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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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Man Who Killed Co-Worker Over Lunch Taken From Fridge At Target Makes Threats At VA Hearing Man Who Killed Co-Worker Over Lunch Taken From Fridge At Target Makes Threats At VA Hearing
Man Who Killed Co-Worker Over Lunch Taken From Fridge At Target Makes Threats At VA Hearing The man who planned out the violent murder of a co-worker who took his lunch at the Bailey's Crossroads Target got exactly what he was asking for when he was sentenced this week, according to Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano. Bazen Berhe, 25, may spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced to 100 years in prison - with 30 years suspended - for the 2021 murder of Hernan Leiva, 58, in the parking lot of the business they both worked. Descano made note that at his sentencing hearing, Berhe was demonstrative, "threatening to kill or hurt other people if he was…

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Police & Fire
Wooden Bat-Wielding Woman Among Group Of Teens Involved In Fight In Virginia: Police Wooden Bat-Wielding Woman Among Group Of Teens Involved In Fight In Virginia: Police
Wooden Bat-Wielding Woman Among Group Of Teens Involved In Fight In Virginia: Police There were at least six teens and one grown woman involved in an assault with a baseball bat involving two victims in Prince William County, according to police. Chiquita Lorraine Chapman, 47, is facing multiple charges after she and a group of minors allegedly assaulted a 15-year-old girl and 33-year-old woman at a Woodbridge apartment complex over the weekend.  Officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the Woodwind Village Apartments at around 5:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 26 in the 1800 block of Clarinet Court to investigate a reported fight that had just …

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Police & Fire
District Man Admits To Firing 14 Rounds At Metropolitan Police Officer District Man Admits To Firing 14 Rounds At Metropolitan Police Officer
District Man Admits To Firing 14 Rounds At Metropolitan Police Officer A gun-toting District man who fired more than a dozen shots at an officer from the Metropolitan Police Department in Northeast DC has copped to the crime, authorities announced. Saeve Edward Evans, 37, pleaded guilty in US District Court this week following an incident last August that saw him involved in a potentially deadly standoff with officers. According to court documents, at around 5:25 a.m. on Aug. 1, 2023, Evans was walking a dog in the 1700 block of Benning Road NE when an unknown person walked in front of the building, prompting Evans to take out a gun and fire it into the sky th…

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December Hit-Run Crash Victim Dies From Injuries In Virginia: Police December Hit-Run Crash Victim Dies From Injuries In Virginia: Police
December Hit-Run Crash Victim Dies From Injuries In Virginia: Police A woman died at an area hospital more than a month after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Fairfax County, according to police. Fu-Tzu Wong, 63, died on Monday after she was hospitalized by a driver who remains at large while she was crossing the road on Wednesday, Dec. 27.  Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called shortly before 8 p.m. on the night of the crash near the intersection of Huntsman Boulevard and Bridle Wood Boulevard when Wong was struck by a driver that fled the scene before investigators arrived. Police say that Wong was crossing Huntsman Bo…

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Schools
Classes Resume After Virginia HS Evacuated For Possible Gas Leak Classes Resume After Virginia HS Evacuated For Possible Gas Leak
Classes Resume After Virginia HS Evacuated For Possible Gas Leak Students and staff at a Virginia high school were temporarily out in the cold on Tuesday morning after a precautionary evacuation. Loudoun County High School was evacuated shortly after 9 a.m. on Jan. 30 due to the reported presence of the odor of gas throughout parts of the building, according to police. A School Resource Officer assigned to the building from the Leesburg Police Department coordinated with school staff to safely get everyone out while Loudoun County Fire and Rescue crews investigated and gave the all-clear before noon on Tuesday. Classes resumed normally and there isn't e…

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Pedestrian Killed Walking Outside Crosswalk Near Prince William County Intersection: Police Pedestrian Killed Walking Outside Crosswalk Near Prince William County Intersection: Police
Pedestrian Killed Walking Outside Crosswalk Near Prince William County Intersection: Police An early morning crash left a 37-year-old Woodbridge man dead in Prince William County. At around 1:15 a.m. on Tuesday morning, police say that Daniel Kent Ryder was walking on Dale Boulevard near Queensdale Drive in Woodbridge when he was struck by a 2013 Toyota Corolla near the intersection. According to investigators, at the time he was struck, Ryder was outside of the crosswalk and was wearing dark-colored clothes. He was rushed to an area hospital where he later died from his injuries. The 37-year-old driver remained at the scene and was uninjured.  Speed, alcohol, and drugs are…

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School Instructional Assistant Gets Prison Time For 'Sadistic, Masochistic' Child Porn In MD School Instructional Assistant Gets Prison Time For 'Sadistic, Masochistic' Child Porn In MD
School Instructional Assistant Gets Prison Time For 'Sadistic, Masochistic' Child Porn In MD A 30-year-old former school instructional assistant in Calvert County is heading to prison and will have to register as a sex offender after being busted with child porn, federal authorities announced. Huntingtown resident Tyler Edward Perkins has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for possession and distribution of child pornography, according to officials. Perkins, who was an instructional assistant at a school for children requiring special education services, admitted to uploading files containing child pornography under various …

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Police Searching For Honda That Caused 23-Vehicle Pile-Up On Bay Bridge In Maryland Police Searching For Honda That Caused 23-Vehicle Pile-Up On Bay Bridge In Maryland
Police Searching For Honda That Caused 23-Vehicle Pile-Up On Bay Bridge In Maryland New details have been released by the Maryland Transportation Authority Police as they attempt to locate a driver responsible for causing a multi-vehicle pile-up on the Bay Bridge over the weekend that wreaked havoc for some travelers. On Saturday afternoon, the busy bridge was shut down after a blue Honda Civic reportedly caused the 23-vehicle crash when the driver was speeding and traveling erratically over the bridge. The Bay Bridge's westbound span is estimated to remain closed into mid-afternoon for a multi-vehicle crash. Westbound traffic being detoured at MD-213. #MDTraffic pic.tw…

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Iranian, Canadian Nationals Accused Of Murder-For-Hire Plot Targeting Maryland Residents: DOJ Iranian, Canadian Nationals Accused Of Murder-For-Hire Plot Targeting Maryland Residents: DOJ
Iranian, Canadian Nationals Accused Of Murder-For-Hire Plot Targeting Maryland Residents: DOJ Three men are facing charges for their alleged roles in a murder conspiracy targeting a pair of residents in Maryland who fled Iran, the Department of Justice announced on Monday afternoon. One Iranian and two Canadian nationals have been indicted and charged with conspiracy to use interstate commerce in the commission of a murder-for-hire plot, officials say, and the target of their "job" was two people in Maryland. Those charged:  Naji Sharifi Zindashti, 49; Damion Patrick John Ryan, 43; Adam Richard Pearson, 29. Officials say that the three would use an encrypted messaging servi…

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Armed Robber Arrested For Armed Gas Station, Pizza Place Robberies In Charles County: Sheriff Armed Robber Arrested For Armed Gas Station, Pizza Place Robberies In Charles County: Sheriff
Armed Robber Arrested For Armed Gas Station, Pizza Place Robberies In Charles County: Sheriff A man who is no stranger to law enforcement is back behind bars after being linked to at least two armed robberies in Charles County, the sheriff's office announced. Jeremiah Terrell Bryant, 24, is facing a host of charges following a weeks-long investigation into robberies targeting an area gas station clerk and pizza joint, officials say. According to a spokesperson from the Charles County Sheriff's Office, in early January, Bryant entered a gas station brandishing a gun, stole an employee's phone, and proceeded to grab the cash drawer from the register before fleeing in a vehicle. Bryan…

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