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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.

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Police & Fire

Towering Smoke Cloud Seen For Miles After Car Fire Erupts Near DCA In Arlington (Video) Black smoke billowed through the air in Virginia on Thursday morning — and it had nothing to do with electing a new pope. Crews from the Arlington County Fire Department responded early on May 8 to Gravelly Point, where they found a car fully engulfed in flames, sending smoke soaring through the air that could be seen for miles. The incident resulted in massive delays along the George Washington Parkway as crews worked to battle the blaze and clear the scene. Breaking: Units are on scene of a fully involved vehicle fire at gravely point. Expect a large fire department response and…

by Zak Failla

05/08/2025

Obituaries

Maryland Woman Dies Hero Saving Boy From Train Months After Losing Mom, Stepfather Just months after losing her mother and step-father, a 20-year-old Maryland woman has died in what her family says what was an act of heroism. Summer Giffin, of Sandy Hook, was trying to save a boy from being hit by a train Tuesday night, May 6 but was hit herself, her family tells Daily Voice. The tragic accident, which left one other person dead, happened around 8:18 p.m., when emergency crews were called to the CSX rail bridge near the Maryland-West Virginia border, just outside Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, as previously reported by Daily Voice. As of press time, more th…

by Zak Failla

05/07/2025

Traffic

Motorcyclist Killed In Frederick Crash After Car Fails To Yield: State Police (Developing) A motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a car that shut down a busy intersection in Frederick County during rush hour, Maryland State Police said. Shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, troopers were called to the intersection of Maryland Route 80 and Kemptown Church Road in Monrovia, according to police. Troopers from the Maryland State Police Frederick Barrack responded to the two-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle. The preliminary investigation shows the motorcycle was traveling south on Route 80, and the passenger vehicle was traveling on Kem…

by Zak Failla

05/07/2025

Police & Fire

Ex-DC Cop, Registered Sex Offender Ran Yearlong Child Sex Trafficking Ring: DOJ A former DC police officer and registered sex offender is facing new federal charges after allegedly running a yearlong child sex trafficking operation, authorities announced. Linwood Barnhill, 59, was arrested on Thursday, May 1, in DC, and is now facing multiple federal counts for sex trafficking children by force, coercion, and related charges, according to the US Attorney’s Office. Federal officials say Barnhill, a former Metropolitan Police Department officer, allegedly recruited a series of minor children to engage in commercial sex acts between April 1, 2024, and April 29, 2025 — and…

by Zak Failla

05/07/2025

Police & Fire

Teen Killed In Spotsylvania Shooting May Have Been Victim Of TikTok Prank Gone Wrong: Reports The Virginia high school athlete who was gunned down during what was initially deemed a home invasion may have, in fact, simply been a social media prank, according to reports. Tyler Chase Butler, 27, of Spotsylvania, was arrested on Tuesday, May 6, and charged with second-degree murder in connection with a weekend shooting that left one teen dead and another wounded during a reported break-in. Deputies say Butler opened fire on three intruders around 3 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, at a home near McKenzie Lane, after calling 911 to report a burglary in progress. Michael Bosworth Jr., 18, was s…

by Zak Failla

05/07/2025

Traffic

Trucker Killed In Triple Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-70 In Howard County: State Police A Texas truck driver is dead after a violent chain-reaction crash involving three tractor-trailers that shut down I-70 for hours in Maryland, according to state police. The crash happened around 6:36 a.m. on Wednesday, May 7, on eastbound I-70, just west of MD Route 32 in West Friendship. Troopers from the Maryland State Police Waterloo Barrack responded to the scene for a report of a multi-vehicle crash involving tractor-trailers. Joshua Donta Wilson, 38, of Grand Prairie, Texas, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. "The preliminary investigation indicates that all three tracto…

by Zak Failla

05/07/2025

Police & Fire

Gaithersburg Man Shoots Victim Multiple Times After Parking Lot Brawl, Police Say A Gaithersburg man is behind bars after allegedly shooting another man multiple times during a violent parking lot brawl in Maryland, police said. Davion Gray, 23, is accused of shooting a man in the upper and lower body after a group attack on Rockville Pike, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. The shooting happened around 9:54 p.m. on Monday, April 21, in the 11500 block of Rockville Pike. Investigators said a group of people got into an argument with a man in a parking lot. That argument escalated into a physical assault — and then a shooting. “Gray then shot the v…

by Zak Failla

05/07/2025

News

DC Shooter Who Fired At Dad Protecting 5-Year-Old Daughter Learns Prison Fate The man who shot a father and his 5-year-old daughter as they were enjoying a day out in DC will spend more than a decade behind bars, authorities announced. Alante Partlow, 30, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for the April 2024 shooting in Northeast DC when he fired shots at the family, who investigators said he knew before the incident. At around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, police say officers were called to the 4800 block of North Capitol Street NE, where they found a man and his daughter suffering from gunshot wounds outside an apartment building in the Fort Totten neighb…

by Zak Failla

05/07/2025

Traffic

Speeding Driver Dies After Crashing Into Columbia Office Building, Police Say A man is dead after slamming his car into a building in Howard County on Wednesday afternoon, prompting evacuations and a structural safety inspection, police said. Officers were called shortly after noon on May 7 to the 9300 block of Gerwig Lane in Columbia, where there was a reported crash outside the headquarters of Humanim, Inc., according to police. When first responders arrived, they found the car crashed into the building and a man dead inside. Witnesses reported that the car was traveling at a high rate of speed and failed to negotiate a curve in the road, police said. Inves…

by Zak Failla

05/07/2025

Police & Fire

Potomac Mills Pervert: Police Release Image Of Man Who Exposed Himself In Woodbridge Police in Prince William County are asking for help identifying a man who allegedly exposed himself to a woman inside Nordstrom at Potomac Mills. The incident was reported shortly before noon on Monday, May 5, at the store, when a shopper got more than she bargained for while browsing the shelves. A 25-year-old woman was shopping when an unknown man began speaking to her from a nearby aisle. During the encounter, “the victim observed the suspect exposing himself,” police said. The victim quickly left the area. As she exited the store, she saw the man looking at her again. Prince W…

by Zak Failla

05/07/2025

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