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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

Schools

Teacher Accused Of Grabbing Student At Virginia Elementary School Charged A longtime educator working in Prince William County is facing charges after allegedly putting her hands on a student inside an elementary school, officials say. Christine Annette Mitchell, 60, was charged following a weeks-long investigation into a reported assault involving a 9-year-old girl at Marshall Elementary School in Manassas late last month. According to the Prince William County Police Department, on Wednesday, Nov. 29, officers were called to the school on Kahns Road in Manassas to launch an investigation into reports that the girl was grabbed and dragged from one classroom into…

by Zak Failla

12/28/2023

Business

Here Comes The Money: Maryland Minimum Wage Hike Takes Effect Monday With the year coming to a close, many Maryland employees are eager to get to 2024, when the minimum wage will be boosted for workers across the state. Beginning on Monday, Jan. 1, businesses will be required to pay a $15 minimum wage under the Fair Wage Law, which was signed by Gov. Wes Moore in April. The new law does have an exception, however, as tipped workers' pay will hold steady at $3.63 hourly if they earn more than $30 a month in tips. "I entered office saying that this administration would launch the most aggressive, the most strategic, bipartisan, all-out assault on child povert…

by Zak Failla

12/28/2023

Traffic

Police ID 87-Year-Old Man Killed Crossing Intersection In Virginia An 87-year-old Reston man well known to the community has died from his injuries after being struck by a Mercedes while walking near a busy Fairfax County intersection, police say. Peter McCandless has been identified by investigators as the man struck attempting to cross the southbound lanes of Reston Parkway near Market Street earlier this week. Police say that McCandless was walking in a crosswalk, but against the signal when he was struck by a 2017 Mercedes ML350 traveling through the area. McCandless was rushed by first responders to an area hospital, where he died from. his injuries.…

by Zak Failla

12/28/2023

Police & Fire

Wanted Man Assaulted Deputy After Skipping Out On Court In Virginia: Sheriff A 53-year-old Stafford man went through great lengths to avoid being arrested for failing to make a court appearance, and only managed to compound his legal troubles, the sheriff's office says. David Grice was scheduled to appear in Stafford General District Court on Wednesday morning, but instead opted to skip it, prompting a home visit by deputies to take in the wanted man. At around noon on Dec. 27, deputies responded to Grice's Mount Vernon Avenue home, and while one person advised that no one by that name lived there, Grice ultimately came to the front door, where a strange scene playe…

by Zak Failla

12/28/2023

Police & Fire

Fight Outside Condo Complex Ends With Fatal Shooting In Maryland: Police An argument outside a Harford County condo complex led to a fatal shooting that landed a Bel Air man behind bars for murder, police say. Brian Michael Delen, 47, allegedly got into a heated disagreement overnight at the English Country Manor condominiums that rapidly escalated until he pulled out a handgun and began firing overnight. The incident was reported at around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday night in the 600 block of Churchill Road in Bel Air. Upon arrival, members of the Bel Air Police Department found that the two had gotten into an argument in the parking lot of the complex during which…

by Zak Failla

12/28/2023

Traffic

Ride-On Bus Crashes Into Maryland Home No injuries were reported after a ride-on bus drove into a Montgomery County home overnight. On Wednesday night, first responders were called to a stretch of Fairland Road, where there was a bus that struck the side of a home amid the rainy weather that doused the region this week. There were no passengers on the Montgomery County ride-on bus, and the driver was evaluated by paramedics, though he was uninjured in the crash. The state of the home after being struck by the bus was not clear on Thursday morning, though photos from the scene show at least some bricks were taken down afte…

by Zak Failla

12/28/2023

Police & Fire

Maryland Man Charged With Inappropriately Touching 10 People In DC: Police A Maryland man who touched at least 10 people inappropriately before fleeing on a bicycle in DC has been apprehended, police say. Riverdale resident Daniel Adam Grob, 46, has been arrested for a series of exchanges when he engaged in unwanted sexual contact. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, Grob has been charged with misdemeanor sexual abuse offenses over the course of more than a year, including: On Thursday, June 16, 2022, at approximately 7:40 pm in the 2100 block of K Street NW; On Monday, August 15, 2022, at approximately 9:55 am in the 1800 block of New Hamps…

by Zak Failla

12/28/2023

Police & Fire

Man Arrested In Connection To Murder Of Former Staffer For DC Councilwoman: Police A murder suspect turned himself in for allegedly shooting and killing Davon Fuller, a former staff member to a DC councilwoman, authorities announced. Northeast DC resident Deandre Miles was arrested and charged with premeditated first-degree murder while armed after Fuller was found shot to death outside of a group of area businesses this earlier year. Fuller, 28 — a former staff member for Councilwoman Brianne Nadeau — was killed in the 1500 block of Maryland Avenue NE on Monday, Oct. 16, officials announced. The shooting was reported shortly before 5:30 a.m., when the Northwest DC…

by Zak Failla

12/27/2023

Police & Fire

Homeless Man Caught With Machete, Knife Outside US Capitol: Police A homeless man was caught by an eagle-eyed officer after bringing a machete and other weapons to the US Capitol, officials say. Jose Leonardo Marquez, 23, who has no fixed address, is facing charges in the nation's capital after being caught by a US Capitol Police officer as he acted strangely outside the building. At around 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, officers spotted Marquez pacing back and forth before sitting down on a ledge on the side of the Capitol, officials say, prompting the officer to approach him to inquire about his odd behavior. While speaking with him for several mi…

by Zak Failla

12/27/2023

News

Police ID Woman Struck, Killed By Two Cars Crossing Dangerous Maryland Intersection New details have been released by police in Montgomery County after a 70-year-old woman died after being hit by two cars crossing a busy - and sometimes treacherous - intersection on Tuesday night. Rockville resident Teresa Moreno De Mejia has been identified by investigators as the person killed overnight while walking across Viers Mill Road, authorities announced. The crash was reported at around 6:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 26 at the intersection of Viers Mill Road and Atlantic Avenue. According to officials, the investigation determined that De Mejia was walking across the busy street wh…

by Zak Failla

12/27/2023

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