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Zak Failla

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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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Armed Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting At Alexandria Apartment Complex (UPDATED) Armed Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting At Alexandria Apartment Complex (UPDATED)
Armed Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting At Alexandria Apartment Complex (Updated) New details have been released by the Alexandria Police Department following an officer-involved shooting that left a possibly suicidal man dead. Officers were called at around 10:45 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 12 to a home on Maris Avenue after a co-worker asked police to conduct a welfare check about a man in distress, officials say. The caller who reported the incident stated he "made very concerning statements about harming himself," and advised that "he was armed with at least two guns."  Officers and specially trained negotiating units were called to the area within minutes, at which p…

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Traffic
Motorcycle Crash Sends Biker Down 25-Foot Embankment In Maryland Motorcycle Crash Sends Biker Down 25-Foot Embankment In Maryland
Motorcycle Crash Sends Biker Down 25-Foot Embankment In Maryland The hits keep coming for residents in Harford County. In the wake of the home explosion that claimed the lives of two in Bel Air, first responders were called on Tuesday morning to investigate a reported motorcycle crash that send a biker down an embankment. According to the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company, at around 10:50 a.m. on Aug. 13, first responders were called to investigate reports of a crash that ended with a motorcyclist down 25 feet in a ravine, prompting an extensive rescue effort. Training paid off for crews who were able to use a rigging system and ladders to recover the moto…

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Wrong-Way DUI Driver Had No License Before Head-On Crash On Virginia Highway, Sheriff Says Wrong-Way DUI Driver Had No License Before Head-On Crash On Virginia Highway, Sheriff Says
Wrong-Way DUI Driver Had No License Before Head-On Crash On Virginia Highway, Sheriff Says A lie about "one beer" landed a wanted Alexandria man without a license behind bars following a head-on crash that was reported in Stafford County over the weekend, officials say. Manrique Henriquez Rodriguez, 32, was apprehended for a DUI-related crash on Sunday night after witnesses advised the sheriff's office about a wrong-way driver involved in a head-on crash on Kings Highway. Shortly before 9:15 p.m. on Aug. 11, deputies from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office were called to a stretch of the highway near Little Street, where a caller said a driver was heading west in the eastbound …

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Police ID Man Stabbed To Death During Argument In Maryland Police ID Man Stabbed To Death During Argument In Maryland
Police ID Man Stabbed To Death During Argument In Maryland New details have been released by the Prince George's County Police Department a week after a stabbing that left a 41-year-old man with fatal cut wounds. College Park resident Francisco Ayala Alvarenga, 39, is facing multiple murder charges in connection to a stabbing that was reported in Beltsville earlier this week that left Alejandro Vasquez-Cordova, who has no fixed address, dead. The stabbing was reported at around 11 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 5 in the 10000 block of Baltimore Avenue, where they found Vasquez-Cordova unresponsive suffering from stab wounds outside. He was pronoun…

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Lifestyle
Home Contractor In Virginia Claims $2.2M Lottery Jackpot After String Of Bad Luck Home Contractor In Virginia Claims $2.2M Lottery Jackpot After String Of Bad Luck
Home Contractor In Virginia Claims $2.2M Lottery Jackpot After String Of Bad Luck If at first you don't succeed... A contractor in Virginia is smiling his way to the bank after winning more than $2 million playing a Lottery game online. Woodbridge resident Brent Butler told Lottery officials he was ready to give up after having little luck playing games, though he decided to give it one more try. Good decision. Butler's last shot at Lottery luck landed him a $2,204,371 jackpot playing the Banker's Bonus game on the organization's app on his personal device. He wasn't the only one celebrating the seven-figure windfall. "I can tell you my wife was more happy than me," …

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Man Accused Of Raping, Assaulting Handcuffed House Cleaner At Gunpoint In Maryland: Sheriff Man Accused Of Raping, Assaulting Handcuffed House Cleaner At Gunpoint In Maryland: Sheriff
Man Accused Of Raping, Assaulting Handcuffed House Cleaner At Gunpoint In Maryland: Sheriff A man who sexually abused and tortured a house cleaner during a harrowing day in Charles County is facing rape and other charges, according to the sheriff's office. Jordan Keith Proctor, 29, has been released from custody following a reported sexual assault that left a woman with serious injuries over the weekend, authorities announced. Shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 9, members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called to investigate an assault that was reported in a home in the 7300 block of Tottenham Drive in White Plains. Investigators say that when officers found the…

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Traffic
Multi-Vehicle Crash Backs Up Traffic For Four Miles On I-95 In Spotsylvania: Virginia DOT Multi-Vehicle Crash Backs Up Traffic For Four Miles On I-95 In Spotsylvania: Virginia DOT
Multi-Vehicle Crash Backs Up Traffic For Four Miles On I-95 In Spotsylvania: Virginia DOT A multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in Spotsylvania led to traffic being backed up for miles, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. Motorists were delayed on Tuesday afternoon after a multi-vehicle crash in southbound lanes of the interstate, which led to the right lane and shoulder being temporarily shut down as first responders investigated the incident. The south exit 126 was also narrowed, according to the DOT. As of 2:20 p.m. on Aug. 13, traffic backups were being reported at approximately four miles on I-95. No details about the crash were provided. Check Daily Voice for…

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Reckless DUI Driver Suffers Serious Injuries In Fiery Head-On Virginia Crash, Sheriff Says Reckless DUI Driver Suffers Serious Injuries In Fiery Head-On Virginia Crash, Sheriff Says
Reckless DUI Driver Suffers Serious Injuries In Fiery Head-On Virginia Crash, Sheriff Says A driver who admitted to downing mini-bottles of vodka before causing a head-on crash in Stafford County suffered serious injures over the weekend, according to the sheriff's office. Sumerduck resident John Bruton III, 31, is facing multiple charges after being arrested in connection to a crash on Sunday night.  Shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 11, a deputy from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office responded to the intersection of Warrenton Road and Cardinal Forest Drive to investigate what was described as "a really bad" crash that left the suspect vehicle on fire. Witnesses told inve…

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Irate Man Arrested For Threatening Employee At Virginia Public Defender's Office: Police Irate Man Arrested For Threatening Employee At Virginia Public Defender's Office: Police
Irate Man Arrested For Threatening Employee At Virginia Public Defender's Office: Police A 22-year-old man who broke into a public defender's office in Virginia and made threats toward an employee before moving on to the courthouse is behind bars, police say. Riley Biro, who has no fixed address, is facing multiple felonies following an incident that played out at the Loudoun County Public Defender's Office on Monday afternoon and spilled over into the local courthouse. According to the Leesburg Police Department, at around 1:10 p.m. officers were called to the building when Biro allegedly forcibly entered the main office door in the 200 block of Loudoun Street SE.  Inves…

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Sheriff's Office Releases Video Of 2022 Deputy-Involved Shooting During Foot Chase In Maryland Sheriff's Office Releases Video Of 2022 Deputy-Involved Shooting During Foot Chase In Maryland
Sheriff's Office Releases Video Of 2022 Deputy-Involved Shooting During Foot Chase In Maryland With Lookman-Khalil Abolajo Bello heading to prison for the rest of his life for firing at a Frederick County Sheriff's deputy in 2022, the agency has released body-cam footage of the officer-involved shooting. Bello took officers on a high-speed chase before firing at sheriff's deputies while fleeing on foot and will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of attempted murder and other offenses, authorities announced last month. He was convicted in July following a six-day bench trial on a host of charges for the March 2022 incident that ended with him being shot …

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