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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

Driver Killed Speeding Into Tree Attempting To Avoid Traffic Stop In VA A 27-year-old whose driver’s license was already revoked for a previous DUI-related offense was killed after attempting to speed away from a traffic stop in Stafford County on Monday night. Robert Riley, 27, of Port Royal, died after crashing into a tree while attempting to evade members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office who caught him speeding in Fredericksburg, according to a spokesperson for the agency. Shortly before 8:15 p.m. on Monday, April 24, a deputy on patrol on Kings Highway near Sherwood Forest Farm Road clocked a Chevy Silverado going 76 mph in a 55 mph zone, prompting a…

by Zak Failla

04/25/2023

News

Public Pool Pervert Arraigned For Alleged Child Sexual Abuse In DC A 35-year-old man who allegedly got touchy with children at a public pool in Washington, DC is facing federal charges, authorities announced. District resident Gary Jones was arraigned this week on charges stemming from an incident at the Anacostia Pool in August last year when he allegedly touched a child inappropriately. Prosecutors say that on at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 18, 2022, Jones entered the shower room at the pool. When two children entered the shower area, they observed Jones wearing underwear that exposed him to them while he rubbed his “private part” in front of them,…

by Zak Failla

04/25/2023

Lifestyle

'Momma Dukes' Claims Second $100K Maryland Lottery Scratch-Off Prize A Maryland Lottery scratch-off ticket that was left behind proved to be a boon for one lucky lotto player who cashed in a six-figure prize for the second time in five years. “Momma Dukes” is sitting pretty after winning the top prize on the $30 “$100,000 Lucky” scratcher that she bought at her favorite Lottery retailer, Thirsty’s on Snow Hill Road in Salisbury. According to “Momma Dukes,” she and her husband were at Thirsty’s when she noticed a single “$100,000 Lucky” ticket sitting all by its lonesome, so she decided to take a shot at it.   “It was the last ticket on the roll. No one want…

by Zak Failla

04/25/2023

Police & Fire

Dog, Man Stabbed Inside Home During Domestic Incident In VA (Developing) Police are on the lookout for a stabbing suspect after a man and his dog were assaulted inside a Fairfax County home on Tuesday morning. At approximately 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to the scene of a stabbing in the 5500 block of Cedar Break Drive in Centerville, according to authorities. The stabbing was reported in the 5500 block of Cedar Break Drive in CentervilleGoogle Maps street view Upon arrival, police say that officers found a man and his dog stabbed inside the home. It is believed to be a domestic-related in…

by Zak Failla

04/25/2023

Police & Fire

Suspect Returning To Crime Scene Assaults Deputy During Botched Escape In Stafford A Fredericksburg man made things worse for himself during an early morning disturbance in Stafford County over the weekend where he went rogue and attempted to avoid being apprehended by members of the Sheriff’s Office. Freddie Carter, Jr. 37, a man familiar to members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, is facing a smorgasbord of criminal charges following his latest encounter with law enforcement that landed him behind bars after he returned to the scene of an earlier crime. Carter’s long day began at approximately 1:20 a.m. on Sunday, April 23, when members of the sheriff’s office w…

by Zak Failla

04/24/2023

Obituaries

MD Dads Killed In Anacostia River Crash Support is swelling for the families of two men who were among three killed when their vehicle splash landed in the Anacostia River in Washington, DC late last week. First responders were called at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 20 to the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge after receiving reports of a vehicle that had gone into the water. Water search below S. Capitol St Bridge. Witnesses report seeing vehicle go into water. Track marks located leading to water. Search by land, water & air in progress utilizing Fireboats, @uscoastguard, @DCPoliceDept harbor & @uspar…

by Zak Failla

04/24/2023

Schools

Case Of Tuberculosis Confirmed At MD High School Health officials in Harford County are cautioning the community that a case of active tuberculosis was reported in Joppatowne High School. An alert was issued by the Harford County Health Department and Maryland Department of Health on Monday, April 24, advising that the agencies are working together with the local school district to investigate the reported case. Parents were sent a letter and fact sheet on Monday with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and a robo-call was sent out from Harford County Public Schools on Monday afternoon to make the community aware of the …

by Zak Failla

04/24/2023

Police & Fire

Sub Teacher Sexually Abused, Solicited Minors In Charles County: Sheriff Social media again reared its ugly head and led to a criminal complaint regarding a long-term Charles County Public Schools substitute teacher, the sheriff’s office announced. Bryans Road resident Malcolm Xavier Fluellyn, 26, is in hot water with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office following an investigation into alleged inappropriate sexual contact and interactions between he and students at General Smallwood Middle School. After being alerted to the allegations, Fluellyn was immediately removed from his position by school administrators, officials said. The subsequent sheriff’s inv…

by Zak Failla

04/24/2023

News

Gunman Convicted Of Killing Man Looking For Love At Ex's Calvert County Home Justice has been served for the family of a Maryland man who sought a romantic reconciliation with his ex in Calvert County, but instead was killed by a shooting suspect who attempted to evade arrest. Terrance Kenneth Yancey, 23, of Suitland, has been convicted by a jury after a weeklong trial for the voluntary manslaughter of 20-year-old Glenn Dale resident Tyree Richardson in Dunkirk last summer, Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey announced on Monday, April 24. In the early hours of June 13, 2022, officials said that Richardson sought to reconcile with his ex-girlfriend at her…

by Zak Failla

04/24/2023

Business

GM Recalling 40K Chevy Pick-Ups For Fire Hazard Tens of thousands of Chevrolet trucks are being subject to a national recall due to a faulty switch that could potentially pose an increased risk of sparking a fire. Some truck owners are being cautioned to park outside and away from anything that could burn after General Motors advised the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that Chevy Silverados produced between 2019 and 2023 that could go up in flames and pose a massive safety hazard. The vehicles included in the recall include 4500HD, 5500HD, and 6500HD models. In total, 40,428 trucks are subject to the recall. Accor…

by Zak Failla

04/24/2023

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