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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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Virginia Man Fires At Driver On Route 5 In Maryland Road Rage Shooting, State Police Say Virginia Man Fires At Driver On Route 5 In Maryland Road Rage Shooting, State Police Say
Virginia Man Fires At Driver On Route 5 In Maryland Road Rage Shooting, State Police Say A Virginia man who fired a gun at another driver during a road rage meltdown in Prince George’s County has been tracked down and arrested, Maryland State Police said. Marco Williams, 46, of Alexandria, is facing a stack of charges, including attempted first-degree murder, assault, and firearm offenses following the incident last week, investigators announced on Thursday, April 10. Troopers said it happened around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, along Route 5 near Birtchill Road in Prince George’s County. The victim, who was not hurt, told troopers that the driver of a black 2023 Ford Explo…

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Virginia Man Who Shot Suspect During Spotsylvania Mass Shooting Won’t Face Charges: Sheriff Virginia Man Who Shot Suspect During Spotsylvania Mass Shooting Won’t Face Charges: Sheriff
Virginia Man Who Shot Suspect During Spotsylvania Mass Shooting Won’t Face Charges: Sheriff A gun-toting Good Samaritan who opened fire during this week’s deadly Spotsylvania County mass shooting won’t face charges, according to the sheriff. The man who shot one of the Spotsylvania mass shooting suspects during the chaos outside his home will not be criminally charged, the Sheriff’s Office confirmed Thursday. A resident told deputies he heard what he described as “rapid gunfire” in front of his home in the 10400 block of Cheyenne Lane, where six people were shot around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8. According to a spokesperson from the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office, “when …

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Obituaries
Maryland Basketball Captain, Brick Bodies CEO Vicki Brick Dies After Cancer Battle Maryland Basketball Captain, Brick Bodies CEO Vicki Brick Dies After Cancer Battle
Maryland Basketball Captain, Brick Bodies CEO Vicki Brick Dies After Cancer Battle Vicki Brick-Zupancic — a Maryland basketball captain, CEO, devoted mom, and inspirational cancer warrior — has died at 43 after battling for several years. The CEO of Brick Bodies Gym, the Baltimore-based fitness brand founded by her parents, Victor and Lynne, Brick is being remembered fondly for her love of life and as an inspiration after her brave fight with cancer. Vicki was a true fighter—a legend in every sense of the word. Her generosity, courage, strength, and fierce love for... Posted by Jamie Meehan on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 She was described as "a loving mother, wife, …

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Violent Fentanyl Crew In South Baltimore Indicted In Major Gun, Drug Bust: AG Violent Fentanyl Crew In South Baltimore Indicted In Major Gun, Drug Bust: AG
Violent Fentanyl Crew In South Baltimore Indicted In Major Gun, Drug Bust: AG A violent drug ring operating out of South Baltimore has been taken down following a major multi-agency investigation targeting fentanyl sales and gun violence, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced. Eleven members of a drug trafficking organization accused of peddling fentanyl, heroin, and crack cocaine in the Curtis Bay area were indicted after a coordinated law enforcement sting uncovered guns, drugs, and ties to multiple overdoses and shootings, officials said on Wednesday, April 9. The crew operated in the area of Morrison Court — a notorious South Baltimore corridor lined …

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Obituaries
Son Killed, Grandson Shot: Virginia Mom Reeling After Spotsylvania Mass Shooting Son Killed, Grandson Shot: Virginia Mom Reeling After Spotsylvania Mass Shooting
Son Killed, Grandson Shot: Virginia Mom Reeling After Spotsylvania Mass Shooting A Virginia mother of five is living every parent’s worst nightmare. One of her sons, Alonzo Goffney, is dead. Another — the grandson she helped raise — suffered serious injuries in one of several major incidents reported in Spotsylvania this week. The Spotsylvania County community continues to mourn after Tuesday’s mass shooting on Olde Greenwich Circle that left three young men dead and three others hospitalized.  Now, a new GoFundMe is shining a heartbreaking light on the family left behind. “My mother of five lost her youngest son, who was only 18, to gun violence,” wrote Dam…

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Traffic
Frontier Flight Deplaned At Dulles Airport For Emergency Security Search (DEVELOPING) Frontier Flight Deplaned At Dulles Airport For Emergency Security Search (DEVELOPING)
Frontier Flight Deplaned At Dulles Airport For Emergency Security Search (Developing) A Frontier Airlines flight was met by emergency responders on the tarmac at Dulles International Airport after a runway scare on Wednesday, April 9, authorities said. The aircraft touched down on Runway 19R around 2:30 p.m. and was quickly surrounded by Airports Authority police, fire crews, and operations personnel, according to airport officials. “Out of an abundance of caution, passengers were offloaded by mobile lounge,” Dulles Airport said in an update shortly after 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Officials did not immediately confirm what triggered the response, but noted that all other flights…

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Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Virginia Field After Engine Issue: VSP (UPDATED) Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Virginia Field After Engine Issue: VSP (UPDATED)
Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Virginia Field After Engine Issue: VSP (Updated) First responders were called to a reported small plane crash in Virginia late on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to a plane crash in the area of Chancellor Road and Scarlet Oak Road shortly after 3 p.m. on April 9 to investigate the crash, the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office confirmed. The initial call came in at approximately 3:08 p.m. after the plane took off from Leesburg en route to Hampton Roads, officials said. Virginia State Police investigators have been called in to probe the incident and motorists have been advised to avoid the area. According to state police…

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News
'Kick Axe' Shooting In DMV Leaves NFL Prospect Paralyzed; Gunman Convicted: DOJ 'Kick Axe' Shooting In DMV Leaves NFL Prospect Paralyzed; Gunman Convicted: DOJ
'Kick Axe' Shooting In DMV Leaves NFL Prospect Paralyzed; Gunman Convicted: DOJ A District man will spend decades behind bars for shooting a former NFL prospect in the back outside a bar in DC, paralyzing him for life and derailing his career. Roger Lee Jones, 42, was found guilty by a Superior Court jury on Monday, April 7, of assault with intent to kill while armed and several other offenses in connection to a January 2022 shooting in Northeast DC. Shortly after midnight on Jan. 22, 2022, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called to Kick Axe Throw Social in Northeast, according to federal officials. Jones — who was out that night with his ex-girlf…

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Tattooed Fugitive Barricades In Virginia Home, Surrenders After Standoff: Police Tattooed Fugitive Barricades In Virginia Home, Surrenders After Standoff: Police
Tattooed Fugitive Barricades In Virginia Home, Surrenders After Standoff: Police A wanted man in Virginia is behind bars after sparking a two-day manhunt in Front Royal that ended with a barricade situation and multi-agency response, authorities announced on Wednesday, April 9. Officers with the Front Royal Police Department said they first made contact with 34-year-old Richmond resident William Christopher Mosley Jr. on Monday, April 7, after receiving a report that he was sitting in a vehicle at a residence on the 1600 block of North Royal Avenue.  Mosley reportedly took off on foot as officers approached, kicking off a brief pursuit. A coordinated search was la…

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Maryland Man Barricaded In Motel, Set $750K Fire In DMV, Prosecutors Say Maryland Man Barricaded In Motel, Set $750K Fire In DMV, Prosecutors Say
Maryland Man Barricaded In Motel, Set $750K Fire In DMV, Prosecutors Say A violent motel room rampage that ended in flames and sent guests fleeing has landed a Maryland man behind bars — possibly for decades. Anthony Cleaver Mason, 65, was convicted of assault, arson, and reckless endangerment after a fire he started in a St. Mary's County motel tore through the building and caused hundreds of thousands in damage, officials announced. Deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Super Eight motel on Three Notch Road in California on June 3, 2024 to investigate multiple reports of a disturbance.  When they arrived, they found Mason …

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