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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.

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Obituaries

Rookie Firefighter In Maryland Killed In Three-Alarm Blaze While Volunteering In PA Officials confirmed that a first-year firefighter in Maryland died in the line of duty while volunteering for his hometown department in New Tripoli in Pennsylvania. The Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services announced on Thursday, Dec. 8, that firefighter Zachary Paris died overnight from injuries sustained while operating with his volunteer company battling a three-alarm house fire in West Penn Township. Authorities say that Paris and another New Tripoli firefighter were killed battling the blaze in West Brunswick Township in Schuylkill County. A third person was found dea…

by Zak Failla

12/08/2022

Schools

Updated: Maryland High School Placed On Lockdown After Reported Shooting Suitland High School in Maryland is on lockdown after a shooting was reported on school grounds, police said. The shooting happened at approximately 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, though no information about a possible gunman or victims was immediately released by school officials or police investigators. Police confirmed on Thursday afternoon that the incident was a non-fatal shooting. We are on the scene of of non fatal shooting in the 5200 block of Silver Hill Road. Suitland High school has been placed on lockdown out of an abundance of caution. Media staging area will be at the entra…

by Zak Failla

12/08/2022

Police & Fire

One Airlifted To VA Hospital After Fast-Moving Fairfax County Fire Breaks Out In Area Home One person was airlifted to a Virginia hospital after a morning fire broke out inside a Fairfax County home on Thursday leaving several occupants of the residence trapped inside, according to investigators. First responders from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were called at approximately 10:15 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, to the 6300 block of Abilene Street in the Springfield area for a reported fire with residents trapped inside. Units on scene of a house fire in the 6300 block of Abilene Street in Springfield area. Fire showing on arrival. Report of residents trapped. Cre…

by Zak Failla

12/08/2022

Police & Fire

Two Teens, Woman Shot In Second Violent Incident At DC Metro Station In Two Days Three people were shot on Thursday morning on a platform of a Washington, DC Metro station, marking the second shooting in less than 24 hours on a train platform in the region. At approximately 9 a.m., on Thursday, Dec. 8, Metro Transit Police say that there was an argument among people on the train platform at the Benning Road Metro Station in Northeast DC, which left a woman and two teens with various injuries. MTPD on-scene of shooting on platform at Benning Rd. Victims: Adult female possible life-threatening injuries transported. 2 teen males apparently non-life threatening. Prelim…

by Zak Failla

12/08/2022

Police & Fire

Son Admits To Beating Elderly Mother To Death During Argument In Maryland, Police Say Authorities say that a Maryland man has been charged with allegedly killing his elderly mother in Northeast Baltimore during a dispute that rapidly escalated. Kevin Burke, 52, admitted to police investigators that he killed his 75-year-old mother when an argument turned violent and he allegedly assaulted her, a Baltimore Police spokesperson announced on Thursday, Dec. 8. Shortly before 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, Northeast District patrol officers responded to a home in the 2400 block of Gainsborough Court in Baltimore to investigate a reported death. Upon arrival, officers found the vic…

by Zak Failla

12/08/2022

Police & Fire

Federal Officer Fatally Shoots Person On Metro Platform In DC: Reports (Developing) A federal officer has reportedly shot a person at a metro station in Washington, DC, officials announced. Police responded to reports of shots fired on the Red Line platform at the Metro Center station shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7 that left one person dead, according to Metro Transit Police. MTPD responded to a fatal shooting on the Red Line platform at Metro Center shortly before 6:30 p.m. this evening. One victim was pronounced at the scene. @DCPoliceDept is leading the investigation. #wmata pic.twitter.com/6eB3iEegcI — Metro Transit Police (@MetroTransitPD) December …

by Zak Failla

12/07/2022

Police & Fire

Assault Suspect At Large After Abusing, Strangling Woman During Altercation In VA A repeat offender who has been terrorizing a woman for days is facing multiple charges for allegedly assaulting and choking her on numerous occasions in Prince William County, police announced on Wednesday. Jahari Kwame Underwood, 30, is wanted on multiple charges following an incident that played out early on Wednesday, Dec. 7 in Prince William County, investigators said. The incident began shortly before 12:15 a.m. on Wednesday, morning when members of the Prince William County Police Department were called to investigate an incident involving Underwood and an acquaintance in the Q…

by Zak Failla

12/07/2022

Schools

Student Breaks Out Concealed Gun During School Fight At Maryland High School, Sheriff Says A potentially scary and tragic scene nearly played out in Charles County when a student in a Maryland high school took out a concealed weapon during a fight with another teen on Wednesday afternoon, investigators say. At approximately 12:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, detectives from the Charles County Sheriff's Office were advised of a fight that began between two students during dismissal, which had been caught on school security cameras at Westlake High School. According to investigators, during the scuffle, one of the students produced what appeared to be a handgun, which prompted a thi…

by Zak Failla

12/07/2022

Police & Fire

Police ID Decomposed Body Found Behind Maryland Grocery Store Authorities have identified the decomposing body who was found behind a Maryland supermarket in mid-November, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office announced. Michael Kim Mancini, 21, was found shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 14 when members of the sheriff’s office responded to the 800 block of East Main Street in Middletown, where there were reports of a dead body behind the Safeway location. Frederick County Sheriff's Office detectives were able to identify Mancini through dental records, officials said. Further investigation determined his last known address was in Prince Georg…

by Zak Failla

12/07/2022

Police & Fire

Baltimore County Police Respond To Active Barricade Situation (Developing) All hands are on deck in Baltimore County as police found themselves in a standoff with a barricaded suspect on Wednesday afternoon. Shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, the department said that the Baltimore County Police Tactical Team and Hostage Negotiations Team were requested to the 2800 block of Munster Road in the area of Carney for a barricade situation. Baltimore County Police Tactical Team and Hostage Negotiations Team have been requested to the 2800 block of Munster Rd, 21234., for a barricade situation. Once we have more information, we will provide it. pic.twitter.…

by Zak Failla

12/07/2022

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