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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

Police & Fire

Virginia Man, 21, Slapped With 100 Child Porn Charges After Raid, Police Say A 21-year-old Virginia man is facing 100 counts of child pornography possession after an arrest by police in Blacksburg, authorities announced. Nirish Chilakala was taken into custody on Tuesday, May 27, after officers with the Blacksburg Police Department served a search warrant at a home in the 600 block of Broce Drive, police said. Chilakala was charged with 100 counts of possession of child pornography following what officials described as an ongoing investigation. He was released on a $10,000 secured bond, according to the department. Police say the investigation is still active, and…

by Zak Failla

05/30/2025

Police & Fire

Spotsy Man Tied To 2023 Teen Killing Charged With Murder After 2-Year Investigation: Police Nearly two years after a 19-year-old was gunned down in Fredericksburg, a suspect is finally behind bars and facing murder charges, authorities announced on Thursday. Ahmad Haigler, 26, of Spotsylvania, was arrested on May 29, and charged in connection with the fatal 2023 shooting of Antione Fox, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department. Fox was just 19 years old when police say he was shot and killed on June 10, 2023, sparking an intensive investigation that stretched nearly two years. Detectives said they were able to identify Haigler as a suspect through evidence collected over…

by Zak Failla

05/29/2025

News

Sister Pens Heartbreaking Tribute To Woodbridge Mom Killed In Crash: 'My Confidante, My Rock' A Virginia mother of five was killed in a tragic crash just days after her birthday — and on the birthday of her husband — leaving a heartbroken family struggling to pick up the pieces. Seema Rizvi, 45, of Woodbridge, was killed around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27, after her Honda Accord was struck at the intersection of Minnieville Road and Summit School Road in Woodbridge, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Police said Rizvi was making a left turn across the northbound lanes of Minnieville Road when she collided with a Toyota Highlander at a flashing amber traffic s…

by Zak Failla

05/29/2025

Police & Fire

‘Most Wanted’ Duo With 31 Warrants Busted After Bold Theft Spree In Westminster: Police They weren’t just wanted — they were wanted everywhere. Two Maryland men with 31 active arrest warrants between them were finally caught after a brazen theft spree that saw them ransack a Target and nearly strike pedestrians while fleeing a Walmart in Carroll County, police in Westminster said. Laron L. Colbert, 43, of Arnold, and Daniel O. Corona, 41, of Dundalk, were arrested this week after Westminster Police say they tried pulling off a daylight smash-and-grab at Target on Malcolm Drive — then nearly pulled off a second heist minutes later at the nearby Walmart on Woodward Road. Around…

by Zak Failla

05/29/2025

Traffic

Truck Driver Wanted After Serious Hit-Run Crash Near Maryland’s Bay Bridge: Mdta Police A tractor-trailer driver is being hunted down by Maryland authorities after fleeing the scene of a violent four-vehicle pile-up that left one person seriously injured near the Bay Bridge, officials said. The crash happened at approximately 6:40 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27, on the westbound side of US-50 in Queen Anne’s County, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police. Officers from the Bay Bridge Detachment responded near the approach to the bridge span and found a black Scion tC, a silver Jeep Wrangler, and a gold Honda Odyssey damaged in a wreck. The driver of the Sci…

by Zak Failla

05/29/2025

Police & Fire

Man Found Asleep In Stranger’s Nanjemoy Driveway With Booze, Guns, Fentanyl, Sheriff Says He had the drugs, the guns, the liquor — and not a clue where he was. A Maryland man is behind bars after he was caught asleep in someone else’s driveway with a stash of fentanyl, crack cocaine, and a stolen Glock stuffed in his waistband, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say 44-year-old Clifford Scott Garner, of Welcome, was found slumped over in a car around 6:45 a.m. Wednesday, May 28, in the 9700 block of Winneconne Place in Nanjemoy. The homeowner said he didn’t know him — but couldn’t leave either, because the car was blocking the driveway. When offic…

by Zak Failla

05/29/2025

Police & Fire

DUI Driver Crashes Into Ditch With Hennessy, Babies, And A Bad Excuse In Stafford: Sheriff She didn’t know how she ended up in the ditch — but deputies say the bottle of Hennessy in her car may have had something to do with it. A Stafford County woman is behind bars after crashing her Chevy into a ditch with two young children in the backseat while allegedly drunk, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Monday, May 26, deputies responded to Forest Lane Road for a report of a single-vehicle crash, where there was a Chevy found in a ditch with two infants in the back. No injures were reported. The driver, identified as 43-year-old Oluwakemi …

by Zak Failla

05/29/2025

News

Man Shot, Killed Over Tesla Kick In Virginia; McLean Teen Now Facing New Charges, Police Say A Virginia man was gunned down for kicking a Tesla, and now an 18-year-old is facing even more charges, police say. Kianmehr Shirinipaziziba was originally charged with second-degree murder following a deadly incident that unfolded just before 9:40 p.m. on May 23 in the 300 block of Elden Street, according to the Herndon Police Department. According to NBC Washington, the fatal shooting happened after a 39-year-old man got out of his vehicle and began attacking the teen and his Tesla. Now, he’s facing four additional felony charges, police announced on Thursday, May 29. In addition t…

by Zak Failla

05/29/2025

Politics

All Aboard The Trump Train? Florida Rep Says Rename DC Metro Or Lose $150M A Florida congressman wants to slap “Trump Train” on DC’s subway system — and he’s threatening to cut off $150 million in federal funding unless it happens. On Thursday, May 29, Republican Rep. Greg Steube introduced the Make Autorail Great Again Act, a bill that would block all federal funds to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) unless it changes its name and rebrands the Metrorail. Under the proposal, WMATA would become the Washington Metropolitan Authority for Greater Access (WMAGA) and the Metrorail system would be renamed the “Trump Train.” This is not a joke. …

by Zak Failla

05/29/2025

Schools

Stabbing Outside Bowie High School Leaves One Hurt, One Jailed, Police Say A 21-year-old man is facing attempted murder charges after a fight outside a Maryland high school ended in a stabbing, authorities said. Officers with the Bowie Police Department responded to a parking lot at Bowie High School just after 2:25 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, for a report of a large dispute involving multiple people outside the building. When police arrived, they found a victim suffering from non-life-threatening stab wounds, investigators said. The injured man was transported to a local hospital and was listed in stable condition. Officers quickly identified Jorge Zamudio Lozano…

by Zak Failla

05/29/2025

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