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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

Virginia Dad Killed In Motorcycle On Way To Work While Saving For Family’s Dream Home A 28-year-old Virginia father of two who was working to save for his family’s first home was killed in a tragic motorcycle crash while heading to his second job, prompting an outpouring of support from loved ones and coworkers. Steven Wine, a husband, father, mentor, and shop manager, was on his way to work around 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, when he was involved in the fatal crash. The Spotsylvania native had just celebrated his birthday and was working around the clock to give his young family a better future, his loved ones say. "Steven and his wife had been saving tirelessly for …

by Zak Failla

03/13/2025

Police & Fire

Alexandria Man Offered Woman A Ride, Then Tried To Sexually Assault Her, Police Say A Virginia man is behind bars after allegedly abducting a woman and attempting to sexually assault her when she got into his vehicle, police said. Jose Mauricio Sosas Ramos, 58, of Alexandria, was arrested following the attack, which happened around 3 a.m. on Sunday, March 9, in the 7700 block of Richmond Highway in Hybla Valley, according to Fairfax County police. Investigators say a woman was walking in the area when Sosas Ramos pulled up and offered her a ride. Once she was inside the vehicle, he allegedly refused to let her leave and tried to sexually assault her. The victim managed to…

by Zak Failla

03/13/2025

Police & Fire

Pet Python Stabbed By Fredericksburg Woman During Bizarre Virginia Break-In, Sheriff Says A Virginia woman is behind bars after she allegedly broke into a home armed with scissors and knives—with the intention of stabbing a pet snake to death, officials said. Deputies responded to a break-in in progress at a residence on Lakeview Drive around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12, after being told a woman was inside the home wielding multiple weapons, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. When they arrived, officers found 21-year-old Nina Zarin, of Fredericksburg, still inside the home. During a search, deputies found suspected controlled substances on Zarin. But what sho…

by Zak Failla

03/13/2025

Police & Fire

Centreville Man Abducts Woman, Child In Stolen Car, Flees For Weeks In Virginia: Police A Northern Virginia man who allegedly abducted a woman and their young child before fleeing in her vehicle has been arrested weeks after the incident, authorities announced. Naim Arrak, 26, was taken into custody on Thursday, March 13, in connection to a violent domestic dispute in Gainesville that led to a police pursuit, according to the Prince William County Police Department. The charges stem from an incident on Friday, Feb. 14, when officers responded around 11:15 p.m. to a home in the 7400 block of Brunson Circle after a woman reported being assaulted by Arrak, police said. Investiga…

by Zak Failla

03/13/2025

Police & Fire

Detective From Woodstock Secretly Filmed, Sexually Exploited Children: DOJ A longtime Maryland sheriff’s detective who once investigated domestic violence cases is now the one in cuffs, accused of sexually exploiting two children and secretly recording them, federal authorities announced. Ryan Christopher Hall, 50, of Woodstock, spent 27 years with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office before the feds slapped him with a 10-count indictment for allegedly abusing two minors between May 2017 and October 2024, according to the US Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors say Hall installed cameras to produce child sexual abuse material and possessed explicit recordings of his vict…

by Zak Failla

03/13/2025

Police & Fire

Virginia Cop Killer With 'No Remorse' Gets Second 100-Year Sentence: AG A Virginia man who shot and killed a police officer on his 29th birthday before bragging that he had "no remorse" will spend the rest of his life behind bars, authorities announced. Michael Donivan White was sentenced to 100 years in prison by the Wise County Circuit Court for the first-degree murder of Big Stone Gap Police Officer Michael Chandler, who was killed in the line of duty on Nov. 13, 2021, officials said. The sentencing comes just weeks after White received another 100-year sentence from a federal court for multiple offenses tied to the officer’s murder, along with firearm charg…

by Zak Failla

03/13/2025

News

FBI, Homeland Security Join 'High-Level' Probe Into Missing Student In Dominican Republic The search for missing Virginia college student Sudiksha Konanki has escalated into a major international investigation, with the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) now assisting Dominican authorities, officials announced. The Dominican Republic Attorney General’s Office confirmed that it has assembled a high-level joint task force to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student from Chantilly who vanished in Punta Cana last week. Authorities say they are exploring all possibilities. "The prosecuting authority is conducting extens…

by Zak Failla

03/13/2025

Traffic

Driver Killed Crashing Into Gaithersburg Tree Identified By Police In Maryland A 21-year-old driver was killed after losing control of his Camry and crashing into a tree in Gaithersburg, police said. Officers responded around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11 to the 200 block of Perry Parkway, where they found the driver, Steven Alejandro Bruno Gonzalez, dead at the scene, according to Montgomery County Police. Investigators said Gonzalez was driving southbound on Perry Parkway near West Diamond Avenue when, for reasons still under investigation, he lost control of the car after coming out of a curve and crashed. Gaithersburg Police, Montgomery County Police 6th District o…

by Zak Failla

03/13/2025

News

Greenbelt Scooter Rider Dies Months After Being Struck In Prince George’s County: Police A 19-year-old Maryland man who was critically injured in a collision while riding a scooter last fall has died from his injuries months later, police announced. Timarr Godette, of Greenbelt, succumbed to his injuries on Sunday, March 2, nearly five months after being struck by a driver while riding in a bicycle lane, according to Prince George’s County Police on Wednesday. The crash happened on Oct. 13, 2024, around 7:05 p.m., when officers responded to the intersection of Crescent Road and Greenhill Road for a reported collision. Investigators said a driver struck Godette while he was ope…

by Zak Failla

03/13/2025

Police & Fire

Man Steals Gun, Hides In Abandoned Property Before K9 Tracks Him Down: Police A man who stole a firearm from a Virginia business thought he could ditch the evidence and hide in an abandoned building, but a police K9 had other plans, officials said. Arlington police were called to the 2600 block of Wilson Boulevard around 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11 after reports of a gun theft, authorities said. The suspect, later identified as 33-year-old Ricky Smith, who has no known address, allegedly walked into the business, stole an unloaded firearm, and took off on foot. Officers set up a perimeter and brought in a K9 unit to track him down. The search led them to …

by Zak Failla

03/13/2025

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