Citing a pleasant shopping experience, and good-natured employees, the family-owned GalaFresh Farms - which…

by Zak Failla

06/12/2022

Police & Fire

Suspect Charged For Maryland Mass Workplace Shooting That Killed Three West Virginia resident Joe Louis Esquivel, 23, is facing a host of charges in connection to the fatal mass shooting at Columbia Machine, Inc. in Maryland. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office announced that the Hedgesville resident is facing multiple murder, assault, and other charges after the shooting in his workplace that left three dead and one critically injured. Specifically, Esquivel was charged with: Three counts of first-degree murder; Three counts of second-degree murder; Five counts of first-degree assault; Five counts of second-degree assault; First-degree attempted murder…

by Zak Failla

06/11/2022

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