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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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Gas Explosion Rocks Southeast DC; Building Collapses (UPDATED) Gas Explosion Rocks Southeast DC; Building Collapses (UPDATED)
Gas Explosion Rocks Southeast DC; Building Collapses (Updated) DC Fire and EMS personnel were busy on Thursday morning due to an active gas leak and explosion in Southeast. An alert was issued at around 10 a.m. on Jan. 18 after there was a reported gas explosion in the 1200 block of Marion Barry Avenue SE on the second floor. According to officials, by the time crews arrived to fight the fire, the area had already been evacuated due to the gas leak. One injury was reportedly wounded by flying debris. The building suffered extensive damage and a second alarm was called when it collapsed. Update 2nd Alarm explosion & fire 1200 block Marion Barry…

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Fugitive Who Outran Police In Maryland For Months Heading To Prison For Double Fatal DUI Crash Fugitive Who Outran Police In Maryland For Months Heading To Prison For Double Fatal DUI Crash
Fugitive Who Outran Police In Maryland For Months Heading To Prison For Double Fatal DUI Crash The man who spent more than a year on the run after a double fatal head-on DUI crash in Southern Maryland will not be hard to find after being ordered to spend more than a decade behind bars. St. Mary's County resident Kevin Eugene Luther, 43, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison with 12 years of active incarceration after he was arrested at his Lexington Park home last year authorities announced on Wednesday. Shortly before 7 p.m. on Aug. 31, 2021, police said that troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to Pegg Road in the area of Spring Valley Drive in L…

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Man Reported Missing For Days In Virginia Found Dead In Fairfax County, Police Say Man Reported Missing For Days In Virginia Found Dead In Fairfax County, Police Say
Man Reported Missing For Days In Virginia Found Dead In Fairfax County, Police Say A man reported missing nearly a week ago has been found dead in Fairfax County, according to police. An alert was issued by the Fairfax County Police Department on Saturday, Jan. 13 after Jamison Jones had been missing for several days in the area of Coppermine Road in McNair. On Wednesday night, the agency announced that Jones was found dead in Reston, though no foul play is suspected. Sadly, Jamison was found deceased yesterday in Reston. Our thoughts and prayers are with his friends and family. Preliminarily, no foul play is suspected. Detectives continue to investigate. Thank you fo…

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Teen Shot Outside Tropical Smoothie Cafe In Fairfax County: Police Teen Shot Outside Tropical Smoothie Cafe In Fairfax County: Police
Teen Shot Outside Tropical Smoothie Cafe In Fairfax County: Police A 14-year-old was shot on Tuesday night while standing outside a popular Annandale business, according to a Fairfax County Police Department spokesperson. Shortly before 8 p.m. on Jan. 16, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to the 6500 block of Little River Turnpike, where there was a report of a minor who had been shot outside of Tropical Smoothie Cafe.  According to police, upon arrival they found a 14-year-old who was shot in the arm a short distance away from the building, and they were taken to the hospital for treatment and evaluation of the minor inju…

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Man Dies At Hospital After Overnight Stabbing In Baltimore County, Police Say Man Dies At Hospital After Overnight Stabbing In Baltimore County, Police Say
Man Dies At Hospital After Overnight Stabbing In Baltimore County, Police Say A death investigation has been launched in Baltimore County after a man was found suffering from multiple stab wounds and later died from his injuries, police say. Officers from the Baltimore County Police Department were called at approximately 9 p.m. on Tuesday night to investigate a reported stabbing on Tradepoint Avenue in Edgemere involving a man who had multiple injuries to his upper body. According to police, officers found the victim - whose name has not been released - and he was rushed to an area hospital, where he died from his stab wounds hours later at around 4 a.m. on Wednesda…

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Drug Mule Busted Taking 40 Kilos Of Coke From Source In Mexico To Virginia Gets Prison Time Drug Mule Busted Taking 40 Kilos Of Coke From Source In Mexico To Virginia Gets Prison Time
Drug Mule Busted Taking 40 Kilos Of Coke From Source In Mexico To Virginia Gets Prison Time The Texas man who attempted to flood Virginia streets with cocaine for a Mexican drug trafficking organization is heading to prison, federal authorities announced. Carlos Alfonso Gonzalez, 31, was sentenced by a judge in Virginia to 150 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to possess and distribute nearly 40 kilograms of cocaine, which could be worth upwards of a million dollars on the streets. The Brownsville, Texas resident agreed with a Mexican source to transport a load of cocaine from Houston to Richmond last year, though he didn't make it to his destination, according to offi…

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Officials ID Mother Who Plunged 100 Feet To Her Death In Virginia Cave Officials ID Mother Who Plunged 100 Feet To Her Death In Virginia Cave
Officials ID Mother Who Plunged 100 Feet To Her Death In Virginia Cave A 38-year-old woman hiking in a Virginia cave plummeted nearly 100 feet to her death, according to officials. Authorities have identified Fairlawn resident Autumn Nicole Draper - also known as Nikki Koert - as the person who was killed in Giles County over the weekend after falling to her death inside a cave in Staffordsville outside of Pearisburg. First responders in the area were called to the cave, and Draper was ultimately found and extricated from the cave by rescue personnel using "specialized resources."  The 911 call came in at around 4:15 p.m. on Friday, but her body was not recov…

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Domestic Dispute Ends With Man Pushing Woman Down Stairs In PWC, Police Say Domestic Dispute Ends With Man Pushing Woman Down Stairs In PWC, Police Say
Domestic Dispute Ends With Man Pushing Woman Down Stairs In PWC, Police Say A 48-year-old woman was pushed down the stairs by a family member during a domestic dispute that rapidly escalated into physical violence in Prince William County, police say. Nelson Villatoro Morales, 46, is facing charges after an early-morning argument turned violent inside a home in the 3400 block of Logstone drive in Triangle, according to officials on Wednesday afternoon. Officers rom the Prince William County Police Department were called to the residence at around 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 14, when Villatoro Morales and a family member got into a verbal disagreement that e…

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12-Year-Old Girl Found Brother, Sister Dead Inside Maryland Home: State Police 12-Year-Old Girl Found Brother, Sister Dead Inside Maryland Home: State Police
12-Year-Old Girl Found Brother, Sister Dead Inside Maryland Home: State Police A suspicious death investigation in Cecil County is ongoing a day after a 12-year-old girl found her two siblings unresponsive in their Maryland home, state police say. Skylar Alice Marie Jones, 14, and Gaige Marshall Dehaven, 10, were pronounced dead by first responders in Perryville after their sister found them on Tuesday, Jan. 16. At 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, Maryland State Police troopers were called to the 600 block of Cole Street to assist the Perryville Police Department, where they were met by two children in cardiac arrest. The 911 call came from their 12-year-old sister. …

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Man Assaulted By Pair With Axe Handle Busted With Stolen Vehicle In Anne Arundel County: PD Man Assaulted By Pair With Axe Handle Busted With Stolen Vehicle In Anne Arundel County: PD
Man Assaulted By Pair With Axe Handle Busted With Stolen Vehicle In Anne Arundel County: PD Two men were arrested and a third charged in Anne Arundel County after an axe handle assault of a suspect driving a stolen car in Linthicum, authorities announced. Gwynn Oak resident Malik Anthony Carr, 27, and Markell Armon Carr, 25, of Baltimore, were both taken into custody for their alleged roles in the assault of city resident Brian Keith Whittington on Tuesday morning. According to the Anne Arundel County Police Department, at around 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 16, officers responded to a reported assault in the area of West Nursery Road and Andover Road, where witnesses reported that two men -…

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