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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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Cockpit Door Flies Off Small Plane Mid-Flight, Remains Missing: Police Cockpit Door Flies Off Small Plane Mid-Flight, Remains Missing: Police
Cockpit Door Flies Off Small Plane Mid-Flight, Remains Missing: Police A Virginia pilot pulled off a safe landing after the cockpit door of his two-seater plane tore off mid-flight Saturday morning, April 5, state police said. The fixed-wing single-engine aircraft was flying near Round Hill in Loudoun County when the cockpit door suddenly separated from the plane around 9 a.m., according to the Virginia State Police. Despite the in-flight scare, 63-year-old pilot Daniel O’Brien was able to safely land at Leesburg Airport with no reported injuries, police said. The cockpit door is still missing in Virginia. Virginia State Police The search is now on fo…

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Convicted Attempted Killer Caught In Maryland, Faces Deportation To Guatemala: ICE Convicted Attempted Killer Caught In Maryland, Faces Deportation To Guatemala: ICE
Convicted Attempted Killer Caught In Maryland, Faces Deportation To Guatemala: ICE A convicted attempted murderer is back in custody—this time with a one-way ticket out of the country, according to federal officials. Edvin Giovanni Ceron-Reyes, 37, was taken into custody by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Maryland on Monday, March 31, after he completed a prison sentence for a brutal 2011 crime in Howard County, ICE announced. Ceron-Reyes, a citizen of Guatemala, entered the United States unlawfully at an unknown location and date. On July 7, 2011, Howard County Police arrested him and charged him with attempted first-degree murder.  That same day, I…

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New Break In Silver Spring Murder Probe Lands PG County Man Behind Bars New Break In Silver Spring Murder Probe Lands PG County Man Behind Bars
New Break In Silver Spring Murder Probe Lands PG County Man Behind Bars A 23-year-old man from Prince George’s County has been arrested and charged with murder nearly one month after a fatal shooting in Silver Spring, Montgomery County Police announced. Douglas David Lacey was arrested on Friday, April 4, in Upper Marlboro, in connection with the killing of 23-year-old Jonah Kimindu Mutua on March 8, authorities said. The arrest was carried out without incident by the U.S. Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force and Montgomery County Police, with help from Prince George’s County Police. Mutua was found shot to death on Fairdale Terrace in Silver Spr…

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Virginia Protester Who Painted ‘HAMAS IS COMIN’ On Union Station Statue Sentenced In DC Virginia Protester Who Painted ‘HAMAS IS COMIN’ On Union Station Statue Sentenced In DC
Virginia Protester Who Painted ‘Hamas IS Comin’ On Union Station Statue Sentenced In DC A Virginia man who defaced a federal monument in Washington, DC, with a pro-Hamas message during a protest outside Union Station is heading to prison for a short stay, according to federal officials. Zaid Mohammed Mahdawi, 26, of Richmond, was sentenced on Friday, April 4, to 10 days in federal prison and six months of supervised release after pleading guilty to destruction of government property, the US Attorney’s Office for DC announced. The incident happened on July 24, 2024, during a protest rally at Columbus Circle.  Around 3:30 p.m., Mahdawi climbed onto the Columbus statue and …

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Fairfax Man Who Shot Into Car Carrying Estranged Wife, Killing Bystander, Learns Fate Fairfax Man Who Shot Into Car Carrying Estranged Wife, Killing Bystander, Learns Fate
Fairfax Man Who Shot Into Car Carrying Estranged Wife, Killing Bystander, Learns Fate A Fairfax County man who gunned down a complete stranger while firing into a car carrying his estranged wife will now spend the next three decades in prison, prosecutors announced. Kyjuan Trott-McLean, 45, was sentenced to 43 years in prison for the 2022 shooting that left 31-year-old Brandon Wims dead in Alexandria, Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano said Friday, April 4. On Oct. 2, 2022, Trott-McLean spotted his estranged wife, Kezia Leckey, sitting in a parked car with her friend Sapphire Lawrence and Wims outside an apartment building on St. Gregory Lane, prosecutors said. Trott-McL…

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‘I’m Screwed’: Fredericksburg Busted For DUI Near Stafford McDonald’s, Sheriff Says ‘I’m Screwed’: Fredericksburg Busted For DUI Near Stafford McDonald’s, Sheriff Says
‘I’m Screwed’: Fredericksburg Busted For DUI Near Stafford McDonald’s, Sheriff Says A Fredericksburg man who missed a McDonald’s turn got more than a wrong order—he got a return trip to jail after racking up another DUI charge in Stafford County, authorities said. Deputies responded to a call about a suspected drunk driver around 7:44 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, on Chatham Heights Road, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said. The caller told dispatch that the driver of a Ford F-150 appeared to miss a turn near the McDonald’s and ended up “in a weird location,” slumped behind the wheel. The deputy arrived to find 34-year-old David Shoun, who showed “signs of intoxicatio…

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Kenyan Imposter Used Sister's ID To Illegally Enter US At Dulles Airport: CBP Kenyan Imposter Used Sister's ID To Illegally Enter US At Dulles Airport: CBP
Kenyan Imposter Used Sister's ID To Illegally Enter US At Dulles Airport: CBP A Kenyan woman who tried to sneak into the US through Washington Dulles International Airport using her sister’s passport has been removed from the country, federal authorities announced. Christin Nyabate Nyandemo, 33, was convicted of fraud and misuse of visas after being caught by US Customs and Border Protection officers in February, according to CBP. Nyandemo flew into Dulles from Accra, Ghana, and attempted to enter the country using her sister’s valid Kenyan passport and US visitor visa, officials said.  During secondary screening, she struggled to answer simple questions about …

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Pilot Texted About Fog Before Taking Off, Crashing In Virginia: NTSB Pilot Texted About Fog Before Taking Off, Crashing In Virginia: NTSB
Pilot Texted About Fog Before Taking Off, Crashing In Virginia: NTSB He texted a friend to say he’d landed safely. Minutes later, he was dead. A Virginia pilot was killed when his helicopter slammed into a residential yard in Danville after taking off in heavy fog on Saturday, March 15, federal officials said. The crash happened around 3 p.m., according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which provided a timeline of the events leading up to the deadly flight.  Moments earlier, the pilot had dropped off two passengers after cutting a sightseeing flight short due to fog, officials said. One of the passengers pro…

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DC Man Who Attacked Six In Random Rampage Arrested, Police Say DC Man Who Attacked Six In Random Rampage Arrested, Police Say
DC Man Who Attacked Six In Random Rampage Arrested, Police Say A man accused of stabbing himself and six other people in a random attack in Northeast DC, has been arrested and charged, police said. Kevin Steve Andrade, 34, of Southeast DC, is charged with six counts of assault with intent to kill following Thursday’s stabbing spree in the Trinidad neighborhood, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Officers from the Fifth District were called at approximately 3:21 p.m. on April 3 to the 1200 block of Meigs Place NE for a report of multiple people stabbed.  Police arrived in under a minute and immediately began providing first aid to vi…

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Ghost Gun Found After Owings Mills Man Fled Road Rage Scene: State Police Ghost Gun Found After Owings Mills Man Fled Road Rage Scene: State Police
Ghost Gun Found After Owings Mills Man Fled Road Rage Scene: State Police Two separate road rage incidents in Maryland ended with two men behind bars and two loaded handguns—one a ghost gun—taken off the streets, according to state police. Maryland State Police said 33-year-old Cedric James, of North East, and 23-year-old Skyler Robinson, of Owings Mills, were arrested in connection with unrelated road rage cases in Baltimore and Cecil counties in March, authorities announced on Friday, April 4. Both suspects are facing multiple felony charges including first- and second-degree assault, firearm use during a violent crime, and handgun in a vehicle. James was …

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