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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

Man Who Preyed On Three Women In Three Hours Accused Of Sexual Battery In Virginia: Police A 20-year-old Virginia man is behind bars after preying on three women within three hours in Loudoun County. Ashburn resident Ryan Cunningham was apprehended without incident for alleged sexual assaults that were reported back-to-back-to-back on Monday, Dec. 11, the sheriff's office announced. Cunningham's day began at approximately 1 p.m., when a woman hiking on a trail near the 23000 block of Virginia Rose Place in Ashburn reported that a man walked by and inappropriately touched her, officials said. He just getting started. According to a Loudoun County Sheriff's Office spokesperson, a…

by Zak Failla

12/12/2023

Business

Charities To Benefit From Maryland Lottery Player's $620K 'Multi-Match' Jackpot Win A Howard County man still can't believe his luck days after winning a six-figure jackpot playing a Maryland Lottery game. Last week, a $620,000 "Multi-Match" ticket was sold at Royal Farms in Elkridge, which was claimed by a Columbia man at Maryland Lottery Headquarters on Monday, officials say. On the night of Thursday, Dec. 7, the lucky longtime lotto player picked up $10 in tickets from the grocery store, choosing a mix of quick-pick and personal numbers to take a shot at the jackpot. The winning numbers of the drawing were 15-24-26-35-39-41. When he went to check his numbers on t…

by Zak Failla

12/12/2023

Obituaries

Community Rallies To Send Beloved Father Killed In Maryland Robbery Back To Turkey Friends of a beloved father of two young children who was killed at the age of 40 in Prince George's County are rallying around his family. Nearly $30,000 has been raised in the days since Ronih Murat Pacal was killed during a robbery as they look to send his body back to Turkey following his death. Shortly after 3 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5, officers were called to the 6700 block of New Hampshire Avenue, where they found Pacal outside suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene, though no shooting suspect has been identified by the Prince George's County Police Depart…

by Zak Failla

12/12/2023

News

Sexual Assaulter Who Targeted Women Over Four-Month Period In DC Gets Time: Feds A District man who couldn't keep his hands to himself will spend years in prison for sexually assaulting women on three separate occasions over four months, federal authorities announced. Darren West, 28, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for sexually assaulting at least two women and robbing one of them during a string of incidents reported earlier this year. According to prosecutors, in March, West approached one victim while she was at work and propositioned her for oral sex, which she declined. Once he was rebuffed, West grabbed her inappropriately, they said. On June 8, West appro…

by Zak Failla

12/12/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Sexually Assaulted Inside Bathroom Of Virginia Grocery Store, Police Say Police in Prince William County are on the lookout for a wanted man who allegedly sexually assaulted a teen boy in the bathroom of grocery store over the weekend. Officers were called to Food Lion on Dillingham Square in Woodbridge to investigate a reported sexual assault involving a 15-year-old who was using the restroom inside the store and was accosted by an unknown man. The incident was reported shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8. Police say that while the teen was inside the bathroom he was approached by a man who inappropriately touched him and made hand gestures before leavin…

by Zak Failla

12/12/2023

News

Death Of Inmate At Arlington County Detention Facility Being Investigated, Police Say An inquiry has been launched after there was a reported in-custody death at the Arlington County Detention Facility. Shortly before 8 a.m. on Tuesday morning, police and fire crews were called to the facility, where 55-year-old David Gerhard, of Hedgesville, West Virginia, was found unresponsive in the medical unit, officials say. Members of the Arlington County police department and sheriff's office attempted to revive Gerhard, but he died after being rushed to the Virginia Hospital Center. Gerhard has been held in the Arlington County Detention Facility since November for failing to…

by Zak Failla

12/12/2023

Traffic

Firetruck Involved In Crash With Car, Pole In Maryland A firetruck was involved in a crash with another driver and telephone pole that sent one person to the hospital in Harford County. Shortly before noon on Tuesday, members of the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company were responding to a call in the 1000 block of Pulaski Highway, leading to the fateful crash, according to the agency. Approximately a half hour later, with lights and sirens activated, the truck was involved in a crash with a vehicle near the intersection of Hanson Road at Woodbridge Center Way in Edgewood, leaving the first responders in a lurch. Volunteer Firefighters fr…

by Zak Failla

12/12/2023

Police & Fire

Reckless Driver Behind Bars Facing Fresh Felony Charges In Virginia: Police A man already behind bars across the country is facing new charges in Virginia after taking police in Loudoun County on a wild ride earlier this year, authorities announced. Ricardo Avilez-Blanco, 27, has been arrested in connection to a series of reckless driving incidents involving members of the Leesburg Police Department in October while posing a threat to the public. The long day for officers began at around 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14 when they attempted to stop a speeding white Camaro, which took off on East Market Street before stopping in the area of Heritage High School…

by Zak Failla

12/12/2023

Lifestyle

Feature Film About 'Infamous Baltimore Nightclub' Casting Paid Actors In Maryland A story seemingly stranger than fiction that played out in Baltimore is heading to the silver screen, and casting is underway in Maryland. The producers of "Lowball," a feature film centered around "Baltimore's infamous Club Charles" have issued a casting call for actors to help tell the tale that is reportedly based on true events involving serial killers lurking in an actor's entourage without his knowledge. "In the late 1980s, former soap star Josh Hamlin's obsession with landing a role in cult filmmaker John Waters' next movie leads him to Baltimore's infamous Club Charles," the synopsi…

by Zak Failla

12/12/2023

Police & Fire

Man Killed Cat During 21-Hour Barricade That Ended On Virginia Rooftop: Police The Fairfax County Police Department has identified a victim in the 21-hour standoff in Culmore that ended with a man on the roof and an animal dead. Falls Church resident Brian Ramos, 21, put police through their paces after a scary scene played out inside an apartment and spilled outside to the rooftop after he killed a cat and set a fire, police say. According to police, at around 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, officers were called to the 6000 block of Bellview Drive when two people were abducted by a roommate, one of whom was assaulted with a baseball bat. Officers are in t…

by Zak Failla

12/12/2023

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