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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

Naked Gun: Woodbridge Man Strips, Chases Roommate With Weapon In Bizarre Confrontation: Police A Prince William County man is behind bars after a bizarre and alarming outburst in Woodbridge that ended with him naked and under arrest, police said. Anthony Cortez Sims, 56, allegedly brandished a firearm during an argument with another occupant of a home at around 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, April 6 in the 15300 block of Colorado Avenue in Woodbridge, according to the Prince William County Police Department. During the dispute, Sims allegedly pulled out the weapon, then removed his clothes and chased the other person outside, authorities said. Officers arrived to find Sims completely naked in…

by Zak Failla

04/08/2025

Police & Fire

Stafford Man Asked Deputies For Drug Gear, Tried To Flee Near Hospital, Sheriff Says Brandon Blackburn had a plan. It was not a good plan. The 38-year-old Stafford man bolted from a hospital Monday morning, April 7, and allegedly set off on a mission to get high — even asking the deputies who found him for help buying drug paraphernalia, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. It didn’t go great. Deputies were called to the area of Richmond Highway and Hospital Center Boulevard around 9:51 a.m. after hospital staff said an intoxicated man had just “eloped” from the facility. They spotted Blackburn near Richmond Highway and Courthouse Road and immediately notice…

by Zak Failla

04/08/2025

News

Fentanyl Dealer Hid From Police With Half Kilo In Lexington Park Home, Prosecutors Say A convicted fentanyl dealer in Lexington Park who tried to outwait police in a back bedroom will now have plenty of time to think about it — behind bars. Daisaun Altay Eric Culpepper, 31, has been sentenced to 27 years in prison, with 15.5 years of active incarceration, for possession of a large amount of fentanyl, destruction of evidence, and a probation violation, St. Mary's County State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced this week. On Oct. 16, 2024, detectives with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at a home in Lexington Park during an ongoing drug trafficki…

by Zak Failla

04/08/2025

Police & Fire

Man Exposed Himself, Made Lewd Gestures Inside Manassas Walmart: Police Shoppers at a Virginia Walmart got an unwanted surprise when a Manassas man allegedly walked through the store exposing himself and making lewd gestures, police said. Prince William County police responded to the Walmart in the 9400 block of Liberia Avenue in Manassas around 4:33 p.m. on Monday, April 7, after receiving a report of indecent exposure, the department said. According to investigators, store security was alerted to the disturbing behavior and quickly contacted police. Officers arrived and detained the suspect without incident. The accused, identified as 23-year-old Manassas re…

by Zak Failla

04/08/2025

Traffic

Driver Dies After Jeep Strikes Dump Truck, Then Gets Hit On I-95 In Arbutus: State Police An overnight crash on I-95 in Baltimore County left one man dead and three others hospitalized, Maryland State Police said. The crash was reported at around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 8, in the southbound lanes of the interstate near I-695 in Arbutus, investigators said. According to a preliminary report, a Jeep Cherokee rear-ended a dump truck in traffic. After the impact, the Jeep came to rest in a travel lane. Police believe the Jeep’s driver got out — and was then hit by a Subaru that also struck the dump truck. The Jeep’s driver was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not …

by Zak Failla

04/08/2025

Schools

Parents Charged After Gun Fires In Spotsy Third Grader’s Backpack, Sheriff Says A Virginia third grader brought a loaded handgun to school — and it went off inside his backpack, the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office said. Now, his parents are the ones facing charges. The gun went off inside a classroom at Lee Hill Elementary School around 10:50 a.m. on Monday, April 7, according to investigators. There were no injuries, and the student did not appear to have intended to harm anyone, officials said. Deputies say the 8-year-old had found the unsecured firearm at home, stuffed it into his backpack, and accidentally pulled the trigger while reaching into t…

by Zak Failla

04/08/2025

Lifestyle

Winning Numbers For Monday, April 7 Powerball Drawing With $54M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Monday, April 7 Powerball drawing. The estimated jackpot is $54 million with a $26.1 million cash option after the jackpot was claimed in a recent drawing by a player in California. The jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9. The winning numbers for Monday's drawing were 20-23-48-59-66 with a Powerball of 04 and the Power Play was 2X. Lottery players have a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning a Powerball jackpot by matching all five balls plus the Powerball, according …

by Zak Failla

04/07/2025

News

Judge Blocks Return Of Man Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador By Trump Administration A federal judge has overruled a lower court’s order requiring the Trump administration to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Maryland by midnight Monday. The temporary order was issued hours before Abrego Garcia was scheduled to be returned home after the former MS-13-affiliated man was mistakenly shipped to a notorious El Salvadoran detention center. Top officials admitted the deportation was a mistake, but they’ve dragged their feet in reuniting him with his wife and family in Maryland. Abrego Garcia had previously been granted withholding of removal by an immigration judge back in 2019…

by Zak Failla

04/07/2025

Police & Fire

Man Posing As Girl To Solicit Child Porn Learns Prison Fate In Charles County A Maryland man will have to register as a sex offender after preying on a 12-year-old boy in Charles County while playing video games, authorities announced. Adam Marks, 37, has been sentenced to five years in prison for four counts of soliciting child porn after pleading guilty to repeatedly pressuring the child to send inappropriate photos to him, officials say. According to the Charles County State's Attorney's Office, in April 2024, detectives were alerted by the boy that Marks asked him on numerous occasions to send inappropriate pictures of himself. An investigation revealed tha…

by Zak Failla

04/07/2025

Police & Fire

Smiling Suspect Assaulted Deputy During Spicy Wing Stop Meltdown In Fredericksburg: Sheriff A District man got fired up over his wing order and ended up behind bars in Virginia — grinning in his mugshot after allegedly assaulting a Stafford County deputy. It happened Saturday, April 5, around 2:30 p.m., when deputies were called to the Wing Stop on South Gateway Drive for a disturbance involving a loud and aggressive customer, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said. That customer, 25-year-old Cambric Hudson, reportedly wasn’t just upset with staff — his attitude turned toward deputies, too. Despite multiple attempts to “de-escalate the tangy trouble,” officials said Hudson kep…

by Zak Failla

04/07/2025

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