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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

Traffic

Beltway Reopens In Maryland After Tractor-Trailers Crash, Spill Fuel Traffic is up and running on the Beltway Inner Loop after two tractor-trailers crashed and overturned, officials in Montgomery County say. Early on Wednesday, July 2, first responders were called to a stretch of I-495 in Silver Spring, where there was a reported crash that ended with a fuel spill and debris strewn across the roadway. All lanes were shut down for hours in the area of Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road near exit 31. Traffic later got by single file along the right shoulder while crews cleaned up the debris and fuel spill. The crash caused traffic chaos in Maryland. …

by Zak Failla

07/02/2025

Police & Fire

Two Dead, Two Critical In Single-Vehicle Oxon Hill Rollover Crash: Police A high-speed crash in Maryland left two people dead and sent two others to the hospital with critical injuries. The single-vehicle wreck happened just after 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, in the northbound lanes of Indian Head Highway near the Kerby Hill Road exit in Oxon Hill, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. District resident Ursula Churn, 70, was pronounced dead at the scene. A second passenger died shortly after at a hospital. Officials said that person’s name will be released once their family is notified. The vehicle was carrying five people when it struck a traffi…

by Zak Failla

07/02/2025

Police & Fire

Maryland Deputy Dies In Line Of Duty At 60: 'Policing Was His Life' A longtime deputy in Maryland died in the line of duty this week, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputy Mark Porter, a retired sergeant, died on Tuesday, July 1, while on the job, the agency confirmed Wednesday. “With deep sadness and profound respect, Sheriff Steve Hall and the men and women of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office announce the line-of-duty death of Deputy Mark Porter, retired sergeant,” the department said. Deputy Porter, 60, was “one of the longest-serving sworn deputies in the agency” and was “known for his steadfast commitment, integrity, and decad…

by Zak Failla

07/02/2025

News

Police ID Pedestrian Killed In Early-Morning Crash On Route 210 In Maryland The man who was struck and killed while crossing Route 210 overnight in Charles County has been identified, Maryland State Police confirm. Troopers from the La Plata Barrack were called just after 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 2, to the northbound lanes of Maryland Route 210, just north of Route 225 in Bryans Road. When they arrived, they found 45-year-old Kory Branson, of Bryans Road, lying in the roadway, officials said. Emergency personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. Investigators say Branson was trying to cross Route 210 when he was hit by a Chevrolet Tahoe. The driver stayed on the…

by Zak Failla

07/02/2025

Sports

John Oliver Just Renamed This Minor League PA Team The Erie SeaWolves are getting a makeover courtesy of comedian John Oliver. The "Last Week Tonight" host issued a pitch to Minor League baseball teams with a "very special offer" for one team: to give them a total rebrand. The catch? The show gets complete control. Last month, the SeaWolves were identified as the team that was chosen, and the Pennsylvania-based team learned their fate during the latest episode of Oliver's show on Sunday. Their new name? The Erie Moon Mammoths. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Las…

by Zak Failla

07/01/2025

Police & Fire

Maryland Husband Shot, Killed Wife During Late-Night Dispute, Sheriff Says A Harford County man is behind bars after he allegedly shot and killed his wife inside their Abingdon home, officials said. David Williams, 66, of Abingdon, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder following a deadly domestic-related shooting late Monday, June 30, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. At around 10:45 p.m., deputies responded to the 2800 block of Bynum Overlook Drive for a report of a shooting. When they arrived, they found a 64-year-old woman suffering from a gunshot wound to her upper body, the department said. First responders attempted life-saving e…

by Zak Failla

07/01/2025

Police & Fire

Shooting Suspect Surrenders In Fredericksburg Teen Attack; Accomplice Apprehended: Police A Virginia man accused of opening fire on a teenager has turned himself in, and an alleged accomplice was also apprehended, authorities announced. Camron Robinson, 20, of King George County, was arrested on Monday, June 30, one week after a shooting in the 1100 block of Central Park Boulevard that left a teen hospitalized, according to Fredericksburg Police. The shooting happened shortly after 10 p.m. Monday, June 23, police said. Officers were called to the scene after a 911 caller reported a shooting injury. When officers arrived, they found a juvenile victim suffering from a gunshot wou…

by Zak Failla

07/01/2025

News

Thousands Lose Power In Maryland As Violent Storms Slam Region Thousands in Maryland once again find themselves without power as sweltering heat and wild storms roll through the region. Shortly after 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 1, Baltimore Gas & Electric was reporting nearly 300 active outages that were impacting 7,815 of their 1.34 million customers across the state. Severe thunderstorm and flood warnings were issued by the National Weather Service across parts of Maryland was the area braced for the latest round of wicked weather. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 9 PM EDT for the District Of Columbia, DE, MD, NJ south-central/south…

by Zak Failla

07/01/2025

Police & Fire

$1M Fire Rips Through Maryland Apartment Building, Displaces Six Families: Officials It started with a mattress — and sent flames through the top floor. A two-alarm fire caused nearly $1 million in damage, injured two Montgomery County firefighters, and displaced at least six families in Gaithersburg on Tuesday, July 1, officials said. Fire crews responded around 10 a.m. to a three-story apartment building at 746 Quince Orchard Boulevard, near Rabbit Road in the Potomac Oaks community, according to MCFRS spokesperson Pete Piringer. More… Quince Orchard Boulevard, three-story apartment building,, nearly 100 FFs on scene, temp on scene 90°, two (2) firefighters injured/ev…

by Zak Failla

07/01/2025

Politics

FBI Picks New Headquarters Location — And It's Not In Maryland Or Virginia Maryland and Virginia just got ghosted. After years of public debate and political wrangling over where to build a massive new FBI campus — with locations in Maryland and Virginia as the top contenders — the Trump administration has decided to keep the bureau’s headquarters right in Washington, DC, officials announced Tuesday, July 1. Under the Biden administration in 2023, officials chose a site in Greenbelt, though that plan never came to fruition. The FBI and the US General Services Administration (GSA) confirmed the new location will be the Ronald Reagan Building complex in downtown DC…

by Zak Failla

07/01/2025

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