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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

Here's The Latest From The Fatal Bel Air Blaze From The Maryland Fire Marshal New details have been released by the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal after a body was pulled from the wreckage of a home in Bel Air that burned to the ground over the weekend. A joint investigation between the fire marshal and Harford County Sheriff's Office is ongoing days after first responders were called to a McGregor Way home to knock down a two-alarm blaze that broke out on Saturday, Feb. 18. It took crews from multiple agencies approximately two hours to get the flames under control, and eventually a large portion of the home collapsed, according to the fire marshal. Offi…

by Zak Failla

02/20/2023

News

Blue Jay's Manager John Schneider Of NJ Just Saved A Life Spring Training is only in its infancy, but New Jersey native John Schneider has already notched the first save of the season for the Toronto Blue Jays. The Princeton native was thrown a curveball while at lunch with his wife near the team’s spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida, according to multiple reports that were confirmed by the Blue Jays on social media. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Toronto Blue Jays (@bluejays) “Manager John Schneider was out at lunch with his wife when a woman at another table was choking an…

by Zak Failla

02/20/2023

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Teen Accused Of Making Bomb Threat Targeting HS Teacher With Suspicious Package In PWC: Police Authorities had to be called to a Prince William County high school to close out the week after a student left a teacher an unexpected and undesirable present on her desk. The School Resource Officer (SRO) assigned to the Potomac High School on Panther Pride Drive in Dumfries was advised at the end of the day on Friday, Feb. 17 that a suspicious package had been located by a teacher. It is alleged that a 15-year-old student from Woodbridge left a wrapped package on the teacher’s desk with a note attached that implied there was a bomb inside. Police say that the teacher quickly notified sch…

by Zak Failla

02/20/2023

Police & Fire

Police ID Maryland Teen Fatally Shot On Metro Bus In Montgomery County Police say that a 19-year-old man was gunned down on a Metro bus in Montgomery County by an assailant who remains at large. Silver Spring resident Justice T’Ziyan Elliot has been identified as the man killed by a gunman on Friday, Feb. 17 in a murder that was witnessed by multiple parties. At approximately 7:40 p.m. on Friday night, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police on patrol in the Vista at White Oak apartments spotted a WMATA Metro bus pulled over on Lockwood Drive. When the officers stopped to offer an assist, they were advised that there had been a shooting on th…

by Zak Failla

02/20/2023

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Proud Boys Crash Maryland Bookstore's 'Drag Story Hour' With Protest The Proud Boys made their presence felt this weekend in Montgomery County as they protested a “drag queen story hour” event at a Silver Spring bookstore, officials say. The police had to be called to Loyalty Bookstore early in the afternoon on Saturday, Feb. 18 on Ellsworth Drive, where there was a reported confrontation between multiple groups, including some purported Proud Boys members and the "Parasol Patrol." "(They) did wonders to not only push back and hold the safe space, but to keep cheering and singing joyfully in the face of hate speech and disgusting threats," a spokesperson fo…

by Zak Failla

02/19/2023

Police & Fire

Body Found In Burned Down Bel Air Home After Explosion Reported: Maryland Fire Marshal One person is dead in Harford County after a reported explosion leveled a home in Bel Air, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. First responders from multiple agencies were called to a two-alarm fire on Glenwood Road in Bel Air on Saturday, Feb. 18, that rapidly spread in part due to tricky conditions. Officials say that two homeowners were located safely, though the search for a third party led to the discovery of a victim at approximately 11 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19 as crews searched at the scene. BEL AIR | 2ND ALARM | 10 MCGREGOR WAY | 3STY SFD FIRE ALL FLOORS | ELDERLY COUPLE UNA…

by Zak Failla

02/19/2023

Police & Fire

Duo Caught With Stockpile Of Weapons In Dodge Charger During Stop In Stafford, Sheriff Says Two suspects were apprehended in Stafford County after being busted by deputies with a cache of weapons inside a Dodge Charger on Saturday morning, the sheriff’s office announced. Alexandria resident Taiyon Jackson, 18, and 22-year-old Isaiah McDowell, of Woodbridge, are both facing multiple charges following an incident in Widewater on Saturday, Feb. 18. Officials say that shortly after 12:45 a.m. on Saturday morning, deputies were called to Norman Road when a homeowner reportedly approached a man in his yard who shining a flashlight. When the resident confronted the man, he brandished a…

by Zak Failla

02/19/2023

News

Sex Offender Back In Custody For Following Teen In Target, Home In Charles County: Sheriff A scary scene played out in Charles County, when a registered sex offender with a history of sexual assaults in Virginia and suspicious behavior in the area followed a teen home from Target and rummaged through her car, according to the sheriff’s office. Edward Jackson Bunn, 49, of La Plata, who is on probation for a pair of sexual assaults in 2002 in Virginia, is facing new charges following an investigation into suspicious activity in his hometown, officials announced. Earlier this month, the La Plata Police Department received a complaint about a man who followed a teenage girl while ins…

by Zak Failla

02/19/2023

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New Batch Of Biased Materials Found Spread Across Virginia Neighborhood, Police Say Another round of flyers portraying bias materials and imagery have been reported in a Virginia community. The Fairfax County Police Department have launched an investigation in McLean after receiving reports of dozens of suspicious flyers portraying questionable imagery were found on their property. This incident comes on the heels of a similar instance in Loudoun County last month. Related story - White Supremacy Flyers Found Outside Multiple Loudoun County Homes, Sheriff Says Officers say that they found the flyers in multiple residential neighborhoods in West McLean packed in sealed pl…

by Zak Failla

02/17/2023

Police & Fire

Peeping Tom On The Loose After Taking Cell Photos Of Woman In DC Dressing Room: MPD Police say that a Peeping Tom is at large after taking photos of women in a dressing room during a reported voyeurism incident in Washington, DC. An alert was issued by the Metropolitan Police Department this week as they seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a creep who took cell phone photos of a woman while she was in a dressing room at a store in Northwest, DC, officials say. The incident happened at approximately 1:19 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10 in the 3100 block of 14th Street NW while the woman was in a dressing room. 3100 block of 14th Street, Northwest DC. G…

by Zak Failla

02/17/2023

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