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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

Baltimore Ravens Make Pre-Trade Deadline Blockbuster With Pickup Of All-Pro LB Roquan Smith The Baltimore Ravens made a big splash on the eve of the NFL trade deadline, picking up an All-Pro linebacker to shore up their defense. Roquan Smith, 25, is taking his talents from Chicago to Baltimore after the Bears agreed to trade their defensive captain over to the Ravens in exchange for a pair of picks in the 2023 NFL Draft and linebacker AJ Klein. The rebuilding bears will now have an additional second-round and fifth-round pick in the draft, while the streaking Ravens have a two-time All-Pro selection to team with Patrick Queen and Justin Houston in the second level of the defense. …

by Zak Failla

10/31/2022

Police & Fire

Former Sheriff's Deputy In Maryland Accused Of Rape, Abusing Person In Custody: Officials A sheriff’s deputy in Maryland has been charged with raping a person in custody last week in Wicomico County, his employer announced on Monday, Oct. 31. Wicomico County Sheriff’s Deputy Steven Abreu, 30, was arrested over the weekend following a complaint and investigation involving a person who had been taken into custody, officials said. According to the sheriff's office, the complaint was received by the agency on Sunday, Oct. 30 and the matter was then "immediately assigned" to the sheriff’s office's Criminal Investigation Division, which announced his arrest on Monday. The alleged i…

by Zak Failla

10/31/2022

Lifestyle

Virginia Attorney Who Won Under Trebek, Jennings, Back For 'Jeopardy!' Tournament Of Champions An attorney from Virginia has secured his spot in the latest “Jeopardy!” Tournament of Champions, where he will match wits with some of the game show's greatest players of recent years. Zach Newkirk, an attorney from Alexandria, will be back on the big blue "Jeopardy!" stage for the Tournament of Champions, which kicks off its first quarterfinal matchup on Monday, Oct. 31. The Virginia native's tournament begins a week later, on Monday, Nov. 7, when he will square off against Jessica Stephens, a statistical research specialist from Nashville, and Sam Buttrey, an associate professor of opera…

by Zak Failla

10/31/2022

News

Knife-Throwing Suspect Busted For Attempted Malicious Wounding At Virginia Sheetz, Police Say The aim of a knife-throwing man at a Virginia gas station proved not to be accurate when he allegedly attacked employees at a Sheetz location in Prince William County over the weekend, according to police. Woodbridge resident Orlando Jacob Barrett, Jr., 34, was arrested and charged with attempted malicious wounding following an incident that played out at Sheets on Noble Pond Way in his hometown, officials say. The incident started shortly before 7:15 p.m. on Friday, Oct 28. Investigators say that officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the gas station in …

by Zak Failla

10/31/2022

News

Teen Sentenced To Role In Botched Marijuana Deal In Maryland: State's Attorney A teenage assault suspect has been sentenced to years behind bars for his role in the shooting and attack of a 17-year-old during a drug deal gone wrong in Charles County, the state's attorney announced. Quanel Love Brown, 17, of Waldorf, has been sentenced to 53 years in prison, with all but 15 years suspended following his guilty plea for shooting a teen and pistol-whipping his brother during a planned meeting to purchase marijuana. On Tuesday, March 23, officers responded to Continental Drive and Sandestin Place in White Plains for the report of a shooting, where they found a 17-year-old…

by Zak Failla

10/31/2022

Police & Fire

Handgun Brandishing Woman Breaks Out Weapon During Verbal Altercation Gone Wrong in VA: Police A woman is in custody after getting into an altercation that escalated in Virginia with a teenager who she wound up shooting in Prince William County, authorities say. Jacquelyn Renee Stokes, 35, is facing a pair of charges following an overnight incident involving an 18-year-old teen who was shot during a verbal confrontation that escalated into a “malicious wounding" incident. Police say that shortly before 3:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 31, officers from the Prince William County Police Department responded to the 13600 block of Lynn Street in Woodbridge, where there were reports of shots fir…

by Zak Failla

10/31/2022

News

Breaking Bad: Virginia 'Crystal Meth,' 'Ice' Dealer Sentenced To Federal Prison Term Authorities announced that a drug dealer in Virginia will spend nearly two decades behind bars for distributing “Crystal Meth" throughout the region. Fredericksburg resident Briceton Grant, 36, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after being charged in a four-count indictment and pleading guilty to distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute high-grade methamphetamine earlier this year. Between Oct. 19, 2021, and Nov. 10, 2021, federal prosecutors say that Grant distributed or possessed with the intent to distribute approximately eight pounds—nearly four kilograms—of meth…

by Zak Failla

10/31/2022

Police & Fire

Police ID 56-Year-Old Maryland Man Found Murdered In DC A Maryland man has been identified as the person who was found shot and killed in the middle of the day over the weekend in Washington, DC, police say. Prince George's County resident Michael Andre Evans, of Oxon Hill, was shot and killed in the 3800 block of 9th Street in Southeast DC on Sunday, Oct. 30, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Investigators said that shortly after 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, members of the Seventh District responded to the block, where there were reports of gunshots that rang out in the area. Upon arrival, officers located Evans with a fatal gun…

by Zak Failla

10/31/2022

Lifestyle

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Tests Positive For Covid-19 Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is reportedly in good spirits and feeling well after testing positive for COVID-19, his office announced. The Republican governor got a trick not a treat on Halloween, as he issued an alert on Monday, Oct. 31 advising the public that he contracted the virus and will be temporarily working from home. Just wanted to let Marylanders know that after testing positive for COVID-19, I am working from home. Fortunately, I’m up to date on my boosters and my symptoms are minimal. To find a vaccine clinic near you, visit https://t.co/MjHeoZ5E5J. — Governor Larry Hogan (@G…

by Zak Failla

10/31/2022

Police & Fire

Maryland State Police Helicopter Called To Rescue Man In West Virginia Who Fell 200 Yards A Maryland State Police helicopter unit gave an assist to a neighbor in need after a vehicle pursuit left a driver in a precarious position in West Virginia. On Saturday, Oct. 29, a state police helicopter crew assisted first responders from Hardy County in West Virginia with the rescue of an injured driver in the area of Howards Lick Road in Mathias. Shortly after 11 a.m. on Saturday morning, the Hardy County Sheriff’s Department requested the assistance of the Maryland State Police Aerial Unit based in Cumberland, to respond to Mathias in West Virginia “after rescue personnel encountered…

by Zak Failla

10/31/2022

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