90°

Wednesday, aug 13

Zak Failla

Assistant Managing Editor

zfailla@dailyvoice.com

FOLLOW ON

Facebook Twitter Linkedin Instagram

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

Obituaries

Mason Langlais, 12, Dies After Long Fight With Rare Disorder In VA: ‘He Made People Feel Loved' Mason Ryder Langlais filled 12 short years with more courage and light than many people manage in a lifetime. At age 3, Langlais was diagnosed with Dyskeratosis Congenita, a rare genetic disorder that prevents the formation of bone marrow, according to family friend Kaelyn Rhodes, who has been actively fundraising for his parents. The Front Royal, Virginia native received a bone marrow transplant at the age of 4, and a liver transplant at the age of 9, she said. "With each transplant, and many times in-between, he and his family had to rush and relocate to specialty hospita…

by Zak Failla

07/29/2025

Police & Fire

Teens Wanted For Bel Air Shop Burglary Arrested In PA; Linked To Organized Crime Ring: Police A group of teens wanted for smashing their way into a Harford County vintage shop were arrested in Pennsylvania days later — and are now suspected of being part of an organized crime ring stretching across Maryland and beyond, police said. Bel Air Police say four suspects broke into Offline Footwear & Vintage on Main Street around 11:30 p.m. on Friday, July 11, after “smashing through the glass in the front door.” Offline Footwear & Vintage on Main Street Google Maps street view Once inside, “suspects rummaged through merchandise, smashed a display case, and stole numerous v…

by Zak Failla

07/29/2025

Business

$348M Mega Millions Ticket Sold At 'Luckiest VA Store' Is Largest Jackpot In State History Someone in Virginia is holding a ticket worth $348 million – the largest jackpot in Virginia Lottery history – and it was sold at a little location that now just might be the “luckiest store in Virginia,” officials said. The winning Mega Millions ticket matched all six numbers in the June 27 drawing and was purchased at E & C Mid-Atlantic in Burgess, according to the Virginia Lottery. While the jackpot winner hasn’t stepped forward yet, Virginia Lottery Executive Director Khalid Jones visited the store to present E & C Mid-Atlantic Vice President of Operations Juan Torres with a cer…

by Zak Failla

07/29/2025

Police & Fire

Facebook Marketplace BMW Sale Turns Violent: Seller Robbed At Gunpoint, Cops Say A Facebook Marketplace meeting to buy a BMW in Maryland ended in gunfire threats and a crash after three men allegedly robbed the seller at gunpoint and tried to get away in a stolen Infiniti, police said. When the men arrived, 18-year-old Julian Chase Rose, of Beltsville, and 19-year-old Prince Chukang, of Silver Spring, “displayed a handgun and demanded the keys to the BMW,” according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. “The victim dropped the keys and ran,” police continued. A third suspect, 20-year-old Kendric Rock, of Silver Spring, had driven the men to the home in a 2019 …

by Zak Failla

07/29/2025

Police & Fire

Screaming Stafford Woman 'On Some Kind Of Narcotic' Nabbed At Wendy’s Drive-Thru, Sheriff Says A Virginia woman failed to get a Frosty — but she did get a free ride to jail after allegedly screaming in a Wendy’s drive-thru while “on some kind of narcotic,” authorities said. Rachel Jordan, 38, was arrested outside the Wendy’s on Warrenton Road around 6:15 p.m. on Sunday, July 27, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to the restaurant for a report of a woman “screaming in the area.” One witness told dispatchers the woman appeared to be “on some kind of narcotic,” a spokesperson from the agency said. “When deputies arrived, they quickly located…

by Zak Failla

07/29/2025

Police & Fire

Woman Assaulted ICE, FBI Agents Trying To Deport Gang Member In DC: Feds A woman from DC who attacked ICE and FBI agents in an effort to block the transfer of a suspected 18th Street gang member is facing charges of her own, authorities announced. Sydney Lori Reid, 44, was charged in US District Court on Tuesday, July 23, with assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the US Attorney’s Office on Tuesday. The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22 outside the DC Central Detention Facility, federal prosecutors said. According to ICE, Homeland Security Investigations…

by Zak Failla

07/29/2025

Police & Fire

Wild Arundel Mills Shootout Ends With 4 Arrests, Pounds Of Pot, Guns Seized: Police A teenager and three adults are facing charges after a wild shootout near Arundel Mills Mall led police to a massive drug and weapon bust in Maryland, authorities announced. A 21-year-old woman was caught in the crossfire and shot on Arundel Mills Boulevard around 8 p.m. on Friday, June 20, where there were reports of shots fired, according to Anne Arundel County Police. Detectives say multiple vehicles were struck when gunfire erupted between two cars near Arundel Way in Hanover. The victim — who was not involved — was rushed to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries to her u…

by Zak Failla

07/29/2025

Police & Fire

Virginia Woman Watched As Vulnerable Relative Was Abused, Didn't Call For Help: Police A Bristow man and woman are behind bars after they were accused of abusing a vulnerable adult relative inside their Prince William County home, police announced. Diego Balcazar Tabares, 53, and Evelyn Adriana Trossi-Balcazar, 54, were arrested on Thursday, July 24, following a disturbing investigation into multiple incidents of domestic abuse, police said Tuesday. Detectives said the abuse happened earlier in the month at the couple’s home in the Bristow area, where the victim — a 50-year-old man — was reportedly “forcibly grabbed, thrown, and struck” by Balcazar Tabares on more than one oc…

by Zak Failla

07/29/2025

Politics

‘Locked Out’: ICE Slams Door On Maryland Lawmakers At Detention Center A group of elected officials in Maryland say they were denied access to the ICE detention facility after attempting to schedule a tour. Four members of the House of Representatives and at least two state senators were among the members of "Team Maryland" who say they were rebuffed as they attempted to inspect the conditions of the facility. "My Maryland colleagues and I were DENIED ENTRY to the Baltimore ICE detention center—despite following all legal requirements," Congressman Johnny Olszewski stated. "Congress has a legal right to inspect ICE facilities. Amid reports of inhumane c…

by Zak Failla

07/29/2025

News

Teen Drowns Off Assateague Island In Virginia After Struggling In Water: NPS An 18-year-old is dead after being pulled unconscious from the water off Assateague Island National Seashore in Virginia, authorities confirmed. The teen was swimming near the southern end of the Chincoteague Beach Parking Lot around 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, July 24, when he and another person began struggling offshore, according to the National Park Service. A relative ran to alert lifeguards, who were stationed about 150 yards away. One of the swimmers was successfully rescued, while the teen was pulled from the water unresponsive, according to park officials. CPR was immediately st…

by Zak Failla

07/29/2025

Prev Page 18 of 3450 16 17 18 19 20 Next

171 - 180 of 34,498 articles