Mostly Cloudy 64°

Zak Failla

Assistant Managing Editor

zfailla@dailyvoice.com

FOLLOW ON

Facebook Twitter Linkedin Instagram

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.

Zak Failla's Contributions

Traffic
One Killed, One Injured After Crash On MD-5 In Prince George's County: State Police One Killed, One Injured After Crash On MD-5 In Prince George's County: State Police
One Killed, One Injured After Crash On MD-5 In Prince George's County: State Police A 34-year-old woman died after being involved in a crash with a BMW in Prince George's County on Wednesday night. Accokeek resident Nickita Sammy has been identified by Maryland State Police investigators as the person who was killed in a crash involving Timothy Brickhouse, 26, in Brandywine overnight. Shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 10, police say that Sammy was the passenger in a Hyundai traveling south on Branch Avenue at the intersection of Earnshaw Drive, where the driver attempted to make a left turn and was struck by the District Height resident's BMW. Branch Avenue at the int…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
AG IDs Man Killed In Officer-Involved Baltimore County Shooting AG IDs Man Killed In Officer-Involved Baltimore County Shooting
AG IDs Man Killed In Officer-Involved Baltimore County Shooting New details have been released after an armed 29-year-old was shot and killed at a Baltimore County gas station on Tuesday morning. Windsor Mill resident Sha-Kim Akil Webley has been identified by the Maryland Attorney General's Office as the person who was shot to death in an officer-involved shooting after he allegedly pointed a weapon toward police pursuing him. Shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 9, there were reports of a domestic disturbance involving a man with a gun in the 400 block of Reistertown Road in Pikesville, according to authorities. The responding officers were able to trac…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teen Drove Himself Away From Scene Of Shooting In Maryland Before Fatal Crash, Police Say Teen Drove Himself Away From Scene Of Shooting In Maryland Before Fatal Crash, Police Say
Teen Drove Himself Away From Scene Of Shooting In Maryland Before Fatal Crash, Police Say An 18-year-old has died after being found suffering from a gunshot wound during the investigation into a single-car crash on Tuesday night in Prince George's County. Upper Marlboro resident Olamide Olakanye has been identified by the Prince George's County Police Department as the person who died at an area hospital following an investigation into the crash. At around 11:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, officers from the agency were called to the 5300 block of Sheriff Road to investigate a single-car crash, where they found Olakanye suffering from gunshot wounds. According to the init…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
News
District Man Admits Trying To Kill Maryland-National Capital Park Police Officer District Man Admits Trying To Kill Maryland-National Capital Park Police Officer
District Man Admits Trying To Kill Maryland-National Capital Park Police Officer The Washington, DC man who took police on a wild chase in Montgomery County before shooting at an officer has admitted to the crime and is facing decades behind bars. Trevon Brox, 28, pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of a Maryland-National Capital Park Police officer in Montgomery County after shooting at him following a robbery at the Olney Manor Swim Center, authorities announced on Wednesday. Olney Indoor Swim Center Google Maps street view On Feb. 1, 2022, Maryland National Capital Park Police responded to the call of a theft at the swim center when an employee advised th…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Anti-Government Extremist From MD Admits To Torching Supreme Court Vehicles, Self In DC Anti-Government Extremist From MD Admits To Torching Supreme Court Vehicles, Self In DC
Anti-Government Extremist From MD Admits To Torching Supreme Court Vehicles, Self In DC An extremist from Maryland who claims to be the leader of a militia has admitted to pouring gasoline on Supreme Court vehicles and accidentally lighting himself on fire in Northeast DC, federal authorities announced on Wednesday. Hagerstown native Cody Tarner, who has a history of encounters with law enforcement and has expressed anti-government rhetoric, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to arson in connection to an act of rage that went wrong for him, officials said on Jan. 10. According to court documents, on July 15, 2020, Tarner drove onto US Supreme Court property on First Street NE and parke…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen Girl On Escalator At DC USA Mall: Police Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen Girl On Escalator At DC USA Mall: Police
Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen Girl On Escalator At DC USA Mall: Police A grown man has been accused of sexually assaulting a young girl in a DC mall on Tuesday. Northwest DC resident Olban Omar Murillo Bajurito was arrested quickly after accosting a teenage girl at the DC USA mall on 14th Street NW, according to investigators from the Metropolitan Police Department. The 30-year-old allegedly sexually assaulted a teen while walking on the escalators at the mall at approximately 6:54 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9.  Immediately after the incident, the girl reported it, and officers were able to quickly identify Murillo Bajurito as a suspect and took him into…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Found Shot To Death Inside Maryland Home: Police (DEVELOPING) Man Found Shot To Death Inside Maryland Home: Police (DEVELOPING)
Man Found Shot To Death Inside Maryland Home: Police (Developing) A death investigation has been launched in Prince George's County after a man was found shot and killed in an area home, police say. At around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 2800 block of Berrywood Lane in Springdale, where there was a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers found a man inside the home suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. FATAL SHOOTING: Officers responded to the 2800 block of Berrywood Lane at approx. 12:30 pm for a reported shooting. Once on scen…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Four Displaced By Northeast DC House Fire (PHOTOS) Four Displaced By Northeast DC House Fire (PHOTOS)
Four Displaced By Northeast DC House Fire (Photos) Several people were displaced by a Wednesday morning fire in Northwest DC, officials say. DC Fire and EMS personnel were called to the 600 block of Faraday Place NE before noon on Jan. 10, where there was a reported fire in the bottom floor of a two-story detached house. The fire was reported in Northeast DC on Wednesday. Twitter/@dcfireems The fire was declared under control by 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, though four adults were displaced and are being assisted by the Red Cross. The fire was reported in Northeast DC on Wednesday. Twitter/@dcfireems No injuries were …

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Schools
Bomb Threats Sent To DC Schools Under Investigation: Police (DEVELOPING) Bomb Threats Sent To DC Schools Under Investigation: Police (DEVELOPING)
Bomb Threats Sent To DC Schools Under Investigation: Police (Developing) An investigation in the nation's capital has been launched after several schools received similar bomb threats on Wednesday morning, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Investigators are probing a bomb threat that was emailed to several schools in DC shortly before 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10.  Police say that the department is coordinating with DC public and charter schools to ensure the safety of students and staff. As of 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, officials said that there was no information to corroborate the threats. The origin of the threat is now under investigati…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Woman Back From Vacation Wins $1M Virginia Lottery Prize While Out Of The Country Woman Back From Vacation Wins $1M Virginia Lottery Prize While Out Of The Country
Woman Back From Vacation Wins $1M Virginia Lottery Prize While Out Of The Country Genese Rogers left her Virginia home to head out on vacation and came back a millionaire. The Woodbridge woman was out of the country when the winning ticket numbers were announced in Virginia's "New Year's Millionaire Raffle," but when she came back stateside, she was in for a heck of a welcome home present. Days after stepping out of the plane back in Virginia, Rogers found out that she had one of the five top-prize winning $1 million tickets. "I literally just started screaming," she exclaimed while giving the thumbs up at Lottery Headquarters. A smiling Rogers says that she isn't a re…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Prev Page 542 of 3345 540 541 542 543 544 Next
5,411 - 5,420 of 33,443 articles