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Zak Failla

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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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Lifestyle

Tunnel To Towers Paying Off Home Mortgage For Family Of Fallen Maryland Firefighter The holiday season got off to an unexpected and hopeful start for the family of a Maryland firefighter who died in the line of duty battling a blaze. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation announced that it will be paying the full mortgage on the home of Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services Lt. Nathan “Nate” Flynn as part of its annual Season of Hope Campaign. Flynn was battling a house fire in Clarksville on July 23, 2018, when the floor collapsed out from under him, trapping him in the basement of the home, officials said. He was pulled out of the wreckage and transported to an …

by Zak Failla

12/05/2022

Police & Fire

Wheelchair-Bound Man Struck, Killed By Pick-Up Truck Crossing Maryland Roadway, Sheriff Says A man in a wheelchair was killed over the weekend after being struck by a late-model pick-up truck while attempting to cross the road in Maryland, investigators announced. Lexington Park resident Eugene Elis Wood, 39, was struck and killed by a 1994 Ford Ranger driven by Walter Tyrone Waul, 55, of Callaway, around dusk on Friday, Dec. 2 in the 21600 block of Great Mills Road. Police say that shortly before 5:15 p.m. on Friday afternoon, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a pedestrian who had been struck attempting to cross Great Mills Road in the a…

by Zak Failla

12/05/2022

Lifestyle

Here's When The International Space Station Will Be Visible In Baltimore This Week It's a bird … It’s a plane ... It’s the International Space Station! In Maryland, stargazers will get a special treat this week in Baltimore, when the International Space Station will be clearly visible, with the best viewing expected at 6:06 p.m. on Monday, Dec 5. On Monday, Baltimore residents who go outside and look to the northwest will see the station visible for several minutes, looking like a bright star gliding across the sky for approximately five minutes to the southeast. The following day, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, the International Space Station will be visible twice, first to the n…

by Zak Failla

12/05/2022

Police & Fire

Elusive Suspect Driving Stolen Car Smashes Into Police Cruiser In Virginia, Officials Say Authorities say that a 24-year-old man put officers through their paces after smashing into a marked police cruiser and attempting to take elaborate steps to elude arrest in Prince William County. Jaquan Malik Fitchett, who officials said has no fixed address, is facing multiple charges after leading police on a lengthy pursuit in an allegedly stolen vehicle before resisting arrest as officers attempted to take him into custody. The incident began shortly before 6:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 5 when officers from the Prince William County Police Department responded to the Westgate Apartments in…

by Zak Failla

12/05/2022

Police & Fire

Suspects At Large After Man Found Shot To Death In Southeast DC, Police Say Police have identified the 20-year-old man who was found shot to death in a Southeast Washington, DC home on Sunday night. Southeast resident Marjai Wimbush was discovered shot and killed in the 4200 block of 4th Street shortly before 10:45 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4, investigators announced on Monday afternoon. According to police, members of the Seventh District responded to a 4th Street home at approximately 10:40 p.m. on Sunday night, where there was a reported shooting in the area. Upon arrival, officers found Wimbush’s body with multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Serv…

by Zak Failla

12/05/2022

Police & Fire

74-Year-Old Man Reported Missing In Maryland Found Dead In River, Police Say (Updated) The tale of a 74-year-old man reported missing in Prince George’s County has ended in tragedy as he was found dead, police announced. An alert was issued on Sunday, Dec. 4 regarding Johnnie Bouknight, who had last been seen at approximately 10 a.m. the day before in the 1200 block of Merganser Court in Upper Marlboro. At the time, police only described Bouknight as being 6-foot-1 and weighing 165 pounds with a blue sweatsuit, black zip-up jacket, black sneakers, and a black ball cap. However, shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5, the Prince George's Police Department made an announ…

by Zak Failla

12/05/2022

Sports

Virginia Native Justin Verlander Inks Massive $86M Contract To Lead NY Mets Rotation Jacob deGrom who? The New York Mets made a big splash on Monday morning, coming to terms with ace starting pitcher Justin Verlander to replace deGrom at the top of the team's rotation after the latter defected to the Texas Rangers on a five-year deal. Verlander, a Virginia native from Manakin-Sabot, signed a two-year, $86 million pact with the Mets, with a vesting option for a third season, Jon Heyman reported to the New York Post. The AL Cy Young winner fills a gaping hole for the Mets, who lost three-fifths of its starting rotation to free agency. Now 39 years old, Verlander continues …

by Zak Failla

12/05/2022

Police & Fire

Driver Struck, Killed By Cars, Tractor-Trailer During Argument Outside Vehicle On I-95: Police A violent scene played out on I-95 in Maryland early on Sunday morning when a man attempting to assist a woman who wandered into the roadway during an argument on the side of the road was struck by multiple cars, state police announced. Howard County resident Ceaser Alfred Charles Burke, 23, of Columbia, was pronounced dead after being struck by three vehicles - two of which fled the area - while offering aid to a woman he had been talking with in the shoulder of the roadway, police say. Shortly before 10 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4, troopers from the Maryland State Police College Park Barrack r…

by Zak Failla

12/05/2022

Police & Fire

Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Driver In Fairfax County As Death Toll Continues To Mount A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a driver while crossing a busy intersection in Virginia, according to police. The Fairfax County Police Department reported shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4 that they had been called in to investigate a crash near the intersection of Arlington Boulevard and Allen Street, where there was a pedestrian who had been struck by a driver in Falls Church. Officials say that the man was evaluated and treated at the scene before being transported to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries sustained in the crash. Investigators di…

by Zak Failla

12/05/2022

Police & Fire

Teenager Airlifted To Virginia Hospital After Being Struck By Allegedly Drunk Driver: Police A teenager was airlifted to a Virginia hospital after being struck by an allegedly intoxicated driver amid nearby holiday celebrations, officials said. In Stafford County, Woodbridge resident Melissa Jones, 43, is facing multiple charges for allegedly drinking, driving, and maiming a teenager who was crossing the road nearby a Christmas parade. Officials from the Vista Woods subdivision responded at approximately 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3 to a reported pedestrian who had been struck in the 100 block of Choptank Road. According to the initial investigation, Jones was driving a 2000 Dodge …

by Zak Failla

12/05/2022

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