Zak Failla is an Assistant Managing Editor at Daily Voice. With nearly a decade of experience covering community news across various platforms, he specializes in themes such as crime and justice, public security, and juvenile justice, while also delving into health and wellness topics. Zak has been featured in MSN, AOL, Inc., NewsBreak, and Daily Voice.
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Zak Failla's articles predominantly cover evolving and breaking crime-related stories, including accidents, missing persons cases, and police news. His focus on local news within the United States indicates that he is likely to be responsive to pitches related to ongoing crime investigations, public safety issues, or community events in specific regions across the country.
Given his coverage of entertainment news as well, Zak may also be interested in human-interest stories that have a local angle or impact. Pitches related to unique events or developments with a strong local tie-in could capture his attention.
When reaching out with story ideas or expert sources for Zak Failla's consideration, it would be beneficial to keep the geographic focus in mind and tailor pitches accordingly to align with his emphasis on local reporting within the United States.
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By: Zak Failla
An infant formula can wasn't filled with baby formula in Virginia.It was packed with individually wrapped plastic baggies of cocaine, according to federal prosecutors, and that discovery helped send a career criminal to prison for more tha…
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Justice took nearly nine years to catch up with the man who gunned down an off-duty DC Metro Police sergeant as he sat in his car on a Baltimore street.Dion Thompson was sentenced Wednesday, Aug. 5, to life in prison plus 33 years after be…
By: Zak Failla
It happened again.Maryland officials have shut down additional areas of Cunningham Falls State Park after a second person in less than two weeks was attacked by a beaver, raising new concerns about a possible rabies outbreak around Hunting…
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Judy Kirby thought this was finally going to be the year everything clicked.For more than six years, her JudyMakesJuices truck had become a familiar sight across the DMV, pulling into farmers' markets, military bases, office parks, schools…
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What first appeared to be a shooting quickly took a different turn.Maryland investigators say a teenage boy was accidentally shot inside an apartment in Glenarden on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 5, and is expected to survive.Prince George's C…
It was supposed to be a robbery.Instead, prosecutors say it became an attempted murder that nearly claimed a young woman's life.A Calvert County judge has sentenced Jasier Isai Aparicio, 16, of Lusby, to life in prison with all but 18 year…
An international ransomware operation that terrorized companies around the world has officially come to an end in Virginia.Maksim Silnikau, 40, a Belarusian national who created and led the notorious
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What started as an ordinary day in Maryland ended with a bedroom buried under a mountain of insulation after the ceiling inside a townhouse suddenly gave way.Two people suffered minor injuries in the collapse at a home in the 1600 block of…
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He wasn't just hiding drugs. Police say he was making them.A drug investigation ended with detectives in Virginia catching a convicted violent felon they say was actively manufacturing illegal narcotics inside his home.The months-long inve…
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A storm drain. A bullet-riddled Honda. A victim who fired back before collapsing. Prosecutors say the evidence led a Harford County jury to convict Trevor Taylor of murder in the 2025 killing of Travis Davis.The case dates back to app…
