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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

Sports

'Dreams To Reality': Yankees Sign NJ Native Peter Serruto He’s coming home. After years starring at Millburn High School, Short Hills resident Peter Serruto is living out a dream having signed a new deal with his hometown. The New York Yankees. The catcher, who played for both Rutgers and Indiana universities after graduating, celebrated his new team with a post on Instagram announcing that he has agreed to join the organization with their minor league affiliate in the Florida Complex League. Serruto was an all-Big Ten selection behind the plate for Rutgers and earned all-Big Ten Academic honors. Before he was drafted, he appeared in 84 games fo…

by Zak Failla

08/06/2023

Weather

Damaging Winds, Hail, Tornadoes Possible From Storms Heading To DMV Region Severe weather is being tracked toward the region, forecasters are warning. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to impact neighborhoods in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia beginning on Sunday, Aug. 6 and into Monday, when things are expected to get worse before they get better. Heads up #MoCo, we're about to get rocked soon. Rain should start moving in around 530-545 and the heavy stuff will hit soon after. Right now the storm should be moving out around 2 am. Be ready for power outages, trees/lines down. And severe traffic delays. #BePrepared pic.twitter.com/96w2Dkorp8 — Montg…

by Zak Failla

08/06/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Shot, Facing Charges After Confrontation Over Stolen Car In Maryland: Police A confrontation over an allegedly stolen vehicle led to a teenager being shot in Prince George's County, police say. It was a rough afternoon for a Mount Rainer teen, who was shot in the middle of the day on Saturday afternoon, and will now face charges after being caught with a weapon and stolen vehicles that his buddies took off in. The shooting was reported at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5. Prelim: the shooting stemmed from a confrontation over a stolen car. Male who was shot has critical, potentially life-threatening injuries. The man who fired the weapon remained …

by Zak Failla

08/06/2023

News

Woman Killed After Being Thrown From Off-Road Dirt Bike In Maryland: Police Police say that a woman was killed overnight after crashing her off-road dirt bike in a busy Baltimore County intersection. Jessica Schuman, 33, has been identified by police as the driver of a 2023 Kawasaki KLX 110R who was killed on Saturday night in Dundalk. According to authorities, at approximately 11:40 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5, Schuman was riding east on Holabird Avenue when she struck a Hyundai Elantra while both were in the intersection of Merritt Boulevard. Schuman was ejected from her bike in the crash. She was rushed to an area hospital and later pronounced dead fr…

by Zak Failla

08/06/2023

News

Woman's Body Found Off Maryland Trail Amid Search For Rachel Morin The Harford County Sheriff announced that a woman's body was found dead off the Ma and Pa Heritage Trail in Bel Air amid the search for Rachel Morin. UPDATE: Rachel Morin's family confirmed her body was found Sunday afternoon, Aug. 6, and police say her death was being probed as a homicide. ** Original news story continues below ** At approximately 1:07 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 6, the sheriff's office confirmed that the woman's body was found off the trail, though the cause and manner of death remain under investigation. She has not been identified. The discovery comes hours after the agenc…

by Zak Failla

08/06/2023

Police & Fire

'This Is Not A War Zone:' Three Dead, Two Injured In Southeast DC Mass Shooting, Chief Says The new top cop in Washington, DC is calling on an end to the gun violence that has plagued the District since the calendar flipped to 2023. Three people are dead, and at least two others hospitalized following a mass shooting on Saturday night in the 1600 block of Good Hope Road SE, acting Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith confirmed. Alert: Shooting Investigation in the intersection of Good Hope Road and 16th Street, SE. No lookout. DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911Have Info? Call (202) 727-9099/text 50411 — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) August 6, 2023 “This kind of gun violenc…

by Zak Failla

08/06/2023

News

Victim Attacked With Hammer, Shot Dead In Maryland (Developing) One person was airlifted to an area hospital after being attacked with a hammer and shot in Northern Maryland. Shortly before 4 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5, officers in Hagerstown (Washington County) were called to a home in Devonshire Road to investigate a reported assault. It is alleged that a person was assaulted with a hammer and also suffered a gunshot wound, police said. The victim was flown to a shock trauma center in Baltimore in critical condition, they added. The police did not disclose the identities of the victim or attacker. More information is expected to be released. No ar…

by Zak Failla

08/06/2023

Police & Fire

Man Stabbed To Death During Altercation Outside Virginia Home, Police Say A 24-year-old man has been charged with murder after an argument outside a Prince William County home turned deadly, police say. Woodbridge resident Heriberto Valdez was arrested late on Saturday, Aug. 5 and charged with murder and use of a weapon in commission of a felony after he allegedly stabbed a 33-year-old man to death. Shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Saturday night, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to a home in the 800 block of Fulton Road in Woodbridge to investigate a reported stabbing. It was determined that Valdez got into an argument with a fr…

by Zak Failla

08/06/2023

News

Shooter Gets Time For Murdering Grandmother Reading Bible In MD Home: Prosecutors Justice has been served for the family of a Maryland grandmother who was shot and killed in a bout of vengeance while she was reading the Bible in her home, Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced. Bowie resident Sammie Warren, 27, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing 56-year-old Filomena Vasquez in Hyattsville on New Year’s Day while she was preparing to host a sermon on the radio in 2020. The murder was reported at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 1, 2020 in the 7400 block of Barnum Street in Hyattsville. Upon arrival, officers found Vasquez suffe…

by Zak Failla

08/05/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Shot In Head, Child Struck During Triple Shooting In East Baltimore, Police Say A 7-year-old boy was among the victims in a triple shooting that was reported late in Eastern Baltimore on Friday night. Officers from the Baltimore Police Department responded shortly before midnight to the 1300 block of Montford Avenue, where there was a report of a shooting with multiple victims down. Upon arrival, they were met by a 19-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to his head, a 25-year-old woman who had been shot in the foot, and the child, who sustained a graze wound to his leg. All three were treated at the scene and taken to area hospitals for treatment and evaluati…

by Zak Failla

08/05/2023

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