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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

DC Man Kicked Toddler Down Metro Escalator In Unprovoked Attack In DMV: DOJ A man accused of kicking a stranger's 2-year-old child down a Metro escalator in an unprovoked assault is now facing serious felony charges, federal prosecutors announced. William Woodson, 26, of Southeast DC, was indicted on charges of first-degree child cruelty, assault with significant bodily injury against a minor, and an additional felony stemming from a separate adult incident the same day, according to the US Attorney's Office. The charges stem from a disturbing incident that unfolded around 11:20 a.m. on July 24, 2023, at the Mount Vernon Square Metro station. According to court do…

by Zak Failla

04/03/2025

Police & Fire

Gasoline From Tanker Truck Leaks Into Great Falls Stream; Smell May Linger, Officials Say A HazMat emergency in Northern Virginia is causing road closures and environmental concerns after a tanker truck began leaking gasoline into Difficult Run in Great Falls, officials announced. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue units responded to the intersection of Leigh Mill Road and Kelso Road in Great Falls early Thursday morning, April 3, after reports of a hazardous materials incident involving a fuel spill. Crews confirmed that a tanker truck was actively leaking gasoline into Difficult Run — a well-known tributary that flows through several parks and residential areas in Fairfax County. …

by Zak Failla

04/03/2025

Lifestyle

Winning Numbers For Wednesday, April 2 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $31M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Wednesday, April 2 Powerball drawing. The estimated jackpot is $31 million with a $14.2 million cash option. If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll to $47 million until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Saturday, April 5. The winning numbers for Wednesday's drawing were 05-17-41-64-69 with a Powerball of 01 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 to officials. Prizes t…

by Zak Failla

04/03/2025

Police & Fire

Bladensburg Woman Killed In Early Morning Maryland Crash ID’d By Police A woman killed in an early morning crash in Maryland has been identified, authorities said. Norma Mae Doswell, 74, of Bladensburg, was struck and killed around 6 a.m. Wednesday, April 2, while walking along Landover Road near 55th Avenue, Prince George’s County Police said. Officers responding to the scene found Doswell suffering from traumatic injuries in the northbound lanes. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say the driver involved stayed on site and was not hurt. No charges have been announced. The case remains under investigation by the Collision Analysis and Reconstructio…

by Zak Failla

04/02/2025

Police & Fire

Frederick Teen Charged As Adult After Pulling Gun In I-270 Road Rage Incident: State Police A 17-year-old is being charged as an adult after allegedly pulling a loaded gun on another driver during a road rage confrontation on I-270 in Montgomery County, state police said. The teen, from Frederick, was arrested Monday, March 31, after a driver called 911 around 2 p.m. reporting someone pointed a gun at her during an aggressive encounter near Falls Road in Rockville, according to Maryland State Police. The victim gave troopers enough information to identify the vehicle and suspect. Troopers from the Rockville and Frederick barracks — along with the Highway Gun Crimes Initiative — tr…

by Zak Failla

04/02/2025

Police & Fire

Man Broke Woman’s Back During Ongoing Abuse In Frederick, Police Say A Maryland man is behind bars after allegedly breaking a woman’s back during a brutal assault — then getting caught with a stash of suspected cocaine, police said. Officers with the Frederick Police Department were called to investigate a disturbance in the 900 block of West Patrick Street just after 9 p.m. on Monday, March 31. Inside the room, they found a man and woman — and clear signs of violence, they said. The victim was bruised from head to toe, according to the Frederick Police Department. She had a swollen contusion on her forehead and other injuries “consistent with blunt f…

by Zak Failla

04/02/2025

Police & Fire

Man Tried To Grab Cops’ Guns, Assaulted Five Officers After Arlington Fight: Police A wild fight in Northern Virginia ended with a suspect in custody after he allegedly attacked five officers and tried to grab their guns during a violent arrest, police said. Jack Witherell, 25, of Arlington, was arrested on Tuesday night, April 1, after assaulting multiple officers and attempting to disarm them, according to the Arlington County Police Department. It started around 8:42 p.m. when police were called to the 2100 block of North Culpeper Street for a fight outside a community center. Investigators say Witherell got into a verbal dispute with a man inside, then smashed the vic…

by Zak Failla

04/02/2025

News

Dad Who Shook, Punched Infant Daughter In Damascus Gets Prison Time: State's Attorney A Montgomery County father will spend more than a decade in prison after brutally shaking and punching his 5-month-old daughter, causing catastrophic injuries that left her hospitalized for a month, prosecutors announced. Oliver Hernandez-Caballero, 26, of Damascus, was sentenced on Tuesday, April 1, to 25 years in prison with all but 14 years suspended after being convicted of first-degree child abuse, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office. He will serve five years of supervised probation when he is released. The abuse happened on Dec. 28, 2023, when Hernandez-Cabal…

by Zak Failla

04/02/2025

Police & Fire

Husband, Wife Found Dead Inside Owings Mills Home In Possible Murder-Suicide: Police A grim investigation is underway in Maryland after a husband and wife were found shot to death inside their home, authorities announced. Baltimore County Police responded to the 3500 block of Avery Hill Drive on Tuesday, April 1, where they discovered Karen Franklin, 59, and Gary Franklin, 63, both dead from apparent gunshot wounds, officials said Wednesday. According to police, a preliminary investigation suggests one of the victims died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, though the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the official cause and manner of death. Homicide dete…

by Zak Failla

04/02/2025

Police & Fire

Officer Indicted For Unauthorized Pursuit That Left Russian Linguist From Laurel Dead: AG A Maryland police officer is facing serious criminal charges after allegedly causing a fatal crash during an unauthorized high-speed pursuit, then fleeing the scene without reporting it, according to state prosecutors. On Wednesday, April 2, Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced the indictment of Officer Alexander Rodriguez, 30, of the Anne Arundel County Police Department, in connection to the August 2024 death of 21-year-old Joshua VanderZiel in Howard County. At the time of his death, Vanderziel was a Russian linguist for the US Navy, according to Brown. The crash happene…

by Zak Failla

04/02/2025

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