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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

Lifestyle

Santa Claus To Take To The Skies In A Different Ride In Maryland As Christmas Approaches Santa Claus is coming to town … And he’s doing it in style. Just in time for the holidays, Jolly Old St. Nick will be making an appearance at the Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum in Middle River this weekend beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26 and he's being flown in on a helicopter. Once he arrives, Father Christmas will be discussing holiday hopes and plans with children on Saturday, according to event planners with the museum. Following his meet-and-greet with the children, Santa will then join members of the Middle River Volunteer Fire Department, who will take him on a s…

by Zak Failla

11/23/2022

News

Alert Issued For Vulnerable Senior Reported Missing In Alexandria 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. D’Jean Edwards, 65, is the subject of a “Senior Alert Activation” by Virginia State Police as they attempt to locate him after being reported missing at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 21 on foot in the area of Seminary Road in Alexandria. Edwards was described as being 5-foot-11, weighing 180 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. He may be wearing a black shirt with blue jeans, red-white-black Con…

by Zak Failla

11/22/2022

News

$10M Cryptocurrency 'Pig Butchering' Scheme Leads To Domain Seizures In Virginia: DOJ Federal officials in Virginia have seized domains used to further fraudsters’ “pig butchering” cryptocurrency schemes, according to authorities. The US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced the measure in an effort to curtail the spread of these schemes, which led to losses of more than $10 million to its victims. According to federal prosecutors, “in pig butchering schemes, scammers encounter victims on dating apps, social media websites, or even random texts masquerading as a wrong number,” slowly gaining trust until proposing the idea of making a business inve…

by Zak Failla

11/22/2022

Police & Fire

Maryland Teens Take Deputies On Wild Ride In Stolen Vehicle Before Bailing, Sheriff Says Not even stop sticks could slow down a pair of teenagers in Maryland who took police on a high-speed pursuit through Frederick County before ultimately being apprehended by investigators, officials say. Luis Eduardo Jimenez and Octavia Natasha Seeney, both 19, are facing a host of charges following an early morning incident that saw them attempting to flee across the county. The incident began shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 22, when the Frederick County Emergency Communications Center dispatched Frederick County Sheriff’s Office deputies to attempt to locate a reported stolen ve…

by Zak Failla

11/22/2022

Police & Fire

Trio Busted With 387 Grams Of Pot, Semiautomatic Guns, Rifle During Stop In Maryland: Sheriff Three 20-somethings in Maryland are facing drug and weapon charges after being busted during a routine traffic stop for a blown stop sign in Charles County, officials announced on Tuesday, Nov. 22. Jalonni La Monte Agee, 20, of Indian Head, Dontre Marquise Bryant, 23, of Suitland, and Shaniya Monet Hutchins, 21, of Lanham were apprehended by sheriff’s deputies after failing to stop at a stop sign near the area of Bannister Circle and Hamilton Place, according to investigators. During the stop, a sheriff’s deputy reported the smell of marijuana emanating from the inside of the vehicle, promp…

by Zak Failla

11/22/2022

Sports

Game On: Hogan Announces When Legal Mobile Sports Gambling To Go Live In Maryland It's official - legalized mobile sports betting in Maryland is set to go live, Gov. Larry Hogan announced. As of 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 23, the formal launch of online sports betting in Maryland will begin, with seven of 10 approved sportsbooks scheduled to go live across the state. Maryland Lottery officials previously announced that mobile sports wagering will launch statewide beginning on Nov. 23 after it was made approved by the state's Sports Wagering Application Review Commission (SWARC), though no official time had been provided until Hogan made the announcement on Tuesday, Nov. 2…

by Zak Failla

11/22/2022

Police & Fire

Maryland AG Releases Report Into Fatal Officer-Involved Pursuit The Maryland Attorney General’s Office released its investigative report into a fatal police-involved pursuit in Charles County earlier this year. Shortly after 4 a.m. on Friday, March 11, officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office received a report of a hit-and-run crash in the 3900 block of Pine Cone Circle in Waldorf involving a driver later identified as Darrell Byrd, who was no longer at the scene. Using a witness’ description of his vehicle, officers were able o locate Byrd in a pickup truck in the area of Pine Cone Circle and Huntington Wood Drive, officials said. Officer Sha…

by Zak Failla

11/22/2022

Police & Fire

Maryland Drug Bust Reveals Copious Amounts Of Drugs Under Teen's Pillow Three suspects have been charged in connection to the selling of controlled dangerous substances that reportedly involved a young teen in Salisbury, authorities say. Alvin Thompson, 37, Brian Elliot, 50, and Victoria Ross, 46, were charged after an investigation concerning controlled dangerous substances being sold from a residence in the 300 block of Pine Way, according to the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office. Investigators say that the residence was being rented by Brian Elliott and Victoria Ross and suggested that they were allowing Alvin Thompson to sell controlled dangerous substances …

by Zak Failla

11/22/2022

Police & Fire

$100K Reward Offered For Information On Violent 2003 Maryland Murder: State Police Maryland State Police authorities are offering a massive $100,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction in connection to a 2003 murder in Carroll County. On Tuesday, Nov. 22, the agency issued a renewed call for the public’s assistance in tracking down a suspect or suspects who have been wanted for nearly two decades for the death of Westminster resident Richard Atkins, Jr., who was 30 years old at the time of his death. Officials say that Atkins was found by family members beaten to death at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 29, 2003, in his apartment in the 100 blo…

by Zak Failla

11/22/2022

Schools

Baltimore County Police Beefs Up Security At High School Following Latest Threat A Maryland high school will have an increased police presence on campus leading up to Thanksgiving following a new threat that was made targeting the building. The Baltimore County Police Department is advising parents and students that there will be an influx of officers around Towson High School on Tuesday, Nov. 22 following the undisclosed threat, which proved to be unfounded. “Out of an abundance of caution, the Baltimore County Police Department will continue to have an increased police presence at Towson High School on Tuesday to ensure the safety of students and staff members,” a spo…

by Zak Failla

11/22/2022

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