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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.

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Police & Fire

Police Charge 11-Year-Old Boy With Arson For Fire That Destroyed Maryland Dollar General Store An unexpected suspect has been identified as the person who caused millions of dollars in damage to a Maryland store last week. The Maryland Fire Marshal announced on Monday, Sept. 12 that an 11-year-old has been charged in connection to the fire at Dollar General on South Main Street in Carroll County that caused $2.5 million in damage and destroyed the building. Shortly after 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, first responders in Hampstead were dispatched to the Dollar General Store on South Main Street for a reported building fire. The fire was upgraded to a two-alarm blaze shortly after firs…

by Zak Failla

09/12/2022

Police & Fire

Maryland Woman Killed By Oncoming Traffic After Leaving Vehicle Following Crash: State Police Police pronounced a 21-year-old pedestrian dead in Maryland after being struck by a hit-and-run driver when she left her car following a one-vehicle crash, authorities announced. Gambrills resident Mariah Narain was struck and killed on Route 295 shortly before 6 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11 in Anne Arundel County, according to state police. Troopers responded to a stretch of Route 295 near the intersection of Nursery Road on Sunday morning where there was a report of a pedestrian who was struck in the roadway. Upon arrival, investigators said they found Narain lying in the roadway and a white…

by Zak Failla

09/12/2022

Police & Fire

Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Crash In Charles County A 28-year-old Maryland man was killed during an early morning crash when he lost control and landed in a ditch in Charles County, state police said. La Plata resident Dallas Anthony Savoy was killed at approximately 4:15 a.m. on Monday morning after crashing on Maryland Route 488 in the area of Kerrick Drive, according to authorities. Troopers were dispatched to the area on Monday, Sept. 12 to investigate the crash, which determined that Savoy was riding his motorcycle in the area when he lost control and was ejected from the bike. The motorcycle was found in a ditch nearby. Savoy was pron…

by Zak Failla

09/12/2022

News

Alert Issued For 32-Year-Old Man Missing More Than A Week In Maryland Seen him? The Baltimore Police Department is seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to locate a man who has been missing since Friday, Sept. 9. Concerns are mounting for friends and family of Darryl Wiggins II, who was last seen in the 600 block of Wyanoke Avenue in Baltimore. Police described Wiggins as being 5-foot-10, weighing approximately 160 pounds. No other descriptive information was provided by the department. "The family of Mr. Wiggins is extremely concerned about his well-being," the agency noted. Anyone with information regarding Wiggins' whereabout…

by Zak Failla

09/10/2022

Police & Fire

Man, Teen Apprehended For Kidnapping Woman During Domestic Incident In Virginia: Police Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department have arrested two suspects in Virginia following an investigation into a reported kidnapping, authorities announced. Carlos Castillo, 28, and a 16-year-old teen, both from Houston, were arrested on Saturday, Sept. 10 by Virginia State Police and are set to be extradited back to Washington, DC following the alleged kidnapping the previous day. At approximately 12:45 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9 in the 100 block of Michigan Avenue, police said that the two suspects approached a woman and forced her inside of a nearby vehicle before fleeing the are…

by Zak Failla

09/10/2022

Police & Fire

Maryland Teen Charged For Shooting At Group Of Students Near Elementary School: Police A Maryland teen is in hot water with the law after being arrested for an alleged shooting in Prince George's County. The Greenbelt Police Department announced on Saturday, Sept. 10 that a 13-year-old - whose name has not been released - has been arrested in connection to a shooting earlier this month in the area of Springhill Lane and Springhill Drive, authorities announced. Shortly after 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7, members of the department responded to the area of the reported shooting, where there were calls regarding shots fired, officials said. The victim told investigators that …

by Zak Failla

09/10/2022

News

Parents, Children Killed In Maryland Murder-Suicide Identified (Details) The Cecil County Sheriff’s Office has released the identities of the two adults and three children who were killed on Friday, Sept. 9 in a possible murder-suicide inside a quiet cul-de-sac in Maryland. Police confirmed that parents Marcus Edward Milligan, 39, and Tara Devina Ricker Milligan, 37, were both killed in a Hebron Court home in Elk Mills, along with children Teresa Milligan, 14, Nora Milligan, 11, and Finn Milligan, 8. All five died from gunshot wounds, according to officials. Deputies from the sheriff's office were alerted to the shooting near Elk Mills Road shortly after 9:…

by Zak Failla

09/10/2022

News

Parents, Children Killed In Maryland Murder-Suicide Identified The Cecil County Sheriff’s Office has released the identities of the two adults and three children who were killed on Friday, Sept. 9 in a possible murder-suicide inside a quiet cul-de-sac in Maryland. Police confirmed that parents Marcus Edward Milligan, 39, and Tara Devina Ricker Milligan, 37, were both killed in a Hebron Court home in Elk Mills, along with children Teresa Milligan, 14, Nora Milligan, 11, and Finn Milligan, 8. All five died from gunshot wounds, according to officials. Deputies from the sheriff's office were alerted to the shooting near Elk Mills Road shortly after 9:15 a…

by Zak Failla

09/10/2022

News

Owners Leave Shortly Before Virginia Home Leveled By Gas Explosion An unexpected explosion rocked a Virginia neighborhood on Saturday morning when a house was leveled when a gas tank went up in flames, officials said. The Bristol Fire Department responded at approximately 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10 to a reported explosion in the 300 block of Booher Springs Road, according to the agency. Officials said the house was destroyed in the incident and a nearby residence was also damaged. At the time of the explosion, no one was inside the residence, and the homeowners reportedly had left shortly after the fire broke out. Video of the aftermath of the exp…

by Zak Failla

09/10/2022

Police & Fire

Two Extricated From Vehicles By Firefighters Following Multi-Vehicle Crash In Maryland Two people were trapped in a crash in Baltimore and had to be extricated by fire crews, according to the firefighters' union. Multiple units from the Baltimore Fire Department responded to the 1500 block of Carswell Street at approximately 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, where there was a reported two-vehicle crash in the area. Upon arrival, a spokesperson for the Baltimore Firefighters Union IAFF Local 734 posted that crews found two people trapped at the scene of the crash, prompting them to call a second unit to the scene. 💥CRASH WITH RESCUE💥1500 blk Carswell St 21218#ColdstreamHomestead…

by Zak Failla

09/09/2022

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