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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

Weather

'Flash Freeze,' Wind Chill Warnings Issued For Parts Of Maryland On Winter Solstice Winter is here in more ways than one. Maryland is bracing for wicked weather in the coming days as a storm front is expected to dump rain, snow, and ice throughout the region that could hit parts of the state as soon as Wednesday night, marking the winter solstice and start of winter. A frosty first official day of winter. Teens & 20s this morning w/ highs expected to rebound into the upper 30s to mid 40s this afternoon. Precip. returns Thu. AM, w/ Winter Weather Advisories & Winter Storm Warnings well west of #Baltimore & #Washington. #VAwx #MDwx #DCwx #WVwx pic.twitter.com…

by Zak Failla

12/21/2022

News

Life In Prison For Maryland Murderer Who Set Townhouse Blaze That Killed Four: State's Attorney The woman convicted of setting a Maryland townhouse ablaze in 2019 that led to the deaths of multiple people will likely never see the light of day after being sentenced on arson, murder, and other charges, according to the Harford County State's Attorney. Edgewood resident Bobbie Sue Hodge, 63, was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences plus 20 years in prison for her role in the fatal May 9, 2019 fire at 1862 Simons Court in her hometown. Specifically, Hodge received: A life sentence for each of four counts of felony murder; Five years for the assault of Brenda Ayres; Five years…

by Zak Failla

12/21/2022

Police & Fire

Midday Murder Near Oriole Park At Camden Yards In Baltimore Under Investigation, Police Say Authorities say that one person was murdered in a fatal midday shooting in broad daylight in Baltimore near Oriole Park. Shortly after 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 21, officers from the Baltimore Police Department's Central District were called to the unit block of South Howard Street to investigate a reported shooting in the area. Upon arrival, officers found the shooting victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body. He was transported to an area hospital and later pronounced dead by hospital staff. Investigators have not identified the victim or named a possible suspe…

by Zak Failla

12/21/2022

Police & Fire

Gunman Charged With October Murder Of Maryland Teen: Sheriff Investigators from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office have apprehended a wanted suspect implicated in the murder of a Waldorf teenager earlier this year, authorities announced. Johntez Davon Dorsey, 23, of Waldorf, has been arrested and charged in connection to the murder of local resident Aden Christopher Garcia, 19, who was found shot and later died at a Maryland hospital, according to the sheriff’s office. The Prince George’s Police Department received an emergency call shortly after 2:15 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 23 to investigate a shooting when a man - later identified as Garcia - was fou…

by Zak Failla

12/21/2022

Police & Fire

Family Of Fallen Virginia Hero Gets House Paid Off For Christmas Christmas has come early for the family of veteran Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Frederick "Butch" Henry Cameron, Jr. who died from COVID-19 complications during the pandemic. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation announced that as part of its "Season of Hope," it will be paying off the outstanding mortgage on his family's home after he died following 16 years of serving the community with the sheriff’s office. Cameron died on Jan. 12, 2021, after contracting COVID-19 while in the line of duty. Officials say that “he began his 16-year career with the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office in Feb…

by Zak Failla

12/21/2022

Police & Fire

Teen Mercedes Driver At Large After Striking Officer, Fleeing From Police Twice In Virginia An elusive teen driver remains at large after intentionally attempting to harm a police officer in Virginia attempting to conduct a traffic stop of a Mercedes in Woodbridge in Prince William County on Tuesday night. Angel Isaac Cabrera Chirinos, 18, is wanted on a host of charges following a strange scene that played out on Tuesday, Dec. 20, when officers attempted to stop a 2008 Mercedes SC 400 in Woodbridge. At approximately 9:20 p.m. on Tuesday night, investigators say that a Prince William County police officer stopped Chirinos near the intersection of Dale Boulevard and Forestdale Aven…

by Zak Failla

12/21/2022

Police & Fire

Two Pedestrians Struck By Driver Near Busy Montgomery County Intersection (Developing) Two pedestrians were injured by a driver in Montgomery County on Wednesday afternoon, police announced. The Montgomery County Department of Police said that the agency is investigating a crash involving two pedestrians in the area of Muddy Branch Road and King James Way at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 21. The media staging area will be in the parking lot of 204 Water Street. #mcpd #mcpnews pic.twitter.com/UVcBLpR7k6 — Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) December 21, 2022 Officials say that the crash led to a temporary lane closure of Muddy Branch Road betwe…

by Zak Failla

12/21/2022

Police & Fire

Chain Reaction Crash Kills MD Sheriff's Deputy On Way Home From Police Academy A sheriff's deputy in Maryland and former US Marine was killed in a three-vehicle chain-reaction crash that started when he rear-ended a tractor-trailer on his way to attend a family member’s graduation, state police announced. Garrett County Sheriff's Deputy Corey Douglas McElroy, 31, of Friendsville, was pronounced dead early on Wednesday morning at an area hospital after being involved in a crash while traveling in an unmarked departmental vehicle in Allegany County. Troopers from the Maryland State Police Cumberland Barrack responded shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20 to a st…

by Zak Failla

12/21/2022

Police & Fire

Firebug Accused Of Intentionally Burning Down Elderly Neighbor's Garage In Maryland An alleged arsonist in Maryland has been apprehended for allegedly intentionally burning an elderly neighbor's garage to the ground in Harford County earlier this year. Jacob Kyle Hickman, 25, was arrested on a warrant following the investigation into a mid-October incendiary fire that destroyed an 80-year-old woman's garage and all its contents in Aberdeen, the Maryland State Fire Marshal announced on Wednesday, Dec. 21. Original story - Trespasser Intentionally Sets Blaze That Destroys Aberdeen Garage, Volvo: Fire Marshal Shortly before 4 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, first responder…

by Zak Failla

12/21/2022

Police & Fire

Police Impersonator Who Shot Man, Minor On The Loose In DC Area, Officials Say (Photos) A police impersonator who posed as an officer to gain entry to a residential facility in Washington, DC before opening fire remains at large after shooting a man and a minor during an incident on Tuesday afternoon, according to investigators. Shortly before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department's Sixth Division responded to a stretch of the 6000 block of Clay Street to investigate reports of a shooting in a building. Upon arrival, officers were met by an adult and juvenile victim suffering from gunshot wounds inside the facility. DC Fire and Emergency…

by Zak Failla

12/21/2022

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