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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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Home Contractor In Virginia Claims $2.2M Lottery Jackpot After String Of Bad Luck Home Contractor In Virginia Claims $2.2M Lottery Jackpot After String Of Bad Luck
Home Contractor In Virginia Claims $2.2M Lottery Jackpot After String Of Bad Luck If at first you don't succeed... A contractor in Virginia is smiling his way to the bank after winning more than $2 million playing a Lottery game online. Woodbridge resident Brent Butler told Lottery officials he was ready to give up after having little luck playing games, though he decided to give it one more try. Good decision. Butler's last shot at Lottery luck landed him a $2,204,371 jackpot playing the Banker's Bonus game on the organization's app on his personal device. He wasn't the only one celebrating the seven-figure windfall. "I can tell you my wife was more happy than me," …

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Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Raping, Assaulting Handcuffed House Cleaner At Gunpoint In Maryland: Sheriff Man Accused Of Raping, Assaulting Handcuffed House Cleaner At Gunpoint In Maryland: Sheriff
Man Accused Of Raping, Assaulting Handcuffed House Cleaner At Gunpoint In Maryland: Sheriff A man who sexually abused and tortured a house cleaner during a harrowing day in Charles County is facing rape and other charges, according to the sheriff's office. Jordan Keith Proctor, 29, has been released from custody following a reported sexual assault that left a woman with serious injuries over the weekend, authorities announced. Shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 9, members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called to investigate an assault that was reported in a home in the 7300 block of Tottenham Drive in White Plains. Investigators say that when officers found the…

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Traffic
Multi-Vehicle Crash Backs Up Traffic For Four Miles On I-95 In Spotsylvania: Virginia DOT Multi-Vehicle Crash Backs Up Traffic For Four Miles On I-95 In Spotsylvania: Virginia DOT
Multi-Vehicle Crash Backs Up Traffic For Four Miles On I-95 In Spotsylvania: Virginia DOT A multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in Spotsylvania led to traffic being backed up for miles, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. Motorists were delayed on Tuesday afternoon after a multi-vehicle crash in southbound lanes of the interstate, which led to the right lane and shoulder being temporarily shut down as first responders investigated the incident. The south exit 126 was also narrowed, according to the DOT. As of 2:20 p.m. on Aug. 13, traffic backups were being reported at approximately four miles on I-95. No details about the crash were provided. Check Daily Voice for…

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Reckless DUI Driver Suffers Serious Injuries In Fiery Head-On Virginia Crash, Sheriff Says Reckless DUI Driver Suffers Serious Injuries In Fiery Head-On Virginia Crash, Sheriff Says
Reckless DUI Driver Suffers Serious Injuries In Fiery Head-On Virginia Crash, Sheriff Says A driver who admitted to downing mini-bottles of vodka before causing a head-on crash in Stafford County suffered serious injures over the weekend, according to the sheriff's office. Sumerduck resident John Bruton III, 31, is facing multiple charges after being arrested in connection to a crash on Sunday night.  Shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 11, a deputy from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office responded to the intersection of Warrenton Road and Cardinal Forest Drive to investigate what was described as "a really bad" crash that left the suspect vehicle on fire. Witnesses told inve…

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Irate Man Arrested For Threatening Employee At Virginia Public Defender's Office: Police Irate Man Arrested For Threatening Employee At Virginia Public Defender's Office: Police
Irate Man Arrested For Threatening Employee At Virginia Public Defender's Office: Police A 22-year-old man who broke into a public defender's office in Virginia and made threats toward an employee before moving on to the courthouse is behind bars, police say. Riley Biro, who has no fixed address, is facing multiple felonies following an incident that played out at the Loudoun County Public Defender's Office on Monday afternoon and spilled over into the local courthouse. According to the Leesburg Police Department, at around 1:10 p.m. officers were called to the building when Biro allegedly forcibly entered the main office door in the 200 block of Loudoun Street SE.  Inves…

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Sheriff's Office Releases Video Of 2022 Deputy-Involved Shooting During Foot Chase In Maryland Sheriff's Office Releases Video Of 2022 Deputy-Involved Shooting During Foot Chase In Maryland
Sheriff's Office Releases Video Of 2022 Deputy-Involved Shooting During Foot Chase In Maryland With Lookman-Khalil Abolajo Bello heading to prison for the rest of his life for firing at a Frederick County Sheriff's deputy in 2022, the agency has released body-cam footage of the officer-involved shooting. Bello took officers on a high-speed chase before firing at sheriff's deputies while fleeing on foot and will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of attempted murder and other offenses, authorities announced last month. He was convicted in July following a six-day bench trial on a host of charges for the March 2022 incident that ended with him being shot …

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Suspect Apprehended 37 Minutes After Fatal Shooting In Maryland, Police Say Suspect Apprehended 37 Minutes After Fatal Shooting In Maryland, Police Say
Suspect Apprehended 37 Minutes After Fatal Shooting In Maryland, Police Say A 20-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection to Monday's fatal shooting in Montgomery County, authorities announced. Montgomery Village resident Oliver Alexis Perez Fierro has been charged with murder and other offenses after getting into an argument with another man who wound up dead, officials say. Officers were called at 11:39 a.m. on Aug. 12 to the 19300 block of Club House Road in Montgomery Village, where there was a reported shooting with one man down in the area suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. 6th District officers are on scene of a shooting in the 19300 bl…

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Drug Dealer Busted Stashing 4+ Pounds Of Cocaine In Maryland Woods Sentenced: Prosecutors Drug Dealer Busted Stashing 4+ Pounds Of Cocaine In Maryland Woods Sentenced: Prosecutors
Drug Dealer Busted Stashing 4+ Pounds Of Cocaine In Maryland Woods Sentenced: Prosecutors A Maryland man who stashed kilos of cocaine in the woods will spend more than a decade in prison, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office announced on Monday night. Laray Anthony Maddox, 42, was sentenced to 30 years with all but 11 years and six months to serve following the recovery of at least four pounds of cocaine in 2022 that were found in a secluded wooded area not far from his California home. According to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, investigators located approximately two kilograms - 4.4 pounds - of cocaine from the woods along a public roadway where Maddox was …

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Sanitary Sewage Overflow Causes Closure In Anne Arundel County Park Sanitary Sewage Overflow Causes Closure In Anne Arundel County Park
Sanitary Sewage Overflow Causes Closure In Anne Arundel County Park The Anne Arundel County Department of Health has issued an emergency closing for the headwaters of the southern branch of Cypress Creek between Dill Road and Oak Grove Circle. An alert was issued by officials on Monday afternoon advising that the waters will temporarily be closed for swimming, waterskiing and other direct water contact. The closure is in effect for seven days through Monday, Aug. 19. According to health officials, the overflow was reported to the Department of Public Works at around 5 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. It was contained by 9:30 p.m., but the damage was done. Signag…

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Burglary Suspect Fired Shots At Occupied Vehicle Near Virginia Elementary School: Police Burglary Suspect Fired Shots At Occupied Vehicle Near Virginia Elementary School: Police
Burglary Suspect Fired Shots At Occupied Vehicle Near Virginia Elementary School: Police The man who forced his way into a woman's home in Prince William County was arrested after firing at an occupied vehicle near a Woodbridge elementary school, police say. Adam Wells, 30, is facing charges following a short-lived crime spree that started at around 11:10 p.m. on Sunday night in the 1300 block of East Longview Drive, when he was linked to a reported burglary. Police say that a 28-year-old woman - who was identified as an acquaintance of Wells - woke up to him breaking into her home and destroying property before she was able to get out of the residence before Wells fled the are…

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