Zak Failla

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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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Fredericksburg, VA
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Reckless Driver Eluding Deputies Arrested Attempting To Check Into Virginia Motel: Sheriff Reckless Driver Eluding Deputies Arrested Attempting To Check Into Virginia Motel: Sheriff Reckless Driver Eluding Deputies Arrested Attempting To Check Into Virginia Motel: Sheriff
Reckless Driver Eluding Deputies Arrested Attempting To Check Into Virginia Motel: Sheriff Brandon Garnett was able to avoid his arrest for several hours in Stafford County, but his gambit was ultimately short-lived, and he is behind bars following a police pursuit, officials say. The 41-year-old Centreville man was driving recklessly on Saturday night, according to the sheriff's office, but when deputies attempted to stop his Toyota RAV4 near the intersection of Warrenton Road and Sanford Drive in South Stafford, he opted to instead speed away, launching the chase that ended curiously. Investigators say that Garnett sped around the Comfort Suites before stopping at the back of t…

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Bel Air, MD
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Vacant Home Known To Be Targeted By Vandals In Maryland Gutted By Flames: Fire Marshal Vacant Home Known To Be Targeted By Vandals In Maryland Gutted By Flames: Fire Marshal Vacant Home Known To Be Targeted By Vandals In Maryland Gutted By Flames: Fire Marshal
Vacant Home Known To Be Targeted By Vandals In Maryland Gutted By Flames: Fire Marshal A vacant home in Harford County known to be a hot spot for vandals went up in flames over the weekend, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. Dozens of firefighters were called late on Saturday afternoon to the 3400 block of Dorothy Avenue in Joppa, where a neighbor reported that a home was torched, though no possible suspects have been identified.  It took crews from the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company and nearby agencies approximately 20 minutes to get the flames under control, according to the fire marshal, though not before the residence was gutted and caused an estimated $50,000…

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Manassas, VA
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Man Posing As Police During Home Invasion Apprehended In Virginia: Officials Man Posing As Police During Home Invasion Apprehended In Virginia: Officials Man Posing As Police During Home Invasion Apprehended In Virginia: Officials
Man Posing As Police During Home Invasion Apprehended In Virginia: Officials A second suspect has been apprehended by police in Prince William County following an investigation into the home invasion and abduction of a 19-year-old woman in Manassas last month, authorities announced. Manassas Park resident Kevin Vincent Brown, 25, has joined cohort Orlin Jasel Carcamo behind bars following his weekend arrest for an armed burglary in the 7400 block of Peppertree Lane in Manassas on Monday, Jan. 29. Shortly before 2 a.m. on the morning of the home invasion, officials say that officers from the Prince William County Police Department responded to the home, where three m…

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Bowie, MD
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High School Football Coach From Georgia Confesses To Killing GF In Maryland: Police High School Football Coach From Georgia Confesses To Killing GF In Maryland: Police High School Football Coach From Georgia Confesses To Killing GF In Maryland: Police
High School Football Coach From Georgia Confesses To Killing GF In Maryland: Police A Georgia man turned himself in at the Prince George's County Police Department over the weekend and admitted to strangling his girlfriend to death in Accokeek, authorities announced. Carl Kearney, Jr., 43, has been charged with murder in Maryland after admitting to his role in the death of 38-year-old Patrina Best, whose body was found by police on Saturday morning during a welfare check. Police say that at approximately 9:20 a.m. on Feb. 17, Kearny walked into the Division V Clinton police station and advised officers that he had strangled his girlfriend inside her home that morning …

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Alexandria, VA
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Three Workers Shocked, Hospitalized At Construction Site In Alexandria (DEVELOPING) Three Workers Shocked, Hospitalized At Construction Site In Alexandria (DEVELOPING) Three Workers Shocked, Hospitalized At Construction Site In Alexandria (DEVELOPING)
Three Workers Shocked, Hospitalized At Construction Site In Alexandria (Developing) Three workers were shocked at a construction site on Monday morning, according to the Alexandria Police Department. An investigation was launched shortly before noon on Feb. 19 when police were called to the 6300 block of Stevenson Avenue, where three victims were reportedly electrocuted.  According to police, all three were hospitalized - two with life-threatening injuries. Their condition was not available on Monday afternoon. APD officers are on scene in the 6300 block of Stevenson Ave. conducting an investigation at a construction site where three people have been electrocuted.…

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Waldorf, MD
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Man Gets Decades In Prison For Murder During Botched Weed Deal In Maryland: Prosecutors Man Gets Decades In Prison For Murder During Botched Weed Deal In Maryland: Prosecutors Man Gets Decades In Prison For Murder During Botched Weed Deal In Maryland: Prosecutors
Man Gets Decades In Prison For Murder During Botched Weed Deal In Maryland: Prosecutors Justice has been served for the family of a 17-year-old boy who was shot and killed during a botched drug deal in Maryland, authorities announced. Anthony Edward Small, 24, has been sentenced to life in prison with all but 50 years suspended for his role in the fatal shooting of a teenager at a Charles County apartment building in November 2020. According to the State's Attorney's Office, on Nov. 3, 2020, officers were called to an apartment building on Amberleaf Place, where there was a report of a shooting involving a 17-year-old, who was found with several gunshot wounds to his lower bod…

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Arlington, VA
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Decomposing Human Remains Found In Southwest DC Woods (DEVELOPING) Decomposing Human Remains Found In Southwest DC Woods (DEVELOPING) Decomposing Human Remains Found In Southwest DC Woods (DEVELOPING)
Decomposing Human Remains Found In Southwest DC Woods (Developing) Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department have launched a homicide investigation after human remains were found in a wooded area in Southwest DC.  On Friday, officers were called to the 4300 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SW when a passerby found a decomposing body in the woods, police say.  The remains were taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where it was determined the person was killed by a gunshot and the death was ruled a homicide. Police have not identified the body. The incident remains under investigation and a $25,000 reward has been offe…

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Fredericksburg, VA
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'Dynamic Drone Duo' Help Save The Life Of Missing Hiker In Virginia 'Dynamic Drone Duo' Help Save The Life Of Missing Hiker In Virginia 'Dynamic Drone Duo' Help Save The Life Of Missing Hiker In Virginia
'Dynamic Drone Duo' Help Save The Life Of Missing Hiker In Virginia It's a bird ... It's a plane ... It's a life-saving drone from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. A pair of drone pilots operating with the sheriff's office are being praised for possibly saving the life of a man who went missing while hiking early on Saturday morning. Officials say that shortly after 1:15 a.m. on Feb. 17, deputies were called to the Civil War Park on Mount Hope Church Road, where a 36-year-old hiker who got separated from his group around midnight and was wearing clothing not fit for the frigid weather.  While temperatures dipped below zero, technology nearly fail…

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Bowie, MD
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'Suspicious Person' Dies In Police Custody In Prince George's County: Maryland AG 'Suspicious Person' Dies In Police Custody In Prince George's County: Maryland AG 'Suspicious Person' Dies In Police Custody In Prince George's County: Maryland AG
'Suspicious Person' Dies In Police Custody In Prince George's County: Maryland AG An investigation has been launched in Maryland after a "suspicious person" died while in the custody of the Prince George's County Police Department on Friday night. At around 7:45 p.m. on Feb. 16, officers from the department responded to a 911 call for a questionable person who was knocking on doors in the 10700 block of Lake Arbor Way in Largo, causing concerns for some residents, the Attorney General's Office announced on Saturday. Google Maps street view Upon arrival, an officer found a man in the area, who proceeded to walk onto a nearby lawn and laid down, prompting a call for para…

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Bowie, MD
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Police ID Man Who Stole Maryland State Highway Tow Truck, Rammed 13 Vehicles During Pursuit Police ID Man Who Stole Maryland State Highway Tow Truck, Rammed 13 Vehicles During Pursuit Police ID Man Who Stole Maryland State Highway Tow Truck, Rammed 13 Vehicles During Pursuit
Police ID Man Who Stole Maryland State Highway Tow Truck, Rammed 13 Vehicles During Pursuit A 27-year-old man is behind bars after taking state police on a wild pursuit in a stolen Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration vehicle through Prince George's and Montgomery counties.  Laurel resident Flavio Cesar Lanuza is accused of striking more than a dozen vehicles late on Friday afternoon during a lengthy police pursuit that started shortly before 5 p.m. when troopers responded to a hit-and-run crash that was reported at the inner loop of I-495 near the Greenbelt Metro Station. .@mdsp arrested a man suspected of stealing a @MDSHA vehicle and l…

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