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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
Alleged Domestic Abuser Swings, Misses Officer While Resisting Arrest In Virginia, Police Say Alleged Domestic Abuser Swings, Misses Officer While Resisting Arrest In Virginia, Police Say
Alleged Domestic Abuser Swings, Misses Officer While Resisting Arrest In Virginia, Police Say Chris McGinnis swung, and missed, while resisting arrest after assaulting at least two family members, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Officers were called late in the afternoon on Thursday, March 7 to a home in the 3700 block of Grey Ghost Court in Dumfries, where there was a reported domestic dispute involving McGinnis and his family. According to police, officers determined that the 32-year-old assaulted two adult family members in their home, and when officers attempted to detain him, he actively resisted. During the subsequent encounter, is it alleged that Mc…

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Lifestyle
Delivery Driver Riding Into Retirement After Five $50K 'Pick 5' Maryland Lottery Wins Delivery Driver Riding Into Retirement After Five $50K 'Pick 5' Maryland Lottery Wins
Delivery Driver Riding Into Retirement After Five $50K 'Pick 5' Maryland Lottery Wins Fives proved to be the lucky number for a fortuitous delivery driver who is riding into retirement with a smile on his face after an unexpected $250,000 Maryland Lottery win. The Carroll County man says that he plans to use his newfound cash on his family's retirement nest egg after he randomly placed some "Pick 5" bets while running errands before lunch.  "Wednesday was a perfect day," he told Lottery officials after he and his wife got a jump start on their morning, finished their errands, and stopped by a Sheetz location to pick up some tickets. By dinner time, the Manchester …

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Police & Fire
Man Threatened To Bomb Hotel In Virginia After Dispute With Employee, Police Say Man Threatened To Bomb Hotel In Virginia After Dispute With Employee, Police Say
Man Threatened To Bomb Hotel In Virginia After Dispute With Employee, Police Say The man who threatened to bomb a Prince William County hotel during an argument with staff is behind bars following his tirade, police say. Logan Caldwell Cuhna, 28, is facing charges following an incident on Thursday afternoon at the Hampton Inn on Old Stage Road in Dumfries, where he threatened the business. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the hotel at around 2:30 p.m. on March 7, when Cuhna got into a verbal altercation with an employee that escalated. According to investigators, during the incident, Cuhna threatened to bomb the hotel before leav…

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News
Woman Who Accidentally Shot Boyfriend, Dismembered Body In Maryland Faces 61 Years In Prison Woman Who Accidentally Shot Boyfriend, Dismembered Body In Maryland Faces 61 Years In Prison
Woman Who Accidentally Shot Boyfriend, Dismembered Body In Maryland Faces 61 Years In Prison New details have been released after a woman was convicted of murdering and dismembering a missing man in Maryland, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office announced. Michelina Goodwin, 46, was convicted by a jury for the dismemberment murder of 50-year-old James Volodimir Nalborczyk, who was reported missing in December 2022 and later found dead. According to Maryland State Police investigators, Goodwin and Larry Murphy, 40, both of Great Mills, were arrested in January last year for their alleged roles in Nalborczyk's death.  #MISSING Maryland State Police Leon…

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Police & Fire
Man Fearing Attacks, Drones Found With Homemade Explosive Devices In Maryland Yard: Sheriff Man Fearing Attacks, Drones Found With Homemade Explosive Devices In Maryland Yard: Sheriff
Man Fearing Attacks, Drones Found With Homemade Explosive Devices In Maryland Yard: Sheriff A paranoid Maryland man who littered his lawn with homemade explosive devices to keep perceived enemies away has been taken into custody as a precaution, according to authorities. Members of the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office announced that Christopher James Wilgus, 45, was apprehended following a welfare check that led to deputies finding a disturbing scene at his Pittsville home, where he lived in the garage and a motorhome on the property. On March 7, detectives from the sheriff's office were called to a home on Gumboro Road, where they made contact with Wilgus and discovered what…

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Schools
Social Media Threat Targeting Maryland High School Not Credible, Sheriff Says Social Media Threat Targeting Maryland High School Not Credible, Sheriff Says
Social Media Threat Targeting Maryland High School Not Credible, Sheriff Says There was an increased police presence at Patuxent High School in Lusby on Friday afternoon after an implied threat targeting the building was made, officials say. On March 8, the Calvert County Sheriff's Office was called in following reports of a social media post from an anonymous user that raised alarm bells for some school officials. According to the sheriff's office, the threat was investigated and was found to be not credible and unfounded, though as a precaution, additional deputies were present around school grounds. "While this threat has not demonstrated credibility thus fa…

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News
Woman Convicted For Dismemberment Murder Of Missing Man In Maryland: State's Attorney Woman Convicted For Dismemberment Murder Of Missing Man In Maryland: State's Attorney
Woman Convicted For Dismemberment Murder Of Missing Man In Maryland: State's Attorney The woman implicated in the decapitation of a missing man in Maryland has been convicted, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office announced. Michelina Goodwin, 46, was convicted by a jury for the dismemberment murder of 50-year-old James Volodimir Nalborczyk, who was reported missing in December 2022 and later found dead. According to Maryland State Police investigators, Goodwin and Larry Murphy, 40, both of Great Mills, were arrested in January last year for their alleged roles in Nalborczyk's death.  #MISSING Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack and Criminal En…

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Police & Fire
'Explosions' Spook Homeowner Investigating Garage Fire In Harford County 'Explosions' Spook Homeowner Investigating Garage Fire In Harford County
'Explosions' Spook Homeowner Investigating Garage Fire In Harford County A homeowner in Harford County got quite a scare when he went to investigate what was believed to be explosions coming from the inside of a Forest Hill garage, officials say.  On Wednesday afternoon, crews from the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company were called to a Grier Nursery Road residence, where a family member reported what he described as an explosion, with smoke coming from the inside of a workshop. According to the Maryland Fire Marshal, those "explosions" were, in fact, the product of aerosol cans that were placed too closely to a wood stove and combusted.  The fire was con…

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News
Tipsters Lead Police To Woman Accused Of Exploiting, Sex Trafficking Minor In Maryland: Feds Tipsters Lead Police To Woman Accused Of Exploiting, Sex Trafficking Minor In Maryland: Feds
Tipsters Lead Police To Woman Accused Of Exploiting, Sex Trafficking Minor In Maryland: Feds A 24-year-old Maryland woman is facing federal charges following her arrest for sexual offenses involving a child in Maryland after state police released photos of her and tipsters stepped up, authorities announced. Capitol Hills resident Verena May Mathis was indicted this week for crimes that include the sexual exploitation of a child and for sex trafficking the minor, according to prosecutors on Thursday.  According to the two-count indictment, on Dec. 5, 2020, Mathis produced sexually explicit images of a minor victim and used the juvenile to engage in a commercial sex act, "in rec…

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Obituaries
Man Found With Fatal Gunshot Wound After Crashing In Maryland Remembered By Friends, Family Man Found With Fatal Gunshot Wound After Crashing In Maryland Remembered By Friends, Family
Man Found With Fatal Gunshot Wound After Crashing In Maryland Remembered By Friends, Family A Maryland family is reeling after a 23-year-old man died at the hospital after being found with a fatal gunshot wound when he crashed in St. Mary's County. Malic Quinn Freeland was rushed to an area shock trauma center late last month, where he later died from his injuries, authorities announced following the crash-turned-homicide investigation. Deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office were called at around 9 p.m. on Feb. 26 to investigate a crash when a vehicle went through a fence and into a shed near Valley Drive and Fox Ridge Road in Lexington Park, officials say. Vall…

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