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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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Man Who Raped Elderly Woman At Montgomery County Hotel Faces Life In Prison: State's Attorney The man who forced his way into the hotel room of an elderly woman in Montgomery County and sexually assaulted her may spend the rest of his life in prison, the state's attorney's office announced. Rockville resident Arash Khosh, 46, was convicted of rape and other grisly offenses following an incident in May 2022 at the Hilton Garden Inn in the 14000 block of Shady Grove Road when he accosted a 70-year-old woman in her room. According to prosecutors, Khosh and his victim were strangers at the time of the assault, and her husband was on the first floor of the hotel at the time, having …

by Zak Failla

02/16/2024

Police & Fire

Man Dies At Hospital From Stab Wounds After Being Found At Maryland Cemetery, Police Say A death investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed to death at a Maryland cemetery on Valentine's Day, police say. The Frederick Police Department is probing the death of Jimmy Fernando Hernandez Diaz, who was found by officers at around 8:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 14 at the Mount Olivet Cemetery on South Market Street. When officers arrived, they found Hernandez Diaz suffering from multiple stab wounds and provided aid until he could be rushed to an area trauma center, where he died from his injuries, according to officials. "As an open and active investigation, further…

by Zak Failla

02/16/2024

Police & Fire

Suspect Strangled, Abducted Woman During Domestic Dispute In Virginia, Police Say A man who attacked a 23-year-old woman during a domestic disturbance in Prince William County is behind bars after assaulting and preventing her from calling the police, officials say. Rudy Brandon Rodriguez Pierola, 23, was arrested on Thursday morning following an investigation into an incident that was reported at the Woodbridge Forest Apartments in the 1500 block of Tyler Circle. Police say that the Woodbridge resident got into an argument with a friend that started out with verbal sparring, but rapidly escalated into physical violence inside the apartment complex. During th…

by Zak Failla

02/16/2024

Police & Fire

Police ID Women, Man Killed In Northeast DC Triple Homicide On Valentine's Day New details have been released by the Metropolitan Police Department days after three people were found dead inside a Northeast DC home. Investigators have identified the two women and a man who were found dead shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 14 in the 5000 block of Jay Street NE. Assistant Chief Ramey Kyle provides an update to the death investigation in the 5000 block of Jay Street, Northeast. pic.twitter.com/I4zFr2W1kK — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) February 15, 2024 Upon arrival at the home, officers found three people suffering from gunshot wounds: Renee…

by Zak Failla

02/16/2024

Police & Fire

Intoxicated Man Assaulted Officers After Refusing Treatment By Paramedics In Virginia: Police An allegedly intoxicated man assaulted Prince William County Police officers and struggled with first responders during an incident in Manassas on Thursday. Jose Danilo Portillo did not go down quietly after attacking the people treating him after jumping out of an ambulance on Feb. 15 and being encountered by the police, officials say. The 32-year-old Woodbridge resident was being treated at approximately 6:15 p.m. late on Thursday afternoon in the 9800 block of Liberia Avenue in Manassas when officers arrived at the scene. Investigators say that fire and rescue personnel were treat…

by Zak Failla

02/16/2024

Police & Fire

Community Support Swells For Historic Antique Shop Damaged During Three-Alarm Blaze In Maryland A beloved business has been gutted in downtown Frederick after a three-alarm fire tore through the building and destroyed most of the contents inside. Now the community and fellow businesses in the area are rallying to support the proprietors of Cannon Hill Place Antiques. On Saturday, Feb. 10, a massive fire was reported inside the South Carroll Street business, which destroyed most - if not all - of the inventory inside while severely damaging the building, according to the Downtown Frederick Partnership. It took approximately 120 firefighters approximately 90 minutes to get t…

by Zak Failla

02/16/2024

Police & Fire

Smiling Suspect Facing Multiple Attempted Murder Charges For Maryland Shooting: Sheriff Charles Vernon Russell was all smiles after being arrested for attempted murder months after a shooting outside a residence in St. Mary's County. The 26-year-old Mechanicsville resident was arrested on Friday and charged with attempted murder and other offenses following a November 2023 incident that was reported in Leonardtown. According to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, Russell had been wanted in connection to the Nov. 26, 2023 shooting outside an occupied residence in the 22000 block of Longmore Street, leading to a warrant for his arrest that was executed on Feb. 16. Russell w…

by Zak Failla

02/16/2024

Police & Fire

Hit-Run Driver Intentionally Struck Elderly Man During Road Rage Incident In Virginia: Police An Alexandria woman used her vehicle as a weapon during a bout of road rage in Prince William County when she went after a 73-year-old man and attempted to flee the area, police say. Juana Adriana Flores-Montero, 52, if facing criminal charges following her arrest in Prince William County for an altercation in Dumfries early in the afternoon on Thursday, Feb. 15. Investigators say that the elderly man was driving in the 4200 block of Mulcaster Terrace when he was involved in a road rage incident with Flores-Montero, which led to a series of events that played out like a scene fro…

by Zak Failla

02/16/2024

Police & Fire

Angry Florida Woman Arrested After Speeding Away From Traffic Stop In Virginia, Sheriff Says A Florida woman's trip to Virginia may be lasting longer than expected after she was apprehended in Stafford County for speeding away from a traffic stop, a spokesperson from the sheriff's office says. Joahnna Contreras was both fast and furious after she was stopped earlier this week making an illegal U-turn at the intersection of Garrisonville Road and Richmond Highway, leading to a strange series of events that resulted in her arrest. According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, the 34-year-old Lauderhill, Florida resident was displeased about being pulled over, and "was immediatel…

by Zak Failla

02/16/2024

News

Rifle-Toting Gunman Convicted Of Murdering Man Waiting At Southeast DC Bus Stop: Feds The shooter who pulled an assault rifle out of a stolen truck and gunned down a man waiting for a bus in Southeast DC has been convicted of murder and other charges, federal authorities announced. Terrell Poe, 37, was found guilty by a jury in DC Superior Court this week in connection to the fatal shooting of 30-year-old Christopher Washington in September 2020 after he tracked his victim into the area from Maryland. Both men were District residents. According to prosecutors, in the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, Washington was waiting at a bus stop when Poe pulled up in a s…

by Zak Failla

02/16/2024

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