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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

News

One Hospitalized When School Bus Crashes Into Gas Station Building In Maryland One person was injured on Thursday morning when a private school bus crashed into a building in Maryland. At approximately 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29, crews from the Prince George's County Fire Department responded to the 3600 block of Forestville Road near Stewart Road in Forestville for a collapse investigation, officials said. Upon arrival, first responders found the bus, which struck a gas station mart and went partially through the rear of the property, causing a partial collapse. No children were on the bus at the time of the crash. Forestville Road and Stewart RoadPrince G…

by Zak Failla

09/29/2022

Police & Fire

Woman Killed After Being Trapped In Maryland House Blaze: Fire Marshal A house fire is under investigation after a woman was trapped and killed in a blaze that broke out in a Maryland home, according to authorities. The 59-year-old woman was killed on Tuesday, Sept. 27, the Office of the State Fire Marshal announced following an investigation into the fatal incident. At approximately 6:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 26, crews from the LaPlata Volunteer Fire Department and other surrounding agencies responded to the 1000 block of Suffolk Drive, where there was a reported house fire with people trapped inside. Upon arrival, firefighters said they located a woman ins…

by Zak Failla

09/29/2022

Police & Fire

Former Maryland Park Service Manager Charged With Alleged Assault, Rape: Police A former park manager for the Maryland Park Service is facing charges for allegedly sexually abusing a person repeatedly over the course of six months, police announced. Michael Browning, 71, was arrested by detectives from Baltimore County’s Special Victims Unit, the agency announced on Wednesday, Sept. 28, when he was charged with second-degree rape and second-degree assault. Police said that through the investigation, it was determined that Browning allegedly sexually assaulted his victim several times during a six-month time frame. At the time of the sexual assaults, Browning was emplo…

by Zak Failla

09/28/2022

Schools

Baseball Bat Swinging Student At Maryland HS Faces Charges For Violent Fight, Police Say A minor was arrested in Baltimore County after police were called to the Perry Hall High School for a violent fight that broke out among students involving weapons, according to a member of the Board of Education. Investigators said that a juvenile was arrested by officers from the county police department following an afternoon fight where a baseball bat was broken out on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Julie Henn, the chairperson for the Baltimore County Board of Education issued a statement on social media following the incident to advise the community that she had been in touch with school offici…

by Zak Failla

09/28/2022

News

Marylanders Invested $15M Into Unregistered Crypto-Lending Platform Nexo, AG Says The Maryland Office of the Attorney General’s Securities Division is the latest to file a cease and desist order against a cryptocurrency account provider who allegedly violated state law. Nexo Group and its co-founder Antoni Trenchev violated the law “with the offer and sale of Nexo’s Earn Interest Product (EIP) accounts," Attorney General Brian Frosh and Attorneys General from seven other states said. More than 93,300 US residents have EIP accounts with Nexo Group, investigators noted, of which, more than 1,800 were from Maryland. Those accounts collectively hold assets totaling…

by Zak Failla

09/28/2022

Police & Fire

Man Fatally Stabbed Outside Maryland Business, Suspect At Large, Police Say (Developing) A fatal stabbing is under investigation in Prince George's County, authorities announced. Detectives from the Prince George's County Police Department responded to the 2300 block of University Boulevard in Hyattsville at approximately 3:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, when passersby alerted them to a stabbing incident in the area. Upon arrival, officers located a man outside a building in the area with a stab wound. He was treated and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Investigators have not released the name or age of the victim. No suspect has been identified by the department. …

by Zak Failla

09/28/2022

News

Alert Issued For Missing Teen Girl In Region Police agencies in Virginia are seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down a teen girl who has been reported missing by friends and family in Loudoun County. An alert was issued by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, Sept. 28, regarding 13-year-old Hailey Delgado Lopez, who was reported missing from her family's Ashburn home. Lopez was reported missing by her family on Tuesday, Sept. 27 after leaving her family’s home on Dodge Terrace on her own accord, police said. Officials noted that she may be traveling to Waynesboro in Virginia, where she has ties to the area. Th…

by Zak Failla

09/28/2022

Schools

Maryland HS Placed On Lockdown As Police Investigate Stabbing At Nearby Apartment Complex Students were safely dismissed from a Maryland high school that was temporarily locked down due to a stabbing in the area, authorities announced. At approximately 3:30 p.m. in Prince George's County on Wednesday, Sept. 28, Northwestern High School was placed on lockdown after a stabbing was reported at a nearby apartment complex outside of Hyattsville, according to the police. Shortly after 4 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, the Hyattsville Police Department issued an update advising that students at the high school were dismissed without incident and the incident is being investigated by the …

by Zak Failla

09/28/2022

Police & Fire

Woman Wanted In Maryland For Leaving Court-Ordered Treatment Facility, Sheriff Says Seen her? An alert has been issued by police investigators in Maryland as they attempt to locate a wanted woman who allegedly absconded from a court-ordered treatment facility in St. Mary’s County earlier this month. Virginia Leigh Bissett, 27, allegedly left her treatment facility in Parkville on Monday, Sept. 9, and is now wanted by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office on multiple charges. Investigators said that Bissett was originally charged in St. Mary’s County with theft of between $1,500 and under $25,000, and she is wanted for several outstanding warrants including second-degree…

by Zak Failla

09/28/2022

Police & Fire

Mail Carrier In Maryland Fights Off Armed Robber Seeking Mailbox Key: Reports A mail carrier was able to fend off a would-be robber who attempted to steal a mail collection box key in Maryland, according to multiple reports. In Montgomery County, shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, police investigators were called to Hillridge Drive near the intersection of Saul Road in South Kensington, where a mail carrier was reportedly armed at gunpoint. We are currently investigating a USPS Letter Carrier robbery along with our partners @mcpnews which occurred on Hill Ridge Drive in Kensington, MD. — USPIS_DC (@USPIS_DC) September 28, 2022 The mail carrier was …

by Zak Failla

09/28/2022

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