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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

Teen In Deadly Stolen Car Crash That Killed Columbia Woman Now Faces Charges: Police A 16-year-old accused of stealing a car and causing a deadly four-vehicle crash in Maryland is now facing criminal charges, police announced. The teen from Laurel is facing manslaughter and unlawful taking of a motor vehicle charges in Howard County, following a head-on crash that claimed the life of 69-year-old Columbia resident Bonnie Fuller Griffith, according to investigators. The wreck happened around 3 p.m. Friday, May 9, on Guilford Road in Jessup. Police say the teen was behind the wheel of a stolen Hyundai Sonata when he tried to pass a Tesla Model Y that was turning left onto Twe…

by Zak Failla

05/15/2025

Police & Fire

Teen Shoplifter With BB Gun That Looked Real Caught At Leesburg Wegmans, Police Say A 16-year-old boy is in serious trouble after police say he stole from a Virginia Wegmans while carrying what appeared to be a real gun on his hip. Officers with the Leesburg Police Department responded around noon on Wednesday, May 14, to the Wegmans on Crosstrail Boulevard for a report of a shoplifter armed with a handgun in a holster, officials announced. When police arrived, they say they found the teen outside the store with stolen merchandise. Officers quickly realized the weapon on his hip was a BB gun — but it looked just like a real Beretta semi-automatic pistol, police said…

by Zak Failla

05/15/2025

News

Baltimore Firefighter On Life Support To Save Dozens Of Lives With Organ Donation, Family Says Baltimore is standing still as the community prepares to say goodbye to one of its own—a hero who never stopped putting others first. Fire Lt. Mark Dranbauer, a 23-year veteran of the Baltimore City Fire Department, remains on life support after suffering a devastating medical emergency while working a fire scene earlier this week, officials announced. He fell down a ladder while battling a blaze on West Sarasota Street in downtown Baltimore on Monday, according to CBS. While his injuries are too severe to survive, Mark’s story isn’t over. In true firefighter fashion, his family say…

by Zak Failla

05/15/2025

Police & Fire

Trapped Residents Rescued From Burning Virginia Apartment, Fire Officials Say Residents had to climb out windows as firefighters rushed to rescue them from a burning Virginia apartment building early Wednesday, officials said. The blaze was reported just before sunrise on South Quebec Street in Arlington on May 15, when a fire broke out in a stairwell, trapping people inside, according to Arlington Fire & EMS. Crews arrived quickly to the building and launched a full-on ladder rescue, pulling multiple residents from upper-floor windows as the fire spread, officials said. Arlington Fire Department Two people were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening …

by Zak Failla

05/15/2025

Police & Fire

Body Found In Nissequogue River Amid Search For Missing Swimmer In Suffolk County: Police A two-day search for a missing swimmer on Long Island ended in tragedy when his body was found in the Nissequogue River, police said on Wednesday. Marine Bureau officers with the Suffolk County Police Department responded to a 911 call around 7:50 p.m. on Monday, May 12, reporting a man in distress in the river near Old Dock Road in Kings Park. Rescue teams searched the area for two days. The search ended around 6:40 p.m. on May 14, when officers recovered the body of a man from the river, authorities say. The man was pronounced dead at the scene by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s O…

by Zak Failla

05/14/2025

Police & Fire

80-Year-Old Man Grabbed Victim, 'Inappropriately Touched' Her In Fairfax County: Police An 80-year-old man is behind bars after police in Virginia say he grabbed and inappropriately touched someone walking near Hutchison in Herndon earlier this week. Ramon Herrera, of Herndon, was arrested on Monday, May 12, after his alleged victim reported being assaulted while walking near the 13300 block of Hungerford Place around 8:40 a.m., according to Fairfax County Police. Police say Herrera approached the victim, grabbed her, and "inappropriately touched her" before she was able to escape. He then fled from the area. Detectives with the Major Crimes Bureau, assisted by patrol …

by Zak Failla

05/14/2025

Police & Fire

Homeowners Killed In Harford County House Fire Identified By Investigators (Updated) New details have been released following a double fatal fire that claimed the lives of two people. Deputy state fire marshals are investigating a double-fatal fire in Joppa, after two people were found dead inside a burning home, officials announced on May 14. Update on the Gunpowder Drive house fire:Volunteer Firefighters have rescued 2 civilians from the burning home, they are being treated by 2!HarfordCoDES EMS units. @MarylandOSFM is responding. — Harford Co., MD Fire & EMS (@HarforCoFireEMS) May 14, 2025 Crews from the Joppa Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company and surrounding depa…

by Zak Failla

05/14/2025

Police & Fire

Virginia Man Used Phone To Prey On Underage Girl He Met In Gainesville, Police Say A 42-year-old man is facing a host of charges after allegedly preying on a young girl he met in Virginia, police say. Kieron Selwyn Greene, of Culpepper, was arrested over the weekend following a lengthy investigation into the possession of child porn that was reported last year, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators say that on Sunday, May 11, detectives concluded their investigation into a child porn report that came in June 2024. The investigation found that Greene allegedly met with a girl under the age of 15 while in Gainesville, and the pair began to…

by Zak Failla

05/14/2025

News

'Brazen' Metrobus Shooter Who Killed Maryland Teen In Front Of Packed Bus Faces Life In Prison A man who opened fire on a crowded Metrobus in Maryland—killing one teen and shooting at another—is now facing life in prison, officials announced. Trevon Hatcherson-Ross, 23, who has no known address, was convicted Wednesday, May 14, on first-degree murder and attempted murder charges for a February 2023 bus shooting in Silver Spring, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office said. Hatcherson-Ross faces two potential life sentences plus another 45 years when he returns to court for sentencing in August, prosecutors said. The deadly shooting happened on Feb. 17, 2023, on a Metro Tran…

by Zak Failla

05/14/2025

Police & Fire

Kitten Dies, 22 Cats Rescued From Manassas Home In Shocking Cruelty Case, Police Say The conditions were filthy, the cats were sick, and the meds didn’t even match the prescriptions. A Virginia woman is accused of keeping nearly two dozen cats in squalor while mixing and matching expired pet medications — landing her in handcuffs on felony animal cruelty charges, police said. Svetlana Mironva Caulfield, 51, of Manassas, was arrested on Friday, May 10, following an investigation into a disturbing case at her Manassas home on Howard Street, Prince William County Police announced. Animal control officers first got involved back in February after a 2-month-old Scottish Fold ki…

by Zak Failla

05/14/2025

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