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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

Teen Killed In DC HS Parking Lot Shooting With Students Inside: Police Another young person in DC has become the victim of gun violence. A teenage boy was shot and killed in the parking lot of Theodore Roosevelt High School in Northwest DC by unknown assailants who fled the scene, according to Metropolitan Assistant Police Chief Morgan Kane. The shooting was reported at 2:24 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17, in the 4400 block of Iowa Avenue NW, nearly an hour before students were to be dismissed from the building and classes were still in session. Alert: Shooting Investigation in the 4300 block of 13th St, NW. Lookout for B/M in a possibly green BMW.DO NOT TA…

by Zak Failla

05/17/2023

Schools

Suspects In Custody After Backfiring Gun Saves Student's Life On School Bus MD Police in Prince George's County say that two teen suspects are in custody after assaulting a student on a school bus whose life was only spared due to backfiring bullets. On Wednesday, May 17, a 14-year-old from Suitland and 15-year-old from Temple Hills are facing charges for their roles in a vicious assault of another teen earlier this month. The two teens will be tried as adults and charged with: First-degree attempted murder; Second-degree attempted murder; Assault; Additional charges. A guardian angel came to the aid of a possible victim shortly before 5 p.m. on Monday, M…

by Zak Failla

05/17/2023

Police & Fire

Driver Who 'Blacked Out' Before VA Crash Hit With Fourth DUI, Sheriff Says The fourth time wasn't the charm for a repeat offender who found himself on the wrong side of the law once more in Stafford County. Stafford resident Asiel Butler, 30, was back in a familiar position on Tuesday, May 16, after members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office responded to a reported crash on Ramoth Church Road. Deputies were called at approximately 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, when Butler drove off the roadway and struck the guide wires of a utility pole. According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, Butler told deputies that he "blacked out" and didn't remembe…

by Zak Failla

05/17/2023

Police & Fire

Massive Search Continues For DC Mother Missing Since Easter Weekend It has been more than a month since a family in Washington, DC has seen a 32-year-old mother who has been missing since Easter Sunday. Danielle Moss was last seen on Sunday, April 9 in the 2300 block of Q Street NE and has not been heard from since, according to friends and family in DC. An alert was issued by the Metropolitan Police Department last month as they continue to seek the public’s assistance in locating Moss, The missing persons report was filed two days later on Tuesday, April 11. She was still missing as of Wednesday, May 17. *UPDATED PHOTO* Washington, DC: 30 y/o Daniel…

by Zak Failla

05/17/2023

News

School Administrator Accused Of Sexually Abusing, Grooming Teen In MD: Sheriff A predator tasked with keeping St. Mary’s County’s students safe is behind bars after allegedly abusing his power to victimize a teenager who reported persistent sexual abuse and grooming involving a high school administrator. Lexington Park resident Kelly Eugene McClure-Hewitt, 55, an assistant principal at Leonardtown High School, has been arrested and charged on multiple sex offenses following an investigation into allegations made by an 18-year-old, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office announced on Wednesday, May 17. In March, a joint investigation by the sheriff’s office and public …

by Zak Failla

05/17/2023

Police & Fire

Man Demanding Sex From Women Having Lunch In MD Park Apprehended For Rape, Robbery: Police Two women eating lunch at a popular Montgomery County park were attacked by a machete-wielding man who sexually assaulted one of them, police say. New details have been released by investigators after a scary scene played out on Tuesday, May 16, in the Northwest Branch Trail in Burnt Mills East State Park in Silver Spring as the pair were enjoying a meal. The rape and armed robbery was reported at approximately 2:40 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Police say that Jose Roberto Hernandez-Penal, 20, approached two women on the trail demandin…

by Zak Failla

05/17/2023

Business

Holy Aioli! One Of America's Best Burgers Sold At This MD Eatery A “holy” experience at a popular burger joint with locations across the DMV region has earned an area eatery the distinction of serving as one of the best burgers in America. The Holy Aioli burger from Dog Haus Biergarten, made the cut for popular food and drink website Tasting Table, which ranked the dish among the most delicious in the nation, sitting right alongside other heavy hitters across the country. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dog Haus (@doghausdogs) The website highlighted the burger’s thin patty, which is served …

by Zak Failla

05/17/2023

News

Decomposing Body Found Near Baltimore School A decomposing body was found on Tuesday afternoon not far from a school in Northeast Baltimore, police say. Shortly after 2:10 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16, officers were called to the 1400 block of Exeter Hall, near The Stadium School, where a person was found dead in a nearby wooded area. The body was reportedly in the late stages of decomposition. It has not been identified pending an autopsy by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Detectives are now investigating the death.

by Zak Failla

05/17/2023

Lifestyle

District Woman Crosses Line To Win $50,000 Playing Maryland Lottery Despite claiming a five-figure prize playing “Powerball” in Maryland, a Washington, DC woman has her eyes set on even bigger riches. The lucky lotto player, who prefers to buy her tickets in Maryland, crossed over the dividing line between her hometown into Prince George’s County, where she purchased her winning ticket at the Eastern Avenue BP gas station in Mt. Rainier. There, she turned a $2 quick-pick ticket into a $50,000 third-tier “Powerball” prize. The woman says that she’s an avid lotto player who has won over the years - her largest Maryland Lottery win is $1,356, and she also cl…

by Zak Failla

05/17/2023

News

Gun Toting, Road Raging Driver Busted For Separate Incidents Hours Apart In MD An erratic driver was a little too fast, and too furious on Tuesday after becoming involved in a pair of road rage incidents hours apart in St. Mary’s County, the sheriff’s office announced. California resident Eric Michael Davis, 32, is facing charges after being arrested at his home on Tuesday, May 16, following an investigation into an armed driver who was causing a menace on area roadways. At approximately 2:22 p.m. on Tuesday, the St. Mary’s County Emergency Communications Center received a complaint of a man in a green truck who was driving erratically in the area of Patuxent Beach Ro…

by Zak Failla

05/17/2023

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