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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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News

Arborist Electrocuted Cutting Tres In Alexandria: Police An arborist was killed on the job while chopping tres in Alexandria, officials confirmed on Sunday. Shortly after 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, members of the Alexandria Fire and Police departments were called to the unit block of West Mount Ida Avenue, where there was report of a worker suffering from injuries after coming into contact with an electrical wire. Investigators say that upon arrival, crews found the arborist unresponsive, and the initial probe found that a branch in the tree he was trimming made contact with a live power line. Dominion Power responded to assist in clear…

09/22/2024

Police & Fire

Some Evacuated, Crews Work To Battle Six-Alarm Baltimore Fire (Developing) Baltimore was burning on Sunday morning as crews worked to battle a six-alarm blaze that broke out in a restaurant and rapidly spread, authorities announced. A six-alarm fire was reported in downtown Baltimore early on Sunday, Sept. 22, as crews worked to contain the flames that were reported in the area of South Lombard Street and South Eutaw Street, leading to closures in the area for several blocks as firefighters worked to contain the blaze, which damaged several area residences. Avoid S Lombard St and S Eutaw St area. 5-alarm fire in progress. @BaltimoreMayor @BmoreCityDOT — Baltimo…

09/22/2024

Police & Fire

Horse Farrier Accused Of Taking Indecent Liberties While Working On Virginia Farms 40 Years Ago An 81-year-old man in Virginia who made his name working as a horse farrier at multiple farms in Stafford County and Northern Virginia has been apprehended for taking indecent liberties decades ago, authorities announced. Edward Shelton, now living in Fredericksburg, has been arrested and charged with two counts of indecent liberties for alleged crimes that happened more than 40 years ago in Great Falls. In June, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department received a report from a woman who said she was sexually assaulted repeatedly at a horse farm between 1980 and 1983, leading inve…

09/21/2024

Traffic

Pedestrian Suffers Critical Injuries After Being Struck By Vehicle In Oakton (Developing) A woman suffered serious injuries after being struck by a driver in Fairfax County, police say. Officers were called early on Saturday morning to the intersection of Hunter Mill Road and Lynnhaven Place in Oakton near a busy shopping center, where there was a reported crash with a pedestrian down in the area. According to police, the woman was treated at the scene and rushed by paramedics to an area hospital for treatment of what were described as life-threatening injuries. The driver remained at the scene to assist with the investigation. Google Maps street view During the probe into th…

09/21/2024

Police & Fire

Six Rescued, 19 Residents, Pets Displaced By Overnight Apartment Fire In Dundalk Firefighters worked quickly on Saturday morning to extinguish a fire that broke out inside a Baltimore County apartment building, but not before at least a dozen residents and several pets were displaced by the blaze, officials say. First responders were called shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 21 to the 2100 block of Cameron Drive in Dundalk, where there was a reported apartment fire with flames showing from the back of the building with some residents trapped inside. According to a spokesperson from the Baltimore County Fire Department, crews searched the building and rescued six people w…

09/21/2024

Police & Fire

Convict Caught With Cocaine, Paraphernalia During Bust At White Plains Home, Sheriff Says Thousands of dollars worth of illegal drugs are off the streets, as are several weapons following a bust by the Charles County Sheriff's Office this week. David Garnell Price, Jr., 41, of White Plains, was caught red-handed following the execution of a search warrant at his home on Tuesday, Sept. 17 in the 3300 block of Bushmill Place. According to investigators from the sheriff's office, Price was located at the site of the bust in White Plains, and detectives seized over $3,000 worth of cocaine, drug distribution equipment, and two loaded handguns. The arrest came following a length…

09/21/2024

Police & Fire

Police ID DC Man Found With Fatal Gunshots Along Hyattsville Roadway A 26-year-old District man was pronounced dead after being found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds across state lines in Prince George's County, police say. Officers were called at around 8:45 p.m. on Thursday night to investigate reports of shots fired, and upon arrival, they found DC resident Jawaun Jackson in a Hyattsville roadway. According to a spokesperson from the Prince George's County Police Department, they responded to the 2900 block of 52nd Avenue, where they found Jackson suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators now say t…

09/21/2024

Police & Fire

Boyfriend Accused Of Killing Teen Girl During Altercation In Montgomery Village, Police Say A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the murder of his teenage girlfriend in Maryland earlier this month in Montgomery Village, authorities announced on Friday. Gerber Luis Sanchez Centeno has been charged with the murder of 18-year-old Dania Cruz-Mejiain the 18600 block of Calypso Place in Montgomery Village earlier this week. According to a spokesperson from the Montgomery County Department of Police, first responders were called to the home at around 4:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18, when Cruz-Mejia’s family members entered her home on Calypso Place after not kn…

09/20/2024

Police & Fire

Repeat Flasher Arrested 3X In String Of Lusby Incidents This Week, Sheriff Says A 65-year-old Calvert County man has been jailed after repeatedly exposing himself and trashing a local 7-Eleven parking lot this week, authorities said. Mark Johan Bysheim is facing charges in a slew of incidents that the Calvert County Sheriff's Office says began on Monday, Sept. 9, when deputies were called to the Exxon station at 11805 HG Trueman Road in Lusby on reports of a man exposing himself. Google Maps street view According to a witness, a man later identified as Bysheim, who police say is homeless, was seen touching and exposing himself behind a dumpster, l…

09/20/2024

Police & Fire

One Killed In Midday Upper Marlboro Shooting Near Busy Restaurant, Police Say (Developing) One person was killed in a midday shooting that was reported in Prince George's County on Friday, police confirmed. Officers were called at around 2 p.m. on Sept. 20 to the area of the 1000 block of Largo Center Drive, where there was a reported shooting that left one person down with critical injuries in Upper Marlboro. The incident reportedly happened at an Applebee's location in the area. According to officials, members of the Prince George's County Police Department were met in the middle of an area roadway suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene by…

09/20/2024

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