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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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Traffic

'Major Delays' Expected After One Killed, Four Injured Crash On Beltway Near I-95 In MD One person was killed and four others hospitalized following a single-vehicle crash that was reported on the Outer Loop of the Beltway near I-95 in Prince George's County. Motorists can expect "major delays," police say, following the crash that left three with life-threatening injuries, and sent two others to the hospital. Single vehicle crash, OL Cap Beltway before I-95. Three patients with life threatening injuries, two with non life threatening injuries. Expect major delays and move over for emergency vehicles. — Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department (@PGFDNews) May 7, 2024 A…

05/07/2024

Police & Fire

Second Suspect Arrested For Murder Of Man Found Inside Vehicle In Walkersville Field: Police A second Baltimore man has been arrested months after a body was pulled from a suspicious vehicle in a Frederick County field. Shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10, deputies were called to the 8200 block of Crum Road in Walkersville, where there were reports of a vehicle that had its flashers on and had been sitting there idle for more than six hours. Frederick County Sheriff's Office at the scene. Frederick County Sheriff's Office Upon arrival, deputies found Pikesville resident Brice Wendell Boots, 65, inside, and his death was investigated as a homicide. On Tuesday aft…

05/07/2024

Police & Fire

Officer In Maryland Suspended For Assaulting Sheriff's Deputy During Domestic Dispute: Police A Prince George's County Police officer has been suspended after allegedly assaulting a Charles County Sheriff's deputy investigating a reported domestic disturbance, officials say. Officer Charles Williams, Jr., who has been with the department since 2015, was arrested early on Tuesday morning for assault. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, a deputy responded at around 1 a.m. on May 7 to Williams' home, and during the investigation, allegedly the officer allegedly struck him. Williams has been suspended with pay following his arrest for second-degree assault. …

05/07/2024

Schools

Teens Charged For Opening Fire Near Northwest DC HS, Grazing Student Inside: Feds Two District teens have been charged for the shooting outside Dunbar High School in Northwest DC that left a student with a minor gunshot wound, federal authorities announced. Saki Frost, 17, and Azhari Graves, 18, are both being charged as adults following the shooting last week that saw a stray bullet graze someone inside the building, officials say. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department responded to Dunbar High School at approximately 10 a.m. on May 3, where there was a reported shooting in the area. MPD responded to the sounds of gunshots that occurred outside of Dunbar H…

05/07/2024

News

Speeding Driver Charged Following Fatal Pedestrian Strike At Rockville Intersection: Police A Rockville man is facing a manslaughter charge for speeding, striking, and killing a 70-year-old woman in December, the Montgomery County Department of Police announced. Jose Isaac Zelaya, 24, was arrested over the weekend in connection to the fatal crash that took the life of Teresa Moreno De Mejia on the day after Christmas. GoFundMe The crash was reported at around 6:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023, at the intersection of Viers Mill Road and Atlantic Avenue. According to officials, the investigation determined that Moreno De Mejia was walking across the busy street when …

05/07/2024

Police & Fire

Man Charged With Arson, Animal Cruelty For Home Explosion That Killed Dog In Maryland (Updated) Police in Baltimore County have charged a man in connection to the explosion that led to a two-alarm blaze and destroyed his family's home, fire officials announced on Tuesday. Michael Greensfelder, 52, is facing charges for allegedly intentionally creating a fuel/gas explosion that led to the destruction of the home he shared with his estranged wife and children. One person was injured late on Saturday, April 20, when there was a reported home explosion at 28 Crafton Road in Essex that also damaged neighboring homes. The home explosion on Ridgemoor Road in Essex Baltimore C…

05/07/2024

Obituaries

Bartender Killed By Reckless Driver In Maryland Was 'In Prime Of Her Life,' Family Says A Maryland family "has been left shattered with a hole that can never be filled" after a 25-year-old woman was killed in a rollover crash by a driver attempting to evade a traffic stop in Montgomery County. Adelphi native Jasmin Gimon, 25, has been identified as the driver who was killed in a rollover crash involving a man attempting to flee from police, according to officials, now her family is grappling with their new reality. Investigators with our Independent Investigations Division (IID) are on the scene of a police-involved fatal collision in the area of Rockville Pike and Twinbroo…

05/07/2024

News

Former Stevenson Lax Star, 33, Among Australian Surfers Found Dead In Mexico A MAC Commonwealth championship win for the Stevenson University's lacrosse team was overshadowed by grief this year. Former player Callum Robinson, 33, who had been reported missing several days ago after a surfing trip to Mexico's Baja California coast, has been identified as one of three people found dead along the coast. The others, his brother Jake, 30, and friend Jack Carter Rhoad, 30, authorities announced over the weekend. Foul play was believed to be a factor in the deaths, as the three were found with gunshot wounds to the head, their bodies dumped several yards down a …

05/06/2024

News

Police ID Speeding Driver Killed Crashing Into White House Barrier In DC New details have been released by the Metropolitan Police Department after a weekend crash outside the White House claimed the life of a 57-year-old man. James Chester Lewis, Jr., of Matthews, North Carolina was identified by investigators as they continue to probe the crash that resulted in his death . According to investigators, shortly after 10:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, officers were called to investigate a reported crash after Lewis ran two red lights and sped into a White House grounds security checkpoint vehicle barrier at the intersection of 15th Street and East Street, NW. …

05/06/2024

Police & Fire

Teen Bicyclist Critically Injured By Motorist In Maryland, Police Say A 13-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a driver overnight in Anne Arundel County, police say. Officers were called at around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 5 to the area of Jumpers Hole Road and Sylvan Avenue in Severna Park, where there was a reported crash involving a teen bicycle rider who was struck by a Honda Accord. Investigators say that the driver was heading north on Jumpers Hole Road when the 13-year-old crossed in front of him and was struck. The teen was rushed to the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center with life-threatening …

05/06/2024

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