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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

Trump Sinks To Lowest 100-Day Approval In 80 Years, Poll Shows Donald Trump just made history — but not the kind he wanted. A new ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll shows Trump’s approval rating has sunk to 39 percent just 100 days into his second term, the lowest for any president at this point in office in more than 80 years, according to a report released Sunday, April 28. The poll, conducted nationally, paints a grim picture for the former president as Americans grow increasingly nervous about the economy. Seventy-two percent believe Trump's policies are likely to cause a recession soon, while 73 percent already say the economy is in bad sh…

by Zak Failla

04/27/2025

Police & Fire

Man Shot Dead By Police After Knife Attack On 91-Year-Old Woman At Virginia Senior Living Home A man was shot and killed by police after attacking a 91-year-old woman with a knife inside a Virginia senior living home, authorities said. The incident unfolded just before 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Westminster at Lake Ridge Senior Living Home on Clipper Drive in Woodbridge, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Officers were called to the facility for a report of a man in crisis armed with a knife, officials said. When officers made contact inside the residence, the man approached them with the knife and ignored commands to stop, prompting them to fire mu…

by Zak Failla

04/26/2025

Police & Fire

Maryland Man Charged With Murder After 27-Year-Old Found Dead Inside Home, Police Say A man has been arrested after police found a 27-year-old man dead inside a Maryland home, authorities announced. Brandt John Roberts, 40, of Fruitland, was charged with first- and second-degree murder and related offenses following the death of Albert Joseph Vacovsky III, 27, Maryland State Police said. The investigation began around 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 25, when officers from the Fruitland Police Department responded to a home in the 200 block of Camden Avenue for a reported death. They found Vacovsky deceased inside the residence. Following consultation with the Wicomico County…

by Zak Failla

04/26/2025

Sports

After Stunning Draft Fall, Shedeur Sanders Officially Lands In NFL The wait is over. Once projected to be a possible number one draft pick, Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders — you may have heard of his father — is heading to the Cleveland Browns. Sanders was considered a consensus first-round pick, but inexplicably fell into the fifth round before the Browns picked him up with the 144th pick. He was their second choice, after the Browns picked up Oregon star Dillon Gabriel with the 94th pick. The quarterback room now includes the two rookies, Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, and much-maligned Deshaun Watson, who may not play this season. Sander…

by Zak Failla

04/26/2025

News

‘Master Of Mutilation’ In Maryland Accused Of Funding Brutal Attacks In Cameroon: DOJ A Maryland man known as the "Garri Master" — or Master of Mutilation — is facing federal charges for allegedly masterminding a brutal conspiracy to fund violent attacks, kidnappings, and mutilations in Cameroon, federal prosecutors announced. Eric Tano Tataw, 38, of Gaithersburg, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland after what authorities described as a vicious, years-long plot to support violent separatist fighters known as the Amba Boys. According to the indictment, Tataw — a Cameroonian national living in Maryland — called for attacks on Cameroonian civilians, municipal offic…

by Zak Failla

04/26/2025

Sports

Trump Blitzes NFL Owners After Shedeur Sanders Draft Slip: 'Are They Stupid?' Do the genes make the man? President Donald Trump surely thinks so. For the second straight day, Trump took to his Truth Social platform to take on the NFL, this time addressing Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders — son of Hall of Famer Deion — not being picked in the first round. At one point, Sanders was considered a potential top three pick in the NFL Draft, which began on Thursday, but he fell out of the first round after being passed over by all 32 teams. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shedeur Sanders (@she…

by Zak Failla

04/25/2025

Schools

Howard County Substitute Teacher Removed After Child Pornography Arrest, Officials Say A substitute teacher who briefly worked at two Maryland high schools has been charged with possession and distribution of child pornography, school officials announced. Thomas Miller was arrested by Baltimore County Police and is facing charges unrelated to his work inside Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) buildings, according to a statement released by officials. Officials said Miller worked only three days within HCPSS: Dec. 13, 2024 at Wilde Lake High School; Jan. 4, 2025 at Marriotts Ridge High School; March 7, 2025 again at Marriotts Ridge. Police confirmed that the criminal…

by Zak Failla

04/25/2025

Obituaries

Award-Winning Stunt Pilot Rob Holland Dies In Crash At Virginia Base Days Before Airshow An award-winning stunt pilot died when his "experimental plane" crashed at a Virginia military base days before an upcoming airshow. Rob Holland, 50, has been identified as the pilot killed at Langley Air Force Base when his plane went down in Hampton, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed. NTSB and Langley Air Force Base will hold a media briefing today at 3 p.m. on yesterday's crash of an experimental MX Aircraft MXS near Hampton, Virginia.Location: Riverview Events Center128 Benedict Avenue, Langley Air Force Base pic.twitter.com/RDVtfHRrqI — NTSB Newsro…

by Zak Failla

04/25/2025

Police & Fire

Massage Appointment In Prince William County Ends With Sexual Assault Arrest: Police A massage appointment turned criminal in Manassas after a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted inside a mobile home, according to the Prince William County Police Department. The assault happened on March 19 at the Forest Park Mobile Home Park on the 7800 block of Tayloe Drive, where the victim, a 35-year-old woman, arranged to meet a man for massage services, investigators say. Once inside the residence, the man — identified as Edgar Antonio Lopez Hernandez, 48 — allegedly sexually assaulted her, police said. Detectives launched an investigation and arrested Lopez Hernandez on Tuesday, …

by Zak Failla

04/25/2025

Police & Fire

Speeding BMW Packed With Heroin, Crack Cocaine Busted Near Virginia Border: Sheriff A speeding BMW led to a massive drug bust in Maryland when a North Carolina man was caught with heroin and crack cocaine, authorities announced. Xerxus Rashad Belvin, 46, was arrested just after 1:20 a.m. on Friday, April 25, after deputies spotted him flying up Route 15 near I-70 in a white BMW X7, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office. Officials say after pulling Belvin over, one deputy returned to the cruiser to run checks, at which point a second deputy spotted him attempting to conceal a large square-shaped object, wrapped in tape, under the driver’s seat. Durin…

by Zak Failla

04/25/2025

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