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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

News

Child Porn-Producing Predator In MD Gets Decades Behind Bars For Exploiting Young Girls Federal authorities in Maryland say that a registered sex offender with a checkered criminal history in the region will spend decades behind bars for sexually exploiting two young girls into producing child pornography. Frederick County resident Dennis James Harrison, 40, of Rocky Ridge, has been sentenced to 45 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for producing child porn involving two minors who were between the ages of 10 and 12 years old at the time, according to federal officials. According to his guilty plea, Harrison admitted to sexually exploiting his victim…

by Zak Failla

01/03/2023

Schools

School Resource Officer In Maryland Dies After PTSD Battle: Officials A veteran sheriff’s deputy and Military Police Officer in Maryland with deep ties to his community has taken his own life following a battle with PTSD, the Caroline County Sheriff's Office announced. Cpl. Lucas L. Nagel, a six-year veteran of the sheriff's office, “tragically took his own life" on Dec. 31, leaving a community in mourning, according to the sheriff. Nagel's body was transported on Tuesday, Jan. 3 by Maryland law enforcement agencies from Baltimore home to Caroline County, where it will be brought to the Frampton Funeral home in Federalsburg. Nagel graduated from Colonel Ri…

by Zak Failla

01/03/2023

Police & Fire

Roommates Charged For Deadly New Year's Eve Stabbing In Maryland Two in Maryland have been arrested for their roles in an early-morning New Year's Eve murder in Frederick County, authorities announced. Ruben Terod Williams, 38, and Erin Elizabeth Davis, 37, both of Union Bridge, are facing multiple murder and accessory charges for their alleged roles in the fatal stabbing of 41-year-old Mary Alice Seward on Saturday, Dec. 31. Officers from the Frederick Police Department responded to Frederick Health Hospital shortly after 4:45 a.m. on New Year’s Eve, where there was a woman who suffered a stab wound. Seward was treated, bu. ultimately died at the hospi…

by Zak Failla

01/03/2023

Lifestyle

US Navy Vet Turns Lucky Hunch Into $1 Million Maryland Lottery Windfall One Maryland Lottery player had a lucky hunch and was able to turn a $20 instant ticket into a seven-figure windfall in Anne Arundel County. The US Navy retiree - who opted not to provide his name - from Glen Burnie was out having a beer at an area bar when he had an unexpected inkling when the number 43 popped into his mind out of the blue, according to Lottery officials. He says that when he bought a $20 “Show Me $1,000,000!” instant ticket, that the number would play out for him. Sure enough, his curiously-timed thought earned him a top-prize winner. The veteran Maryland Lottery player…

by Zak Failla

01/03/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Video Game-Stealing Home Invader Busted For Violent Virginia Burglary, Police Say The final suspect involved in a violent December home invasion in Prince William County has been apprehended following a nearly month-long search. Gainesville resident Jahmarion Deshawn Owens, 19, is facing multiple charges for his alleged role in an incident that broke out near a home in the 14400 block of Sedona Drive last month in his hometown, according to the Prince William County Police Department on Tuesday, Jan. 3. Specifically, Owens was arrested and charged with: Two counts of robbery; Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony; Burglary. Officers from the department were c…

by Zak Failla

01/03/2023

Sports

Millions Donated To Damar Hamlin's PA Children's Charity Hours After Cardiac Arrest Collapse What started as a thoughtful gesture to raise money for toys in Damar Hamlin's Pennsylvania hometown has turned into a multi-million dollar windfall following the football player's sudden, scary collapse on the field on Monday. The nation is rallying around Hamlin’s GoFundMe campaign that was originally designed to raise $2,500 “to use as a vehicle to bring lasting impact to his community (through) toy drives, back-to-school drives, kids camps, and more.” Hamlin spent weeks raising cash for The Chasing M's Foundation Community Toy Drive, but after he went into cardiac arrest while playin…

by Zak Failla

01/03/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Killed At Congress Heights Metro Station Is First Known Homicide In DC In New Year Gunshots rang out at the Congress Heights Metro station in Southeast DC on Monday night, leaving one teen dead and a second hospitalized, according to police. Shortly after 10 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 2, members of the Metropolitan Police and Metro Transit Police departments were called to the station on Alabama Avenue SE when an employee reported hearing gunshots in the bus bay. Metro Transit Police Deputy Chief George Nader said that within minutes, officers arrived at the scene and found two teens suffering from gunshot wounds, one of whom was already being administered CPR by an MPD office…

by Zak Failla

01/03/2023

Police & Fire

Vehicles Destroyed, One Hospitalized In First Working Sykesville House Fire Of 2023 (Photos) One person was hospitalized in Maryland overnight in Carroll County when a fast-moving fire broke out in a Sykesville garage. First responders were called at approximately 8:20 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 2, to the 6100 block of Frontier Road, when a resident reported a fire that had broken out in an attached garage and spread to an attic. Upon arrival, members of the Sykesville Volunteer Fire Department said that they found the garage fire, which involved several vehicles and threatened the rest of the home. ICYMI: Sykesville units battle first working house fire of 2023. Details: https://…

by Zak Failla

01/03/2023

Police & Fire

Son Accused Of Murdering Father With Hatchet In VA Family Home A 24-year-old man in Virginia has been accused of murdering his father early on Monday morning in their family home, the Loudoun County Sheriff announced. Shortly before 6 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 2, Hamilton resident Angus Brown was taken into custody in the 17000 block of Twinoaks Place, following an investigation by the sheriff's office into a reported stabbing during a domestic disturbance. Upon arrival, authorities say that they found 62-year-old David Brown inside, suffering from life-threatening stab wounds that allegedly were caused by a hatchet. He was pronounced dead at the scene fro…

by Zak Failla

01/03/2023

Police & Fire

New Year's Murder Suspect Nabbed In Charles County: Police Authorities say that a gunman who shot and killed a 30-year-old man on New Year’s Eve in Charles County has been apprehended and charged with murder. An investigation into the murder of Donnell Henry Hawkins in La Plata on Saturday, Dec. 31 led to the arrest of local resident Cordell Earl Spicer, 26, who was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced over the holiday weekend. The incident happened shortly after 4 p.m. on Dec. 31. Officers from the sheriff’s office were called to the intersection of Crain Highway and Port Tobacco Road in L…

by Zak Failla

01/03/2023

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