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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.

Zak Failla's Contributions

Police & Fire

Hit-Run Driver Wanted In Maryland Following Fatal I-95 Crash, Police Say Authorities say that a hit-and-run driver who killed a Philadelphia teenager who was gassing up on the side of the road in Maryland remains at large days after the fatal crash. In Harford County, Guiermo Che, 19, was pronounced dead at the scene when Maryland State Police troopers responded to a stretch of I-95 in Aberdeen, according to officials. Investigators said that members of the Maryland State Police JFK Memorial Highway Barrack were called to the southbound lanes of I-95 to investigate a reported hit-and-run crash involving pedestrians. According to the initial investigation, Che …

by Zak Failla

11/28/2022

News

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson Inappropriately Toasts Twitter Troll Following Upset Loss To Jaguars Baltimore Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson may have lost twice on Sunday, if reports are to be believed that he used an “anti-gay phrase” toward a fan who suggested he isn't the answer under center. Following the Ravens’ loss to the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, Nov. 27, Jackson reportedly had some select words for a fan who said it’s time to move on at the quarterback position in a social media post. According to ESPN’s Jamison Hensley, shortly after the 28-27 loss on Sunday, a Twitter user tagged the impending free agent stating that "someone asking for over $250 million gua…

by Zak Failla

11/28/2022

Police & Fire

Home, Pick-Up Truck Destroyed By Pre-Thanksgiving Burning Brush Blaze In Maryland: Fire Marshal Authorities have determined the cause of a fire that destroyed a Charles County home and left one out in the cold the day before Thanksgiving. A brush fire that rapidly spread destroyed a single-family home on Harmony Farm Place in La Plata, the Maryland State Fire Marshal announced on Monday, Nov. 28. The incident began shortly before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 23, officials say, when the homeowner noticed the blaze burning outside. Officials say that the fire was a result of burning brush, which became out of control and destroyed the home, as well as a 2000 Chevrolet Colorado pick-up …

by Zak Failla

11/28/2022

Business

Ford Recalling 634K SUVs For Faulty Fuel Line That Could Cause Fire Ford is recalling hundreds of thousands of SUVs that could potentially have a faulty fuel injector that could lead to fuel spills or potentially leak vapors onto hot engines, posing a fire hazard. The motor company announced a recall of nearly 650,000 Ford Bronco Sport and Escape SUVs that were produced between 2020 and 2023 with 1.5-liter, three-cylinder engines, according to officials. Of the 650,000 vehicles subject to the recall worldwide, approximately 520,000 were reportedly sold in the US. According to officials, Ford is not advising consumers to stop driving the vehicles, and the …

by Zak Failla

11/28/2022

Obituaries

Funeral Arrangements Announced For Beloved Sheriff In Maryland Funeral arrangements have been set for three-term Prince George's County Sheriff Melvin C. High who unexpectedly passed away earlier this month. High, who has been the sheriff since December 2010, a veteran law enforcement agent, died on Thursday, Nov. 17 from unannounced causes. A viewing for High has been scheduled for 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 28 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church at 2020 St. Joseph’s Drive in Upper Marlboro, officials announced. That will be followed by a funeral mass at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at The Show Place Arena on Pennsylvania Avenue in Upper Marlboro, and …

by Zak Failla

11/28/2022

Police & Fire

Teen Hospitalized In Critical Condition In Maryland Following Shooting, Police Say Authorities say that a teenager is hospitalized in critical condition after being shot by an unknown assailant in Maryland over the weekend. Officers from the Baltimore City Police Department responded to the 2000 block of East North Avenue at approximately 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26, where there was a report of a 17-year-old who had been shot in the thigh. Upon arrival, officials say that officers found the teen, who was treated for potentially life-threatening injuries until paramedics arrived to transport him to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation. He was listed in critica…

by Zak Failla

11/28/2022

Police & Fire

'Get Out, Stay Out:' Man Dies Rescuing Cats, Dogs From Maryland House Fire, Officials Say A man who tried to rescue his family's pets when a fire broke out in their Maryland home died after escaping and heading back inside a Carroll County residence to make the save, the Office of the State Fire Marshal announced. Ronald Joy, 62, and his wife, Kathy Joy, were home shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 27 when a fire broke out in their Littlestown Pike home in Westminster, officials say. Both were able to escape before members of the Pleasant Valley Fire Department and other area agencies arrived at the scene, however, officials say that Joy went back inside the home to rescue…

by Zak Failla

11/28/2022

News

Alert Issued For Vulnerable Senior Reported Missing In Virginia Seen him? An alert has been issued by police in the region as they attempt to locate a possibly vulnerable senior who has been reported missing by concerned friends and family members. Bobbie Franklin Napier, 85, is the subject of a “Senior Alert Activation” by Virginia State Police as they attempt to locate him after being reported missing at approximately noon on Sunday, Nov. 27 on Thomas Nelson Highway in Lovingston. Officials say that Napier may be driving a white Nissan Altima with Virginia handicap plates with a tag of 86907HP, which was last seen on Route 3 in Culpepper County on Su…

by Zak Failla

11/28/2022

Police & Fire

Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office IDs Speeding Driver Killed After Crashing Into Tree In Virginia One man has died after speeding while driving through Virginia, losing control, and crashing his truck the night before Thanksgiving, authorities announced on Monday, Nov. 28. David Allen Starkey, 55, of Orange, was driving in Spotsylvania shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 23, in the 9300 block of Plank Road when he reportedly crashed his 2019 Chevy Silverado, according to a spokesperson from the sheriff's office. Officials say that first responders were at the scene within minutes, and upon arrival found the truck with "significant damage." According to the initial investigati…

by Zak Failla

11/28/2022

Sports

Park Ridge Native Matt Turner Is Starting Goalie In World Cup Match Against England Today Pressure's on for Matt Turner. The 28-year-old Bergen County native who began playing soccer as a teenager is the starting goalie for the US Men's National Team as they face Group B leaders England Friday, Nov. 25, in the second of three games before the knockout rounds of the World Cup. The USMNT — this year helmed by another Bergen County native, Gregg Berhalter — remains undefeated against England in the World Cup matches, with one major upset in 1950 and another victory in 2010. Turner, who attended Saint Joseph Regional High Schoo, began playing soccer around the time he wat…

by Zak Failla & Cecilia Levine

11/25/2022

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