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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.

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News

Driver Killed In Baltimore County Crash ID'd One person was killed overnight when a 70-year-old man lost control of his vehicle in Baltimore County and struck a driver head-on, police say. Moyo Fagbayi was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash that was reported at approximately 10:40 p.m. on Sunday, April 9, near the intersection of Liberty Road and Courtleigh Drive in Milford Mill. Investigators say that Fagbayi was driving a 1999 Toyota Camry westbound on Liberty Road when for unknown reasons he crossed over the center two-way turning lane and into the eastbound lane, where he was struck by a 2015 Chrysler 200. Fagbayi was pronou…

by Zak Failla

04/10/2023

Lifestyle

Army Sergeant Wins $143K Virginia Lottery Jackpot On Ticket Sold In Alexandria It turns out that a winning six-figure Virginia Lottery prize wasn’t some cruel April Fool’s Day prank that a US soldier was playing on his son. Fort Belvoir resident Gary Williams, a Sergeant First Class in the US Army, was the lucky winner of a $143,553 “Cash 5 with EZ Match” jackpot after the Fairfax County man played a lottery ticket on a whim he bought at an Alexandria gas station, though he didn’t quite believe his luck at first. Williams purchased the ticket for the Friday, March 31 drawing at the Woodland Exxon on Richmond Highway, meaning that when he woke up and checked his ticket…

by Zak Failla

04/10/2023

Police & Fire

Speeding Teen Dies Crashing Into Laboratory While Passing Driver In VA, Police Say (Photos) Police say that a teenager was killed after losing control of his vehicle while attempting to speed past another driver in Woodbridge, police say. Shortly before 8:20 a.m. on Sunday, April 9, members of the Prince William County Police Department were called to the area of Featherstone Road near Walnut Street, where there was a reported single-vehicle crash. The initial investigation determined that a 17-year-old Woodbridge teen - whose name will not be released - was driving a 2019 Toyota Yaris eastbound on Featherstone Drive at “an apparent high rate of speed” when he attempted to pass …

by Zak Failla

04/10/2023

Police & Fire

Townhomes Damaged By Three-Alarm Fire In Edgewood (Updated) Fire crews in northern Maryland came together to battle a three-alarm blaze that broke out in a series of townhomes in Edgewood early on Monday morning. At approximately 5:30 a.m. on Monday, April 10, first responders from multiple agencies were called to the 1900 block of Brookside Drive in Edgewood, where there was a report of multiple three-story townhouses that were on fire. As the fast-moving flames continued to spread, officials called for a second, then third alarm after as many as five residences became fully-involved in the fire. Quint 5 is on scene of a three alarm fire in the…

by Zak Failla

04/10/2023

Police & Fire

District Man Sexually Abused Girls He Met Online In DC: Police Social media reared its ugly head once again and a 19-year-old District man is facing charges for allegedly sexually abusing two underage girls he met online, according to police. Luis Quevedo, of Northwest DC, was arrested by members of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Youth and Family Services Division and charged with two counts of first-degree child sexual abuse, for allegedly terrorizing a pair of underage girls over the course of several months. Between August 2022 and February 2023, investigators allege that Quevedo had sexual contact with two middle school girls who were under t…

by Zak Failla

04/10/2023

Schools

No Joking Matter: Threat Targeting VA School Deemed Prank There will be an increased police presence at a Virginia high school on Tuesday when students return to class after a recent social media threat was investigated by the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office. Over the weekend, the sheriff’s office was made aware of an online social media threat to a school with the initials “RHS,” which are believed to represent Riverbend High School, officials said. Following “an extensive investigation,” detectives from the sheriff’s office were able to identify the student who posted the threat on social media, and it was ultimately deemed not credible, and was p…

by Zak Failla

04/10/2023

News

Human Remains Found In DC, Death Investigation Launched, Police Say The Metropolitan Police Department has launched a death investigation after human remains were found on Easter Sunday in Northeast DC. Shortly after 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, April 9 officers from the First District were called to the 800 block of 1st Street, NE, where there were reports of an unconscious person in the area, according to a police spokesperson. Upon arrival, police say that officers found the body, and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. A probe into the death has since been launched. No additional information has been provided by the police. The nam…

by Zak Failla

04/10/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Killed In Midday Easter Sunday Shooting Near Baltimore Homes: Police A teen was killed in a midday shooting in Baltimore on Easter Sunday, police say. Shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 9, patrol officers from the Baltimore City Police Department’s Northeast District were called to the 1600 block of Chilton Street, where there were multiple reports of a shooting that had just taken place. Once officers arrived, they found a 19-year-old with multiple gunshot wounds to his body. He was rushed by paramedics to an area hospital and pronounced dead later on Sunday afternoon. No motive or suspect has been identified by investigators. The shooting came hour…

by Zak Failla

04/09/2023

Police & Fire

Easter Sunday Fire Leaves Four Injured, Family Displaced In Gaithersburg Several people had to be rescued from an early morning Easter Sunday house fire in Gaithersburg that left one hospitalized in critical condition, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service officials. Crews were called at approximately 1 a.m. on Sunday, April 9 to a two-story home in the 9600 block of Whetstone Drive, where three people were trapped inside after a blaze broke out in the back of the home. Firefighters were able to rescue all three people inside, one of whom was hospitalized with what were described as life-threatening injuries. Their condition was not immediately…

by Zak Failla

04/09/2023

Police & Fire

One Killed In Shooting Near Prince George's County Apartment Complex Police are investigating after a man was killed overnight in the Greater Landover area of Prince George’s County. Officers responded shortly before 11:15 p.m. on Saturday, April 8 to the 2600 block of Kent Village Drive to investigate reports of shots fired and a man down. According to a spokesperson from the Prince George’s County Police Department, upon arrival, officers found one man at the scene suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Detectives are on scene working to establish suspect(s) and a motive in this case. If anyone has any…

by Zak Failla

04/09/2023

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