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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

Police ID Children Struck, Killed Walking Near Maryland Elementary School Two children were killed and a third man was injured on Monday morning when they were struck by a driver walking near a Prince George's County elementary school. Shalom Mbah, 10, and Sky Sosa, 5, both of Riverdale, have been identified by police investigators as the two children who died from their injuries as they walked to Riverdale Elementary School in Riverdale Park. The students were struck near Riverdale Elementary School. Google Maps street view Police say that at around 8 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 20, Mbah and Sosa were walking with the man in the 5000 block of Riverdale Road when …

by Zak Failla

11/21/2023

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Man Rear-Ended, Assaulted Woman On Side Of I-95 In Maryland, State Police Say The man who assaulted a woman after rear-ending her on I-270 in Montgomery County has been apprehended weeks later, authorities announced. Gaithersburg resident Jeremy Orellana, 21, has been charged in connection to a hit-and-run that led to him allegedly attacking a woman on the side of the road after he rear-ended her. According to Maryland State Police investigators, late in the afternoon on Thursday, Oct. 26, troopers were called to the northbound lanes of I-270 near Shady Grove Road in Rockville, where there was a reported crash and assault in the shoulder of the roadway. Police say t…

by Zak Failla

11/20/2023

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Police ID Virginia Man Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-95 New details have been released after a beloved 31-year-old Virginia man was killed in a crash with a tractor-trailer in Virginia on Sunday morning. A strange scene played out shortly after 5 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19, when Virginia State Police troopers were called to a two-vehicle crash in Prince William County when a tractor-trailer and Infiniti collided in the southbound lanes of the interstate. Police say that the truck struck a pillar supporting the flyover ramp on I-95, which caused the trailer to tear open and lose its contents. The driver of the tractor-trailer, Caret resident Tren…

by Zak Failla

11/20/2023

Police & Fire

Grown Man Busted Bringing Handgun Into High School Football Stadium In Virginia: Police Friday Night Lights nearly turned into Friday Night Fights after a man was busted with a handgun walking into a football game in Prince William County. Albert Trayvon Smith, 29, is facing several criminal charges after he was caught on campus at Potomac High School at a non-school-related football game late in the afternoon on Saturday, Nov. 18, according to police. The Virginia Beach resident was caught by off-duty officers who were working security at the game. According to police, while checking bags at the entrance of the football stadium, they found a gun inside Smith's belongings, an…

by Zak Failla

11/20/2023

Police & Fire

Marriott Murder: Police Apprehend Suspect In Maryland Man's Fairfax County Hotel Killing It didn't take long for police investigators in Fairfax County to apprehend a man wanted for murder. The hunt was short lived for a man wanted in connection to the murder of Maryland native Charles Anthony Ashe, Jr., 44, at the Falls Church Marriott Fairview Park hotel in Merrifield on Sunday morning. Police say that Hiep Van Vo, 43, was arrested in Maryland after his vehicle was located late on Sunday night in Gaithersburg outside an area home. Vo was then tracked down and taken into custody outside of Giant on Flower Hill Way in Gaithersburg. He is now being held in Montgome…

by Zak Failla

11/20/2023

Police & Fire

Mayday: Fire Collapses Mormon Church In Maryland A firefighter was injured in a devastating fire that broke out inside a Montgomery County church. First responders in Montgomery County and Washington DC were called to a two-alarm fire that broke out at a local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon church), authorities announced. Update - Western Avenue, Mormon Church, /nd Alarm, @mcfrs T710, AT719, M701, MAU716, CT740, SA700, EMS702 & DCFD on scene pic.twitter.com/5If4sq4aWR — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) November 20, 2023 According to officials, the roof collapsed and the church sustained significant damage. One fir…

by Zak Failla

11/20/2023

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Maryland Mother With Weeks To Live Keeping Focus On Family This is not how Kourtni Smith planned to celebrate her 34th birthday. A community is rallying behind a beloved mother of five in Maryland who is looking to spend her last months on Earth working to support her family in any way she can. Tens of thousands of dollars have already been raised on behalf of Smith's family after she was diagnosed with Invasive Lobular Carcinoma and underwent eight rounds of Chemotherapy and 15 radiation sessions, all of which proved fruitless as she fell more ill and decided to call it quits. "This is a fundraiser I never dreamed I would have to create," Smith …

by Zak Failla

11/20/2023

Police & Fire

Sketch Of Scooter-Riding Sexual Assault Suspect Released By Police In Maryland Police have released new details as they continue to investigate a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman and attempted to rob another on the Bethesda Trolley Trail earlier this year in Montgomery County. On Thursday, Sept. 14, a woman was walking her dog near the intersection of Woodglen Drive and Executive Boulevard when she spotted a man walking toward her while her dog played in the grass. According to investigators, the man sexually assaulted the woman then rode off on an electric scooter westbound on Executive Boulevard. Approximately a half hour later, a second woman said that…

by Zak Failla

11/20/2023

Police & Fire

Marriott Murder: Police Name Suspect In Maryland Man's Fairfax County Hotel Killing Look familiar? The hunt is on for a man wanted for the murder of Maryland native Charles Anthony Ashe, Jr., 44, at the Falls Church Marriott Fairview Park hotel in Merrifield on Sunday morning. Police say that Hiep Van Vo, 43, remains at large a day after he allegedly shot and killed Ashe, who was found suffering from gunshot wounds near an elevator inside the hotel. According to a Fairfax County Police Department spokesperson, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue personnel happened to be at the hotel when the emergency call came in regarding Ashe, and they were able to quickly respo…

by Zak Failla

11/20/2023

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Drunk Driver Sends Six Teens To Hospital With Critical Injuries In Virginia: Police Several teenagers are fighting for their lives in Virginia hospitals after an early-morning crash in Fairfax County involving a drunk, underage, unlicensed driver, police say. Shortly before 5 a.m. on Monday morning, members of the Fairfax County Police Department were called to the 2600 block of Pioneer Lane in Falls Church when an allegedly drunk driver crashed into a tree and several teens were ejected from the SUV. "The driver of a Lincoln SUV was speeding ... Came to a hill, lost control, and the vehicle struck a tree," Fairfax County Police Lt. Jim Curry said. "It caused the car to t…

by Zak Failla

11/20/2023

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