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Zak Failla

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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

Lifestyle

Yeah: WWE Superstar Set To Receive Key To Hometown Maryland City "Let me talk to ya..." Hagerstown's hometown hero is heading home to receive the Key To The City. "YEAH!" On Saturday afternoon, Shaun Ricker - more commonly known as popular WWE Superstar LA Knight - will be back home, where he will be presented with the key to the city by city officials. "YEAH!" Before becoming one of the most beloved stars in sports entertainment, Ricker, 41, was a graduate of North Hagerstown High School in 2000 and is now approaching the pinnacle of his profession. "YEAH!" "The public is invited to attend this recognition ceremony on Saturd…

by Zak Failla

12/22/2023

Police & Fire

Shoplifter Fought Employee, Arresting Officers At Pentagon City Mall, Police Say A shoplifter from Alexandria didn't go down without a fight after trying to take on a store employee and then responding officers in Arlington, police say. Todd Lawson, 55, is facing several charges after a reported robbery at a business inside the Pentagon City Mall in the 1100 block of South Hayes Street on Thursday afternoon. The incident was reported shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 21. According to police, Lawson entered the business and attempted to conceal merchandise without paying, and when an employee confronted him, he proceeded to assault him, ditched the stolen…

by Zak Failla

12/22/2023

Police & Fire

Batteries To Blame For Maryland Fire That Caused $1M In Damage: Officials Lithium batteries are to blame for a Montgomery County fire that broke out in an area basement and caused upwards of a million dollars in damage, officials say. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services personnel were called to the 167000 block of Alexander Drive in Sandy Spring on Thursday, when a fast moving fire broke out. The scene of the fire in Montgomery County. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO It is believed that the fire started in a garage as handheld tools were being charged by the homeowner and then spread toward the attic of the home. ICYMI Cause of Sandy Spring house fire,…

by Zak Failla

12/22/2023

Police & Fire

Police ID Two Killed In Southwest DC Drive-By Shooting Near Nationals Park (Updated) Police have identified the two people killed in a drive-by shooting in Southwest DC a block away from Nationals Park. Patricia Harris, 35, and Tyrone Jacobs, 24, both of Southwest DC, were shot and killed around noon on Thursday afternoon near the intersection of O Street SW and Hall Street SW that also left two others hospitalized. Chief Pamela A. Smith gives an update on the shooting in the 1300 block of Half Street SW that left two dead and two critically injured. pic.twitter.com/wnCdVy0hDO — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) December 21, 2023 According to police, Harris was pron…

by Zak Failla

12/22/2023

News

Divers Can't Save Man Who Crashed Car Into Potomac River Near Memorial Bridge (Developing) One person is dead after taking a plunge into the Potomac River overnight near Memorial Bridge in DC, officials say. First responders were called shortly after midnight to the water, where they found a car in the river with a person inside. Update Water Rescue Rock Creek Pkwy beneath Memorial Bridge in Potomac River. @DCPoliceDept divers with assistance from DC Fire & EMS have removed 1 victim from submerged vehicle in critical life threatening condition. #DCsBravest pic.twitter.com/aoJulriD1z — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) December 22, 2023 The man - who has not been identified by…

by Zak Failla

12/22/2023

Schools

Student Busted Bringing Loaded Gun Into Virginia School: Police For the second time in as many days, a student was caught bringing a loaded handgun into a Prince George's County high school. A 17-year-old is facing charges after being caught with the weapon at Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School in Upper Marlboro on Friday morning, police say. According to investigators, the incident was reported at around 9:30 a.m. when the department was advised that security in the building recovered the gun from the student, who was taken into custody. It marks the second time in two days that a student was busted with a weapon inside a school building, ending a viol…

by Zak Failla

12/22/2023

Traffic

Pedestrian Dies At Hospital 10 Days After Being Struck By Driver In Virginia: Police A 60-year-old man has died at the hospital more than a week after he was struck by a driver at a Prince William County intersection, police say. Muhammad Moinuddin Bhuiyan was hit by Toyota TC shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12 in the area of Hoadly Road and Queen Chapel Drive in Woodbridge as he was crossing the road outside of the crosswalk. According to police, the 25-year-old driver was heading east on Hoadly Road as he approached the intersection and struck Bhuiyan, who was wearing dark clothing at the time. Bhuiyan was treated at the scene and taken to an area hospital …

by Zak Failla

12/22/2023

News

Teen Driver Tried To Save Pedestrian After Hitting Him In Spotsy, Sheriff Says A teenage driver tried - and failed - to revive a man who she struck while he was attempting to cross the road in a dimly lit area in Spotsylvania on Thursday night, according to officials. Deputies from the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office were called at around 10:45 p.m. on Thursday to the 3900 block of Plank Road, where a 48-year-old pedestrian was hit by a driver in a Dodge sedan. Investigators say that the man - whose name has not been released - was wearing dark clothing, not in a crosswalk, and attempting to walk in a poorly lit part of the street when he was struck by the teen, …

by Zak Failla

12/22/2023

Police & Fire

Spitting Mad Homeless Man Threatened To Burn Down Pet Store During Tirade In Maryland: Sheriff A homeless man put on a show for pet lovers when he camped outside an area business and threatened to burn it down before the Cavlert County Sheriff's Office brought in the calvary to take him into custody. Michael Joseph Keller was spitting mad after being arrested over the weekend in front of PetSmart in the 10400 block of Southern Maryland Boulevard in Dunkirk while he was trespassing, according to officials on Thursday afternoon. Deputies were called on Sunday, Dec. 17 to the store, where the 60-year-old Keller was found in front of the business shouting at customers, and when they appr…

by Zak Failla

12/22/2023

News

Convict Caught With Drugs, Weapons, Heading Back Behind Bars in Maryland: State's Attorney A man with a checkered criminal past is heading back to prison after finding himself running afoul of the law once more in St. Mary's County. Lexington Park resident Dimitri Paul Brooks, 28, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison with all but 15 suspended after being busted earlier this year on felony drug and weapon offenses, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office announced. According to a sheriff’s office spokesperson, earlier this year, detectives from the sheriff office's Vice/Narcotics Unit, Emergency Services Team, and a K-9 Unit executed search and seizure warrants in the …

by Zak Failla

12/22/2023

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