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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
Maryland Teen Suits Up Like State Trooper, Plays Cop With Stolen Cruiser: Police Maryland Teen Suits Up Like State Trooper, Plays Cop With Stolen Cruiser: Police
Maryland Teen Suits Up Like State Trooper, Plays Cop With Stolen Cruiser: Police A Maryland teen truly went rogue and is accused of going full "wannabe cop" complete with a uniform and patrol vehicle, according to authorities. Jayden Ballard, 19, of Salisbury, was charged with impersonating a police officer and unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, Maryland State Police announced Wednesday, Aug. 6. following a probe into complaints made earlier this year. Ballard was served a criminal summons in February after troopers were tipped off that he had gained access to a marked Maryland State Police cruiser and was posing as a trooper around Wicomico County. State Police belie…

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Police & Fire
Armed, Drunk Virginia Man Rams Car, Flees Cops In Wild Highway Chase: Police Armed, Drunk Virginia Man Rams Car, Flees Cops In Wild Highway Chase: Police
Armed, Drunk Virginia Man Rams Car, Flees Cops In Wild Highway Chase: Police A Culpeper man is behind bars after allegedly flashing a gun, fleeing from police, and smashing into another driver during a reckless highway pursuit, officials said. Scott L. Wilks, 60, of Culpeper, was arrested after he allegedly sparked a fight at a business on the 700 block of Nalles Mill Road and then took off — armed and intoxicated — before crashing into another vehicle, the Culpeper Police Department said. Police were called around 8:40 p.m. after a fight broke out between two customers. Things quickly escalated.  After the physical altercation, Wilks allegedly went to hi…

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Obituaries
Josh Stephenson Dies In 'Tragic Accident' Months After Maryland Mom’s Death Josh Stephenson Dies In 'Tragic Accident' Months After Maryland Mom’s Death
Josh Stephenson Dies In 'Tragic Accident' Months After Maryland Mom’s Death A Maryland family is mourning once again following the sudden and tragic death of Josh Stephenson — just months after the loss of his mother. The Newburg native died in a “tragic accident,” according to loved ones, though additional details about the circumstances were not immediately released. The grief is compounded by the fact that Stephenson’s death comes just months after his mother’s passing, leaving his family in shock as they work through another devastating loss. “This tragedy comes less than a year after the passing of my beloved aunt (Josh’s Mom), adding even more pain to an alr…

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Police & Fire
Ex-Boyfriend From Laurel Re-Arrested In Cold Case Killing Of DC Officer Denna Campbell Ex-Boyfriend From Laurel Re-Arrested In Cold Case Killing Of DC Officer Denna Campbell
Ex-Boyfriend From Laurel Re-Arrested In Cold Case Killing Of DC Officer Denna Campbell Nearly 30 years after DC police officer Denna Fredericka Campbell was fatally shot in her White Oak apartment, her former live-in boyfriend has been arrested for her murder — again. A Maryland man is behind bars for the second time decades after a cold case killing that shook the DC law enforcement community and resulted in him changing his name. Amir Jalil Ali, 62, of Laurel, was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 5, by Montgomery County officers working with the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force, officials announced Wednesday at an afternoon press conference. Ali is charged in the 1995 murder of his t…

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Police & Fire
Virginia Man Rubs Genitals On Stranger’s BMW, Caught Dancing In Street: Sheriff Virginia Man Rubs Genitals On Stranger’s BMW, Caught Dancing In Street: Sheriff
Virginia Man Rubs Genitals On Stranger’s BMW, Caught Dancing In Street: Sheriff A Virginia man’s early morning antics at a Royal Farms gas station landed him behind bars after deputies say he rubbed his genitals on a stranger’s BMW before fleeing and breaking into song in the back of a cruiser. Stafford County resident Wendell Rose, 45, is accused of turning a routine gas stop into an offbeat spectacle shortly after midnight on Tuesday, Aug. 5, according to the sheriff's office, leaving deputies shaking their heads. First responders were called to the Royal Farms on Royal Falls Drive after Rose allegedly approached a BMW in the parking lot and began rubbing his private…

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Police & Fire
Harley Slammed Into Parked Car, Killing Woodbridge Motorcyclist, Police Say Harley Slammed Into Parked Car, Killing Woodbridge Motorcyclist, Police Say
Harley Slammed Into Parked Car, Killing Woodbridge Motorcyclist, Police Say A Virginia motorcyclist died overnight after losing control of his bike and slamming into a parked car in Prince William County, police said. Gary Virgil Teman was riding a 2016 Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide — without a proper license  when he failed to make a turn and crashed off Dale Boulevard in Woodbridge, authorities said on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Officers responded to the area of Dale Blvd. and Greenwood Dr. around 1:41 a.m., according to Prince William County Police Department Public Information Officer Renee Carr. Teman had just passed through the intersection with Greenwood Dri…

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Traffic
Fiery Head-On Crash In Burtonsville Kills 1, Seriously Injures Another (PHOTOS) Fiery Head-On Crash In Burtonsville Kills 1, Seriously Injures Another (PHOTOS)
Fiery Head-On Crash In Burtonsville Kills 1, Seriously Injures Another (Photos) A fiery head-on crash on a dark stretch of Sandy Spring Road in Montgomery County left one man dead and another seriously injured early Wednesday morning, authorities confirmed. The deadly wreck happened around 3:30 a.m. on Aug. 6 in the 4500 block of Sandy Spring Road in Burtonsville, Montgomery County Fire & Rescue spokesperson David Pazos said. Upon arrival, crews found two heavily damaged vehicles — both with drivers trapped — after what appeared to be a high-speed, head-on crash. Firefighters and medics worked urgently to extricate both men, but one was pronounced dead at the scen…

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Lifestyle
929‑Pound Monster Marlin Puts Timonium Angler in Million‑Dollar Club 929‑Pound Monster Marlin Puts Timonium Angler in Million‑Dollar Club
929‑Pound Monster Marlin Puts Timonium Angler in Million‑Dollar Club A blue marlin weighing nearly half a ton netted a Maryland fisherman a nearly $5 million prize. Angler Drew Osmeyer, of Timonium, got the annual White Marlin Open — one of the largest billfish tournaments in the world — off to an exciting start in Ocean City, reeling in the massive marlin. Osmeyer, aboard the 63-foot Barbara B vessel, has been the talk of the event after stunning the crowd with a 929.50-pound fish, which earned an estimated prize of $4,481,364.57. The catch was reported on Monday, Aug. 4. It is reportedly among the top five largest fish ever caught at the event. Other not…

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Police & Fire
Man Arrested In Cold Case Killing Of DC Cop Denna Campbell In White Oak: Police Man Arrested In Cold Case Killing Of DC Cop Denna Campbell In White Oak: Police
Man Arrested In Cold Case Killing Of DC Cop Denna Campbell In White Oak: Police A decades-old mystery in Montgomery County may finally be getting answers. Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the death of Denna Fredericka Campbell, a 24-year-old DC police officer who was found shot to death in her White Oak apartment nearly 30 years ago, officials confirmed Tuesday, August 5. According to Montgomery County Police, Amir Jalil Ali — also known as Kenneth Burnell Wonsom — found Campbell in their home in 1995. At the time, Campbell was a four-year veteran of the Metropolitan Police Department. Ali reportedly discovered Campbell’s body in the apartment they s…

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News
Felon With Gun Stashed In Knee Brace Busted In DC After Lewd Act: Officials Felon With Gun Stashed In Knee Brace Busted In DC After Lewd Act: Officials
Felon With Gun Stashed In Knee Brace Busted In DC After Lewd Act: Officials An “aggressive panhandler” with dozens of arrests on his record—as well as prior convictions in Maryland and Virginia—is heading back to prison after DC police say they found a loaded gun tucked inside his knee brace. Lawrence Jordan, 44, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, according to federal officials. Jordan was caught on Nov. 23, 2023, when officers responded around 6:15 a.m. to the 1300 block of H Street NE for a report of aggressive panhandling, officials said. Police recognized J…

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