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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

Justice-Seeking Robbery Victim Accused Of Shooting Two Men In Northeast DC, Police Say A suspect has been apprehended following a double shooting in Northeast DC after he was robbed on Monday night and took matters into his own hands. Northwest DC resident Nathaniel Art-Washington, 28, has been identified by authorities as the man responsible for a pair of shootings that were reported late on Monday in the 1200 block of Queen Street NE, police say. At around 11:10 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 9, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called to investigate reports of shots fired in the area, where they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the middle of …

by Zak Failla

10/10/2023

Police & Fire

New Photos Clearly Show Morgan State University Mass Shooting Suspects (Updated) Look familiar? Fresh photos have been released by the Baltimore Police Department as they continue to attempt to track down suspects implicated in a mass shooting at Morgan State University last weekend. A reward approaching $10,000 has been offered by Metro Crime Stoppers after four men and a woman were shot shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 3 in the 1700 block of Argonne Drive, not far from campus, according to a Baltimore Police Department spokesperson. Northeast Shooting Investigation Update In reference to the shooting that occurred on October 3, 2023, on the campus..…

by Zak Failla

10/10/2023

Schools

Classes Canceled At Bowie State To Address 'Mental Well-Being' Of Students Following Shooting Classes have been canceled for the rest of the week at Bowie State University as the community continues to reel from a Homecoming Weekend shooting. As of noon on Tuesday, Oct. 10, school officials say that all classes have been canceled for the remainder of the week "to allow additional time for our students, faculty, and staff to address mental distress." Officials said that on Tuesday afternoon, they were to meet with student leaders to discuss what steps should be taken next following the shooting that left at least two people with gunshot wounds during a busy event. Starting at 1…

by Zak Failla

10/10/2023

News

Mother Vows Vengeance After Virginia Teen Gunned Down Near Maryland HS Before Football Game New details have been released by police in Prince George's County following the fatal shooting that forced officials to call of a high school football game on Friday night. Alexandria resident Kenyon Valentine, 18, has been identified by the Prince George's County Police Department as the person who was shot and killed last week, though his shooter remains at large. The shooting was reported near the 6800 block of Haven Avenue, close enough to Oxon Hill High School to be temporarily locked down while the police department investigated. Officers are on the scene of fatal shooting that …

by Zak Failla

10/10/2023

Police & Fire

Shooting Victim Airlifted To Maryland Hospital: Sheriff A shooting investigation has been launched after a man was struck in a weekend shooting in St. Mary's County. On Sunday night, deputies from the sheriff's office were called to the 46000 block of Radford Lane in Lexington Park to investigate a reported shooting in the area. Upon arrival, they found a man - who has not been identified - suffering from two gunshot wounds and first responders rendered aid until he could be flown to the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center for treatment and evaluation of his injuries. The shooting is now under investigation by the sheriff…

by Zak Failla

10/10/2023

Schools

Student Caught With Loaded Handgun At HS Faces 'Serious Consequences' In Maryland See something, say something. A potential disaster was averted after a student at a Baltimore County high school was caught with a loaded handgun after investigators were tipped off, police say. Sparrows Point High School Assistant Principal Renee Crabbe issued a letter to parents on Monday afternoon advising that a student was caught with a handgun following a search earlier that day. Crabbe said that administrators were tipped off that the student was bringing a weapon to class, and a School Resource Officer assigned to the building was able to track down the suspected student, and…

by Zak Failla

10/10/2023

News

Rideshare Driver Carjacked After Disagreement Over Pet In DC: MPD Some people will truly do anything for their pets. The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to track down a man who carjacked a rideshare driver after a dispute in Southeast DC. Police say that shortly after 7 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8, a driver picked up the wanted suspect (pictured above) and there was a disagreement over him bringing a pet along with him on the trip. When he didn't get the answer he wanted, it is alleged that he assaulted the driver and took his car, which was later found in the 6000 block of Southern Avenue SE. The incident wa…

by Zak Failla

10/10/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Boy Shot And Killed In Maryland Apartment, Police Say A 16-year-old boy was found shot to death in a Fort Washington apartment late on Monday afternoon, the Prince George's County Police Department announced. Elijah Fletcher, of Fort Washington, has been identified by officials as the victim who was found dead inside an apartment building on Indian Head Highway. Officers were called at around 5:40 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 9 to the 8300 block of Indian Head Highway, where there was a reported shooting. Once at the apartment complex, they found Fletcher suffering from gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead inside one of the units by first respon…

by Zak Failla

10/10/2023

Business

Two Winning $50K Powerball Tickets Sold At Maryland Stores Check your tickets! Two winning Powerball tickets worth $50,000 were sold in Maryland for the most recent drawing. In Prince George's County, one of the tickets was sold at 7-Eleven on Edmonston Road in College Park, and a second winner was sold at Your Store on Old Ocean City Boulevard in Worcester County. The winning numbers for the drawing on Monday, Oct.9 were: 16-34-46-55-67 with a Powerball of 14. According to Lottery officials, there were more than 3.7 million Powerball winners on Monday, including more than 73,000 in Maryland. No one matched all five numbers and the Powerball, an…

by Zak Failla

10/10/2023

Politics

Playboy Drops Maryland Porn Star Mia Khalifa After Requests For Better Footage Of Hamas Attacks Mia Khalifa, the former porn star who came to prominence for wearing a hijab during an adult film, has some things to say about the Israel-Gaza conflict. And it's costing her. The 30-year-old Lebanese-American media personality who grew up in Montgomery County and went to school at the Massanutten Military Academy in Virginia, has been dropped by Playboy following a string of social media posts expressing support for Palestinians amid the Hamas attacks on Israel. I just wanna make sure there’s 4k footage of my people breaking down the walls of the open air prison they’ve been forced out…

by Zak Failla

10/10/2023

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