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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

News

Search For Maryland Judge's Suspected Killer Pedro Argote Continues Nationwide Fresh leads have been called in, but a man suspected of killing a Maryland Circuit Court judge remains at large, even after his Mercedes was found "hidden" in the woods over the weekend. Pedro Argote is on the lam as local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies continue their investigation into the murder of 52-year-old Judge Andrew Wilkinson, who was found shot to death in his Hagerstown driveway while his family was inside their home on Friday night. Following the grisly discovery of the judge's body, there may have been a break in the case days after the Maryland Circuit Court jud…

by Zak Failla

10/23/2023

Police & Fire

Alert Issued After Man Critically Stabbed On Metrobus In Northwest DC A reward is being offered as Metro Transit Police Department investigators continue their search for a man who stabbed a rider on a MetroBus repeatedly over the weekend. At approximately 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, police say that a bearded man (see above) stabbed a someone while aboard a 31/33 Route Metrobus near the intersection of 34th Street NW and Wisconsin Avenue NW. The man was stabbed repeatedly and rushed to an area hospital, where he was listed in critical condition. It is unclear whether he had been discharged as of Monday afternoon. Anyone with information regarding the wan…

by Zak Failla

10/23/2023

Schools

Teen To Be Tried As Adult After Bringing Weapon To Maryland High School: Police A student at a Maryland high school saw something and said something, leading to the arrest of a teen in Montgomery County on Monday. Police say that at around 1:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon, 17-year-old Bethesda resident Akram Nassir was arrested following an investigation into reports of a gun that was inside Walter Johnson High School. The tipster advised security on Monday that the student had a weapon on school grounds, and a subsequent search led to the recovery of a 9mm handgun by Montgomery County Public Schools security. According to the department, on Monday, engagement officers w…

by Zak Failla

10/23/2023

Schools

Massive Water Main Break Causes Chaos For Students, Staff At University Of Maryland Crews are working around the clock to repair a major water main break that left dozens of buildings without or with limited pressure at the University of Maryland and surrounding areas on Monday. On Monday, Oct. 23, the University announced that some students and staff members were forced to work from home due to the break, which impacted nearly 50 building at the school's College Park campus, including academic, administrative, and residence halls. Due to a water main break, there is a water outage impacting multiple buildings on campus. Crews are working to restore pressure. Out of an…

by Zak Failla

10/23/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Dies After Domestic Incident In Maryland, Police Say (Developing) A death investigation was launched in Prince George's County following a domestic incident that was reported on Monday morning. Police say that at around 11:50 a.m. on Monday, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 3300 block of Curtis Drive to investigate a domestic-related call, authorities say. Inside the home, officers found a woman - whose ID has not been released - suffering from trauma to the body and she was rushed to an area hospital, where she died on Monday afternoon. The PGPD's Homicide Unit is investigating a murder that occurred in t…

by Zak Failla

10/23/2023

Police & Fire

Career Criminal Wanted For Violating Pre-Trial Release Busted For Stabbing In MD: Sheriff It didn't take long for Terrell Anthony Duckett to wind up back behind bars for his latest discretion in Southern Maryland. The 27-year-old career criminal, who was already wanted for violating the terms of his pre-trial release on previous charges, was arrested on Saturday in the 46800 block of Morningside Lane in Lexington Park following a stabbing that required a 36-year-old man to be airlifted to a Maryland hospital for treatment of undisclosed injuries. Investigators from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office said that deputies found the man suffering from stab wounds, and Duckett wa…

by Zak Failla

10/23/2023

Police & Fire

Traffic Stop Leads To Arrest Of Wanted Murder Suspect In Maryland, Police Say Police say that a traffic stop of a vehicle with tags that didn't match its registration in Baltimore led to the arrest of a man wanted for the murder of Daniel Taylor last month. Kenneth Mackay, 37, has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to the fatal shooting of the 38-year-old Taylor in September after he was found suffering from gunshot wounds in Western Baltimore. Officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called shortly before 3:15 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7 to the 1700 block of McKean Avenue, and a canvas of the area led to the discovery of Taylor, who had been…

by Zak Failla

10/23/2023

News

Shooter Who Killed Man Inside Ex's Maryland Bedroom Gets Decades In Prison: State's Attorney Justice has been served for the family of Daquon Colson after the 22-year-old was shot to death inside an Elkton home last year, the Cecil County State's Attorney's Office announced on Monday. Isaiah Solomon Pearson, 24, has been sentenced to 70 years in prison for the second-degree murder of Colson in March 2022 in a bout of possible jealous rage, according to authorities. Prosecutors say that on March 20, 2022, Pearson found Colson at an Abbott Drive home with Pearson's former girlfriend with whom he shares a child. The following day, he returned to the same address and shots were fired i…

by Zak Failla

10/23/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Walking Dog In Northeast DC Assaulted At Gunpoint; Pet Taken, Police Say Dognappers are at large in DC after an armed carjacker made off with a woman's beloved 14-year-old West Highland Terrier. Shortly after 10:15 p.m. on Saturday night, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Department says that a woman was walking her dog when she was approached from behind in the 300 block of Galloway Street NE. Police say that the wanted suspect pointed a gun at the woman and demanded her dog, "Max," before taking off in a vehicle that was waiting in the area. During the altercation, the woman attempted to recover her dog, but was assaulted by the man for her troubles.…

by Zak Failla

10/23/2023

Sports

Basketball World Mourning Death Of Georgetown Coach Tasha Butts After Two-Year Cancer Battle Georgetown University women's head basketball coach has died following a two-year battle with breast cancer, the school announced. The 41-year-old former college and professional basketball star and first-year head coach for the Hoyas died on Monday, Oct. 23 after being diagnosed with advanced stage metastatic breast cancer in 2021, leading to the "Tasha Tough" campaign that brings awareness to early screenings and detection. "Tasha's passing is a devastating loss.," University President John DeGioia said. "She was extraordinary—Tasha was a person of character, determination, vision, and k…

by Zak Failla

10/23/2023

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