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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.

Zak Failla's Contributions

Police & Fire

Husband Accused Of Killing Wife During Incident In Virginia: Police A 24-year-old woman is dead and her husband is behind bars as police in Prince William County continue to investigate a fatal Dumfries shooting. Daniel Okoe Lawson, 24, has been arrested and charged with murder and other offenses in connection to the shooting of Desire Alexandria Buggs, who died after he rushed her to an area hospital, police say. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called shortly after 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 6 to investigate a shooting that was reported in the area of Possum Point Road and Leonard Street in Dumfries earlier that day after Buggs…

by Zak Failla

01/07/2024

Obituaries

Family Reeling After DC Man Killed In Maryland Weeks After Mother Died The hits keep coming for a Maryland family who suffered two unthinkable tragedies weeks apart during the holiday season. Late last month, 37-year-old District resident Timothy Jones, a father of four daughters, was shot and killed in the middle of the day in an otherwise quiet street in Prince George's County, according to police. The shooting was reported at around 3 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 28 in the 900 block of Saint Michaels Drive. Jones was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. 900 block of Saint Michaels Drive in Bowie Prince George's County Police His death sent …

by Zak Failla

01/07/2024

Police & Fire

Man With Stalking History Arrested After Estranged Wife Killed In Maryland: Sheriff (Updated) A smiling suspect with a history of stalking has been accused of killing his estranged wife amid a contentious divorce in Frederick County, the sheriff's office announced. Walkersville resident Frederick Owusu Sakyi, 33, was tracked from the scene of a murder at Giant in Urbana and arrested without incident in connection to the fatal shooting of 33-year-old Tenisha Butler, according to authorities. At around 11:11 p.m. on Jan. 6, members of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office were called to the Urbana Giant in the 3500 block of Sugarloaf Parkway, where there was a report of a shootin…

by Zak Failla

01/07/2024

Police & Fire

Woman Killed In Shooting At Maryland Grocery Store, Sheriff Says (Developing) A woman was killed at a Maryland food store late on Saturday night, officials say. At around 11:11 p.m. on Jan. 6, members of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office were called to the Urbana Giant in the 3500 block of Sugarloaf Parkway, where there was a report of a shooting. According to a spokesperson from the Frederick County Sheriff's Office, upon arrival, deputies found a woman dead at the scene. Detectives were investigating the fatal shooting as of 3 a.m. on Sunday morning, and there was a heavy police presence in the area, which was expected to last for hours. More details are expe…

by Zak Failla

01/07/2024

Police & Fire

'Armed, Dangerous' Fugitive Wanted For Murder In Virginia Arrested, Sheriff Says A convicted felon wanted in connection to a homicide in Stafford County has been apprehended, the sheriff's office announced. Shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 30, deputies were called to the 100 block of Deacon Road in Stafford, where they found a 33-year-old man from King George suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Deputies began first aid and the man was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries, according to officials. Shooting Investigation The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting which occurred early this... Posted by …

by Zak Failla

01/06/2024

Obituaries

Community Rallying To Send Body Back To Guatemala After Fatal Hit-Run In Maryland Friends and family of a 50-year-old man who was killed by a hit-and-run driver on New Year's Day are rallying the community for support as they hope to send his body back to his native Guatemala. Marcial Gregorio Tom was struck at around 8:45 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 1 at the intersection of Landover Road and Neighbor Lane in Cheverly by an unknown driver who fled the scene after the fatal strike, police say. According to a department spokesperson, officers were called to the intersection when passersby found the unresponsive man in the roadway. Investigators say that the driver was trave…

by Zak Failla

01/06/2024

Business

'Gold Rush Couple' Claims Second Massive Maryland Lottery Prize On $30 Scratcher Go big or go home, they say. That's a tactic one Baltimore man has taken playing Maryland Lottery scratchers that has now paid off in a massive way twice after he turned $30 into a $50,000 prize playing the "$2,000,000 Gold Rush" instant game. “I buy a scratch ticket every week or so,” the bakery employee told Lottery officials this week. “And, whichever I choose, it’ll always be a $30 game.” He cited those games’ larger prizes and better odds among his reasons for going big, which proved fortuitous a few years ago when he won $100,000 on a different $30 ticket. “It’s the only way I pl…

by Zak Failla

01/06/2024

Traffic

Police ID Teen Killed During Wrong-Way Crash Driving Stolen Minivan In Prince George's County A 15-year-old in a stolen minivan taken out of Charles County was killed in a wrong-way crash with a pickup truck in Prince George's County, according to police. Accokeek resident Shaun Shelton has been identified by the Prince George's County Police Department as the person who was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Clinton on Friday afternoon. According to a spokesperson from the department, at around 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 5, officers were called to investigate a crash involving a pickup truck and minivan driven by Shelton in the area of Piscataway Road and King Gallahan Court. FATAL…

by Zak Failla

01/06/2024

Police & Fire

'Frantic' 911 Call Leads To Reunion Of Mother, 4-Month Old Taken In Stolen Vehicle: MPD A 4-month-old girl is back with her mother after being taken by a car thief in Georgetown who later dropped her off on the porch of a Southeast DC home, police confirmed. At around 6 p.m. on Jan. 5, Metropolitan Police Assistant Chief Darnel Robinson said that the department received a "frantic" 911 call from a mother who said that her white Jeep had been stolen in the 3000 block of M Street NW with her infant daughter in a car seat in the back of the vehicle. Less than an hour later, officials say that the baby was found still in her car seat in the 1500 block of 28th Street SE after resid…

by Zak Failla

01/06/2024

Police & Fire

Toddler Killed, Family Hospitalized In Two-Alarm Maryland Blaze: Fire Marshal (Developing) A 2-year-old toddler was killed and two others were sent to area hospitals in Maryland after a two-alarm blaze broke out in Washington County, according to the state fire marshal. At around 6:20 p.m. on Friday night, crews from the Smithburg Community Volunteer Fire Company and surrounding agencies were called to a house fire in the 20600 block of Military Road in Cascade, where there was a home converted into apartments up in flames, investigators said. Officials say that upon arrival, firefighters found a 24-year-old woman and 1-year-old child injured, with other tenants advising first re…

by Zak Failla

01/06/2024

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