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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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Driver Dies After Jeep Strikes Dump Truck, Then Gets Hit On I-95 In Arbutus: State Police Driver Dies After Jeep Strikes Dump Truck, Then Gets Hit On I-95 In Arbutus: State Police
Driver Dies After Jeep Strikes Dump Truck, Then Gets Hit On I-95 In Arbutus: State Police An overnight crash on I-95 in Baltimore County left one man dead and three others hospitalized, Maryland State Police said. The crash was reported at around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 8, in the southbound lanes of the interstate near I-695 in Arbutus, investigators said. According to a preliminary report, a Jeep Cherokee rear-ended a dump truck in traffic. After the impact, the Jeep came to rest in a travel lane.  Police believe the Jeep’s driver got out — and was then hit by a Subaru that also struck the dump truck. The Jeep’s driver was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not …

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Schools
Parents Charged After Gun Fires In Spotsy Third Grader’s Backpack, Sheriff Says Parents Charged After Gun Fires In Spotsy Third Grader’s Backpack, Sheriff Says
Parents Charged After Gun Fires In Spotsy Third Grader’s Backpack, Sheriff Says A Virginia third grader brought a loaded handgun to school — and it went off inside his backpack, the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office said.  Now, his parents are the ones facing charges. The gun went off inside a classroom at Lee Hill Elementary School around 10:50 a.m. on Monday, April 7, according to investigators.  There were no injuries, and the student did not appear to have intended to harm anyone, officials said. Deputies say the 8-year-old had found the unsecured firearm at home, stuffed it into his backpack, and accidentally pulled the trigger while reaching into t…

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Lifestyle
Winning Numbers For Monday, April 7 Powerball Drawing With $54M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Monday, April 7 Powerball Drawing With $54M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Monday, April 7 Powerball Drawing With $54M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Monday, April 7 Powerball drawing. The estimated jackpot is $54 million with a $26.1 million cash option after the jackpot was claimed in a recent drawing by a player in California. The jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9. The winning numbers for Monday's drawing were 20-23-48-59-66 with a Powerball of 04 and the Power Play was 2X. Lottery players have a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning a Powerball jackpot by matching all five balls plus the Powerball, according …

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News
Judge Blocks Return Of Man Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador By Trump Administration Judge Blocks Return Of Man Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador By Trump Administration
Judge Blocks Return Of Man Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador By Trump Administration A federal judge has overruled a lower court’s order requiring the Trump administration to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Maryland by midnight Monday. The temporary order was issued hours before Abrego Garcia was scheduled to be returned home after the former MS-13-affiliated man was mistakenly shipped to a notorious El Salvadoran detention center. Top officials admitted the deportation was a mistake, but they’ve dragged their feet in reuniting him with his wife and family in Maryland. Abrego Garcia had previously been granted withholding of removal by an immigration judge back in 2019…

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Police & Fire
Man Posing As Girl To Solicit Child Porn Learns Prison Fate In Charles County Man Posing As Girl To Solicit Child Porn Learns Prison Fate In Charles County
Man Posing As Girl To Solicit Child Porn Learns Prison Fate In Charles County A Maryland man will have to register as a sex offender after preying on a 12-year-old boy in Charles County while playing video games, authorities announced. Adam Marks, 37, has been sentenced to five years in prison for four counts of soliciting child porn after pleading guilty to repeatedly pressuring the child to send inappropriate photos to him, officials say. According to the Charles County State's Attorney's Office, in April 2024, detectives were alerted by the boy that Marks asked him on numerous occasions to send inappropriate pictures of himself. An investigation revealed tha…

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Police & Fire
Smiling Suspect Assaulted Deputy During Spicy Wing Stop Meltdown In Fredericksburg: Sheriff Smiling Suspect Assaulted Deputy During Spicy Wing Stop Meltdown In Fredericksburg: Sheriff
Smiling Suspect Assaulted Deputy During Spicy Wing Stop Meltdown In Fredericksburg: Sheriff A District man got fired up over his wing order and ended up behind bars in Virginia — grinning in his mugshot after allegedly assaulting a Stafford County deputy. It happened Saturday, April 5, around 2:30 p.m., when deputies were called to the Wing Stop on South Gateway Drive for a disturbance involving a loud and aggressive customer, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said. That customer, 25-year-old Cambric Hudson, reportedly wasn’t just upset with staff — his attitude turned toward deputies, too. Despite multiple attempts to “de-escalate the tangy trouble,” officials said Hudson kep…

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Obituaries
‘Cousin-Dad’ Gunned Down Outside Virginia Apartment, Leaves Behind Two Daughters ‘Cousin-Dad’ Gunned Down Outside Virginia Apartment, Leaves Behind Two Daughters
‘Cousin-Dad’ Gunned Down Outside Virginia Apartment, Leaves Behind Two Daughters A beloved father from Alexandria was gunned down outside a Woodlawn apartment complex in the middle of the night, and now a Maryland man is facing murder charges in Fairfax County, authorities said. Xavier Alexander, 43, also known to friends and family as “Duval,” “Duvie,” or “Alex Kydd,” was found dead around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, April 3, on Madge Lane after a violent shootout in front of an apartment building, according to Fairfax County Police. When officers got to the scene, they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. Alexander died before first responders could get him to a hospi…

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News
MS-13 Gunman Who Walked Victims Into Gaithersburg Woods, Killed One, Now Faces Life In Prison MS-13 Gunman Who Walked Victims Into Gaithersburg Woods, Killed One, Now Faces Life In Prison
MS-13 Gunman Who Walked Victims Into Gaithersburg Woods, Killed One, Now Faces Life In Prison A Maryland MS-13 gang member who gunned down one victim and left another for dead in a wooded park has been convicted of murder, prosecutors announced. Edgard Castro-Contreras, 21, was found guilty on Friday, April 4, of first-degree murder, conspiracy, and multiple other charges tied to the November 2022 gang-related ambush that left 20-year-old Edvin Agustin Leon dead in Silver Spring, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office said. The second victim, Alex Castro Sabrian, was shot several times but survived by playing dead. He then crawled through a quarter-mile of Northwest Stream …

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Police & Fire
Chevy Chase Woman Found Shot Dead By Husband In Murder-Suicide, Police Say Chevy Chase Woman Found Shot Dead By Husband In Murder-Suicide, Police Say
Chevy Chase Woman Found Shot Dead By Husband In Murder-Suicide, Police Say A married couple found shot to death inside their Montgomery County home last week have been identified as victims of a murder-suicide, police said. Kate Simoni Fralin, 61, was killed by her husband, William Scott Fralin, 63, inside their house on the 8500 block of Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Officers and fire rescue personnel were called to the scene around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, after someone found the couple dead with apparent gunshot wounds. A gun and ammunition were found nearby. Major Crimes detectives responde…

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Police & Fire
I-95 Trash Toss, Slurred Speech Lead To DUI Hat Trick For Wanted Suspect In Stafford: Sheriff I-95 Trash Toss, Slurred Speech Lead To DUI Hat Trick For Wanted Suspect In Stafford: Sheriff
I-95 Trash Toss, Slurred Speech Lead To DUI Hat Trick For Wanted Suspect In Stafford: Sheriff A Virginia man wanted in connection to a prior DUI charge racked up his third after a traffic stop in Stafford, police said. Dion Gaines, 37, was clocked speeding southbound on I-95 around 12:56 a.m. on Friday, April 4, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy followed the vehicle as it took Exit 140 and drifted over the fog line before pulling the driver over on Bradburn Lane. Gaines had glassy, bloodshot eyes and slurred speech, deputies said. But before field sobriety tests could even begin, he started dumping trash onto the street. Deputies said Gaines was already w…

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