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
Breaking News
Loved Ones Say Dalonte ‘Boobie’ Jackson Was Left Unconscious, Alone After Brutal Attack In DC Loved Ones Say Dalonte ‘Boobie’ Jackson Was Left Unconscious, Alone After Brutal Attack In DC Loved Ones Say Dalonte ‘Boobie’ Jackson Was Left Unconscious, Alone After Brutal Attack In DC
Loved Ones Say Dalonte ‘Boobie’ Jackson Was Left Unconscious, Alone After Brutal Attack In DC Loved ones across the DC area are mourning Dalonte Lamont Jackson after family members said he was brutally attacked over Memorial Day weekend and left unconscious and alone. Now, relatives and friends are rallying around the man many knew simply as “Boobie.” A GoFundMe launched to help cover funeral and burial expenses says Jackson was attacked on Saturday, May 24, and placed on life support afterward. “It is with great sorrow that I share that he is currently on life support and is no longer showing signs of functioning life,” organizer Ty’Yonna Hopkins wrote on the fundraiser page. The…

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Sterling, VA
Breaking News
Dulles No Longer Sole US Entry Point For Travelers Covered Under Ebola Restrictions Dulles No Longer Sole US Entry Point For Travelers Covered Under Ebola Restrictions Dulles No Longer Sole US Entry Point For Travelers Covered Under Ebola Restrictions
Dulles No Longer Sole US Entry Point For Travelers Covered Under Ebola Restrictions Washington Dulles International Airport is no longer the only US airport handling travelers covered under the federal government’s Ebola-related travel restrictions tied to the growing outbreak in Central Africa. Just days after the Department of Homeland Security ordered affected travelers to funnel through Dulles for enhanced screening, federal officials announced the list is expanding again. Beginning Thursday night, May 28, travelers arriving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan will also be allowed to enter through New York’s John F. Kennedy International A…

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Fairfax, VA
Breaking News
Police Hunt Driver After Deadly Overnight Pedestrian Hit-Run In Seven Corners (DEVELOPING) Police Hunt Driver After Deadly Overnight Pedestrian Hit-Run In Seven Corners (DEVELOPING) Police Hunt Driver After Deadly Overnight Pedestrian Hit-Run In Seven Corners (DEVELOPING)
Police Hunt Driver After Deadly Overnight Pedestrian Hit-Run In Seven Corners (Developing) Detectives in Virginia are searching for the driver of a light-colored sedan that struck and killed a pedestrian early Tuesday morning before speeding away from the scene. The deadly hit-and-run happened around 1:22 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, at the intersection of Arlington Boulevard and Patrick Henry Drive in Seven Corners, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Investigators say a man was crossing Arlington Boulevard from north to south inside the crosswalk when he was hit by an eastbound sedan. But there’s a critical detail investigators are now focused on. Police say the man …

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Chantilly, VA
Breaking News
Memorial Day Madness: 59 DUI Arrests, 7 Dead On Virginia Roads Over Holiday Weekend, VSP Says Memorial Day Madness: 59 DUI Arrests, 7 Dead On Virginia Roads Over Holiday Weekend, VSP Says Memorial Day Madness: 59 DUI Arrests, 7 Dead On Virginia Roads Over Holiday Weekend, VSP Says
Memorial Day Madness: 59 DUI Arrests, 7 Dead On Virginia Roads Over Holiday Weekend, VSP Says Seven people were killed in seven separate crashes on Virginia roads over the Memorial Day weekend, according to state police. The deadly crashes happened between Friday and Monday in Appomattox, Botetourt, Henrico, Isle of Wight, Mecklenburg, and Pittsylvania counties, as well as the City of Roanoke, Virginia State Police announced Tuesday. And while this year’s holiday death toll was lower than last Memorial Day weekend, troopers still spent the long weekend pulling over thousands of drivers across the Commonwealth. More than 2,500 drivers were cited for speeding. Another 1,100 were tick…

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Towson, MD
Breaking News
SWAT Officer Cleared After Gunman Threatened Hostage, Shot Cop During Chaotic Maryland Standoff SWAT Officer Cleared After Gunman Threatened Hostage, Shot Cop During Chaotic Maryland Standoff SWAT Officer Cleared After Gunman Threatened Hostage, Shot Cop During Chaotic Maryland Standoff
SWAT Officer Cleared After Gunman Threatened Hostage, Shot Cop During Chaotic Maryland Standoff A Baltimore SWAT officer who fired the shot that killed an armed hostage-taker during a chaotic Park Heights standoff that left one officer wounded and two women trapped inside a home, will not face charges, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced Tuesday. Newly released investigative findings paint a far more terrifying picture of what unfolded inside the house on Park Heights Avenue on March 10. According to the Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division, 33-year-old Jonathan Ingram barricaded himself inside the home with two women, threatened repeatedly to kill them…

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Laurel, MD
Breaking News
Laurel Man Stole 4,800 DOJ Phones Then Blew Cash On Gambling, Trips, Truck: Feds Laurel Man Stole 4,800 DOJ Phones Then Blew Cash On Gambling, Trips, Truck: Feds Laurel Man Stole 4,800 DOJ Phones Then Blew Cash On Gambling, Trips, Truck: Feds
Laurel Man Stole 4,800 DOJ Phones Then Blew Cash On Gambling, Trips, Truck: Feds A Maryland man who stole thousands of government cellphones while working for the Department of Justice will spend more than a year in prison, federal authorities announced Tuesday. Laurel native Javan King, 42, was sentenced to 12 months and one day behind bars for stealing more than 4,800 phones while working as a government contractor. Between 2021 and 2025, King worked as an information technology contractor for the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice. Prosecutors say he used that position to defraud the government out of more than $1.3 million by requesting thousands of…

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Rising Sun-Conowingo, MD
Your Community
This Maryland Bridge Is One Of The Scariest Bike Crossings In America: New Survey This Maryland Bridge Is One Of The Scariest Bike Crossings In America: New Survey This Maryland Bridge Is One Of The Scariest Bike Crossings In America: New Survey
This Maryland Bridge Is One Of The Scariest Bike Crossings In America: New Survey If biking across the Conowingo Dam on US 1 feels a little sketchy, cyclists across the country apparently agree. The Maryland crossing over the Susquehanna River just landed at No. 7 on a new national ranking of America’s most intimidating bridges for cyclists, putting it alongside notorious crossings like the Golden Gate Bridge in California and the George Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and Manhattan. And unlike some of the scenic tourist spots on the list, the Conowingo crossing earned its reputation for something much grittier. The report described the roadway as having a “road-fi…

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Fredericksburg, VA
Breaking News
Fredericksburg Driver Charged With DUI Maiming After Passenger Hurt In Stafford Crash: Sheriff Fredericksburg Driver Charged With DUI Maiming After Passenger Hurt In Stafford Crash: Sheriff Fredericksburg Driver Charged With DUI Maiming After Passenger Hurt In Stafford Crash: Sheriff
Fredericksburg Driver Charged With DUI Maiming After Passenger Hurt In Stafford Crash: Sheriff A late-night crash in Stafford County landed a Fredericksburg man behind bars after deputies say he was drunk, had open alcohol containers next to the wrecked vehicle, and seriously injured his passenger. Cristhiam Henriquez, 25, was arrested shortly after 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, May 24, following the crash on Pine View Drive, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. The call actually came from the passenger. Deputies were told the caller had been hurt in the wreck, and when Deputy Kehoe arrived, investigators say Henriquez had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol. Then came ano…

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Towson, MD
Breaking News
Baltimore County Volunteer Firefighter Arrested In Sexual Assault Investigation: Officials Baltimore County Volunteer Firefighter Arrested In Sexual Assault Investigation: Officials Baltimore County Volunteer Firefighter Arrested In Sexual Assault Investigation: Officials
Baltimore County Volunteer Firefighter Arrested In Sexual Assault Investigation: Officials An off-duty Howard County firefighter has been placed on leave amid an ongoing sexual assault investigation in Baltimore County, according to authorities. In early May, an investigation was launched following a reported sexual assault involving volunteer firefighters, resulting in the arrest of 26-year-old Xavier Dove over the holiday weekend. According to the Baltimore County Police Department, around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, officers were called to the 10000 block of Liberty Road to investigate a reported incident that happened days earlier. During the investigation, office…

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Bowie, MD
On Your Side
Bowie Insurance Agent Used Hispanic Names In Scam Because He Thought They Were Undocumented: AG Bowie Insurance Agent Used Hispanic Names In Scam Because He Thought They Were Undocumented: AG Bowie Insurance Agent Used Hispanic Names In Scam Because He Thought They Were Undocumented: AG
Bowie Insurance Agent Used Hispanic Names In Scam Because He Thought They Were Undocumented: AG A Maryland insurance agent accused of filing fake life insurance applications allegedly told investigators he intentionally used Hispanic surnames because he believed the company would assume the applicants were undocumented immigrants and skip over deeper Social Security checks. That explanation is now sitting at the center of a felony fraud case. Corrie Dewayne Alston, 51, of Bowie, was indicted Tuesday, May 26, after Maryland investigators accused him of inventing fake customers so he could pocket commission payments from life insurance policies that never should have existed in the firs…

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