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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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Former Teacher Admits To Child Sex Abuse After Original Conviction Overturned In Maryland A former elementary school teacher in Maryland with a checkered past admitted to his crimes for sexually abusing children after the initial conviction was overturned, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. Silver Spring resident John Vigna, 57, a former Montgomery County Public Schools teacher, pleaded guilty to multiple counts of sexual abuse of a minor for crimes he committed against multiple students at Cloverly Elementary School between 2001 and February 2016. Vigna had his conviction overturned last summer and he was released on bond while he awaited a new trial,…

by Zak Failla

03/01/2024

Police & Fire

Martial Arts Instructor Indicted For Sexual Abuse Of Minors In Maryland: Sheriff A martial arts instructor who worked in Maryland and Virginia is facing charges after being connected to at least two cases involving the sexual abuse of minors, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced. Steven James Hardeman, 37, of Newburg, is facing multiple rape charges and other sexual offenses after victims came forward and reported that he allegedly abused them while he was working at the American Martial Arts Gym in Waldorf, officials say. The assaults occurred as far back as 2013, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. The case was recently presented to a grand jury…

by Zak Failla

03/01/2024

Police & Fire

Teen Arrested For Killing Afghan Interpreter Working As Lyft Driver In DC Nasrat Ahmad Yar survived a decade in Afghanistan serving alongside the US Army Special Forces only to be taken down by a group of reckless teenagers in DC, police say. In July last year, Ahmad Yar was working as a Lyft driver when he was dropping off a fare and was approached by a group of armed teenagers in the 400 block of 11th Street NE who reportedly sought to carjack the Alexandria resident's ride. The 31-year-old father of four was shot during the incident, and rushed to an area hospital by first responders, where he later died from his injuries. After months of exhaustive inve…

by Zak Failla

03/01/2024

Police & Fire

Teen Driver Charged With Manslaughter, Maiming Months After Fatal Fairfax County Crash: Police The teen driver who was behind the wheel during a fatal crash that left one dead and four hospitalized is facing maiming and manslaughter charges in Fairfax County, police say. Days before Thanksgiving last year, the driver, who was 17 at the time, was allegedly speeding and intoxicated when he was traveling south in a Lincoln Avitor on Shreve Road in Idylwood when he lost control. According to investigators from the Fairfax County Police Department, as he came to the top of a hill, the teen lost control of the SUV and smashed into a tree, sending the vehicle spinning, and ejecting fiv…

by Zak Failla

03/01/2024

News

Climate Activists Charged For Dumping Red Powder On Constitution At US Archives: Feds A pair of climate activists are facing federal charges after vandalizing the US Constitution, which was housed at the National Archives in Washington, DC, authorities announced. Donald Zepeda, 35, of Maryland, and Jackson Green, 27, of Utah have been indicted after causing more than $50,000 of damage within the rotunda during a demonstration last month. Specifically, Zepeda and Green are charged with felony destruction of government property for dumping a fine red powder over the document’s display case in the Rotunda of the Archives building. "The cost of cleaning up after the stunt,…

by Zak Failla

03/01/2024

Police & Fire

Man Arrested After Police Pursuits, Standoff With Officers In Maryland The man who took police in Maryland on a tricky pursuit before barricading himself inside his vehicle is facing more than a dozen charges after ultimately being apprehended, police say. Frederick resident Jason Idell Chenevert, 41, put police officers through their paces on Thursday night following a domestic disturbance and robbery that was reported shortly before 6:30 p.m. in the 300 block of Ballenger Drive. Officers from the Frederick Police Department responded to the call, where they found a family member who had allegedly been assaulted by Chenevert, who fled the area befor…

by Zak Failla

03/01/2024

Lifestyle

Aggressive Fox Attacked Dog Near Harford County School, Health Officials Say Health officials in Harford County are cautioning area residents about an aggressive fox that has been making the rounds and has attacked at least one dog. The Harford County Health Department says that it has received multiple calls about the animal in Bel Air, specifically in the Barrington Community across from Patterson Mill Middle/High School. Officials said that it recently attacked a dog in that area, and is still at large. It cannot be determined if the aggressive fox has rabies until it can be captured and tested. Following the fox spotting, the Health Department provided ad…

by Zak Failla

03/01/2024

Traffic

Multi-Vehicle Crash Sends One Car Into Southeast DC Building An investigation has been launched after a multi-vehicle crash sent one car caroming into a building in Southeast DC on Friday afternoon. DC Fire and EMS personnel responded at around 1 p.m. on March 1 to the area of Marion Barry Avenue and MLK Jr. Avenue SE, where there was a reported crash involving at least three vehicles, one of which struck the front of an apartment building. The aftermath of the multi-vehicle crash in Southeast DC. Twitter/@dcfireems Officials say that paramedics were evaluating four people involved in the incident, all of whom were able to safely get out of their…

by Zak Failla

03/01/2024

Police & Fire

$2 Bill Bandit Busted After Wells Fargo Bank Robbery In Virginia: Police A wanted bank robber who pulled a very specific heist at Wells Fargo in Fairfax County has been apprehended weeks after targeting the branch in Burke, police say. Hani Abdelmohsen Ahmed, 21, was arrested weeks after he allegedly stole more than 80 $2 bills from the bank that were later recovered following his arrest on Thursday afternoon. The wanted bank robber in Fairfax County Fairfax County Police According to a Fairfax County Police spokesperson, on Wednesday, Feb. 14, Ahmed stole the cash and left in a getaway vehicle that was later identified by detectives and surveilled for …

by Zak Failla

03/01/2024

Police & Fire

Virginia Bank Robber Arrested In Montgomery County, Police Say A person who robbed a bank in Virginia was taken into custody after crossing over state lines into Montgomery County, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Officers were called shortly before 11 a.m. on Friday morning to Wells Fargo on Walker Road in Great Falls, where a man took out a gun, demanded cash, and left in a vehicle. He didn't make it far. A spokesperson from the department confirmed that the bank robber was taken into custody with an assist from a police helicopter, quick-thinking officers, and backup from the Montgomery County Police Department. BANK ROB…

by Zak Failla

03/01/2024

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