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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

Victim Removed, Man Barricaded Inside Fairfax County Home After Domestic Incident (Developing) Some residents have been advised to shelter in place in Fairfax County as police work to resolve a barricade situation on Friday afternoon. At around 12:15 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department responded to the 8100 block of McCauley Way in Lorton, where a man was refusing to leave an area home following a domestic incident. Police say that the victim has been removed from the residence, but the standoff was ongoing as the clock approached 1 p.m. on Friday. Officers are on scene of a barricade in the 8100 block of McCauley Way in Lorton for a man ref…

by Zak Failla

12/01/2023

Schools

Teen Found Shot Near Kipp DC College Preparatory HS (Developing) One person was injured in a shooting near a Northeast DC school on Friday morning, officials say. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called to the 1400 block of Brentwood Parkway NE near Sixth Street NE to investigate a shooting that reportedly left a teen with a gunshot wound. Shooting Investigation in the 1400 block of Brentwood Parkway, NE. Lookout is for a male with a bush hairstyle, 120 to 130lbs, 5"6' to 5"7' driving a white Hyundai Elantra and armed with a handgun. — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) December 1, 2023 The shooting was reported on the same b…

by Zak Failla

12/01/2023

Lifestyle

Instagram Star Rallies Support For VA Firefighter In Need Of Wheelchair Van For Son A social media star helped a Virginia fire union more than triple their fundraising goal as they help one of their members purchase a special new mobility van for her son. In Fauquier County, more than $170,000 was raised in just days as support swells for firefighter Gilda Martinez, whose son Aiden suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy and is in need of a new mobility van after theirs broke down on the side of the road. The single mother of two purchased a wheelchair van to take him to and from doctor appointments, family get together, and other transportation needs, but the outdated vehicl…

by Zak Failla

12/01/2023

Police & Fire

35-Year-Old Speeding Driver Killed In PWC Crash: Cops A 35-year-old man died at an area hospital days after crashing into a tree in Prince William County, authorities announced. Speed and possible impairment are believed to be a factor in a fatal crash that led to the death of Nokesville native Edward Wayne Mudd, Jr., who died from his injuries on Thursday, Nov. 30. At around 7:50 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 25, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the 5300 block of Davis Ford Road in Woodbridge to investigate a single-car crash involving a 1994 Honda Civic. The crash was reported in the 5300 block of D…

by Zak Failla

12/01/2023

Lifestyle

Famous Actress Stumped By Virginia-Themed 'Jeopardy!' Question: Can You Get It Right? Can you name the Virginia building that features more than 17 miles of hallways, but can be walked within five minutes due to its layout? Cynthia Nixon couldn't. The "Sex and the City" star flubbed the final question, ending her "Celebrity Jeopardy!" run on the Wednesday, Nov. 29. The final category was "Unique Buildings," and the answer was The Pentagon. Comedian Heather McMahan and Cedric the Entertainer both got it, but Nixon threw up her hands in confusion and showed her best guess. It's certainly U N I Q U E! Jeopardy! Nixon came into Final Jeopardy! with a…

by Zak Failla

12/01/2023

News

Serial Bank Robber Serving Sentence In Maryland Re-Entry Program Cops To New Heists: Feds A convicted serial bank robber who was serving out his sentence in Baltimore admitted to a string of new robberies in Maryland. Kevin Maurice Lawson, 55, pleaded guilty this week to three armed bank robberies that were all conducted while he was living in a residential re-entry program to finish out his sentence for a 2004 robbery, federal authorities announced. According to his plea, Lawson admitted to three armed bank robberies in Baltimore between June 6 and July 18, 2022, using a black air gun in each while wearing a surgical mask and gloves. In his first two robberies, Lawson approach…

by Zak Failla

11/30/2023

Police & Fire

GF Fetching Phone From Stolen Car Leads Officers In Maryland Straight To Wanted BF: Police It's going to be a testy holiday season for a Maryland couple. Police say that officers investigating a reported stolen Hyundai in Anne Arundel County got a tip from an unlikely source when an 18-year-old man's girlfriend accidentally led them right to him in a Hanover restaurant. At around 3:10 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, an officer from the Anne Arundel County Police Department attempted to stop Laurel resident Khali Omar Henry when he was caught driving a previously reported 2018 Hyundai Sonata in the 7600 block of Arundel Mills Boulevard. Once the pursuit began, Henry got out th…

by Zak Failla

11/30/2023

Police & Fire

Police Searching For Two Accused Of Carjacking Agent's FBI Vehicle In Northeast DC (Video) Federal investigators have released new photos of two people wanted for carjacking an FBI agent in Northeast DC. Officials say that at around 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, two Black men (pictured above) approached the agent at gunpoint in the 100 block of 12th Street NE as he was getting his FBI vehicle, and they proceeded to flee the area. The pair didn't get far, according to investigators, and the official vehicle was recovered about an hour later later a mile away on Wednesday afternoon. Now, federal authorities are seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to track down the …

by Zak Failla

11/30/2023

Police & Fire

Carjacker Not Quick Enough To Escape From Would-Be Victim In Maryland, Police Say Vigilante justice is alive and well in Baltimore. A would-be carjacking victim took matters into his own hands and didn't let a burgeoning teen criminal get away after a pair attempted to flee the scene of the crime, but was't quick enough this time. At around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday night, police say that a 27-year-old man was approached in the 3500 block of Dolfield Avenue by two Black men who attempted to gain access to his vehicle, though he refused, prompting the duo to scatter, one on foot and one in a red Toyota. They picked the wrong guy to mess with. The victim proceeded to get out …

by Zak Failla

11/30/2023

News

Murder Charges For DC Men After Double Fatal Shooting In Prince George's County: Police Two District men have been arrested nearly two months after a double fatal shooting in Prince George's County, authorities announced. Charles Washington, Jr., 31, and Antonio Jackson, 32, both of Washington, DC, have been charged with multiple counts of murder in connection to the killings of Derrick Graham and DeAngelo Moore in Oxon Hill. Officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called at around midnight on Wednesday, Oct. 4 to the 800 block of Irvington Street to investigate a shooting where they found the 41-year-old Graham and Moore suffering from gunshot wounds. …

by Zak Failla

11/30/2023

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