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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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Police & Fire

Elderly Woman Found Dead After Suspected Kitchen Blaze In Charles County: Fire Marshal A multi-agency investigation has been launched in Southern Maryland after an elderly woman was found dead inside her home suffering from burn wounds, officials announced. Authorities are piecing together what led to the death of a 94-year-old woman found inside her Hughesville home on Driftwood Place on Thursday in Charles County. Shortly after 3 p.m. on Jan. 9, members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office and paramedics were called to a local residence to conduct a welfare check after a friend was unable to reach the homeowner for several days. After making entry, EMS found the homeowne…

by Zak Failla

01/09/2025

News

Police Identify Two Men Killed After Vehicle Plunges Into Frigid Chantilly Pond Fairfax County police have identified two men who drowned after their car plunged into a pond in Chantilly on Thursday morning. Detectives are investigating the circumstances of a tragic drowning after a vehicle was accidentally driven into a pond, claiming the lives of two men. Fairfax County police were called to the 3900 block of Centerview Drive at 7:25 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9, for reports of a submerged vehicle, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Responding officers found the car fully underwater. Emergency crews from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Departme…

by Zak Failla

01/09/2025

News

Peeping Tom Linked To Eight Incidents In Same Fairfax County Neighborhood At Large, Police Say An eagle-eyed tipster helped lead police in Fairfax County to a Peeping Tom wanted in connection to nearly a dozen incidents in Idylwood over the course of several months last year. Last month, an alert was issued by the Fairfax County Police Department as they attempt to identify and track down a Peeping Tom linked to nearly a dozen incident in Idylwood over the course of several months. In April last year, officers were called to the 2100 block of Evans Court in Idylwood, where there was a reported peeping call, when a woman said she spotted a man watching her through a window. Th…

by Zak Failla

01/09/2025

Lifestyle

Rehab Over Reunion: Rhop Star Karen Huger's Team Address Absence That Has Fans Fuming When the "Real Housewives of Potomac" get together for the Season 9 reunion, there will be one notable absence. On Thursday, Jan. 9, Bravo posted a photo on Instagram of the seating chart for the reunion - though there were only six spots set — absent of Karen Huger, who was convicted for a DUI crash in Maryland last year. In an exclusive statement shared to Bravo's "Daily Dish," Huger's manager Ryan Tresdale said: "Karen made the important decision to enter a private recovery program, so was unable to attend the reunion taping today. She was fully supported in this choice. We stand …

by Zak Failla

01/09/2025

Business

A Slice, A Score, A Shout: Portnoy’s Latest Baltimore Pizza Review Takes A Twist Dave Portnoy’s ongoing tour of Maryland pizzerias continues to serve up surprises, and his latest stop at Matthew’s Pizza in Baltimore was no exception. Barstool Sports' El Presidente has been posting daily reviews recently, highlighting some of his stops at eateries across the state, which has featured some highs, and some lows for both he and the restaurant owners. His latest stop brought him to Matthew's Pizza, which has been a staple on Eastern Avenue in Baltimore for nearly a century. "So we've been on this Baltimore trip, but I've been confused ... It hasn't felt like we've been in t…

by Zak Failla

01/09/2025

News

Peeping Tom Linked To Eight Incidents In Same Fairfax County Neighborhood At Large, Police Say An eagle-eyed tipster helped lead police in Fairfax County to a Peeping Tom wanted in connection to nearly a dozen incidents in Idylwood over the course of several months last year. Last month, an alert was issued by the Fairfax County Police Department as they attempt to identify and track down a Peeping Tom linked to nearly a dozen incident in Idylwood over the course of several months. In April last year, officers were called to the 2100 block of Evans Court in Idylwood, where there was a reported peeping call, when a woman said she spotted a man watching her through a window. Th…

by Zak Failla

01/09/2025

Lifestyle

Maryland’s Kelsey Curtis Bringing Charm, Sass, Shot At Love To ‘The Bachelor’ Get ready to tune in and cheer for Maryland’s own Kelsey Curtis, who’s trading her day job and DMs for roses and romance on the 29th season of The Bachelor. If you thought the road to love was tough, try competing against 24 women on national television. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kelsey Elise Curtis (@kelise1_) Kelsey Curtis, a Howard University grad with a sparkling resume and even brighter personality, is diving headfirst into the whirlwind of The Bachelor. View this post on Instagram …

by Zak Failla

01/09/2025

Obituaries

Young Hyattsville Father, Rideshare Driver Dies Days After New Year’s Shooting A new father who was shot multiple times while working as a rideshare driver in Maryland died at an area hospital, his family confirmed. Oluwatosin Adetula, 36, died at an area hospital days after he was shot on New Year's Day while working in Cottage City, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Officers were called at around 10:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1 to the 3300 block of Blackensburg Road, where they found the Hyattsville resident in the parking lot suffering rom multiple gunshot wounds. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he died from his injuries on Tuesda…

by Zak Failla

01/09/2025

Police & Fire

Day Drinking Spotsy Driver Crashes Into Stafford Yard, Stumbles Into Jail, Sheriff Says A Spotsylvania man is in hot water after a late-night crash ended with him stumbling through the snow and into a jail cell in Stafford County. Moises Josue Portillo Martinez, 31, is facing charges following an investigation into a vehicle that crash landed onto the front yard of an area home and came to rest surrounded by trees in a snow bank on Wednesday night. Deputies were called shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 8 to Widewater Road in Stafford, when a person advised that a Toyota had crashed into the front yard, and the driver "might be drunk." According to a spokesperson from the…

by Zak Failla

01/09/2025

Lifestyle

Second-Chance Queen Strikes Again: Glen Burnie Woman’s $100K Payday Stuns Courthouse Coworkers A Glen Burnie courthouse employee had her co-workers doing a double take when her screams of excitement rang through the office, courtesy of a $100,000 Maryland Lottery win. Shari Hunt-Caldwell is no stranger to second-chance Lottery drawings, but this holiday season brought a surprise too big to keep quiet after entering her non-winning tickets into the My Lottery Rewards program hoping or a festive payoff. Her shock came last month, when a Lottery representative called with the big news of her six-figure jackpot. "I started screaming at work," Hunt-Caldwell recalled. "It was …

by Zak Failla

01/09/2025

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