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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

Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By SUV, Pickup Truck In Prince George's County: Police Police have identified the 46-year-old man who was killed after being struck by two drivers earlier this week in Prince George's County. Temple Hills resident Mitchel Feaster II died at an area hospital after he was hit twice during an early morning incident on Thursday morning, according to a police spokesperson. Shortly after 3 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department responded to the 4900 block of Saint Barnabas Road, where there was a report of a pedestrian who had been struck by an SUV and then a pickup truck in the eastbound lanes of the roa…

by Zak Failla

11/11/2023

News

Jury Finds Marilyn Mosby Complicit In Illegally Claiming Covid-19 Funds A former top prosecutor in Maryland will face prison time after crying wolf about financial "hardships" during the COVID-19 crisis, authorities announced. On Thursday, a federal jury convicted embattled former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby on two founds of perjury in connection to her withdrawing of funds from the city's Deferred Compensation Plan, citing a shortfall during the pandemic while she was still in office. Prosecutors said that between May 2020 and December 2020, Mosby submitted claims for both a $40,000 and $50,000 withdrawal from the Compensation Plan, though at the …

by Zak Failla

11/10/2023

Police & Fire

Dirt Bike Rider Dies Days After Crash With Pick-Up Truck In Maryland: Police A 27-year-old dirt bike rider died days after being involved in a crash with a pick-up truck in Prince George's County, police confirm. Hyattsville resident Mario Alemendarez has been identified by the Prince George's County Police Department as the person who was hospitalized and later pronounced dead following a crash earlier this week in Bladensburg. Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6, Alemendarez was traveling eastbound in the 4900 block of Annapolis Road when he collided with a truck driver making a left into an area parking lot. Alemendarez was rushed to an area hos…

by Zak Failla

11/10/2023

Police & Fire

Shooting Investigation Launched In Montgomery County (Developing) Police in Montgomery County are investigating reports of a double shooting in Montgomery Village. Officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to the 18300 block of Lost Knife Circle at around 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 10, where there was calls of shots fired in the area. MCPD is on scene of a shooting in the 18300 block of Lost Knife Cir. More information will be released as it becomes available. #MCPNews #MCPD pic.twitter.com/s5I6wGB3bz — Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) November 10, 2023 According to reports, there were at least two victims, th…

by Zak Failla

11/10/2023

Police & Fire

23-Year-Old Man Accused Of Killing Beloved Member Of Baltimore Community Last Year Police say that they've a man already in custody is facing new charges in connection to the killing of a popular man who died following an assault and robbery in Baltimore. Antonio Bardney, 23, has been charged with second-degree murder after being identified as the suspect who attacked 60-year-old Victorino Malabayabas in August last year. According to investigators, at approximately 5:40 p.m. on Aug. 20, 2022, Malabayabas was assaulted and robbed in the 600 block of South Kenwood Avenue in Baltimore, allegedly by Bardney, and he died from his injuries days later on Aug. 23, 202…

by Zak Failla

11/10/2023

News

Police ID Fourth Teen Killed Crashing Carjacked Kia After Fiery Crash In Maryland More than a month after an investigation was launched into a fatal crash that left several teenagers dead in Prince George's County, a new victim has been identified. Upper Marlboro resident Darteal Byers, 17, is the fourth victim to be named in the crash that also took the lives of driver Marquay Swann, 14, of Lanham, 15-year-old Zyshaun Cuffey, of Glenarden, and Upper Marlboro native Serenity Sellman, 15, the Medical Examiner's Office confirmed. Officers were called around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29 to the intersection of Lottsford Road and Palmetto Drive in Mitchellville, where t…

by Zak Failla

11/10/2023

Police & Fire

AG ID's Man Killed, Officers Involved In Fatal Southwest Baltimore Shooting New details have been released by the Maryland Attorney General's Office as it continues to probe a fatal officer-involved shooting earlier this week in Southwest Baltimore. City resident Hunter Jessup, 27, took police on a foot chase before pulling a gun on officers, who in turn returned fire, killing him on Tuesday afternoon, officials say. At around 12:35 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7, officers from the Southwest District were on patrol on Brunswick Avenue when they spotted a suspicious man they believed to be armed, leading to a temporary pursuit that spilled onto Wilkens Avenue. Police …

by Zak Failla

11/09/2023

News

JMU Student Found Dead In Dorm ID'd The death of a 19-year-old, first-year student at James Madison University was found dead inside a dorm on campus, officials said. At around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday morning, officials say that a 19-year-old was found dead in Frederickson Hall, prompting James Madison University Police to call for an inquiry by the Virginia State Police's Bureau of Criminal Investigation. The student was later identified as Pennsylvania resident Bernard Stapelfeld by JMU, according to the James Madison University student-run newspaper "The Breeze," which cited an email sent out to the school community, which …

by Zak Failla

11/09/2023

Schools

Playground Shooter Arrested Weeks After Incident Near Baltimore County Elementary School: PD A 29-year-old man has been arrested after a shooting outside a Baltimore County elementary school playground last month, authorities announced. On Thursday, police say that Matthew Okumodi has been arrested in connection to the late October shooting not far from Edmondson Heights Elementary School that left a minor with a gunshot wound. Last month on Tuesday, Oct. 24, a shooting was reported in the 1600 block of Langford Road in Woodlawn in what is believed to have been a targeted attack that left a child hospitalized with injuries, though he was listed in stable condition following the inc…

by Zak Failla

11/09/2023

Business

Gone Fishin' Forever: Popular Oyster, Seafood Restaurant Shutting Down Two DC Locations Foodies in the District are running out of time to try a popular seafood spot that is getting ready to permanently close its doors. Owners of the Brine Oyster & Seafood House announced that they will be serving their final meals this weekend at both the H Street NE and Dupont locations with one final dinner service for fans of the restaurants' wide variety of fresh and local fish products. The final dinner service at both locations is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 11. It may come as a surprise to some that Brine's will be closing after the eatery ranked among the best Yelp reviews in …

by Zak Failla

11/09/2023

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