Zak Failla

Assistant Managing Editor

zfailla@dailyvoice.com

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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Virginia Gang Member Freed 16 Times Injures Officer Before Latest Arrest: ICE Virginia Gang Member Freed 16 Times Injures Officer Before Latest Arrest: ICE
Virginia Gang Member Freed 16 Times Injures Officer Before Latest Arrest: ICE It took 16 tries — and now an injured ICE officer — but federal agents say they finally have a dangerous gang member off Virginia’s streets. Mykol Santos-Santos, 25, an illegal Guatemalan national and known gang member, was arrested Monday, May 12 in Fairfax, ICE officials in Washington, DC announced. Santos-Santos didn’t go quietly. Officials say he resisted arrest, fought officers, and injured one of them during the takedown. ICE says Santos-Santos has been arrested more than 30 times in Fairfax County since 2020.  His record includes assault and battery, burglary, drug distributio…
Homeowner Confronts Car Break-In Suspect: Temple Hills Man Dead, Two Hurt In Shooting: Police Homeowner Confronts Car Break-In Suspect: Temple Hills Man Dead, Two Hurt In Shooting: Police
Homeowner Confronts Car Break-In Suspect: Temple Hills Man Dead, Two Hurt In Shooting: Police One person was killed and two others injured after a deadly confrontation unfolded in Maryland early Sunday morning. Edward Coates III, a 30-year-old from Temple Hills, was shot and killed after attempting to break into vehicles in a Prince George’s County neighborhood on May 18, police said. Officers from the Prince George’s County Police Department were called around 4 a.m. to the 5700 block of J Street in Fairmount Heights, where they found Coates and two others suffering from gunshot wounds. Investigators say Coates was attempting to break into cars when he was confronted by a man who …
Arlington Officer Hospitalized After Hit-Run Driver Strikes Cop During Traffic Stop: Police Arlington Officer Hospitalized After Hit-Run Driver Strikes Cop During Traffic Stop: Police
Arlington Officer Hospitalized After Hit-Run Driver Strikes Cop During Traffic Stop: Police An police officer in Virginia is recovering after being hit by a driver who took off from the scene of a traffic stop, officials announced. The incident was reported shortly before 4 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, in the 1600 block of South Eads Street in Arlington, police said. Two officers were outside of their cruisers conducting a traffic stop when an unrelated passing vehicle struck one of the officers and sped away, according to police. Medics rushed the injured officer to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The officer has since been released and is recovering at…
Seat Pleasant Murder Suspect Barricades In Apartment After Deadly Shooting: Police Seat Pleasant Murder Suspect Barricades In Apartment After Deadly Shooting: Police
Seat Pleasant Murder Suspect Barricades In Apartment After Deadly Shooting: Police A Maryland man is behind bars after police say he shot and killed someone he knew, then barricaded himself inside an apartment building in Seat Pleasant. Ray Eugene Williams, 37, of Seat Pleasant, is charged with murder in connection with the deadly shooting of 51-year-old Timothy Furr of Baltimore, the Prince George’s County Police Department announced. It happened Friday morning, May 16, on Greig Street in Seat Pleasant. Following the shooting, police say Williams ran into an apartment building on the same block and refused to come out. That’s when police called in their Emergency Servi…
Dog Dies Alone In Hot Car Outside Manassas Mall While Owner Shopped, Police Say Dog Dies Alone In Hot Car Outside Manassas Mall While Owner Shopped, Police Say
Dog Dies Alone In Hot Car Outside Manassas Mall While Owner Shopped, Police Say A 2-year-old dog is dead after being left in a hot car for hours outside a Virginia shopping mall, according to police. Officers were called to the parking lot of the Manassas Mall on Sudley Road around 6:45 p.m. Friday, May 16, to investigate reports of an unconscious dog. When they arrived, they found the American Bulldog unresponsive inside a vehicle, police said. Animal control officers responded and pronounced the dog dead at the scene. Investigators say the dog’s owner, Malik Lee Dorsey-O’Bannion, 28, left the animal locked inside the car for hours while he was inside the mall. Off…
John Oliver Is Rebranding Erie SeaWolves — Here's The Twisted Catch John Oliver Is Rebranding Erie SeaWolves — Here's The Twisted Catch
John Oliver Is Rebranding Erie SeaWolves — Here's The Twisted Catch One Minor League Baseball team just handed over its identity—completely—to John Oliver. Last week, on "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver," the late-night host took a deep dive into Minor League Baseball with a "very special offer" for one team: to give them a total rebrand. The catch? The show gets complete control. "I have a very special offer. We are willing to use all of our resources and stupidity to give one Minor League Baseball team a total rebrand. "We will give you a new team name. A new mascot. We will even throw you a theme night. It will be personalized and it will be be…
Son Kills Mother, Seriously Injures Another Woman In Bowie Domestic Assault: Police Son Kills Mother, Seriously Injures Another Woman In Bowie Domestic Assault: Police
Son Kills Mother, Seriously Injures Another Woman In Bowie Domestic Assault: Police A Prince George’s County man is facing murder charges after police say he killed his own mother and seriously injured another woman in a brutal domestic attack. James Calero, 40, of Bowie, is accused of murdering 72-year-old Susan Calero, police announced Monday, May 19. Officers with the City of Bowie Police Department were called to the 12000 block of Blackwell Lane around 3:55 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, for a reported domestic disturbance. Inside the home, they found Susan Calero unconscious and suffering from severe trauma. She was pronounced dead on the scene, police said. A second woma…
Drunk Man Found Exposed, Passed Out Outside IHOP In Woodbridge, Police Say Drunk Man Found Exposed, Passed Out Outside IHOP In Woodbridge, Police Say
Drunk Man Found Exposed, Passed Out Outside IHOP In Woodbridge, Police Say He didn’t even make it inside for pancakes. Police say a man from Missouri is facing charges after they found him passed out and exposed outside a Virginia IHOP. Officers were called to the restaurant on Smoketown Road in Woodbridge just after midnight on Saturday, May 17, for a report of indecent exposure, according to Prince William County Police. When officers arrived, they say they found 45-year-old Ivan Lee, of Kansas City, unconscious on a bench — with his pants down. First responders woke him up and determined he was drunk, police said. But Lee didn’t go quietly. According to inve…
Man Fatally Stabbed In Montgomery County Identified, Search For Killer Ongoing: Police Man Fatally Stabbed In Montgomery County Identified, Search For Killer Ongoing: Police
Man Fatally Stabbed In Montgomery County Identified, Search For Killer Ongoing: Police It’s been nearly a week, and police in Maryland are still searching for whoever fatally stabbed a man in Montgomery County. Montgomery County Police say 31-year-old Emmanuel Bisudu Sesay, who had no known address, died after being attacked late Thursday night, May 15, in the 11400 block of Lockwood Drive. Officers and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue were called to the scene around 10:30 p.m. for a reported stabbing. First responders found Sesay suffering from serious injuries. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later died, police said. His body was taken to the Office of the C…
Waldorf Manager Busted For Stealing $100K+ From Employer, Walks Free Hours Later: Sheriff Waldorf Manager Busted For Stealing $100K+ From Employer, Walks Free Hours Later: Sheriff
Waldorf Manager Busted For Stealing $100K+ From Employer, Walks Free Hours Later: Sheriff A Maryland business manager accused of stealing more than $100,000 in cash from his employer over several months is back on the street after being released from jail, police say. Nicholas Owen Patton, 44, of Waldorf, was arrested after members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office spotted him leaving work and took him into custody, according to a press release issued over the weekend. Patton, a closing manager at a business in Waldorf, is accused of skimming cash during his shifts as part of a months-long felony theft scheme, investigators said. As part of the investigation, officers exec…
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