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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Waldorf, MD
Breaking News
Man Exposed Himself At Festival Way Shopping Center, Then Touched Shopper, Sheriff Says Man Exposed Himself At Festival Way Shopping Center, Then Touched Shopper, Sheriff Says Man Exposed Himself At Festival Way Shopping Center, Then Touched Shopper, Sheriff Says
Man Exposed Himself At Festival Way Shopping Center, Then Touched Shopper, Sheriff Says A man who acted inappropriately and allegedly touched a woman shopping at a busy Maryland shopping center over the weekend was arrested and released. Oxon Hill resident Cory Rashid Simpson, 34, was arrested on Saturday, April 11, following an incident at the Festival Way Shopping Center, where there were reports of an indecent exposure incident. According to the Charles County Sheriff's Office, Simpson was inside the shoe department of a store when he was seen performing a lewd act. Further, a different person advised that she was inside the business when she felt someone touch her buttock…

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Fredericksburg, VA
Breaking News
Barefoot Suspect Flees Spotsylvania Crash, Then Kicks Deputy During Chaotic Arrest: Sheriff Barefoot Suspect Flees Spotsylvania Crash, Then Kicks Deputy During Chaotic Arrest: Sheriff Barefoot Suspect Flees Spotsylvania Crash, Then Kicks Deputy During Chaotic Arrest: Sheriff
Barefoot Suspect Flees Spotsylvania Crash, Then Kicks Deputy During Chaotic Arrest: Sheriff A Virginia man is behind bars after deputies say he caused a crash, fled the scene barefoot, then turned violent and kicked a deputy during a chaotic arrest. The incident unfolded in Spotsylvania County near Fredericksburg on Saturday, April 11, at the intersection of Patriot Highway and Mills Drive, according to the sheriff’s office. Witnesses reported a pickup truck driving erratically before slamming into an SUV, sending both vehicles off the roadway and down an embankment into a wooded, swampy area. By the time deputies arrived, the driver had already fled. A bystander followed the su…

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by Zak Failla
Alexandria, VA
Obituaries
Virginia Teen Whose Family Fled Violence In Guatemala Killed At Spring Break Gathering Virginia Teen Whose Family Fled Violence In Guatemala Killed At Spring Break Gathering Virginia Teen Whose Family Fled Violence In Guatemala Killed At Spring Break Gathering
Virginia Teen Whose Family Fled Violence In Guatemala Killed At Spring Break Gathering A teen whose family fled from Guatemala to Virginia to escape violence has been identified as the person killed during a Spring Break gathering. Friends and family are mourning the loss of 17-year-old Keny Martinez-Rodriguez, a student at Deep Creek High School, "with his whole life ahead of him," who was shot and killed late on Wednesday night. Shortly after 11 p.m. on April 8, officers from the Chesapeake Police Department were called to a home in the 900 block of Landing Creek Drive, where they found Martinez-Rodriguez suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. He was rushed …

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Severn, MD
Breaking News
Severn Woman Wakes Up To Sexual Assault, Fights Off Intruder, Police Say Severn Woman Wakes Up To Sexual Assault, Fights Off Intruder, Police Say Severn Woman Wakes Up To Sexual Assault, Fights Off Intruder, Police Say
Severn Woman Wakes Up To Sexual Assault, Fights Off Intruder, Police Say A Maryland woman who woke up on Sunday morning to a man sexually assaulting her was able to fight off her attacker, police say. Now, the hunt is on for her assailant. An alert was issued by the Anne Arundel County Police Department on Monday, April 13, advising of a reported burglary and sex offense that was reported in Severn over the weekend. Officers were called shortly after 1 a.m. on April 12 to a home in the 700 block of Old Donaldson Avenue, where there was a reported breaking and entering. According to police, a woman told detectives that she woke up to a stranger sitting on her b…

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by Zak Failla
Chantilly, VA
On Your Side
$1M Lottery Ticket Sold At Chantilly Giant As Officials Wait For Winner To Come Forward $1M Lottery Ticket Sold At Chantilly Giant As Officials Wait For Winner To Come Forward $1M Lottery Ticket Sold At Chantilly Giant As Officials Wait For Winner To Come Forward
$1M Lottery Ticket Sold At Chantilly Giant As Officials Wait For Winner To Come Forward A newly minted millionaire is sitting on a Virginia Lottery ticket worth seven figures that was sold at a Giant Food location in Fairfax County. On Monday, Lottery officials announced that a ticket worth $1 million matched six numbers in the Bank a Million game on a ticket sold at Giant Food in the 25000 block of South Riding Plaza in Chantilly. The winning numbers for the drawing on Saturday, April 11, were: 7-9-10-13-14-28, and the Bonus Ball number was 40.  The winning ticket matched all six of the first numbers exactly, which means the Bonus Ball number wasn’t needed to …

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Silver Spring, MD
Breaking News
Silver Spring Man Killed After Cadillac Escalade Flips In Violent Early-Morning Crash: Police Silver Spring Man Killed After Cadillac Escalade Flips In Violent Early-Morning Crash: Police Silver Spring Man Killed After Cadillac Escalade Flips In Violent Early-Morning Crash: Police
Silver Spring Man Killed After Cadillac Escalade Flips In Violent Early-Morning Crash: Police A 33-year-old Maryland man was killed when a Cadillac Escalade veered off a major roadway and flipped onto its roof in a violent early-morning crash, police said. The Montgomery County Department of Police has identified Silver Spring resident Cristhian Francisco Trejo Portillo as the driver killed in a single-vehicle crash early on Sunday morning. The crash was reported shortly after 1:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 12, along Georgia Avenue near Randolph Road in Silver Spring. ICYMI (~115a) Georgia Avenue IAO Layhill Rd, Glenmont, collision, @mcfrs PE718, A742D, PRS742, EMS704 & oth…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
Breaking News
Men Looking To Meet 'Children' In Fairfax County Instead Met Undercover Officers: Police Men Looking To Meet 'Children' In Fairfax County Instead Met Undercover Officers: Police Men Looking To Meet 'Children' In Fairfax County Instead Met Undercover Officers: Police
Men Looking To Meet 'Children' In Fairfax County Instead Met Undercover Officers: Police Why don't you take a seat right over there? A six-day detail in northern Virginia led to the arrests of nearly a dozen alleged child predators who were caught traveling to Fairfax County to "engage in criminal encounters with minors."  The Fairfax County Police Department announced on Monday that "Operation Spring Bloom" led to the arrests of 10 men between the ages of 21 and 64 who are now facing a total of 19 felony charges. According to police, during the online operation, detectives posed as juveniles to identify individuals using internet platforms to initiate sexually expli…

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by Zak Failla
Bethesda, MD
Your Community
Vandalism, Arson Incidents At Bradley Hills Elementary School Prompt Police Response Vandalism, Arson Incidents At Bradley Hills Elementary School Prompt Police Response Vandalism, Arson Incidents At Bradley Hills Elementary School Prompt Police Response
Vandalism, Arson Incidents At Bradley Hills Elementary School Prompt Police Response Some parents are concerned in Maryland after a series of vandalism incidents at an area elementary school. There was an increased police presence at Bradley Hills Elementary School in Bethesda on Monday as the Montgomery County Department of Police probes recent incidents around the building. Officers were called around 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, to investigate reported vandalism involving graffiti that was found at the school referencing a previous school shooting. According to police, a burned shed on school property is also related to an arson that was reported a week earlier, which …

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by Zak Failla
Hyattsville, MD
Breaking News
Hyattsville Man’s Cowboy Hat Leads To Arrest After Attempted Dollar Store Burglary: State PD Hyattsville Man’s Cowboy Hat Leads To Arrest After Attempted Dollar Store Burglary: State PD Hyattsville Man’s Cowboy Hat Leads To Arrest After Attempted Dollar Store Burglary: State PD
Hyattsville Man’s Cowboy Hat Leads To Arrest After Attempted Dollar Store Burglary: State PD A Maryland man more than 100 miles from home was easily tracked down due to some very specific clothing, police in Delaware say. Hyattsville resident Anthony Ferguson, 32, was arrested over the weekend by Delaware State Police in Bear during an early-morning incident at a dollar store. His downfall may have been a distinctive cowboy hat. According to state police, around 4:45 a.m. on Saturday, April 11, troopers were called to a Dollar General location in the 1800 block of Pulaski Highway when a burglar alarm was activated.  Upon arrival, they learned that a man wearing a cowboy…

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by Zak Failla
Centreville, VA
Breaking News
‘Naked Burglar’ Who Slipped Into Fairfax County Homes While Victims Slept Arrested, Police Say ‘Naked Burglar’ Who Slipped Into Fairfax County Homes While Victims Slept Arrested, Police Say ‘Naked Burglar’ Who Slipped Into Fairfax County Homes While Victims Slept Arrested, Police Say
‘Naked Burglar’ Who Slipped Into Fairfax County Homes While Victims Slept Arrested, Police Say The naked, unafraid burglar caught on camera who has been terrorizing neighborhoods in northern Virginia has been apprehended following a stakeout on Monday morning. Sedrick Walker, 21, has been identified and arrested in Centreville following his latest gambit outside a home in the 14000 block of Gatwick Square, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. At 4:45 a.m. on April 13, detectives were conducting a stakeout when a detective monitoring surveillance cameras spotted a naked man walking nearby. Officers with the Drone Unit, prepositioned to assist detectives on the oper…

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