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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

Woman Dies In Three-Alarm Duplex Fire In Maryland One person was killed in a massive three-alarm blaze that broke out in Northern Maryland late on Tuesday afternoon, the Maryland State Fire Marshal announced. In Allegany County, first responders from the Cumberland Fire Department were dispatched to a reported fire on Columbia Avenue shortly before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20, officials said. Upon arrival, firefighters were met by heavy smoke and flames coming from a two-story duplex that was quickly upgraded to a three-alarm fire, prompting crews from surrounding departments to answer the call. A woman is dead following a three-alarm …

by Zak Failla

12/21/2022

Police & Fire

Unbelted Driver Ejected, Killed In VA Crash, Police Say A 26-year-old man who wasn’t wearing a seatbelt died after crashing his Honda while speeding in Northern Virginia overnight, police said. Manassas resident Alex Randy Portillo died at a Virginia hospital late on Tuesday, Dec. 20, following a single-vehicle crash where he rolled over his 2014 Honda Civic several times before coming to a rest in the parking lot of an area business. Members of the Prince William County Police Department’s Crash Investigation Unit responded shortly before 10:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20 to the 8400 block of Sudley Road in Manassas to investigate a reported crash…

by Zak Failla

12/21/2022

Business

Hertz Rented Vehicles With Open Recalls For Repairs: Feds Federal officials are investigating allegations that Hertz rented suspect vehicles to customers without getting recommended required recall repairs for several years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued an alert on Tuesday, Dec. 20 advising that Hertz had previously rented Nissan and Ford vehicles that were not properly repaired during recent recalls. According to the NHTSA, the agency would be in violation of the federal Motor Vehicle Safety Act. The vehicles subject to the government’s probe were produced in the 2018 through 2020 model years. If found compli…

by Zak Failla

12/21/2022

News

TSA Tops New Record For Guns Seized At Richmond International Airport Checkpoints The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) team at Richmond International Airport in Virginia has now seized a new annual record for the number of firearms recovered at security checkpoints in a single year. On Tuesday, Dec. 20, the TSA announced that its team at the airport in Richmond busted two people with loaded guns over the weekend, marking the 22nd and 23rd guns to be stopped at checkpoints, up from a high of 22 in 2020 and a low of six weapons as recently as 2015. Officials say that the first stop was of a Midlothian man who was caught with a .22 caliber handgun and two magazi…

by Zak Failla

12/20/2022

Schools

Virginia Basketball Coach Dies In Crash, Support Surges For Family The Loudoun County community is rallying in support of the family of a popular longtime high school coach who unexpectedly died in a car crash earlier this month. Thousands of dollars have been raised on behalf of former Broad Run High School basketball coach and educator John Costello, who died on Thursday, Dec. 8 unexpectedly. Love you Coach! pic.twitter.com/Dd0nXerlze — Broad Run HS (@BroadRunHS) December 9, 2022 “Known across the community as a widely adored coach, teacher, and mentor, John’s legacy will live on through the thousands of lives he has touched over the past 25 (plus) …

by Zak Failla

12/20/2022

Lifestyle

Loose Llama Ends Drama After Being Reunited With Owners In Virginia (Video) A loose llama who took police on a curious chase through Fairfax County has reportedly been reunited with its family in Virginia. The Fairfax County Animal Shelter made a social media post on Tuesday, Dec. 20 as they hoped to reunite a dark-colored llama who was spotted running on the Fairfax County Parkway near Popes Head Road. Are you missing a LLAMA? We have a stray llama, who was rescued after being spotted running on the Fairfax County Parkway near Popes Head Road. Do you know this llama's family? Send them our way!🦙 pic.twitter.com/S8zof92ZGM — Fairfax Animals (@fairfaxanimals) D…

by Zak Failla

12/20/2022

Police & Fire

Child Molester Charged With Sexual Battery, Police In Virginia Say A man who sexually abused a minor for years in Prince William County is facing multiple charges for alleged sexual battery, authorities announced. Woodbridge resident John Christopher Heath, 31, was arrested on Monday, Dec. 19 in Prince William County following a monthlong investigation into alleged assaults that happened between 2019 and 2022. On Monday, Nov. 14, detectives with the Prince William Police Department's Special Victims Bureau launched an investigation into a sexual assault that was reported at a home in Woodbridge. According to investigators, the victim - who was under the …

by Zak Failla

12/20/2022

Police & Fire

Twin Teens Charged In North Bergen House Party Captured In Viral Arrest Video: Police "Hot Potato" was the name of the game for teen twin brothers who became uncooperative with police before a video of their struggle with the officers at the North Bergen house party went viral on social media. Officers from the North Bergen Police Department got a tip that someone had a gun at a house party on Broadway Avenue just after 11:15 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 16, Police Capt. David Dowd said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by HudPost (@hudpost) A swarm of teens exiting the party out of the basement blaring loud music greeted…

by Zak Failla

12/20/2022

Police & Fire

Homeowner Suffers Burns To Head, Hands During Early-Morning Maryland Blaze: Fire Marshal The Maryland State Fire Marshal said that a homeowner in St. Mary's County suffered burns to his hands and head when an expensive early-morning blaze broke out in a Ridge residence. Shortly before 2:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20, more than five dozen firefighters - largely from the Ridge Volunteer Fire Department - responded to a stretch of the 16000 block of Bradburn Lane, when there was a report of a fire that had sparked from a fireplace inside the home. It took a team of 65 firefighters less than a half-hour to knock down the flames and get the fire under control, but not before it did a…

by Zak Failla

12/20/2022

Lifestyle

'Ya Gotta Relax:' Maryland Police Sergeant Rescues Trapped Deer Caught In Fence (Video) A top officer from the Anne Arundel County Police Department made a special save of a trapped patient who found itself in a perilous position. Anne Arundel Police Sgt. Matt Hall was flagged down by several concerned citizens when he was on patrol along Friendship Road near Kim Lane after a buck found itself stuck in a nearby fence line. Hall was able to respond to the scene, where he was met by a young buck who had his antlers intertwined in the fence and couldn't shake loose. #caughtoncamera Police Sergeant saves deer in south county. https://t.co/uhXpYmX6F0 — Anne Arundel County Poli…

by Zak Failla

12/20/2022

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