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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

One Dead In High-Speed Crash In Arlington (Developing) A high-speed crash on Wilson Boulevard in Arlington has left one woman dead and another driver fighting for his life, police said. The Arlington County Police Department responded to the scene at approximately 2:40 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27 following reports of a multi-vehicle crash with injuries. According to the preliminary investigation, the driver of a pickup truck was traveling eastbound on Wilson Boulevard at a high rate of speed when it collided with a white sedan turning onto Wilson Boulevard from N. Vermont Street. The force of the crash pushed the vehicles into two additional vehic…

by Zak Failla

01/27/2025

Police & Fire

Fire Extinguished Week After Three-Alarm Blaze At Baltimore County Recycling Plant: Officials Fire officials in Baltimore County declared that the tricky blaze at the Owl Metals building that continued to rekindle has been extinguished. For the past week, crews have been busy at the site of the partial building collapse as hotspots continued to cause additional fires until officials made it official that it was under control on Monday, Jan. 27. According to the Baltimore County Fire Department, the building is back under the management of the property owner, though crews "remain prepared to respond in the event of re-ignition or any other need for our services." A three-alarm fire …

by Zak Failla

01/27/2025

Sports

'Barely Alive:' Washington Caps PA, Voice Actor From VA Wes Johnson Suffers Medical Emergency Legendary voice actor and longtime Washington Capitals PA announcer Wes Johnson has been hospitalized after suffering a medical emergency, according to organizers of an online fundraiser for the family. Last week, Johnson flew down to Atlanta to host a benefit event for the National Alzheimer's Foundation, but never made it after checking into his hotel. "When he didn’t show up at the event, his wife tried desperately to get in touch with him," organizers of a GoFund me for Johnson that went viral, said. "It took hotel security to enter his room and discover him unconscious and barely alive…

by Zak Failla

01/27/2025

Police & Fire

Angry Amazon Worker Made Bomb, Death Threats Against Former Colleagues In Fredericksburg: Cops A recently terminated Amazon employee is facing serious charges after allegedly sending death and bomb threats to multiple staff members at the company’s Centreport Parkway facility in Stafford County, authorities said. The drama unfolded on Saturday, Jan. 25, when deputies from the sheriff's office were called to the Amazon location to investigate reports of threatening messages. Two employees reported receiving alarming texts from the former staffer, leading deputies to secure a warrant for threats of death and threats to bomb, officials said. But the threats didn’t stop there.&nbs…

by Zak Failla

01/27/2025

Police & Fire

Drugs Worth Thousands Seized During Charles County Bust, Sheriff Says Detectives with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office seized thousands of dollars worth of drugs during a search of a Marbury home, leading to the arrest of a local man, authorities said. On Thursday, Jan. 23, members of the Narcotics Enforcement Section served a search warrant at a residence on the 4000 block of Vineyard Place as part of an ongoing drug investigation. During the search, detectives recovered more than $9,000 worth of cocaine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine, according to police. The suspect, identified as 50-year-old Jeffrey McIlwain Sr., was arrested at the sce…

by Zak Failla

01/27/2025

Obituaries

Death Of Baltimore Restaurant Owner With 'Heart Of Gold' Spreads Shock Richard "Todd" McCain, the owner of Three Bears Carryout in Baltimore County is being remembered as a man of few words and a "heart of gold." MCain, 49, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Jan. 12 at work due to a brain aneurysm, according to his obituary, leaving behind his wife and two children. "Todd was also known to many in the community as the kind owner of Three Bears Carry Out in Baltimore Highlands," organizers of a GoFundMe for the family wrote. "He was a man of few words, but had a heart of gold. "Understandably, Todd's family was not prepared for this devastating loss." &n…

by Zak Failla

01/27/2025

Police & Fire

Mother Loses Only Daughter In Fatal Single-Vehicle Prince George's County Crash A family is grieving after a mother lost her only daughter in a fatal single-vehicle crash on Sunday night in Prince George's County. Support is swelling for the loved ones of Adelphi resident Sindy Fuentes Rojas, 40, who was identified by investigators as the person killed in a crash early on Jan. 26. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, at around 9:45 a.m. on Sunday morning, Fuentes Rojas was heading east in the 8000 block of Muirkirk Road when she lost control and struck a tree. The reasons behind the wreck remain under investigation a day later. Followi…

by Zak Failla

01/27/2025

Police & Fire

Elderly Pedestrian Killed In Severna Park Crash Identified By Police A 70-year-old man from Baltimore County was killed after being struck by a vehicle on Ritchie Highway in Severna Park, police said. Investigators from the Anne Arundel County Police Department say a 2018 Mazda SUV, driven by 27-year-old Da’Von Tawain Bell of Annapolis, was heading southbound on Ritchie Highway when it struck Barry Stephen White of Gwynn Oak, who was in the roadway. The crash happened around 6:50 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24, near Whites Road. Emergency responders from the fire department pronounced White dead at the scene. Bell was uninjured in the crash. The incident is…

by Zak Failla

01/27/2025

Police & Fire

Hit-Run Driver Told Deputies He Was Just Trying To Kiss Passenger In Stafford: Sheriff A Virginia man who admitted to drinking margaritas and attempting to kiss his passenger wound up rear-ending another driver and fleeing the scene—only to be stopped after conveniently driving past the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, authorities said. The incident unfolded shortly after 11:15 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25, when deputies responded to a hit-and-run at the intersection of Richmond Highway and Burns Corner. The victim told deputies that his vehicle had been struck by a white Ford Ranger. The driver of the Ranger, later identified as Onancock resident Travis Northa…

by Zak Failla

01/27/2025

Police & Fire

Cat 'Betty' Reunited With Owner After Fire At Bel Air Senior Condo Complex A fire at a senior living condo in Harford County may have temporarily displaced some residents, but it ended with a heartwarming reunion between a furry resident and her owner. Fire broke out around 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26, at Park View at Bel Air, a four-story, 101-unit senior living complex on South Atwood Road, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. The fire started in the kitchen of a fourth-floor unit after an electrical failure behind the refrigerator, investigators said. Volunteer Firefighters from The Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company and surroundi…

by Zak Failla

01/27/2025

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