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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.

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Police & Fire

Sword-Wielding Suspect Accused Of Killing District Heights Man In Area Apartment, Police Say Police say that a man who was caught red-handed in the lobby of a Maryland apartment building while brandishing a sword is facing multiple murder charges for allegedly killing someone who lived in the same District Heights complex. Aaron Bynum, 33, has been charged with first-degree and second-degree murder for his alleged role in the death of 63-year-old neighbor Anthony Cunningham over the holiday weekend. Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 26, members of the Prince George’s County Police Department were called to an apartment in the 2100 block of Brooks Drive to investigate a report…

05/29/2023

Police & Fire

Too Hot To Handle: Several Boats Catch Fire At Columbia Island Marina Overnight Questions are being raised after several boats went up in flames at the Columbia Island Marina overnight. The holiday weekend got off to a fiery start for several boat owners when fires were reported at approximately 1 a.m. on Monday, May 29, according to DC Fire and EMS personnel who were called to the marina that sits in the Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial Grove. Box Alarm Columbia Island Marina. Several vessels on fire. #DCsBravest — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) May 28, 2023 The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the agency. Update Columbia Island Marina. 3 vessels well…

05/29/2023

Police & Fire

Fishing Trip Turns To Rescue Mission For Fire Fighting Family In Cecil County What was supposed to be a holiday fishing trip for a group of Good Samaritans in Maryland took a strange turn for a bunch of heroes who jumped into action and may have saved a Cecil County business from burning to the ground. The Maryland State Fire Marshal says that disaster was averted at the Bakset Case Crab in Conowingo early on Monday morning when a family spotted smoke and flames coming from a shed outside the business. The situation played out shortly before 5:45 a.m. on Monday, May 29 on Conoqingo Road. According to officials, a family was en route to go fishing when they spotted…

05/29/2023

News

Third Person Dies After Quadruple Shooting In Woodbridge Home: Police (UPDATED) The Prince William County Police Department has identified the three men who killed in what they say was a targeted shooting during a gathering in Woodbridge over the weekend. Edwin Geovanny Salmon, 37; Luis Alonzo Salgado-Rivas, 41; and Kevin Josue Vallecillo Mendoza, 23, were killed in the 2:30 p.m. incident on Friday, May 26 on the 14700 block of Birchdale Avenue in Woodbridge, county police announced Monday, May 29. Two of the victims died that day while a third died hours later at a local hospital. A fourth man was wounded. The investigation found that one of the party-…

05/29/2023

Police & Fire

Police ID Suitland Teen Gunned Down In Prince George's County Over Memorial Day Weekend New details have been released by the Prince George's County Police Department as detectives continue investigating the murder of a teen over the holiday weekend. Police have identified Suitland resident Kaden Askew, 18, as the victim of a late-night shooting on Sunday, May 28. According to officials, shortly before 10 p.m. on Sunday night, officers from the Maryland-National Capital Park Police were called to the 6100 block of Summerhill Road in Camp Springs to investigate a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers were met by Askew outside of a building suffering from a gunsho…

05/29/2023

News

Cellmate Under Investigation For Homicide At Maryland Prison: State Police An investigation has been launched after an inmate was found dead in the Jessup Correctional Institution in Maryland. Maryland State Police issued an alert on Sunday, May, 28, advising that Nicholas Joseph Delfosse, 27, a state prison inmate serving time for a burglary, was found dead inside the facility. Police say that an inmate has been identified as a suspect. He’s being held in a separate part of the prison and possible charges are pending. According to state police, on Saturday, May 27, investigators were notified about an inmate’s death inside the facility, and upon arrival found De…

05/28/2023

Police & Fire

Two Dead, Two Hospitalized In Quadruple Prince William County Shooting: Police New details have been released after two men were killed and two others hospitalized in Prince William County on Friday afternoon to kick off the holiday weekend. Shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Friday, May 26, officers were called to a home in the 14700 block of Birchdale Avenue in Woodbridge to investigate a quadruple shooting that left four victims with gunshot wounds. According to police, the shooting is now being investigated as a double homicide after two of the victims involved in the shooting died from their injuries. The initial investigation determined that a group of people were i…

05/26/2023

News

Separate Juries Convict Man For Murder, Assault During Stabbing Spree In Rockville: Prosecutors A man with a name familiar to fans of the Baltimore-based “The Wire” may spend decades behind bars following a trial for separate stabbing attacks in Montgomery County. Two separate juries convicted Scorpio Alexander Stanfield, 32, who has an unknown address, of second-degree murder and first-degree assault for two stabbing incidents in Rockville, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney announced on Friday, May 26. Officials say that on Monday, May 22, a jury convicted Stanfield for the assault of Alhajie Keita, 46, who was stabbed, but ultimately survived. Days later, on Thursday, May 25…

05/26/2023

Police & Fire

Five People Shot In Downtown Baltimore During Midday Argument Near Lexington Market: Police Police in Baltimore are investigating after five people were reportedly shot in the middle of the day near the Lexington Market. At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Friday, May 26, members of the Baltimore Police Department were called to the intersection of Eutaw Street and Saratoga Street, where there was a report of shots fired with multiple victims in the area. BPD is responding to a shooting incident with multiple victims near the intersection of Eutaw & Saratoga Streets. Media staging area will be located in the 300 block of Saratoga Street. pic.twitter.com/zh4YFeSiXD — Baltimore Pol…

05/26/2023

Schools

Charles County Student Made Threats Of Mass Violence To Different Middle School: Sheriff Alarm bells were sounded for school officials in Charles County this week after a student made threats of mass violence at an area middle school through social media. On Thursday, May 25, an investigation was launched by a School Resource Officer from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, after being advised that a 16-year-old sent a private message on social media making threats targeting Mattawoman Middle School. The student who made the threat attends a different Charles County Public School, according to the sheriff’s office. An investigation was launched by the SRO, who contacted the p…

05/26/2023

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