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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

Man Ejected From Mercedes Dies At Maryland Hospital: State Police Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in a late night crash that left a Pennsylvania man dead on Monday morning, according to Maryland State Police. Police say that shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 21, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania resident Antonio Jhamel Farmer, 37, was ejected from a Mercedes E400 that was involved in a single-vehicle crash into an embankment alongside a Carroll County road. The initial investigation determined that 27-year-old Elizabeth Nicole Jones, also of Chambersburg, was driving north on MD 97 (Littlestown Pike) south of Hanover Road in the area of the Unio…

by Zak Failla

05/22/2023

Traffic

One Person Hospitalized In Montgomery County Crash; Lanes Blocked, Police Say Traffic is tied up in Rockville, where there was a two-vehicle crash that left one person trapped on Monday afternoon. At approximately 1 p.m. on Monday, May 22, first responders were called to Veirs Mill Road near Edmonston Drive, where there was a reported crash that left one vehicle on the roof in the middle of the roadway. Traffic Alert - 1:00 p.m. Collision closed Veirs Mill Rd at Edmonston Dr in both directions. Expect significant delays. pic.twitter.com/TqSk7ygxjU — Rockville City Police Department (@RockvilleCityPD) May 22, 2023 One person was rushed to an area hospital with se…

by Zak Failla

05/22/2023

Business

Lifelong Maryland Lottery Player Wins $100K Prize While Eating Jelly Doughnut It took a series of curious events to land a veteran Maryland Lottery player a six-figure windfall. Whenever his children or wife ask what he’d like for a gift on his birthday or during the holiday, a Baltimore man muses that his response has always been the same: “scratch-offs,” according to Lottery officials. That paid off in a big way recently, when the man was at the Winner’s Circle at Lottery Headquarters in Baltimore to claim a $100,000 prize that he won playing “In The Money” on a ticket sold at Royal Farms in Baltimore. The retired manufacturing worker - who chose not to disclose …

by Zak Failla

05/22/2023

Police & Fire

'Historic' Howard House In Heart Of MD Town Damaged By Three-Alarm Fire Crews from several states came together over the weekend to contain a “stubborn” three-alarm fire that spread to the site of the former famed Howard House in Elkton. Upwards of 100 firefighters from Cecil County, neighboring states and jurisdictions came together at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 21, to battle a blaze that broke out in the heart of town and refused to go down quietly, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal’s Office. On Sunday afternoon, crews were called to West Main Street, at the intersection of North Street, where there was a fast moving fire that was quickly up…

by Zak Failla

05/22/2023

News

Child Airlifted To Area Hospital After Crash In DC (Developing) One child suffered critical injuries in a crash that left three others hospitalized on Monday morning in Northeast DC. At approximately 11 a.m. on Monday, May 22, DC Fire and EMS personnel were called to the 2800 block of New York Avenue to investigate a reported crash that left at least four people with injuries, officials say. Crash with medevac 2800 block NY Ave NE. Initial reports of dump truck vs vehicle with 4 injured. @usparkpolicepio Eagle helicopter on scene. #DCsBravest — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) May 22, 2023 One child was airlifted to an area hospital and was listed in c…

by Zak Failla

05/22/2023

Police & Fire

Explosion Rocks MD Neighborhood, Sparks $5M Townhouse Fire A weekend explosion sparked a fast-moving two-alarm fire that tore through nearly a dozen townhouses in Harford County and caused millions of dollars in damage, according to officials. The Maryland State Fire Marshal has launched an extensive investigation after a fire ripped through several townhouses late on Saturday, May 20, turning several Witchhazel Way residences into scorched rubble in Aberdeen. Here is a door bell cam video from John Sheridan showing one of several explosions during last night’s 2 alarm fire in #AberdeenMD. Eight homes were condemned. @MarylandOSFM determined th…

by Zak Failla

05/22/2023

Police & Fire

State Police Trooper Hospitalized After Crash With Suspected Impaired Driver In Maryland A potentially intoxicated driver hospitalized a Maryland State Police trooper early on Monday morning after crashing through his cruiser while it was parked in a Montgomery County construction zone, officials say. Charges are pending against Washington, DC resident Anthony Bowser, 31, who injured a trooper inside a work zone area in the inner loop of I-495 near University Boulevard at approximately 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 22. Police say that Bowser was driving a white Mercedes SUV when he lost control and sped into the construction zone, rear-ending the Maryland State Police patrol veh…

by Zak Failla

05/22/2023

Police & Fire

One Killed In Baltimore Crash On Saturday Night, Police Say Police say that a 30-year-old man was killed in Baltimore County after crashing on Route 702 on Saturday night. Nicholas Halliwell was ejected from his vehicle at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 20, when his 2010 Kia Forte struck a guardrail and the driver lost control, leading to his death, according to investigators. The crash happened in Precinct 11-Essex along Route 702 and I-695. According to officials, Helliwell was driving north on Route 702 when he struck the guardrail for undisclosed reasons, leading to the fatal crash. He was taken by paramedics to an area hospital, whe…

by Zak Failla

05/21/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Taken To Shock Trauma Center After Harford County Shooting: Sheriff A woman is expected to survive after being shot in the Perrywood neighborhood in Aberdeen, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office. At approximately 12:15 a.m. on Sunday, May 21, deputies from the Harford County Sheriff's Office were called to the 200 block of Perrywood Court, where there was a report of a gunshot in the area. Upon arrival at the scene of the shooting, deputies from the sheriff's office found evidence of a shooting at the reported location, but there was no victim. Minutes later, at 12:35 p.m., deputies were alerted by members of the Upper Chesapeake Medical…

by Zak Failla

05/21/2023

Business

Target Recalling Millions Of Threshold Candles Due To Burn Hazard Nearly five million Threshold candles sold exclusively at Target are being recalled due to burn and injury concerns. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a recall of approximately 4.9 million Threshold glass jar candles that can crack or break during use, posing laceration and burn hazards. Officials say that the recall includes: 5.5-ounce, one-wick candles; 14-ounce, three-wick candles; 20-ounce, three-wick candles. They were sold in a variety of scents. There have been. total of 137 reports of the candle jar breaking or cracking during use. Six injuries have been r…

by Zak Failla

05/21/2023

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