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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

Two Dead, One Critical In Adams Morgan Shooting (Developing) The rash of gun violence in Washington, DC came to a new head on Saturday morning when two men were killed and a third suffered life-threatening injuries, police say. Members of the Metropolitan Police Department were called at approximately 1 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5 to the 2500 block of Ontario Road NW, where they found three gunshot victims suffering from various wounds. Alert: Shooting investigation in 2500 b/o Ontario Road, NW. Lookout for one B/M wearing White shoes and operating a Blue Mercedes with tag of AC666. — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) August 5, 2023 Two were pr…

by Zak Failla

08/05/2023

News

Second Murder Suspect In Custody After Man Found Shot Outside MD Apartment Building: State PD A second man has ow been arrested in connection with a fatal Maryland shooting earlier this week, authorities announced. Antonio Lamont Oliver, 24, has been arrested and faces a murder charge for his alleged role in the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Kevin Lamont Chaney in Wicomico County. Oliver joins Bisheri Damond Jacobs, 19, behind bars, after he was busted earlier this week. Oliver is now waiting extradition back to Maryland after being arrested in Philadelphia. All three men were from Salisbury. Police say that shortly before 10 p.m. on Monday, July 31, officers from the Salisbury P…

by Zak Failla

08/05/2023

Obituaries

Mother Of Three, New Nurse Remembered As 'Force To Be Reckoned With' Following Fatal MD Crash A family is in mourning after a beloved mother of three and newly minted nurse was killed by a negligent drunk driver who took her life in a wrong-way crash that left nine others - including her children - hospitalized. Shortly before 11:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 1, Maryland State Police in Rockville received several reports of a white Mercedes SUV that was driving in the opposite lanes of I-270 near Rockledge Drive. Police said that Jayleen Hannor, 23, of Macon, Georgia, made his way southbound in the northbound lanes of I-270 until he hit the outer loop of I-495. The Mercedes eventually …

by Zak Failla

08/04/2023

Police & Fire

Residents Displaced By Southeast DC Apartment Fire (Photos) The American Red Cross has been called in to assist several families who were displaced by a Friday afternoon fire in Southeast DC. Crews responded to a fire in the 1600 block of Morris Road SE when a blaze broke out in the upper floors of a three-story apartment building, according to authorities. Box Alarm 1600 block Morris Rd SE. Smoke showing top floor 3 story apartment building. #DCsBravest — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) August 4, 2023 Investigators say that the fire was caused by a result of HVAC work that was being conducted at the building. The fire was under control by 3 p.m…

by Zak Failla

08/04/2023

Police & Fire

Two-Alarm Apartment Fire Leaves One Injured, Displaces Residents In Maryland (Developing) First responders in Washington County made some bold rescues after a two-alarm fire broke out in a three-story Hagerstown apartment on Friday morning. Shortly after 10:45 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 4, crews from the Hagerstown Fire Department were called to the 100 block of East Washington Street, where there was reports of smoke coming from the building with people trapped inside. Upon arrival, firefighters found a blaze on the second floor of the building, and at least one resident of the apartment had to be rescued from a window on the front of a building. A second alarm was called as bystand…

by Zak Failla

08/04/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Falsely Accused Of Theft Assaulted By Grown Man In Maryland Mall, Police Say Police say that a teen boy was assaulted by a 49-year-old man who falsely accused him of stealing his cellphone at the Arundel Mills Mall. Miguel A. Jorge had to be restrained after he assaulted a 14-year-old boy at the Hanover mall in the 7000 block of Arundel Mills Circle who he alleged stole from him, though his claims were ultimately found to be unfounded, according to investigators. At approximately 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 3, it is alleged that Jorge accused the teen of stealing his phone, and grabbed him around the throat, strangling him until the situation could be broken up. Accor…

by Zak Failla

08/04/2023

News

Bank Robbing Imposter Who Threatened To Blow Up Tellers With Bomb In DC Convicted: Feds The 65-year-old bank robber who disguised himself as a DC Department of Transportation worker and threatened to blow up tellers with a bomb has been convicted by a jury, federal authorities announced. District resident Mark Stubblefield was found guilty on all counts for robbing and threatening to blow up the Truist Bank branch at Dupont Circle in Northwest DC. On Oct. 20, 2022, prosecutors say that Stubblefield disguised himself and marched into the bank on Connecticut Avenue NW, where he threatened to blow up bank tellers while demanding cash. Fearing for their lives, the tellers compli…

by Zak Failla

08/04/2023

Traffic

Motorcyclist Killed By Driver Making U-Turn In Maryland: Sheriff A motorcyclist was killed and a woman was hospitalized after crashing in St. Mary’s County on Thursday afternoon, according to authorities. Lexington Park resident Jake Alexander Garrett, 28, was killed after being ejected from his motorcycle when Christine Elizabeth Bowling, 38, of Hollywood, failed to yield the right of way to him. Investigators say that shortly before 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 3, officers were called to the area of Three Notch Road and East Rennell Avenue in Lexington Park to investigate the fatal crash. Garrett was pronounced dead at the scene. Bowling was taken to an …

by Zak Failla

08/04/2023

Business

Lottery Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Maryland Market Remains Unclaimed Check your tickets! A Maryland Lottery player is $50,000 richer and may not know it after a winning “Bonus Match 5” ticket was sold at an area grocery store from the drawing on Thursday, Aug. 3. The winning numbers were 07-09-11-20-22 with a Bonus Ball of 21. Officials said that the ticket was sold at the Green Valley Marketplace on Edwin Raynor Boulevard in Pasadena. The winner will now have 182 days to claim the five-figure prize at Lottery Headquarters in Baltimore. It marks the 21st top-prize winning “Bonus Match 5” ticket that was sold so far this year. “Bonus Match 5” drawing ar…

by Zak Failla

08/04/2023

News

Pedestrian Laying Down In Alleyway Killed By Pick-Up Truck In Baltimore (Developing) A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a pick-up truck that was backing up in a Baltimore alley, police say. At approximately 4 a.m. on Friday morning, officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called to the back of the 2900 block of Hamilton Avenue, where a man was struck by a driver. Upon arrival, officers found a man - whose name has not been released - being treated by paramedics. He was taken to an area hospital, where he later died. Investigators say that the driver of a pick-up truck was backing down the alley when he struck a man, who was laying down in the roadway. O…

by Zak Failla

08/04/2023

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