Zak Failla

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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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Arlington, VA
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Washington Commanders QB Sam Hartman Trades Football For Roses As ABC's New Bachelor Washington Commanders QB Sam Hartman Trades Football For Roses As ABC's New Bachelor Washington Commanders QB Sam Hartman Trades Football For Roses As ABC's New Bachelor
Washington Commanders QB Sam Hartman Trades Football For Roses As ABC's New Bachelor A Washington Commanders quarterback is preparing to tackle a whole new challenge, but finding the end zone might be easier than finding true love on national television. Sam Hartman, 27, who is on Washington's practice squad, was officially unveiled as the next star of ABC's The Bachelor during an appearance on Good Morning America on Friday, Nov. 13, putting the NFL quarterback in the spotlight for the reality dating show's milestone 30th season. View this post on Instagram And while Hartman is accustomed to facing down opposing defenses, the…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
Obituaries
Musicians Mourn Saxophonist Killed While Riding Bicycle Through Baltimore Park: 'Lost A Giant' Musicians Mourn Saxophonist Killed While Riding Bicycle Through Baltimore Park: 'Lost A Giant' Musicians Mourn Saxophonist Killed While Riding Bicycle Through Baltimore Park: 'Lost A Giant'
Musicians Mourn Saxophonist Killed While Riding Bicycle Through Baltimore Park: 'Lost A Giant' John Dierker, who spent decades making Baltimore sing, was brutally silenced when he was stabbed to death while riding his bicycle through a city park. The 62-year-old musician and Towson University instructor was attacked on Tuesday afternoon near an entrance to the Gwynns Falls Trail in Baltimore's Leakin Park, according to police. Officers were called shortly before 4 p.m. on Nov. 10 to the 4200 block of North Franklintown Road, where Dierker was found suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. "A Baltimore native, John and his family have called our…

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by Zak Failla
Clifton-Fairfax Station, VA
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Virginia Native Anthony Clark, Star Of 'Yes, Dear' And 'Boston Common,' Dies At 62 Virginia Native Anthony Clark, Star Of 'Yes, Dear' And 'Boston Common,' Dies At 62 Virginia Native Anthony Clark, Star Of 'Yes, Dear' And 'Boston Common,' Dies At 62
Virginia Native Anthony Clark, Star Of 'Yes, Dear' And 'Boston Common,' Dies At 62 A Virginia native who went from growing up on a tobacco farm to making audiences laugh on network television has died, prompting a touching tribute from one of his longtime friends and former co-stars. Anthony Clark, a Lynchburg native best known for starring in the CBS sitcoms "Yes, Dear" and "Boston Common," died on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the age of 62. His death was announced the following day by fellow actor and comedian Mike O'Malley, who starred alongside Clark on "Yes, Dear" for six seasons. "Anthony Clark died yesterday. He was a hilarious guy," O'Malley wrote in a social media tribu…

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by Zak Failla
McLean, VA
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Hundreds Of Teens, Underage Drinking, Fireworks Lead To Charges For McLean Parents: Police Hundreds Of Teens, Underage Drinking, Fireworks Lead To Charges For McLean Parents: Police Hundreds Of Teens, Underage Drinking, Fireworks Lead To Charges For McLean Parents: Police
Hundreds Of Teens, Underage Drinking, Fireworks Lead To Charges For McLean Parents: Police A Virginia mom and dad may have earned some serious cool-parent points with their teenager, but police weren't nearly as impressed with their party-planning skills. Lisa Vaughan, 45, and Aubrey Vaughan, 55, of McLean, are facing criminal charges after police say a party they organized for their teenager drew hundreds of young revelers, underage drinking, and fireworks before spiraling out of control. The party came crashing down shortly after 9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, when multiple 911 callers reported an out-of-control gathering in the 1400 block of Woodacre Drive, with an estimated 100 to…

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Towson, MD
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Baltimore Parents Get 60 Years Each After Daughter Starved While Food Sat Locked Away Baltimore Parents Get 60 Years Each After Daughter Starved While Food Sat Locked Away Baltimore Parents Get 60 Years Each After Daughter Starved While Food Sat Locked Away
Baltimore Parents Get 60 Years Each After Daughter Starved While Food Sat Locked Away There was food inside the Maryland home where a 5-year-old girl starved to death. Her parents kept some of it locked away where she couldn't reach it. Bernice and Gerald Byrd were each sentenced to life in prison, with all but 60 years suspended, on Thursday, Nov. 12, after pleading guilty in the death of their daughter, Zona Byrd, and the abuse of her 6-year-old brother. And if they ever get out, they'll be barred from contacting their surviving children. "No punishment that our office can request will atone for starving a child to death," Baltimore State's Attorney Ivan Bates said. "The …

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by Zak Failla
Linthicum, MD
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'He Snapped': Security Guard Admits Murdering Baltimore Boss Inside Northrop Grumman Facility 'He Snapped': Security Guard Admits Murdering Baltimore Boss Inside Northrop Grumman Facility 'He Snapped': Security Guard Admits Murdering Baltimore Boss Inside Northrop Grumman Facility
'He Snapped': Security Guard Admits Murdering Baltimore Boss Inside Northrop Grumman Facility "He snapped."  That's what a now-convicted murderer says happened when he gunned down his boss in front of a witness inside one of Maryland's most secure defense facilities. Dylan Blake Chandler, 27, pleaded guilty to the January 2026 murder of Baltimore native Joseph Keith Aman, 37, during a workplace dispute, the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's Office announced on Thursday. Shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 28, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department and Maryland Transportation Authority Police were called to the Northrop Grumman facility in the 7300 block of A…

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by Zak Failla
Alexandria, VA
Breaking News
Virginia Cop Faces 50 Felony Charges In FBI-Assisted Child Sex Abuse Material Probe: Police Virginia Cop Faces 50 Felony Charges In FBI-Assisted Child Sex Abuse Material Probe: Police Virginia Cop Faces 50 Felony Charges In FBI-Assisted Child Sex Abuse Material Probe: Police
Virginia Cop Faces 50 Felony Charges In Fbi-assisted Child Sex Abuse Material Probe: Police A 27-year-old Virginia cop has found himself on the wrong side of the law, facing 50 felony charges involving child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Officer Justin Williams was taken into custody on Thursday, Nov. 12, following an investigation into the possession and distribution of child porn, according to the Chesapeake Police Department. Williams, who has been employed by the department for two years, was charged with 25 counts of possession of CSAM and 25 counts of distribution of CSAM. He has been suspended without pay pending the outcome of the investigation. Officials say the FB…

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Havre de Grace, MD
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Underwater Drone Leads Divers To Missing Havre De Grace Teen's Body After Eight-Day Search Underwater Drone Leads Divers To Missing Havre De Grace Teen's Body After Eight-Day Search Underwater Drone Leads Divers To Missing Havre De Grace Teen's Body After Eight-Day Search
Underwater Drone Leads Divers To Missing Havre De Grace Teen's Body After Eight-Day Search An eight-day search for a missing Maryland teenager ended in heartbreak when volunteer rescuers using an underwater drone located his body in the Susquehanna River. Mark Everett Coates III, 18, of Havre de Grace, was found dead on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 12, near Garrett Island, where his overturned boat was discovered a week earlier. According to Maryland Natural Resources Police, volunteers with Christian Aid Ministries Pennsylvania Search & Rescue spotted a target of interest beneath the water offshore of Garrett Island using an underwater drone. Around noon, divers from Maryland N…

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Alexandria, VA
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WATCH: Flames Engulf Sports Car During Rush-Hour Chaos On I-64 In Virginia (UPDATED) WATCH: Flames Engulf Sports Car During Rush-Hour Chaos On I-64 In Virginia (UPDATED) WATCH: Flames Engulf Sports Car During Rush-Hour Chaos On I-64 In Virginia (UPDATED)
Watch: Flames Engulf Sports Car During Rush-Hour Chaos On I-64 In Virginia (Updated) Flames engulfed the front end of a red sports car along a busy Virginia interstate, sending thick smoke into the air as motorists passed the burning vehicle during the afternoon rush hour. New photos and video submitted to Daily Voice by a passing motorist offer a closer look at the fiery scene that shut down multiple westbound lanes of I-64 in Henrico County on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The incident was reported around 4:20 p.m. near mile marker 176.3, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). The images show orange flames pouring from the front of the car, with fire spreadin…

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by Zak Failla
Gaithersburg, MD
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Violent Attack Inside Montgomery County Jail Leaves Man Fighting For Life: Police Violent Attack Inside Montgomery County Jail Leaves Man Fighting For Life: Police Violent Attack Inside Montgomery County Jail Leaves Man Fighting For Life: Police
Violent Attack Inside Montgomery County Jail Leaves Man Fighting For Life: Police A man was left fighting for his life after a violent attack inside a Maryland jail late Wednesday night. Police were called to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Boyds around 11:12 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, where they found the victim with severe injuries to his head and upper body. He was rushed to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. The person suspected in the attack remains in custody, though investigators have not said whether either person was an inmate at the facility. Police have also not disclosed what sparked the violence or how the victim suffered his …

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