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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.

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News

Deadly Stunt Pilot Crash: NTSB Report Reveals What Went Wrong New federal findings reveal that a critical part may have come loose before award-winning stunt pilot Rob Holland fatally crashed during a routine approach at Langley Air Force Base last month. According to a preliminary report from the NTSB, Holland’s custom-built MX Aircraft MXS “porpoised,” pitched up, rolled left, and went down on final approach to the runway at 11:35 a.m. Thursday, April 24, just days before he was set to perform at an upcoming airshow in Hampton, Virginia. Witnesses told investigators that Holland’s plane leveled off about 50 feet over the runway, flew straight, then …

by Zak Failla

05/02/2025

Police & Fire

Duo Passed Out On Busy Stafford Bridge At Rush Hour Tried To Trick Cops — And Failed: Sheriff A man and woman asleep on a busy Virginia bridge during rush hour on Thursday afternoon both tried to con deputies, and both failed spectacularly, according to the sheriff's office. Jayshon Bates, 23, and Ajae Jackson, 24, both of Stafford, reacted differently when members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office responded to the Jessica Cheney Bridge, where there were multiple traffic complaints. The complaints started rolling in at around 4:30 p.m. on May 1. "While traffic on Garrisonville Road is usually backed up at this time, it was exacerbated due to the driver asleep behind the wheel…

by Zak Failla

05/02/2025

Lifestyle

Maryland Mom, Nurse Partially Paralyzed Giving Birth To ‘Perfect’ Baby Girl What started as a miracle moment for a Maryland family has led to uncertainty after the new mother suffered unexpected complications. After years of hoping, trying, and enduring the challenges of IVF, Sarah Park finally gave birth to her "absolutely perfect" daughter, Ellie. But just as her family’s dream came true, a nightmare no one could have foreseen began. The beloved nurse practitioner in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at the University of Maryland Medical Center, suddenly lost all movement and sensation in her legs during what was supposed to be a routine epidural ahead of c…

by Zak Failla

05/02/2025

Police & Fire

Owings Mills Man Who Fired At Driver In I-95 Road Rage Case Learns His Fate A Maryland man who opened fire on a driver during a midday road rage dispute on I-95 in Howard County will spend decades in prison. Owings Mills resident Quwan Gordon, 48, was arrested in connection to a midday shooting last summer after firing at another driver during a bout of road rage, and he was later convicted. This week, the Howard County State's Attorney's Office announced that Gordon was sentenced to 50 years in prison in connection to the shooting along the interstate. In January, Gordon was convicted of attempted murder, first-degree assault, and related weapons offenses fo…

by Zak Failla

05/02/2025

Police & Fire

Arlington Man Targeted Twice In Under 24 Hours By Same Teens In Robbery, Shooting: Police It was a long week for a Virginia man who was violently beaten and robbed one day and then shot at the next, according to the Arlington County Police Department. Teens targeted the Arlington man, who was victimized twice in under 24 hours, leading to a mad scramble to apprehend those responsible. The back-to-back crimes were reported on Monday, April 29, and Tuesday, April 30. The first incident happened shortly after noon Monday in a stairwell of a parking garage in the 600 block of North Glebe Road. Police said several suspects assaulted the victim and stole his clothes before running aw…

by Zak Failla

05/02/2025

News

Woman Killed In Woodbridge Crash After Speeding Driver Hits Turning Car: Police A 32-year-old woman was killed in a two-car crash in Woodbridge that may have been caused by a speeding driver, Prince William County Police said. It happened shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday, May 1, at the intersection of Dale Boulevard and Barksdale Street, when the driver of a 2008 Honda Civic attempted a left turn and was struck by a 2020 Honda Civic headed the opposite direction. Evangelina Castro, 32, of Woodbridge, was in the passenger seat of the 2008 Honda and had to be extricated from the vehicle. She was taken to a nearby hospital, where she later died, police said Friday. …

by Zak Failla

05/02/2025

Police & Fire

Maryland Man Killed After Crashing Into Clarksburg Townhouse; 1 In Custody, 1 At Large: Police One man is behind bars and another is on the run after a Maryland driver was shot and crashed into a townhouse earlier this week, police said. Demari Howard Brown, 20, of Montgomery Village, was arrested Thursday, May 1 by the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force, days after Henry Krishawn Gilbert, 20, was found shot behind the wheel of a wrecked car on Brookridge Court. Gilbert’s car slammed into a townhouse just before 6 p.m. Saturday, April 26, after he was shot. The Montgomery Village resident was rushed to the hospital, where he died a short time later, Montgomery County Police said. Detec…

by Zak Failla

05/02/2025

News

Frederick Protest Erupts In Violence As Masked Group Assaults Officers: Police A protest in downtown Frederick took a violent turn Thursday night when several masked demonstrators took things up a notch, police say. The group—dressed in all black with goggles and gas masks—was reported around 8:45 p.m. on May 2, swinging umbrellas at passing cars near Fourth and North Market Street, according to the Frederick Police Department. While most protests remained peaceful, this group’s actions crossed the line into criminal behavior, authorities said. "Most participants demonstrated peacefully and with respect for the law and we thank those individuals and organizations for…

by Zak Failla

05/02/2025

Schools

Teens Charged As Adults After Loaded Gun Found In Banned Backpack At Wise HS: Police Two 10th-grade boys will be charged as adults after a loaded gun was found hidden inside a banned bookbag at Wise High School in Upper Marlboro, according to Prince George’s County Police. The incident happened around 1:55 p.m. Thursday, May 1, when school security officers saw one student hand off a black bookbag to another student in a hallway. Only clear backpacks are allowed on campus, police said. Security searched the bag and found a loaded firearm inside. Both students ran from the building before they could be detained. The two suspects — a 17-year-old and a 16-year-old — ar…

by Zak Failla

05/02/2025

News

‘Garri Master’ From Gaithersburg Indicted For Directing Mutilation Campaign In Cameroon: ICE A Maryland man known as the “Garri Master” is accused of ordering mutilations, murders, and kidnappings in Cameroon while living comfortably in Gaithersburg, federal investigators announced. Eric Tano Tataw has been federally indicted for allegedly financing and directing a violent separatist campaign in Cameroon from his home in Montgomery County. Tataw, 38, is accused of raising more than $110,000 to arm a brutal militia group called the Amba Boys, and calling for attacks on civilians — including orders to cut off fingers, limbs, and kill those viewed as cooperating with the go…

by Zak Failla

05/02/2025

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