81°

Monday, jun 9

Zak Failla

Assistant Managing Editor

zfailla@dailyvoice.com

FOLLOW ON

Facebook Twitter Linkedin Instagram

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

News

Motorcyclist Killed Crashing Into Back Of Vehicle In MD; Victim ID'd Police have identified the 26-year-old motorcyclist who was killed overnight after a crash in Prince George’s County. Hyattsville resident Josue Delgado Delgado was killed after crashing into the back of a car while riding his motorcycle in Landover Hills on Wednesday, April 19, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. The crash was reported at approximately 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday night int eh 6100 block of Annapolis Road near a busy shopping center. According to police, the preliminary investigation determined that Delgado Delgado was riding a motorcycle in the eastbou…

by Zak Failla

04/20/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Shot In Head Fighting For Life At Maryland Hospital, Police Say Police say that a 16-year-old boy suffered life-threatening injuries after being shot in the head on Wednesday night. Officers from the Baltimore City Police Department were called shortly before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19, to the 2600 block of Carver Road, where there were reports of shots fired involving a teenager. Upon arrival, officers found the 16-year-old with a gunshot wound to his head. He was treated at the scene and rushed to an area hospital, where he was listed in critical condition, officials said. Due to the severity of the teen's injuries, homicide detectives from the de…

by Zak Failla

04/20/2023

Traffic

Concrete Poured Across MD Roads After Truck Overturns On Route 50 Traffic was temporarily tied up for miles in Maryland during the morning commute after a crash led to a massive concrete spill that caused trouble along the roadway in Anne Arundel County. Police say that at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 20, a truck carrying concrete overturned when it was involved in a multi-vehicle crash at Route 50 and Route 665. The crash led to powdered concrete being spilled across the road, leading to lane closures in both directions. #TrafficAlert @mdsp responding to a multi-vehicle crash at Rts 50 and 665 in Anne Arundel Co. 1 of the vehicles sp…

by Zak Failla

04/20/2023

News

Silver Alert Issued For Elderly Man Reported Missing In Maryland Law enforcement agencies in Maryland are asking the public to be on alert for a 75-year-old man who has been reported missing. A Silver Alert was issued by the Anne Arundel County Police Department regarding Ralph Carbone, who was last seen on Wednesday, April 19 in Glen Burnie. Officials say that Carbone left in a silver Toyota Camry with a Florida registration with the license place "VC8AH." They noted that he forgot his cellphone and has not been heard from since he went missing. Anyone with inforamtion regarding Carbone or his whereabouts has been asked to contact police by call…

by Zak Failla

04/20/2023

Police & Fire

25-Year-Old Gunned Down In Northwest DC: Metropolitan Police A person was found dead late on Wednesday night in Northwest DC, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Officers were called shortly after 11:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19, to the 800 block of Rhode Island Avenue NW, where they found Southeast DC resident Raymond Carter III, 25, unconscious. Police say that DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel responded to the scene of the shooting, and pronounced Carter dead. His body has since been taken tot he Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine the exact cause and manner of death. The investigation into the fatal s…

by Zak Failla

04/20/2023

Police & Fire

VA Man Terrorizes Ex Hours After Release For Exact Same Crime: Sheriff If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again — unless it's going to get you arrested. A repeat offender in Stafford County who sought to bring harm to his ex, and wasn’t shy about admitting it, is facing a host of charges following a pair of incidents that saw him trying to bang down the door of his former partner. Martin Cauble’s curious case began shortly before 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, April 15, when members of the sheriff’s office were called to investigate a disturbance on Erin Drive, the Stafford County Sheriff's office said. Authorities were told a man was attempting to break into a h…

by Zak Failla

04/19/2023

Politics

Former Official Gets Prison Time For Abusing Power, Stalking Exes In Baltimore Embattled former Baltimore City Assistant State’s Attorney Adam Lane Chaudry will spend time behind bars with some of the people he helped put away for stalking former paramours and their friends, federal authorities announced. Chaudry, 43, was sentenced this week to two years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after he pleaded guilty late last year to two counts of fraud in connection with obtaining confidential phone records. Between June 2009 and June 18, 2021, prosecutors say that Chaudry caused three grand jury subpoenas to be sent to a telecommunications…

by Zak Failla

04/19/2023

News

Baltimore Police Officers Indicted By Grand Jury In Separate Cases: State's Attorney Two Baltimore police officers and a third civilian have been indicted on criminal charges in separate cases, according to the state’s attorney’s office. Officers Kevin Hilton and Unique Sheppard, as well as Breshawn Webb, have been indicted and will be prosecuted by the office’s Public Trust and Police Integrity Unit for their roles in a pair of incidents. Last month, while suspended from the department, it is alleged that Sheppard was involved in a car accident in Baltimore, during which she was reported found with drugs, paraphernalia, and a loaded Glock handgun. She was charged by the…

by Zak Failla

04/19/2023

News

Civil War Reenactor Who Brought Pipe Bomb To Fake Gunfight Admits Guilt In VA A Civil War reenactor who brought a pipe bomb to a fake gun fight is facing a decade behind bars after admitting to a nefarious scheme to further some questionable causes, federal authorities announced. Winchester resident Gerald Leonard Drake, 63, pleaded guilty to mailing threatening letters and planting a pipe bomb at the Cedar Creek Battlefield in Middletown during a reenactment event in 2017. Prosecutors said that in the correspondence that was sent to multiple victims and at least two newspapers, Drake purported to be a member of Antifa and threatened harm, including referencing the v…

by Zak Failla

04/19/2023

News

Broad Day Baltimore Shooter Caught On Camera Remains At Large (Video) Police in Baltimore are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and tracking down a wanted gunman who was caught on camera shooting and killing one person and injuring another over the weekend. New video has been released by homicide detectives depicting the shooting, where an unknown assailant can be seen gunning down a victim in the 2900 block of Chesley Avenue. The incident was reported on Sunday, April 16. In the video, the masked suspect can be seen pulling up and parking in a red sedan in the back of the block before sprinting toward his victim - without even closing the drive…

by Zak Failla

04/19/2023

Prev Page 824 of 3376 822 823 824 825 826 Next

8,231 - 8,240 of 33,753 articles