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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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Police & Fire
Max Sentence For Maryland Man Convicted Of Killing 53-Year-Old Man: State's Attorney Max Sentence For Maryland Man Convicted Of Killing 53-Year-Old Man: State's Attorney
Max Sentence For Maryland Man Convicted Of Killing 53-Year-Old Man: State's Attorney A man from Prince George's County with a lengthy criminal history is heading back to prison for several decades for the murder of a 53-year-old man in the summer of 2022, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney announced late on Wednesday afternoon. Forestville resident Malcolm Carl Young, 47, has been sentenced to 60 years in prison, with 30 years of active incarceration, after being convicted convicted by a jury following the shooting death of Great Mills resident Anthony Charles Wright in August 2022. Specifically, he was convicted of second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commi…

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News
'Armed, Dangerous' Murder Suspect Wanted In Kentucky Apprehended By Maryland State Police 'Armed, Dangerous' Murder Suspect Wanted In Kentucky Apprehended By Maryland State Police
'Armed, Dangerous' Murder Suspect Wanted In Kentucky Apprehended By Maryland State Police A man considered armed and dangerous who was wanted for murder in Kentucky has been taken into custody in Maryland after his BMW was spotted outside a Howard County motel, state police announced. Louisville resident Tho Luong, 41, who was on the run after a woman was found dead on Tuesday in Kentucky, has been arrested and is waiting to be extradited back to face the charges. At around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, a state police spokesperson said that Luong and his 2011 black BMW were found at a motel in the 8000 block of Baltimore National Pike in Ellicott City, leading to his arr…

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Police & Fire
Metropolitan Police Department Officer Arrested, Charged Of Defrauding DC Government: Officials Metropolitan Police Department Officer Arrested, Charged Of Defrauding DC Government: Officials
Metropolitan Police Department Officer Arrested, Charged Of Defrauding DC Government: Officials A veteran officer from the Metropolitan Police Department has been arrested and charged with allegedly defrauding the DC government by double dipping and working two jobs at once, authorities announced on Wednesday night. On Tuesday, Jan. 30, Officer Marc Davis, 35, was arrested and charged with first-degree fraud, according to the agency, following a lengthy investigation by its Internal Affairs Division into him working other jobs while he was purportedly working for the department. Police say that IAD agents determined that between Aug. 27, 2021 and June 7 last year, Davis worked a secon…

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Panhandler Who Attacked Elderly Pair Gets Prison Time For Beating Them With Victim's Cane In DC Panhandler Who Attacked Elderly Pair Gets Prison Time For Beating Them With Victim's Cane In DC
Panhandler Who Attacked Elderly Pair Gets Prison Time For Beating Them With Victim's Cane In DC The panhandler responsible for a life-altering attack on an elderly couple outside a Northwest DC grocery store will spend years in prison for beating the pair up with their own cane when they didn't give him enough charity, according to officials. District resident Alexander Adams, 35, was sentenced to 96 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty in December to two counts of aggravated assault of a senior citizen. His sentence comes after he violently assaulted 78-year-old John Hopkins and then 79-year-old Claudia Hopkins outside Giant in the 370…

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Traffic
Fatal Crash On I-95 Backs Up Traffic For Seven Miles In Virginia: DOT Fatal Crash On I-95 Backs Up Traffic For Seven Miles In Virginia: DOT
Fatal Crash On I-95 Backs Up Traffic For Seven Miles In Virginia: DOT Traffic was moving at a snail's pace on I-95 in Prince William County while Virginia State Police investigated a fatal crash. The afternoon commute was a slog for some in Virginia after a crash was reported near Exit 158 that left one dead, and several lanes closed.  A state police spokesperson confirmed, there was one confirmed fatality, and the department's Fairfax Division Crash Reconstruction Team has responded to the scene to assist with the ongoing crash investigation. According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, the north left lane, center lane, and right should…

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Police & Fire
Here's What We Know About Fatal Crime Spree Spanning From DC To Prince George's County Here's What We Know About Fatal Crime Spree Spanning From DC To Prince George's County
Here's What We Know About Fatal Crime Spree Spanning From DC To Prince George's County New details are emerging after a 35-year-old man was killed during a violent crime spree that left another person with critical injuries.  Maryland State Police investigators continue to investigate the crime spree that started in Northwest DC earlier this week with a carjacking and ended with a suspect killed by officers in Prince George's County, authorities announced. The fateful day for police began at around 5:45 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 29 in the 900 block of K Street NW, when a suspect - later identified by the Attorney General's Office as Suitland resident Artell Cunningham - …

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Police & Fire
AG IDs Person Killed, Officers Involved In Fatal Maryland Parking Lot Shooting AG IDs Person Killed, Officers Involved In Fatal Maryland Parking Lot Shooting
AG IDs Person Killed, Officers Involved In Fatal Maryland Parking Lot Shooting The Maryland Attorney General's Office has identified the veteran officers involved in the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man in Prince George's County on Tuesday in New Carrollton. Suitland resident Artell Cunningham was shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting by Sgt. Byron Purnell, a 6-year veteran of the New Carrollton Police Department, and Cpl. Carlos Batenga, who has five years of law enforcement experience, authorities announced the day after the incident. Shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Jan. 30, officers from the department on patrol in the 7500 block of Annapolis Road spotted a…

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Business
Supplements Sold Nationwide Being Recalled Due To Presence Of 'Gas Station Heroin' In Products Supplements Sold Nationwide Being Recalled Due To Presence Of 'Gas Station Heroin' In Products
Supplements Sold Nationwide Being Recalled Due To Presence Of 'Gas Station Heroin' In Products Federal Health officials are cautioning consumers to avoid certain products that may contain an ingredient known as "gas station heroin."  Neptune Resources LLC announced a voluntary recall of all lots of "Neptune's Fix Elixir," "Neptune's Fix Extra Strength Elixir," and Neptune's Fix Tablets due to the possible presence of tianeptine, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced. Tianeptine, which has been called "gas station heroin" by some, is not FDA-approved for any medical use, and its presence in the products prompted the nationwide recall. "The presence of tianepti…

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News
Police ID 5-Year-Old Girl Killed By Driver In Southeast DC Parking Lot Police ID 5-Year-Old Girl Killed By Driver In Southeast DC Parking Lot
Police ID 5-Year-Old Girl Killed By Driver In Southeast DC Parking Lot New details have been released after a young girl was struck and killed by a vehicle in the parking lot of a Southeast DC gas station on Tuesday afternoon. The Metropolitan Police Department has identified 5-year-old Zyina Crump as the child who was struck while running across parking lot i the 2500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE.  Police say that shortly before 4 p.m. on Jan. 30, a vehicle was traveling south through the parking lot when the child began running across it and was struck after crossing the path of the car. The girl was rushed to an area hospital, where she was later p…

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Predator Who Sent Nude Pic To FBI Agent Posing 9-Year-Old Girl In Virginia Cops To Crime Predator Who Sent Nude Pic To FBI Agent Posing 9-Year-Old Girl In Virginia Cops To Crime
Predator Who Sent Nude Pic To FBI Agent Posing 9-Year-Old Girl In Virginia Cops To Crime A 30-year-old man from North Carolina who made an illicit deal with an undercover officer posing as the father of a 9-year-old girl Virginia has admitted to the crime. William "Willy' Alexander Korthals, 30, of Beaufort, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted transfer of obscene matter to a minor after he targeted minors online, including one in Virginia - or so he thought. Federal authorities say that Korthals sent at least one nude photo to an employee of the FBI who he believed to be a 9-year-old girl, not an undercover agent investigating his actions online.  According to court …

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