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Zak Failla

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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

Pizza Delivery Crashed, Burned After Stafford Driver’s Bootlegger ‘Sip,’ Sheriff Says One Stafford County resident ended up hungry and another ended up in the hospital — all because their pizza delivery came with a side of DUI. Deputies were called to Rock Hill Church Road around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 5, for a crash involving a flipped vehicle. The car was upside down in the middle of the road, and the driver was spotted tossing something into the woods, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded and found the driver — who admitted he was on his way to deliver a fresh, hot pizza when things went sideways. Literally. The scene …

by Zak Failla

07/07/2025

Police & Fire

Baltimore Firefighter Dies A Hero — Now His Family’s Mortgage Is Paid For Life The family of fallen Baltimore firefighter Rodney Pitts III is receiving a powerful act of support following his line-of-duty death: their mortgage is being paid in full. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation announced it has paid off the mortgage on the Baltimore home where Pitts lived with his fiancée, Natasha, and their three children: Harper, Arianna, and Hendrix. Pitts, 31, was killed in the line of duty while battling a rowhouse fire on Oct. 19, 2023, in Baltimore City. He was one of two firefighters who lost their lives that day. The original incident drew citywide mourning a…

by Zak Failla

07/07/2025

Police & Fire

Illegal Fireworks Result in Catastrophic Injury For PG County Teen: Fire Marshal A Maryland teen suffered a devastating injury, and more than 1,300 fireworks were confiscated over the Fourth of July weekend, according to the State Fire Marshal. The Office of the State Fire Marshal is warning Marylanders about the dangers of illegal fireworks after several serious incidents during the Independence Day holiday. On the night of July 4, a 14-year-old boy in Prince George’s County suffered a catastrophic hand injury while handling illegal fireworks, officials said. He was taken to a hospital and underwent emergency surgery. His injuries are expected to result in perma…

by Zak Failla

07/07/2025

Obituaries

Sister Left Alone After DOJ Lawyer’s Sudden Death At 29 In Australia: ‘Facing The Unimaginable’ Andrew Ascencio was between chapters — a sharp legal mind, a relentless traveler, and a loyal friend — when a tragedy abroad stunned friends and loved ones. Ascencio, 29, lost his life in an accident early in the morning of Friday, June 27 while vacationing in Australia, after leaving his job as a DOJ lawyer, loved ones said. "He had recently left the DOJ and was enjoying travel until starting his next chapter before tragically passing away," friend and former colleague Nicole Paladino wrote in a touching tribute. "Andrew was in our (two-)week NAC class and became an incredible friend to a…

by Zak Failla

07/07/2025

Police & Fire

Ex-Con Busted With Brambles In Hair On I-95 After Fleeing Drug Bust In Stafford: Sheriff An ex-con ran from a drug bust and ended up on the side of I-95 with brambles in his hair — and now he’s back behind bars in Virginia, police said. A North Stafford drug investigation turned into a brief manhunt after Keialto Walker, 46, of Warsaw, bolted from a hotel Thursday evening, July 3, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called around 6:30 p.m. to the Staybridge Suites on Richmond Highway for a disturbance, officials say. They quickly arrested one wanted suspect. While continuing the investigation, they found suspected drugs and identified a seco…

by Zak Failla

07/07/2025

Police & Fire

Police ID 21-Year-Old Clinton Man Found Shot To Death In Landover Neighborhood A 21-year-old man was shot and killed in a targeted attack early Sunday morning in Maryland, police said. J’len Livingston, of Clinton, was fatally shot around 1 a.m. on Sunday, July 6, 2025, in the 7500 block of Allendale Drive in Landover, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Officers responded to the scene after receiving a report of a shooting. Livingston was taken to a hospital, where he later died, officials confirmed. The deadly shooting is believed to have been a targeted attack and was not random. “Preliminarily, detectives do not believe this was a random c…

by Zak Failla

07/07/2025

News

Freak Accident Leaves Baltimore Drummer Injured: 'The Mohawk Will Grow Back' Baltimore’s "favorite shreddy mohawk-ed drumming bartender" is temporarily off their feet — but not off their game — after a brutal, freak accident left him hospitalized and out of work. Heath “Spicy Hellcat” Gorenflo, a beloved local staple behind the bar at Dutch Courage, was seriously injured on June 28 in an accident described by partner Amie Ward as “one of the most freak and metal AF” incidents imaginable. Following the accident, Gorenflo was left with a broken back, broken right foot, and a 10-inch gash across their head. Heath "Spicy Hellcat" Gorenflo GoFundMe Des…

by Zak Failla

07/07/2025

Police & Fire

Shooting In Edgewood Leaves Man In Critical Condition, Woman Wounded, Sheriff Says A man is fighting for his life and a woman was shot during a targeted attack in a Harford County neighborhood, according to authorities. Deputies responded to the 1600 block of Candlewood Court in Edgewood around 10:50 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, after a shooting was reported in the area, the Harford County Sheriff’s Office announced. Upon arrival, they found 24-year-old Malandra Respass and 23-year-old Daquan Futrell suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Both were treated by deputies at the scene before being rushed to the hospital. Respass was listed in stable condition, while Futrell rem…

by Zak Failla

07/07/2025

Traffic

Westminster, DC Drivers Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On I-495 In Fairfax County: State Police A Maryland woman and a DC man are dead after a wrong-way crash on the Capital Beltway in Northern Virginia, Virginia State Police announced. Tremayne Gross, 24, of Washington, DC, and Meghan Elizabeth Mathis, 32, of Westminster, were both killed in a head-on crash early Sunday morning, July 6, on I-495 in Fairfax County, according to state police. Investigators said the crash happened shortly after 2:30 a.m. in the northbound Express Lanes near mile marker 48. Gross was driving a 2017 Ford Edge southbound in the northbound lanes when he slammed into Mathis’ 2004 Jeep Patriot, police said. …

by Zak Failla

07/07/2025

Police & Fire

Silver Spring Woman Fatally Stabbed Inside Leisure World Home; Husband, 80, Charged: Police A Maryland man is accused of stabbing and killing his wife inside their apartment at the Leisure World retirement community, police said. Vivian Stewart Nation, 80, is charged with the murder in the death of his wife, 78-year-old Beverly Fletcher in Silver Spring on Saturday, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Officers were called to the couple's home in the 3300 block of North Leisure World Boulevard shortly after 6 p.m. on July 5, where there was a reported medical emergency. Upon arrival, first responders spoke with Nation inside the apartment along with Fletcher, …

by Zak Failla

07/07/2025

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