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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

News

Pedestrian Hit, Killed By Train In Maryland (Developing) One person was killed in Montgomery County after being struck by a train, officials confirmed. Early on Sunday, July 30, first responders responded to a heavy rail train track behind Motel 6 on Quince Orchard Road in Gaithersburg when a man was hit by a train. The person was struck on the tracks behind Motel 6 in Montgomery CountyGoogle Maps satellite view The incident was first reported at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Sunday morning. MCFRS is dispatched for a pedestrian struck by a heavy rail train behind the Motel 6 @ 497 Quince Orchard Rd. Units on the scene confirm 1 deceased w/n…

by Zak Failla

07/30/2023

Weather

Thousands Without Power After Thunderstorms Rolled Through DMV Region Crews throughout the region have been working around the clock to make repairs after thunderstorms rocked the region overnight. Tree limbs were sent flying, and power lines felled in DC, Maryland, and Virginia on Saturday night, as storms brought wind gusts approaching 70 mph that left some local residents in the dark. As of 1:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, PEPCO was reporting 664 active outages that were impacting 16,284 of their 893,387 customers in the county. (1/2) Crews are continuing to assess the significant damage caused by this evening’s storms and are making repairs safely and …

by Zak Failla

07/30/2023

Weather

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For DMV Region With 70 MPH Winds, Tornadoes Possible A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect in the DMV region as wicked weather is expected to roll through the area, bringing whipping winds that could top 70 mph on Saturday. Residents are being advised to be on high alert as meteorologists continue to track storms on the east coast that could bring large hail or possible tornadoes to parts of DC, Maryland, and Virginia. The storm warning comes as the region continues to battle a heat wave that found temperatures approaching 100 degrees for several days, further exacerbating the region. Dangerous heat index values of 100-110 are forecas…

by Zak Failla

07/29/2023

News

Police ID Maryland Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Northeast DC Police have identified the Maryland man who was killed while crossing the street in Northeast DC. Clinton resident Gatarua Stephen Gitu, 39, was killed by driver in the early hours of Sunday, July 23 in the 2300 block of Benning Road NE, authorities announced. The initial investigation determined that at approximately 3:15 a.m. on the morning he was struck, Gitu was walking across the street - outside of the crosswalk - when he was struck by a dark-colored Infiniti that proceeded to speed away. DC Fire and EMS personnel responded to the scene of the crash, where they found Gitu dead.…

by Zak Failla

07/29/2023

News

More Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile In New Maryland Neighborhoods Mosquitos in different parts of Maryland have tested positive for the West Nile virus, health officials are advising. Last week, the Anne Arundel County Department of Health announced that mosquitos trapped in two parts of the region tested positive, representing the first cases identified this year. More recently, there were more found in the Bowie area of Prince George's County that tested positive for the virus. As of Saturday, July 29, there were still no human cases confirmed. The Maryland Department of Agriculture said that it will be spraying a specific solution in the areas where…

by Zak Failla

07/29/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Shooter Accused Of Attempted Murder In Maryland: Police Police have arrested a teen shooting suspect who allegedly attempted to kill a man last week, authorities announced. Tyresse Flemming, 19, has been implicated in a shooting in the 5000 block of East Preston Street on Thursday, July 20 that left a 42-year-old man hospitalized, according to the Baltimore City Police Department. Officers were called shortly after 6:30 p.m. on July 20 to investigate the reported shooting, where they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to his shoulder. He was taken to an area hospital for treatment of his injury, and he later recovered, though a shooting…

by Zak Failla

07/29/2023

Police & Fire

Police ID Two Killed In Southeast DC Midday Shooting Near School (Updated) New details have been released by the Metropolitan Police Department after a Friday morning shooting that left two dead. Charles Luster, Jr., 56, and Tyjon Clayton, 20, both of Southeast DC, have been identified as the two people shot shortly after 11:45 a.m. on Friday, July 28 in the 4200 block of 6th Street SE, not far from Hendley Elementary School. Upon arrival at the shooting, police pronounced one of the victims dead, while the other was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later died from his injuries, according to officials. In video from the scene, two men can be seen running fr…

by Zak Failla

07/29/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Shot In Groin Hospitalized In Stable Condition In Maryland, Police Say Police in Baltimore are seeking answers after a teenager was shot overnight. Shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 29, officers from the Baltimore Police Department responded to the 2100 block of West Saratoga Street, where there was a reported shooting, but no victim was found in the area. A short time later, while investigating, officers received a report of a shooting victim who walked into an area hospital for treatment. At the hospital, police say that they found a 19-year-old man - whose name has not been released - suffering from a gunshot wound to his groin. He was liste…

by Zak Failla

07/29/2023

Police & Fire

One Killed, One Injured When Jeep Crashes Into Car Stopped At MD Traffic Light: State Police One driver was killed and another hospitalized in Maryland after a crash at a traffic light in Prince George’s County, state police announced. Upper Marlboro resident Lisa Brown, 64, was stopped in a Ford Fusion at the traffic light on the intersection of Route 301 (Crain Highway) and Rosaryville Road when she was struck by Ashley Raley, 47, of Lothian, on the driver’s side of her vehicle. Brown was rushed to MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital, where she later died from her injuries. Raley was taken by paramedics to MedStar Washington Hospital Center for treatment of his undisclosed injurie…

by Zak Failla

07/29/2023

Police & Fire

One Killed, One Critical After Morning Shooting In Southeast DC: Police (Developing) The rash of gun violence in Washington, DC once again reared its ugly head on Friday morning when two people were shot by a group of men, police say. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called in Southeast DC, where there was a reported shooting shortly before noon on Friday, July 28. Acting Chief Pamela Smith gives an update in reference to the homicide that occurred in the 4200 block of Sixth Street, Southeast. pic.twitter.com/SO6dKHeyLZ — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) July 28, 2023 Upon arrival, two men were found suffering from gunshot wounds, according to…

by Zak Failla

07/28/2023

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