Zak Failla

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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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Elkton, MD
Breaking News
Woman Just Moved From Florida To Maryland — Now She’s Fighting For Life After ATV Crash Woman Just Moved From Florida To Maryland — Now She’s Fighting For Life After ATV Crash Woman Just Moved From Florida To Maryland — Now She’s Fighting For Life After ATV Crash
Woman Just Moved From Florida To Maryland — Now She’s Fighting For Life After ATV Crash A 22-year-old woman who had just moved from Florida to Maryland is now clinging to life in the ICU after a devastating ATV crash. Brooke Voeks, 22, suffered serious injuries when she was thrown from an ATV during what her family described as a "devastating four-wheeling accident." In the crash, the Faulkner resident suffered a serious head injury, fractured arm and pelvis, internal bleeding, and a shifted bladder, forcing her parents to drop everything and fly in from St. Augustine to be with her at Shock Trauma. "She did say her boyfriend’s name and she told me she loved me," her mother p…

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Fredericksburg, VA
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Fresh Footage Shows Moment Cops Find VA Man's Body, Mangled Car After High-Speed Pursuit Fresh Footage Shows Moment Cops Find VA Man's Body, Mangled Car After High-Speed Pursuit Fresh Footage Shows Moment Cops Find VA Man's Body, Mangled Car After High-Speed Pursuit
Fresh Footage Shows Moment Cops Find VA Man's Body, Mangled Car After High-Speed Pursuit The New Jersey Attorney General's Office has released audio and video from a police pursuit that left a 20-year-old Virginia man dead last year. On the night of Oct. 18, 2024, a New Jersey State Police sergeant attempted to stop Scott Segreaves Jr., of Zuni, VA, for speeding in Holland Township, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Authorities said the pursuit was called off after Segreaves evaded the sergeant on dark, winding roads. Minutes later, the agency received an automated iPhone alert reporting a severe crash involving the same driver. It took investigators about 30 minutes of s…

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Leonardtown-California, MD
Your Community
Masked Minor With Nerf Gun Sparks School Scare In Leonardtown: Sheriff Masked Minor With Nerf Gun Sparks School Scare In Leonardtown: Sheriff Masked Minor With Nerf Gun Sparks School Scare In Leonardtown: Sheriff
Masked Minor With Nerf Gun Sparks School Scare In Leonardtown: Sheriff A juvenile wearing a Nerf mask and carrying a toy gun triggered a school safety scare in Southern Maryland, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to Leonardtown Elementary School at about 3:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2, after a 911 caller reported seeing a masked person possibly carrying a gun near the campus, the sheriff’s office said. When deputies arrived, they immediately secured the school property while administrators initiated safety protocols. An investigation determined the person was a minor who “did not make any threats and appeared unaware of …

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Silver Spring, MD
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Silver Spring Family Loses Home In $1M Blaze, Dog Revived By Firefighters As Community Steps Up Silver Spring Family Loses Home In $1M Blaze, Dog Revived By Firefighters As Community Steps Up Silver Spring Family Loses Home In $1M Blaze, Dog Revived By Firefighters As Community Steps Up
Silver Spring Family Loses Home In $1M Blaze, Dog Revived By Firefighters As Community Steps Up A young Maryland family is rebuilding after a fast-moving million-dollar fire tore through their Montgomery County home, leaving their dog near death — though first responders were able to revive him. Friends and community members are coming together to support the Trahan family in Silver Spring after a costly fire spread from the first floor of the residence into the second, and then the attic, sending flames flying from the front and top of the home. .@mcfrs members are still on the scene of the house fire/2300blk Cranberry Terr(Aspen Hill). Fire under control. Cause of fire is under i…

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Towson, MD
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Massive Five-Alarm Fire Breaks Out In Vacant Downtown Baltimore Building (UPDATED) Massive Five-Alarm Fire Breaks Out In Vacant Downtown Baltimore Building (UPDATED) Massive Five-Alarm Fire Breaks Out In Vacant Downtown Baltimore Building (UPDATED)
Massive Five-Alarm Fire Breaks Out In Vacant Downtown Baltimore Building (Updated) Crews across Maryland were called in on Tuesday afternoon to help battle a massive five-alarm fire that broke out in a reportedly vacant Baltimore building. Firefighters were called before 3:30 p.m., on Sept. 2, when there was a reported blaze in the area of North Howard Street and West Fayette Street, according to the fire department. "Crews are working diligently to contain the blaze and ensure the safety of all individuals involved," officials said. "Please avoid the area."  MEDIA STAGING - Park Ave and W Fayette St. Updates will be provided when available. pic.twitter.com/yw4pG…

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Arlington, VA
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DC Woman Blew Elderly Maryland Grandpa’s $266K+ Savings On Luxury Life, Police Say DC Woman Blew Elderly Maryland Grandpa’s $266K+ Savings On Luxury Life, Police Say DC Woman Blew Elderly Maryland Grandpa’s $266K+ Savings On Luxury Life, Police Say
DC Woman Blew Elderly Maryland Grandpa’s $266K+ Savings On Luxury Life, Police Say A DC woman is accused of draining her 95-year-old grandfather’s life savings so she could bankroll a luxury lifestyle, police in Maryland say. Erica Hopper, 45, was granted Power of Attorney for her then-90-year-old grandfather in December 2020; but instead of protecting his finances, detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police say she used his money to splurge on herself. Now she is facing prison time. From November 2021 through June 2025, investigators say Hopper made more than $266,000 in unauthorized purchases — including over $25,000 in car payments, more than $49,000 i…

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Gainesville, VA
On Your Side
Virginia Teen Shoots Man Inside Packed Restaurant — Then Accidentally Shoots Himself: Police Virginia Teen Shoots Man Inside Packed Restaurant — Then Accidentally Shoots Himself: Police Virginia Teen Shoots Man Inside Packed Restaurant — Then Accidentally Shoots Himself: Police
Virginia Teen Shoots Man Inside Packed Restaurant — Then Accidentally Shoots Himself: Police A teenager who shot a man during an altercation inside a busy Virginia restaurant found himself in the hospital after accidentally firing on himself, police say. Members of the Prince William County Police Department were called at around 1:20 a.m. on Saturday morning to Bar Louie on the corner of Promenade Commons Street to investigate a reported shooting. According to police, a 26-year-old man got into a verbal altercation with a 17-year-old, which rapidly escalated inside the restaurant. The teen then pulled out a gun, and several shots were fired before the two were separated. The vict…

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Woodbridge, VA
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Child Porn Probe Leads To Woodbridge Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minor: Police Child Porn Probe Leads To Woodbridge Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minor: Police Child Porn Probe Leads To Woodbridge Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minor: Police
Child Porn Probe Leads To Woodbridge Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minor: Police A Virginia man is behind bars after police say an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigation uncovered troubling evidence linking him to both child sexual assaults and child porn. Amir-Arsolan Binaie Kondolojy, 32, of Woodbridge, was arrested over the weekend, after the ICAC Task Force executed a search warrant at his home in the 15000 block of Greenwood Drive, according to Prince William County Police. Investigators said the case began in January, after an ICAC cyber-tip flagged inappropriate images that were later traced to Kondolojy’s home in Virginia. During the investigatio…

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Centreville, VA
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Virginia Homeowner Left Picking Up Pieces After Fairfax County House Fire (PHOTOS) Virginia Homeowner Left Picking Up Pieces After Fairfax County House Fire (PHOTOS) Virginia Homeowner Left Picking Up Pieces After Fairfax County House Fire (PHOTOS)
Virginia Homeowner Left Picking Up Pieces After Fairfax County House Fire (Photos) A Virginia homeowner is picking up the pieces after a Fairfax County house fire tore through a Centreville home over the holiday weekend. First responders were called early on Sunday, Aug. 31 to a two-alarm fire that was reported at around 6 a.m. in the 15400 block of Meherrin Court, where they were met by flames showing from a home and smoke billowing through the air. Crews were able to knock down the flames and control the fire, staying through the morning to hit hot spots and begin clearing out the home. #FairfaxsBravest are on the scene of a 2-alarm house fire in the 15400 blk of Me…

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Fairfax, VA
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‘Slushi Bandit’ Busted After $10K Ninja Slushi Machine Crime Spree In Fairfax County: Police ‘Slushi Bandit’ Busted After $10K Ninja Slushi Machine Crime Spree In Fairfax County: Police ‘Slushi Bandit’ Busted After $10K Ninja Slushi Machine Crime Spree In Fairfax County: Police
‘Slushi Bandit’ Busted After $10K Ninja Slushi Machine Crime Spree In Fairfax County: Police An alleged criminal in Virginia with a very specific predilection for what she steals is behind bars after a nearly yearlong crime spree, authorities announced. Christine Woodson, 31, who has no fixed address, was wanted on 16 active warrants after she was found responsible for stealing more than a dozen Ninja Slushi appliances from stores across Fairfax County, totaling over $10,000 in theft over the past year. According to the Fairfax County Police Department, an officer on patrol in the area of Russell Road in Hybla Valley spotted a rental van "driving suspiciously" before the drive…

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