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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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PA Man Convicted Of Dismembering Famed DC Photographer Facing Life In Prison In Maryland PA Man Convicted Of Dismembering Famed DC Photographer Facing Life In Prison In Maryland
PA Man Convicted Of Dismembering Famed DC Photographer Facing Life In Prison In Maryland Sentencing has been scheduled for the Pennsylvania man convicted of murdering and dismembering famed Washington, DC, photographer Joe Shymanski, prosecutors announced. Brandon Ross Holbrook will face life in prison without the possibility of parole when he is sentenced at 1 p.m. on Friday, July 18, in Calvert County Circuit Court in Prince Frederick, according to the State’s Attorney’s Office.  Holbrook was found guilty of murder in June following an eight-day trial in Calvert County Circuit Court. According to prosecutors, Holbrook shot Shymanski on Sept. 3, 2023, in the driveway of …

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Politics
Trump Administration Freezes $110M In Maryland Education Grants, AG's Lawsuit Claims Trump Administration Freezes $110M In Maryland Education Grants, AG's Lawsuit Claims
Trump Administration Freezes $110M In Maryland Education Grants, AG's Lawsuit Claims Just weeks before the new school year begins, prosecutors in Maryland and Virginia are among a growing coalition suing the Trump administration over a sudden freeze on billions in education grants that threatens to derail teacher training, special education services, and after-school programs across the region. The lawsuit, filed Monday, July 14, comes after the US Department of Education notified states late last month that it would not be releasing scheduled funds for six long-standing federal programs on July 1, despite years of precedent and approved state-level plans already in place. …

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Police & Fire
Virginia Man Hits Student Driver, Crashes Into Fence During Wild DUI Chase: Stafford Sheriff Virginia Man Hits Student Driver, Crashes Into Fence During Wild DUI Chase: Stafford Sheriff
Virginia Man Hits Student Driver, Crashes Into Fence During Wild DUI Chase: Stafford Sheriff A Springfield man is facing a stack of charges after he tried to flee from deputies by U-turning wildly through traffic before crashing through a fence and getting pepper-balled, authorities said. Jose Caballero, 31, was arrested in Stafford County on Saturday, July 12 after a pursuit on Richmond Highway that ended when his silver Lexus left the road, hit multiple posts, and got tangled in a chain link fence, the sheriff’s office said. The scene of the crash in Stafford County. Stafford County Sheriff The chaos started around 7:20 p.m., when a deputy traveling southbound on Richmond…

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Business
New Trader Joe’s Stores Coming Soon To DC And Virginia, Officials Say New Trader Joe’s Stores Coming Soon To DC And Virginia, Officials Say
New Trader Joe’s Stores Coming Soon To DC And Virginia, Officials Say Trader Joe’s is expanding in the DMV region, with two new stores “coming soon” to Washington, DC and Virginia Beach. They come on the heels of the grocery giant opening a new space in Rockville last month — after a brief delay. The grocery chain announced that new locations are opening at: 5335 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC (Friendship Heights); 220 Constitution Drive, Virginia Beach. At both spots, customers can expect the chain’s signature mix of popular frozen meals, budget-friendly produce, fresh flowers, craft beer, and quirky favorites like Mandarin Orange Chicken and Col…

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Police & Fire
DC Man Killed In Oxon Hill Hit-Run Remembered As 'Cherished Father, Grandfather' DC Man Killed In Oxon Hill Hit-Run Remembered As 'Cherished Father, Grandfather'
DC Man Killed In Oxon Hill Hit-Run Remembered As 'Cherished Father, Grandfather' Police have identified the DC man killed in a hit-and-run crash last week in Prince George’s County. Earl Parker Jr., 45, was struck and killed while walking in Oxon Hill shortly after midnight on Wednesday, July 9, according to an update from the Prince George’s County Police Department on Monday, July 14. The crash happened around 12:20 a.m. on Wheeler Road near Birchtree Lane, police said. Responding officers found Parker lying in the roadway with traumatic injuries. He was pronounced dead on the scene by first responders, according to the department. The preliminary investigation reve…

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Schools
Virginia Man Breaks Into Unity Reed HS, Spends Day Hiding, Crashes Church Service: Police Virginia Man Breaks Into Unity Reed HS, Spends Day Hiding, Crashes Church Service: Police
Virginia Man Breaks Into Unity Reed HS, Spends Day Hiding, Crashes Church Service: Police An 18-year-old man with no fixed address is facing multiple charges after police say he broke into a Manassas high school in the middle of the night and stayed there all day before confronting people attending church services. Kevin Stanley Alfaro Diaz entered Unity Reed High School on Rixlew Lane around 3 a.m. on Saturday, July 13, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators said Diaz damaged property inside the building and remained inside “most of the day,” until around 5 p.m., police were called after he “confronted members attending church services at the lo…

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Business
Déjà Booze: Maryland Teens Keep Robbing Same Bethesda Liquor Store — Until Police Step In Déjà Booze: Maryland Teens Keep Robbing Same Bethesda Liquor Store — Until Police Step In
Déjà Booze: Maryland Teens Keep Robbing Same Bethesda Liquor Store — Until Police Step In Two teens repeatedly robbed the same Maryland liquor store at gunpoint — then came back a third time and got caught in the act, police say. The juveniles, both teen boys, have been charged in connection with three armed robberies at Geste Beer & Wine on Edgemoor Lane between July 8 and July 10, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. The first incident happened shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, when the teens entered the store, “threatened an employee with an implied firearm, stole an undisclosed amount of money from the cash register, and left the scene,” police s…

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Police & Fire
Gunman Tried To Hide Evidence After Killing 3-Year-Old Honesty Cheadle In DC: Feds Gunman Tried To Hide Evidence After Killing 3-Year-Old Honesty Cheadle In DC: Feds
Gunman Tried To Hide Evidence After Killing 3-Year-Old Honesty Cheadle In DC: Feds A 24-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder for the shooting death of 3-year-old Honesty Cheadle, who was hit by a bullet while sitting in a parked car with her family in Southeast DC, authorities announced. Charles Rucker, of Washington DC, was arrested Saturday, July 12, and charged in DC Superior Court, according to US Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Rucker is accused of firing several shots toward the parked vehicle around 3 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, hitting Honesty in the head. She was rushed to a nearby hospital but died two days later on July 7. According to court doc…

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Police & Fire
6-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted At Busy Sam's Club In Woodbridge, Police Say 6-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted At Busy Sam's Club In Woodbridge, Police Say
6-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted At Busy Sam's Club In Woodbridge, Police Say A 6-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted inside a busy Sam’s Club in Virginia, according to police. Officers were called to the store, located at 14050 Worth Avenue in Woodbridge, at around 11:50 a.m. on Saturday, July 12, for a report of a sexual assault, Prince William County Police said. Investigators said the girl was shopping with her family when she was approached by a man—later identified as Justin Van Nguyen, 21—who "inappropriately touched" the child while her mother was briefly turned away. The mother quickly confronted the man, who left the store and was seen getting i…

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Police & Fire
Suspicious Vehicle Spotted Before Cecil County House Fire, Officials Say Suspicious Vehicle Spotted Before Cecil County House Fire, Officials Say
Suspicious Vehicle Spotted Before Cecil County House Fire, Officials Say A suspicious vehicle was spotted leaving the area just before a house went up in flames late Saturday night in Cecil County, fire officials said. The fire broke out at 10:42 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, inside a two-story single-family home on the 5800 block of Telegraph Road in Elkton, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal, released Monday. The fire, which caused an estimated $1,000 in damage, was discovered by a neighbor, officials said. The home did not have a smoke alarm, and no fire alarms or sprinklers were present, they noted. No injuries were reported. Roughly 40 firefighters…

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