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Zak Failla

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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

Sports

CT Influencer Paige Lorenze Cheers On Boyfriend Tommy Paul At US Open The US Open is a place for stars, and Connecticut native Paige Lorenze is one of them. The 27-year-old New Haven County native from Guilford sat courtside at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, Queens, on Sunday, Sept. 3, as her boyfriend Tommy Paul, played against 20-year-old Ben Shelton. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Paige Lorenze (@paigelorenze) Lorenze posted a photo of the court to her Instagram story moments before the match started. Paul, age 26, ultimately fell to Shelton in the fourth set, making Shelton the youngest Am…

by Zak Failla & Cecilia Levine

09/03/2023

Police & Fire

Up In Flames: Volunteer Fire Station Damaged By Ambulance Bay Fire In Maryland, Officials Say Work hit close to home for some volunteer firefighters in Prince George's County when their ambulance bay caught fire early on Sunday morning. Shortly after 5 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 3, members of the Marlboro Volunteer Fire Department got quite a shock when they heard fire alarms sounding, but they didn't have to go far to battle the blaze. Firefighters didn't have to go far to battle the blaze in their own house on Sunday morning.Marlboro Volunteer Fire Department Officials say that the Pratt Street station in Upper Marlboro suffered damage from the fire, though there were no reported i…

by Zak Failla

09/03/2023

Sports

Aaron Rodgers Cheers On Fellow NJ Resident Tommy Paul At US Open The US Open is the place to be for New Jersey residents on Sunday, Sept. 3. Aaron Rodgers, who famously moved to Montclair earlier this year, was among the celebs at this year's US Open, presumably cheering on Voorhees native, Tommy Paul. Paul, 26, advanced to the fourth round of the Open for the first time in his career, after beating Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Friday, Sept. 1. He lost in the fourth set, making 20-year-old Ben Shelton the youngest American quarter-finalist since Andy Roddick in 2002. There was no shortage of star power in the stands for Paul's match. Rodgers i…

by Zak Failla & Cecilia Levine

09/03/2023

Police & Fire

Family Displaced By Two-Alarm Townhouse Fire, Possible Grill Explosion In Maryland The heat was on dozens of firefighters in Montgomery County on Sunday afternoon as they battled a two-alarm fire that displaced a family, officials say. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service personnel were called to a townhouse in the 23300 block of Brewers Tavern Way in Clarksburg when a fast-moving blaze broke out amid the ongoing heatwave. MCFRS units are on the scene of a townhouse fire in the 23300 blk of Brewers Tavern Way(Clarksburg). Units reported heavy fire to the rear with extension to both exposures. Fire is reported out, and there are no injuries at this time. @DavidPa…

by Zak Failla

09/03/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Suspect Apprehended After 18-Year-Old Found Shot To Death In Virginia: Sheriff An 18-year-old shooting suspect is in custody after a fatal shooting that left another teen dead in Loudoun County. Jaylin E. O'Brien, 18, has been arrested and charged with murder and other offenses following an incident in Sterling that resulted in the death of 18-year-old Alex Omar Cartagena, Jr. on Friday night. Shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Friday night, deputies from the sheriff's officer were called to the 21000 block of Stanford Square to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, deputies found Cartagena suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene by fir…

by Zak Failla

09/03/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Charged With Murder In Connection To Shooting Outside Virginia Business: Police Police say that a teenager has been arrested and charged for a fatal shooting in a Woodlawn parking lot. On Friday night, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to the 8700 block of Sacramento Drive, where they found 25-year-old Joshua Fieldings suffering from a single gunshot wound to his upper body. He was rushed to an area hospital, but later died from the injury. The investigation led members of the department to identify a 17-year-old as a suspect after he got into a previous altercation with Fieldings. A witness said that they saw the teen fleeing from the sc…

by Zak Failla

09/03/2023

News

Fight Breaks Out At Maryland Metro Station After High School Football Game Officials are speaking out after a violent fight broke out during a high school football game in Maryland. Fists were flying on Friday night in Montgomery County near a Metro station during the game between Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School and Walter Johnson on Friday, Sept. 1. More video... https://t.co/zzd8n6SFmX pic.twitter.com/168w3rDZ5D — Alan Henney (@alanhenney) September 2, 2023 The action on the field was marred by the melee as both teams looked forward to staring their seasons. In a bit if irony, a Councilmembers Andrew Friedson and Kate Stewart were on a ride along with po…

by Zak Failla

09/02/2023

News

Friday Night Lights Canceled When Boy Shot Near Maryland HS Football Game Friday Night Lights were cancelled for one Baltimore school after a child was shot near the Dunbar High School football field, authorities announced. A 12-year-old boy was shot in Baltimore in the 1100 block of Madison Street when gunshots rang out near the school, forcing officials to call off the opening game of the season against Loyola Blakefield. The shooting was reported shortly after 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1, and officials stressed that the incident had nothing to do with the football game and was reportedly an isolated incident. Following the shooting, the boy was taken to an area…

by Zak Failla

09/02/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Shooter Apprehended For Murder Of Man Near Catholic University In DC Investigators from the Metropolitan Police Department have tracked down the teen shooter who was wanted for killing a man near the Catholic University of America. Jaleil Jones, 18, of Northwest DC, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed for the death of Robert Lavender this summer, authorities announced on Saturday. Lavender, 44, was identified by police as the man who was shot in the 600 block of Monroe Street NE near 7th Street NE and later died after being rushed to an area hospital on Monday, July 17. In a letter to the community following the incident, th…

by Zak Failla

09/02/2023

Police & Fire

Police ID Two Women Killed In Triple Shooting In Northwest DC Two women are dead and a third teen was injured in a triple shooting in Northwest DC, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Police have identified Mikeya Ferguson, 19, and Cle’shai Perry, 18, as the victims who were shot and killed shortly before midnight on Friday night in the 1300 block of 7th Street NW. Officers were called to the area to investigate the shooting, where they found Ferguson, Perry, and a third teen girl suffering from gunshot wounds. DC Fire and EMS personnel responded and took the three to local hospitals for treatment, where the two later died on Saturday mo…

by Zak Failla

09/02/2023

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