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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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Police & Fire
Fugitive Fights Deputies, Flushes Evidence At Stafford Jail, Sheriff Says Fugitive Fights Deputies, Flushes Evidence At Stafford Jail, Sheriff Says
Fugitive Fights Deputies, Flushes Evidence At Stafford Jail, Sheriff Says A robbery suspect turned a Virginia motel into a crime scene — then tried to flush the evidence after landing in jail, authorities said. Dion Parker, 25, of Callao, was arrested early Friday, April 25, after deputies tracked him to the Super 8 Motel on Warrenton Road, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Parker was allegedly connected to a recent robbery in a neighboring jurisdiction and had previously fled Stafford deputies during a 2024 case. When deputies found him at around 5 a.m., they say Parker was intoxicated and immediately became combative. As deputies tried to tak…

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Police & Fire
Police ID Man Killed By Cops After Knife Attack On Relative, 91, At Woodbridge Senior Home Police ID Man Killed By Cops After Knife Attack On Relative, 91, At Woodbridge Senior Home
Police ID Man Killed By Cops After Knife Attack On Relative, 91, At Woodbridge Senior Home The man fatally shot by police after attacking a 91-year-old woman with a knife at a Virginia senior living facility has been identified. Prince William County Police on Monday confirmed that Joseph Anthony Cassell, 26, died after confronting officers Saturday, April 26, inside Westminster at Lake Ridge Senior Living Home on Clipper Drive in Woodbridge. Police said Cassell and the 91-year-old woman he attacked were related. Officers responded to the senior living residence around 9:58 a.m. for a man in crisis armed with a knife. When they arrived, Cassell approached officers with the weapo…

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Woman Shot, Abandoned At White Oak Medical Center; Police Search For Driver (DEVELOPING) Woman Shot, Abandoned At White Oak Medical Center; Police Search For Driver (DEVELOPING)
Woman Shot, Abandoned At White Oak Medical Center; Police Search For Driver (Developing) Detectives are urgently working to identify a young woman who was shot and left at a Maryland hospital by a man who then took off, Montgomery County Police said. The disturbing discovery was made early Sunday, April 27, when a man drove an injured woman to White Oak Medical Center in Silver Spring around 7:15 a.m., according to investigators. Police say the man spoke briefly to hospital staff before leaving the victim behind and fleeing the area in a newer model white Ford Mustang. The woman — described as a Hispanic female in her early to mid-20s with distinctive tattoos on her right thig…

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Massive Landfill Fire Erupts Overnight In Spotsylvania, Crews Battle Blaze For Hours: Officials Massive Landfill Fire Erupts Overnight In Spotsylvania, Crews Battle Blaze For Hours: Officials
Massive Landfill Fire Erupts Overnight In Spotsylvania, Crews Battle Blaze For Hours: Officials Fire crews in Virginia had their hands full overnight battling a massive landfill blaze that lit up the sky for hours, officials said. Just after 3:00 a.m. Monday, April 28, firefighters were called to the Livingston Landfill for reports of a large fire in one of the solid waste piles, according to Spotsylvania County Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Management. Crews arrived to find heavy flames shooting from the pile and immediately launched an attack to contain it. Spotsylvania County Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services Firefighters worked for nearly three hours alongside landfill operator…

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High-Speed Chase Ends In Crash, Drug Seizure In Prince Frederick: Sheriff High-Speed Chase Ends In Crash, Drug Seizure In Prince Frederick: Sheriff
High-Speed Chase Ends In Crash, Drug Seizure In Prince Frederick: Sheriff A high-speed chase in Maryland ended with two men busted on drug charges after they crashed and tried to run, authorities announced. The chaos started late in the afternoon when deputies tried to stop a vehicle for an equipment and moving violation near Dares Beach Road and Double Oak Road in Prince Frederick, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. Instead of pulling over, the driver accelerated into oncoming traffic, police said. A pursuit was initiated as the suspects sped recklessly, passing vehicles on the shoulder and blowing through stop signs before losing control and cra…

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Politics
Illegal Immigrant Accused Of Stealing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s Purse: Reports Illegal Immigrant Accused Of Stealing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s Purse: Reports
Illegal Immigrant Accused Of Stealing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s Purse: Reports The suspect who allegedly stole Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse during an Easter weekend outing has been apprehended — and was reportedly in the country illegally. Noem was eating dinner at a restaurant in Washington, DC when an unknown thief snatched her purse, which contained $3,000 in cash, an ID badge, passport, driver's license, and other valuables, according to CNN. This weekend, multiple reports confirmed that a suspect — described as an illegal immigrant — was arrested in connection with the theft.  A second suspect remains at large. NBC News reported that the…

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Traffic
Motorcyclist Going 100+ MPH Dies In Fiery Crash After Pursuit On I-66 In Virginia: State Police Motorcyclist Going 100+ MPH Dies In Fiery Crash After Pursuit On I-66 In Virginia: State Police
Motorcyclist Going 100+ MPH Dies In Fiery Crash After Pursuit On I-66 In Virginia: State Police A motorcyclist speeding at more than 100 mph died in a fiery crash on I-66 after fleeing from police in Fairfax County, authorities said. The crash happened shortly after 12 a.m. Sunday, April 27, when a Virginia State Police trooper spotted the motorcycle flying eastbound on I-66 near Nutley Street, officials said. When the trooper attempted a traffic stop, the rider refused to pull over and sped away, prompting a short pursuit, police said. The trooper quickly terminated the pursuit for safety reasons and slowed down, but moments later came across a crash involving the same motorcycle an…

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Politics
Trump Sinks To Lowest 100-Day Approval In 80 Years, Poll Shows Trump Sinks To Lowest 100-Day Approval In 80 Years, Poll Shows
Trump Sinks To Lowest 100-Day Approval In 80 Years, Poll Shows Donald Trump just made history — but not the kind he wanted. A new ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll shows Trump’s approval rating has sunk to 39 percent just 100 days into his second term, the lowest for any president at this point in office in more than 80 years, according to a report released Sunday, April 28. The poll, conducted nationally, paints a grim picture for the former president as Americans grow increasingly nervous about the economy.  Seventy-two percent believe Trump's policies are likely to cause a recession soon, while 73 percent already say the economy is in bad sh…

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Police & Fire
Man Shot Dead By Police After Knife Attack On 91-Year-Old Woman At Virginia Senior Living Home Man Shot Dead By Police After Knife Attack On 91-Year-Old Woman At Virginia Senior Living Home
Man Shot Dead By Police After Knife Attack On 91-Year-Old Woman At Virginia Senior Living Home A man was shot and killed by police after attacking a 91-year-old woman with a knife inside a Virginia senior living home, authorities said. The incident unfolded just before 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Westminster at Lake Ridge Senior Living Home on Clipper Drive in Woodbridge, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Officers were called to the facility for a report of a man in crisis armed with a knife, officials said. When officers made contact inside the residence, the man approached them with the knife and ignored commands to stop, prompting them to fire mu…

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Maryland Man Charged With Murder After 27-Year-Old Found Dead Inside Home, Police Say Maryland Man Charged With Murder After 27-Year-Old Found Dead Inside Home, Police Say
Maryland Man Charged With Murder After 27-Year-Old Found Dead Inside Home, Police Say A man has been arrested after police found a 27-year-old man dead inside a Maryland home, authorities announced. Brandt John Roberts, 40, of Fruitland, was charged with first- and second-degree murder and related offenses following the death of Albert Joseph Vacovsky III, 27, Maryland State Police said. The investigation began around 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 25, when officers from the Fruitland Police Department responded to a home in the 200 block of Camden Avenue for a reported death.  They found Vacovsky deceased inside the residence. Following consultation with the Wicomico County…

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