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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

Repeat Rapist Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Housemate In Maryland Learns Fate A 65-year-old Maryland man will spend decades in prison after admitting to repeatedly raping a member of his household over a two-year period, prosecutors said. James Thompson, 65, was sentenced to life in prison, with all but 25 years suspended, a judge in Wicomico County Circuit Court, according to the State's Attorney's Office. Thompson pleaded guilty to first-degree rape in March 2025. He was initially indicted on 228 charges following a months-long investigation into the sexual abuse of a minor. Prosecutors said that from 2021 through 2023, he repeatedly raped the victim while they li…

by Zak Failla

07/31/2025

Police & Fire

Woodbridge Mom Who Vanished After Toddler Found Dirty Outside Home Arrested: Police A Virginia mother who was wanted for allegedly refusing to come home when her toddler son was found outside in an unkempt condition has been arrested, police say. Alexandra Anna Granruth, 37, was arrested and charged with felony child neglect following a week-long investigation into a strange scene that played out near her home in the 4000 block of Dawson Beach Road in Woodbridge. Officers were initially called at around 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 23, where investigators say a 2-year-old boy was left unsupervised for an "extended period of time" by his mother. Police said at the ti…

by Zak Failla

07/31/2025

Traffic

Motorcyclist Crushed In T-Bone Crash Suffers Life-Changing Injuries In DMV Kevin Peters suffered life-changing injuries doing what he loves — riding his motorcycle — and now faces a long road to recovery after being struck by an SUV in Maryland. In late June, Peters was riding his motorcycle northbound on Route 40 through Edgewood when a driver in a Lincoln Navigator made a U-turn and t-boned him, according to his sister, Sammy Peters. His bike was crushed and had to be mechanically removed from his body. The crash left Peters with catastrophic injuries. His family said he sustained a fractured skull and epidural hematoma, an open fracture of his tib…

by Zak Failla

07/31/2025

Police & Fire

Virginia Vape Shops Ransacked In Burglary Spree; Suspect Busted: Police A Virginia man is accused of breaking into multiple vape shops during a recent rash of burglaries and stealing Kratom products, police said. David Elliot, 23, was arrested at his Fairfax home and charged with five counts of burglary following a joint investigation by Fairfax County Police and the City of Fairfax Police Department, authorities announced Wednesday, July 30. According to investigators, the charges stem from two early-morning burglaries at Star Tobacco at 10665 Braddock Road near Kings Park West. Officers first responded to the shop at 4:28 a.m. on June 26 after a commer…

by Zak Failla

07/31/2025

Police & Fire

Anxious Virginia Driver, Passenger Caught With Drugs, Gun In Traffic Stop: Police Acting guilty can get you caught—and that’s exactly what happened during a routine traffic stop in Virginia that led to major charges, police said. Ashlee Brown-Stone and Robert Robinson Jr. proved to be poor actors after being pulled over on Monday, July 28, by an officer who noticed their vehicle driving on Race Street near Emancipation Highway. What drew the officer's attention? The vehicle had no front license plate and improperly displayed registration decals, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department. Police said the pair avoided eye contact and appeared visibly nervous durin…

by Zak Failla

07/31/2025

Business

$1M Fire Guts Popular Maryland Pizza Restaurant Now Closed Indefinitely A devastating two-alarm fire caused an estimated $1 million in damage at Mario’s Pizza in Elkton, forcing the beloved Cecil County restaurant to close indefinitely while repairs are made, officials confirmed. Firefighters rushed to 42 Beauchamp Road just before 10 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, after flames erupted in the kitchen of the long-running pizzeria, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. The blaze was discovered by a neighboring employee and quickly escalated, requiring a two-alarm response from the Singerly Fire Company and nearby agencies. Approximately 75 firefighters…

by Zak Failla

07/30/2025

News

Virginia Navy Petty Officer Caught With Child Porn Learns Prison Fate A Navy Petty Officer in Virginia, who knew Big Brother was watching but continued to enjoy child porn on his devices is going to spend years in prison. Robert Henry, a US Navy Petty Officer Second Class in Norfolk, was sentenced on Tuesday to six years in prison for receiving child sexual abuse material (CSAM), federal authorities announced. In November 2024, the Norfolk Police Department received a complaint that Henry, 43, was in possession of CSAM on his personal laptop, according to court documents. Henry handed over his computer, along with two hard drives, and a cell phone, whi…

by Zak Failla

07/30/2025

Sports

Ex-Washington Wizards Star Gilbert Arenas Threw High-Stakes Poker Parties At CA Mansion: DOJ Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas has been arrested and charged in a sprawling federal case accusing him and others of running high-stakes illegal poker games out of his mansion in California. Arenas, 43, who the centerpiece for the Washington Wizards for years, was taken into custody Wednesday, July 30, along with five others, including a suspected high-ranking member of an Israeli transnational organized crime group, federal prosecutors said. According to the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, the Woodland Hills resident, also known as “Agent Zero,” is charged with:…

by Zak Failla

07/30/2025

Police & Fire

Capitol Heights Man Found Unconscious Dies; DC Roommate Now Charged With Murder: Police A District man is accused of killing his roommate nearly six months after police said the victim was found with traumatic injuries inside their Capitol Heights home. The Prince George’s County Police Department announced that Ricardo Cortez O’Neal, 33, has been arrested in connection with the death of 49-year-old Jamil Offutt. Officers from Landover District III responded on Feb. 13, to the 6900 block of Valley Park Road in unincorporated Capitol Heights for a report of a physical dispute between tenants, police said. When officers arrived, they found Offutt unconscious in the basement suf…

by Zak Failla

07/30/2025

Police & Fire

Virginia City Councilman Set On Fire After Attacker Dumps Bucket Of Gas On Him: Police A Danville City Councilman was doused in a flammable liquid and set on fire inside his workplace Wednesday morning, according to police in Virginia. Shotsie Michael Buck Hayes, 29, is accused of carrying out the attack on Lee Vogler, 38, which left Vogler hospitalized and Hayes facing attempted murder and other charges, according to the Danville Police Department. Officers were called at approximately 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, to the 700 block of Main Street for a report of a man being set on fire, according to police. Witnesses said Hayes entered Vogler’s place of work, confronted hi…

by Zak Failla

07/30/2025

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