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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

Pair Accosted By Masked Men; One Shot During Armed Robbery Outside Virginia Business: Police A violent armed robbery in Arlington is under investigation after four men targeted a pair who were walking toward an area business on Sunday morning, police say. Shortly before 6:15 a.m. on Sept. 15, shots rang out in the Ballston-Virginia Square neighborhood that resulted with one man suffering from a gunshot wound. Google Maps street view Upon arrival to the 800 block of North Glebe Road on Sunday, officers from the Arlington Police Department found a man suffering from a gunshot wound and provided aid until paramedics arrived to take him to an area hospital. He was listed in stable c…

09/16/2024

Police & Fire

Teen Who 'Can't Blow Zeros' Busted For DUI After Stafford County Crash, Sheriff Says A teen girl knew she was up to no good and broadcast it for the sheriff's office to hear after allegedly driving drunk and crashing into bushes off the side of the road in Stafford County, according to the sheriff's office. At approximately 2 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, deputies responded to a stretch of Embrey Mill Road for an automatic crash notification that was coming from an iPhone. During that notification, dispatch was able to hear a girl saying "they're gonna know," and "I can't blow zeros," and she later requested that no one respond to the crash site because she and the other occu…

09/16/2024

News

Lusby Man Gets Prison Time After Two Girls Come Forward In Maryland: State's Attorney A 65-year-old man has been sentenced for allegedly sexually assaulting young girls after two came forward with claims of abuse, the Calvert County State's Attorney's Office announced. Lusby resident Theodore Frederick Harris received a term of 18 years in prison after being convicted earlier this year of two charges involving the sexual abuse of a minor. Prosecutors say that in February 2023, a child reported instances of abuse to her mother, who alerted the authorities, leading to a joint investigation by the Calvert County Sheriff's Office and Child Protective Services. Through that inve…

09/16/2024

Police & Fire

Man Found Stabbed To Death Inside Temple Hills Home Identified By Police Police have identified the 27-year-old man who was found stabbed to death inside a Prince George's County home on Friday night. Officers were called at around 10:10 p.m. on Sept. 13 to the 4400 block of 23rd Parkway in Temple Hills to investigate a stabbing, where they found Armengo-Angeles' body. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, first responders rushed Armengo-Angeles' to an area hospital, where he later died. Police say that detectives have identified the person involved and are working with the state's attorney's office as the investigation continued. Pot…

09/16/2024

Police & Fire

Teen Charged As Adult For Stabbing Victim In The Back During Frederick Fight, Sheriff Says A teenager is facing criminal charges after stabbing another 16-year-old in the back during a fight in Frederick County, according to the sheriff's office. Before midnight on Saturday, Aug. 10, deputies were called to an area hospital, where there was a teenager suffering from a stab wound sustained during a fight in the Ballenger neighborhood earlier that night. Following the fight, the victim was taken to an area trauma center in stable condition, and the initial investigation determined he was in the area to fight the suspect who then attacked and stabbed him repeatedly in the back. On …

09/16/2024

News

Passenger Pinned By Vehicle Following Crash At Montgomery County Transfer Station First responders were called to the Shady Grove Transfer Station when a trash truck backed into another vehicle and a passenger became trapped on Monday morning in Montgomery County. Crews were called to the 16100 block of Frederick Road at around 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 16 where there was a reported passenger who was pinned by a vehicle and needed to be extricated. Update - Transfer Station, Frederick Rd, collision, passenger pinned in vehicle, @MCFRS_EMIHS evaluating 1 adult trauma patient, NLTI, patient has been extricated pic.twitter.com/0oMAAgYlN8 — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) September 1…

09/16/2024

Police & Fire

Two Injured In Officer-Involved Fairfax County Shooting (Developing) Two people - including an officer - were injured during a shooting in Reston on Monday morning, police say. The Fairfax County Police Department confirmed at around 11 a.m. that there was an officer-involved shooting in the 11800 block of Sunrise Valle Drive. Investigators say that one person was shot and rushed to the hospital with what were described as life-threatening injuries. An officer also sustained less severe injuries and were hospitalized. More information is expected to be released. Officers are in the 11800 block of Sunrise Valley Drive in Reston for an officer-invol…

09/16/2024

Police & Fire

Man Dies From Injuries Sustained During Severn Shooting, Police Say A man found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in Severn late on Sunday night has died from his injuries, Anne Arundel County police confirmed. At around 9 p.m. on Sept. 15, officers were called to investigate reports of shots fired in the 8200 block of Marlton Court, where officers were met at the scene by fire personnel already on hand assisting a man suffering from gunshot wounds. Police say that at around 11 p.m. on Sunday, the man was pronounced dead at the scene from his injuries. Homicide detectives have since taken over the death investigation. No details about the victim or po…

09/16/2024

Traffic

Two ATV Riders Killed After Being Struck By Train In Baltimore County Two people riding ATVs on the tracks in Baltimore County suffered critical injuries after being struck by an Amtrak train on Sunday night, police say. At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 16, first responders from White Marsh were called to Schafer's Lane and CSX Railway 21237 to probe a crash involving an four-wheeler and Amtrak train. According to the Baltimore County Police Department the riders were on the tracks at the time they were struck. #bcofd personnel at the Unit Blk of Schaffers Lane at CSK RWY. Subject/s reported struck by Amtrak train while riding 4 wheelers on tracks. I…

09/16/2024

Business

Threat Temporarily Shuts Down AMC Movie Theater In Baltimore County; No Threat To Public: PD A phoned in threat to a Baltimore County movie theater led to a temporary evacuation of the building and put the pause on several movie-goers Sunday afternoon, police say. Officers were called at around 2:15 p.m. on Sept. 15 to the AMC Theaters location in the 8100 block of Honeygo Boulevard in White Marsh, where there was a reported threat made targeting the theater. The theater was temporarily closed for several hours while crews investigated the threat and ultimately determined that it was unfounded. No details about the nature of the threat has been released by the police. At approxim…

09/16/2024

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