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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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Obituaries

Virginia Father, Daughter Killed In Store Shooting Had 'One Of A Kind Bond,' Family Says A small Virginia community is reeling after a beloved father and daughter were shot and killed inside their family-run convenience store in Accomack County, authorities and loved ones said. Pradipkumar Ratilal Patel, 56, and his daughter Urmi Patel, 24, were fatally shot on Thursday, March 20, in a tragic incident that has devastated both their family and the town of Accomac, where they lived and worked. The Patels were well known in the community and operated the Shore Shop on Lankford Highway near their home. A 44-year-old man was reportedly identified as a shooting suspect and now…

by Zak Failla

03/25/2025

Police & Fire

Decomposed Body Found In Woodbridge Street Leads To Second Arrest: Police Another suspect has been arrested in the case of a decomposed body found dumped on a residential street in Prince William County, police announced. Jonathan Alberto Aguilar, 21, of Woodbridge, was taken into custody on Sunday, March 24 in connection with the ongoing death investigation of Robert Patrick Hearn, 42, of Annandale, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Aguilar is charged with concealment of a dead body and is being held without bond. His court date is pending. The arrest comes more than a month after Hearn’s body was discovered in the 13200 block of Trowbri…

by Zak Failla

03/25/2025

Police & Fire

Man Tried To Film Woman Inside Bathroom Stall At Walmart In Prince William County: Police A woman using the bathroom at a Walmart in Prince William County looked down — and saw a stranger’s phone pointed at her from under the stall, police said. Officers were called to the Walmart in the 1700 block of Richmond Highway in Dumfries around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 22, for a report of a suspicious person, according to a spokesperson for the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators said a 49-year-old woman was inside the restroom when she spotted a phone being held underneath the stall by a man, who quickly took off from the store. The suspect jumped into a gray Ni…

by Zak Failla

03/25/2025

Traffic

Scooter Rider Killed In Early Morning Crash With Jeep In Hagerstown: Sheriff's Office A man riding an electric scooter died after a crash with a Jeep in Hagerstown early Tuesday morning, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the area of Longmeadow Road near Cambridge Drive around 6:45 a.m. on March 25 for a reported collision involving a motor vehicle and an electric scooter. Investigators said both the blue Jeep Compass and the electric scooter were traveling westbound on Longmeadow Road when they collided. The driver of the Jeep was not injured. The scooter rider was rushed to Meritus Medical Center, where he later died, officials said…

by Zak Failla

03/25/2025

News

Waldorf Man Convicted Of Vehicular Manslaughter In Crash That Killed Maryland Mother The man who caused a deadly crash that left a beloved Maryland mother dead has been convicted of vehicular manslaughter, prosecutors announced. Anthony Michael Carlucci, 50, of Waldorf, was found guilty this week in connection with a violent three-car wreck in Mechanicsville that killed a woman in May 2023, according to St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling. Investigators say Carlucci was speeding and attempted to pass multiple cars by driving on the shoulder before slamming into the victim’s vehicle, causing it to overturn. The investigation determined that Carlucci was d…

by Zak Failla

03/25/2025

News

Measles Exposure Warning Issued After Infected Person Visits DC Train Station, Urgent Care A person with measles visited multiple high-traffic spots in Washington, DC while contagious — and now local health officials are racing to track down anyone who may have been exposed. DC Health confirmed the case on Tuesday, March 25. Officials say the infected person traveled on an Amtrak train, went through Union Station, and later showed up at an urgent care center in Adams Morgan while still contagious. The exposure timeline is as follows: Amtrak Northeast Regional 175 (Southbound) on March 19, 7:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.; Amtrak Concourse, Union Station, 50 Massachusetts Ave NE on&n…

by Zak Failla

03/25/2025

News

West Grove Molotov Cocktail Arson Suspect Waives Hearing In Chester County: DA A West Grove man accused of chucking a Molotov cocktail inside a Chester County business while people were still inside — then trying to carjack two vehicles — is heading to trial. Agustin Cisneros-Bedolla, 42, waived his preliminary hearing on Friday, March 21, nearly three weeks after prosecutors say he set a fire that could have killed employees at a bakery in London Grove Township. According to the Chester County District Attorney’s Office, the firebombing happened at Squire’s Pantry on Gap Newport Pike just after Cisneros-Bedolla bought a lighter and gum on Saturday, March 1. He left …

by Zak Failla

03/25/2025

Police & Fire

Manassas Tow Truck Driver Crashes Into Wall, Found With Drugs And Gun: Sheriff A Virginia tow truck driver needed a tow of his own after crashing into a wall and getting busted with drugs, a gun, and a suspended license in Stafford County, authorities said. Jason Rock, 41, of Manassas, was behind the wheel of a tow truck when he slammed into a parked car — then a concrete wall separating Dolphin Cove from I-95 — around 11:15 p.m. on Monday, March 24, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Rock told Deputy C.T. Richardson his headlights had malfunctioned during a job, and he didn’t see the vehicles or the barrier in front of him. He also admitted he was dri…

by Zak Failla

03/25/2025

Police & Fire

Bike Riding Man Assaults School Staffer, Fights Deputies In St. Mary's County: Sheriff A 58-year-old man is facing charges after deputies say he assaulted a staffer at a Catholic school, took off on a bike, then fought with deputies trying to arrest him in St. Mary’s County. Deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were called to Little Flower School in Great Mills around 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, March 25, after a 911 caller said a man attacked a staff member and fled the scene. The suspect — later identified as Myron Stone Scriber of Callaway — was spotted riding a bicycle nearby. When deputies and a Maryland State Trooper tried to stop him, he “charged a deputy…

by Zak Failla

03/25/2025

Police & Fire

SUV Goes Airborne, Flips In Deadly PWC Crash: Police A Bristow woman was killed after her SUV went airborne and rolled into a field off a busy road in Prince William County, police said. It happened Monday morning, March 24, just before 10 a.m. on Linton Hall Road near Glenkirk Road in Gainesville, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators said the 2019 Toyota Highlander was heading north when it suddenly veered into the southbound lanes, slammed into a guardrail, then launched off the road. As it flew down an embankment, the SUV rolled and finally came to rest on its side in a grassy field. The driver — identi…

by Zak Failla

03/25/2025

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