Overcast 65°

Zak Failla

Assistant Managing Editor

zfailla@dailyvoice.com

FOLLOW ON

Facebook Twitter Linkedin Instagram

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
Argument Ends With 77-Year-Old Man Stabbing At Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center: Police Argument Ends With 77-Year-Old Man Stabbing At Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center: Police
Argument Ends With 77-Year-Old Man Stabbing At Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center: Police Recognize him?  The Montgomery County Department of Police is seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to identify and locate a man wanted for stabbing a senior man in the forehead. An alert was issued by investigators are they continue to investigate a stabbing in late August that was reported in the entrance of the Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center in the 7900 block of Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring. The incident was reported at around 2:20 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29, when the suspect got into an argument with a 77-year-old man over property, which escalated and came to…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
News
Police ID Teen Motorcyclist Killed In Charles County Crash With Mustang: Sheriff Police ID Teen Motorcyclist Killed In Charles County Crash With Mustang: Sheriff
Police ID Teen Motorcyclist Killed In Charles County Crash With Mustang: Sheriff A 16-year-old from Waldorf has been identified by investigators as the motorcyclist killed in a crash with a Ford Mustang over the weekend in Charles County. Jesel Edolen Rodriguez Amaya was riding a 2003 Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle shortly after midnight on Sunday morning when he was involved in a crash in his hometown in the 2400 block of Old Washington Road. Investigators say that Rodriguez Amaya was heading south on Old Washington Road when he struck the Mustang, which was also traveling in the same direction.  Rodriguez Amaya was pronounced dead at the scene by first responde…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Volunteer Firefighter Jeff Garner Of La Plata Dies, 61: 'Invaluable Leader' Volunteer Firefighter Jeff Garner Of La Plata Dies, 61: 'Invaluable Leader'
Volunteer Firefighter Jeff Garner Of La Plata Dies, 61: 'Invaluable Leader' A popular Charles County community member is being remembered for his work ethic and a lifetime of service to his neighbors following his death. Flags across the county will be flown at half-mast to honor Jeff Garner, 61, a longtime member of the Charles County Volunteer Fire and EMS agency who spent nearly 40 decades as a popular civil servant in his hometown of La Plata. "Jeff dedicated his life to serving our town, beginning in an entry-level role and working his way up to become an invaluable leader in the Public Works Department," the town posted in a tribute on Facebook. "But Jeff wa…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fatal Shooting, Fire Under Investigation Following Incident In Conowingo: State Police Fatal Shooting, Fire Under Investigation Following Incident In Conowingo: State Police
Fatal Shooting, Fire Under Investigation Following Incident In Conowingo: State Police One person was killed and a suspect is in custody following a shooting in Cecil County on Tuesday afternoon. Maryland State Police detectives have launched an investigation following reports of shots fired in Conowingo that left one person - whose name has not been released - dead, and another injured. A suspect is in custody, investigators noted. *DELAYED FROM 14:15 HOURS* #CONOWINGO | *SHOOTING/DWELLING FIRE* | 300 BLK MT. ZOAR RD | 1 ADULT MALE PRI 4 O/S FROM... Posted by Cecil County Fire Blog on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 According to investigators, at around 2 p.m., first …

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Find Man Shot To Death During Second Visit To Same Gaithersburg Building: Officials Police Find Man Shot To Death During Second Visit To Same Gaithersburg Building: Officials
Police Find Man Shot To Death During Second Visit To Same Gaithersburg Building: Officials The death of a 37-year-old Montgomery County man has been ruled a homicide after his body was found inside an area apartment over the weekend, police say. Antoine Lavale Parker has been identified by investigators as the person who was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in his Montgomery Village home during officers' second visit near his home to investigate shots fired in the same morning. Parker's body was found shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, in the same building in the 18500 block of Boysenberry Drive, where gunshots were reported in the area at around 5 a.m. th…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Investigators ID Man Holding Grill Fork Killed During Officer-Involved Wheaton Shooting Investigators ID Man Holding Grill Fork Killed During Officer-Involved Wheaton Shooting
Investigators ID Man Holding Grill Fork Killed During Officer-Involved Wheaton Shooting The Independent Investigations Division (IID) has identified the griller and veteran police corporal implicated in the officer-involved shooting in Montgomery County over the weekend, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Office. 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, identified as 31-year-old Wheaton resident Melvin Omar Chavez-Paz in a yard holding an obje…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Assaulted Victim With Shotgun, Fired Shot In Air Around Children In Hughesville: Sheriff Man Assaulted Victim With Shotgun, Fired Shot In Air Around Children In Hughesville: Sheriff
Man Assaulted Victim With Shotgun, Fired Shot In Air Around Children In Hughesville: Sheriff The investigation into a reported domestic assault with multiple children inside a Charles County home landed a man behind bars overnight, according to the sheriff's office. Hughesville resident Brandon Wayne Blitch, 38, was arrested on Monday night following the probe into reports of shots fired inside an area home. Officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called at around 7:40 p.m. on Sept. 23 to the 13000 block of Meadow Court in Hughesville to investigate the incident. Investigators say that Blitch fired a round into the air while officers were en route to the h…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Schools
Police In Virginia Probing Repeated Threats Of Violence Targeting Alexandria Schools Police In Virginia Probing Repeated Threats Of Violence Targeting Alexandria Schools
Police In Virginia Probing Repeated Threats Of Violence Targeting Alexandria Schools Police in Virginia are cautioning about a recent rash of hoax threats that have been made targeting Alexandria City Public Schools on social media. An alert was issued by the Alexandria Police Department cautioning about recent posts that were made online involving a fire alarm being pulled, followed by a planned shooting; though no specific school was mentioned. According to the agency, they have been investigating and assessing the threats in collaboration with the Northern Virginia Regional Intelligence Center, which is a Fusion Center of the US Department of Homeland Security. Official…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
One Killed, Two Critical Following Shooting Outside Mount Rainier Liquor Store: Police One Killed, Two Critical Following Shooting Outside Mount Rainier Liquor Store: Police
One Killed, Two Critical Following Shooting Outside Mount Rainier Liquor Store: Police One person was killed and two others suffered serious injuries after being shot outside a Prince George's County liquor store, police say. On Monday night, Mount Rainier police officers responded to Chuck's Liquors in the 3400 block of Rhode Island Avenue to probe a reported shooting with three victims. According to witnesses, an unknown man got into a verbal confrontation with a driver parked in front of the liquor store, which rapidly escalated, resulting in three of six passengers inside the vehicle being struck by a hail of bullets. One man was pronounced dead, and two others suffered …

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Robber Accused Of Targeting Same Residence Weeks Apart In Woodbridge: Police Robber Accused Of Targeting Same Residence Weeks Apart In Woodbridge: Police
Robber Accused Of Targeting Same Residence Weeks Apart In Woodbridge: Police A Virginia man went to the well one too many times and was caught breaking into the same Woodbridge home twice in the span of less than six weeks, police say. Edwin Antonio Moreno, 29, is facing multiple charges following an investigation into a pair of reported robberies at a home in the 14600 block of Endsley Turn, authorities announced on Tuesday. According to the Prince William County Police Department, the initial investigation was launched on Sunday, Aug. 11, when officers were called to investigate a reported robbery involving Moreno, who allegedly entered the home, struck his victim…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Prev Page 2 of 3080 1 2 3 4 5 Next
11 - 20 of 30,797 articles