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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

Homes, Vehicle On Quiet Maryland Court Struck By Early Morning Gunfire: Police Multiple homes and at least one vehicle were struck when gunshots rang out early on Wednesday morning in Anne Arundel County, police said. Officers responded to a report of shots fired at approximately 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28 in the area of Village Square Court and Carriage Court in Severn. Upon arrival to the area, police said that officers were able to locate several shell casings in the road in front of two residences in the 1700 block of Village Square Court. Upon further investigation, it was revealed that the two homes and at least one vehicle were struck by projectiles, thou…

by Zak Failla

09/28/2022

Police & Fire

Firefighter Falls Through Floor Battling Two-Alarm Building Blaze In Maryland A firefighter was able to return to duty after falling through the floor of a multi-use building that went up in the flames in Maryland on Wednesday morning. All hands were on deck at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, when an electrical fire broke out in a two-story multi-use building on West Bel Air Avenue in Aberdeen. The fire broke out in 20 W. Bel Air Ave. in AberdeenCpl. Neidig - Aberdeen Police Department Multiple agencies responded to the scene, where there was smoke billowing through the area until crews could get the flames under control after approximately a half-…

by Zak Failla

09/28/2022

News

'Remorseless' Attempted Murderer Sentenced To Prison Time In Maryland Citing “predatory behavior,” a judge sentenced a Pennsylvania man to more than a decade behind bars in Maryland for attempting to run down his victim in May last year, authorities announced. Pennsylvania resident Jeffrey Scott Osborne, 50, of Kemblesville, has been sentenced to 30 years, with all but 13 years suspended for attempted second-degree murder, Judge Mark Chandlee ordered. In addition to his prison term, Osborne was ordered to serve five years of supervised probation upon his release, which cannot happen until he has served at least half his sentence, Chandlee said. In asking for…

by Zak Failla

09/28/2022

Lifestyle

This Will Be Maryland's Newest Area Code When 240 And 301 Phone Numbers Run Out Maryland residents may soon have a new area code to dial up if they want to make local calls. Officials in Maryland announced that the “227" area code could soon join the traditional “240” and “301" numbers, which are expected to run out sometime in the coming year. Once those numbers run out, all new businesses and residents will begin getting assigned the “227" area code. Anyone with a current "240" or “301” area code will not be impacted by the change. Counties impacted include: Allegany; Anne Arundel; Charles; Frederick; Garrett; Howard; Montgomery; Prince George’s; St. Mary’s; Was…

by Zak Failla

09/28/2022

Police & Fire

Pick-Up Truck Parked At Maryland Sand And Gravel Plant Destroyed In Tricky Fire A pick-up truck used at a Maryland sand and gravel plant went up in flames overnight in a blaze being investigated by the Office of the State Fire Marshal. In Caroline County, members of the Goldsboro Volunteer Fire Company responded at 2 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, to the Bridgetown Shore Sand and Gravel Plant on Oakland Road in Henderson when a neighbor reported a vehicle fire in the area. It took a team of eight volunteer firefighters more than 40 minutes to get the fire under control, though a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado truck was destroyed by the flames, according to the fire marshal. T…

by Zak Failla

09/28/2022

Police & Fire

Second Murder Suspect In Custody For Fatal Shooting During Botched Maryland Robbery: Police A second murder suspect has been apprehended in Baltimore for the botched home invasion that killed Jameo McClean in May last year. Warrant Apprehension detectives from the Baltimore Police Department announced on Wednesday, Sept. 28 that they arrested 31-year-old city resident Jerome Johnson at the Southern District station for murder, officials announced. The initial suspect implicated in the murder, Steven Arthur, was arrested in February for his alleged role in the fatal incident. According to investigators, Johnson and Arthur shot and killed McClean during a residential robbery and di…

by Zak Failla

09/28/2022

Schools

Gun-Wielding Man Creates Panic During Incident Near University Of Maryland Campus An investigation has been launched by the Prince George’s County Police Department following an off-campus assault with a handgun outside the University of Maryland, authorities announced. On Tuesday, Sept. 27, the University of Maryland Police Department was advised of an off-campus incident that happened the previous day in the 8100 block of Baltimore Avenue, officials said in an alert to the community on Wednesday, Sept. 28. The victim of the assault reported to the Prince George’s County Police Department that he was outside a business in the area when he got into an argument with an un…

by Zak Failla

09/28/2022

Police & Fire

Man Hospitalized In Critical Condition After Being Shot In The Head In Maryland: Police A man is in critical condition after being shot in the head overnight in Baltimore, police said. Shortly after 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, officers from the Baltimore Police Department responded to the 700 block of South Broadway, where they were met by a person suffering from a gunshot wound to his head and a second woman who was struck in the arm. Both victims were transported to an area hospital, with the victim shot in the head listed in critical condition on Wednesday morning, according to the department. The other woman was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Police i…

by Zak Failla

09/28/2022

Police & Fire

Shootout Suspect, Friend Apprehended After Crash, Shooting In Maryland, Sheriff Says The investigation into a fight between two friends that rapidly escalated into violence led to charges for a pair of suspects - one of whom was caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, according to officials. Prince George’s resident Novio Vaughn Smallwood, 21, of Oxon Hill, was apprehended following the investigation into a midday shooting earlier this month at the intersection of St. Andrews Way and St. Charles Parkway in Waldorf, authorities announced. Shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 17, officers were dispatched to the intersection, where there was a report of a crash betwee…

by Zak Failla

09/27/2022

Police & Fire

Multiple Hit-Run Drivers At Large Following Fatal Incident On Maryland Roadway: Sheriff Multiple hit-and-run drivers are at large after a 30-year-old scooter driver was killed when he was struck by several vehicles in Maryland, police say. Hughesville resident Jeremy Alexander Parks was operating an electric scooter southbound on Old Washington Road in Waldorf shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26 when he was struck near the intersection of Bad Dog Alley. Upon arrival, police said that officers found Parks dead in the roadway. The investigation determined that Parks was riding an electric scooter when he was struck from behind by a vehicle traveling southbound on O…

by Zak Failla

09/27/2022

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