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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Alexandria, VA
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Virginia Neighbors Beat Man With Hammer, Leaf Blower In Property Line Dispute: Police Virginia Neighbors Beat Man With Hammer, Leaf Blower In Property Line Dispute: Police Virginia Neighbors Beat Man With Hammer, Leaf Blower In Property Line Dispute: Police
Virginia Neighbors Beat Man With Hammer, Leaf Blower In Property Line Dispute: Police A property line dispute in Virginia allegedly ended with a hammer, a leaf blower, and a 73-year-old man hospitalized with what police say could be permanent injuries. The attack happened around 9 a.m. on Saturday, July 17, in the 1100 block of Oakmont Court in Culpeper, where officers responded to a report of a fight, according to the Culpeper Police Department. Investigators say the confrontation between neighbors escalated when 70-year-old Louis Chevalier Sr. and 72-year-old Gail Chevalier armed themselves with a hammer and a leaf blower before attacking the victim. When officers arrived…

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Lexington Park, MD
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Dozens Of Dogs Seized From Maryland Property During Animal Neglect Probe, Sheriff Says Dozens Of Dogs Seized From Maryland Property During Animal Neglect Probe, Sheriff Says Dozens Of Dogs Seized From Maryland Property During Animal Neglect Probe, Sheriff Says
Dozens Of Dogs Seized From Maryland Property During Animal Neglect Probe, Sheriff Says Forty-three dogs. One Maryland property. Now, investigators are trying to determine what happened there. The animals were removed from a home in the 26200 block of East State Street in Sharptown on Friday, July 17, after the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office responded to assist Animal Control with an investigation into the welfare of numerous dogs being kept on the property. As deputies and Animal Control officers assessed the scene, they found approximately 43 dogs, according to the sheriff's office. Based on what they observed, Animal Control determined the animals should be removed for t…

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Parkville-Carney, MD
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Kids Among Four Hurt After School Bus Smashes Through Parkville Storefront (DEVELOPING) Kids Among Four Hurt After School Bus Smashes Through Parkville Storefront (DEVELOPING) Kids Among Four Hurt After School Bus Smashes Through Parkville Storefront (DEVELOPING)
Kids Among Four Hurt After School Bus Smashes Through Parkville Storefront (Developing) A school bus barreled through the front of a Maryland storefront Tuesday afternoon, leaving the vehicle lodged inside the building and sending four people to the hospital. The crash happened shortly after 2:25 p.m. on July 21 in the 700 block of Harford Road in Parkville, where Baltimore County firefighters found the bus embedded inside a commercial building after smashing through its front entrance. Photos from the scene show the bus buried beneath the collapsed storefront with shattered glass, twisted metal, and debris scattered across the sidewalk as firefighters worked around the wrecka…

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Leesburg, VA
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Ashburn Man Accused Of Breaking Into Leesburg Church, Stealing Property: Police Ashburn Man Accused Of Breaking Into Leesburg Church, Stealing Property: Police Ashburn Man Accused Of Breaking Into Leesburg Church, Stealing Property: Police
Ashburn Man Accused Of Breaking Into Leesburg Church, Stealing Property: Police Someone smashed a church window, slipped inside, and disappeared with stolen property. Four months later, Virginia detectives say they've found the man responsible. Leesburg Police have arrested 44-year-old Cengiz Camlicay, of Ashburn, in connection with a burglary at the Seventh-day Adventist Church on Dry Mill Road earlier this year. Officers responded to the church at 712 Dry Mill Road on Friday, March 20, after receiving a report that the building had been burglarized sometime between March 15 and March 20, according to the police department. Investigators determined a window had been…

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Lexington Park, MD
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Maryland To Finally Have A State Park In Every County With New Eastern Shore Addition Maryland To Finally Have A State Park In Every County With New Eastern Shore Addition Maryland To Finally Have A State Park In Every County With New Eastern Shore Addition
Maryland To Finally Have A State Park In Every County With New Eastern Shore Addition A piece of Maryland history is about to become part of its future. State officials on Tuesday unveiled Wetipquin Creek State Park, a 445-acre preserve on the Eastern Shore that will become Wicomico County's first-ever state park, marking the first time every Maryland county will have at least one state park. The new park, now in the planning stages, sits along Wetipquin Creek near the Nanticoke River and features more than 400 acres of marsh, forest, and shoreline, along with the historic Long Hill plantation house, which dates to the mid-1700s. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources…

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Silver Spring, MD
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Silver Spring Family Returns To Ruins After Fire Destroys Home Shared By Three Generations Silver Spring Family Returns To Ruins After Fire Destroys Home Shared By Three Generations Silver Spring Family Returns To Ruins After Fire Destroys Home Shared By Three Generations
Silver Spring Family Returns To Ruins After Fire Destroys Home Shared By Three Generations They escaped the flames. Now comes the hard part. A Maryland family is trying to rebuild after a fast-moving fire destroyed the home where three generations lived together, leaving six people displaced and facing the daunting task of starting over. The fire broke out around 5:15 a.m. on Monday, July 20, at a home on the 14800 block of Marydale Court in Silver Spring, where Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews arrived to find heavy fire pouring from the front entrance and extending deep into the house. The fire in Silver Spring. Twitter/@DavidPazos15 All six occupants, t…

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Leesburg, VA
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Teens Charged After Victim Robbed At Gunpoint While Using Leesburg Bank ATM: Police Teens Charged After Victim Robbed At Gunpoint While Using Leesburg Bank ATM: Police Teens Charged After Victim Robbed At Gunpoint While Using Leesburg Bank ATM: Police
Teens Charged After Victim Robbed At Gunpoint While Using Leesburg Bank ATM: Police They waited until the victim was at the ATM. Now, two juveniles are facing charges after police say they robbed someone at gunpoint outside a Bank of America in Virginia. The robbery happened between 10:30 and 11 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17, at the Bank of America at 505 E. Market St. in Leesburg, according to the Leesburg Police Department. The crime was reported eight days later, on June 25. Investigators say the victim was using the ATM when two suspects approached and demanded money. During the confrontation, one of the juveniles displayed a firearm. The victim handed over an undisclosed…

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North East, MD
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$400K Barn Fire Under Investigation After Massive Blaze In North East (DEVELOPING) $400K Barn Fire Under Investigation After Massive Blaze In North East (DEVELOPING) $400K Barn Fire Under Investigation After Massive Blaze In North East (DEVELOPING)
$400K Barn Fire Under Investigation After Massive Blaze In North East (Developing) Smoke could be seen billowing over Cecil County Tuesday morning as dozens of firefighters raced to stop a massive barn fire from spreading. Crews were dispatched around 8:11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 21, to the 2100 block of Theodore Road in the North East area after a large pole barn caught fire, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. By the time the smoke cleared, the 60-foot-by-96-foot structure had sustained an estimated $400,000 in damage. The owner discovered the fire before firefighters arrived, investigators said. About 60 firefighters from the North East Fire Company …

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Frederick, MD
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Speed Believed Factor In Frederick Crash That Killed 'Godzilla Vs. Kong' Actress Kaylee Hottle Speed Believed Factor In Frederick Crash That Killed 'Godzilla Vs. Kong' Actress Kaylee Hottle Speed Believed Factor In Frederick Crash That Killed 'Godzilla Vs. Kong' Actress Kaylee Hottle
Speed Believed Factor In Frederick Crash That Killed 'Godzilla Vs. Kong' Actress Kaylee Hottle A Maryland crash that claimed the life of an 18-year-old actress is now coming into sharper focus. New details released on Tuesday, July 21, by the Frederick County Sheriff's Office indicate speed is believed to have played a role in the single-vehicle crash that killed Kaylee Hottle, the deaf actress best known for portraying Jia in Godzilla vs. Kong and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Deputies and Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue personnel responded shortly before 2:50 a.m. to the 11400 block of Windsor Road in Ijamsville for a reported crash. According to investigators, a 1…

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Stafford, VA
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Virginia Predator Threatened To Send Teens' Nude Photos To Families, Churches: Feds Virginia Predator Threatened To Send Teens' Nude Photos To Families, Churches: Feds Virginia Predator Threatened To Send Teens' Nude Photos To Families, Churches: Feds
Virginia Predator Threatened To Send Teens' Nude Photos To Families, Churches: Feds Jesus Diaz didn't just ask for more nude photos from underage girls. The 25-year-old Virginia man threatened to send teen girls' nude photos to their families, schools, churches, and friends if they refused. His harrowing harassment even included a countdown if one girl refused. According to federal prosecutors, Diaz spent years preying on girls on social media, convincing them to send explicit photos and videos before using the materials for leverage. Diaz began targeting his first victim between July 2019 and November 2021, when she was approximately 13 to 14 years old. Then, afte…

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