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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

Police ID Jaguar Driver Killed In Fiery Fairfax County Crash Near Popular Farm The 28-year-old driver who was found in a fully-engulfed Jaguar after crashing in Virginia has been identified by the Fairfax County Police Department. Aldie resident Emmanuel Alexander was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Cox Farms early on Sunday morning in Centreville, police officials confirmed the day after his fiery death. Google Maps street view Police say that at around 4 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 26, officers were called to the 15600 block of Braddock Road, where they were met by a 2017 Jaguar XF that was fully engulfed in flames with Alexander still inside before first respond…

by Zak Failla

11/27/2023

Police & Fire

Police Probing Shooting At Busy Virginia Shopping Plaza (Developing) An investigation has been launched in Loudoun County after a shooting was reported in the area of a busy shopping plaza, police say. Shortly after 7 p.m. on Monday night, members of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office were called to the 22000 block of Dulles Retail Plaza in Sterling, where there was a reported shooting. 22000 block of Dulles Retail Plaza in Sterling Google Maps satellite view No information about the victim or possible shooter has been released by the sheriff's office. More details are expected to be released as the investigation continues. LCSO is conducting …

by Zak Failla

11/27/2023

Business

Honda Recalls 303K+ Vehicles Due To Seat Belt Defect Honda is recalling hundreds of thousands of vehicles due to faulty seat belts that could put drivers and passengers at risk. The auto giant announced that an estimated 303,770 Honda Accord and HR-V vehicles are subject to the recall for seat belts that could falter when motorists crash or jam on the brakes, increasing the risk of injury. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the recalled vehicles are limited to Honda Accord and HR-V vehicles that were produced between April 2022 and October 2023, months after the defect was discovered. O…

by Zak Failla

11/27/2023

News

Man Who Killed Popular Baltimore Restaurant Manager Sentenced Following Escape Effort Samuel Wise will have decades to think about his decision to murder a beloved restaurant manager in Little Italy last winter, the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office announced on Monday. Wise pleaded guilty to murder and other charges for his role in the fatal shooting of Chesley Patterson and has been sentenced to life in prison with all but 50 years suspended, followed by three years of probation if he is released. In late January 2022, police in Baltimore were were called to investigate a shooting in the 1700 block of Eastern Avenue near the intersection of South Broadway, where the…

by Zak Failla

11/27/2023

Obituaries

Maryland Marine Murder: Darnell Stanley Remembered For Selflessness A US Marine from Maryland was killed by a gunman who remains at large. Darnell Stanley, 45, is being remembered for his selflessness following his shooting death on Friday evening, Nov. 24, on the 600 block of Audrey Lane in Oxon Hill. The Temple Hills resident was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Following his death, his family and community have been rallying to raise money for the man who spent his years helping his fellow veterans "get the medical treatment they needed to live full, happy, and productive lives after their time in serv…

by Zak Failla

11/27/2023

Police & Fire

Minibike Fails Rider In Race With Stafford Cops A minibike operator who told police he fled a traffic stop because he thought he could get away, didn't, authorities in Stafford said. Stafford County Deputy AT Leckemby was heading east on Garrisonville Road near Onville Road when he noticed a minibike with no lights on it around 8:35 p.m. Nov. 23, the Stafford County sheriff's office said in a release. The operator, later identified as Gunther Raimund, 24, looked back at Leckemby when he initiated a traffic stop, then hit the gas, authorities said. Leckemby followed the minibike down Garrisonville Road, onto Richmond Highway, and in…

by Zak Failla

11/27/2023

Police & Fire

15-Year-Old Arrested For Ninth Time Fleeing Crime Scene In Baltimore, Police Say A teenager no stranger to the police in Baltimore was among a group of seven minors busted attempting to flee from officers overnight in an allegedly stolen vehicle, officials say. At around 7:40 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 26, officers from the Baltimore Police Department spotted a suspicious vehicle with several people inside in the 4400 block of Park Heights Avenue, leading to a traffic stop to allow them to probe the situation. However, the kids had other ideas in mind. Northern District Stolen Auto Arrests: On Nov. 26, at approximately 7:40 p.m., Officers observed a suspicious vehicle wit…

by Zak Failla

11/27/2023

News

Man Gave Minor Marijuana Before Sexually Assaulting Her Multiple Times In PWC: Police The grown man who provided a young girl with marijuana before sexually assaulting her in Prince William County has been apprehended, authorities announced. Woodbridge resident Justin Garcia, 23, is behind bars following the investigation into a sexual assault that was reported to have happened in the Gainesville area between July 2021 and June this year, according to a Prince William County Police Department spokesperson on Monday. It is alleged that after meeting the underage girl on social media, Garcia sparked up a relationship with the girl, who was under the age of 18 at the time the t…

by Zak Failla

11/27/2023

Police & Fire

One Airlifted To Hospital After Shooting Near Maryland Schools: Police (Developing) One person had to be airlifted to the hospital after a shooting in Maryland led to lockdowns at several Prince George's County schools. On Monday afternoon, officials confirmed that a person was shot in Greenbelt, prompting a temporary lockdown at Greenbelt Middle and Elementary School, as well as the Dora Kennedy French Immersion School. The lockdown was announced at around 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 27 in the 6200 block of Spring Hill Court, according to police, who made note that the shooting was not at any of the schools, and the lockdowns were called as a precaution. Confirmed one vi…

by Zak Failla

11/27/2023

Police & Fire

Mother Kills Teen Son In Murder-Suicide Following Move To Maryland, Police Say Police say that a mother shot and killed her 16-year-old son before turning the gun on herself in a grisly murder-suicide that is under investigation in Maryland. Dorian Jaeger was reportedly shot in the woods by his mother, Natalie Jaeger, who also killed herself following a recent move from Milwaukee to Lanham in Prince George's County. According to police, officers were called to a wooded area in the 10400 block of Greenbelt Road at around 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 25, where there was a report of two dead bodies that were located by passersby. The initial investigation determined t…

by Zak Failla

11/27/2023

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