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Zak Failla

Assistant Managing Editor zfailla@dailyvoice.com

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

  1. Two Teachers Accused Of Inappropriate Relationships With Students On Same Day In VA: Sheriff

    Two Teachers Accused Of Inappropriate Relationships With Students On Same Day In VA: Sheriff

    Two teachers in Virginia are facing charges for alleged inappropriate relationships that they carried on with students in Frederick County.Emily Walker, a PE teacher and basketball coach at Frederick County Middle School, and Matthew Geyer, a teacher’s aide at Sherando High School, have both been arrested following an investigation into separate allegations of reckless behavior, ...

  2. Virginia Man Convicted Of Shooting At Wheelchair-Bound 'Friend' Outside DC Walmart: Feds

    Virginia Man Convicted Of Shooting At Wheelchair-Bound 'Friend' Outside DC Walmart: Feds

    An Alexandria man has been convicted of shooting at a wheelchair-bound “friend” who had to play dead outside an area Walmart to get his assailant to stop his attack, federal officials announced.Richard Nduba, 39, was found guilty following a three-day trial in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for firing multiple shots a a man during an argument that rapidly escalated in ...

  3. Fairfax Fire Truck Involved In Four-Vehicle Crash (DEVELOPING)

    Fairfax Fire Truck Involved In Four-Vehicle Crash (DEVELOPING)

    A Fairfax County fire truck was involved in a multi-vehicle crash on Thursday afternoon, leaving one person with life-threatening injuries, according to police.Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called shortly before 5:20 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, to the intersection of Richmond Highway and Memorial Street in Groveton to investigate a reported crash.Investigators ...

  4. Opening In Concrete Barrier Contributed To I-695 Fatal Construction Worker Crash: NTSB

    Opening In Concrete Barrier Contributed To I-695 Fatal Construction Worker Crash: NTSB

    The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released the agency’s initial findings after Wednesday midday crash on I-695 in Woodlawn that claimed the lives of six workers in a construction zone.At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, an Acura TLX passenger vehicle being driven by Randallstown resident Lisa Adrienne Lea, 54, was traveling north on the Beltway near an ...

  5. Non-Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Reported At Charles County High School: Sheriff

    Non-Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Reported At Charles County High School: Sheriff

    An investigation has been launched by the Charles County Sheriff’s Office after a high school student was found semi-conscious after potentially ingesting an edible laced with fentanyl.At approximately 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 22, a student was found on a bathroom floor inside St. Charles High School and had to be treated by a school nurse until the teen could be rushed to an area ...

  6. Body Spotted In Loch Raven Reservoir In Baltimore County (DEVELOPING)

    Body Spotted In Loch Raven Reservoir In Baltimore County (DEVELOPING)

    A body was found in the water at the Loch Raven Reservoir on Thursday afternoon in Baltimore County, police say.At approximately 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, officers were called to a stretch Dulaney Valley Road near Jarrettsville Pike, where there was a report of a body that was found in the water.The body has since reportedly been discovered and Baltimore County Police officers ...

  7. Sleeping Woman Sexually Assaulted At PWC Party; Suspect Still At Large, Police Say

    Sleeping Woman Sexually Assaulted At PWC Party; Suspect Still At Large, Police Say

    The search is on for a sexual assault suspect who allegedly took advantage of a sleeping woman in Prince William County and remains on the lam nearly a week later.Alphonso Page, 33, is at large and is wanted by the Prince William County Police Department on a sexual assault warrant that was obtained on Thursday, March 23, according to officials.The incident was reported shortly before 9 ...

  8. Mother Killed On I-695 Remembered For 'Touching The Lives Of Those Who Came Around Her'

    Mother Killed On I-695 Remembered For 'Touching The Lives Of Those Who Came Around Her'

    The community is rallying around the family of a 26-year-old mother who was unexpectedly killed earlier this month when she was struck by a car on I-695 in Anne Arundel County.Thousands of dollars were raised within a few hours on behalf of Deja Sharon May, who was the victim of a fatal crash shortly before 9:20 p.m. on Saturday, March 18 in Linthicum Heights. According to the family, ...

  9. Woman Carjacked At Rifle Point In Coordinated Attack Involving Four Vehicles, Police Say

    Woman Carjacked At Rifle Point In Coordinated Attack Involving Four Vehicles, Police Say

    Carjackers boxed in a woman’s SUV and robbed her with a rifle as she was arriving to work in Hyattsville on Thursday morning, according to the police department.Shortly before 6 a.m. on Thursday, March 23, police say that a woman pulled into the parking lot in the 3500 block of East West Highway when four vehicles surrounded her 2016 silver Nissan Rogue, with one suspect pointed a rifle ...

  10. Man Being Pursued By Police In VA Dies After Shooting Himself In Rideshare Vehicle: PD

    Man Being Pursued By Police In VA Dies After Shooting Himself In Rideshare Vehicle: PD

    A death investigation has been launched in Arlington after a man in his 20s fleeing from police shot himself in the back of a rideshare vehicle, police say.Shortly after 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, the Arlington Police Department were advised of a Virginia State Police pursuit after a suspect made his way to the Clarendon neighborhood and fled his vehicle on foot. Officers patrolling ...

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