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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

Harley Slammed Into Parked Car, Killing Woodbridge Motorcyclist, Police Say A Virginia motorcyclist died overnight after losing control of his bike and slamming into a parked car in Prince William County, police said. Gary Virgil Teman was riding a 2016 Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide — without a proper license when he failed to make a turn and crashed off Dale Boulevard in Woodbridge, authorities said on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Officers responded to the area of Dale Blvd. and Greenwood Dr. around 1:41 a.m., according to Prince William County Police Department Public Information Officer Renee Carr. Teman had just passed through the intersection with Greenwood Dri…

by Zak Failla

08/06/2025

Traffic

Fiery Head-On Crash In Burtonsville Kills 1, Seriously Injures Another (Photos) A fiery head-on crash on a dark stretch of Sandy Spring Road in Montgomery County left one man dead and another seriously injured early Wednesday morning, authorities confirmed. The deadly wreck happened around 3:30 a.m. on Aug. 6 in the 4500 block of Sandy Spring Road in Burtonsville, Montgomery County Fire & Rescue spokesperson David Pazos said. Upon arrival, crews found two heavily damaged vehicles — both with drivers trapped — after what appeared to be a high-speed, head-on crash. Firefighters and medics worked urgently to extricate both men, but one was pronounced dead at the scen…

by Zak Failla

08/06/2025

Lifestyle

929‑Pound Monster Marlin Puts Timonium Angler in Million‑Dollar Club A blue marlin weighing nearly half a ton netted a Maryland fisherman a nearly $5 million prize. Angler Drew Osmeyer, of Timonium, got the annual White Marlin Open — one of the largest billfish tournaments in the world — off to an exciting start in Ocean City, reeling in the massive marlin. Osmeyer, aboard the 63-foot Barbara B vessel, has been the talk of the event after stunning the crowd with a 929.50-pound fish, which earned an estimated prize of $4,481,364.57. The catch was reported on Monday, Aug. 4. It is reportedly among the top five largest fish ever caught at the event. Other not…

by Zak Failla

08/06/2025

Police & Fire

Man Arrested In Cold Case Killing Of DC Cop Denna Campbell In White Oak: Police A decades-old mystery in Montgomery County may finally be getting answers. Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the death of Denna Fredericka Campbell, a 24-year-old DC police officer who was found shot to death in her White Oak apartment nearly 30 years ago, officials confirmed Tuesday, August 5. According to Montgomery County Police, Amir Jalil Ali — also known as Kenneth Burnell Wonsom — found Campbell in their home in 1995. At the time, Campbell was a four-year veteran of the Metropolitan Police Department. Ali reportedly discovered Campbell’s body in the apartment they s…

by Zak Failla

08/05/2025

News

Felon With Gun Stashed In Knee Brace Busted In DC After Lewd Act: Officials An “aggressive panhandler” with dozens of arrests on his record—as well as prior convictions in Maryland and Virginia—is heading back to prison after DC police say they found a loaded gun tucked inside his knee brace. Lawrence Jordan, 44, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, according to federal officials. Jordan was caught on Nov. 23, 2023, when officers responded around 6:15 a.m. to the 1300 block of H Street NE for a report of aggressive panhandling, officials said. Police recognized J…

by Zak Failla

08/05/2025

Police & Fire

Virginia Councilman Set On Fire At Work Recovering From Burns: 'He's A Fighter' A Virginia city councilman is recovering after surviving a horrific attack in which he was doused in a flammable liquid and set on fire inside his workplace, according to police and his family. Lee Vogler, 38, was critically injured on Tuesday, July 30, when a man entered the offices of Showcase Magazine in Danville—where Vogler works as Director of Marketing—and allegedly carried out the unthinkable, police said. According to the Danville Police Department, the suspect, identified as 29-year-old Shotsie Michael Buck Hayes, walked into the building with a five-gallon bucket, confronted Vogl…

by Zak Failla

08/05/2025

Politics

Trump Threatens To 'Take Federal Control' Of DC Over Teen Crime Surge President Donald Trump is calling for federal control of Washington, DC — threatening to “take over” the city himself if violent crime doesn’t stop. In a fiery Truth Social post shared Tuesday, Trump slammed the District’s handling of what he called “out of control” violence by “local ‘youths’ and gang members,” blaming city leaders for turning a blind eye to teen suspects, some “only 14, 15, and 16 years old.” “The Law in DC must be changed to prosecute these ‘minors’ as adults,” Trump wrote, “and lock them up for a long time, starting at age 14.” He attached a bloody photo of a young man…

by Zak Failla

08/05/2025

Lifestyle

Texas-Sized Surprise: Maryland Bowhunters Reel In Monster Catch In Bush River A pair of Maryland bowhunters got the shock of their season when they reeled in something big, toothy — and about a thousand miles from home. According to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wyatt Biensach and William Porter were bowfishing on the Bush River when they shot an alligator gar — a species native to Texas and Gulf Coast states, not the East Coast. The alligator gar can grow up to 10 feet long and tip the scales at 350 pounds, though it’s not supposed to be anywhere near Maryland, officials said. The DNR says this one was likely an aquarium release, and amazingly…

by Zak Failla

08/05/2025

News

Killer Of DC Father, Former Council Aide Davon Fuller Sentenced The man who gunned down a former staff member to a DC councilwoman is heading to prison for more than a decade. Deandre Miles, now 30, of Washington DC, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for his role in the shooting death of 28-year-old Davon Fuller in October 2023, authorities announced. Miles pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed and to destruction of property in February. Fuller — a former staff member for Councilwoman Brianne Nadeau — was killed in the 1500 block of Maryland Avenue NE on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023 officials said Early in the afternoon on …

by Zak Failla

08/05/2025

Police & Fire

Spotsy Man Killed Crossing Dark Highway; Furious Friend Beats Driver, Sheriff Says A deadly collision on a pitch-black stretch of a Virginia highway turned violent when a man’s friend reportedly attacked the driver who hit him, authorities said. Deputies responded around 2:55 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, to the 10400 block of Patriot Highway, where a pedestrian had been struck by a northbound vehicle, the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office said. The victim, later identified as 41-year-old Quinton Howard of Spotsylvania, was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His family has been notified, investigators noted. According to the sheriff’s office, How…

by Zak Failla

08/05/2025

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