Zak Failla

Assistant Managing Editor

zfailla@dailyvoice.com

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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Mother Admits To Abusing, Neglecting Adopted Children In Montgomery County: State's Attorney Mother Admits To Abusing, Neglecting Adopted Children In Montgomery County: State's Attorney
Mother Admits To Abusing, Neglecting Adopted Children In Montgomery County: State's Attorney A Montgomery County mother is facing time in prison and will have to give up her adopted children after admitting to abusing them, the state's attorney's office announced on Friday. Lora Loethen, 55, was convicted of second-degree child abuse and five counts of child neglect after pleading guilty on Thursday following an investigation into dozens of reports and police visits involving her adopted family in Damascus. In March 2023, prosecutors say that one of Loethen's adopted daughters confided in another adult that she had been repeatedly been hit in the face by her "mother."&nbs…
Woman Begging BF To Stop Motorcycle During High-Speed Chase Injured In Calvert Crash: Sheriff Woman Begging BF To Stop Motorcycle During High-Speed Chase Injured In Calvert Crash: Sheriff
Woman Begging BF To Stop Motorcycle During High-Speed Chase Injured In Calvert Crash: Sheriff The man who took his girlfriend on a harrowing chase with members of the Calvert County Sheriff's Office before she was ditched from his motorcycle is facing kidnapping and other charges, authorities announced. Owings resident Austin Page Catterton, 25, was arrested following a high-speed pursuit with deputies that went on despite his girlfriend "begging him to stop the motorcycle," according to officials.  According to the sheriff's office, on Sunday, May 26, a deputy spotted Catterton speeding in the northbound lanes of Route 4 in Prince Frederick, but when he attempted to conduct a …
Three People Struck By Gunfire In District Heights Neighborhood: Police (DEVELOPING) Three People Struck By Gunfire In District Heights Neighborhood: Police (DEVELOPING)
Three People Struck By Gunfire In District Heights Neighborhood: Police (Developing) Three people were injured in a triple shooting reported in Prince George's County, police say. Members of the District Heights and Prince George's County Police departments were called to the 6600 block of Atwood Street to investigate a shooting with several people down. Google Maps street view Upon arrival, officers found three suffering from gunshot wounds, all of whom were taken to area hospitals for treatment of undisclosed injuries. According to reports, a teen girl and two adults were the victims in the shooting. The investigation into the incident is ongoing. No details about the…
Man, Woman Busted With Drugs, Guns, Cash During Search In Glen Burnie: Police Man, Woman Busted With Drugs, Guns, Cash During Search In Glen Burnie: Police
Man, Woman Busted With Drugs, Guns, Cash During Search In Glen Burnie: Police Thousands of dollars worth of drugs are off the streets after police in Anne Arundel County made a large bust that led to the arrests of a man and woman, officials say. Jayson Steven Jones, 46, of Baltimore, and Glen Burnie resident Kayla McCaslin, 25, are both facing charges following an investigation into a man wanted for drug and weapon offenses. Shortly before 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 30, detectives from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were in the area of Southbridge Drive and South Hampton Road in Glen Burnie looking for a person that had an open warrant.  Police sa…
District Man Accused Of Killing Person Found Shot In Maryland Park, Police Say District Man Accused Of Killing Person Found Shot In Maryland Park, Police Say
District Man Accused Of Killing Person Found Shot In Maryland Park, Police Say A District man has been charged with the murder of a 19-year-old from DC after crossing over county lines into Maryland, the Prince George's County Police Department announced. Monte Brown, 45, has been identified and charged in connection to a fatal shooting in a Fort Washington park earlier this month, according to officials. At approximately 6:40 a.m. on Wednesday, May 15, officers and Maryland-National Capital Park Police members were called to a park in the 11900 block of Autumnwood Lane, where there were reports of an unconscious man. Upon arrival, they found David Frye suffering fro…
Police ID Family Involved In Overnight Murder-Suicide In Elkridge Police ID Family Involved In Overnight Murder-Suicide In Elkridge
Police ID Family Involved In Overnight Murder-Suicide In Elkridge New details have been released by the Howard County Police Department after the patriarch of a family died at the hospital following a murder-suicide in Elkridge on Thursday night. Nayyar Abbas Syed, 61, the believed shooter, was pronounced dead at St. Agnes hospital overnight, according to officials, who also identified his other victims. The shooting suspect's wife, Syeda Aalia Nayyar, 57; daughter, Syeda Fatima, 25; and daughter-in-law, Alizey Fatima, 33, were all pronounced dead at the scene.  His son, Muhammad Ali Hamza, 31, is currently at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma…
Hospital Ceiling Proves To Be Poor Escape Route For Burglar Busted In Frederick County: Sheriff Hospital Ceiling Proves To Be Poor Escape Route For Burglar Busted In Frederick County: Sheriff
Hospital Ceiling Proves To Be Poor Escape Route For Burglar Busted In Frederick County: Sheriff A trespassing man who attempted his best John McClane impression after being arrested is facing burglary and other charges after being busted in Frederick County.  James Abraham Prevatt III, who has no fixed address, was arrested early on Thursday morning after the sheriff's office received a complaint about a possible trespasser in Woodsboro. According to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office, the call to deputies came in at approximately 7:50 a.m. on May 30 regarding a burglary in progress in the 300 block of Cooper Oaks Drive, when a man was seen inside the residence. That report c…
Shooter Accused Of Killing One Teen, Hospitalizing Another In Baltimore: Police Shooter Accused Of Killing One Teen, Hospitalizing Another In Baltimore: Police
Shooter Accused Of Killing One Teen, Hospitalizing Another In Baltimore: Police A 22-year-old Baltimore man who attempted to avoid his arrest has been charged in connection to the death of a 17-year-old in a double shooting that left a second teen boy hospitalized, police say. Korey Hopson has been taken into custody and charged with murder and other offenses following a deadly midday May shooting that left Denzel Johnson with fatal wounds.  According to the Baltimore Police Department, shortly before 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 25, officers were called to the 900 block of North Dukeland Street, where there were reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, they found Joh…
Maryland Man Busted With Child Porn On Cell Phone Sentenced In Calvert County: State's Attorney Maryland Man Busted With Child Porn On Cell Phone Sentenced In Calvert County: State's Attorney
Maryland Man Busted With Child Porn On Cell Phone Sentenced In Calvert County: State's Attorney A 28-year-old St. Mary's County man will spend more than a decade behind bars after being busted with child porn, authorities in Calvert County announced on Friday. Lexington Park native Nathan Lindgren was sentenced to 12 years in prison by a judge in Calvert County for possession and distribution of child porn, according to the state's attorney's office. On March 9, 2021, the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that someone was distributing child exploitation mater…
Winning $580K Multi-Match Ticket Sold At Adelphi Wawa Winning $580K Multi-Match Ticket Sold At Adelphi Wawa
Winning $580K Multi-Match Ticket Sold At Adelphi Wawa A jackpot-winning ticket was sold to a lucky Maryland Lottery player at an area Wawa.  Lottery officials are encouraging shoppers to check their tickets after a winning Multi-Match ticket worth $580,000 was sold at Wawa on Riggs Road in Adelphi.  The winning numbers for the Thursday, May 30 drawing were: 03-05-21-31-32-34. When they claim their prize, the Multi-Match winner can choose between the annuity, paid in 25 equal installments, or an estimated $330,000 cash option. This was the third jackpot-winning ticket sold this year, and the first since a player won $660,0…
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