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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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Police & Fire
Manhunt For Murder Suspect Wanted In Virginia Intensifies With New $10K Reward: Cops Manhunt For Murder Suspect Wanted In Virginia Intensifies With New $10K Reward: Cops
Manhunt For Murder Suspect Wanted In Virginia Intensifies With New $10K Reward: Cops A Fredericksburg man is still on the run in Virginia months after a 26-year-old man was killed in Prince William County. Tyus James Terrell, 27, is wanted for murder and other offenses after being identified as the suspect who allegedly gunned down Big Stone Gap resident Quatrail Raynard Smalls in November, according to police. Shortly before 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, residents reported hearing multiple gunshots fired in the 3700 block of Wharf Lane in the Triangle neighborhood, with one person down. The shooting was reported on Wharf Lane in Triangle. Google Maps satellite view U…

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Schools
Virginia High School Evacuated Due To Fire In Bathroom Virginia High School Evacuated Due To Fire In Bathroom
Virginia High School Evacuated Due To Fire In Bathroom A small fire forced the evacuation of a Virginia high school shortly after students came to class on Wednesday morning, officials say. Crews from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were called to South Lakes High School in the 11400 block of South Lakes Drive in Reston at around 9:15 a.m. on Jan. 3 to investigate a reported fire. The building was evacuated as a precaution, and officials say that investigators were quickly able to locate the fire inside a bathroom in the building. Firefighters were able to survey the situation and extinguished the fire without incident. There wer…

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News
Single Mother Fighting For Life At Virginia Hospital After Hit-Run Crash Single Mother Fighting For Life At Virginia Hospital After Hit-Run Crash
Single Mother Fighting For Life At Virginia Hospital After Hit-Run Crash Support is swelling for a beloved mother who is fighting for her life after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Fairfax County days after Christmas. Mary Wong was walking home from work shortly before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 27 when she was unexpectedly hit by a driver in what is now being described as a sedan, who fled the scene, leaving her in the roadway suffering from critical injuries, according to her family. A mother of two who lost her husband two years ago, leaving her to raise their children, Wong had been tasked with taking care of the family while commuting on Metro trains…

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Police & Fire
Shooting Suspect In Custody After New Year's Day Hotel Murder In DC, Police Say (UPDATED) Shooting Suspect In Custody After New Year's Day Hotel Murder In DC, Police Say (UPDATED)
Shooting Suspect In Custody After New Year's Day Hotel Murder In DC, Police Say (Updated) Police investigators in Washington, DC have apprehended a man wanted in connection to the first homicide of 2024 after a woman was found shot to death inside an area hotel. Jelani Cousin, 18, has been charged with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged role in the fatal shooting of Clinton, Maryland resident Ashlei Hinds, 18, in the Embassy Suites on Military Road NW on New Year's Day. Embassy Suites on Military Road Northwest in the Friendship Heights neighborhood Google Maps street view The shooting was reported shortly after 1:15 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1 in the 4300 block…

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News
Gunman Admits To Shooting Friend, Dumping Body In Maryland, Police Say Gunman Admits To Shooting Friend, Dumping Body In Maryland, Police Say
Gunman Admits To Shooting Friend, Dumping Body In Maryland, Police Say Police in Prince George's County have apprehended a man accused of killing his friend, who was reported missing last year, authorities announced. Parrish Goode, 23, has been charged in connection to the murder of 20-year-old Damion Myers, of Fort Washington, who was reported missing in April last year by his family. On April 15, 2023, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 12000 block of Nevin Lane in Fort Washington to investigate reports of a missing person. Myers' family advised officers that they had not seen or heard from him in 24 hours, when he…

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Police & Fire
Hero Cops Celebrated For 'Quick, Thorough Response' To Reported Sexual Assault In DC Hero Cops Celebrated For 'Quick, Thorough Response' To Reported Sexual Assault In DC
Hero Cops Celebrated For 'Quick, Thorough Response' To Reported Sexual Assault In DC Three top cops from the Metropolitan Police Department are being celebrated for their roles in diffusing a possibly deadly situation last year. Like a scene out of a movie, in late November, Officers Brian Lafranchise, Heather Lynn, and Ethan Way used all the tools in their police tool belt while responding to a reported sexual assault in the Seventh District, officials said. On Tuesday, Nov. 28, a 911 caller contacted the department reporting that "they say a disturbing video of the assault, which the (they) believed to be in progress."  Lynn and Lafranchise were the first to ar…

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Police & Fire
Suspicious Death Under Investigation In Montgomery County: Police (DEVELOPING) Suspicious Death Under Investigation In Montgomery County: Police (DEVELOPING)
Suspicious Death Under Investigation In Montgomery County: Police (Developing) An unexplained death on New Year's Eve is under investigation in Montgomery County, police say. An alert was issued late in the afternoon on Tuesday, Jan. 2 by the Montgomery County Department of Police after a suspicious death was reported over the weekend. Officials say that at around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31, officers were called to an apartment in the 2600 block of Glenallen Avenue in Silver Spring, where they found an unconscious man who was pronounced dead at the scene. No identifying information about the victim was released by police investigators. Now, the department is seeki…

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Police & Fire
Child Struck Intervening During Domestic Dispute At Virginia Home, Police Say Child Struck Intervening During Domestic Dispute At Virginia Home, Police Say
Child Struck Intervening During Domestic Dispute At Virginia Home, Police Say A 12-year-old trying to intervene during a domestic disturbance in Prince William County paid the price after being struck by a man going after a female family member, police say. Woodbridge resident Ajmal Mayar, 39, is facing a host of charges following an incident on New Year's Eve that resulted in the child being struck during an argument that turned physical. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to a home in the 16400 block of Woodbridge shortly before 2 p.m. on Sunday afternoon to investigate reports of a domestic-related assault that happened earl…

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Obituaries
Beloved Father Dies At Hospital Days After Shooting In Southeast DC: MPD Beloved Father Dies At Hospital Days After Shooting In Southeast DC: MPD
Beloved Father Dies At Hospital Days After Shooting In Southeast DC: MPD A beloved family man died at the hospital nearly two weeks after being shot in Southeast DC, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. On Wednesday, Dec. 20, officers were called to the 2900 block of Knox Place SE to investigate a reported shooting, where they found District resident Dwayne Barbour suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Barbour was rushed to an area hospital with critical injuries, and on Tuesday, the department announced that he died there at around 9:45 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31. Word of his death left friends and family reeling as they mourned his passing. Dwayn…

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Knife-Wielding Man Grabbed At Officer's Holster While Resisting Arrest In Arlington: Police Knife-Wielding Man Grabbed At Officer's Holster While Resisting Arrest In Arlington: Police
Knife-Wielding Man Grabbed At Officer's Holster While Resisting Arrest In Arlington: Police A man attempted to disarm an arresting officer after threatening a woman with a knife in Virginia, police say. Officers from the Arlington Police Department were called to Fairfax Drive near North George Mason Drive over the weekend to investigate a report of a suspicious man who had approached a woman while brandishing a knife. According to officials, Manassas resident Alexis Zapata, 31, ran towards a woman's car with the weapon, prompting her to drive away and call the police to the 4800 block of Fairfax Drive, where officers attempted to arrest Zapata, though he had other ideas. Zapata …

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