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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

Harley-Davidson Riders Hospitalized After Van Crash In Elkton, State Police Say Two people riding a motorcycle were hospitalized after a van struck them at a Cecil County intersection Monday afternoon, according to Maryland State Police. Troopers from the North East Barrack were called to the intersection of Blue Ball Road and Dogwood Road in Elkton around 2:40 p.m. on May 12, for a reported crash involving a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a Chrysler van, police said. According to a preliminary investigation, the van, driven by Ethel Smith, 73, was traveling west on Dogwood Road when it struck the motorcycle, which was heading north on Blue Ball Road, police said. The…

by Zak Failla

05/12/2025

Police & Fire

Group Beat Maryland Man, Hurled Slurs In DMV Hate Crime: State Police A Maryland man was assaulted and targeted with slurs in a late-night hate crime outside a Walkersville convenience store, authorities say. Troopers from the Maryland State Police Frederick Barrack are asking for the public’s help identifying four suspects wanted in connection with a reported hate crime assault that happened just before 2 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, in Walkersville, police said. According to investigators, the 25-year-old victim told troopers he was in the parking lot of a convenience store on the 8400 block of Woodsboro Pike when four unknown men attacked him and made derogat…

by Zak Failla

05/12/2025

News

Missing Man, 23, Found Dead In Virginia Woods Near Abandoned Mercedes, Police Say A 23-year-old man who vanished after leaving his Virginia home has been found dead in the woods near his parked Mercedes, police said. The discovery was made around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, in the area of Morgan Island Way and Links Pond Close in Gainesville, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Police said the man had been reported missing by family members earlier that day after leaving home the night before in his Mercedes ERS. Officers searching the area found the unoccupied Mercedes parked nearby. During a canvass of the wooded area, police located th…

by Zak Failla

05/12/2025

Police & Fire

Hit-Run Driver With Handgun Slams Trooper’s Car On Route 50 In Annapolis: MSP A loaded gun was found in the truck of a man who rammed a state trooper’s vehicle on Route 50 in Annapolis and took off, police said. Ryan Daniel Heim, 27, of Annapolis, is facing multiple charges after allegedly hitting a Maryland State Police patrol car and fleeing the scene early Monday morning, May 12, authorities said. The crash happened around 1:30 a.m., when a state trooper was sitting inside his unmarked patrol car on Route 50 at Route 450. The trooper was working a detail for the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration, according to police. “While…

by Zak Failla

05/12/2025

Obituaries

Man, 21, Killed In 'Tragic Accident' Had 'Whole Life Ahead Of Him,' Family Says Two young lives were cut short when they were struck and killed by a MARC train in Sandy Hook — now, a heartbroken community is coming together to honor 21-year-old Cian Cassidy. Cassidy, of Frederick County, was killed alongside 19-year-old Summer Giffin when they were hit by the eastbound Brunswick Line Train 872 around 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, near Keep Tryst Road, Maryland State Police said. The train was carrying more than 100 passengers and was en route to Union Station when the crash occurred, shutting down the tracks for hours while first responders and investigators worked the …

by Zak Failla

05/12/2025

Police & Fire

‘Creeper On The Loose’: Man Exposes Himself To Woman At Busy Virginia Park, Police Say A man exposed himself to a woman walking near the baseball fields at a busy Northern Virginia park on Mother's Day, authorities said. Officers were called to Neabsco Regional Park, located on Blackburn Road in Woodbridge, around 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 11, to investigate a reported indecent exposure, according to Prince William County Police. The victim, a 27-year-old woman, told officers she was walking near the baseball fields when an unknown man approached her from behind. When she turned around, the man was exposing himself and making inappropriate gestures, police said. The woman conf…

by Zak Failla

05/12/2025

Police & Fire

Juveniles Flee From Stolen Car After Killing Columbia Woman In Head-On Crash, Police Say Four kids bailed on foot after a stolen car slammed head-on into a Maryland woman’s vehicle, killing her in a chaotic four-car wreck, police said. Bonnie Fuller Griffith, 69, of Columbia, died after her car was hit head-on by a stolen Hyundai Sonata in Jessup on Saturday, May 10, according to Howard County Police. The deadly crash happened shortly after 3 p.m. on Guilford Road. Police said the 2017 Hyundai was heading east when it crossed the double yellow line to pass a Tesla Model Y that was trying to turn left onto Twelve Sons Court. The Hyundai sideswiped the Tesla, then hit a Honda F…

by Zak Failla

05/12/2025

Police & Fire

Virginia Man’s '16-Point Turn' Ends With Third DUI Arrest, Sheriff Says Frank Taylor Jr. didn’t just miss his turn—he made 16 of them. The Virginia man is back behind bars after deputies say his bizarre driving drew attention in a Stafford County neighborhood, leading to his third DUI arrest in 10 years. Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said the 64-year-old was spotted just before 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, in the Grafton Village subdivision, recklessly speeding and blaring music. Witnesses told dispatchers Taylor nearly crashed into a parked car while trying to pull off a "16-point turn" in the middle of the street. Deputies caught up with Taylor a short…

by Zak Failla

05/12/2025

Obituaries

Clifton Eagle Scout Killed Weeks Before Graduation Leaves Behind Engineering Legacy Alex Richmond was almost home. But in the final stretch of his drive back from school, something went terribly wrong. The 18-year-old Robinson Secondary School student died after crashing his Toyota Highlander into a tree on Chapel Road in Clifton on May 8, police said. Officers responded shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, and found the SUV had veered off the road. Richmond was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators do not believe alcohol was a factor, but the cause of the crash remains under investigation. Richmond was just weeks away from graduating. His future was bright, and hi…

by Zak Failla

05/12/2025

Politics

RFK Jr. Posts Pics Of Family In Rock Creek, Where Swimming Is Banned For Health Risks Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took a questionable swim with his family to celebrate Mother's Day on Sunday. Kennedy shared photos of himself and his grandchildren on Sunday afternoon, posing and playing in the water in Rock Creek. "Mother’s Day hike in Dumbarton Oaks Park with Amaryllis, Bobby, Kick, and Jackson, and a swim with my grandchildren, Bobcat and Cassius in Rock Creek," he wrote on X. Mother’s Day hike in Dumbarton Oaks Park with Amaryllis, Bobby, Kick, and Jackson, and a swim with my grandchildren, Bobcat and Cassius in Rock Creek. pic…

by Zak Failla

05/12/2025

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