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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

Politics

Anti-Trump VA Defense Worker Tried Leaking Intel: 'I Don’t Align With This Administration:' DOJ A Virginia-based US government employee who said he didn’t support the current administration tried to pass classified military intel to a foreign country — but the FBI was watching from the start, officials said. A Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) IT specialist with "Top Secret" clearance was arrested in northern Virginia after he allegedly tried to leak national defense information to a foreign government — citing his personal opposition to the current administration as his reason, federal officials announced. Today, an IT specialist employed by the Defense Intelligence Agency was arr…

by Zak Failla

05/31/2025

News

Virginia Infant Left Brain Damaged, Blind After Being Brutally Shaken By Soldier: DOJ A Virginia soldier violently shook a crying newborn until she flipped and landed on her head—then lied about it, leaving the child with permanent brain damage and blindness, officials said. A former US Army soldier based at Fort Belvoir has pleaded guilty to brutally shaking a 16-day-old infant, causing severe injuries that left her legally blind and permanently brain damaged, according to federal prosecutors. Austin Blair Johnson, 35, entered the guilty plea on Friday, May 30, in US District Court in Alexandria, the US Attorney’s Office announced. Johnson was serving active duty when the …

by Zak Failla

05/31/2025

Lifestyle

‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 Trailer Drops: The Beginning Of The End Is Here Get ready to say goodbye to Hawkins. After a three-year hiatus, Netflix debuted the long-awaited trailer for season five of Stranger Things as the popular show gets ready to sign off in its final season. The streamer debuted the new footage at Netflix's Tudum event on Saturday, May 31. The fifth and final season of the American science fiction horror drama television series Stranger Things, marketed as Stranger Things 5, will be released on the streaming service Netflix. Teaser PRO Season five will pick up where season four left off, with the town of Hawkins in ruins and seve…

by Zak Failla

05/31/2025

News

ESPN Star Blasts AI Fakes Targeting Her Fans: 'Enough Is Enough' Even ESPN's Erin Dolan isn’t safe from scammers. ESPN talking head Erin Dolan issued an advisory to her nearly 340,000 Instagram followers this week, cautioning that not everything may be as it seems when it comes to corresponding with her on social media. The Penn State grad and girlfriend of Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm set the record straight after receiving disconcerting messages from fans about apparent phishing schemes. "Alright. Enough is enough," the ESPN sports betting analyst posted in an Instagram story on Wednesday, May 28. "I have TikTok, Instagra…

by Zak Failla

05/31/2025

Schools

Maryland Teacher Accused Of Sex Crimes On School Grounds: Police A longtime Maryland teacher has been arrested and is being held without bond after detectives say he committed multiple sex offenses and assaults on school grounds. Roger Myers, 61, was taken into custody on Friday, May 31, by detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department’s Crimes Against Children Unit, the department announced. According to officials, Myers is facing multiple sex offense and assault charges tied to alleged incidents that took place on school premises. Police did not specify which school or the number of alleged victims involved. Myers is currently employed by Bal…

by Zak Failla

05/30/2025

News

Pregnant Girlfriend’s Decomposing Body Led To Historic 3-Life-Term Sentence In MoCo He killed his pregnant girlfriend, her unborn baby, and a store clerk. Then he lived in the apartment with their decomposing bodies. Now, a 34-year-old man will die behind bars after receiving three life sentences in a case Montgomery County prosecutors call historic. Silver Spring resident Torrey Damien Moore has officially been removed from society after being sentenced to three consecutive life sentences plus 80 additional years for two separate, but connected murders — including what officials say is the first-ever conviction for the murder of a viable fetus in Montgomery County h…

by Zak Failla

05/30/2025

Police & Fire

Fairfax Man Groped Women, Flashed Himself, Then Fought Cops, Police Say He groped multiple women, exposed himself in public, and then fought with officers at his home. Now Gigssa Bekele Bengessa is behind bars without bond, police say. The Fairfax man is facing a slew of charges after a disturbing string of sex offenses and assaults unfolded over the span of just a few hours in the Fair Lakes area, according to Fairfax County Police. Bekele Bengessa, 33, was arrested on Wednesday, May 28, after allegedly groping multiple women, masturbating in a vehicle, and later attacking an officer who tried to take him into custody. It started around 5:04 p.m., when t…

by Zak Failla

05/30/2025

News

Gunman Behind 'Brazen' Waldorf Gas Station Heist Learns Prison Fate Jeremiah Terrell Bryant walked into a Waldorf gas station with a plastic bag and a loaded gun. Now he’s walking into prison with a 9-year sentence. The 26-year-old Beltsville resident is heading to prison after being convicted in a brazen armed robbery at a Sunoco Gas Mart in Waldorf, where he held a cashier at gunpoint and stole nearly $500 — plus the victim’s phone. On Thursday, May 29, Charles County Circuit Court Judge William Greer Jr. sentenced Bryant to 9 years in prison, including 5 years without parole, followed by 5 years of supervised probation, according to State’s Attorney…

by Zak Failla

05/30/2025

News

Beltsville Man Produced, Watched Child Porn Before Arrest, State Police Say A Prince George’s County man is behind bars after Maryland State Police say they found disturbing images on his phone during a months-long child pornography investigation. A Beltsville man is facing a stack of felony charges after state police troopers arrested him in connection with the production, possession, and viewing of child pornography, authorities announced on Friday, May 30. Edwin Antonio Valdez Olivar, 41, was taken into custody without incident at his home in Beltsville following a coordinated operation by state and federal law enforcement, officials said. He is charged with: …

by Zak Failla

05/30/2025

Weather

Tornado, Flood Watches Issued Across DMV As Severe Storms Approach A powerful storm system is sweeping through the Mid-Atlantic, prompting tornado watches and flood alerts across the DMV region on Friday. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a tornado watch effective until 8 PM for parts of central Virginia, the eastern West Virginia panhandle, and surrounding areas, authorities announced. Severe storms are expected to roll through the region on Friday. National Weather Service A flood watch is also in effect for the entire region, with forecasts predicting up to five inches of rain and the potential for flash flooding. There…

by Zak Failla

05/30/2025

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