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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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Weather
Tornado Touches Down In MD During Weekend Storms, NWS Confirms Tornado Touches Down In MD During Weekend Storms, NWS Confirms
Tornado Touches Down In MD During Weekend Storms, NWS Confirms The National Weather Service has confirmed that the wicked weather over the weekend produced a small tornado that was reported in central Maryland. An “EF-0” tornado with winds peaking around 75 mph touched down in Montgomery County near Poolesville shortly before 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 22 after forming as a result of the thunderstorms that rolled through the region. Behind the strong cold front which brought showers and t'storms, another cold front tracks through this afternoon. Some rain showers are possible as this system moves through. Several chilly nights ahead will enhance the…

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Police & Fire
Irate Rock-Throwing Rogue Busted Targeting VA Courthouse, Church: Authorities Irate Rock-Throwing Rogue Busted Targeting VA Courthouse, Church: Authorities
Irate Rock-Throwing Rogue Busted Targeting VA Courthouse, Church: Authorities A Virginia man had a rocky day after hurling projectiles at a Stafford County courthouse and responding sheriff’s deputies, though his day nearly ended in a bit of a shock. Brett Lyles, 28, is facing multiple charges following a strange scene that played out on Thursday afternoon in Stafford County that saw him throwing rocks and debris at buildings and members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office during a disturbance. Shortly before 6:20 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office were called to the intersection of Richmond Highway and Courthouse Road, …

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Schools
Security Guard At MontCo School On Leave For Showing Teen Porn: Officials Security Guard At MontCo School On Leave For Showing Teen Porn: Officials
Security Guard At MontCo School On Leave For Showing Teen Porn: Officials A man with a checkered criminal past who was working security at a Montgomery County middle school has been placed on administrative leave after being busted for alleged sex crimes, authorities announced. Varvie Daughtry, 36, who is familiar to police both in Maryland and Washington, DC, has been arrested and accused of showing a teen student pornography while on school grounds earlier this year. It is alleged that while a 13-year-old was being supervised during an in-school suspension, Daughtry was tasked with overseeing him, during which time he showed him inappropriate photos of women, l…

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Police & Fire
Massive Search Launched For DC Woman Missing Since Easter Weekend Massive Search Launched For DC Woman Missing Since Easter Weekend
Massive Search Launched For DC Woman Missing Since Easter Weekend Seen her? Concerns are mounting for a 32-year-old woman who has not been seen or heard from by friends and family in the Washington, DC area since Easter Sunday. An alert was issued by the Metropolitan Police Department as they seek the public’s assistance in locating Danielle Moss, who was last seen on Sunday, April 9 in the 2300 block of Q Street SE and has not been heard from since. The missing persons report was filed two days later on Tuesday, April 11. Moss was described as being 5-foot-6 weighing approximately 150 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She has a light complexion…

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News
Bank Robber Is Calm, Cool, Collected Walking Out With Wad Of Cash In Downtown DC (VIDEO) Bank Robber Is Calm, Cool, Collected Walking Out With Wad Of Cash In Downtown DC (VIDEO)
Bank Robber Is Calm, Cool, Collected Walking Out With Wad Of Cash In Downtown DC (Video) Investigators from the Metropolitan Police Department have released new video of the man who held up a bank with a brick in downtown Washington, DC and walked away with a handful full of cash in broad daylight. Detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a wanted suspect who is wanted in connection to a bank robbery that was reported shortly before it closed on Tuesday, April 18 in the 1900 block of 8th Street NW. At approximately 4:35 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, the suspect entered the bank brandishing a brick that he placed in front of a teller. He then calml…

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Police & Fire
'Smoking Materials' Spark Multi-Million Dollar Virginia House Fire: Officials 'Smoking Materials' Spark Multi-Million Dollar Virginia House Fire: Officials
'Smoking Materials' Spark Multi-Million Dollar Virginia House Fire: Officials Fire hydrants could have been helpful in a Loudoun County neighborhood that bore witness to a fast-moving fire that tore through an area home on Thursday afternoon. Improperly discarded smoking materials led to a massive multi-million dollar fire in Leesburg that destroyed one home and damaged several neighboring properties, according to officials on Friday, April 21. First responders were called at approximately 11:10 a.m. the previous day to the 40200 block of Browns Creek Place, where there was a reported house fire that was ripping through a family home. Upon arrival, crews were met b…

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Police & Fire
DC Woman Killed Driving Into Tow Truck, MSP Cruiser At Scene Of Previous Crash ID'd DC Woman Killed Driving Into Tow Truck, MSP Cruiser At Scene Of Previous Crash ID'd
DC Woman Killed Driving Into Tow Truck, MSP Cruiser At Scene Of Previous Crash ID'd A crash scene investigation in Prince George’s County unexpectedly turned fatal when a driver from Washington, DC sped into a tow truck that set off a chain-reaction crash involving a Maryland State Police cruiser. Bridgette Harris, 30, has been identified as the driver who was killed this week on MD Route 5 (Branch Avenue) in Clinton after crashing at the scene of a previous crash, according to state police on Friday, April 21. Harris was driving a 2003 Honda Accord at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19 near the Capital Beltway approaching a crash scene that was being investi…

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Police & Fire
Two-Alarm Apartment Fire Leaves Two Hospitalized, One Critical, In DC Two-Alarm Apartment Fire Leaves Two Hospitalized, One Critical, In DC
Two-Alarm Apartment Fire Leaves Two Hospitalized, One Critical, In DC One person suffered critical injuries and a second was hospitalized when a two-alarm fire broke out in an apartment building in Northeast DC. DC Fire and EMS personnel were called shortly after 7 a.m. on Friday, April 21, to the 3200 block of Fort Lincoln Drive where there were reports of heavy smoke and a flames showing at Fort Lincoln Senior Village. 2nd Alarm fire now 3200 block Ft. Lincoln Sr NE. Heavy fire and smoke on 10th floor. 1 victim being removed by #DCsBrVest — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) April 21, 2023 A second alarm was called at approximately 7:15 a.m. on Friday morn…

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News
Body Of Missing 4-Year-Old Found In Maryland: State Police Body Of Missing 4-Year-Old Found In Maryland: State Police
Body Of Missing 4-Year-Old Found In Maryland: State Police For the second time this week, the body of a missing child was found dead in Maryland. Maryland State Police investigators confirmed that 4-year-old Garrett County resident Fox Piper was found dead at approximately 10 p.m. on Thursday, April 20 by members of the Deep Creek Fire Department's Dive team hours after he was declared missing. The body was found amid a multi-agency search for the child, who was reported critically missing from the unit block of Temperance Way in Oakland at approximately 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.  Piper was last seen at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Thursday on the…

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News
Police Seek Help Identifying Non-Verbal Man Who Walked Into Montgomery County Hospital Police Seek Help Identifying Non-Verbal Man Who Walked Into Montgomery County Hospital
Police Seek Help Identifying Non-Verbal Man Who Walked Into Montgomery County Hospital Members of the Montgomery County Department of Police is seeking the public's assistance in identifying a non-verbal man who was wandered into an area hospital on Thursday night. Officials say that he walked into the facility at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 20. The department is now attempting to locate guardians or family members of the man, who was described as being either 5-foot-8 or 5-foot-9. No other descriptive information was provided by the police. Anyone with information regarding the man or his guardians has been asked to contact detectives at the Montgomery Count…

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