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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

Motorcyclist Killed Crashing Into U-Turning Tractor-Trailer, Maryland State Police Say Maryland State Police have launched an investigation in Prince George’s County after a motorcyclist crashed into a turning tractor-trailer on Route 301 in Upper Marlboro overnight. Upper Marlboro resident Bryan McKinley Hall, 49, was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash on Route 301 in the area of Leeland Road after crashing his 2009 Suzuki motorcycle into the side of the truck, officials said. Shortly after 7 p.m. on Monday, April 3, troopers responded to the scene of the crash in Upper Marlboro to investigate. It was determined that Hall was riding his Suzuki north on the roadway whe…

by Zak Failla

04/04/2023

News

Man ID'd By Dying Victim Convicted Of Stabbing MD Teen Posing As Girl On SnapChat The 21-year-old man whose victim identified him with his dying breaths in Harford County has been convicted in the stabbing death of a teen near his Bel Air home in 2021, State’s Attorney Alison Healey announced. Frank George Hudson, III, 21, of Aberdeen, was convicted this week of voluntary manslaughter and carrying a concealed dangerous weapon for his role in the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Christopher Kerfoot in the 1200 block of Agora Drive on July 8, 2021. Our hearts are broken by the passing of Christopher Kerfoot. He left this world far to soon and will be greatly missed. Our …

by Zak Failla

04/04/2023

News

MD Man Threatened To 'Slaughter' LGBTQ+ Group In DC After Nashville Mass Shooting, Feds Say The Howard County man who made death threats targeting an LGBTQ+ advocacy group during an unhinged voicemail he left hours after the mass shooting in Nashville earlier this year has copped to the crime. Adam Michael Nettina, 34, of West Friendship, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to making threats and sending messages to Maryland and Virginia state delegates who made statements in support of transgender people following the Nashville shooting in March. Specifically, Nettina targeted the Washington, DC-based Human Rights Campaign, federal prosecutors said. “Bias-motivated threats of violen…

by Zak Failla

04/04/2023

Obituaries

Teen Found Dead In Cecil County Mourned As 'Great Kid' The community is rallying around a Cecil County family who suffered an unspeakable loss when their missing 16-year-old son’s body was found not far from their home. A GoFundMe fundraising campaign has been launched on behalf of the family of Isaiah Workman, who was located at approximately 8 a.m. on Monday, April 3 in the 500 block of Stevens Road in his hometown Conowingo. Just hours into the fundraiser, more than $1,500 of the stated $15,000 goal has been raised. “While no one ever expects this to happen to such a great kid, or any kid in that matter,” organizers wrote. "We are asking fo…

by Zak Failla

04/04/2023

Police & Fire

Kidnapper Who Abandoned Child On DC Street Tracked Down By Police A man who allegedly kidnapped a baby in Southeast DC has been arrested, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Southeast, DC resident Eric Eddings, 24, has been charged with kidnapping following an investigation into an incident over the weekend involving a young child, authorities announced on Tuesday, April 4. According to police, at approximately 12:20 p.m. on Sunday, April 2, Eddings was allowed into a home in the 5000 block of Astor Place, SE, by the child’s mother, and once inside, it is alleged that Eddings took the boy, a young boy, and fled the scene without his parents’…

by Zak Failla

04/04/2023

Police & Fire

Home Ravaged, Cat Rescued By Overnight Smithsburg House Fire Dozens of firefighters worked for more than an hour overnight to battle a tricky blaze that destroyed a Washington County home. Shortly before 8 p.m. on Monday, April 3, first responders from the Smithsburg Volunteer Fire Company and other nearby agencies were called to Edgemont Road in Smithsburg, when a homeowner alerted them to a fire that broke out in the living room. Upon arrival, a department spokesperson said that firefighters were met by a heavy smoke condition that obscured the visibility of the split-level home, which was 75 percent involved. The homeowners confirmed that all occ…

by Zak Failla

04/04/2023

Police & Fire

Teens Beat Man Unconscious For Sneakers In Stafford County; Fail To Flee From Sheriff Three teens who beat their victim unconscious and stole his shoes during a vicious assault at a Stafford County apartment complex were tracked down by sheriff’s deputies who pulled out all the stops to get their suspects, officials say. Members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office were called to diffuse an assault in progress on Providence Street after witnesses reported three suspects had chased a person through the apartment complex. The three suspects - all wearing hoodies, Adidas pants, and ski masks - eventually caught up to their victim and beat him until he was unconscious, kicked…

by Zak Failla

04/04/2023

Police & Fire

Driver Injures State Police Trooper In I-695 Work Zone Crash A Maryland State Police trooper was injured in the latest work zone crash on the outer loop on I-695 near Baltimore on Monday night. Shortly before 9:45 p.m. on Monday, April 3, a trooper was in his police vehicle inside a work zone on I-695 near Perring Parkway when a driver entered the area and struck the cruiser in Parkville. #pvfc29 Truck 297 is on the scene along with @BaltCoFire units, on the OL I-695 between Harford Rd & Perring Pkwy, #Parkville. A collision in the work zone involving an @MDSP trooper blocks 4 lanes. #MDTraffic pic.twitter.com/g6aKhmyaS5 — Providence VFC of T…

by Zak Failla

04/04/2023

Real Estate

Georgetown Home Of JFK, Jackie Kennedy Hits The Market For $2M History buffs who have a cool $2 million dollars burning a hole in their pockets can now potentially own a piece of Washington, DC history. The former home of President John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy is up for sale on Dent Place in Northwest DC, with a starting price of $2 million, which is believed to be the first property they signed a lease for as a married couple. According to Compass Real Estate agent Michael Brennan, Jr., who posted the listing, the couple signed that lease for the four-bathroom, four-bedroom home as newlyweds in December 1953. The pair were married months before…

by Zak Failla

04/04/2023

News

Dirty Cop: Baltimore County Officer Admits To Accepting Bribes For Handgun Licenses: Feds Federal officials announced that a former Baltimore County Police officer admitted to accepting thousands of dollars worth of bribes and kickbacks in exchange for handgun qualifying licenses they never earned. Baltimore resident William Johnson, Jr., 33, pleaded guilty on Monday, April 3 to a federal charge of honest services wire fraud for falsely certifying applicants for Maryland handgun qualifying licenses and wear and carry permits without proper training. In Maryland, in order to purchase, rent, or receive a handgun, one must have a handgun qualifying license, which required at least…

by Zak Failla

04/03/2023

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