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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

Sports

Lamar Jackson Lauds Maryland As He Requests Trade From Ravens Lamar Jackson’s time with the Ravens may be nearing its conclusion, but he has nothing but love for the place he’s called home for five years. The former MVP came out publicly requesting a trade away from the Baltimore Ravens on Monday morning, as contentious contract talks continue between the two sides after he was hit with the non-exclusive franchise tag earlier this month. A letter to my FansI want to first thank you all for all of the love and support you consistently show towards me. All of you are amazing and I appreciate y’all so much. I want you all to know not to believe every…

by Zak Failla

03/27/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Airlifted To Maryland Hospital After Crash In Harford County: State Police A teenager was airlifted to an area hospital after a midday crash in Harford County over the weekend, according to Maryland State Police. Shortly after 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 26, troopers were called to a multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of Whiteford Road and Route 646 in Harford County that left several people with undisclosed injuries. The initial investigation determined that a 2011 Toyota Rav 4 being driven by a 20-year-old man from Bel Air was traveling north on Route 646 and failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection, when he struck a Ford F-450 pick-up truck being dr…

by Zak Failla

03/27/2023

Police & Fire

Transgender Teen Killed In Maryland, Sheriff Says (Updated) New information has been released by members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's office as they continue to investigate the death of a teen who was killed early on Friday morning. Isiaih Alexander Woodland, 18, of Lexington Park, has been identified by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office as the victim who was shot and killed to kick off Friday, March 24. 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 On Saturday, March 25, investigators s…

by Zak Failla

03/25/2023

News

District Man Gets 27 Years For Murdering GF While Child Slept, Disposing Body The man who killed his 34-year-old girlfriend while her child slept nearby will spend decades behind bars after being sentenced this week, though his victim’s body has never been recovered. Washington, DC resident Darnell Sterling, 57, was sentenced to 27 years in prison after being convicted of murdering former girlfriend Olga Ooro in her apartment in 2020, federal authorities announced. Early on July 17, 2020, prosecutors said that Sterling attacked Ooro in her apartment in the 300 block of Massachusetts Avenue NW while her 7-year-old child was asleep in his bedroom. According to invest…

by Zak Failla

03/25/2023

News

Former MPD Officer Gets Jail Time For Fatal Crash That Killed Anne Arundel Couple A former Metropolitan Police Department officer has been sentenced to more than a year in jail after pleading guilty to two counts of vehicular manslaughter in connection to a 2021 crash that killed a couple in Anne Arundel County, the state’s attorney’s office announced. Austin Kirk Smith, 27, of College Park, was sentenced on Friday to 18 months in jail for his role in an early-morning crash that took the lives of Chesapeake Beach resident Leah Mae Foster and her 21-year-old boyfriend, Nicholas Raymond Harris in May 2021. At approximately 12:50 a.m. on May 27, 2021, officers were called …

by Zak Failla

03/25/2023

Police & Fire

Suspect In Custody After Fairfax County Manhunt Following Fatal Shooting: Police A suspect was apprehended after a man was shot and killed inside a Fairfax County apartment on Saturday morning. Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department led a manhunt for a man who shot and killed an acquaintance shortly before 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 25 in the 10400 block of Viera Lane near Chain Bridge Road, officials said. Officers on scene of a shot person in the 10400 blk of Viera Ln in Fairfax. A male was found in apartment w/gunshot wound & taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. 1 Hispanic man in 20s seen running, long black hair, black jacket, black…

by Zak Failla

03/25/2023

News

Servicemember Gets 30 Years For Producing Child Porn While On Active Duty In Maryland: Feds Federal officials announced that an Arizona man has been sentenced after admitting to producing explicit child pornography with minors, recording his victims without their knowledge while he was an active duty servicemember serving in Virginia during his illicit conduct. Surprise, Arizona resident Elliott Velez, 38, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to the production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) over the course of several months, when he targeted victims on social media who were under the age of 18 and proceeded to exploit them late last year It was t…

by Zak Failla

03/24/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Killed, Crashes Into DC Home During US Park Police Officer-Involved Shooting: MPD Additional details have been released by Metropolitan Police investigators as they continue to probe the death of a teenage father who was shot and killed by a US Park Police officer earlier this month. At approximately 8:50 a.m. on Saturday, March 18, a Park Police sergeant was called to assist a Metropolitan Police Department officer with an investigation into a stolen vehicle that was spotted in the area of 34th and Baker Street in Northeast DC. An officer found the suspect vehicle that was occupied and running, and inside the vehicle was 17-year-old Northwest, DC resident Dalaneo Mart…

by Zak Failla

03/24/2023

News

Pepper Spray Deployed By Student During Latest Incident At Charles County School: Sheriff Stop us if you’ve heard this before. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office has once again been called in to investigate an incident involving raucous students, this time with one deploying pepper spray during a fight. Related story - Non-Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Reported At Charles County High School: Sheriff At approximately 10 a.m. on Friday, March 24, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said that a fight broke out between two students, during which, one of them pulled out the weapon, exposing numerous students who were standing nearby to the pepper spray. No injuries were reported, an…

by Zak Failla

03/24/2023

News

Stabbing Suspect Who Killed DC Man 'Found By Concerned And Vigilant Senior Friends' Sentenced A 60-year-old man may spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of multiple murder charges for his role in the death of a 71-year-old man in a Washington, DC apartment more than five years ago. DC resident Edward Brown was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the slaying of his victim in a Northwest Washington apartment building on Feb. 5, 2018, federal authorities announced on Friday, March 24. Specifically, Brown was found guilty of first-degree murder while armed, and second-degree murder while armed, both of which carried a “senior citizen enhancement,” according to the…

by Zak Failla

03/24/2023

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