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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

Gunman Murders GF's 3-Year-Old Sister In Dumfries Mass Shooting, Police Say A murder suspect is in custody in Prince William County after he shot his girlfriend outside their Dumfries home before heading back inside the house to turn the gun on her siblings, killing a little girl in the process, police say. Washington, DC resident Kenyatta Lee Oglesby, 20, has been arrested and charged with the murder of a 3-year-old girl who was found inside a home shortly before 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 4 in the 17900 block of Milroy Drive, according to a Prince William County Police spokesperson. The victims included: The 3-year-old girl; A 17-year-old girl; A 16-year-old b…

by Zak Failla

01/05/2023

Business

Mercedes Recalling 324K Vehicles Due To Stalling Engines Hundreds of thousands of Mercedes-Benz vehicles are reportedly being recalled nationwide due to engines that can suddenly stall while they're being driven, causing safety concerns. The recall includes a host of models that were produced between the 2012 and 202 model years, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In total, nearly 324,000 vehicles are subject to the recall, which was first reported by the AP. Models impacted by the recall include: ML550; ML350; AMG ML63; ML250; ML400; GLE450; GLE300; GLE350; GLE550; GLE400; AMG GLE43; AMG GLE63. Off…

by Zak Failla

01/05/2023

Police & Fire

White House Park Bludgeoner, Victim ID'd By Metropolitan Police New details have been released by Metropolitan Police Department detectives following the homeless-on-homeless crime that left a man beaten to death in a park near the White House. Daniel Simon, 41, has been located by members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division and arrested for the murder of 52-year-old Michael Jones, officials announced on Thursday, Jan. 5, following an investigation into his death. Neither man has a fixed address, according to police. Secret Service members and the Metropolitan Police Department were called to Ellipse Park shortly before 9 a.m. on W…

by Zak Failla

01/05/2023

Police & Fire

12-Year-Old In DC Accused Of Robbing. Student At Gunpoint Police say that a 12-year-old boy has been arrested and charged for an armed robbery in Washington, DC last month. Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Third District announced on Thursday, Jan. 5 that the child has been charged with armed robbery with a gun following an investigation into a midday altercation on Wednesday, Dec. 7 in the 600 block of N Street in Northwest DC. According to police, on the day of the incident, the boy was among a group of suspects, one of whom brandished a gun, who approached their victim on N Street demanding he hand over his phone and coat. …

by Zak Failla

01/05/2023

Schools

Drug-Inhaling Driver Busted For Stafford County School Bus Crash, Sheriff Says The reckless driver who caused a violent school bus crash in Stafford County last month is in custody after having two more run-ins with the law, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Members of the sheriff's office were unable to serve an arrest warrant to Stafford resident Michael Kingham, 30, for his role in the chain-reaction crash last month before they were called to investigate a new incident he was involved in on Wednesday, Jan. 4, officials said. Kingham’s month to forget began shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16, when he was driving a blue Volkswagen sedan in…

by Zak Failla

01/05/2023

News

Maryland Dealer Gets Life For Premeditated Murder Of Mother, Child During Heroin Robbery Federal authorities announced that a Maryland drug dealer will spend the rest of his life in prison after gunning down a child in cold blood during a premeditated heroin robbery in Cambridge he planned with his lover. Andre Ricardo Briscoe, also known as “Poo,” 39, of Baltimore and Cambridge, has been sentenced on federal drug distribution and other charges for his role in the death of Jennifer Jeffrey and her 7-year-old son in 2015. On May 25, 2015, Briscoe and co-conspirator Kiara Haynes made a plan to steal heroin from Jeffrey, who was a longtime friend of the latter. During that fateful…

by Zak Failla

01/04/2023

Business

Plastic Bag Ban Proposed By Pols In Baltimore County Baltimore County could be following in the footsteps of some neighboring jurisdictions and single-use plastic bags at retailers may soon be a relic of the past. Lawmakers have introduced the “Bring Your Own Bag Act,” which would limit the use of plastic bags and force retailers to provide reusable or paper bags in Baltimore County. “Plastic bags are one of the most problematic forms of garbage and litter, leading to millions of discarded bags that stream annually into our landfills, storm drains and waterways,” City Councilman Izzy Patoka, who co-sponsored the legislation, said. "Any addit…

by Zak Failla

01/04/2023

Schools

Bullet Flies From The Sky Through Charles County Elementary School Cafeteria Roof, Into Table Questions have been raised in Charles County after a bullet was found lodged inside a cafeteria table and no one seems to know where it came from. During a lunch period on Tuesday, Jan. 3, administrators at Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School were notified about what appeared to be a bullet that was lodged into a table where students congregated. A School Resource Officer was advised of the find, responded, and confirmed to the administration that it was a bullet, and there was a small hole found in the cafeteria ceiling. According to officials, it appears that the bullet may have been fi…

by Zak Failla

01/04/2023

News

What Crackdown? Metro Fare Evaders Still Hitching Free Rides, Report Says A stated threat to target Metropolitan Area Transit Authority train riders looking to hitch a free ride appears to be more smoke and mirrors than an actual crackdown, according to an NBC Washington report. Citing the issuance of less than 100 fare evasion tickets in the first two months of the Transit Authority’s purported crackdown, NBC reported that some commuters are questioning whether there is a large enough law enforcement presence at stations to really make a difference. According to the report, fare evaders cost the agency tens of millions of dollars annually, which prompted the cra…

by Zak Failla

01/04/2023

Lifestyle

'Mega Millions' Players In Virginia, Maryland Holding On To Uncashed $1M Tickets The DMV proved to be the place to play “Mega Millions” as two winning $1 million tickets are burning a hole in lottery players’ pockets in Virginia and Maryland to kick off the new year. There was no grand prize-winning $785 million jackpot winner on Tuesday, Jan. 3, but one winning seven-figure “Mega Millions” ticket was sold in both Maryland and Virginia by matching the first five numbers. The winning numbers for Tuesday’s drawing were 25-29-33-41-44 with a "Mega Ball" number of 18 with an optional "Megaplier" of 04. A third winning $1 million ticket was also sold in Texas as the “Mega …

by Zak Failla

01/04/2023

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