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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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Traffic
Crash On I-95 Near I-295 Ties Up Traffic In Prince George's County Crash On I-95 Near I-295 Ties Up Traffic In Prince George's County
Crash On I-95 Near I-295 Ties Up Traffic In Prince George's County A crash on the I-95/495 Inner Loop in Prince George’s County tied up traffic for miles Wednesday afternoon, June 11, according to transportation officials. The crash happened just past I-295 (Exit 2) and blocked the center lane of the local lanes on I-95 South around 3:25 p.m., MATOC (Metropolitan Area Transportation Operations Coordination) reported. "One center lane of the Local Lanes is blocked, one left and one right lane gets by. The Thru Lanes are not impacted,” MATOC posted on X. As of the latest alert, delays stretched approximately 1.5 miles southbound on the local lanes.  A…

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Obituaries
27-Year-Old Stabbed Dead In DC Had Bright Future Ahead, Loved Ones Say 27-Year-Old Stabbed Dead In DC Had Bright Future Ahead, Loved Ones Say
27-Year-Old Stabbed Dead In DC Had Bright Future Ahead, Loved Ones Say Jonathan Fuentes-Ferrufino was the kind of person who could light up a room — or, as one friend put it, “always had a smile on his face.”  Now, his community is mourning his loss after police say the 27-year-old was fatally stabbed inside a Northwest DC home over the weekend during a domestic dispute. Officers with the Metropolitan Police Department were called just after 12:30 a.m. Sunday, June 8, to a home on the 4100 block of 7th Street NW for a reported stabbing.  When officers arrived, they found Fuentes-Ferrufino suffering from stab wounds. DC Fire and EMS personnel respon…

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Police & Fire
Waldorf Woman Busted With Crack, Fentanyl Walks Free With GPS Monitor: Sheriff Waldorf Woman Busted With Crack, Fentanyl Walks Free With GPS Monitor: Sheriff
Waldorf Woman Busted With Crack, Fentanyl Walks Free With GPS Monitor: Sheriff A Maryland woman busted with a stash of fentanyl, crack, and alprazolam is back in the community — with a GPS bracelet. Heather Ann D’Angelo, 41, of Waldorf, was charged with multiple drug offenses after narcotics detectives seized over $4,000 worth of street drugs from her car and home during a search late last month, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office announced on Wednesday, June 11. Detectives say they found 16 grams of crack cocaine, 6 grams of fentanyl, alprazolam pills, and drug production and packaging equipment inside her Greystone Circle home and vehicle. Despite the charges, a j…

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Police & Fire
Spear-Wielding Columbia Man Killed By Maryland Police Identified: AG Spear-Wielding Columbia Man Killed By Maryland Police Identified: AG
Spear-Wielding Columbia Man Killed By Maryland Police Identified: AG The man shot and killed by a Maryland police officer after allegedly stabbing a family member with a spear in Columbia has been identified by the Attorney General’s Office. Micah Booker, 23, of Columbia, was armed with a large spear when he was fatally shot by an officer in Howard County after allegedly stabbing a family member and refusing to drop the weapon, investigators say. The shooting was reported shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Monday, June 9, on Wilbur Court. According to investigators, Howard County Police were first called by a man in his 20s who said he had been repeatedly stabbed …

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Police & Fire
Speeding Teen Charged In Crash That Killed Mom Of 5 Days Before Birthday In Woodbridge: Cops Speeding Teen Charged In Crash That Killed Mom Of 5 Days Before Birthday In Woodbridge: Cops
Speeding Teen Charged In Crash That Killed Mom Of 5 Days Before Birthday In Woodbridge: Cops The teen driver behind the wheel of an SUV that slammed into a mother of five in Virginia — killing her just days after her birthday — has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, authorities announced. Wania Mussarat Shaikh, 18, of Woodbridge, was arrested on Monday, June 10, in connection with the May 27 crash that killed Seema Rizvi at the intersection of Minnieville Road and Summit School Road, Prince William County Police said on Wednesday, June 11. Investigators now say Shaikh was speeding at more than double the posted limit through an active work zone when she ran a red light and…

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Schools
Teacher Sexually Abused Minor On School Property In Baltimore County: Officials Teacher Sexually Abused Minor On School Property In Baltimore County: Officials
Teacher Sexually Abused Minor On School Property In Baltimore County: Officials A Baltimore County public school teacher is behind bars without bond after being charged with sexually abusing a minor on school property, police announced. Sean Brooks, 40, was arrested by detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department’s Crimes Against Children Unit, the agency said on Tuesday, June 11. The charges stem from “alleged crimes that occurred on school premises,” investigators said. Brooks is currently being held at the Baltimore County Detention Center. Police did not identify the school where the abuse is alleged to have taken place. No other information has been re…

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Sports
Venmo Vultures! Bettors Flood PGA Star With Demands Forcing Him To Shut Account Before US Open Venmo Vultures! Bettors Flood PGA Star With Demands Forcing Him To Shut Account Before US Open
Venmo Vultures! Bettors Flood PGA Star With Demands Forcing Him To Shut Account Before US Open Scottie Scheffler’s biggest headache ahead of the US Open isn’t the course at the Oakmont Country Club — it’s bettors clogging his Venmo with sob stories and payout demands. The Ridgewood, NJ native will tee off as a favorite on Thursday at the Open, but it was others teeing off on the social media app that have him flustered, according to reports. Scheffler, 28, told reporters this week that he doesn't worry about the odds of him winning — but he's been hearing plenty from sports bettors through the cash app who had something on the line pending his performance. He said that on Venmo, he …

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News
DC Punk Legend Steve Hansgen On Dialysis, Urgently Needs Kidney Donor, Band Says DC Punk Legend Steve Hansgen On Dialysis, Urgently Needs Kidney Donor, Band Says
DC Punk Legend Steve Hansgen On Dialysis, Urgently Needs Kidney Donor, Band Says A pillar of DC’s hardcore punk scene is in urgent need of a kidney transplant — and his community is stepping up. Steve Hansgen, a fixture in the District’s early punk movement with iconic bands like Minor Threat and Government Issue, has been diagnosed with stage 4 kidney disease and now receives dialysis three times a week, according to his band and partner. The musician, who helped shape the sound of DC hardcore in the 1980s and remained active in the scene for decades, is facing one of the most serious challenges of his life — physically, emotionally, and financially. “Despite being in…

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News
Body Of Missing US Navy Sailor Found In Virginia Woods; Shipmate In Custody: NCIS Body Of Missing US Navy Sailor Found In Virginia Woods; Shipmate In Custody: NCIS
Body Of Missing US Navy Sailor Found In Virginia Woods; Shipmate In Custody: NCIS A heartbreaking update has been delivered in the search for a missing US Navy sailor in Virginia. The body of 21-year-old sailor Angelina Petra Resendiz, who vanished from her Norfolk barracks in late May, has been found in a wooded area near the base, federal investigators confirmed. According to the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), the Norfolk Medical Examiner identified the remains as Resendiz following a discovery made by agents on Monday. “A Navy sailor has been placed in pretrial confinement in connection with the death of Seaman Resendiz,” NCIS said in a statement. “Char…

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News
Twice-Deported Non-US Citizen Faces Child Porn Charges, Deportation In Frederick: Sheriff Twice-Deported Non-US Citizen Faces Child Porn Charges, Deportation In Frederick: Sheriff
Twice-Deported Non-US Citizen Faces Child Porn Charges, Deportation In Frederick: Sheriff A man who had already been deported from the United States twice is behind bars in Frederick after being caught in a disturbing child pornography investigation, authorities said. Julio Alfredo Rodas-Mariona, 39, was arrested on Monday, June 9, after detectives with the Frederick County Sheriff's Office Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and the US Marshals executed a search warrant on Parkland Place, officials announced. According to the sheriff’s office, the investigation began after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) tipped off local investigato…

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