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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Rockville, MD
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Maryland Ambulance Crash Leaves Four Seriously Hurt In Prince George’s County (DEVELOPING) Maryland Ambulance Crash Leaves Four Seriously Hurt In Prince George’s County (DEVELOPING) Maryland Ambulance Crash Leaves Four Seriously Hurt In Prince George’s County (DEVELOPING)
Maryland Ambulance Crash Leaves Four Seriously Hurt In Prince George’s County (Developing) Four people were seriously injured in Maryland on Thursday when an ambulance slammed into another vehicle during the morning commute, officials say. Shortly before 7:15 a.m. on May 28, crews were called to the intersection of Addison Road and Ronald Road in Walker Mill, where there was a reported crash involving a Prince George's County Fire Department ambulance and a second vehicle. Investigators say two men in the vehicle and two PGFD employees were taken to the hospital with what were described as "serious, but non-life-threatening injuries." Details about the crash were not released la…

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Arlington, VA
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DC Man Robbed Of Grill, Gucci Bag, Rolex Before Being Shot Five Times: DOJ DC Man Robbed Of Grill, Gucci Bag, Rolex Before Being Shot Five Times: DOJ DC Man Robbed Of Grill, Gucci Bag, Rolex Before Being Shot Five Times: DOJ
DC Man Robbed Of Grill, Gucci Bag, Rolex Before Being Shot Five Times: DOJ Rosendo Miller was pinned to the ground outside a Northeast DC convenience store, stripped of his Rolex, his Gucci bag, his cash, even the grill from his mouth before he was shot five times and left to die in the street, federal prosecutors said. Now, nearly five years later, three DC men have been convicted of the killing. Larry White, 25, Mark Anthony Fletcher III, 26, and Malik Keyon Bynum, 26, were found guilty Tuesday, May 26, following a five-day federal trial tied to the July 2021 robbery and murder outside the 2/4 Quick Trip on Brentwood Road NE, according to the Department of Justi…

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Fredericksburg, VA
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Driver Nearly Runs Down Officers Breaking Up Fight Before DUI Chase Arrest: Fredericksburg PD Driver Nearly Runs Down Officers Breaking Up Fight Before DUI Chase Arrest: Fredericksburg PD Driver Nearly Runs Down Officers Breaking Up Fight Before DUI Chase Arrest: Fredericksburg PD
Driver Nearly Runs Down Officers Breaking Up Fight Before DUI Chase Arrest: Fredericksburg PD A reckless driver in Northern Virginia who nearly struck several officers trying to break up a drunken fight ended his evening behind bars over the holiday weekend, police say. Michael Brewbaker, 22, is facing seven charges after attempting to avoid his arrest following a disorderly argument that turned violent, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department. At approximately 11:40 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, officers were called to a disturbance in the 1900 block of Princess Anne Street, where they were met by a group of intoxicated people in what investigators described as "a heated argu…

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Alexandria, VA
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Fake Oxy, Fake Xanax, Real Deaths: Darknet Pill Ring Busted After Nationwide Sales: VA DOJ Fake Oxy, Fake Xanax, Real Deaths: Darknet Pill Ring Busted After Nationwide Sales: VA DOJ Fake Oxy, Fake Xanax, Real Deaths: Darknet Pill Ring Busted After Nationwide Sales: VA DOJ
Fake Oxy, Fake Xanax, Real Deaths: Darknet Pill Ring Busted After Nationwide Sales: VA DOJ A counterfeit pill ring flooding the streets with fake Oxy, Xanax, and Adderall across the country landed four Massachusetts men in federal prison after causing more than a dozen overdose deaths, prosecutors in Virginia said. What was inside the pills was more dangerous than what was advertised. Investigators said Daniel John Blaney, 28, Kenneth Emmanuel Lora, 27, David Robert Kable Jr., 27, and Javier Alexander Bermudez, 31, all from Lynn, Massachusetts, manufactured counterfeit pills using industrial pill presses before shipping them across the United States. Federal authorities say the …

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Fredericksburg, VA
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‘HEY! YOU CAN’T PARK THERE’: Boulder Causes Chaos For Commuters In Northern Virginia ‘HEY! YOU CAN’T PARK THERE’: Boulder Causes Chaos For Commuters In Northern Virginia ‘HEY! YOU CAN’T PARK THERE’: Boulder Causes Chaos For Commuters In Northern Virginia
‘HEY! YOU CAN’T Park There’: Boulder Causes Chaos For Commuters In Northern Virginia Virginia drivers already dodge enough nonsense on the road. Thursday morning added one more: a runaway boulder. Deputies in Fauquier County were called to the intersection of Lee Highway and Route 605 north of Warrenton after a massive boulder slid out of a dump truck and landed squarely in the roadway, blocking traffic and bringing the morning commute to a very confused halt. Not gravel. Not debris. A whole boulder. Photos from the scene showed the giant rock sitting in the middle of the intersection like it paid taxes there while deputies inspected the truck that lost it. The Fauquier …

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Waldorf, MD
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Jury Deadlocks Again In Beer 4 U Murder Case, Sending Waldorf Shooting Back To Trial Jury Deadlocks Again In Beer 4 U Murder Case, Sending Waldorf Shooting Back To Trial Jury Deadlocks Again In Beer 4 U Murder Case, Sending Waldorf Shooting Back To Trial
Jury Deadlocks Again In Beer 4 U Murder Case, Sending Waldorf Shooting Back To Trial Nearly nine years after a deadly shooting outside Beer 4 U in Waldorf left one woman dead and multiple others wounded, Anthony Dangelo Wilkins is headed back to court after a Charles County jury failed to reach a verdict in his retrial. The mistrial was declared following eight days of testimony in Charles County Circuit Court, according to State’s Attorney Tony Covington. Jurors deadlocked on charges including second-degree murder in the death of Miaquita Gray and attempted second-degree murder tied to the 2017 shooting outside the Crain Highway bar. But Wilkins wasn’t cleared. The jury …

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Lexington Park, MD
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Stolen Truck, Masked Teen, Wild Chase: Maryland Suspect Crashes Out In Delaware, DSP Says Stolen Truck, Masked Teen, Wild Chase: Maryland Suspect Crashes Out In Delaware, DSP Says Stolen Truck, Masked Teen, Wild Chase: Maryland Suspect Crashes Out In Delaware, DSP Says
Stolen Truck, Masked Teen, Wild Chase: Maryland Suspect Crashes Out In Delaware, DSP Says A Maryland teen is back in the custody of his parents after crossing state lines and causing chaos on Delaware roads in a stolen vehicle, according to state police. The strange scene played out around 10:20 p.m. on Monday, May 25, when Delaware State Police troopers were advised that a 2023 Chevy Silverado with an attached trailer was stolen in the 1400 block of Arthusville Road in Hartly. Troopers had little trouble tracking the Sudlersville teen, as the victim was able to track the truck on GPS. Troopers tracked the Silverado to the POW/MIA Parkway and tried to pull it over, state police…

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Round Hill, VA
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Round Hill Family Overwhelmed By Community Support After 'Devastating' Holiday Weekend Fire Round Hill Family Overwhelmed By Community Support After 'Devastating' Holiday Weekend Fire Round Hill Family Overwhelmed By Community Support After 'Devastating' Holiday Weekend Fire
Round Hill Family Overwhelmed By Community Support After 'Devastating' Holiday Weekend Fire A tight-knit community in Northern Virginia is coming together to support their neighbors after a fast-moving fire tore through their home over the holiday weekend. Hot wood chips tossed into a plastic container from a smoker on Saturday morning sparked a garage fire in Round Hill that left the Kuhn family scrambling to rebuild. Crews were called around 11:30 a.m. on May 23 to a reported fire in the 17000 block of Tedler Circle, where a passerby reported smoke and flames coming from the two-story home, according to the Loudoun County Fire Marshal's Office. The fire caused an estimate…

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Lexington Park, MD
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Former Maryland Paramedic Gets Max Sentence For Sexual Abuse Of Kids In His Care: Prosecutors Former Maryland Paramedic Gets Max Sentence For Sexual Abuse Of Kids In His Care: Prosecutors Former Maryland Paramedic Gets Max Sentence For Sexual Abuse Of Kids In His Care: Prosecutors
Former Maryland Paramedic Gets Max Sentence For Sexual Abuse Of Kids In His Care: Prosecutors A former paramedic in Maryland will spend decades in prison after admitting to sexually abusing an underage minor who was in his car, prosecutors announced on Wednesday. Donald Kennedy, 50, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison, the maximum possible sentence, following an investigation into the sexual assault of a child. According to the Wicomico County State's Attorney's Office, in 2017, Kennedy sexually abused a minor under his care. Then, between 2022 and 2023, he inappropriately touched another minor, also in his care. "Those who are in positions of trust and power over children owe…

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North Bethesda, MD
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Gunman Wanted In Fatal Daytime Shooting Outside North Bethesda Marriott Arrested: Police Gunman Wanted In Fatal Daytime Shooting Outside North Bethesda Marriott Arrested: Police Gunman Wanted In Fatal Daytime Shooting Outside North Bethesda Marriott Arrested: Police
Gunman Wanted In Fatal Daytime Shooting Outside North Bethesda Marriott Arrested: Police The shooter responsible for gunning down a hotel guest outside a Maryland hotel in broad daylight has been apprehended nearly two weeks later. Silver Spring resident Terrance Brainell Williams, 41, has been arrested following an extensive investigation into the fatal shooting of Quentin Tyrone Davis, 41, outside a hotel, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Officers were called to the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center on Marinelli Road around 11:37 a.m. Thursday, May 14, after reports of a shooting in the parking lot. Officers found Davis, a guest at t…

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