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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

US Marshals Join Search For DC Man Wanted For Maryland Mall Murder The US Marshals Service has joined the search for a Washington, DC man wanted in connection to a fatal shooting at a Maryland mall over the summer. Stephon Edwards Jones, 33, has been charged with the murder of 20-year-old Hyattsville Darrion Herring in a shooting in the food court of the Mall at Prince George’s, according to police. Officers from the Prince George’s County Police Department responded to the mall in the 3500 block of East-West Highway on Thursday, Aug. 18, where Jones allegedly got into an argument with Herring, at which point he shot him. Officers found Herring in the f…

by Zak Failla

09/23/2022

Police & Fire

Cookout Shooter In Custody Following Lengthy Search By Sheriff In Maryland A convicted felon from Lexington Park who fired shots toward a group of people at a cookout earlier this month in Maryland has been apprehended after a weeks-long search, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced. Walter Harrison Nelson, 55, is facing multiple charges after allegedly shooting a man during an altercation at a gathering in Lexington Park, leading to his arrest on Friday, Sept. 23. Specifically, Nelson was charged with: First-degree assault; Second-degree assault; Firearm use during a violent crime; Firearm possession with a felony conviction; Illegal possession of …

by Zak Failla

09/23/2022

Business

Pancakes Please: IHOP Opens New Made-To-Order Concept Restaurant In Maryland Does anyone want pancakes to go? Flip’d by IHOP opened its third location this week in Maryland, where they will provide everything from breakfast burritos and its patented flapjacks to burgers and other lunch or dinner fares. The newest location opened for business on Georgia Avenue in downtown Silver Spring following pandemic-related delays. The flagship location opened in Lawrence, Kansas last year, and its second concept store opened earlier this year in New York City. A fourth location in Cincinnati is “coming soon.” Unlike traditional IHOP locations, Flip’d will not have servers a…

by Zak Failla

09/23/2022

Police & Fire

Armed Robbers In DC At Large After Stealing Cash, Fleeing In White Vehicle, Police Say Recognize them or this vehicle? Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department are seeking the public's assistance in identifying and locating suspects who are wanted for an alleged armed robbery. At approximately 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, police said that suspects approached their victim in a convenience store in the 5200 block of Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue in Northeast DC. Brandishing handguns, the suspects demanded money, to which a store clerk complied. The suspects then fled in a white SUV (pictured above). Anyone with information regarding the suspects or the armed…

by Zak Failla

09/22/2022

Police & Fire

Man Convicted Of Shooting Victim During Road-Rage Incident, Spitting On Her Face In Maryland A man who spat on his victim after fatally shooting her during a road-rage incident in Maryland could spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of murder, the Baltimore State's Attorney announced. Ricky Raheem Charles, 32, was convicted on Thursday, Sept. 22 of first-degree premeditated murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence following an incident in September 2019. State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger said that at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 19, 2019, Baltimore County police investigators responded to Fairview Avenue in Dundalk, where ther…

by Zak Failla

09/22/2022

Police & Fire

'Well Involved Fire' Destroys Car Parked In Maryland Mall Parking Garage The first day of Fall got off to a rough start for one shopper at the Westfield Wheaton Mall, where there was a large car fire that broke out in the parking garage early on Thursday morning. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to the mall at approximately 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22, when a fire was reported on the ground level of a garage near JCPenney’s and Dick’s Sporting Goods, according to Chief Spokesperson for MCFRS Pete Piringer. Upon arrival, Pringer said that firefighters found the vehicle “well involved,” though they were able to swiftly knock down the…

by Zak Failla

09/22/2022

Police & Fire

'Popping' House Fire Causes $145K In Damage For Maryland Homeowner The sounds of items “popping" in a Maryland home helped a homeowner in Charles County avoid disaster when an overnight fire broke out. At approximately 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, members of the Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department responded to a home on Bannister Circle, where there was a reported garage fire that broke out in a single-family residence. The Maryland State Fire Marshal said that it took a team of 44 firefighters less than a half-hour to get the fire under control in Waldorf, though it caused an estimated $145,000 ($140,000 to the structure, $5,000 to the contents inside) i…

by Zak Failla

09/22/2022

Police & Fire

Second Suspect Convicted Of Murdering Man During Armed THC Vape Cartridge Robbery In Maryland A 21-year-old Maryland man may spend the rest of his life behind bars for a fatal THC drug robbery of a high school student in Charles County. Waldorf resident Mikayle Tahed Qawwee was convicted by a Charles County jury on a host of charges following an eight-day trial and less than 24 hours of deliberation over the murder of Bradley Brown in 2020, the Charles County State's Attorney announced. Specifically, Qawwee was charged and convicted of: First-degree murder; Thee counts of use of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence; First-degree assault; Armed robbery; Robbery; …

by Zak Failla

09/22/2022

Schools

Threats Made Targeting County Fair, High School Events In Maryland, Sheriff Says Threats targeting a county fair and school activities in Maryland are actively being investigated by police, according to officials. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is investigating non-specific and generalized threats of violence regarding the St. Mary’s County Fair and public high school football games and other school activities, the agency announced. The threats were reportedly made online, though the nature of them was not disclosed by investigators. Deputies from the sheriff’s office said that they will be staffed at a command post for the 75th iteration of the fair, which is…

by Zak Failla

09/22/2022

Police & Fire

Body Of Man Assaulted, Abducted In Anne Arundel Found In Trunk Of Burning Baltimore Vehicle: PD An investigation has been launched in Maryland after a man was allegedly abducted in Anne Arundel County and his body was found the following day in a burning vehicle in Baltimore the following day, authorities said. At approximately 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, officers from the Anne Arundel Police Department responded to the 7700 block of Arundel Mills Boulevard in Hanover, where a witness reported a possible assault and abduction. The woman reported to responding officers that she was in the parking garage at the Arundel Preserve when she saw what she believed to be an unknown stabbing…

by Zak Failla

09/22/2022

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