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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

Mass Casualty Incident: Five Injured, Including Children In Shooting At Baltimore Intersection Homicide detectives in Baltimore are investigating another “mass casualty incident” that left one man dead and two children "fighting for their lives," according to Commissioner Michael Harrison. Shortly before 6:40 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28, the Baltimore Police Department was advised by their ShotSpotter alert system of multiple gunshots that rang out at the intersection of Laurens Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Upon arrival, Harrison said that officers found two men with gunshot wounds who were standing outside the intersection. One man, 43, was transported to an area hospital where h…

by Zak Failla

01/29/2023

Police & Fire

Teen On Teen Violence: One Dead, One Arrested For Fatal Shooting In Alexandria: Police One teenager is dead and a second is facing a weapon charge in Alexandria following a fatal late-night shooting on Friday night. Shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27, officers from the Arlington Police Department were called to the 4600 block of Kenmore Avenue to investigate reports of shots fired in the area. Upon arrival, police say that officers discovered one victim, a 17-year-old, non-city resident whose name has not been released, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was rushed to the hospital by first responders, where he was later pronounced dead. The investigation…

by Zak Failla

01/29/2023

News

Woman Killed After Jumping Out Of Intoxicated Driver's Moving Jeep In PWC, Police Say A woman is dead after jumping out of a moving Jeep being driven by an allegedly intoxicated driver in Prince William County, police say. Stefany De La Cruz Moreno Medina, 30, was killed on Saturday, Jan. 28 when she bailed on driver Gustavo Barahona Benitez, 38, both of Woodbridge, who is now in police custody for a DUI and driving without a license. According to police, shortly before 1:45 a.m. on Saturday morning, members of the Prince William County Police Department were called to the area of Williamstown Drive and Richmond Highway in Dumfries to report a single-vehicle crash. The inv…

by Zak Failla

01/29/2023

News

Girl Escapes Attempted Abduction Outside Fredericksburg Apartment Complex, Police Say Police say that a Fredericksburg community is on high alert after a suspiciously seedy suspect known to skulk near an area apartment complex attempted to abduct a 10-year-old girl. There was a reported attempted abduction of the young girl at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27 from the 2500 block of the Commons at Cowan Boulevard apartment complex, a Fredericksburg Police Department spokesperson stated. According to police, the girl was walking near the complex’s leasing office when a man got out of his car and sparked up a conversation with the child before grabbing her and placing…

by Zak Failla

01/28/2023

Police & Fire

Boy Dead, Second Child Hospitalized After East Baltimore House Fire (Video) One young boy is dead and another remains in the hospital after an early morning fire broke out in a Baltimore row home. Fire officials say that first responders were dispatched shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28, to the 1600 block of East Oliver Street, where there were reports of a house on fire with dark, heavy smoke billowing through the air in the area. #BCFD responded to the 1600blk of E. Oliver St. Upon arrival units discovered 2 story dwelling with fire showing & reports of people trapped. FF’s quickly rescued 2 children that were transported to the hospital. T…

by Zak Failla

01/28/2023

Police & Fire

Barricade With Police At DC Row Home Erupts In Flames, Literally A heated situation turned firey in Northeast DC on Friday night when a massive fire broke out in the bottom story of a two-floor row house where police were investigating a reported barricade situation, officials announced. DC Fire and EMS personnel were called at approximately 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27 to the 1300 block of Bryant Street NE, when a fire was reported in the middle row of the homes as police were negotiating an investigation of their own at the location. Working Fire 1300 block Bryant St NE. Fire 1st floor 2 story middle row. There was a police barricade situation at tim…

by Zak Failla

01/28/2023

Police & Fire

Trapped Driver Killed In Fatal Fiery Head-On Crash In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says Speed and alcohol are believed to be contributing factors in the head-on St. Mary’s County crash that left one dead and one hospitalized in Park Hall on Friday night. Cesar Leonel Hernandez-Chacon, 46, of Dameron was killed on Friday, Jan. 27 in the 18000 block of Point Lookout Road (Route 5) and Hermanville Road when he was involved in a crash involving Hollywood resident Kristen Stefanic-Peters, 35, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Upon arrival, first responders said that they found two vehicles in the roadway, both of which were on fire, with a person trapped in one o…

by Zak Failla

01/28/2023

Business

Recall Issued For Brand Of Mushrooms Due To Possible Health Risk A Brooklyn-based company is recalling Enoki mushrooms that were imported from Korea which may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA announced that H&C Food Inc. is recalling 7.05-ounce Enoki mushrooms that were important from Green Co. and distributed to supermarkets in New York, Maryland, and Virginia. The mushrooms subject to recall were distributed between Saturday, Feb. 15 and Thursday, March 5. According to the FDA, the mushrooms were sold in a clear plastic packaging with a green label, UPC code of 831211204181, and “H&C Food Inc.” on the back of the package. …

by Zak Failla

01/28/2023

News

Ringleader Of Gun Trafficking Operation From NY To VA Gets Prison Time: Feds Federal authorities announced that a Brooklyn man will spend years behind bars for orchestrating a wide-ranging conspiracy to traffic guns and ammunition up and down I-95 between Virginia and New York. Joseph Alexander Johnson, 38, has been sentenced to 72 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and aiding and abetting a straw purchase firearm transaction, both of which were part of a larger gun trafficking conspiracy. According to prosecutors, Johnson spearheaded the interstate straw purchasing and trafficking conspiracy, where members were responsible for the illegal…

by Zak Failla

01/27/2023

Police & Fire

Touchy Teen Accused Of Grabbing Woman From Behind On Arlington Trail: Police A Virginia teenager has been identified by police as the suspect who allegedly groped a woman running along the Arlington Boulevard trail late last year, authorities announced. The Arlington County Police Department Special Victims Unit is investigating a 17-year-old who allegedly assaulted a woman who was out exercising on Nov. 29, 2022, in the 2000 block of Arlington Boulevard. According to police, the woman was running when the teen approached her from behind, grabbed her buttocks, and continued running down the trail. Earlier this month, investigating detectives were able to identify t…

by Zak Failla

01/27/2023

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