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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

Schools

Virginia Man Breaks Into Unity Reed HS, Spends Day Hiding, Crashes Church Service: Police An 18-year-old man with no fixed address is facing multiple charges after police say he broke into a Manassas high school in the middle of the night and stayed there all day before confronting people attending church services. Kevin Stanley Alfaro Diaz entered Unity Reed High School on Rixlew Lane around 3 a.m. on Saturday, July 13, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators said Diaz damaged property inside the building and remained inside “most of the day,” until around 5 p.m., police were called after he “confronted members attending church services at the lo…

by Zak Failla

07/14/2025

Business

Déjà Booze: Maryland Teens Keep Robbing Same Bethesda Liquor Store — Until Police Step In Two teens repeatedly robbed the same Maryland liquor store at gunpoint — then came back a third time and got caught in the act, police say. The juveniles, both teen boys, have been charged in connection with three armed robberies at Geste Beer & Wine on Edgemoor Lane between July 8 and July 10, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. The first incident happened shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, when the teens entered the store, “threatened an employee with an implied firearm, stole an undisclosed amount of money from the cash register, and left the scene,” police s…

by Zak Failla

07/14/2025

Police & Fire

Gunman Tried To Hide Evidence After Killing 3-Year-Old Honesty Cheadle In DC: Feds A 24-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder for the shooting death of 3-year-old Honesty Cheadle, who was hit by a bullet while sitting in a parked car with her family in Southeast DC, authorities announced. Charles Rucker, of Washington DC, was arrested Saturday, July 12, and charged in DC Superior Court, according to US Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Rucker is accused of firing several shots toward the parked vehicle around 3 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, hitting Honesty in the head. She was rushed to a nearby hospital but died two days later on July 7. According to court doc…

by Zak Failla

07/14/2025

Police & Fire

6-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted At Busy Sam's Club In Woodbridge, Police Say A 6-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted inside a busy Sam’s Club in Virginia, according to police. Officers were called to the store, located at 14050 Worth Avenue in Woodbridge, at around 11:50 a.m. on Saturday, July 12, for a report of a sexual assault, Prince William County Police said. Investigators said the girl was shopping with her family when she was approached by a man—later identified as Justin Van Nguyen, 21—who "inappropriately touched" the child while her mother was briefly turned away. The mother quickly confronted the man, who left the store and was seen getting i…

by Zak Failla

07/14/2025

Police & Fire

Suspicious Vehicle Spotted Before Cecil County House Fire, Officials Say A suspicious vehicle was spotted leaving the area just before a house went up in flames late Saturday night in Cecil County, fire officials said. The fire broke out at 10:42 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, inside a two-story single-family home on the 5800 block of Telegraph Road in Elkton, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal, released Monday. The fire, which caused an estimated $1,000 in damage, was discovered by a neighbor, officials said. The home did not have a smoke alarm, and no fire alarms or sprinklers were present, they noted. No injuries were reported. Roughly 40 firefighters…

by Zak Failla

07/14/2025

Lifestyle

Maga Melts Down Over New Superman Movie — As It Soars Past $200M Worldwide Superman soared into theaters this weekend and had a record-breaking debut — despite some political opposition. DC Studios is off to a great start under director James Gunn, notching a $122 million opening weekend stateside, while garnering a massive $217 million across the globe, according to projections, EW reported. The impressive haul comes despite what right-wing media reported. "I went to the Yankees-Mets game ... And you should see the people sitting for "God Bless America," Fox pundit Kellyanne Conway said, before throwing more shade at the movie. "And …

by Zak Failla

07/13/2025

Sports

Trump Greeted With Cheers At MetLife Stadium For FIFA Club World Cup Final (Watch) President Donald Trump made a surprise appearance at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday, drawing deafening cheers ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup final between Chelsea and PSG The president and First Lady were on hand for the finale between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain FC, where the former took an early, overwhelming halftime lead. President Donald J. Trump and the First Lady touch down in Teterboro, New Jersey, en route to the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final at MetLife Stadium pic.twitter.com/L6AOBrIRhA — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 13, 2025 Trump landed at…

by Zak Failla

07/13/2025

Politics

Gavin Newsom Rips VP JD Vance For Disneyland Trip: 'The Families You're Tearing Apart Won't' The "Happiest Place on Earth" was anything but for Vice President JD Vance in California. Vance took a visit to Disneyland on Saturday with his family, where he was met by protesters and a vitriolic tweet from California Gov. Gavin Newsom amid the unprecedented and sweeping deportation of immigrant families across the country. On July 12, more than 100 protesters were at the gates of the amusement park to heckle Vance and his family, who were enjoying a day out, according to the Orange County Register. Protesters could be seen on video waving Mexican flags outside the Grand Cal…

by Zak Failla

07/13/2025

Police & Fire

Heroic Neighbor Saves Dogs, Slows House Fire In Havre De Grace Before Crews Arrive A quick-thinking neighbor in Harford County is being credited with rescuing two dogs and holding off a house fire until firefighters arrived to battle the blaze, officials say. The fire sparked shortly after 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 13, inside a two-story home on Webster Lapidum Road in Havre de Grace, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. A home fire alarm system alerted the homeowner, who was away at the time, prompting him to call a neighbor to check on the property. That’s when the neighbor spotted flames in the kitchen, rescued both dogs, and grabbed a fire extinguisher to try…

by Zak Failla

07/13/2025

Police & Fire

DUI Crash In Beachside Vacation Spot Leaves Cyclist Badly Injured, Police Say A 21-year-old international student was seriously injured when a suspected drunk driver hit him in the heart of Rehoboth Beach, a popular Delaware vacation destination, police said. The crash happened just after 1 a.m. on Wednesday, July 9, in the 300 block of Rehoboth Avenue, according to the Rehoboth Beach Police Department. Investigators say Megan Smith, 20, of Lewes, was driving a Jeep Wrangler westbound on Rehoboth Avenue when she hit the cyclist, who was in the area on a J-1 visa. The crash caused potentially life-threatening injuries, police said after the cyclist was rushed t…

by Zak Failla

07/13/2025

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