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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
US Marshals, Police Hunt Teen 'Junior' Marshall Wanted For Mall Murder Of MD High Schooler US Marshals, Police Hunt Teen 'Junior' Marshall Wanted For Mall Murder Of MD High Schooler
US Marshals, Police Hunt Teen 'Junior' Marshall Wanted For Mall Murder Of MD High Schooler Reinforcements are on the way as the US Marshals have joined the Howard County Police Department are they attempt to locate a fugitive who allegedly killed 17-year-old Angelo Little at the Mall in Columbia over the summer. Officers were called late in the afternoon on Saturday, July 27, where there was a reported shooting in the area of the food court with one person - later identified as Little - dead in the mall before the shooter fled the area. That shooter was identified by police on Wednesday, Aug. 28 as Columbia resident William Marshall III - who also goes by "Junior" - and…

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Man Gunned Down And Left On Riverdale Roadside: Two Arrested In Cold-Blooded Killing: Police Man Gunned Down And Left On Riverdale Roadside: Two Arrested In Cold-Blooded Killing: Police
Man Gunned Down And Left On Riverdale Roadside: Two Arrested In Cold-Blooded Killing: Police A man was shot and left for dead on the side of a Maryland road — now, months later, two suspects are in custody, police say. Prince George’s County Police say 33-year-old Jose Guardado-Orellana of Mount Rainier and 30-year-old Santiago De La O Lemus of Landover have been charged in the October 2024 killing of Hyattsville resident Jeiver Pozuelos Cervantes, 38. On Oct. 24, 2024, officers were flagged down near Veterans Parkway and Riverdale Road in Riverdale by a concerned Good Samaritan who spotted an unresponsive man on the side of the roadway, police said.  The man, later identifie…

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Virginia Man Who Shot Teen In Crowded Neighborhood Caught In Georgia: Police Virginia Man Who Shot Teen In Crowded Neighborhood Caught In Georgia: Police
Virginia Man Who Shot Teen In Crowded Neighborhood Caught In Georgia: Police A Virginia man who shot a teen in a crowded neighborhood before fleeing the state will be behind bars for the next several years, authorities said. Elmore Taylor Jr., 24, of Culpeper, was sentenced on Friday, May 9, 2025, to more than six years in prison after pleading guilty to malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in connection to a 2024 shooting, according to the Culpeper Police Department. Officers responded shortly after 9 p.m. on April 16, 2024, to multiple reports of gunfire in the area of Vantage Place and Highview Court in Culpeper, police said. …

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Woodbridge DUI Driver Had 3 Young Kids In Car During Stop In Manassas, Police Say Woodbridge DUI Driver Had 3 Young Kids In Car During Stop In Manassas, Police Say
Woodbridge DUI Driver Had 3 Young Kids In Car During Stop In Manassas, Police Say A Virginia woman is facing felony charges after police say she was driving drunk with three children in her vehicle in Prince William County. Bridget Catherine Rohm, 46, of Woodbridge, was pulled over around 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20 on Hoadly Road near Websters Way in Manassas after officers observed her swerving and struggling to stay in her lane. Police determined Rohm was intoxicated and detained her without incident, officials said. Inside the vehicle, officers found three children between the ages of 4 and 13, police said. The children were not harmed and were released to loved on…

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WATCH: Armed Man Rants About Taliban, Opens Fire On Officer During Fatal DMV Traffic Stop WATCH: Armed Man Rants About Taliban, Opens Fire On Officer During Fatal DMV Traffic Stop
Watch: Armed Man Rants About Taliban, Opens Fire On Officer During Fatal DMV Traffic Stop "I should have served with the Taliban."  Harrowing bodycam footage of what turned into a deadly traffic stop has been released by the Fairfax County Police Department, showing what led to Jamal Wali's death.  Wali, 36, a Fairfax resident, became irate during a routine traffic stop for an expired inspection, ultimately pulling a gun and firing shots at officers, who returned fire and fatally struck him.  He had been pulled over shortly after 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, in the 4000 block of Majestic Lane while driving a 1999 Toyota Corolla. * WARNING: Video contains graph…

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Clinton Man Chokes Mother Of His Child, Hides In Waldorf Attic From Cops: Sheriff Clinton Man Chokes Mother Of His Child, Hides In Waldorf Attic From Cops: Sheriff
Clinton Man Chokes Mother Of His Child, Hides In Waldorf Attic From Cops: Sheriff Yohance Omari Eubanks punched her, choked her, pinned her to the floor — then tried to hide in the attic under storage bins when police came knocking, officials said. Eubanks, 41, of Clinton, is being held without bond after a brutal overnight assault on the mother of his child, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said on Friday, May 23. Officials say that a woman flagged down a patrol officer on May 18, telling him she had just escaped her house after being violently attacked. She told police the assault began the day before — Saturday, May 17 — while they were driving through Prince Geor…

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Maryland Teen On Ankle Monitor Kidnapped 12-Year-Old Walking To School, Police Say Maryland Teen On Ankle Monitor Kidnapped 12-Year-Old Walking To School, Police Say
Maryland Teen On Ankle Monitor Kidnapped 12-Year-Old Walking To School, Police Say He was already being tracked for other crimes — but that didn’t stop him from allegedly kidnapping a 12-year-old boy on his way to school, police say. A 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in connection with a violent kidnapping and robbery that took place in the 2500 block of Aisquith Street on Monday, May 19, according to the Baltimore Police Department on Friday, May 23. Police say the 12-year-old victim was walking to school when he was approached by three teens who implied they were armed and demanded his belongings.  When he refused, they forced him into a nearby home,…

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Politics
WATCH: Jeanine Pirro Rants About 'Water Club' Fees In Her New DC Office WATCH: Jeanine Pirro Rants About 'Water Club' Fees In Her New DC Office
Watch: Jeanine Pirro Rants About 'Water Club' Fees In Her New DC Office "Judge Jeanine" Pirro is raising eyebrows—and water bottles—at her new job in Washington, DC. The former FOX host and Westchester County district attorney — and interim US Attorney in DC — had some thoughts about her new digs, starting with what she described as a "water club" requiring employees to pay each month to get bottled water delivered. Pirro took to social media to post a video that has since gone viral with the caption, "The federal government has money for everyone but us," while complaining about the water situation. The federal government has money for everyone but us pic.…

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‘I Did It For Gaza’: Gunman Flew In, Killed Israeli Couple Outside DC Jewish Museum: Court Docs ‘I Did It For Gaza’: Gunman Flew In, Killed Israeli Couple Outside DC Jewish Museum: Court Docs
‘I Did It For Gaza’: Gunman Flew In, Killed Israeli Couple Outside DC Jewish Museum: Court Docs He flew in from Chicago with a gun, bought a ticket to a Jewish diplomatic event, waited outside, then opened fire. Moments later, he told police: “I did it for Palestine. I did it for Gaza.” Elias Rodriguez, 30, of Illinois, is now facing multiple federal charges, including the murder of foreign officials, after he allegedly carried out a deadly ambush near the entrance of the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC on Wednesday, May 21, federal officials announced. The attack happened just after 9:00 p.m., outside a ticketed event hosted by the American Jewish Committee that was designed…

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‘You Are Served’: Woman Spits On Interim US Attorney In DC, Outs Herself On X, Feds Say ‘You Are Served’: Woman Spits On Interim US Attorney In DC, Outs Herself On X, Feds Say
‘You Are Served’: Woman Spits On Interim US Attorney In DC, Outs Herself On X, Feds Say Emily Gabriella Sommer didn’t just spit on a federal prosecutor in public — she went online and bragged about it in vivid detail, authorities said. The 32-year-old District resident was arrested this week after being charged in connection with a bizarre incident earlier this month involving former Interim US Attorney Edward R. Martin Jr., according to the Department of Justice. The charge? Assaulting, resisting, or impeding a government official — a federal crime. The alleged assault happened on May 8, around 3:30 p.m., right outside the US Attorney’s Office on the 600 block of D Street NW…

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