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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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Obituaries

Christmas Tragedy: Ashburn's Jason Hetterly Leaves Behind a Legacy of Love and Inspiration It'll be the little things that friends and family miss following the unexpected passing of Jason Hetterly on Christmas Day in Virginia. Hetterly, 41, enjoyed Christmas Eve surrounded by family and friends, but was gone the following morning leaving a hole behind his family is still trying to fill. "Jason accepted and understood my idiosyncrasies in a way others didn’t," his mother said. "Living nearby, I got to spend time with him doing mundane things like trips to the grocery store or playing a game of Skip-Bo at Panera. "I loved talking with him about issues and stories in the…

by Zak Failla

01/16/2025

Police & Fire

Fleeing Burglar Who Rammed Cop In Major Leesburg Crime Spree Captured In CT: Officials A New York man has been extradited from Connecticut to Virginia to face charges for burglary and assaulting an officer in what authorities described as a major crime spree. Brooklyn native Shawn C. Adito Adams, 34, was transferred back to Loudoun County, VA and taken into custody after being held at the Department of Corrections in Hartford, CT, where he was arrested on unrelated charges, officials said. Adams was wanted in connection with two retail thefts at the LIDS store on Fort Evans Road NE in Leesburg in April and May last year. During the second incident, police say Adams …

by Zak Failla

01/16/2025

Obituaries

Death Of Frederick 'Dance Mom,' Insurance Agent Allison Seaton, 51, Spreads Shock, Sadness Friends and family of Allison Seaton are still reeling in Frederick County weeks after the doting mother of two passed away over the holidays. Seaton, 51, died on Christmas Eve after battling a short illness, according to her obituary, leaving behind a son, daughter, sister, and countless friends. "Allison’s warmth, kindness, and dedication touched the lives of everyone she met, whether through her work at the dance studio or her career in insurance," Jordan Travers, who organized a GoFundMe campaign on the family's behalf, said. "She always put others first, offering support and love with…

by Zak Failla

01/16/2025

Police & Fire

Calvert County Family Starts From Scratch After Devastating House Fire: 'We Are Numb' A Maryland family is rebuilding after a fire tore through their home and left little behind but ashes and smoldering debris. Shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9, crews from the Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department and nearby agencies were called to a home in the 4400 block of Cortona Drive in Port Republic, where a massive blaze broke out inside. Upon arrival, crews were met by flames engulfing the residence and smoke billowing through the air before the home ultimately collapsed on itself, leaving the Lester family out in the cold. The Calvert County fir…

by Zak Failla

01/16/2025

Police & Fire

Residents Watch Helplessly As Cecil County Home Burns A Maryland family stood helplessly as flames ripped through their home late Wednesday night, Jan. 15 leaving them displaced and facing massive losses. The fire broke out shortly after 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at a two-story single-family home on North Bohemia Avenue in Cecilton, authorities said. The homeowners and their 10-year-old child, escaped without injury but could do little but watch as their home was consumed by the blaze, though one bold Royal Farms employee did their best to quell the flames. Officials said the family first noticed smoke before discovering flames on t…

by Zak Failla

01/16/2025

Police & Fire

Driver, 28, Dead After Failing To Yield, Two Flown In Mechanicsville Crash: Sheriff A Mechanicsville woman died and two others were airlifted in a crash at a St. Mary’s County intersection on Wednesday night, Jan. 15, authorities said. Melissa Marie Stallings, 28, was driving a 2000 Infinity G20 eastbound on Old Village Road when she failed to yield while crossing Three Notch Road, at which point she was struck by Bryantown resident Dawn Marie Kirkland's 2011 Toyota 4Runner, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office said. It happened shortly after 6:30 p.m. in Mechanicsville, authorities said. Stallings and her two passengers were airlifted to area trauma centers fo…

by Zak Failla

01/16/2025

Lifestyle

Winning Numbers For Wednesday, Jan. 15 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $303M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Wednesday, Jan. 15 Powerball drawing. The estimated jackpot is $303 million with a $132.8 million cash option. If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18. The winning numbers for Wednesday's drawing were 08-41-52-53-58 with a Powerball of 07 and the Power Play was 3X. Lottery players have a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning a Powerball jackpot by matching all five balls plus the Powerball, according to officials. Prizes then range from $1 mi…

by Zak Failla

01/15/2025

Police & Fire

Teen Trading, Selling Child Porn Facing 38 Charges In Charles County: Sheriff A teenager in Maryland is facing dozens of charges for allegedly storing and sharing child pornography that depicted some victims around the age of 10, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Multiple tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) resulted in a 16-year-old being charged on a juvenile offense report with possession and distribution of child pornography. According to the sheriff's office, investigators were initially tipped off in September 2023 by NCMEC through a cloud storage provider, who said that a user was storing illicit files i…

by Zak Failla

01/15/2025

Traffic

Pedestrian From Upper Marlboro Killed Crossing Busy Maryland Intersection, State Police Say A 60-year-old woman from Upper Marlboro was fatally struck by a car while crossing a busy intersection in Prince George’s County, officials announced Wednesday. Maryland State Police identified the victim as Gwendolyn Mack, who was struck shortly before 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the intersection of Landover Road and McCormick Drive in Landover. Landover Road and McCormick Drive in Landover. Google Maps street view Investigators say Mack was attempting to cross the intersection when she was struck by a black Dodge Challenger traveling in far lane. The driver, D…

by Zak Failla

01/15/2025

Police & Fire

No Charges For Officers Involved In Fatal Shooting At DMV Fast Food Joint: Feds Two Metropolitan Police Department officers involved in a deadly shooting at a Southeast DC McDonald’s will not face criminal charges, federal prosecutors announced on Wednesday. The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia concluded its investigation into the September 2024 fatal shooting of Justin Robinson, 25, finding “insufficient evidence” to charge the officers. Prosecutors said that the incident unfolded around 5:20 a.m. on Sept. 1, 2024, when officers responded to a report of a vehicle that had crashed into the side of the McDonald’s on Marion Barry Avenue. They foun…

by Zak Failla

01/15/2025

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