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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 Teacher Retires After Assault Allegations Involving Student, Colleague: Police An elementary school teacher in Northern Virginia is facing charges after allegedly assaulting a student and fellow educator at a Fairfax County school, authorities announced. Mary Simons, 63, of Arlington, was charged with two counts of simple assault following an investigation into separate incidents at Parklawn Elementary School, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. On Friday, March 28, Fairfax County Child Protective Services received a report that a student had been assaulted by Simons, who at the time was an active teacher at the school. Police detectives were not…

by Zak Failla

04/30/2025

Lifestyle

Final Spin': Pat Sajak Returns To ‘Celebrity Wheel Of Fortune’ For Star-Studded Goodbye Maryland's Pat Sajak is ready for "One Final Spin" back in prime time. Less than a year after retiring from the beloved show following four decades on air, the Severna Park resident is set to join Vanna White for one final run hosting ‘Celebrity Wheel of Fortune,’ with episodes beginning tonight, Wednesday, April 30. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (@celebritywheeloffortune) Last year, the 78-year-old Anne Arundel native announced he would be stepping away—making him the Guinness World Record hold…

by Zak Failla

04/30/2025

Traffic

Small Plane Slides Off Runway At Bay Bridge Airport (Developing) A small plane slid off the side of the runway at the Bay Bridge Airport on Wednesday morning, officials say. First responders were called before noon on April 30 when the plane wound up off the side of the runway at the airport. Photos and videos from the scene show the aircraft next to the runway near the Chesapeake Bay. No injuries were initially reported by investigators. The registered owner of the plane lives in Annapolis, according to FAA records, though details about the pilot have not been released. The investigation by Maryland State Police and the FAA is ongoing. Check Dai…

by Zak Failla

04/30/2025

Police & Fire

Woman Ditches Wrecked Car With 10-Year-Old Girl Inside, Found Drunk At Woodbridge Home: Police A Virginia woman is facing a felony child neglect charge after police say she crashed her vehicle with a 10-year-old girl inside, fled the scene, and was later found intoxicated at her home. The incident happened just after midnight on Friday, April 26, when officers were called to the 14700 block of Ashdale Avenue in Woodbridge to investigate a crash, Prince William County Police said. According to investigators, 29-year-old Jazmine Nichole Conward was driving when her vehicle veered off the road, struck a parked car, tore through two front yards, and finally came to a stop. Police …

by Zak Failla

04/30/2025

Police & Fire

Watch: Drunk Driver Slams Into Deputy's Cruiser During Maryland Traffic Stop A Maryland deputy narrowly escaped serious injury when an allegedly drunk and speeding driver slammed into his cruiser during a routine traffic stop — and it was all caught on camera, police said. The crash happened just before 11:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, on eastbound Route 50 near Romancoke Road in Queen Anne’s County, according to the sheriff's office. Deputy First Class Schulz had pulled over a driver and was still in his patrol car when a separate vehicle — reportedly traveling at a high rate of speed — crashed into the back of his cruiser, authorities said. Video of the crash ca…

by Zak Failla

04/30/2025

Traffic

Driver Injured After Car Crushed Under Trailer In Harford County Crash Near Amazon A driver suffered injuries after slamming into the side of a tractor-trailer in Harford County during a morning crash that mangled a sedan. Crews from Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company rushed to the scene on Fulfillment Drive near Trimble Road — an access road leading to an Amazon facility near a Kohl’s department store — after reports of a serious motor vehicle collision came in around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 30. First responders arrived to find the driver’s side of a silver sedan crushed beneath a parked trailer, its front bumper nearly flattened. According to officials, one…

by Zak Failla

04/30/2025

Police & Fire

Woman Sexually Abuses Child, Sent Photos To Toms River Man Asking For Them: Prosecutor A New Jersey man and woman are behind bars after police say she snapped photos of nude children and sent them to him. A review of messages between Julianna Goldstein, 20, and Logan Oliviera, 23, revealed Oliveira instructed Goldstein to touch a juvenile in an inappropriate manner and send photos of it to him, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. A review of various messages between the two revealed that Goldstein was sending nude photos of juveniles to Oliveira, Billhimer added. The case began with a cyber-tip to the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Childr…

by Zak Failla

04/30/2025

Police & Fire

Same Mercedes, Same Deputy, Same Ending: Stafford Driver Busted After Second Chase: Sheriff A Stafford County man learned the hard way that you can run, but you can’t hide — especially twice — after a deputy recognized his Mercedes from a high-speed pursuit just weeks earlier. Carlos Lara Sanchez, 20, is facing multiple charges after deputies say he twice tried to flee traffic stops in the same vehicle, only to be caught red-handed pulling into his own driveway on Tuesday, April 29, officials said. Sanchez's saga began in late March, when a deputy clocked a Mercedes flying northbound on Richmond Highway at 64 mph in a 45 mph zone, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office.…

by Zak Failla

04/30/2025

Police & Fire

Maryland Teen Accidentally Shot Brother With 3D-Printed Gun: Sheriff A Maryland teenager is behind bars after allegedly shooting his own brother with a 3D-printed ghost gun in their Harford County home, authorities announced. Kylee DeLilly, 18, of Edgewood, is accused of shooting his 18-year-old brother in the leg with an untraceable homemade handgun on Tuesday afternoon, April 29, the Harford County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were called shortly before 2 p.m. to the 600 block of Yorkshire Drive, where they found the victim with a gunshot wound to his upper leg. Deputies applied a tourniquet before medics rushed the victim to a trauma center for …

by Zak Failla

04/30/2025

News

Paterson Council President, Campaign Team Stole, Forged Ballots To Win 2020 Election: NJ AG A New Jersey city council president rigged the vote to keep his seat — and now he’s facing a fresh round of felony charges, state officials say. Alex Mendez, the Paterson City Council President, is facing new election fraud charges alongside his wife and three others, including campaign workers, after allegedly stealing and forging ballots to win a municipal election in May 2020, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced Wednesday, April 30. According to a 10-count superseding indictment, Mendez and his co-conspirators are accused of forging ballots and voter registrations and s…

by Zak Failla

04/30/2025

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