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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

Attempted Capital Murder Charge For Teen Who Ran Over Sheriff's Deputy In Virginia, Police Say Authorities say that a teenage driver who intentionally drove through a Stafford County Sheriff's deputy rather than get a ticket was apprehended by US Marshals after fleeing into Maryland. Kimora Fagbewesa, 18, is in police custody and faces a host of charges following a wild scene that began shortly before 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29, and lasted well into the following day as law enforcement attempted to take her into custody. A member of the sheriff’s office on patrol spotted a reckless driver - later identified as Fagbewesa - who was driving recklessly and speeding in the area of Gar…

by Zak Failla

12/02/2022

News

Department Of Health Reports Maryland's First Cold Weather-Related Death Of Winter Winter is here. The Maryland Department of Health is reporting the first cold-related illness death statewide for the 2022-2023 winter weather season after a woman between the age of 60 and 70 died in Baltimore City. Officials announced the death on Friday, Dec. 2. No other details surrounding the death of the woman were immediately released by the Department of Health. The Department of Health is cautioning area residents to be aware of themselves and their neighbors as temperatures continue to drop as the calendar turns to the heart of winter.  “To prevent the onset of cold-related ill…

by Zak Failla

12/02/2022

Police & Fire

Woman With Child In Backseat Busted For DUI After Blowing Through Light In Virginia, Police Say A woman who blew through a red light while swerving her vehicle in Virginia was allegedly intoxicated with a kid in the car, Prince William County Police investigators said. Leslie Evelyn Tabora Pineda, 32, of Woodbridge, is facing multiple charges following an incident that played out in her hometown on Wednesday, Nov. 30, according to police. Shortly after 11 p.m. on Wednesday, an officer from the department on patrol near the intersection of Minnieville Road and Smoketown Road in Woodbridge stopped a vehicle driven by Tabora Pineda when she disregarded a solid red light and failed to mai…

by Zak Failla

12/02/2022

Police & Fire

Police ID Wanted Scissor-Sporting Armed Robber After Targeting Maryland Foot Locker Police investigators in Maryland have identified a wanted armed robber who brandished scissors while stealing shoes from an area Foot Locker earlier this year. Kenneth Shawn Purvis is wanted by the Montgomery County Department of Police following an armed robbery in September when he used scissors to make his great escape after stealing from the store, authorities announced. Video (see above) of the incident was released following the initial investigation into the robbery over the fall. Purvis was identified as a suspect publicly by police investigators on Friday, Dec. 2. The incide…

by Zak Failla

12/02/2022

News

Man Suffers Critical Electrical Injuries Atop Roof Of Train At DC's Union Station: Officials Officials say that a person was critically injured by an electric shock while on top of a train at Union Station early on Friday morning in Washington, DC. The incident was first reported by DC Fire and EMS officials at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, when a man suffered an electrical injury after coming into contact with a power line while walking on the roof of the car. According to officials, the victim was found under H Street in Northeast Washington, DC, though first responders had to wait to jump into action until power could be cut to the area. Technical Rescue up…

by Zak Failla

12/02/2022

Lifestyle

'Bear' Thankful For Maryland Lottery After Buying $2M Top-Prize Scratcher On Thanksgiving Night A Carroll County man had a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving after becoming a multi-millionaire on a $30 scratch-off Maryland Lottery ticket. Lottery officials say that a Westminster man going by the name “Bear" - a moniker bestowed upon him by friends - became the first top-prize winner in the "Cash is King" scratch-off game, winning a cool $2 million on a ticket bought late on Thanksgiving night at Jiffy Mart in his hometown. The 43-year-old man said that he usually scratches and scans his instant tickets at Lottery stores, but on Thanksgiving night he went home without doing so.…

by Zak Failla

12/02/2022

Police & Fire

Firefighter Injured Battling Tricky Two-Alarm Maryland House Fire One firefighter had to be treated for injuries as crews contended with a tricky early-morning two-alarm wall fire that broke out in Carroll County, officials said. Shortly before 7 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, first responders in Union Bridge were called to the 600 block of Raywell Avenue when a passerby alerted them to a fire that broke out in a multi-family home. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal, a crew of 50 firefighters from the Union Bridge Volunteer Fire Company and nearby agencies responded to the call, where they were met with a fire that had sparked inside a wall at the re…

by Zak Failla

12/02/2022

Police & Fire

'Fairfax County's Most Wanted:' Police Apprehend Murder Suspect After Vehicle Pursuit Authorities say that a fugitive wanted for murder who has been on the run for months tried and failed to get away from police investigators in Virginia who tracked him down and took him into custody after a brief pursuit. Kyjuan Omar Braxton Trott-McLean, 43, who was considered Fairfax County's "most wanted" suspect, was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 1 following a lengthy manhunt that ended in the 3800 block of Colonial Avenue, police announced. The arrest comes a day after the Fairfax County Police Department announced an increased reward of up to $11,000 for information that led to Trott-McL…

by Zak Failla

12/01/2022

Schools

Threat Of Mass Violence At Maryland Middle School Investigated: Sheriff A middle school student inside a Maryland middle school saw something, said something, and could have potentially helped avoid a tragic situation. In Charles County, on Thursday, Dec. 1, officials said that during lunch hour, a student at Milton Somers Middle School made statements in front of several other teens about bringing a gun to school and causing harm to others. According to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, one of the students that overheard the comments reported it to a school administrator, who notified the School Resource Offer, who launched an investigation into the matter.…

by Zak Failla

12/01/2022

News

Construction Worker Airlifted To Hospital After Cutting Leg Working On Roof Of Maryland Home A construction worker who suffered a painful injury while on the job in Calvert County had to be airlifted to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation, fire officials say. At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, paramedics and a helicopter responded to a stretch of Ridge Road in Huntingtown, where there was a report of a construction worker who cut his leg with a saw. Upon arrival, the pilot of the helicopter found the worker with a wound on the roof of a house under construction, according to a spokesperson from the Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department. Paramedics were able…

by Zak Failla

12/01/2022

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