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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

Obituaries

Son’s Friends Rally To Cover Funeral Costs After Kensington Mom Killed In Crash She meant the world to her family — and now they’re left navigating a heartbreaking loss no one saw coming. A woman killed while crossing Veirs Mill Road in Maryland is being remembered as a kind and caring soul whose death has left an unfillable void, as her son’s friends rally to help cover funeral costs. Blanca Elida Parada Del Cid, 47, of Kensington, was fatally struck by a car around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, near Galt Avenue, according to Montgomery County Police. Detectives from the department’s Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) said officers from the 4th District and Montgomer…

by Zak Failla

07/09/2025

Police & Fire

Deadly Dog Walk: Woman Killed On Sidewalk In Derwood, Police Say A 69-year-old woman was killed in a tragic sidewalk crash while walking her dog in Maryland, authorities announced. Joan Debra Voith, of Derwood, was walking along Muncaster Mill Road near Applewood Lane around 11:39 a.m. Monday, July 7, when she was fatally struck by a car, Montgomery County Police said on Wednesday. The driver of a brown 2017 Buick Envision crossed over the eastbound lanes of traffic and left the roadway before hitting Voith, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. The dog was not injured, police said. The driver, an adult, stayed at the s…

by Zak Failla

07/09/2025

Lifestyle

This State Eats More French Fries Than Anywhere Else In America—Guess Who’s Second? Virginia is officially the fry capital of America. And Maryland’s not far behind. Ahead of National French Fry Day on Thursday, July 11, a new survey found that residents of the Commonwealth eat more fries than anyone else in the country — putting away an average of 21 pounds of French fries per person each year, according to a Talker Research study commissioned by McCain Foods. Right on Virginia’s heels? Maryland, where the average adult chows down on about 20 pounds of fries per year — nearly a full pound and a half more than the national average. The poll, conducted between May 2…

by Zak Failla

07/09/2025

Police & Fire

88 MPH Police Pursuit Ends In DUI Driver’s Backyard In Stafford: Sheriff A Stafford County man took the phrase “home safe” a little too literally after a high-speed chase ended in his own backyard, authorities said. Kenneth Jones, 26, of Stafford, was arrested early Wednesday morning after allegedly leading deputies on a wild pursuit that ended with him plowing through his neighbors’ yards and crashing near his home, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said. Around 12:15 a.m. on July 9, a deputy was heading southbound on Deacon Road when he clocked a Dodge Dart speeding north at 77 mph in a 45 mph zone. When the deputy tried to stop the car, the driver h…

by Zak Failla

07/09/2025

Traffic

25-Year-Old Dies In Rear-End Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Maryland: State Police A 25-year-old man was killed early Wednesday morning, July 9, after slamming into the back of a stopped tractor-trailer on Route 301 in Kent County, authorities said. The crash happened just before 7:30 a.m. in the area of southbound US Route 301 at Maryland Route 313 (Galena Road) in Massey, according to Maryland State Police. Troopers from the Centreville Barrack responded and found the driver — who was the sole occupant of a Ford van — dead at the scene. His name is being withheld until family members are notified. No other injuries were reported. A tractor-trailer was slowed and stopp…

by Zak Failla

07/09/2025

Police & Fire

$100K in Damage After Arsonist Targets Trucks at Maryland Transport Yard, Fire Marshal Says A firebug caused six-figure damage at an area transport yard after attempting to torch multiple trucks earlier this week, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators say someone tried to set multiple vehicles ablaze at Murphy’s Transport on West Belle Road in Ridgely. The owner, Bryan Saathoff, discovered the fire damage to the interior of one truck early Monday, July 7, and soon realized several other vehicles had also been targeted. “Deputy State Fire Marshals have determined that someone attempted to set multiple vehicles on fire,” the agency said Wednesday, July 9…

by Zak Failla

07/09/2025

Police & Fire

UMass Intern Killed In DC Shooting: $40K Reward Offered As Hunt For Gunman Intensifies The hunt is still on for the person who gunned down a Massachusetts college student interning on Capitol Hill — and now there’s $40,000 on the table for anyone who can help bring his killer to justice. On Tuesday, July 8, the FBI’s Washington Field Office added $15,000 to the existing $25,000 reward already being offered by the Metropolitan Police Department for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect or suspects behind the shooting death of Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, of Granby, Massachusetts. The new reward comes more than a week after Tarpinian-Jachym was fatally s…

by Zak Failla

07/08/2025

Traffic

Truck Ripped Apart By Train In Virginia; Two Women Survive Wreckage: Sheriff Two women narrowly escaped with their lives after an Amtrak train tore through their pickup truck in Virginia, sending debris flying for hundreds of feet, officials said. The harrowing wreck happened shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, near the railroad crossing at Battle Lane and Catlett Road in the town of Catlett, according to the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office. A gray Ford F-350 pickup truck was turning onto Battle Lane when it crossed directly in front of the oncoming Amtrak Crescent passenger train, which slammed into the vehicle, ripping it into three massive pieces, offi…

by Zak Failla

07/08/2025

Police & Fire

Road-Raging BMW Driver Opens Fire In Virginia With Child In Car, Teens In SUV: Police A man opened fire on a father in front of two teenagers during a Fairfax road rage incident — all while driving with a young child in his own car, Virginia State Police said. Police are now searching for the gunman in a disturbing June shooting on I-395 that happened in broad daylight with children in both vehicles. The incident began around 9:12 a.m. on Tuesday, June 11, along Interstate 395 southbound near Route 236 in Fairfax County, when the driver of a brown 1999 Chevy Suburban reportedly may have cut off a black BMW 5-series sedan, according to Virginia State Police. Both vehicles co…

by Zak Failla

07/08/2025

Police & Fire

Virginia Man Wanted In Hit-Run Caught After Stairwell Struggle With Officers, Police Say What started as a welfare check in a stairwell turned into a full-blown takedown of a wanted fugitive linked to a stolen car crash, drug possession, and a violent hit-and-run in Virginia. Police in Prince William County responding to a call for an unconscious man in an apartment stairwell ended up arresting a wanted fugitive tied to a stolen car crash, multiple property crimes, and a months-old hit-and-run that left a woman injured, officials said. Officers were called to the Bayvue Apartments in the 1300 block of E. Longview Drive in Woodbridge around 1:47 p.m. on Monday, July 7, to check …

by Zak Failla

07/08/2025

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