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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 Man Killed Near Apartment In Quiet Virginia Neighborhood A shooter remains at large after a 26-year-old man was gunned down in Prince William County overnight, police say. Shortly before 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday night, residents reported hearing multiple gunshots fired in the 3700 block of Wharf Lane in the Triangle neighborhood, with one person down. Google Maps satellite view Upon arrival, officers from the Prince William County Police Department found Big Stone Gap resident Quatrail Raynard Smalls suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was rushed to an area hospital and later died from the injuries, according to a police spokesperson Whi…

by Zak Failla

11/15/2023

News

Video Shows Unruly DC Bar Patron Smacking Employee Who Asked Him To Leave Police are on the hunt for a man who was caught on camera smacking a DC bar employee in the face after she had asked him to leave, officials said. The DC Service Bar worker reportedly asked the man to leave the U Street bar late on Saturday night, Nov. 11, after the two got into an argument and he became disorderly, DC police said. Moments later, he can be seen smacking her in the face with an open palm, as he walks to the door In the video, the man can be seen walking out of the bar before winding up and smacking the woman with an open hand while others in the area exclaimed their shock.…

by Zak Failla

11/15/2023

Police & Fire

Road-Raging Woman Accused Of Shooting Driver During Maryland Dispute: Police A road rage incident in Baltimore turned bloody when a woman broke out a gun and shot another driver, police say. Neisha Jackson, 40, has been arrested a week after a 41-year-old woman was shot during an early-morning dispute that carried on for several blocks in Central Baltimore. At around 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8, officers on patrol in the 400 block of West Pratt Street heard gunshots, and while investigating, found a 41-year-old woman suffering from a gunshot wound to her lower body. According to police, the investigation found that Jackson was involved in an incident that began…

by Zak Failla

11/15/2023

Schools

ALL Clear: Students Return To Class After Maryland Middle School Evacuation For Bomb Threat Students were temporarily evacuated from a Frederick County middle school after officials received a reported bomb threat on Wednesday. There was a large police presence at Crestwood Middle School early on Wednesday morning, as members of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office were called to the building to investigate the threat. As a precaution, students and staff were evacuated from the school while deputies swept the building during the investigation. According to the sheriff's office, the threat was unfounded, and students were returned to class at around 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday mornin…

by Zak Failla

11/15/2023

Police & Fire

Officer Dragged By Driver In Stolen Car, Injured During Bust In Southeast Baltimore, Police Say A police officer in Baltimore is recovering after being dragged by a driver in a stolen vehicle during what could have been a routine traffic stop, authorities say. Nicholas D. Peters, 30, is facing charges in the city after injuring an officer while trying to avoid being arrested after he was caught red-handed in a car that was reported stolen. The incident was reported shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning at the intersection of North Conkling Street and Pulaski Highway. The intersection of North Conkling Street and Pulaski Highway in Baltimore Google Maps street view After st…

by Zak Failla

11/14/2023

Police & Fire

French Bulldogs Stolen At Gunpoint During Armed Daytime Dognapping In Southeast DC Precious cargo was stolen from a dog owner who was robbed of three French Bulldogs at gunpoint in Southeast DC on Tuesday, police say. The Metropolitan Police Department issued an alert as they attempt to track down a trio of small dogs that were taken from a man walking them early on Tuesday afternoon. At around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, "Chewy," "Coco," and "Buttercup" were taken from a man in the 5200 block of East Capitol Street SE by a group of three that approached him with handguns and demanded he hand over the animals, according to police. "Chewy," has brown fur and is approximat…

by Zak Failla

11/14/2023

News

Stolen Police Vehicle Used To Run Errands, Go Shopping In DC (Video) Not even the manhunt for a man wanted for stealing a police vehicle in Northwest DC could stop him from doing some shopping. On Friday, the Metropolitan Police Department were able to track down a stolen University of the District of Columbia (UDC) police vehicle from campus, but the wanted man caught on camera taking it remains at large. Suspect Stole a Police Vehicle in Northwest DCRead more: https://t.co/I17TbBIKA6 pic.twitter.com/15WYEw7vgI — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) November 10, 2023 While officers were attempting to track both he and the truck down on Nov. 10, the wan…

by Zak Failla

11/14/2023

News

Woman Restrained By Grandma After Stabbing Father, Sister In Maryland Home Heading To Prison The Delaware woman who went to her family's Cecil County home with the intent of "making sure her father was no longer a threat" is heading to prison. Rajah Smith, 33, of Newark, has been sentenced to 35 years behind bars after brutally attacking her father and sister in a fatal incident that only ended when her grandmother stepped in to stop the assault. On March 11, officers from the Elkton Police Department were called to a Locust Lane home, where there was a reported domestic incident involving Smith and other members of the family that was seemingly started intentionally. According to…

by Zak Failla

11/14/2023

News

Shooter Who Left Man With Permanent Injuries In Carroll County Gets Time: State's Attorney A shooting that left a man hospitalized for months and with permanent injuries will land a 37-year-old Maryland man behind bars for decades. Michael Joiner has been sentenced to a total of 60 years in prison for a shooting earlier this year near schools in Taneytown targeting Ted Rill, despite him claiming it was in self-defense. Their dispute was reportedly over a piece of stolen construction equipment in February. Both Ted and Lester Rill were involved in the altercation with Joiner and Kristen Naill, and the violent assault was reportedly in front of two minor children who were around a…

by Zak Failla

11/14/2023

News

Crews Rescue Employees Trapped On Transmission Tower In Northwest DC (Updated) UPDATED: The workers were safely removed from the elevator at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Rescue operations are in progress in Northwest DC after two employees found themselves in a perilous position hundreds of feet above the ground. DC Fire and EMS personnel were called shortly before 3 p.m. on Tuesday to a broadcast tower in the 4000 block of Nebraska Avenue NW, with two employees trapped in an elevator on the side of the structure. UPDATE on High angle rescue NBC 4 broadcast tower. The WRC 4 employees were safely removed from elevator at 4:15pm. No injuries. pic.twitter.com/VETLp5EgsC — …

by Zak Failla

11/14/2023

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