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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

Lifestyle

Soon-To-Be Mother Of Two From NY Wins Big Playing Maryland Lottery Scratcher An expecting mother from New York was gifted with a little nest egg for her children by the Maryland Lottery. While heading south to celebrate the birthday of a family member in Maryland, a woman from Long Island found herself inside a 7-Eleven location in Silver Spring, where she made a pitstop to get a drink for her daughter. She came out of the convenience store with more than a carton of milk. The woman took a flier on a Maryland Lottery scratcher, which led to her claiming a jackpot-winning $50,000 reward in the “$50,000 Cash” game. “My mom came in the store with me,” the 26-year-o…

by Zak Failla

03/29/2023

Obituaries

Thousands Raised For Transgender Teen Shot, Killed In St. Mary's County A St. Mary’s County community is rallying around the family of a transgender teenager who was killed over the weekend in Lexington Park. Isiaih Alexander Woodland, 18, more commonly known to her friends and family as “Ta'siya” and “Siyah” was shot and killed on Friday, March 24, outside of Big Dogs Paradise in Mechanicsville. 235 South in the area of Big Dogs Paradise in Mechanicsville is currently closed due to an active investigation. Expect delays — St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office (@firstsheriff) March 24, 2023 The fatal shooting was reported at approximately 1:15 a.m. on Friday…

by Zak Failla

03/28/2023

News

Meth Peddling DC Man Busted By Maryland State Police During Speeding Stop, Officials Say Police say that a District man has been apprehended after being busted with drugs during a traffic stop in Prince George’s County. DC resident Jamal Hykeem Matthis, 33, was arrested and is facing multiple drug charges after an investigation in Largo when he was stopped for speeding, according to Maryland State Police on Tuesday, March 28. Specifically, Matthis was charged with: Drug possession; Possession of drug contraband; Possession with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance (CDS). At approximately 11:10 a.m. on Monday, March 27, a trooper from the Forrestville Barrac…

by Zak Failla

03/28/2023

Police & Fire

Hours-Long Barricade With Gun-Wielding Woman Leaves Major VA Roadway Closed (Updated) A woman armed with a handgun has held up traffic in Fairfax County for several hours, according to police. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to the 7400 block of Richmond Highway at approximately 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28, to assist a person in crisis who barricaded herself in a car. Officers are on scene of a barricade in the 7400 block of Richmond Hwy in Alexandria for a woman experiencing a mental health crisis. She barricaded herself inside a car. Richmond Hwy closed in both directions while officers attempt to peacefully resolve the situation. #FC…

by Zak Failla

03/28/2023

News

Maryland Zoo In Baltimore Mourns Unexpected Death Of Willow The Reticulated Giraffe Gone, but never forgotten. The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore announced on Tuesday, March 28, that 6-year-old Willow the giraffe has died unexpectedly and for unknown reasons. “It is difficult to put into words the impact Willow the giraffe has had since she was born here in 2017,” officials said. “If you’ve followed us for a while, you know. Our Zoo family is truly broken as we share with you that Willow has passed on.” Willow the giraffe.The Maryland Zoo Willow fell ill several days ago, according to the Zoo, when her care team noticed something wasn’t right when she didn’t eat her typi…

by Zak Failla

03/28/2023

Police & Fire

Maryland State Police Searching For Shooting Suspect Months After 2022 Murder (Video) Maryland State Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a man wanted for the murder of 23-year-old Craig Polk, Jr. last year. In February 2022, Polk was reported missing, and human remains that were found in May that year on the edge of a field near Rockawalkin Road in Salisbury ultimately were identified as the missing man’s body. Deputies from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office were the first to arrive at the scene before the investigation was taken over by the Maryland State Police Department, which issued an alert on Monday, March 20 as th…

by Zak Failla

03/28/2023

News

Man Who Battered 78-Year-Old Man During Drunken Assault In Frederick Gets Prison Time The man who got drunk in his truck and savagely beat a 78-year-old man nearly to death in Frederick County will be spending years behind bars, according to the state’s attorney’s office. Frederick resident Edy Daniel Marroquin-Soma, 23, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and has been sentenced to life in prison with all but 25 years to serve in the Division of Corrections followed by 5 years of supervised probation upon release, officials announced on Tuesday, March 28. The State had asked the court for an above the guidelines sentence of life suspend all but at least 40 years in prison, wh…

by Zak Failla

03/28/2023

Police & Fire

Apartment Shooting Under Investigation In Charles County (Developing) Police in Charles County have launched an investigation after a reported shooting that left one person with serious injuries on Tuesday morning. Officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called to the scene of a shooting that took place inside an apartment in the 4100 block of Falcon Place in Waldorf early on Tuesday, March 28, a spokesperson for the department stated. According to the sheriff's office, one adult man was rushed to a hospital with what are being described as "serious injuries," though the situation appears to be isolated, they said. The incident remains under i…

by Zak Failla

03/28/2023

Police & Fire

Traffic Tied Up As Police Attempt to End VA Barricade Situation Peacefully (Developing) Traffic is backed up in parts of Virginia as police deal with a barricade situation involving a woman having a mental health crisis in Alexandria. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to the 7400 block of Richmond Highway at approximately 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28, to assist a person in crisis who barricaded herself in a car. Officers are on scene of a barricade in the 7400 block of Richmond Hwy in Alexandria for a woman experiencing a mental health crisis. She barricaded herself inside a car. Richmond Hwy closed in both directions while officers attempt …

by Zak Failla

03/28/2023

Police & Fire

Suspect In Custody For Alleged Sexual Assault Of Sleeping Woman At PWC Party, Police Say A man implicated in the alleged sexual assault of a sleeping woman in Prince William County has been taken into custody, authorities announced on Tuesday, March 28. Alphonso Page, 33, has been arrested and charged with rape after turning himself in at the Prince William County Police Department on Wednesday, March 27, according to investigators with the agency. The incident was reported shortly before 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 18 in the Potomac Vista Apartments on Cove Landing Drive in Woodbridge, where detectives were called in to investigate a sexual assault. It is alleged that the victi…

by Zak Failla

03/28/2023

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