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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

News

Police ID 23-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Hyattsville Crash With SUV The Prince George's County Police Department have released new information that left a 23-year-old man dead in Hyattsville over the holiday weekend. University Park resident Angel Aguilar has been identified by authorities as the biker killed after he was found on a sidewalk following a crash on Saturday afternoon. The crash was reported shortly after 3 p.m. on Aug. 31. Officers from the Hyattsville Police Department were called to the 4300 block of East West Highway to investigate reports of a crash involving a motorcyclist and SUV, which landed the rider dead on the sidewalk. UPDATE…

by Zak Failla

09/02/2024

Police & Fire

Man Who Pushed Brother During Dispute In Capitol Heights Charged With Murder: Police Weeks after police in Prince George's County were called to investigate a fatal incident involving a pair of brothers in Capitol Heights, a man has been charged with murder, authorities announced. Rene Pop Chub, 32, has been accused of killing brother Crisantos Pop Chub, 45, during a fight that broke out last month. Officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 16 to investigate the reported domestic dispute, where they found the elder Pop Chub unconscious, while his younger brother was lying on the ground. Bo…

by Zak Failla

09/02/2024

News

Man Arrested In Purported Attempted Plane Theft At Martin State Airport In Baltimore: State PD A pilot received an unexpected passenger who allegedly attempted to steal a plane at Martin State Airport in Baltimore County, police confirmed. Maryland State Police troopers received a report at approximately 5:10 p.m. at the airport in Middle River on Friday afternoon, when Joseph Goldman, 43, drove past security and onto airport grounds in an attempt to take the plane. A police spokesperson said that Goldman got out of his vehicle and made his way to an empty aircraft. One of the pilots assigned to the scheduled flight found Goldman and alerted security, leading to his arrest. No inju…

by Zak Failla

09/02/2024

Police & Fire

Man Killed In Crash That Hospitalized Three In Temple Hills Identified By Police New details have been released following a fatal crash in Prince George's County over the holiday weekend. Four people were rushed to area hospitals - one of whom died - following a two-vehicle crash on Saturday morning in Temple Hills, police say. On Monday afternoon, the Prince George's County Police Department identified the driver killed as 60-year-old Clinton resident Douglas Brown. At approximately 9:45 a.m. on Aug. 31, the northbound lanes of Branch Avenue were closed between Beech Road and Auth Way in Temple Hills during a crash investigation. According to the department, two vehi…

by Zak Failla

09/02/2024

Police & Fire

Police Investigating Deadly Labor Day Shooting In Silver Spring (Developing) One person was killed in a Montgomery County shooting on Monday morning, police say. Officers were called at around 11 a.m. on Sept. 2 to the 8020 block of 13th Street in Silver Spring, where there was a reported shooting not far from the DC border. Police say that a man was found at the scene, and he was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Investigators said "the scene is secured." More information is expected to be released. PIO is en route. Media staging area to be determined. #MCPNews #MCPD — Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) September 2, 2024 …

by Zak Failla

09/02/2024

Police & Fire

One Killed In Single-Vehicle Rollover Crash In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says (Developing) Speed and alcohol may have been a factor in a fatal single-vehicle rollover crash that was reported in Charlotte Hall, officials say. Deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office were called at 7 p.m. on Sept. 1 to investigate a reported crash in the center median in the area of Route 5 and Oak Station Drive. Upon arrival, officials said that deputies were met by a 2021 Nissan Armada with "extensive damage," and determined that it had flipped over. The driver, only identified as an adult male, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the sheriff's office. Investigators…

by Zak Failla

09/02/2024

News

Teen Killed Breaking Up Fight At Party On Property Owned By Spotsylvania County: Sheriff One teen was killed attempting to break up a fight in Spotsylvania County and another is behind bars for his death on Sunday morning, according to the sheriff's office. Kenneth Watson has been charged with homicide and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in connection to the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Christian Whalen at a large gathering in Fredericksburg. According to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office, at around 1 a.m. on Sept. 1, deputies were called to the 14600 block of Spotswood Furnace Road to investigate a reported shooting on property owned by the county. …

by Zak Failla

09/02/2024

Obituaries

'Loving, Caring, Compassionate,' Woman, 22, Killed With BF In Sterling Remembered By Loved Ones A family is "struggling to make sense of something that is senseless" after a 22-year-old woman and her boyfriend were shot and killed in Loudoun County. Mijal Conejero-Romera and Diego Alexander Woollett, both 22, were identified by investigators as the two who were found shot in Sterling and later died at an area hospital on Wednesday, Aug. 28. Mijal Conejero-Romera GoFundMe A friend of the family who had known Conejero-Romera since she was 8 years old described her as "such a sweet girl, (who was) always smiling. "We don't know how we're going to go on," she continued.…

by Zak Failla

09/01/2024

Police & Fire

'Unlawful Exhibition Driving' Events In Baltimore Dismantled Overnight: Maryland State Police Seven people were arrested over the course of six hours as Maryland State Police broke up nearly a dozen "unlawful exhibition driving events" overnight, officials say. Troopers were busy on Saturday night and Sunday morning in Baltimore, Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties, responding to several locations in the region where up to 200 people gathered in parking lots and attempted to shut down certain intersections. Police say that they responded to these locations: 10:40 p.m.: 5710 A Wabash Ave. in Baltimore; 11:10 p.m.: 2880-2894 Rolling Road in Windsor Mill; 11:49 p.m.: 3…

by Zak Failla

09/01/2024

Lifestyle

Winning $50K Scratcher Sold At Maryland Liquor Store To Persistent Frederick County Player Persistence paid off for a Maryland Lottery winner who continued buying tickets until ultimately cashing in on a $50,000 jackpot. After what now looks like a modest Keno win of $465, an enthusiastic Frederick County Lottery player decided to test his luck with a scratch-off ticket. Which led to the purchase another scratch-off ticket. Then another scratch-off. Then, what started as a $30 gamble led to the fateful purchase of a 200X The Cash scratcher that landed for a second-tier $50,000 prize at Paddock Wine & Spirits in Woodbine. According to Lottery officials, the Frederick C…

by Zak Failla

09/01/2024

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