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Zak Failla

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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
Woman Dies Days After Head-On Crash With Repeat DUI Driver In Edgewater: Police Woman Dies Days After Head-On Crash With Repeat DUI Driver In Edgewater: Police
Woman Dies Days After Head-On Crash With Repeat DUI Driver In Edgewater: Police A 74-year-old woman who was airlifted to a Maryland trauma center with critical injuries after a suspected repeat DUI driver crashed into the truck she was riding in has died later, authorities announced. Shortly before 2 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 17, police in Anne Arundel County say Edgewater resident Joseph Henry Illig Jr., 63, was involved in a crash on Mitchells Chance Road near Hamlet Club Drive. Investigators say a 2020 Chevrolet pickup truck crossed the center of the roadway and struck a 2015 Ford pickup traveling in the opposite direction. Mary Elizabeth Cox, 74, a passenger of the For…

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Business
Teen Burglar Popped Up Like 'Whack-A-Mole' Before Arrest Near Stafford Vape Shop, Sheriff Says Teen Burglar Popped Up Like 'Whack-A-Mole' Before Arrest Near Stafford Vape Shop, Sheriff Says
Teen Burglar Popped Up Like 'Whack-a-mole' Before Arrest Near Stafford Vape Shop, Sheriff Says Talk about bad timing. A Stafford County teen picked the worst moment to poke his head out of a vape shop—right as a deputy was rolling by, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. The bizarre bust happened around 1:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 24, at Crystal Smoke and Vape along Richmond Highway. Deputies said they were patrolling the area when a glass break alarm went off at the shop, and as they approached, they found the front door completely shattered. Then, like something straight out of a "Whack-A-Mole" game, a spokesperson from the sheriff's office said that the suspect’s hea…

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Police & Fire
Grandparents Found Dead In Howard County Home Were Killed By Grandson: Police (UPDATED) Grandparents Found Dead In Howard County Home Were Killed By Grandson: Police (UPDATED)
Grandparents Found Dead In Howard County Home Were Killed By Grandson: Police (Updated) A domestic-related shooting in Columbia left two family members dead and the suspected gunman in custody, Howard County police said. Officers responded to a home in the 6300 block of Red Haven Road shortly after 3 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 24, after reports of gunfire. When they arrived, police found DiAngelo Smith, 33, sitting in a vehicle outside the residence with a gun, investigators said.  He was taken into custody without incident. Inside the home, officers discovered his grandparents, Jack Dee Stokes, 78, and Barbara Strokes, 65, dead. Police say that detectives believe that …

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Traffic
Motorcyclist Killed Plunging 40 Feet Off I-66 Entrance Ramp In Fairfax: Virginia State Police Motorcyclist Killed Plunging 40 Feet Off I-66 Entrance Ramp In Fairfax: Virginia State Police
Motorcyclist Killed Plunging 40 Feet Off I-66 Entrance Ramp In Fairfax: Virginia State Police A Fairfax man was killed after losing control of his motorcycle and falling 40 feet off an entrance ramp along Interstate 66, according to Virginia State Police. The deadly crash occurred shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23, on the ramp from Route 28 south to the I-66 westbound express lanes. Investigators say Michael J. Monroe, 43, was riding on the ramp when he lost control of the motorcycle, which veered off the left side of the road and struck a jersey wall twice. Monroe was thrown from the bike and went over the wall, falling roughly 40 feet onto a grassy area below. He was pr…

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Police & Fire
Expectant Mother, Nurse, 27, Killed In Three-Vehicle Virginia Crash: State Police Expectant Mother, Nurse, 27, Killed In Three-Vehicle Virginia Crash: State Police
Expectant Mother, Nurse, 27, Killed In Three-Vehicle Virginia Crash: State Police A 27-year-old woman was killed in a devastating three-vehicle crash that unfolded on Route 15 in Madison County while reportedly pregnant with her fourth child. The fatal wreck occurred around 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, just north of Forest Drive, according to the Virginia State Police. Erica Collier, of Brightwood, was driving a 2015 Hyundai Elantra northbound on S. James Madison Highway when the car suddenly slowed, police said.  A 2015 Toyota Camry, traveling behind her, rear-ended the Hyundai, causing Collier's vehicle to cross the centerline and collide head-on with a southb…

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Politics
Right-Wing Podcaster Dan Bongino Named FBI Deputy Director Right-Wing Podcaster Dan Bongino Named FBI Deputy Director
Right-Wing Podcaster Dan Bongino Named FBI Deputy Director Popular right-wing podcaster - and staunch Trump supporter - Dan Bongino has been named as the FBI deputy director in a surprise move. The former Secret Service agent who went on to become an instructor in Maryland, earned a master's degree from Queens College and an MBA at Penn State University. He will serve under recently appointed FBI Director Kash Patel, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the agency's dozens of field offices. "Great news for Law Enforcement and American Justice! Dan Bongino, a man of incredible love and passion for our Country, has just been named the next DEPUTY…

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Business
$1.4M In Crypto Seized During Historic Loudoun County Bust, Sheriff Says $1.4M In Crypto Seized During Historic Loudoun County Bust, Sheriff Says
$1.4M In Crypto Seized During Historic Loudoun County Bust, Sheriff Says A single text message, sent to the wrong person, led to one of the largest cryptocurrency recoveries in Virginia history. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) announced Monday, Feb. 24, that it seized $1.4 million in stolen cryptocurrency—recovered from a sophisticated “pig butchering” scam.  Officials believe the bust is among the first and largest of its kind in the state. “This seizure sends a clear signal to bad actors: Loudoun County is coming for you,” Sheriff Mike Chapman said. “We will not allow our citizens to be taken advantage of and will do everything possible to get…

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Police & Fire
Haymarket Teen Raped Incapacitated Adult In Prince William County: Police Haymarket Teen Raped Incapacitated Adult In Prince William County: Police
Haymarket Teen Raped Incapacitated Adult In Prince William County: Police A 16-year-old is facing a rape charge following the investigation into an incident involving an adult who became incapacitated during a gathering at her home in Prince William County, police say. Last week, detectives concluded an investigation into a sexual assault that was reported at a residence in Gainsville on Dec. 22, 2024.  Investigators from the Prince William County Police Department say that the woman was hosting the gathering at her home when she "became incapacitated."  "While incapacitated, another attendee of the get-together, later identified as the teen, sexually …

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Police & Fire
DUI Spotsy Driver Slams Pole After 'A Few Shots' At Party, Stafford Sheriff Says DUI Spotsy Driver Slams Pole After 'A Few Shots' At Party, Stafford Sheriff Says
DUI Spotsy Driver Slams Pole After 'A Few Shots' At Party, Stafford Sheriff Says A Spotsylvania man's late-night ride ended in disaster after taking out two mailboxes and slamming into a telephone pole while allegedly driving under the influence, authorities said. The chaotic crash happened around 11:25 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, when 33-year-old Bryant Smith lost control of his vehicle in the 300 block of Warrenton Road, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the scene and spoke with witnesses who described the Chrysler driver as speeding and weaving between lanes before veering off the road. The out-of-control vehicle struck two mail…

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Obituaries
Mechanicsville Mom In Murder-Suicide Had Battled Severe Headaches Caused By Cyst: GoFundMe Mechanicsville Mom In Murder-Suicide Had Battled Severe Headaches Caused By Cyst: GoFundMe
Mechanicsville Mom In Murder-Suicide Had Battled Severe Headaches Caused By Cyst: GoFundMe A Maryland mother killed by her husband in what authorities believe was a murder-suicide earlier this month spread sadness across the area. Julia “Julie” Ann Money "was a great friend to anyone she met" before her unexpected death in her Mechanicsville home with her husband 46-year-old Daniel Money. Her death came following a lengthy battle with severe headaches that resulted in her being flown from St. Mary's Hospital Center to Washington Hospital Center for emergency neurosurgery, according to a GoFundMe set up for her. "That is where they found a cyst in the frontal lobe of her brain," …

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