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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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Sister Pens Heartbreaking Tribute To Woodbridge Mom Killed In Crash: 'My Confidante, My Rock' Sister Pens Heartbreaking Tribute To Woodbridge Mom Killed In Crash: 'My Confidante, My Rock'
Sister Pens Heartbreaking Tribute To Woodbridge Mom Killed In Crash: 'My Confidante, My Rock' A Virginia mother of five was killed in a tragic crash just days after her birthday — and on the birthday of her husband — leaving a heartbroken family struggling to pick up the pieces. Seema Rizvi, 45, of Woodbridge, was killed around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27, after her Honda Accord was struck at the intersection of Minnieville Road and Summit School Road in Woodbridge, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Police said Rizvi was making a left turn across the northbound lanes of Minnieville Road when she collided with a Toyota Highlander at a flashing amber traffic s…

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Police & Fire
‘Most Wanted’ Duo With 31 Warrants Busted After Bold Theft Spree In Westminster: Police ‘Most Wanted’ Duo With 31 Warrants Busted After Bold Theft Spree In Westminster: Police
‘Most Wanted’ Duo With 31 Warrants Busted After Bold Theft Spree In Westminster: Police They weren’t just wanted — they were wanted everywhere. Two Maryland men with 31 active arrest warrants between them were finally caught after a brazen theft spree that saw them ransack a Target and nearly strike pedestrians while fleeing a Walmart in Carroll County, police in Westminster said. Laron L. Colbert, 43, of Arnold, and Daniel O. Corona, 41, of Dundalk, were arrested this week after Westminster Police say they tried pulling off a daylight smash-and-grab at Target on Malcolm Drive — then nearly pulled off a second heist minutes later at the nearby Walmart on Woodward Road. Around…

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Traffic
Truck Driver Wanted After Serious Hit-Run Crash Near Maryland’s Bay Bridge: MDTA Police Truck Driver Wanted After Serious Hit-Run Crash Near Maryland’s Bay Bridge: MDTA Police
Truck Driver Wanted After Serious Hit-Run Crash Near Maryland’s Bay Bridge: Mdta Police A tractor-trailer driver is being hunted down by Maryland authorities after fleeing the scene of a violent four-vehicle pile-up that left one person seriously injured near the Bay Bridge, officials said. The crash happened at approximately 6:40 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27, on the westbound side of US-50 in Queen Anne’s County, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police. Officers from the Bay Bridge Detachment responded near the approach to the bridge span and found a black Scion tC, a silver Jeep Wrangler, and a gold Honda Odyssey damaged in a wreck. The driver of the Sci…

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Police & Fire
Man Found Asleep In Stranger’s Nanjemoy Driveway With Booze, Guns, Fentanyl, Sheriff Says Man Found Asleep In Stranger’s Nanjemoy Driveway With Booze, Guns, Fentanyl, Sheriff Says
Man Found Asleep In Stranger’s Nanjemoy Driveway With Booze, Guns, Fentanyl, Sheriff Says He had the drugs, the guns, the liquor — and not a clue where he was. A Maryland man is behind bars after he was caught asleep in someone else’s driveway with a stash of fentanyl, crack cocaine, and a stolen Glock stuffed in his waistband, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say 44-year-old Clifford Scott Garner, of Welcome, was found slumped over in a car around 6:45 a.m. Wednesday, May 28, in the 9700 block of Winneconne Place in Nanjemoy.  The homeowner said he didn’t know him — but couldn’t leave either, because the car was blocking the driveway. When offic…

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Police & Fire
DUI Driver Crashes Into Ditch With Hennessy, Babies, And A Bad Excuse In Stafford: Sheriff DUI Driver Crashes Into Ditch With Hennessy, Babies, And A Bad Excuse In Stafford: Sheriff
DUI Driver Crashes Into Ditch With Hennessy, Babies, And A Bad Excuse In Stafford: Sheriff She didn’t know how she ended up in the ditch — but deputies say the bottle of Hennessy in her car may have had something to do with it. A Stafford County woman is behind bars after crashing her Chevy into a ditch with two young children in the backseat while allegedly drunk, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Monday, May 26, deputies responded to Forest Lane Road for a report of a single-vehicle crash, where there was a Chevy found in a ditch with two infants in the back. No injures were reported. The driver, identified as 43-year-old Oluwakemi …

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News
Man Shot, Killed Over Tesla Kick In Virginia; McLean Teen Now Facing New Charges, Police Say Man Shot, Killed Over Tesla Kick In Virginia; McLean Teen Now Facing New Charges, Police Say
Man Shot, Killed Over Tesla Kick In Virginia; McLean Teen Now Facing New Charges, Police Say A Virginia man was gunned down for kicking a Tesla, and now an 18-year-old is facing even more charges, police say. Kianmehr Shirinipaziziba was originally charged with second-degree murder following a deadly incident that unfolded just before 9:40 p.m. on May 23 in the 300 block of Elden Street, according to the Herndon Police Department. According to NBC Washington, the fatal shooting happened after a 39-year-old man got out of his vehicle and began attacking the teen and his Tesla.  Now, he’s facing four additional felony charges, police announced on Thursday, May 29. In addition t…

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Politics
All Aboard The Trump Train? Florida Rep Says Rename DC Metro Or Lose $150M All Aboard The Trump Train? Florida Rep Says Rename DC Metro Or Lose $150M
All Aboard The Trump Train? Florida Rep Says Rename DC Metro Or Lose $150M A Florida congressman wants to slap “Trump Train” on DC’s subway system — and he’s threatening to cut off $150 million in federal funding unless it happens. On Thursday, May 29, Republican Rep. Greg Steube introduced the Make Autorail Great Again Act, a bill that would block all federal funds to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) unless it changes its name and rebrands the Metrorail. Under the proposal, WMATA would become the Washington Metropolitan Authority for Greater Access (WMAGA) and the Metrorail system would be renamed the “Trump Train.” This is not a joke. …

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Schools
Stabbing Outside Bowie High School Leaves One Hurt, One Jailed, Police Say Stabbing Outside Bowie High School Leaves One Hurt, One Jailed, Police Say
Stabbing Outside Bowie High School Leaves One Hurt, One Jailed, Police Say A 21-year-old man is facing attempted murder charges after a fight outside a Maryland high school ended in a stabbing, authorities said. Officers with the Bowie Police Department responded to a parking lot at Bowie High School just after 2:25 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, for a report of a large dispute involving multiple people outside the building. When police arrived, they found a victim suffering from non-life-threatening stab wounds, investigators said. The injured man was transported to a local hospital and was listed in stable condition. Officers quickly identified Jorge Zamudio Lozano…

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Police & Fire
10-Month Manhunt Ends In Brooklyn For Teen Accused Of Columbia Mall Murder: Police 10-Month Manhunt Ends In Brooklyn For Teen Accused Of Columbia Mall Murder: Police
10-Month Manhunt Ends In Brooklyn For Teen Accused Of Columbia Mall Murder: Police The 10-month manhunt for a Maryland teen accused of gunning down a high school student at a shopping mall has come to an end — in Brooklyn. William “Junior” Marshall III, 18, was arrested without incident early Thursday morning, May 29, at a New York residence, according to police in Howard County, who worked with the US Marshals, and NYPD to track him down after a tip surfaced on social media. William Thomas Marshall III Howard County Police Marshall is wanted for the July 2024 murder of 17-year-old Angelo Little, who was shot and killed inside the Mall in Columbia — one of the…

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Obituaries
Virginia Teacher Killed When Tree Falls On Car 'Was Light In Every Room,' Family Says Virginia Teacher Killed When Tree Falls On Car 'Was Light In Every Room,' Family Says
Virginia Teacher Killed When Tree Falls On Car 'Was Light In Every Room,' Family Says She spent her life lifting up young minds — and her sudden loss has shaken a Virginia community to its core. Juliana Kai Russell, 27, a beloved business and information technology teacher at Thomas A. Edison High School in Alexandria, was killed when a tree fell onto her vehicle during the recent severe storms in Fairfax County, according to police and family. Officers with the Fairfax County Police Department responded on Friday, May 16 to the area of Frye Road and Pole Road in Woodlawn, where they found a 2020 Toyota Camry crushed under a fallen tree.  Russell, the driver, was found…

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