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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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First Fatal Pedestrian Strike Of 2023 Reported In Fairfax County, Police Say First Fatal Pedestrian Strike Of 2023 Reported In Fairfax County, Police Say
First Fatal Pedestrian Strike Of 2023 Reported In Fairfax County, Police Say Police in Fairfax County are reporting the first fatal pedestrian strike of the new year. Ana Julia Acosta De Ostorga, 58, of Falls Church, has been identified by police as the woman killed attempting to cross Wilson Boulevard in Seven Corners early on Friday, March 24. Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department’s Crash Reconstruction Unit say that at approximately 6:20 a.m. on Friday morning, Acosta De Ostorga was attempting to cross Wilson Boulevard near John Marshall Drive near the pedestrian crossing when she was struck by a Honda Accord traveling west on the roadway. The i…

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Here's What We Know About The I-795 Tanker Truck Crash, Fire In Pikesville Here's What We Know About The I-795 Tanker Truck Crash, Fire In Pikesville
Here's What We Know About The I-795 Tanker Truck Crash, Fire In Pikesville Officials say that the driver of a fuel tanker that went up in flames in Maryland on Friday morning, closing I-795, has been rushed to Shock Trauma in Baltimore in serious condition. Shortly before 6 a.m. on Friday, March 24, Maryland State Police troopers and other first responders were called to a stretch of I-795 in Pikesville, when a crash was reported, causing a massive fire and sending black smoke billowing throughout the area. .@mdsp investigating a tanker truck crash on NB I795. The driver of the truck was transported to Shock trauma for treatment of their injuries. No other in…

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Obituaries
Boxer Killed In Baltimore Mass Shooting Was Set To Fight In Paramus Boxer Killed In Baltimore Mass Shooting Was Set To Fight In Paramus
Boxer Killed In Baltimore Mass Shooting Was Set To Fight In Paramus A popular boxer killed in a mass shooting in Baltimore earlier this week was set to fight in Paramus  Ernest Hall, 33, was shot along with five others, including two teenagers, shortly after midnight on Thursday, March 23, in the 2800 block of Edmondson Avenue, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The featherweight boxer (4-2-1, 1 KO) was set to fight Manalapan native John Leonardo (9-1-1, 4 KOs) in a 6-round bout at The Terrace at Biagio Ristorante, on April 1. Hall’s ID had not been initially released by police investigators following the shooting, which left five others be…

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Obituaries
Police ID Popular Boxer As Victim Gunned Down In Baltimore Mass Shooting Police ID Popular Boxer As Victim Gunned Down In Baltimore Mass Shooting
Police ID Popular Boxer As Victim Gunned Down In Baltimore Mass Shooting A popular boxer has been identified as the victim who was killed in a mass shooting in Baltimore earlier this week. Ernest Hall, 33, was shot along with five others, including two teenagers, shortly after midnight on Thursday, March 23, in the 2800 block of Edmondson Avenue, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Hall’s ID had not been initially released by police investigators following the shooting, which left five others between the ages of 15 and 24 with injuries, including one who was listed in critical condition following the shooting. The other victims are in stable co…

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Husband Kills Wife, Self At Reston Park, Fairfax County Police Say Husband Kills Wife, Self At Reston Park, Fairfax County Police Say
Husband Kills Wife, Self At Reston Park, Fairfax County Police Say New details have been released after a reported murder-suicide involving a couple in Fairfax County. Patricia Gaverick, 69, and Richard Gaverick, 75, both of Herndon, have ben identified by the Fairfax County Police Department as the pair who were found dead on a trail in Reston on Wednesday, March 22. At approximately 3 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, officers were called to Stratton Woods Park on Fox Mill Road, when a community member reported that there was a man and woman unconscious on a trail nearby. Upon arrival, officers say that they found both Gavericks suffering from apparent gun…

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Teen Killed In Shooting Outside St. Mary's County Bar/Liquor Store Teen Killed In Shooting Outside St. Mary's County Bar/Liquor Store
Teen Killed In Shooting Outside St. Mary's County Bar/Liquor Store A teen is dead after a fatal early morning shooting outside a St. Mary’s County on Friday morning, officials say. Isiaih Alexander Woodland, 18, of Lexington Park, has been identified by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office as the victim who was shot and killed to kick off Friday, March 24. The incident was reported at approximately 1:15 a.m. on Friday morning outside of the Big Dogs in Paradise bar in Mechanicsville, where there was reports of shots fired. Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were called to the bar, and upon arrival found Woodland near the scene with mu…

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Schools
Two Teachers Accused Of Inappropriate Relationships With Students On Same Day In VA: Sheriff Two Teachers Accused Of Inappropriate Relationships With Students On Same Day In VA: Sheriff
Two Teachers Accused Of Inappropriate Relationships With Students On Same Day In VA: Sheriff Two teachers in Virginia are facing charges for alleged inappropriate relationships that they carried on with students in Frederick County. Emily Walker, a PE teacher and basketball coach at Frederick County Middle School, and Matthew Geyer, a teacher’s aide at Sherando High School, have both been arrested following an investigation into separate allegations of reckless behavior, officials announced on Thursday, March 23. The investigation into the pair was launched two weeks ago, when school officials notified Frederick County School Resource Officers about the situation inside each build…

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Virginia Man Convicted Of Shooting At Wheelchair-Bound 'Friend' Outside DC Walmart: Feds Virginia Man Convicted Of Shooting At Wheelchair-Bound 'Friend' Outside DC Walmart: Feds
Virginia Man Convicted Of Shooting At Wheelchair-Bound 'Friend' Outside DC Walmart: Feds An Alexandria man has been convicted of shooting at a wheelchair-bound “friend” who had to play dead outside an area Walmart to get his assailant to stop his attack, federal officials announced. Richard Nduba, 39, was found guilty following a three-day trial in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for firing multiple shots a a man during an argument that rapidly escalated in August 2022 in Northwest DC. Prosecutors say that on Aug. 10, 2022, Nduba argued with the victim, a friend, outside the Walmart on H Street NW. After the argument, the victim, who is wheelchair bound, went t…

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Police & Fire
Fairfax Fire Truck Involved In Four-Vehicle Crash (DEVELOPING) Fairfax Fire Truck Involved In Four-Vehicle Crash (DEVELOPING)
Fairfax Fire Truck Involved In Four-Vehicle Crash (Developing) A Fairfax County fire truck was involved in a multi-vehicle crash on Thursday afternoon, leaving one person with life-threatening injuries, according to police. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called shortly before 5:20 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, to the intersection of Richmond Highway and Memorial Street in Groveton to investigate a reported crash. Investigators say that a Fairfax County fire truck was involved, along with three other vehicles. Several people were transported to area hospitals, with one suffering reported life-threatening injuries. Richmond Highw…

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Opening In Concrete Barrier Contributed To I-695 Fatal Construction Worker Crash: NTSB Opening In Concrete Barrier Contributed To I-695 Fatal Construction Worker Crash: NTSB
Opening In Concrete Barrier Contributed To I-695 Fatal Construction Worker Crash: NTSB The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released the agency’s initial findings after Wednesday midday crash on I-695 in Woodlawn that claimed the lives of six workers in a construction zone. At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, an Acura TLX passenger vehicle being driven by Randallstown resident Lisa Adrienne Lea, 54, was traveling north on the Beltway near an active work zone in the center portion of the interstate before setting off the fatal chain reaction crash. According to NTSB investigators, the project the highway workers were enlisted to complete included…

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