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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

Shooter Gets Consecutive Life Sentenced For Killing 20-Year-Old Sleeping In Silver Spring A 21-year-old man will spend the rest of his life in prison in connection to an Easter Sunday shooting last year in Montgomery County, authorities announced. Baltimore resident Kaleab Berhanu was found guilty earlier this year following a six-day trial for his role in the murder of 20-year-old Carlos Carter, who was gunned down while he slept last year. Carlos Carter Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office The Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced on Monday that he has been sentenced by a judge to two consecutive life sentences plus 20 years for the fatal shootin…

09/23/2024

Police & Fire

Man Hospitalized, Lexington Park Home Struck By Bullets During Overnight Shooting, Sheriff Says One person was hospitalized and a St. Mary's County home was struck by multiple bullets following an overnight shooting in Lexington Park, officials say. Deputies from the sheriff's office were called at around 10:40 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22 to the investigate a reported shooting in the 22000 block of Valley Estates Drive in Lexington Park. Google Maps street view Arriving deputies found one man suffering from a gunshot wound who was taken by paramedics to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation. On Monday morning, the man was reportedly listed in stable condition. During the…

09/23/2024

Police & Fire

Grill Fork-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Wheaton Shooting Under Investigation: AG The Independent Investigations Division (IID) has launched an investigation into a fatal officer-involved shooting of a man armed with a grill fork in Montgomery County. At approximately 7:45 p.m. on Saturday night, officers were called to the 3400 block of Janet Road in Wheaton after there was an emergency call placed about an assault in progress. Upon arrival, members of the Montgomery County Department of Police spotted a man in a yard holding an object in his right hand. Officers demanded that the man "drop the knife;" however, he did not comply, and instead, began crossing the street,…

09/23/2024

Police & Fire

Murder-suicide: Cops ID 2 Dead In Dumfries Case Police have identified the man and woman found shot to death last month in an apparent Prince William County murder-suicide. New details have been released by police as they continue to investigate the deaths of Dumfries residents Davaughn Jamaal Henderson, 33, and Ashleigh Kaylynn Cash, 30, in early August. At around 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 7, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the 1900 block of Fort Monroe Circle in Dumfries, where there was a reported shooting with two victims inside the home who were found by an acquaintance. Investigators say t…

09/23/2024

Police & Fire

Kitchen Fire Leaves Seven Units Uninhabitable In Montgomery County; Dozen Displaced: Officials Some families were displaced over the weekend when a kitchen fire broke out inside a Montgomery County apartment complex, officials confirmed. First responders were called before 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22 to a reported fire in the second floor of the Village Square / Bethesda Park apartments on Crossfield Court that led to multiple evaluations. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO A Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said that investigators believe the fire began in the kitchen of one unit, rapidly spread and extended into the walls. Crews were able to quickly contain the flames, th…

09/23/2024

Obituaries

Alexandria Family Victimized By Gun Violence For Third Time In One Year A family no stranger to grief is facing the loss of another loved one who was the victim of gun violence in Alexandria. Kwakia Frazier, 25, has been identified by the Alexandria Police Department as the man who was killed in a triple shooting that left a 46-year-old man and teenager suffering from minor injuries. The shooting was reported at around 8:15 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19 in the 1300 block of Wythe Street. Frazier was pronounced dead by first responders, the second man was hospitalized in stable condition, and the teen was treated for a graze wound. No information about a possible …

09/23/2024

Traffic

Massive Multi-Alarm Fire Causes Chaos For Orioles' Fans Traveling In Downtown Baltimore The hunt for October baseball is heating up for Baltimore Orioles' fans in more ways than one. With the Orioles nursing a comfortable lead atop the AL Wild Card chase, fans are expected to be slammed by traffic downtown near Camden Yards as first responders contend with a massive, multi-alarm fire that broke out on Sunday morning in the area of South Lombard Street and South Eutaw Street. Currently working with MD Stadium Authority and @BmoreCityDOT on traffic and upcoming orioles game — Baltimore Fire (@BaltimoreFire) September 22, 2024 The fire was "largely contained" at around …

09/22/2024

News

Arborist Electrocuted Cutting Tres In Alexandria: Police An arborist was killed on the job while chopping tres in Alexandria, officials confirmed on Sunday. Shortly after 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, members of the Alexandria Fire and Police departments were called to the unit block of West Mount Ida Avenue, where there was report of a worker suffering from injuries after coming into contact with an electrical wire. Investigators say that upon arrival, crews found the arborist unresponsive, and the initial probe found that a branch in the tree he was trimming made contact with a live power line. Dominion Power responded to assist in clear…

09/22/2024

Police & Fire

Some Evacuated, Crews Work To Battle Six-Alarm Baltimore Fire (Developing) Baltimore was burning on Sunday morning as crews worked to battle a six-alarm blaze that broke out in a restaurant and rapidly spread, authorities announced. A six-alarm fire was reported in downtown Baltimore early on Sunday, Sept. 22, as crews worked to contain the flames that were reported in the area of South Lombard Street and South Eutaw Street, leading to closures in the area for several blocks as firefighters worked to contain the blaze, which damaged several area residences. Avoid S Lombard St and S Eutaw St area. 5-alarm fire in progress. @BaltimoreMayor @BmoreCityDOT — Baltimo…

09/22/2024

Police & Fire

Horse Farrier Accused Of Taking Indecent Liberties While Working On Virginia Farms 40 Years Ago An 81-year-old man in Virginia who made his name working as a horse farrier at multiple farms in Stafford County and Northern Virginia has been apprehended for taking indecent liberties decades ago, authorities announced. Edward Shelton, now living in Fredericksburg, has been arrested and charged with two counts of indecent liberties for alleged crimes that happened more than 40 years ago in Great Falls. In June, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department received a report from a woman who said she was sexually assaulted repeatedly at a horse farm between 1980 and 1983, leading inve…

09/21/2024

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