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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Arlington, VA
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Wheelchair-Bound DC Man Tried To Crawl Away. His Attacker Kept Stabbing: Feds Wheelchair-Bound DC Man Tried To Crawl Away. His Attacker Kept Stabbing: Feds Wheelchair-Bound DC Man Tried To Crawl Away. His Attacker Kept Stabbing: Feds
Wheelchair-Bound DC Man Tried To Crawl Away. His Attacker Kept Stabbing: Feds He couldn't run. A DC man who admitted chasing down and repeatedly stabbing a wheelchair-bound victim as he desperately tried to crawl away will spend the next 18 years behind bars. Kevin Johnson, 40, was sentenced Friday, July 31, in Superior Court after pleading guilty earlier this year to the fatal stabbing of 44-year-old Antonio Pierre Woody in Northeast DC. According to prosecutors, Johnson and Woody were among a group socializing outside an apartment building on Lincoln Road NE during the early morning hours of Oct. 6, 2024. Johnson was still angry over an altercation the day before…

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Annapolis, MD
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First Human West Nile Virus Case Of 2026 Confirmed In Maryland First Human West Nile Virus Case Of 2026 Confirmed In Maryland First Human West Nile Virus Case Of 2026 Confirmed In Maryland
First Human West Nile Virus Case Of 2026 Confirmed In Maryland Mosquito season has claimed its first human victim in Maryland. The Maryland Department of Health announced Friday, July 31, that a resident living in the state's Capital Region has tested positive for West Nile virus, marking the first confirmed human case in Maryland this year. Health officials did not identify the patient or release additional information, citing privacy concerns. The department is urging Marylanders to take precautions against mosquito bites as West Nile virus activity increases during the summer months. West Nile virus is spread primarily through the bite of infected…

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Stafford, VA
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After Crashing Into Stafford 7-Eleven, Driver Made A Baffling Next Move, Police Say After Crashing Into Stafford 7-Eleven, Driver Made A Baffling Next Move, Police Say After Crashing Into Stafford 7-Eleven, Driver Made A Baffling Next Move, Police Say
After Crashing Into Stafford 7-Eleven, Driver Made A Baffling Next Move, Police Say He walked away after crashing into a Stafford 7-Eleven. Then he came back. A Stafford man accused of striking a 7-Eleven in Stafford County early Thursday morning walked away from the scene before returning minutes later, authorities said. Israel Benitez Hernandez, 26, of Stafford, was charged with driving under the influence and hit-and-run following the crash, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded to the 7-Eleven at 378 Garrisonville Road around 1:51 a.m. Thursday, July 30, after receiving reports that a driver had slammed into the side of the building bef…

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Wheaton-Glenmont, MD
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Shooting At Wheaton Mall Ends With Suspect In Custody, No Ongoing Threat: Police Shooting At Wheaton Mall Ends With Suspect In Custody, No Ongoing Threat: Police Shooting At Wheaton Mall Ends With Suspect In Custody, No Ongoing Threat: Police
Shooting At Wheaton Mall Ends With Suspect In Custody, No Ongoing Threat: Police A juvenile was shot inside a Maryland shopping mall Friday evening, July 31, sending police rushing to secure the scene before taking another juvenile into custody, authorities said. The shooting happened shortly before 6 p.m. inside Wheaton Mall in the 11100 block of Veirs Mill Road, according to Montgomery County Police. Investigators said the juvenile victim was shot in the leg and taken to an area hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening. Police said the juvenile male suspect was taken into custody at the scene. Authorities emphasized there is no longer a threat…

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North East, MD
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North East Pair Just Couldn't Stay Away From Delaware Stores, Police Say North East Pair Just Couldn't Stay Away From Delaware Stores, Police Say North East Pair Just Couldn't Stay Away From Delaware Stores, Police Say
North East Pair Just Couldn't Stay Away From Delaware Stores, Police Say They just kept coming back. A pair of Maryland residents accused of repeatedly targeting Delaware retailers over the course of a month are now behind bars after investigators say a string of alleged shoplifting incidents escalated into an attempted robbery. Matthew Osborne, 37, and Haley Barton, 25, both of North East, were arrested in Maryland on Tuesday, July 29, after Delaware State Police linked them to a retail theft spree spanning Home Depot, Lowe's, ShopRite and Cabela's stores in Newark and Bear. According to investigators, the alleged spree began on June 29 at a Home Depot in Bear…

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Arlington, VA
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Fugitive's Bid To Escape Ends With Motorcycle, 2 Down On Virginia Roadway: Sheriff Fugitive's Bid To Escape Ends With Motorcycle, 2 Down On Virginia Roadway: Sheriff Fugitive's Bid To Escape Ends With Motorcycle, 2 Down On Virginia Roadway: Sheriff
Fugitive's Bid To Escape Ends With Motorcycle, 2 Down On Virginia Roadway: Sheriff He wasn't stopping for a speeding ticket. Minutes later, Trey Boswell was in the air anyway. The 29-year-old Orange man, who authorities say was already wanted in another jurisdiction, is facing a slate of new charges after deputies say he led them on a motorcycle chase through Fauquier County before slamming into a culvert and launching both himself and his passenger across the road Thursday night. It started around 8 p.m. when a Fauquier County sheriff's deputy spotted Boswell riding 73 mph in a 55 mph zone on Marsh Road between Bealeton and Morrisville, according to the sheriff's office…

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Alexandria, VA
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Virginia Woman Vanishes After 2 VDOT Workers Are Gunned Down, Police Say Virginia Woman Vanishes After 2 VDOT Workers Are Gunned Down, Police Say Virginia Woman Vanishes After 2 VDOT Workers Are Gunned Down, Police Say
Virginia Woman Vanishes After 2 VDOT Workers Are Gunned Down, Police Say A week after two VDOT contract workers were gunned down at a Chesterfield equipment yard, the woman Virginia State Police say pulled the trigger is still nowhere to be found. Investigators are searching for Dennikia Rachelle Boyce, 37, who is wanted on a murder charge in connection with the fatal shootings on Friday, July 24, at a Virginia Department of Transportation staging area near Route 1 and Route 288 in Chesterfield County. State police identified the victims as Rai'Shon Eugene Delarge, 30, and Philip Avery Wilson, 34, both of Emporia. The men worked for a company contracted by VDOT.…

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Chantilly, VA
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Missing Fairfax County 12-Year-Old May Have Traveled To Maryland (DEVELOPING) Missing Fairfax County 12-Year-Old May Have Traveled To Maryland (DEVELOPING) Missing Fairfax County 12-Year-Old May Have Traveled To Maryland (DEVELOPING)
Missing Fairfax County 12-Year-Old May Have Traveled To Maryland (Developing) A 12-year-old Virginia boy has been missing for more than a day, and police now believe he may be in Maryland. Michael Morgan was last seen around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 30, in the 13600 block of Route 50 in Chantilly, according to Fairfax County Police. Now, investigators say the missing boy may be in Baltimore. Baltimore Police shared Fairfax County's missing child alert Friday afternoon, asking anyone who spots Michael or knows where he is to come forward. Michael is described as 4-foot-5, weighing about 60 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a white…

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Upper Marlboro, MD
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Upper Marlboro Driver Cut Around Traffic, Killed DC Pedestrian: Police Upper Marlboro Driver Cut Around Traffic, Killed DC Pedestrian: Police Upper Marlboro Driver Cut Around Traffic, Killed DC Pedestrian: Police
Upper Marlboro Driver Cut Around Traffic, Killed DC Pedestrian: Police A few seconds wasn't worth waiting for.  Now a Maryland woman is charged after police say she cut around traffic, made an illegal turn, and turned a routine drive through DC into a fatal hit-and-run. The driver, 34-year-old Shaneia Gregnesia Lincoln, of Upper Marlboro, was arrested this week in connection with the April crash that killed 61-year-old Dawn Ciccone, the Metropolitan Police Department announced Friday, July 31. According to investigators, the crash happened around 11:11 a.m. on Saturday, April 18, at the intersection of 23rd and L streets NW in Foggy Bottom. Police said …

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Arlington, VA
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Would-Be Skate Park Stickup Ends Empty-Handed In DC As Gunman Flees: MPD (DEVELOPING) Would-Be Skate Park Stickup Ends Empty-Handed In DC As Gunman Flees: MPD (DEVELOPING) Would-Be Skate Park Stickup Ends Empty-Handed In DC As Gunman Flees: MPD (DEVELOPING)
Would-Be Skate Park Stickup Ends Empty-Handed In DC As Gunman Flees: MPD (Developing) Not every attempted robbery lands cleanly. A gunman rolled into a DC skate park, pulled a firearm on three people, and demanded cash. He left with exactly what he came with. The attempted armed robbery happened around 8:22 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29, at the skate park in the 1500 block of 11th Street NW, according to Metropolitan Police. The wanted grifter.Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department Investigators said the suspect approached three adult men, pointed a gun at them and demanded money. Then came the plot twist. Police said the suspect didn't get a dime. No property…

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