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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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News

Man Arrested For Fatal Shooting Of Maryland Boxer Planning To Turn Pro (Updated) The man accused of fatally shooting a promising young boxer in Maryland is reportedly being held behind bars without bond. Nicholas Francis Xavier Giroux, 36, has been charged with multiple counts of murder in connection to the shooting of Odenton native Isaiah Oludayo Olugbemi, a well-known fighter in the DMV who won multiple Golden Glove championships. The shooting is believed to have been a targeted attack in Anne Arundel County. Multiple residents in the neighborhood reported shots fired at approximately 9:45 p.m. on Monday, June 17 to the area of Meadowmist Way and Stehlik …

06/20/2024

News

Man Standing Near Landscaping Vehicle Killed In Maryland Crash, Police Say An investigation has been launched in Howard County after a man died at an area hospital following a crash on Thursday morning, police say. Officers from the Howard County Police Department were called shortly before 8:45 a.m. on June 20 to the 10500 block of Dorchester Way in Woodstock, where there was a reported crash involving a pedestrian and a 2017 Toyota Corolla. Google Maps street view Police say that a man was standing next to a parked landscaping vehicle at the time he was struck. He was rushed to Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, where he died later on Thursday f…

06/20/2024

Traffic

Motorcyclist Killed After Going Off-Road, Striking Guardrail In Fairfax County: State Police Speed may have been a factor in a motorcycle crash that resulted in a 25-year-old man's death in Fairfax County, according to Virginia State Police. Centreville resident Juan Rossi, Jr. has been identified as the rider who was killed earlier this week after losing control and crashing his bike. Police say that Rossi was riding at around 10:20 a.m. on Monday, June 17 when he was riding a 2017 Yamaha YZF north on the Route 28 ramp heading toward Interstate 66 when he ran off the road and struck a guardrail. Officials made note that Rossi was wearing a helmet. Speed is being looked at as a fa…

06/20/2024

Police & Fire

Farmhouse Destroyed By Second Fire Reported On Cecil County Property For the second time in two months, firefighters were called to the same Cecil County property, this time when a vacant farmhouse was burned to the ground. Dozens of firefighters were called late on Wednesday night to a three-story home on Lock Street in Chesapeake City, where a passerby alerted officials that the residence was ablaze, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. The fire was reported at around 11:11 p.m. on June 19. It took a team of approximately 40 firefighters 90 minutes to get the flames under control, but the home is considered a complete loss. According to fire offi…

06/20/2024

Police & Fire

Father Of Two Killed In Fatal Cutting Reported In Prince George's County, Police Say A father and family man died at an area hospital following a stabbing in Prince George's County on Tuesday night, police confirmed. District Heights resident Terence Savoy has been identified by police as the person who was killed after being stabbed on June 18 during an altercation, officials say. Officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called at around 6:20 p.m. on Tuesday night to the 6100 block of Old Silver Hill Road, where there was a reported cutting involving Savoy, who suffered traumatic injuries during the incident. The 45-year-old was treated, and rushed …

06/20/2024

Police & Fire

Man Accused Of Assaulting, Abducting 16-Year-Old Girl In Woodbridge Home: Police A man is facing charges for allegedly assaulting a 16-year-old girl and holding her against her will, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Dayro Yafeth Matute-Rivera, 18, was arrested early on Wednesday morning following an investigation into an assault at his home in the 13900 block of Mount Pleasant Drive in Woodbridge. The incident was reported at approximately 12:45 a.m. on June 19. Police say that the teen girl was abducted and held against her will by an acquaintance, later identified as Matute-Rivera. When they spoke with her, she had reportedly suffered mi…

06/19/2024

News

Maryland Murder Suspect Featured On 'America's Most Wanted' Apprehended For Fatal Shooting The man who made national headlines for a 2022 murder in Northern Maryland has been apprehended, authorities announced. Taejon Gill was arrested late last week in North Carolina in connection to the shooting death of 45-year-old Sharron Clark on Murph Avenue in October 2022, according to the Hagerstown Police Department. The case was infamously featured earlier this year on "America's Most Wanted." Turn yourself in Taejon. All of America is now looking for you. We know our community is going to share this everywhere. Might as well as surrender on your own terms Posted by Hagersto…

06/19/2024

Police & Fire

Woman Charged With DUI Following Crash With Maryland State Police Trooper In Work Zone An apparently impaired driver struck a Maryland State Police trooper who was inside his patrol vehicle in a work zone in Montgomery County early on Wednesday morning, officials say. Montgomery Village resident Nithya Ramani, 37, has been charged with driving under the influence after crashing at around 1 a.m. on June 19. Police say that a state trooper was inside his marked patrol vehicle with emergency lights activated on the outer loop of I-495 near Greentree Road in Montgomery County when his vehicle was struck by Ramani's Honda Accord. At the time of the crash, two lane…

06/19/2024

Police & Fire

Dispute Between Neighbors Ends With Gunshots Ringing Out In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says Gunshots rang out on Tuesday night when two neighbors in Mechanicsville got into a heated argument, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called to the 27000 block of Yowaiski Mill Road shortly before 8:30 p.m. on June 18, where there was a report of a disturbance between neighbors that turned violent. According to investigators, witnesses said that they heard the altercation between two people and gunshots fired. There were no injuries reported or property damage confirmed. No additional detail were provided by the sheriff's office. The incident remains …

06/19/2024

News

Man Convicted Of Paralyzing Officer During Traffic Stop Shooting Denied Parole: Police The man who shot a Montgomery County Police officer more than two decades ago and left him paralyzed has been denied parole, according to officials. Terrence Green, who shot Officer Kyle Olinger during a traffic stop in Silver Spring in August 2003, will stay behind bars, authorities announced on Tuesday afternoon. Olinger was shot in the neck during the stop, which left him with a severed spinal cord, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. Despite his injuries, Olinger continued to be a prominent member of the community, police say, before he passed away in April 2019. "Due to …

06/18/2024

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