Zak Failla

Assistant Managing Editor

zfailla@dailyvoice.com

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.

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Who Are Virginia's Sexiest Civil Servants? Here's What New Poll Says Who Are Virginia's Sexiest Civil Servants? Here's What New Poll Says
Who Are Virginia's Sexiest Civil Servants? Here's What New Poll Says Ring the alarm! Firefighters may make the calendars and policemen are pretty, but a newly released survey found that Virginia's sexiest civil servants are neither of the two. According to DatingNews, the hottest civil servants in Virginia are paramedics. DatingNews released the new tally after interviewing 3,000 singles to uncover which uniformed pros, though they omitted out the usual suspects, including firefighters, police officers, and members of the military. "In the urban landscape, there's an undeniable physical magnetism that surrounds those in uniform," Amber Brooks of DatingNews…
Who Are New Jersey's Sexiest Civil Servants? Here's What New Poll Says Who Are New Jersey's Sexiest Civil Servants? Here's What New Poll Says
Who Are New Jersey's Sexiest Civil Servants? Here's What New Poll Says Ring the alarm! Firefighters may make the calendars and policemen are pretty, but a newly released survey found that New Jersey's sexiest civil servants are neither of the two. According to DatingNews, the hottest civil servants in the Garden State are customs and border protections officers. DatingNews released the new tally after interviewing 3,000 singles to uncover which uniformed pros, though they omitted out the usual suspects, including firefighters, police officers, and members of the military. "In the urban landscape, there's an undeniable physical magnetism that surrounds those …
Who Are Maryland's Sexiest Civil Servants? Here's What New Poll Says Who Are Maryland's Sexiest Civil Servants? Here's What New Poll Says
Who Are Maryland's Sexiest Civil Servants? Here's What New Poll Says Ring the alarm! Firefighters may make the headlines — and the calendars — and policemen are pretty, but a newly released survey found that it is, in fact, paramedics and EMS personnel who were crowned Maryland's sexiest uniformed heroes. DatingNews released a new tally after interviewing 3,000 singles to uncover which uniformed pros - though they omitted out the usual suspects - including firefighters, police officers, and members of the military. "In the urban landscape, there's an undeniable physical magnetism that surrounds those in uniform," Amber Brooks of DatingNews.com said. "Our su…
Woman Dies After Being Pulled From Water In Northwest DC: Report Woman Dies After Being Pulled From Water In Northwest DC: Report
Woman Dies After Being Pulled From Water In Northwest DC: Report A woman has reportedly died after falling into the water in the area of the Georgetown Waterfront in Northwest DC on Saturday. At approximately 8 p.m. on April 13, DC Fire and EMS personnel were called in to assist with a water rescue, where a woman suffered what were initially described as critical injuries. Update Water Rescue vicinity of Georgetown Waterfront. 1 adult female transported with critical life threatening injuries. #DCsBravest pic.twitter.com/lzWDmWrBLL — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) April 14, 2024 According to a FOX report, the woman died after being rushed to an area h…
Scammers From NY Thinking They Were Collecting $60K Land Behind Bars In Maryland: Sheriff Scammers From NY Thinking They Were Collecting $60K Land Behind Bars In Maryland: Sheriff
Scammers From NY Thinking They Were Collecting $60K Land Behind Bars In Maryland: Sheriff A couple of New Yorkers tried to pull a fast one on a woman in Maryland, but were ultimately apprehended after getting greedy and attempting to go to the well one too many times.  The Washington County Sheriff's Office was advised this week about a scam involving a pair who had been collecting large amounts of cash from a Hagerstown woman, prompting an investigation that led to the arrests of Jinghai Fang and Binbin Ge. In late March, investigators say that the woman received a notification on her tablet that one of her accounts had been hacked, so she called the supplied number and fo…
Maryland Man Found Shot To Death In Vehicle Partially Parked On Sidewalk In Southeast DC: MPD Maryland Man Found Shot To Death In Vehicle Partially Parked On Sidewalk In Southeast DC: MPD
Maryland Man Found Shot To Death In Vehicle Partially Parked On Sidewalk In Southeast DC: MPD A Maryland man was found shot to death inside a vehicle that was partially parked on a sidewalk in Southeast DC on Saturday morning, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Clinton resident Christian Elsberry has been identified by the agency as the person whose body was found shortly after 4 a.m. on April 13, officials confirmed. At approximately 4:12 a.m. on Saturday, officers found the vehicle parked on the sidewalk near the intersection of Stanton Road and Mississippi Avenue SE, and when they approached, found Elsberry inside, unconscious and not breathing, suffering from multi…
Carjacker Fleeing From Officers Rams Cruisers Busted Following Chase In Charles County: Sheriff Carjacker Fleeing From Officers Rams Cruisers Busted Following Chase In Charles County: Sheriff
Carjacker Fleeing From Officers Rams Cruisers Busted Following Chase In Charles County: Sheriff A 62-year-old carjacker who rammed into police cruisers repeatedly in an attempt to escape justice was ultimately apprehended in Southern Maryland after going on a short-lived crime spree. Lexington Park resident Francis Jerome Hicks is facing charges in multiple counties after refusing to go down quietly and using his carjacked vehicle as a battering ram before being arrested by members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Earlier this week, officers from the sheriff's office were called to the area of Berry Road and Bonnie Lane, where a carjacking suspect was fleeing from Prince George…
Half Kilo Of Heroin, Weapons Seized During Massive Bust In Charles County: Sheriff Half Kilo Of Heroin, Weapons Seized During Massive Bust In Charles County: Sheriff
Half Kilo Of Heroin, Weapons Seized During Massive Bust In Charles County: Sheriff Drugs and weapons were recovered by members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office who busted up a drug-dealing conspiracy that was operating out of a home and business in Waldorf, officials say.  Nathan Robert Templeton, 58, was arrested following a search and seizure that led to the recovery of multiple weapons, cocaine, and nearly a half kilo of heroin.  Units from the sheriff's office were busy this week in the 2600 block of Academic Court in Waldorf, and a business in the 8000 block of Matthews Road in Bryans Road, where they tracked down Templeton, who was wanted on a host o…
Police ID Jarrettsville Man Killed In Head-On Route 165 Crash: Maryland State Police (UPDATED) Police ID Jarrettsville Man Killed In Head-On Route 165 Crash: Maryland State Police (UPDATED)
Police ID Jarrettsville Man Killed In Head-On Route 165 Crash: Maryland State Police (Updated) New details were released by Maryland state police investigators after two people were killed in a head-on crash on Maryland Route 165 in Harford County on Thursday morning, state police confirmed. Shortly before 8:30 a.m. on April 11, troopers were called to a stretch of the highway near St. Mary's Road in Pylesville, where there was a reported multi-vehicle crash. 8:36 AM ‪Both patients have been pronounced dead. The road will remain shut down for Maryland State Police... Posted by Harford County Md Fire & EMS PIO Media Page on Thursday, April 11, 2024 According to the prelim…
Video Released By MPD Of Fugitive Wanted For Fatal Stabbing In Northwest DC Video Released By MPD Of Fugitive Wanted For Fatal Stabbing In Northwest DC
Video Released By MPD Of Fugitive Wanted For Fatal Stabbing In Northwest DC Look familiar?  The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to identify and locate a wanted suspect in connection to the fatal stabbing of Marcus Boatwright last week.  Late on Thursday, April 4, officers were called to the 3000 block of Georgia Avenue NW, where they found the 45-year-old Boatwright, who has no fixed address, suffering from a stab wound to the chest. He was treated at the scene by DC Fire and EMS personnel who responded and pronounced dead. Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Branch are inv…
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