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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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Obituaries
Mom Killed In Head-On La Plata DUI Crash; Girl Left To Face Life Without Her, Family Says Mom Killed In Head-On La Plata DUI Crash; Girl Left To Face Life Without Her, Family Says
Mom Killed In Head-On La Plata DUI Crash; Girl Left To Face Life Without Her, Family Says It was a crash that ended two lives in an instant — and changed another forever. On Saturday, July 26, police say 29-year-old Teeona Huggins was killed in a devastating head-on collision along the 9900 block of Charles Street (MD Rt. 6) in La Plata.  Emergency responders arrived shortly before 7:30 p.m. that night to find the black 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis crushed, its occupants trapped inside. According to La Plata Police, Huggins and a 31-year-old woman from Seat Pleasant were both pronounced dead at the scene. A third woman, 31, also from DC, was airlifted to the University of Ma…

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Police & Fire
Service Dog Can’t Stop Random Knife Attack Inside Solomons Library: Sheriff Service Dog Can’t Stop Random Knife Attack Inside Solomons Library: Sheriff
Service Dog Can’t Stop Random Knife Attack Inside Solomons Library: Sheriff A woman walking into a public library with her service dog was suddenly stabbed in the back in what investigators are calling a random and unprovoked attack, officials in Maryland said. Deputies responded shortly after 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 4, to the Southern Branch Library on HG Trueman Road in Solomons, where they found a woman suffering from two stab wounds to her upper back, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office said. Investigators said the woman had just entered the building with her service dog when 33-year-old Eugene Terrill Harris, of St. Leonard, allegedly pulled a knife from his pock…

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Police & Fire
59 Pounds of Pot Seized From Germany-Bound Suitcases at Dulles: Vegas Woman Busted 59 Pounds of Pot Seized From Germany-Bound Suitcases at Dulles: Vegas Woman Busted
59 Pounds of Pot Seized From Germany-Bound Suitcases at Dulles: Vegas Woman Busted A Las Vegas woman’s trip to Germany was cut short at Dulles International Airport in Virginia — thanks to the 59 pounds of weed federal officers say she tried to fly out with. US Customs and Border Protection officers arrested 42-year-old Aleshia Anne Pinheiro at Washington Dulles International Airport on Sunday, Aug. 3, after discovering more than two dozen kilograms of marijuana packed into her luggage, officials announced Tuesday. Investigators said they were scanning passenger baggage bound for Frankfurt when they came across two hard-sided suitcases packed with 50 vacuum-sealed package…

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Politics
'Baltimore County Not Sanctuary Jurisdiction' Exec Says After Being Named By DOJ 'Baltimore County Not Sanctuary Jurisdiction' Exec Says After Being Named By DOJ
'Baltimore County Not Sanctuary Jurisdiction' Exec Says After Being Named By DOJ The US Department of Justice has officially named just one Maryland city in its newly released list of “sanctuary jurisdictions” — and it's joined only by Washington, DC, as the only two locations in the DMV region. The list, published Tuesday, Aug. 5, by the DOJ, includes states, cities, and counties the federal government says have “policies, laws, or regulations that impede enforcement of federal immigration laws.” “Sanctuary policies impede law enforcement and put American citizens at risk by design,” said US Attorney General Pamela Bondi in the announcement. “The Department of Justice…

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Obituaries
‘Unimaginable’: Woodbridge Man Killed, Mom Fighting For Life After Family Argument Turns Deadly ‘Unimaginable’: Woodbridge Man Killed, Mom Fighting For Life After Family Argument Turns Deadly
‘Unimaginable’: Woodbridge Man Killed, Mom Fighting For Life After Family Argument Turns Deadly What started as a family argument inside a quiet Virginia home exploded into deadly violence — and left a grieving family clinging to hope as one loved one is buried and another fights to survive. A 42-year-old man was killed, and his 70-year-old mother critically wounded, after a family dispute turned deadly on Thursday, July 31 inside a home on the 12900 block of Kenmar Drive in Woodbridge, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Officers responded to the scene around 5:42 p.m. and found the alleged gunman, Khampheng Toune Quanlangsy, 56, waiting outside. He was taken in…

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Police & Fire
Stafford Hit-Run: Pedestrian Killed, White Audi SUV With Damage Sought By Deputies Stafford Hit-Run: Pedestrian Killed, White Audi SUV With Damage Sought By Deputies
Stafford Hit-Run: Pedestrian Killed, White Audi SUV With Damage Sought By Deputies A man was killed in a hit-and-run crash early Tuesday morning on Richmond Highway in Virginia, authorities said. Deputies responded to the area of Richmond Highway and Foreston Woods Drive just before 2 a.m. on Aug. 5, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. When they arrived, deputies found a 36-year-old man dead at the scene, officials said. “The preliminary investigation revealed the victim was walking Northbound on the right shoulder when he was struck by a passing vehicle,” the sheriff’s office said. “The driver then fled the scene.” Investigators say the crash site sugge…

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News
Convicted Child Predator From Belgium Caught Hiding In DC, Deported By ICE Convicted Child Predator From Belgium Caught Hiding In DC, Deported By ICE
Convicted Child Predator From Belgium Caught Hiding In DC, Deported By ICE A convicted child sex predator who fled Belgium to avoid prison time was caught living in Washington, DC — and is now back in the hands of authorities in his home country, ICE officials confirmed. Romulus Mihai, 33, entered the US under the visa waiver program in 2013 and tried to become a citizen, officials said. What he didn’t disclose: He had already been convicted in Belgium for the sexual exploitation of a child. Instead of serving his sentence, Mihai fled to the US, ICE said. “Not only did Mihai victimize a child in his native country; he attempted to exploit the integrity of ou…

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Police & Fire
Stafford Woman Stabs Friend After She Tried Playing Matchmaker During Boozy Night: Sheriff Stafford Woman Stabs Friend After She Tried Playing Matchmaker During Boozy Night: Sheriff
Stafford Woman Stabs Friend After She Tried Playing Matchmaker During Boozy Night: Sheriff A Virginia woman was arrested after police say she slashed her friend with a kitchen knife — all because she tried to set her up with a man during a night of drinking. Deputies were called around 9:15 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4, to a home on George Mason Road for a report of a disturbance involving a knife, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said. Upon arrival, they found a woman with a visible wound who advised deputies that she had been slashed by a friend — Roanetta Washington — during a night of drinking. According to the sheriff's office, things took a turn when the 52-year-old Washington'…

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Police & Fire
Helmetless Glen Burnie Teen Critically Hurt In Hit-Run With Minivan: Police Helmetless Glen Burnie Teen Critically Hurt In Hit-Run With Minivan: Police
Helmetless Glen Burnie Teen Critically Hurt In Hit-Run With Minivan: Police A helmetless teen dirt bike rider was left critically injured after a hit-and-run crash with a minivan in Maryland, police said. The crash happened around 7:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3 on Crain Highway near Main Avenue SW, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Police said an 18-year-old man from Glen Burnie was riding a Honda 125R dirt bike southbound on Crain Highway when he began weaving through traffic and disobeying traffic signals. He entered the center turn lane, just as a gold or tan minivan made a U-turn into his path. The dirt bike and the minivan collided. The miniv…

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Philly Boy Found Dead Under Virginia Bridge In 1972 ID’d — Mom, Boyfriend Suspected Killers Philly Boy Found Dead Under Virginia Bridge In 1972 ID’d — Mom, Boyfriend Suspected Killers
Philly Boy Found Dead Under Virginia Bridge In 1972 ID’d — Mom, Boyfriend Suspected Killers The body of a 4-year-old boy found under a Virginia bridge in 1972 has finally been identified — more than 50 years later. Fairfax County Police announced Monday, Aug. 4, that the child, long known only as “John Doe,” is Carl Matthew Bryant, a Philadelphia boy who vanished while traveling to Virginia with his mother and her boyfriend. Detectives made the identification using advanced DNA testing, forensic-grade genome sequencing, and a relentless genealogical investigation that led them from Northern Virginia to Philadelphia. “Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau Cold Case Squad have so…

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