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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Suspect Sought After 2-Year-Old Boy Shot Inside DC Apartment Building (VIDEO) Suspect Sought After 2-Year-Old Boy Shot Inside DC Apartment Building (VIDEO) Suspect Sought After 2-Year-Old Boy Shot Inside DC Apartment Building (VIDEO)
Suspect Sought After 2-Year-Old Boy Shot Inside DC Apartment Building (Video) A 2-year-old boy was struck by gunfire inside a Northeast DC apartment building after a suspect opened fire and walked away before police arrived, authorities said. The shooting happened around 9:50 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, on the 1700 block of Benning Road NE, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. When officers arrived, they found the toddler suffering from a graze wound. DC Fire and EMS transported the child to a local hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. The shooter was already gone. Now, investigators are asking for the public's help in iden…

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by Zak Failla
Hagerstown, MD
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Ghost Gun Found After Maryland Man's Police Chase Ends In Crash In Delaware, Troopers Say Ghost Gun Found After Maryland Man's Police Chase Ends In Crash In Delaware, Troopers Say Ghost Gun Found After Maryland Man's Police Chase Ends In Crash In Delaware, Troopers Say
Ghost Gun Found After Maryland Man's Police Chase Ends In Crash In Delaware, Troopers Say A Maryland man was part of a wild pursuit across state lines and now faces a host of weapons charges, according to Delaware State Police. Marydel native Gary Graham, Jr., 40, is at the center of a curious case that involved troopers and ended with him hospitalized after he attempted to avoid his arrest during what would have been a simple traffic violation. Police say Graham's problems started with something routine. Around 6:45 p.m. on Friday, June 5, a trooper spotted his Mitsubishi Lancer with a registration violation in Kent County. What should have been a traffic stop quickly escalat…

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Arlington, VA
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Police Search For Honda CR-V Missing Front Grille In Fatal Arlington Hit-And-Run Police Search For Honda CR-V Missing Front Grille In Fatal Arlington Hit-And-Run Police Search For Honda CR-V Missing Front Grille In Fatal Arlington Hit-And-Run
Police Search For Honda Cr-v Missing Front Grille In Fatal Arlington Hit-And-Run Virginia police are asking a simple question: Does anyone recognize this SUV? Four days after a hit-and-run left 55-year-old Stephanie Coulter dead in the roadway, investigators released an image of the vehicle they believe struck her before the driver fled. The clue they're focusing on is hard to miss. Police say the SUV is believed to be a dark blue 2016-2019 Honda CR-V missing its front grille. Now they're hoping somebody has seen it. Coulter, an Arlington resident, was killed around 1:22 a.m. on Monday, June 8, when she was struck near Columbia Pike and South Thomas Street, according…

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Bel Air, MD
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Trapped Driver Rescued After SUV Flips Into Woods Off Bel Air Bypass (PHOTOS) Trapped Driver Rescued After SUV Flips Into Woods Off Bel Air Bypass (PHOTOS) Trapped Driver Rescued After SUV Flips Into Woods Off Bel Air Bypass (PHOTOS)
Trapped Driver Rescued After SUV Flips Into Woods Off Bel Air Bypass (Photos) A driver had to be rescued from a wrecked SUV after a crash sent two vehicles careening down an embankment and into the woods in Maryland on Friday morning. The crash was reported shortly before 9 a.m. on June 12 at the intersection of the Bel Air Bypass (US-1) and Water Tower Way, according to Harford County Fire & EMS and the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company. When first responders arrived, they found two vehicles down an embankment in a wooded area, including one resting on its side. One person was trapped inside a vehicle. John Gallagher, BAVFC Rescue crews from Bel Air Volunteer F…

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Stafford, VA
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Drunken Tire-Drilling Spree Ends In Traffic Stop, DUI Arrest In Stafford, Sheriff Says Drunken Tire-Drilling Spree Ends In Traffic Stop, DUI Arrest In Stafford, Sheriff Says Drunken Tire-Drilling Spree Ends In Traffic Stop, DUI Arrest In Stafford, Sheriff Says
Drunken Tire-Drilling Spree Ends In Traffic Stop, DUI Arrest In Stafford, Sheriff Says A Virginia man accused of using a power drill to puncture a neighbor's tires didn't get very far before deputies tracked him down, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. The bizarre chain of events played out around 8:20 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, when deputies received a vandalism report involving a suspect who had already left the scene. Investigators say the suspect, later identified as 33-year-old Marcus Glover Jr., was accused of using a power drill to puncture the victim's tires and had previously damaged the victim's bumper. Deputies soon spotted the suspect vehicle near…

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Silver Spring, MD
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From Comic Books To Courtroom: Father-Daughter Duo Charged In Silver Spring Stabbing From Comic Books To Courtroom: Father-Daughter Duo Charged In Silver Spring Stabbing From Comic Books To Courtroom: Father-Daughter Duo Charged In Silver Spring Stabbing
From Comic Books To Courtroom: Father-Daughter Duo Charged In Silver Spring Stabbing A comic book-loving father-daughter duo is facing charges in Maryland following an alleged stabbing inside their home, police say. William Andrew Dunn, 54, and Brittany Elaine Dunn, 24, both of Silver Spring, were arrested overnight in connection with a stabbing that was reported earlier this month in the 3700 block of Stepping Stone Lane, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Investigators say that the two attacked their victim inside their shared home. During the assault, the victim was stabbed in the upper chest. Police confirmed that all three lived together at …

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by Zak Failla
Aldie, VA
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Trump DOJ Sues Virginia Over Law Requiring Masked Federal Agents To Show IDs Trump DOJ Sues Virginia Over Law Requiring Masked Federal Agents To Show IDs Trump DOJ Sues Virginia Over Law Requiring Masked Federal Agents To Show IDs
Trump DOJ Sues Virginia Over Law Requiring Masked Federal Agents To Show IDs Virginia's new law targeting masked federal agents is headed to court before it even takes effect. The Trump administration sued the Commonwealth on Thursday, June 11, arguing that Gov. Abigail Spanberger's recently signed legislation illegally tries to tell federal officers how they can do their jobs, what they can wear, and how immigration enforcement can be carried out inside Virginia. At the center of the fight is a law scheduled to take effect July 1 that would ban most federal law enforcement officers from wearing face coverings while carrying out official duties and require them to d…

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by Zak Failla
Lexington Park, MD
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Maryland Driver Facing Homicide Charge After Veering Into Bike Lane, Fleeing: State Police Maryland Driver Facing Homicide Charge After Veering Into Bike Lane, Fleeing: State Police Maryland Driver Facing Homicide Charge After Veering Into Bike Lane, Fleeing: State Police
Maryland Driver Facing Homicide Charge After Veering Into Bike Lane, Fleeing: State Police A 52-year-old man is dead, and a Maryland woman is in custody after an alleged hit-and-run crash in Delaware that claimed the life of Duane Pershing. Ocean City resident Kara Gilmore, 46, is facing upgraded charges following a crash in Millville that killed Ocean View, Delaware resident Duane Pershing, according to state police. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, Pershing was traveling westbound in a bike lane on Atlantic Avenue East near Whites Neck Road when Gilmore's Subaru Forester left its lane and struck him. After striking Pershing,  it is alleged that Gilmore fled the ar…

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by Zak Failla
Fredericksburg, VA
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Three Tried To Run. One Ended Up Hiding In A Bathroom. Fredericksburg Police Got Them All Three Tried To Run. One Ended Up Hiding In A Bathroom. Fredericksburg Police Got Them All Three Tried To Run. One Ended Up Hiding In A Bathroom. Fredericksburg Police Got Them All
Three Tried To Run. One Ended Up Hiding In A Bathroom. Fredericksburg Police Got Them All One tried hiding in a bathroom. One tried fleeing on foot. One tried to get away in a vehicle. Police in Virginia nabbed all three of them. On Wednesday, June 10, officers from the Fredericksburg Police Department attempted a stop in the 300 block of Emancipation Highway after spotting the driver committing traffic violations. Before the stop could be completed, the situation unraveled. Police said Zoe Howell, 26, of Spotsylvania, bolted from the vehicle on foot while officers were speaking with driver Sharice Bradford, 29, of Fairfax.  As an officer chased Howell, passenger Teddy C…

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Alexandria, VA
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Rescued Twice: Virginia Yorkie Dug From Groundhog Tunnel After Underground Ordeal (PHOTOS) Rescued Twice: Virginia Yorkie Dug From Groundhog Tunnel After Underground Ordeal (PHOTOS) Rescued Twice: Virginia Yorkie Dug From Groundhog Tunnel After Underground Ordeal (PHOTOS)
Rescued Twice: Virginia Yorkie Dug From Groundhog Tunnel After Underground Ordeal (Photos) A tiny Virginia dog found himself in a hole lot of trouble. Halo, a 12-year-old Yorkshire terrier, sparked a rescue effort in Fauquier County after somehow becoming trapped deep inside a groundhog tunnel, prompting a frantic call for help and an unusual digging operation in Warrenton. According to the SPCA, Fauquier County Sheriff's Office Animal Control was alerted when Halo's owners realized the little Yorkie had disappeared underground and couldn't get out on his own. What followed looked less like a routine animal call and more like a backyard excavation project. Halo Fauquier…

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