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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

Lifestyle

Fifth Time Is The Charm For Man Who Won $100K Playing Virginia Lottery's 'Millionaire Raffle' A Prince William County man is laughing his way to the bank after realizing that he won $100,000 playing Virginia's New Year's Millionaire Raffle. They say if you don't succeed, try, try again, a mantra that Manassas resident Maurice Farley took to heart en route to a six-figure Virginia Lottery prize. For five years, Farley said that he's been playing the annual Virginia "New Year's Millionaire Raffle" and has come up short. 2024 might just be his year. The ticket, purchased at 7-Eleven on Wellington Road in Manassas, was cashed in this week, and Farley said that he hopes to use hi…

by Zak Failla

02/06/2024

Schools

Teen Charged For Making Bomb Threats To Get Friend Out Of School In Maryland, Sheriff Says An 18-year-old who made bomb threats targeting a Maryland middle school to get his friend out of class for a day has been charged, the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday. Tre'Quan Worthy is facing multiple charges following a January incident that caused chaos for police and school officials following the investigation into the phony claims. In Wicomico County, the Mardela Middle/High School was on high alert on Wednesday, Jan. 10, when a series of threats directed at the building were reported, prompting emergency measures. The threats were ultimately unfounded, an…

by Zak Failla

02/06/2024

Police & Fire

Drunk Dad Leaves Toddler, Baby Unsupervised In Virginia: Police The 32-year-old man who allegedly left his two young children alone while he went out drinking in Prince William County is facing charges after returning home drunk while police were assisting his kids, authorities announced. Ever Pleitez-Martinez was arrested on Monday, Feb. 5 following an investigation into two children who were left abandoned at the High Pointe at Rippon Landing Condominiums in the 15600 block of Weathervane Trail in Woodbridge, officials say. According to a spokesperson from the Prince William County Police Department, officers were called to the complex, whe…

by Zak Failla

02/06/2024

Police & Fire

District Man Wanted For Role In Maryland Murder Arrested In Virginia, Police Say A District man wanted for murder in Maryland has been apprehended in Virginia one day an alert was issued by police seeking the public's assistance in apprehending him. Hakeem Earnest Sampson, 27, was arrested by members of the Fairfax County Police Department on Tuesday, Feb. 6, and charged in connection to the murder of young father Michael Isaih Olaniyi in July 2022 in the 300 block of North Market Street in Frederick County, authorities announced. 🚨 Murder suspect apprehended! Our #FCPD Franconia officers, detectives and members of our Special Operations Division coordinated to …

by Zak Failla

02/06/2024

News

Photo Released Of Wanted Suspect After Stafford County Bank Robbery (Developing) There was an increased police presence in parts of Stafford County on Tuesday morning following a reported bank robbery. An alert was issued by the sheriff's office at 11 a.m. on Feb. 6 advising that an investigation has been launched after a bank robbery in the area of Worth Avenue. The suspect was described as being a Black man who was wearing a mask, black hat, blue jeans, blue shirt, and a gray North Face jacket. A photo of the wanted man was later released by the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, which advised the man could still be in there area. No additional information was p…

by Zak Failla

02/06/2024

Police & Fire

Police ID Pair Killed In Double Southwest DC Shooting; Surveillance Video Of Suspect Released Recognize them? The Metropolitan Police Department released new photos and video of a "person of interest" who is wanted for his alleged role in the fatal shooting of Southwest DC residents Patricia Harris, 35, and Tyrone Jacobs, 24, in December. Shortly before noon on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, officers from the agency were called to the 1300 block of Half Street SW, where they found three men and a woman suffering from gunshot wounds. Harris was pronounced dead at the scene, and Jacobs later died at the hospital. The other two shooting victims were treated for undisclosed injuries. A rew…

by Zak Failla

02/06/2024

Sports

Drone-Flying PA Man Who Caused AFC Championship Game Delay Faces Prison Time In Maryland: Feds A Pennsylvania man who flew a drone over M&T Bank Stadium during the Baltimore Ravens' AFC Championship Game loss is facing felony charges, authorities announced. Chadds Ford resident Matthew Hebert found himself in the crosshairs of federal officials during the Raves' loss against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Jan. 28 and will now face prison time after taking several photos of himself with the drone at the game, which had to be temporarily suspended. "An administrative timeout... you may have not heard of one like that before. But it was a drone apparently that was interfering …

by Zak Failla

02/06/2024

Police & Fire

District Man Riding In Maserati Wanted For Role In Maryland Murder: Police Look familiar? The Frederick Police Department is issuing a new call to the community as they attempt to track down a man wanted for the murder of young father Michael Isaih Olaniyi in July 2022 in the 300 block of North Market Street. At approximately 3:30 a.m. on July 23, 2022, an officer from the department on patrol in the area heard a shots ring out in the 300 block of North Market Street, and upon arrival, they found Olaniyi, 26, suffering from a gunshot wound. Olaniyi was treated at the scene and pronounced dead shortly after he arrived at the hospital, according to offic…

by Zak Failla

02/06/2024

Police & Fire

Police Probing Alleged Attempted Sexual Assault In Alexandria Alleyway By Man Who Escaped A woman was able to wriggle free and save herself in Alexandria after a reported attempted sexual assault in an otherwise quaint neighborhood on Monday morning, police say. Shortly after midnight on Feb. 5, officers from the Alexandria Police Department responded to the 2200 block of Main Line Boulevard to investigate an attempted sexual assault that had just taken place. According to officials, a woman said that she was walking down an alleyway when an unknown person attempted to sexually assault her, though he was able to get away. Responding officers were able to spot the man, but he es…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2024

Police & Fire

Suitland Man, 31, Killed By Officer Mourned By Loved Ones Police have identified the 31-year-old man who was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Prince George's County last week. Suitland's Melvin Jay was killed during an incident involving Officer Braxton Shelton, who has four years of law enforcement experience, the Maryland Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division (IID) announced Monday, Feb. 5. Officers on patrol were called at around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 1 to the 5100 block of Suitland Road for a reported breaking and entering situation, leading to the fatal incident. When the officer arrived, they found Jay i…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2024

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