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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

Discarded Ashes To Blame For $50K Christmas Day Fire In Virginia, Officials Say Christmas was nearly spoiled for a Loudoun County family when discarded ashes from a holiday fire sparked and caused an expensive fire in Ashburn. On Monday, first responders were called to Janneys Corner Court to investigate a reported fire that started in a garage, but was unable to spread to the rest of the home, simply because of a closed door. The incident was reported shortly before 4 p.m. on Dec. 25. Crews were called to the two-story home, where they found a fire in an attached garage that was quickly knocked down, but not before causing an estimated $50,000 in damage for the…

by Zak Failla

12/26/2023

Lifestyle

Lady Luck Gives Maryland Lottery Player $540K Christmas Gift Mariah Carey may only want YOU for Christmas, but a Maryland Lottery player is going to have to be content to settle for a $540,000 prize. The lights were shining on Christmas for one lucky player after a "Multi-Match" jackpot hit for the latest drawing on the Monday, Dec. 25 on a ticket sold in Baltimore County. On Monday, the winning numbers were 11-16-21-26-37-41 on a ticket that was sold at The News Stand in Security Square. The winner - who has not been identified - will now have the option between an estimated annuity of $540,000, paid in 25 equal installments, or an estim…

by Zak Failla

12/26/2023

Police & Fire

District Man Killed, Woman Hospitalized In Double Prince George's County Shooting, Police Say Police have identified the District man killed in a shooting in Maryland early on Tuesday morning. Tracy Williams, Jr., 41, was found shot to death in the stairwell of an Oxon Hill building early on Tuesday in a double shooting that also left a woman hospitalized. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, at around 12:45 a.m. on Dec. 26, officers responded to the 5100 block of Deal Drive to investigate a shooting. Upon arrival, they found Williams in a stairwell suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and a second woman was taken to the…

by Zak Failla

12/26/2023

Police & Fire

'I Just Want Her Back:' Mom Mourns Loss Of Girl, 10, Killed In Maryland Christmas Fire Theresa Moats is living a nightmare. The Elkton mom since Christmas has been mourning the loss of her 10-year-old daughter, Kyleigh, who died in a fire that swept through their home. "This is my worst nightmare," Theresa said on Facebook Wednesday morning, Dec. 27. "I can't sleep I can't eat I just can't function I miss my girl so much." Kyleigh was first identified in a GoFundMe campaign as the victim of the Willow Drive fire on Monday, Dec. 25. The family also lost their home, pets, belongings, and were left out in the cold while the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office con…

by Zak Failla & Cecilia Levine

12/26/2023

Traffic

Car Being Towed Catches Fire On I-270 In Montgomery County A tow truck driver got a scare on Tuesday morning when a vehicle being transported went up in flames on I-270 in Montgomery County. Officials say that at around 11:30 a.m., crews were called to a stretch of the interstate near Route 121 when the engine of the car being towed caught fire. The car caught fire while it was being towed in Montgomery County. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO A Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson said that a vehicle was being towed when the engine compartment caught fire and was quickly extinguished when the driver dropped it on the side o…

by Zak Failla

12/26/2023

News

Woman Spending Holidays Behind Bars After Smashing Window During Tirade In Arlington: Police An irate woman is spending the holidays behind bars after causing a scene inside a Virginia apartment building on Christmas Eve, police say. Officers from the Arlington Police Department got an early morning call on Sunday when there was a report of a burglary in progress at around 3:45 a.m. in the 800 block of South Frederick Street. They got more than they bargained for. According to police, responding officers could hear a dispute in an apartment building and three people, including 31-year-old Arlington resident Brittany Coleman, were detained as they left an apartment in the building.…

by Zak Failla

12/26/2023

Police & Fire

'Umbrella Cockatoo' Among Pets To Perish In Christmas Day Maryland Blaze: Fire Marshal Several pets were rescued, but others perished in a two-alarm blaze that broke out in a Maryland home on Christmas Day, the fire marshal says. Shortly after noon on Monday afternoon, members of the Fruitland Volunteer Fire Company were called to a home on Coulbourn Mill Road in Salisbury when a fire was reported inside a two-story home. Officials say that it took a team of 60 firefighters upwards of an hour to get the fire under control after it started inside a back porch. Officials say that four dogs and a pet rabbit were rescued by firefighters from the burning home, though an "Umbrella…

by Zak Failla

12/26/2023

Traffic

Two Hospitalized With Traumatic Injuries Following Crash In Maryland That Shut Down MD-355 Two were hospitalized in Montgomery County early on Tuesday afternoon after a violent crash left a person trapped in a vehicle, officials say. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service personnel were called to investigate a crash that shut down Frederick Road (MD 355) in Gaithersburg. Update: Traffic incident closes both directions of Frederick Road (MD 355) between Game Preserve Road and Wheatfield Drive. Expect significant delays. Seek alternate route. #MdTraffic — Montgomery Co OEMHS (@ReadyMontgomery) December 26, 2023 A spokesperson for the agency said that there were two ve…

by Zak Failla

12/26/2023

News

Delivery Driver Who Targeted Teen Girl Arrested For Stalking In VA: Sheriff A delivery driver in Virginia attempted to prey on a teen girl he is accused of stalking, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office announced. 24-year-old William Wilson is back on the streets after being arrested and released after allegedly targeting a teenager who he made inappropriate comments toward. According to a spokesperson from the sheriff's office, on Thursday, Dec. 21, deputies were called to investigate a suspicious delivery driver who came to a home in the Rock Hill District several times and "offered to do things of a sexual nature" with the girl. Investigators made note th…

by Zak Failla

12/26/2023

Police & Fire

Man Killed, Suspect Sought In Southwest DC Shooting, Police Say Recognize him? The Metropolitan Police Department issued an alert as they attempt to track down a man wanted in connection to a killing in Southwest DC on Tuesday morning. Shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Dec. 26, police say that officers were called to the 600 block of Maryland Avenue SW to investigate a reported shooting in the area. Upon arrival they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, and he was taken to an area hospital, where he died later on Tuesday morning. On Tuesday afternoon, the department released a surveillance photo of a possible suspect, though no addition…

by Zak Failla

12/26/2023

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