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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

Police & Fire

Teen Arrested For Fatal Shooting Of 19-Year-Old Breaking Up Fight In Spotsy: Sheriff (Updated) One teen was killed attempting to break up a fight in Spotsylvania County and another is behind bars for his death on Sunday morning, according to the sheriff's office, who released the suspect's photo on Tuesday. Kenneth Watson has been charged with homicide and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in connection to the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Christian Whalen at a large gathering in Fredericksburg. According to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office, at around 1 a.m. on Sept. 1, deputies were called to the 14600 block of Spotswood Furnace Road to investigate a reporte…

by Zak Failla

09/03/2024

News

MS-13 Gang Members Convicted Of Killing 19-Year-Old Over Defaced Graffiti In Montgomery County Three MS-13 street gang members have become the first to be convicted in Montgomery County of participation in a criminal organization resulting in the death of a 19-year-old, the state's attorney's office announced on Tuesday. Junior Francisco Del-Cid, 20, of Takoma Park, Elmer Lopez-Cortez, 25, and Elvin Guzman-Machado, 20, both of Silver Spring, are facing multiple life sentences for their roles in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Willians Anderson Alberto Cruz in November 2022. Police say that at approximately 4 a.m. on Nov. 9, 2022, officers were called to the 100 bloc…

by Zak Failla

09/03/2024

Traffic

Overturned Truck, Debris Spill Causes Delays On I-95 In Virginia Traffic was tied up on Tuesday when an overturned dump truck spilled debris on I-95 in Spotsylvania, according to the Virginia DOT. An alert was issued by VDOT Fredericksburg at around 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 3 advising that some southbound lanes of the interstate were blocked by a crash in the area of exit 130/Route 3, leading to delays. The southbound local lanes exit from the 95 Express Lanes is closed following the earlier crash. The thru lane exit remains open. https://t.co/6HTMcteNqf — VA Express Lanes (@VAExpressLanes) September 3, 2024 As of 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, o…

by Zak Failla

09/03/2024

Police & Fire

Repeat Offender Busted Again For Indecent Exposure, Public Masturbation In Arlington: Police A 37-year-old repeat offender who exposed himself to a woman in Arlington is facing new charges, police say. Devin Hoerauf, who has no fixed address, was arrested over the holiday weekend after approaching a woman at a bus stop and exposing himself to her without consent, according to investigators. The incident was reported to the Arlington County Police Department shortly after 3 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31 at the intersection of North Randolph Street and Fairfax Drive. It was at least the third time he has been charged in connection to a similar offense. Police say that responding office…

by Zak Failla

09/03/2024

Schools

One Killed, One Hospitalized In Double Shooting Near Parkville School, Police Say A 43-year-old man was killed and a second hospitalized in Baltimore County following a midday shooting not far from an area elementary school. Romy Bogier has been identified by police as the person who was shot and killed on Monday afternoon near the White Oak School in Parkville. According to the Baltimore County Police Department, at around 4:20 p.m. on Sept. 2, officers from the Towson Precinct were called to the 8400 block of Leefield Road, where they found Bogier with a gunshot wound to his upper body. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say that a second man was taken…

by Zak Failla

09/03/2024

Traffic

Motorcyclist Clocked At Nearly 100 MPH Busted For DUI, Weapons Offenses In Stafford: Sheriff A speeding motorcyclist was busted for an alleged DUI in Virginia after being clocked going nearly 100 mph over the holiday weekend, according to the sheriff's office. Bradley Kurtz, 26, of Goldvein, readily admitted to consuming beers and booze before getting on his bike and taking off, leading to his arrest for intoxicated driving and weapons offenses. A deputy from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office on patrol in the 3000 block of Warrenton Road in Fredericksburg spotted Kurtz at around 2:40 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31 going just under 100 mph, according to a spokesperson from the agency,…

by Zak Failla

09/03/2024

News

Police ID 23-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Hyattsville Crash With SUV The Prince George's County Police Department have released new information that left a 23-year-old man dead in Hyattsville over the holiday weekend. University Park resident Angel Aguilar has been identified by authorities as the biker killed after he was found on a sidewalk following a crash on Saturday afternoon. The crash was reported shortly after 3 p.m. on Aug. 31. Officers from the Hyattsville Police Department were called to the 4300 block of East West Highway to investigate reports of a crash involving a motorcyclist and SUV, which landed the rider dead on the sidewalk. UPDATE…

by Zak Failla

09/02/2024

Police & Fire

Man Who Pushed Brother During Dispute In Capitol Heights Charged With Murder: Police Weeks after police in Prince George's County were called to investigate a fatal incident involving a pair of brothers in Capitol Heights, a man has been charged with murder, authorities announced. Rene Pop Chub, 32, has been accused of killing brother Crisantos Pop Chub, 45, during a fight that broke out last month. Officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 16 to investigate the reported domestic dispute, where they found the elder Pop Chub unconscious, while his younger brother was lying on the ground. Bo…

by Zak Failla

09/02/2024

News

Man Arrested In Purported Attempted Plane Theft At Martin State Airport In Baltimore: State PD A pilot received an unexpected passenger who allegedly attempted to steal a plane at Martin State Airport in Baltimore County, police confirmed. Maryland State Police troopers received a report at approximately 5:10 p.m. at the airport in Middle River on Friday afternoon, when Joseph Goldman, 43, drove past security and onto airport grounds in an attempt to take the plane. A police spokesperson said that Goldman got out of his vehicle and made his way to an empty aircraft. One of the pilots assigned to the scheduled flight found Goldman and alerted security, leading to his arrest. No inju…

by Zak Failla

09/02/2024

Police & Fire

Man Killed In Crash That Hospitalized Three In Temple Hills Identified By Police New details have been released following a fatal crash in Prince George's County over the holiday weekend. Four people were rushed to area hospitals - one of whom died - following a two-vehicle crash on Saturday morning in Temple Hills, police say. On Monday afternoon, the Prince George's County Police Department identified the driver killed as 60-year-old Clinton resident Douglas Brown. At approximately 9:45 a.m. on Aug. 31, the northbound lanes of Branch Avenue were closed between Beech Road and Auth Way in Temple Hills during a crash investigation. According to the department, two vehi…

by Zak Failla

09/02/2024

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