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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

Speeding Mercedes Driver Kills Alexandria Woman In Chain-Reaction Fairfax County Crash: Police A speeding Mercedes driver set off a chain of events in Fairfax County that led to the death of a 36-year-old woman from Alexandria on Thursday night. Samantha Jennings-Jones was walking on the sidewalk when she was struck by a vehicle shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 30 near the intersection of Richmond Highway and Claiborne Avenue in Groveton, police say. According to investigators, a 2007 Mercedes C230 was traveling south on Richmond Highway when the driver of a 2017 Jeep Wrangler traveling in the opposite direction attempted to make a left turn onto Clayborne Avenue. The d…

by Zak Failla

03/31/2023

Police & Fire

Burn Victim Dies Days After Catonsville Fire, Officials Say Officials say that a 63-year-old man has died days after he was injured in a Catonsville fire. Catonsville resident Jeffrey Thomas Swimm, suffered severe injuries in a Tuesday, March 28 when a blaze broke out at approximately 11 a.m. in the 500 block of Ingleside Avenue that was visible from the second floor, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. During search and rescue efforts, crews located Swimm, who was “seriously injured” on the second floor. Paramedics performed life-saving efforts and rushed him to St. Agnes Hospital in critical condition before he was transferred to t…

by Zak Failla

03/31/2023

Business

Deaths Lead To Recall Of Hoverboards Sold At Target Due To Possible Fire Hazard Tens of thousands of scooters and hoverboards are being recalled nationwide due to faulty batteries that could pose a fire hazard and already led to the death of two young girls in Pennsylvania. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced this week that approximately 53,000 42-volt Jetson Rogue self-balancing scooters/hoverboards are subject to recall due to their lithium-ion battery backs that can overheat and cause a fire. Officials say that a 10-year-old girl and her 15-year-old sister died from a fire on April 1, 2022 in Hellertown, Pennsylvania, which the Hellertown Borough…

by Zak Failla

03/31/2023

Police & Fire

Safeway Robbed By Knife-Wielding Suspect In Frederick Still On The Loose: State Police A busy grocery store was robbed at knifepoint early on Friday morning in Frederick County, according to Maryland State Police. Officials say that shortly after 8. a.m. on Friday, March 31, troopers were called to the Safeway store in the 100 block of Walkers Village Way in Walkersville to investigate a robbery that had just taken place. The initial investigation found that an unknown robber walked into the store, went through a checkout aisle and implied that he had a knife to a cashier before taking money from the register and fleeing on foot. No injuries were reported. The suspect was d…

by Zak Failla

03/31/2023

Police & Fire

Unlawful Touching, Indecent Exposure Suspect Turns Self In For College Park Incidents: Umpd The man who was wanted for a fourth-degree sex offenses earlier this week has turned himself in to face justice, the University of Maryland Police Department announced. Silver Spring resident Marquise Travel Mahoney, 24, surrendered to police investigators on Thursday, March 30, following a days-long investigation into an alleged incident near campus and in a hallway that led to a warrant being issued for his arrest. At approximately 12:20 a.m. on Monday, March 27, the agency received a report from a student who said she was walking in the 3400 block of Tulane Drive when a man - later iden…

by Zak Failla

03/31/2023

Police & Fire

Police ID Dead Body Found In Arlington Apartment By Maintenance Worker New details have been released by the Arlington County Police Department after a homeless man was found killed in the Buckingham neighborhood earlier this week. Investigators have identified Sean Bowman, 28, who has no fixed address, as the victim who was found by a maintenance worker on Tuesday, March 28 inside an area apartment unit. Shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, first responders were dispatched to the 100 block of North Thomas Street to conduct a reported welfare check. According to officials, a maintenance worker entered an apartment and found a man, now identified as Bowman, u…

by Zak Failla

03/31/2023

Police & Fire

Loyal Dog Keeps Shoeless Boy Company Until Troopers, Mom Find Him In NJ Woods (Video) A 4-year-old boy lost his shoes, but found his family following a frantic search after he went missing with his dog in Atlantic County (scroll for video). “I lost my shoes!” The child can be shouting in the woods near his home in Buena Vista Township in new video shared by New Jersey State Police troopers on Thursday, March 30. Investigators say that the boy and his black Labrador found themselves in a precarious position - though the pup never left his buddy - after wandering away from their home and going missing for more than an hour, leaving his mother and responding troopers in distre…

by Zak Failla

03/30/2023

News

10 Displaced By Two-Alarm DC Fire In Three-Story Apartment Building (Photos) Nearly a dozen residents are displaced from their Washington, DC home after a two alarm blaze broke out on the top floor of an apartment building on Thursday afternoon. Shortly before 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 30, DC Fire and EMS personnel responded to 900 block of 52nd Street NE, where there was a top floor and attic fire reported inside the three-story building. Working Fire 900 block 52nd St NE. Heavy fire top floor 3 story apartment building. #DCsBravest — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) March 30, 2023 The fire was reported under control at approximately 3:30 p.m., officials said. …

by Zak Failla

03/30/2023

News

Human Remains Found At VA Campsite Near Elementary School, Police Say (Developing) Human remains were found at a Virginia campsite on Thursday afternoon, authorities announced. An investigation was launched by the Albemarle County Police Department on Thursday, March 30, when the remains of a body were reportedly located at a campsite in the 3200 block of Berkmar Drive, according to police. **Information Release" ACPD units are currently in the 3200 block of Berkmar Dr., investigating found human remains,... Posted by Albemarle County Police Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023 While investigating, police say that they found human remains, noting that there is no…

by Zak Failla

03/30/2023

Politics

Former Mayor Indicted On 80 Child Porn Charges By Grand Jury In Maryland Embattled College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn is facing even more charges than originally expected after being indicted on a total of 80 child pornography charges by a grand jury, officials announced. In early March, Wojahn was arrested and resigned from his position in shame after he was charged with 56 counts of possession and distribution of child pornography by the Prince George's County Police Department's Child and Vulnerable Adult Abuse - Internet Crimes Against Child Unit. This week, a grand jury returned an indictment charging the former politician with 80 charges, 40 each …

by Zak Failla

03/30/2023

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