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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 Two Killed In Overnight Double Maryland Shooting An investigation has been launched in Prince George's County after a double fatal shooting on Sunday night in Oxon Hill. Charles Oxley, 28, of Oxon Hill, and Washington, DC resident Lamont Oxley, 30, have been identified by police as the victims who were gunned down Sunday night. The shooting was reported at approximately 11:10 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 10 in the 5500 block of Livingston Terrace. Upon arrival, officers say that they pronounced Charles Oxley dead at the scene, while Lamont Oxley was rushed to an area hospital where he later died from his gunshot wounds. According to police, …

by Zak Failla

09/11/2023

News

Ten Children, Infant Injured In Maryland Bus Crash: State Police Several children were injured and are being treated after a bus crash in Northern Maryland on Monday morning. Maryland State Police are investigating after a KinderCare mini-bus was struck by a Honda Accord in the area of Route 924 and Bel Air South Parkway in Abingdon at approximately 8:30 a.m., officials say. According to police, 10 children on the bus were transported to the Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air for treatment of various injuries, while the driver of the Honda and a 1-year-old passenger were also taken by paramedics to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore fo…

by Zak Failla

09/11/2023

Police & Fire

Trio Of Teens Busted With More Than 1,000 Fentanyl Pills In Virginia, Sheriff Says Tens of thousands of dollars worth of fentanyl never made it to the streets in Virginia after a group of 19 year olds attempted to flee from police in Spotsylvania, authorities announced on Sunday. The three tried to pull a fast one on officers, officials said, when members of the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office sought to conduct a traffic stop when they were speeding on an interstate without a proper front license plate. The incident was reported at around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7. D’Shon Mims, Jada Sales-Perez, Francisco Chavarria, all of Woodbridge, then played a game of wha…

by Zak Failla

09/10/2023

Obituaries

Veteran Police Sergeant Dies Unexpectedly At Home After 30 Years Of Service In Maryland A veteran police officer with the Montgomery County Department of Police died unexpectedly, the agency announced. Police Sgt. Gregory Jordan passed away on Saturday, Sept. 9 in his home after serving the county for 30 years. At the time of his death, Jordan was assigned to the 3rd District and worked in the White Oak neighborhood. Jordan joined the department in 1992, where he was assigned to the Major Crimes Division before his promotion to the rank of sergeant in 2013, where he has served since. “This is an incredible loss for our department, the Montgomery County community, and all who…

by Zak Failla

09/10/2023

Police & Fire

Police ID Man Who Died Days After Being Shot In Southeast DC Intersection A 23-year-old man died at an area hospital after being one of the latest victims of gun violence in Washington, DC, authorities announced. Brandon Gant was shot shortly before 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 6 at the intersection of 18th Street and Minnesota Avenue SE, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Police say that on the night of the shooting, officers responded to reports of gunshots ringing out, following by a car crashing. Upon arrival, they found Gant suffering from a gunshot wound inside of the crash vehicle. The Southeast DC resident was rushed to an area hospital…

by Zak Failla

09/09/2023

News

Maryland Predator Accused Of Sexually Abusing Man in DC Alley Six Years Ago: DOJ A Maryland man is facing charges six years after the alleged sexual assault of a stranger in a Washington, DC alley, federal authorities announced. Prince George's County native Baltazar Gutierrez Carrillo, 50, of Fort Washington, was arrested this week on charges in connection to a 2017 sexual assault of a stranger who was visiting the nation's capital. According to court documents, in 2017, Gutierrez Carrillo's 30-year-old victim was visiting DC to see friends, and at some point they separated and he began walking to where he was staying, officials said. It is alleged that …

by Zak Failla

09/09/2023

Lifestyle

Happy Days: DC Grandmother Gets 'Lucky Times 10' On Maryland Lottery Ticket Worth $50K Happy days are ahead for an 80-year-old Washington, DC woman who claimed a five-figure Maryland Lottery prize. The grandmother couldn't believe her eyes, and needed her daughter to confirm that she won $50,000 playing a "Lucky Times 10" scratcher, Lottery officials said this week. Going only by the name "Happy Days," the woman said that she has her daughter purchase scratch-offs for her, and when she was alone in the room playing this lucky ticket "she started to see some positive numbers." "I saw 38 and it was listed as $10,000. I thought something was wrong," she mused. There was …

by Zak Failla

09/09/2023

Police & Fire

Man Threatened To Steal Child While Snatching Backpack In Virginia, Police Say Look familiar? The Fairfax County Police Department released new composite sketches of a suspect linked to at least two robberies in Reston over the summer as they seek the public's assistance in tracking him down. On Wednesday, July 26, police say that a woman was approached by a man near the 11900 block of Barrell Cooper Court and attempted to snatch her backpack, threatening to take her child if she didn't give up her belongings. He was described as being Hispanic, between 20 and 25 years old, around 5-foot-6 with a thin build. The composite sketch of the wanted robber.Fairfax Co…

by Zak Failla

09/09/2023

Police & Fire

Shooting Near Boys And Girls Club In Maryland Under Investigation, Police Say A teen was reportedly shot and killed near the Annapolis Boys and Girls Club on Friday afternoon. Investigators from the agency were called around 2 p.m. to the 1900 block of Copeland Street to investigate reports of a shooting that left one dead. In an effort to avoid the shooting scene and allow police to investigate, an Annapolis Department spokesperson said that school buses were redirected to Bywater Street and Copeland Street, where parents could meet their kids and walk them home. !!!Alert!!! Annapolis Police are on the scene in the 1900 block of Copeland Street for reports of a…

by Zak Failla

09/08/2023

News

District Man Accused Of Murder At Northwest DC Rec Center: Feds A 33-year-old District man pleaded not guilty to his role in the murder of Arnold Humberto Solis over the summer at the Marie Reed Recreation Center. Pedro Funes has been charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged role in the 30 year old's death on Wednesday, July 26 in the 2200 block of Champlain Street NW in the Adams Morgan neighborhood, federal authorities announced. Solis was reportedly shot and rushed to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Fumes was arraigned this week and pleaded not guilty after the court found him complicit in the murder. He'…

by Zak Failla

09/08/2023

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