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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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Schools
Alabama Legend Nick Saban Makes Surprise Stop At Maryland High School Alabama Legend Nick Saban Makes Surprise Stop At Maryland High School
Alabama Legend Nick Saban Makes Surprise Stop At Maryland High School The recruiting trail of one of college football’s most legendary coaches made its way to Montgomery County this week as Nick Saban came to town for a visit. Saban made a recruiting trip to Good Counsel High School in Olney on Monday, Jan. 23 to talk to players and coaches, in a visit that was captured in a photo posted by Athletic Director Steve Howes, who is no stranger to historic coaches. Pretty cool day at the office. I played & worked for a tremendous college coach. Blessed to spend time around & observe coaches like Gary Williams & Gregg Popovich & Billy Donovan &…

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Police & Fire
Man Dead After Fleeing From Investigators, Carjacking In Baltimore, Police Say Man Dead After Fleeing From Investigators, Carjacking In Baltimore, Police Say
Man Dead After Fleeing From Investigators, Carjacking In Baltimore, Police Say Police are investigating a carjacking that ended in tragedy when a suspect reportedly died after an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Baltimore County Police Department announced. The deadly incident began at around 1:30 p.m. in Baltimore City on Tuesday, Jan. 24. According to Baltimore City police, the agency’s police department located a suspect vehicle that was wanted in connection to a crime earlier this year. The 29-year-old suspect traveled into Baltimore County, police said, where he attempted to carjack a motorist in the 9200 block of Harford Road on Tuesday afternoon. …

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Former President Of Arlington Education Association Accused Of Embezzling $410K Former President Of Arlington Education Association Accused Of Embezzling $410K
Former President Of Arlington Education Association Accused Of Embezzling $410K The former president of the Arlington Education Association (AEA) has been arrested for allegedly embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the agency. Woodbridge resident Ingrid Gant, 54, is facing multiple felonies for allegedly embezzling more than $400,000 from the AEA, where she was the president for six years, in order to live a lavish lifestyle, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Detectives say that they were notified of the potential theft in September last year following an internal audit when Gant failed to provide financial reports or file tax returns, caus…

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Sports
Virginia Tech Guard's Celebratory Fist Pump Goes Very Wrong Virginia Tech Guard's Celebratory Fist Pump Goes Very Wrong
Virginia Tech Guard's Celebratory Fist Pump Goes Very Wrong The end of the controversial Virginia Tech-Duke game on Monday night, Jan. 24, had a little bit of everything for college basketball fans. Things started off with less than 20 seconds left in the game, when Hokies guard MJ Collins gave Virginia Tech a 77-75 lead, though his celebration added insult to injury immediately after making the bucket. After making the shot in the closing seconds, Collins pumped his fist in celebration, but wound up accidentally cold-cocking Duke freshman Kyle Filipowski straight in the throat, sending the five-star seven-footer to the floor, though no foul was …

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Schools
Former Richard Montgomery HS Student Busted Bringing Handgun On School Grounds, Police Say Former Richard Montgomery HS Student Busted Bringing Handgun On School Grounds, Police Say
Former Richard Montgomery HS Student Busted Bringing Handgun On School Grounds, Police Say Police say that a former Richard Montgomery High School student has been arrested after bringing a handgun on campus. At approximately 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 24, officers from the Rockville City Police Department were advised by school security personnel that a former student was on the property, possibly armed with a weapon. The student was tracked down by officers approximately a block from school grounds, according to investigators, and the 15-year-old was found in possession of a firearm. He was arrested without custody and “will be charged accordingly.” Officials made note that…

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News
VA Family Gets Prison Time For Forcing Pakistani Woman Into 'Modern-Day Equivalent Of Slavery' VA Family Gets Prison Time For Forcing Pakistani Woman Into 'Modern-Day Equivalent Of Slavery'
VA Family Gets Prison Time For Forcing Pakistani Woman Into 'Modern-Day Equivalent Of Slavery' Three people in Virginia will get a taste of their own medicine after being sentenced for a years-long conspiracy to force a Pakistani woman who married into the family into forced labor, federal officials announced. Midlothian residents Zahida Aman, 80, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison, Mohammed Rehan Chaudhri, 48, to 10 years in federal prison, and Mohammad Nauman Chaudhri, 55, to five years in federal prison for their roles in conspiring to compel the domestic labor of a woman for more than a decade. According to federal prosecutors, in 2002, the victim married Aman’s son, wh…

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Lifestyle
Check Your Tickets: Million Dollar Powerball Ticket Sold At Virginia Food Store Check Your Tickets: Million Dollar Powerball Ticket Sold At Virginia Food Store
Check Your Tickets: Million Dollar Powerball Ticket Sold At Virginia Food Store Virginia Lottery players are being encouraged to check their tickets after a $1 million Powerball winner was sold in Alexandria. Unbeknownst to one lucky lottery player, there is a ticket burning a seven-figure hole in their pocket after it was purchased at Giant Food on Kingstowne Boulevard. The winning numbers for the Monday, Jan. 23 Powerball drawing were 12-31-47-58-60 with a Powerball number of 23. The ticket in Virginia matched the first five numbers and narrowly missed the Powerball. Now, the million-dollar question is who has the ticket and is moving into a new tax bracket? Accord…

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Former Youth Pastor Out On Probation In VA For Sex Offenses Gets 20 Years For Child Porn Former Youth Pastor Out On Probation In VA For Sex Offenses Gets 20 Years For Child Porn
Former Youth Pastor Out On Probation In VA For Sex Offenses Gets 20 Years For Child Porn A former youth pastor in Virginia will spin years behind bars after being busted distributing child pornography while on probation for previous sex offense convictions, federal officials announced. Deric Wallace Peacock, 39, of Highland Springs, a former pastor at the now defunct South Hopewell Church of God, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of distribution of child pornography. Prosecutors say that on April 12, 2022, Peacock use Wickr, an encrypted messaging service, to distribute child pornography using his “vapastor” user account. Officials made note that a…

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Police & Fire
Police ID 24-Year-Old Woman Killed In Head-On Guardrail Crash In Calvert County Police ID 24-Year-Old Woman Killed In Head-On Guardrail Crash In Calvert County
Police ID 24-Year-Old Woman Killed In Head-On Guardrail Crash In Calvert County Maryland State Police say that a 24-year-old Huntingtown woman was killed in a one-car crash when she struck a guardrail head-on and landed at the base of a tree in Calvert County. Shamia Saree Robinson was pronounced dead at the scene of a violent crash in Prince Frederick early on Tuesday, Jan. 24 that left her 25-year-old passenger hospitalized, state police officials announced. According to police, shortly before 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday morning, troopers from the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack were called to the 1800 block of Hallowing Point Road to investigate a reported …

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Police & Fire
DC Carjacker In Custody After Taking Police On Pursuit Through Fairfax County (VIDEO) DC Carjacker In Custody After Taking Police On Pursuit Through Fairfax County (VIDEO)
DC Carjacker In Custody After Taking Police On Pursuit Through Fairfax County (Video) An armed carjacker with a lengthy criminal history is in police custody after putting on a show for drivers on the Beltway in Virginia. Maryland resident Teon De’Markus, 28, was apprehended after taking members of the Fairfax Police Department on a wile pursuit before ultimately being apprehended near I-95. Police say that the De’Markus carjacked a Honda in DC, drove into Fairfax County, carjacked the owner of a Chevrolet Tahoe and took off, taking police on a pursuit with him. Teon De’Markus, 28, of Maryland was charged w/carjacking, possession of a firearm by a felon, use of a fire…

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