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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

Schools

Drug Bust Near Beach Elementary School: Crack, Xanax, $1.5K Seized, Calvert Sheriff Says A Maryland man is facing serious drug charges after deputies say they caught him parked with crack cocaine and prescription pills just feet from a Calvert County elementary school. Deputies responded to Beach Elementary School in Chesapeake Beach at 7900 Old Bayside Road recently, after receiving a report that a suspicious truck was striking curbs in the parking lot, according to the sheriff's office. The vehicle eventually pulled away from the school but stopped again in the 3900 block of Old Bayside Road. When deputies made contact with the driver, identified as 39-year-old Derek James W…

by Zak Failla

04/14/2025

News

Deported American Dad Denied Reentry: ‘I’m Not Going To Smuggle Him In,' Bukele Says Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return to America from a Salvadoran prison has hit another roadblock. The Maryland father who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador will not be returned, according to President Nayib Bukele, who was visiting the White House on Monday. "How can I return him to the United States," he said sitting next to President Donald Trump in the Oval Office when pressed by reporters about Abrego Garcia's status. "Am I going to smuggle him into the United States? I'm not going to do it. That question is preposterous. We're not very fond of releasing terrorists." …

by Zak Failla

04/14/2025

Police & Fire

Man Killed, Children Injured In Three-Vehicle Aberdeen Crash: State Police Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal three-vehicle crash that left one man dead and multiple others injured, including three juveniles, on Monday morning in Harford County. Troopers from the Bel Air Barrack were called to the area of eastbound Churchville Road (MD-22) west of North Stepney Road shortly after 10 a.m. on April 14, authorities said. Investigators say Tyler Lingenfelter, 33, of Havre de Grace, was driving a Chevrolet Traverse westbound when, for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed the center lines and struck an oncoming box truck, which then hit a passing Ford Trans…

by Zak Failla

04/14/2025

Police & Fire

Same Dumfries Driver, Same Car, Different Ending: Deputy Nabs Dodge After Second Chase A sheriff's deputy who was once outrun by a reckless driver in Virginia got the last laugh—this time he was caught with drugs, a gun, and no license, authorities said. Deputy R. Tully had a familiar feeling when he spotted a black Dodge Challenger speeding down Richmond Highway on Tuesday, April 8, in Stafford. According to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, it was the exact same car — and driver — he pursued months earlier. Back on Nov. 18, 2024, at around 10:25 a.m., the deputy attempted a traffic stop outside the Wawa on Richmond Highway after spotting the Dodge with tinted windows a…

by Zak Failla

04/14/2025

Police & Fire

Third Victim ID’d In Spotsylvania Mass Shooting That Left 3 Dead, 3 Hurt: Sheriff The third person killed in last week’s mass shooting in Spotsylvania County has been identified, and another teen has been charged in connection to the case, authorities announced. A 19-year-old Spotsylvania County man has been identified as the third victim killed in the April 8 mass shooting that left three dead and three others injured, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office. Sincere Devon Fitz, 19, of Spotsylvania, was confirmed Monday, April 14, as the third victim in the shooting on Olde Greenwich Circle, officials said. His identity had been withheld pending con…

by Zak Failla

04/14/2025

News

58-Year-Old Man Shot Dead In Riverdale Stairwell Identified By Police A man found shot to death in a stairwell in Prince George's County has been identified as detectives continue to search for his killer, police announced. Homicide detectives are offering a $25,000 reward for information after identifying the victim of a fatal shooting in Riverdale. Officers were called to the 6600 block of Riverdale Road around 10:05 a.m. on Friday, April 11, for a report of an unresponsive man, police said. When they arrived, they found 58-year-old Adeyemi Martin, of New Carrollton, shot in a stairwell. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives have not released a …

by Zak Failla

04/14/2025

Police & Fire

$1K+ in Lingerie Stolen by NY Man Leads to Virginia Police Pursuit: Sheriff A New York man who stole a suitcase stuffed with lingerie from a Virginia T.J. Maxx was caught after leading deputies on a bizarre pursuit through North Stafford, authorities said. A wanted man is behind bars after a high-speed pursuit in Stafford County ended with his arrest—and the recovery of more than $1,000 in stolen underwear, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called to the T.J. Maxx on Stafford Market Place around 8:40 p.m. Friday, April 11 in North Stafford, for a reported theft. Witnesses said store security had chased the suspect out of the st…

by Zak Failla

04/14/2025

Politics

Trump, Bukele Meet At White House As Wrongfully Deported Father Remains In El Salvador Prison As President Donald Trump prepares to welcome El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele to the White House on Monday, a Maryland father remains locked inside the Central American nation’s most notorious prison — even after ICE admitted it deported him by mistake. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a longtime Prince George’s County resident, was taken into custody by immigration agents in March 2025 while picking up his son from his grandmother’s house. Agents falsely told him his protected status had changed, according to court records. He was detained, transferred to Texas, and put on a deportation flight t…

by Zak Failla

04/14/2025

Police & Fire

Hero Dog Saves Sleeping Woman From Maryland Camper Fire, Officials Say A Maryland woman is recovering after a heroic dog helped her escape a burning camper trailer blaze, according to the State Fire Marshal. The fire broke out around 2:18 p.m. Friday, April 11, inside a Sunline Solaris camper on Dogwood Court in Millington. At the time, the owner and only occupant was asleep, officials said, when an electrical failure inside the trailer sparked the blaze. There were no smoke alarms inside, but one of the woman's pet dogs began barking and woke her up, alerting her to the danger. The woman tried to put out the fire but wasn’t able to stop it, according to the…

by Zak Failla

04/14/2025

Politics

Trump’s ‘Scared’ Ear? Physical Report Has Everyone Rereading This Line Is the president's ear scared, or scarred? The White House released some details from President Donald Trump's annual physical, though it could have used some proofreading. By all accounts, the 78-year-old commander-in-chief is healthy, though he has some "scaring" on his right ear from a gunshot wound, presumably from an assassination attempt last year in Pennsylvania, according to a report released on Sunday. "Examination of the head, ears, nose, and throat revealed no significant abnormalities with the exception of (scarring) on the right ear from a gunshot wound," Capt. Sea…

by Zak Failla

04/13/2025

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