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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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Police & Fire
Firefighter Injured, Dog Dies In Two-Alarm Maryland Townhouse Blaze: Fire Marshal Firefighter Injured, Dog Dies In Two-Alarm Maryland Townhouse Blaze: Fire Marshal
Firefighter Injured, Dog Dies In Two-Alarm Maryland Townhouse Blaze: Fire Marshal One firefighter was injured and a dog perished in an overnight two-alarm fire that broke out behind a Harford County townhouse. First responders were called shortly before 3 a.m. to Browning Court in Abingdon, where there was a fire that started on a rear deck that damaged three homes, leaving several displaced. At 3am, Volunteer Firefighters from @AbingdonFire and surrounding companies were dispatched to a townhouse fire in the 2800 block of Browning Court, #AbingdonMD. One firefighter was injured. @MarylandOSFM is on scene. pic.twitter.com/KxEBa7Yu0r — Harford Co., MD Fire & EMS (@…

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Real Estate
'Creating A Castle:' Rare Georgetown Condo Sells For 23 Percent Over Asking Price 'Creating A Castle:' Rare Georgetown Condo Sells For 23 Percent Over Asking Price
'Creating A Castle:' Rare Georgetown Condo Sells For 23 Percent Over Asking Price A homeowner who fell in love with a unique condo in Georgetown just had to have it — for $260,200 over asking price. The condo at 1527 30th St. NW in Washington, DC was initially listed for $1.098 million, listing agents Robert Hryniewicki, Adam Rackliffe, Christopher Leary, and Micah Smith of HRL Partners at Washington Fine Properties said. But the smitten buyer went above and beyond for the two-bedroom, two-bathroom property, which closed at $1.36 million, or 23 percent over asking, the listing agents said. "In this super tight inventory marketplace in DC, it's not uncommon to …

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'Definitely On Something:' Tipster Leads Deputies To Unruly Suspect At Stafford Wawa: Sheriff 'Definitely On Something:' Tipster Leads Deputies To Unruly Suspect At Stafford Wawa: Sheriff
'Definitely On Something:' Tipster Leads Deputies To Unruly Suspect At Stafford Wawa: Sheriff A man known to members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office is back behind bars after picking a fight with a woman, pole, and one of the agency's deputies, officials say. Ryheem Perrin, 29, was "definitely on something," according to a witness, who tracked him from one business to another after he threatened a woman before being apprehended late on Wednesday afternoon following an incident at Wawa on South Gateway Drive in Fredericksburg. According to a spokesperson from the sheriff's office, the call came in shortly before 6:30 p.m.on July 10, when the tipster advised that there was a d…

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News
Man Who Shot Victim In Head After Argument During Maryland Event Admits To Murder: Police Man Who Shot Victim In Head After Argument During Maryland Event Admits To Murder: Police
Man Who Shot Victim In Head After Argument During Maryland Event Admits To Murder: Police A man tied to the fatal shooting of a father of three last summer in Frederick pleaded guilty to murder, authorities announced on Thursday afternoon. Jeffrey Whitney Bryan, Jr., 31, was arrested in February by members of the Frederick Police Department following a lengthy investigation into the fatal shooting of Governor Thomas Johnson High School grad Tayquan Palmer in July 2023. On Thursday, July 11, the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office announced that Bryan pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, which was accepted by a judge, officials said. In July last year, officers were cal…

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Stabbing Suspect 18, Accused Of Killing 14-Year-Old On Mass Transit Bus In Baltimore: Police Stabbing Suspect 18, Accused Of Killing 14-Year-Old On Mass Transit Bus In Baltimore: Police
Stabbing Suspect 18, Accused Of Killing 14-Year-Old On Mass Transit Bus In Baltimore: Police An 18-year-old wanted in connection to the fatal stabbing of a teen boy on an MTA bus on Wednesday has been charged, according to the Baltimore Police Department. City resident Brandon Lee Adams, Jr. has been arrested and accused of the murder of Cortez Lemon during an altercation on a Mass Transit bus in the 4200 block of Frankford Avenue on Wednesday.  Officers from the department were called at around 1:20 p.m. on July 10 to investigate a reported assault, where they were met by Lemon, who was suffering from multiple life-threatening stab wounds.  He was treated, and rushed to…

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Traffic
Vehicle Fire Shuts Down Lanes, Backs Up Traffic For Six Miles On I-66: VDOT Vehicle Fire Shuts Down Lanes, Backs Up Traffic For Six Miles On I-66: VDOT
Vehicle Fire Shuts Down Lanes, Backs Up Traffic For Six Miles On I-66: VDOT A vehicle fire on I-66 in Virginia shut down the westbound lanes of the interstate, leading to traffic being backed up for miles. First responders were called to the Warren-Fauquier County line at around 4:20 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, where there was a reported fire that left all lanes closed. Traffic alert UPDATE, I-66 at #Warren/#Fauquier Co line: Left WB lane open, right lane still closed. 6 mi backup reported, expect major delays.@WTOPtraffic @VaDOTStaunton @VaDOTNOVA @VaDOT @VSPPIO @FCDEM @Fauquiertimes @FauquierSheriff @fauquiernow https://t.co/vQr3hjN3lx — VDOT Culpeper (@VaDOT…

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Dump Truck Driver Strikes I-95 Sign In Virginia, Sends Debris Flying Across Roadway: VSP Dump Truck Driver Strikes I-95 Sign In Virginia, Sends Debris Flying Across Roadway: VSP
Dump Truck Driver Strikes I-95 Sign In Virginia, Sends Debris Flying Across Roadway: VSP Crews are working to repair a sign on I-95 in Fairfax County after a dump truck struck it, causing significant damage, and backing up traffic for miles, according to Virginia State Police. Shortly after 12:15 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, troopers were called to investigate reports of debris on the interstate south of Route 289 in Fairfax County.  #VSP is looking for tips on the dump truck that struck the overhead sign I-95 NB near 168 mm in Fairfax Co. around noon 7/11/24 & then drove off. Plz call 804-750-8798 or email questions@vsp.virginia.gov. @VaDOTNOVA is working to fix the…

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Man Struck 4-Year-Old Daughter, Choked Woman During Domestic Dispute In Virginia: Police Man Struck 4-Year-Old Daughter, Choked Woman During Domestic Dispute In Virginia: Police
Man Struck 4-Year-Old Daughter, Choked Woman During Domestic Dispute In Virginia: Police A man who allegedly strangled a woman and struck their 4-year-old daughter during different disputes over several days in Prince William County is in custody, police say. Alexandria resident Jose Olegario Lopez, 34, is facing charges following the investigation into two alleged domestic assaults that were reported over three days in Woodbridge. According to a spokesperson from the Prince William County Police Department, on Wednesday night, officers were called to a home in the 13700 block of Gilbert Road when a 35-year-old woman and Lopez got into an argument that ended when he allegedly g…

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Women Sliced Off Thumb Of 'Sugar Daddy' During Deadly DC Assault To Access His Money: Reports Women Sliced Off Thumb Of 'Sugar Daddy' During Deadly DC Assault To Access His Money: Reports
Women Sliced Off Thumb Of 'Sugar Daddy' During Deadly DC Assault To Access His Money: Reports Disturbing new details have been released following the violent death of 53-year-old Fasil Mulatu Teklemariam in Northwest DC earlier this year.  On April 5, Teklemariam was found stabbed to death in an apartment at around in the 1300 block of Peabody Street NW, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. He was found in his apartment suffering from multiple stab wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene, though it is believed he was assaulted days earlier, police said. Two women, Tiffany Taylor Gray, 22, of Bowie, and 19-year-old Audrey Miller, who has no fixed addre…

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Escapee Back In Custody After Going Rogue En Route To Maryland Detention Center, Police Say Escapee Back In Custody After Going Rogue En Route To Maryland Detention Center, Police Say
Escapee Back In Custody After Going Rogue En Route To Maryland Detention Center, Police Say William Raynard Herold is back in custody less than two hours after he escaped in Annapolis while being transported to a detention center, police confirmed. Shortly before noon on Thursday, July 11, an alert was issued by the Annapolis Police Department advising that officers, state police, and a police helicopter were hunting for the wanted 22-year-old man, who made his way to a wooded area near the Annapolis Exchange. He didn't make it far, and shortly before 1:45 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, the agency announced that Herold has been tracked down and apprehended without further incident. …

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