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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

Mdta Police Investigating Road-Rage Shooting Incident Near I-395 In Maryland Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police Officers are investigating a shooting that occurred Saturday evening in Baltimore City, officials announced. At approximately 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, the agency received a report of a shooting in the area of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Russell Street in Baltimore. The initial investigation determined that an altercation took place between the drivers of a gray 2012 Hyundai Sonata and a black 2013 Honda Civic near the northbound intersection of I-395 and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. According to witnesses, the driver of t…

by Zak Failla

11/07/2022

Police & Fire

Maryland State Police Troopers Rescue Injured Hiker In Summit Of Sugarloaf Mountain Maryland State Police troopers were able to successfully airlift a stranded hiker who was left in a precarious position after suffering a medical emergency in Frederick County. At approximately 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, state police troopers responded to Sugarloaf Mountain to assist a hiker who had experienced a medical emergency near the summit of the mountain and faced an almost hour time for evacuation by ground. Troopers determined that an aerial rescue would be the fastest and most efficient way to get the hiker to safety, and they airlifted the patient 104 feet and then to an are…

by Zak Failla

11/06/2022

News

Company Owner From NY Admits To Fraudulent Billing Scheme With Brother Authorities say that a New York man has admitted to a fraudulent and elaborate billing scheme involving a manufacturing company with facilities in Maryland with his brother. Long Island resident Robert DiNoto, 48, of Huntington, pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection to a Harford County company with his brother, Eugene DiNoto, who submitted false invoices for undelivered commercial drum containers, according to federal officials. DiNoto was the owner and President of American Pride Distributors in Woodbury, in Nassau County, which sold commercial drum cont…

by Zak Failla

11/06/2022

Police & Fire

Boyfriend Kills Ex, Family In Apparent Murder-Suicide In Maryland: Sheriff Authorities in Maryland are investigating a suspected murder-suicide that left five dead after a man allegedly killed his ex-girlfriend, her family, and himself during a violent incident in Charles County. Andre Sales, 28, has been identified as the gunman who entered a home in La Plata shortly before 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, and allegedly murdered his ex-girlfriend, Sara Mann, 21; her brother, Kai Mann, 18; their mother, Sommaly Mann, 48; and another male who was inside, Javon Watson, 23 of White Plains. (2/3) When officers entered the house, they located five people who were decease…

by Zak Failla

11/05/2022

Police & Fire

Police ID Teen Gunned Down Midday In DC Authorities have released new information regarding the fatal shooting of a teen in broad daylight in Washington, DC. Makai Green, 15, of Northwest, DC, has been identified as the victim who was found with multiple gunshot wounds at approximately 4:45 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4 in the 700 block of N Street. Members of the Third District were called to N Street on Friday afternoon, where they found Green. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the teen to an area hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. No information about a potentia…

by Zak Failla

11/05/2022

Police & Fire

Child Playing With Lighter Sparks Shed Fire That Damages Truck In Maryland A child in Maryland did not heed the sage words of Smokey the Bear and accidentally set a shed on fire in Allegany County. Crews from the Potomac Volunteer Fire Company No. 2 were called at approximately 4:40 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, to Baughman Street in Westernport, where there was a report of a shed that went up in flames, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Upon arrival, crews were able to quickly control the fire within minutes, though the shed sustained hundreds of dollars in damage and some of the contents inside were destroyed. According to the initial i…

by Zak Failla

11/05/2022

Police & Fire

One Killed Crashing Into Back Of Disabled Tractor-Trailer On I-95 In Maryland, State Police Say The driver of a Toyota Camry that struck the back of a disabled tractor-trailer on I-95 in Maryland has died, state police announced. In Prince George’s County, a motorist - whose name or age has not been released - was traveling on I-95 near Route 212 in Beltsville at approximately 8 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5 when the Toyota struck the back of a tractor-trailer, according to investigators. Police investigators said that the identification of the driver is being held pending the next of kin notification. Troopers and paramedics pronounced the driver dead at the scene. The body has been trans…

by Zak Failla

11/05/2022

Lifestyle

No Shave November: Sheriff Drops Razors To Raise Money For Girl Critically Injured In Maryland With the calendar turning from October to November, members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office will be ditching their razors for a good cause. Each year, the sheriff's office participates in “No Shave November,” when Sheriff Mike Evans waives the agency's standard facial hair grooming policies to support a good cause. Deputies are dropping their razors and donating a $50 “fine” for the opportunity to grow a beard in support of 12-year-old McKenna Cox and her family after she was critically injured when she was struck by a vehicle in September in the Oakland Hall community. Evans stress…

by Zak Failla

11/05/2022

Police & Fire

Maryland State Police Make Massive Drug Bust 'Dismantling Eastern Shore Trafficking Operation' A multi-agency law enforcement investigation has led to the arrest of a Maryland man who is allegedly part of a "significant drug trafficking organization on the Eastern Shore,” state police announced. Caroline County resident Cory James Aviles, 36, of Federalsburg, was arrested and is being held without bond following his arrest on Friday, Nov. 4, according to police. Specifically, Aviles was charged with: Seven counts of CDS: Possession with the intent to distribute narcotics; Four counts of CDS: Possession of a large amount; Eight counts of CDS: Possession of not cannabis; Two counts …

by Zak Failla

11/04/2022

Sports

Are You Ready For Some Football? Dwayne Johnson Bringing XFL Team To DMV Region Professional football is coming to the DMV area. Oh right, the Washington Commanders. A potentially winning professional football team is heading to the region as the XFL gears up for its latest reboot with the DC Defenders - changed from the Washington Defenders - dubbed as one of eight teams to kick off Dwayne Johnson’s new league. The Defenders will be led by head coach Reggie Barlow at Audi Field at Buzzard Point in Washington, DC. “Coming out of the nation’s capital, the DC Defenders protect their city with unparalleled purpose and drive, impenetrable, bold, and brave, the Defend…

by Zak Failla

11/04/2022

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