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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

News

Young Girl Injured In 30-Foot Fall From Maryland Train Bridge (Developing) A child was hospitalized after falling from a train bridge in Maryland, officials said. Shortly before 6:45 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21, members of the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department were called to the intersection of Upshur Street and 47th Street in Bladensburg to investigate a report of a juvenile who was injured. According to officials, upon arrival, crews found a young girl who had fallen approximately 30 feet from a train bridge. She was assisted by first responders back to the roadway and transported to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation. Her condition was not imme…

by Zak Failla

10/21/2022

Police & Fire

Flasher In Virginia Accused Of 'Running Around Exposing Himself,' Sheriff Says Members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office have charged a man for allegedly exposing himself first to an adult and two minors and then throughout the area, according to investigators. Ajo’rn Black, 25, of Stafford, is the subject of an investigation after the sheriff's office received a midday call for a disturbance involving a man who exposed himself in Town Square Circle on Thursday, Oct. 20. Shortly before 3:15 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, deputies from the sheriff's office were called to investigate a disturbance. According to a witness who was driving through the area, a man - lat…

by Zak Failla

10/21/2022

Police & Fire

Third Man Apprehended For Murder Of 30-Year-Old Maryland Man In DC, Police Announce Authorities announced a third arrest in connection to the 2020 murder of a Maryland man in Washington, DC. Steven Washington, 23, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, has been charged with first-degree murder while armed for his role in the fatal shooting of Greenbelt resident Nurudeen Thomas, 30, in July 2020. In June, two others, a 22-year-old man and a 23-year-old man from Lawrenceville, Georgia, were arrested and charged with first-degree murder, according to investigators. Shortly after 5 a.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, members of the Metropolitan Police Department responded to a reported sh…

by Zak Failla

10/21/2022

Police & Fire

Early-Morning Boat Explosion Rocks Maryland Marina: Fire Marshal A boater in Maryland received an explosive start to Friday morning when a vessel went up in flames after a fresh refueling at the Tidewater Marina in Harford County. Shortly before 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 21, first responders from multiple agencies were called to the marina on Bourbon Street in Havre De Grace, where there was a massive boat fire that sent plumes of black smoke billowing throughout the area. According to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal, the owner told investigators that he had just finished refueling the boat when he tried to start the boat and it caught fire.…

by Zak Failla

10/21/2022

Police & Fire

Police ID Suspected Gunman Who Killed MTA Bus Driver On Her Way To Work In Maryland Police investigators in Baltimore have released new information and a photo of a shooting suspect who gunned down an MTA bus driver near a popular park this week. Leon Hill, 53, is on the run in Maryland following the fatal shooting of 40-year-old Elaine Jackson in the area of Carroll Park in Southwest Baltimore on Tuesday, Oct. 18. The Baltimore Police Department released a photo of Hill on Friday, Oct. 21, following the fatal shooting of Jackson at approximately 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18 in the 1500 block of Washington Boulevard while she was heading in to work. Upon arrival at the s…

by Zak Failla

10/21/2022

News

Laurel Man Sentenced For Distributing Fentanyl, Cocaine, Marijuana Through US Mail: DOJ Federal officials have sentenced a Maryland man to nearly two decades in prison for distributing kilograms of fentanyl, cocaine, and marijuana through the US mail. Laurel resident Michael Fisher, 47, also known as Mark Wilson, was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for his role in a large-scale drug trafficking operation that spanned from California to Maryland. In total, prosecutors said that Fisher was responsible for the shipment of approximately 120 kilograms of cocaine, 6.5 kilograms of fentanyl, and 50 kilograms of marijuana as part of…

by Zak Failla

10/21/2022

News

Classes Cancelled At Virginia HS Due To Widespread Illness Impacting Hundreds Of Students Classes and after-school activities were canceled at Stafford High School due to a widespread illness that has impacted the majority of the student body, officials say. Approximately 1,000 students are reportedly being treated for flu-like symptoms, forcing school officials to cancel classes through Sunday, Oct. 23, at which point the district plans to assess the situation. All SHS activities canceled through Sunday, Oct 23. Conditions will be assessed Monday. — Stafford High School (@shsindiantribe) October 21, 2022 It is unclear what caused the illness that is impacting hundreds of s…

by Zak Failla

10/21/2022

Schools

Longtime Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing Former Student In Maryland, Police Say A teacher in Maryland has been charged for allegedly sexually abusing a teenage student for several years by a teacher at Largo High School in Marlboro, authorities announced. Lonnie Elias, Jr., 44, is facing multiple charges following his arrest on Friday, Oct. 21 for allegedly sexually abusing a minor, officials said. In late September, the Prince George’s County Police Special Crimes Division Child and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Unit (CVAA) was notified by a woman that she was allegedly sexually abused by Elias between 2015 and 2017 while she was a student at the high school. According to p…

by Zak Failla

10/21/2022

Police & Fire

Possible Serial Target Groper Wanted By Police In Virginia Police in Virginia are seeking the public's assistance in identifying and locating a possible serial sexual batterer who has been targeting his victims at Target locations in the region. A woman reported to the Leesburg Police Department Emergency Communications Center that shortly before 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, she was shopping in the seasonal section of Target on 1200 Edwards Ferry Road NE when she was approached by a man holding a clipboard who allegedly groped her. The man then left the store immediately and fled in a white, newer-model, Dodge Caravan, according to police. Inves…

by Zak Failla

10/21/2022

Police & Fire

Two Teens Being Tried As Adults For Illegal Gun Possession In Maryland: State Police Two teens are being charged as adults after being busted with illegal weapons by a Maryland State Police trooper looking to offer a helping hand with a disabled vehicle on Thursday night, officials say. Kamari Dameone Smith 17, of District Heights, and Marquis Raynell Middleton, 16, of Clinton, are being charged as adults with possession of a firearm as a minor and other related gun charges, according to the police. Shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, a state police trooper from the Forestville Barrack stopped to check on a disabled vehicle parked on northbound Route 4, near th…

by Zak Failla

10/21/2022

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