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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.

Zak Failla's Contributions

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Repeat DUI Offender Busted Minutes Into 2024 For Drunk Driving Crash In Virginia: Sheriff It didn't take long for a Stafford man to notch the first DUI arrest in 2024, according to authorities. Less than 90 minutes into the New Year, officials busted 20-year-old Ashton Barb with a blood alcohol concentration more than double the legal limit after losing control and crashing into another vehicle on Monday morning. The crash was reported before 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 1. Barb should have considered an Uber or other options, according to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, after he crashed into another car at the intersection of Poplar Road and Mount Olive Ro…

by Zak Failla

01/03/2024

Police & Fire

Man Stabbed Family Member In Neck During Domestic Dispute In Virginia, Sheriff Says A family feud landed a 24-year-old man behind bars in Stafford County after he stabbed a loved one in the back of the neck with a pocket knife before being disarmed and detained as sheriff's deputies arrived to apprehend him, officials say. Randull Washington, Jr. is facing charges following a strange scene that played out inside a Stafford County home when he got irate with family members and began making threats and actually made good on them by stabbing his victim with a small knife. Members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office were called shortly before 8 a.m. to the Shelton Knolls S…

by Zak Failla

01/03/2024

Police & Fire

Woman Shoved Man Holding Infant Into Wall During Domestic Dispute In VA, Police Say An infant was among the victims who were abused by a woman during a domestic dispute on New Year's Eve in Prince William County, police say. Wendy Carvajal Rivera, 39, is facing several charges following a violent tirade that saw her abusing a man who was holding an infant child during an incident that broke out on Sunday night in Woodbridge. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the 4600 block of Telfair Court at around 3:30 a.m. on Dec. 31 to investigate a reported incident involving a man, woman, and infant who were all involved in a domestic incident i…

by Zak Failla

01/03/2024

Police & Fire

Firefighter Injured Battling 3-Alarm Warehouse Blaze In Alexandria (Developing) Crews worked overnight following a massive three-alarm fire that broke out inside a warehouse in Alexandria. At around 9 p.m. on Tuesday night, crews were called to a commercial building in the 4400 block of Wheeler Avenue, when flames tore through the building, leading to a long night for firefighters in the city. APD has closed through traffic both directions on Wheeler Avenue between the 4000-4400 blocks due to a structure fire. Please avoid this area. pic.twitter.com/tV1KI6y9JE — Alexandria Police (@AlexandriaVAPD) January 3, 2024 Officials declared the fire under control at …

by Zak Failla

01/03/2024

Police & Fire

Manhunt For Murder Suspect Wanted In Virginia Intensifies With New $10K Reward: Cops A Fredericksburg man is still on the run in Virginia months after a 26-year-old man was killed in Prince William County. Tyus James Terrell, 27, is wanted for murder and other offenses after being identified as the suspect who allegedly gunned down Big Stone Gap resident Quatrail Raynard Smalls in November, according to police. Shortly before 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, residents reported hearing multiple gunshots fired in the 3700 block of Wharf Lane in the Triangle neighborhood, with one person down. The shooting was reported on Wharf Lane in Triangle. Google Maps satellite view U…

by Zak Failla

01/03/2024

Schools

Virginia High School Evacuated Due To Fire In Bathroom A small fire forced the evacuation of a Virginia high school shortly after students came to class on Wednesday morning, officials say. Crews from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were called to South Lakes High School in the 11400 block of South Lakes Drive in Reston at around 9:15 a.m. on Jan. 3 to investigate a reported fire. The building was evacuated as a precaution, and officials say that investigators were quickly able to locate the fire inside a bathroom in the building. Firefighters were able to survey the situation and extinguished the fire without incident. There wer…

by Zak Failla

01/03/2024

News

Single Mother Fighting For Life At Virginia Hospital After Hit-Run Crash Support is swelling for a beloved mother who is fighting for her life after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Fairfax County days after Christmas. Mary Wong was walking home from work shortly before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 27 when she was unexpectedly hit by a driver in what is now being described as a sedan, who fled the scene, leaving her in the roadway suffering from critical injuries, according to her family. A mother of two who lost her husband two years ago, leaving her to raise their children, Wong had been tasked with taking care of the family while commuting on Metro trains…

by Zak Failla

01/03/2024

Police & Fire

Shooting Suspect In Custody After New Year's Day Hotel Murder In DC, Police Say (Updated) Police investigators in Washington, DC have apprehended a man wanted in connection to the first homicide of 2024 after a woman was found shot to death inside an area hotel. Jelani Cousin, 18, has been charged with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged role in the fatal shooting of Clinton, Maryland resident Ashlei Hinds, 18, in the Embassy Suites on Military Road NW on New Year's Day. Embassy Suites on Military Road Northwest in the Friendship Heights neighborhood Google Maps street view The shooting was reported shortly after 1:15 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1 in the 4300 block…

by Zak Failla

01/02/2024

News

Gunman Admits To Shooting Friend, Dumping Body In Maryland, Police Say Police in Prince George's County have apprehended a man accused of killing his friend, who was reported missing last year, authorities announced. Parrish Goode, 23, has been charged in connection to the murder of 20-year-old Damion Myers, of Fort Washington, who was reported missing in April last year by his family. On April 15, 2023, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 12000 block of Nevin Lane in Fort Washington to investigate reports of a missing person. Myers' family advised officers that they had not seen or heard from him in 24 hours, when he…

by Zak Failla

01/02/2024

Police & Fire

Hero Cops Celebrated For 'Quick, Thorough Response' To Reported Sexual Assault In DC Three top cops from the Metropolitan Police Department are being celebrated for their roles in diffusing a possibly deadly situation last year. Like a scene out of a movie, in late November, Officers Brian Lafranchise, Heather Lynn, and Ethan Way used all the tools in their police tool belt while responding to a reported sexual assault in the Seventh District, officials said. On Tuesday, Nov. 28, a 911 caller contacted the department reporting that "they say a disturbing video of the assault, which the (they) believed to be in progress." Lynn and Lafranchise were the first to ar…

by Zak Failla

01/02/2024

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