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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Hagerstown, MD
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$1.5M Fire Destroys Hagerstown Home As 100+ Firefighters Battle Collapsing Structure (PHOTOS) $1.5M Fire Destroys Hagerstown Home As 100+ Firefighters Battle Collapsing Structure (PHOTOS) $1.5M Fire Destroys Hagerstown Home As 100+ Firefighters Battle Collapsing Structure (PHOTOS)
$1.5M Fire Destroys Hagerstown Home As 100+ Firefighters Battle Collapsing Structure (Photos) A fast-moving fire tore through a Maryland home Saturday, leaving behind an estimated $1.5 million in damage as more than 100 firefighters rushed in to battle the blaze. The fire broke out around 12:20 p.m. on Sunday, April 12, at a three-story home on Cool Hollow Road in Hagerstown, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Crews were still responding when heavy smoke could be seen from a distance, with flames already pushing through the roof. Within minutes, the situation escalated. A second alarm was struck, tanker task forces were called in, and crews warned the home would like…

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Columbia, MD
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Kidnapped Maryland Infant Found Safe Hundreds Miles From Home In Mississippi After Traffic Stop Kidnapped Maryland Infant Found Safe Hundreds Miles From Home In Mississippi After Traffic Stop Kidnapped Maryland Infant Found Safe Hundreds Miles From Home In Mississippi After Traffic Stop
Kidnapped Maryland Infant Found Safe Hundreds Miles From Home In Mississippi After Traffic Stop A Maryland infant who was kidnapped has been found safe hundreds of miles away in Mississippi, after a routine traffic stop led police straight to a suspect wanted back home. The 4-month-old was taken from Maryland before being discovered on Saturday, April 11, in Columbia, Mississippi, police said. Officers stopped a vehicle for speeding when they identified the driver as Celso Galvez Morales, who was wanted out of Maryland on kidnapping charges. He was taken into custody without incident. Inside the vehicle, officers found the infant, who was safely turned over to the Mississippi Depart…

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Arlington, VA
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Trump Says Virginia ‘Has Lost Its Energy,’ Spanberger Fires Back: ‘The President Lied’ Trump Says Virginia ‘Has Lost Its Energy,’ Spanberger Fires Back: ‘The President Lied’ Trump Says Virginia ‘Has Lost Its Energy,’ Spanberger Fires Back: ‘The President Lied’
Trump Says Virginia ‘Has Lost Its Energy,’ Spanberger Fires Back: ‘The President Lied’ President Donald Trump is blasting Virginia’s leadership, claiming the state is losing its economic strength — a charge Gov. Abigail Spanberger is now calling flat-out false. Trump made the comments during an early-morning tirade on Truth Social on Saturday, April 11, while heading to Virginia, accusing the governor of pushing new taxes and driving businesses out of the Commonwealth. “It has lost its Energy, Vitality, and Strength,” Trump wrote. “People are leaving that would never have even thought of doing so!” He also claimed companies that had planned to move to Virginia are now “…

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Arlington, VA
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Ex-Washington Post Journalist Admits To Possessing Child Porn, Feds Say Ex-Washington Post Journalist Admits To Possessing Child Porn, Feds Say Ex-Washington Post Journalist Admits To Possessing Child Porn, Feds Say
Ex-Washington Post Journalist Admits To Possessing Child Porn, Feds Say A former award-winning Washington Post journalist has admitted to possessing child sexual abuse material, federal authorities announced. Thomas Pham LeGro, 48, pleaded guilty on Friday, April 10, to one count of possession of child pornography, nearly a year after he was taken into custody by the FBI. According to US Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro, LeGro, a video journalist, was arrested on June 26, 2025, when FBI agents executed a search warrant at his residence and seized several electronic devices. During the execution of the warrant, agents observed what appeared to be fractured pi…

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Lexington Park, MD
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Suspicious Man Detained During Little League Opening Day At Chancellors Run Park: Sheriff Suspicious Man Detained During Little League Opening Day At Chancellors Run Park: Sheriff Suspicious Man Detained During Little League Opening Day At Chancellors Run Park: Sheriff
Suspicious Man Detained During Little League Opening Day At Chancellors Run Park: Sheriff Play ball? A man was detained on Saturday morning after acting suspiciously at a southern Maryland park. At approximately 9 a.m. on April 11, deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office were working Little League Opening Day at Chancellors Run Regional Park in Great Mills, when they were alerted to a suspicious man. According to investigators, during the Opening Day ceremonies, a man was acting oddly inside a bathroom at the park. One person was taken into custody without incident. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information has been asked to contact Det. Andrew Burges…

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Woodbridge, VA
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Manassas Man Killed In Crash After Entering Road From Private Drive In Woodbridge, Police Say Manassas Man Killed In Crash After Entering Road From Private Drive In Woodbridge, Police Say Manassas Man Killed In Crash After Entering Road From Private Drive In Woodbridge, Police Say
Manassas Man Killed In Crash After Entering Road From Private Drive In Woodbridge, Police Say A 41-year-old man is dead, and a second driver was injured in a Northern Virginia crash near a private road, police say. Manassas resident Joseph Franklin Ledoux was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders following a crash in Woodbridge on Friday afternoon. According to the Prince William County Police Department, around 2:30 p.m. on April 10, officers were called to the intersection of Harbor Drive and a private road in the 12700 block of Harbor Drive to investigate a crash. Investigators say that Ledoux was driving a 2014 Hyundai Sonata and entered Harbor Drive from a private r…

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Rockville, MD
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Person Hit By Train In Rockville After Falling Onto Tracks At Metro Station (DEVELOPING) Person Hit By Train In Rockville After Falling Onto Tracks At Metro Station (DEVELOPING) Person Hit By Train In Rockville After Falling Onto Tracks At Metro Station (DEVELOPING)
Person Hit By Train In Rockville After Falling Onto Tracks At Metro Station (Developing) A person was struck by a train at a busy Maryland Metro station on Saturday morning, triggering major delays along the Red Line during the morning commute. The incident happened around 6:45 a.m. on April 11, at the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro Station on Rockville Pike in North Bethesda, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials. Emergency crews responded after reports that a pedestrian was struck and trapped beneath a train. Officials said the person may have fallen or jumped in front of the train, though the circumstances remain under investigation. The incident caused imme…

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Fairfax, VA
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Adult Student From El Salvador Convicted Of Groping Girls In Fairfax High School: DHS Adult Student From El Salvador Convicted Of Groping Girls In Fairfax High School: DHS Adult Student From El Salvador Convicted Of Groping Girls In Fairfax High School: DHS
Adult Student From El Salvador Convicted Of Groping Girls In Fairfax High School: DHS A student accused of groping multiple girls inside a Virginia high school has now been convicted, marking a major development in a case that drew concern from parents and students. Israel Christopher Flores-Ortiz, 18, was found guilty of nine counts of assault and battery tied to incidents at Fairfax High School, federal officials announced on Friday, April 10. As previously reported by Daily Voice, multiple students came forward earlier this year, saying they were inappropriately touched in school hallways. The incidents happened while Flores-Ortiz was enrolled as a student, officials sai…

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Elkton, MD
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Firebug Accused Of Setting Fires At Home He Shared With 96-Year-Old Mother In Cecil County Firebug Accused Of Setting Fires At Home He Shared With 96-Year-Old Mother In Cecil County Firebug Accused Of Setting Fires At Home He Shared With 96-Year-Old Mother In Cecil County
Firebug Accused Of Setting Fires At Home He Shared With 96-Year-Old Mother In Cecil County A 67-year-old man living with his elderly mother is facing charges following several reported arsons in Maryland, according to the State Fire Marshal. Wallace Pleasanton is behind bars after being accused of a series of fires at a home he shared with his 96-year-old mother in Cecil County.  At around 4 a.m. on Friday, April 10, crews from the Cecilton Volunteer Fire Company and nearby agencies were called to the 1100 block of Middleneck Road in Warwick, where there were reports of a shed on fire. The flames rapidly spread to additional sheds, a chicken coop, and a pickup truck.&n…

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Fredericksburg, VA
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Texas Man Drove 1,000+ Miles To Spotsylvania With Plans To Kill Former Partner, Sheriff Says Texas Man Drove 1,000+ Miles To Spotsylvania With Plans To Kill Former Partner, Sheriff Says Texas Man Drove 1,000+ Miles To Spotsylvania With Plans To Kill Former Partner, Sheriff Says
Texas Man Drove 1,000+ Miles To Spotsylvania With Plans To Kill Former Partner, Sheriff Says A man who traveled hundreds of miles from Texas to Virginia with the intent of murdering his ex is facing charges in Spotsylvania, according to the sheriff's office. Freddie Cruz Rodriguez, 39, is being held in Texas pending his extradition back to Virginia following a shooting that left a 32-year-old woman injured. Shortly before 9 p.m. on Thursday, April 9, deputies from the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office were called to the area of Magnolia Place and Daffodil Drive to investigate a reported shooting.  Responding officers recovered several shell casings at the scene of the reported sh…

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