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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

Too Charged Up: North Beach Public Works Garage Damaged By Electric Vehicle 'Explosion' An electric vehicle stored in the North Beach Public Works building in Calvert County led to an explosion and large fire that broke out late on Thursday afternoon. First responders from the North Beach Volunteer Fire Department were alerted shortly before 7:10 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29 by Calvert County Communications of an explosion at the building on 11th Street, according to officials with the agency. Upon arrival, officials say that firefighters were met by a working fire inside the garage located on the complex, which was quickly knocked down within minutes, allowing crews from multi…

by Zak Failla

12/30/2022

Police & Fire

Two Teens Busted Attempting To Cover-Up Details Of VA Hit-Run Crash, Sheriff Says Two teens in Virginia tried to pull a fast one on members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office who were investigating a hit-and-run crash in Stafford County on Thursday afternoon. Stafford residents Lila Johnson and Jayden Dunn, both 19, were taken into custody and charged after the latter crashed into another vehicle while driving without a license and the former sought to cover it up. At approximately 12:50 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29, officers from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office were called to the intersection of Richmond Highway and bells Hill Road to investigate a reported hit-a…

by Zak Failla

12/30/2022

Police & Fire

Road-Raging Driver Busted After Attempting To Run Down Police Officer In VA A convicted felon in Virginia is facing more than a dozen charges following a road-rage incident that led to him intentionally attempting to run over a Prince William County Police officer, authorities announced on Friday, Dec. 30. Woodbridge resident Corey Dashawn Sellers, 30, is back in trouble with the law, officials announced, following an incident where he brandished a gun while arguing with another driver in Dumfries before going rogue. The alleged incident happened shortly before 7:20 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29 near the area of Dumfries Road and I-95. According to police, Sellers ap…

by Zak Failla

12/30/2022

Obituaries

Worker Killed In Cecil County Landfill Accident Was 'Honest, Hardworking,' Friend Says An industrial accident at the Cecil County Landfill left a Colora man dead after he was trapped under heavy machinery he had been working on, officials announced. Investigators from the Cecil County Sheriff's Office say that Stephen Brown, 37, died on Thursday, Dec. 29 when he was fixing a piece of equipment that accidentally fell on him, pinning him to death. Other workers attempted to rescue him and perform life-saving measures, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, according to officials, who noted that Brown was employed by a company contracted through the Cecil County government. …

by Zak Failla

12/30/2022

Police & Fire

Seen Her? Baltimore County Police Release Photos Of Woman Wanted For Murder New information has been released by Baltimore County homicide detectives as they continue their search for a wanted woman implicated in a murder earlier this year. On Friday, Dec. 30, the Baltimore County Police Department and Metro Crime Stoppers released photos of Daquana J. Thompson, 25, who is wanted for her alleged role in the murder of 27-year-old Andrew Miller in September. Police say that Miller was found at approximately 5:45 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22, with multiple upper body wounds in the 1000 block of Old Eastern Avenue. Miller was taken to the hospital on the day of the at…

by Zak Failla

12/30/2022

Police & Fire

Driver Killed After Richocheting Off Guide Wires Into Parked Pick-Up In Maryland: State Police One person was killed after rolling over his Honda and crashing into a parked pick-up truck in Harford County late on Thursday night, a Maryland State Police spokesperson said. Forest Hill resident William Daniel Wagoner, 47, was driving at approximately 11:10 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29 on South Fountain Green Road in Bel Air on Thursday when he lost control near Foxborough Road. According to officials, Wagoner was traveling north in a 2001 Honda Civic on South Fountain Green Road when he drove off the roadway for unexplained reasons, over the shoulder, and struck a curb. Police say that th…

by Zak Failla

12/30/2022

Police & Fire

Busted Serial Bank Robber Facing Fresh Charges In Virginia Officials say that a Maryland man picked up by police this week for a bank robbery in Fairfax County has been implicated in at least two others in Prince William County as the investigation unfolds. Zachary Allen Hunter, 37, of Landover, is now facing two additional robbery charges in Virginia after he went to the well one too many times and was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 28 by members of the Fairfax Police Department. Zachary Allen Hunter at Wells FargoFairfax County Police Department In addition to the robbery of the Wells Fargo Reston area on Thursday, police say that Hunter is als…

by Zak Failla

12/30/2022

Police & Fire

Three Shot, Killed In Eight Hours During Violent Night In DC: Police A deadly night and morning in Washington DC ended with a hefty body county as the new year comes closer to its conclusion, according to Metropolitan Police officials. Three people were killed in a span of less than eight hours between late on Thursday, Dec. 29, and early on Friday, Dec. 30 across DC, as police are scrambling for answers following the violent night. The busy night for first responders started shortly before 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, when officers in the Fifth District responded to the sounds of gunshots ringing through the air in the 2700 block of 7th Street in Northeast, DC. …

by Zak Failla

12/30/2022

News

Andrew Tate Arrested In Europe On Sex Trafficking Allegations: Reports Controversial 36-year-old social media influencer Andrew Tate, a Washington, DC native, and his brother have reportedly been arrested overseas in connection to sex-trafficking allegations. According to reports in Europe, the two have been detained in Romania and are facing charges that include rape and kidnapping for forcing two young girls into their custody earlier this year. His arrest first circulated online on Thursday, Dec. 29, and was first reported by the Romanian outlet Libertatea. The raid was reportedly conducted by the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrori…

by Zak Failla

12/29/2022

News

Alert Issued For Compromised Maryland Man Not Seen in Months Police investigators in Maryland are seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down a missing 27-year-old man who has not been seen since leaving his home in late October. The Rockville City Police Department in Montgomery County issued an alert late in the afternoon on Thursday, Dec. 29 regarding Yerayel Ben Yehuda, of Piccard Drive, who was last seen leaving his home on Sunday, Oct. 23 and is still missing. Yehuda was described as being 5-foot-8, weighing approximately 160 pounds, with brown eyes, black hair, and a light to medium complexion. Officials noted that Yehuda suffers from a…

by Zak Failla

12/29/2022

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