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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Ashburn, VA
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Students Evacuated From Eagle Ridge Middle School After Bomb Threat Report (DEVELOPING) Students Evacuated From Eagle Ridge Middle School After Bomb Threat Report (DEVELOPING) Students Evacuated From Eagle Ridge Middle School After Bomb Threat Report (DEVELOPING)
Students Evacuated From Eagle Ridge Middle School After Bomb Threat Report (Developing) Some students in Virginia had to be shuffled to a different school after a bomb threat was called into Eagle Ridge Middle School on Monday morning. Shortly before 10 a.m. on March 9, members of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office were called to the building to investigate a reported bomb threat. The school was evacuated, officials said, while students and staff were relocated to another nearby school to allow the agency to investigate. Parents have been asked not to come to the school while the probe is ongoing, officials said. More information is expected to be released by the sheriff's …

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Fairfax, VA
Breaking News
Fairfax County Woman Says ‘Pastor’ She Met Online Sexually Assaulted Her During Counseling: PD Fairfax County Woman Says ‘Pastor’ She Met Online Sexually Assaulted Her During Counseling: PD Fairfax County Woman Says ‘Pastor’ She Met Online Sexually Assaulted Her During Counseling: PD
Fairfax County Woman Says ‘Pastor’ She Met Online Sexually Assaulted Her During Counseling: PD A predator posing as a pastor online is behind bars after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman during what was supposed to be a counseling session in Virginia, police say. Marco Antonio Ocampos Zamora, 36, is facing serious charges following an unholy act involving an unsuspecting woman last year in Merrifield, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. On Dec. 16, 2025, officers responded to the 2700 block of Prosperity Avenue in Merrifield, where a woman reported that she was sexually assaulted the month before by a man she met online. Detectives learned the victim met a man onl…

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Silver Spring, MD
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Tire Slashers Stab Man In Head After Being Confronted In Silver Spring, Police Release Video Tire Slashers Stab Man In Head After Being Confronted In Silver Spring, Police Release Video Tire Slashers Stab Man In Head After Being Confronted In Silver Spring, Police Release Video
Tire Slashers Stab Man In Head After Being Confronted In Silver Spring, Police Release Video Three teen suspects went from slashing tires to stabbing a man in the head during a violent confrontation in Maryland. The attack happened at approximately 4:20 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, in the 11500 block of Lockwood Drive in Silver Spring, according to Montgomery County Police. Investigators say the incident started nearby when three suspects were seen slashing the tires of a vehicle in the 11500 block of February Circle. Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 3rd District Investigation Section are investigating a stabbing that occurred on Saturday, February 2…

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Bel Air, MD
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Crash Inside Bel Air Hospital Garage Sends Driver Straight To ER After Gas-Brake Mixup Crash Inside Bel Air Hospital Garage Sends Driver Straight To ER After Gas-Brake Mixup Crash Inside Bel Air Hospital Garage Sends Driver Straight To ER After Gas-Brake Mixup
Crash Inside Bel Air Hospital Garage Sends Driver Straight To ER After Gas-Brake Mixup A driver who accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake inside a Maryland hospital parking garage ended up needing medical attention — without having to leave the building. The driver crashed inside the parking garage at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 6, at UM Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, according to the Bel Air Police Department. Officers were dispatched to the first floor of the hospital’s parking garage near the entrance after reports of a motor vehicle collision inside the structure. It was later determined that the driver accidentally hit the gas and …

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Glen Burnie, MD
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$36K Cash, Fentanyl Pills, Cocaine Found In Glen Burnie Bust After Toilet Dump Attempt: Police $36K Cash, Fentanyl Pills, Cocaine Found In Glen Burnie Bust After Toilet Dump Attempt: Police $36K Cash, Fentanyl Pills, Cocaine Found In Glen Burnie Bust After Toilet Dump Attempt: Police
$36K Cash, Fentanyl Pills, Cocaine Found In Glen Burnie Bust After Toilet Dump Attempt: Police Stacks of cash and a pile of drugs were seized during a Maryland raid after police say a suspect tried flushing cocaine down a toilet as officers stormed the home. Detectives from the Anne Arundel County Police Department ended a lengthy drug investigation on Thursday, March 5, which led to a massive haul in Glen Burnie, according to officials. Before the team moved in, police say that 30-year-old Glen Burnie resident David Angelo Figlia was detained at Royal Farms in the 400 block of Camp Meade Road.  Then came the bust. Officers responded to a residence on Forestdale Avenue, where …

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Hagerstown, MD
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Beloved Southern Maryland Teacher Fighting For Life After Routine Procedure Sparks Crisis Beloved Southern Maryland Teacher Fighting For Life After Routine Procedure Sparks Crisis Beloved Southern Maryland Teacher Fighting For Life After Routine Procedure Sparks Crisis
Beloved Southern Maryland Teacher Fighting For Life After Routine Procedure Sparks Crisis A beloved Southern Maryland teacher has been fighting for her life for months after what was supposed to be a routine medical procedure. Amanda Cain, a longtime teacher at Northern Middle School, has remained hospitalized since November 2025 after developing severe pancreatitis following a minor procedure, according to friends and family. Cain has taught at the school for 12 years, touching the lives of countless students and families in the community. Her condition quickly worsened after the procedure just before Thanksgiving, according to organizers of a fundraiser set up for Cain and he…

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Woodbridge, VA
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Woodbridge HS Student Assaulted, Abducted Ex During School Day In Virginia, Police Say Woodbridge HS Student Assaulted, Abducted Ex During School Day In Virginia, Police Say Woodbridge HS Student Assaulted, Abducted Ex During School Day In Virginia, Police Say
Woodbridge HS Student Assaulted, Abducted Ex During School Day In Virginia, Police Say What started as a typical school day at a Virginia school ended with a teen facing serious charges after police say a student repeatedly assaulted his ex throughout the day. A 16-year-old Woodbridge boy is accused of assaulting and restraining a 17-year-old female student during multiple encounters inside Woodbridge High School on Old Bridge Road.  The investigation was concluded on Thursday, March 5, by the school resource officer assigned to the campus, according to the Prince William County Police Department. The alleged incidents happened earlier in the semester. The investigatio…

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Bladensburg-Cheverly, MD
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AG Declines Charges Against Cheverly Police Chief In Fatal Riverdale Police Shooting AG Declines Charges Against Cheverly Police Chief In Fatal Riverdale Police Shooting AG Declines Charges Against Cheverly Police Chief In Fatal Riverdale Police Shooting
AG Declines Charges Against Cheverly Police Chief In Fatal Riverdale Police Shooting Maryland prosecutors will not file charges against the Cheverly police chief who fatally shot a man during a confrontation outside a Riverdale home last year, officials announced Friday. Attorney General Anthony G. Brown said his office determined that Chief David Morris did not commit a crime under Maryland law in the Sept. 30, 2025, police-involved shooting in Riverdale, according to the Office of the Attorney General. The decision follows a months-long investigation by the Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division, which reviews police incidents that result in death or injur…

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Arlington, VA
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Person Struck By Train Near Brookland-CUA Metro Station, Causing Red Line Delays In DC Person Struck By Train Near Brookland-CUA Metro Station, Causing Red Line Delays In DC Person Struck By Train Near Brookland-CUA Metro Station, Causing Red Line Delays In DC
Person Struck By Train Near Brookland-cua Metro Station, Causing Red Line Delays In DC A person was struck by a train near the Brookland-CUA Metro station in DC on Friday afternoon, March 6, triggering an emergency response and disrupting Red Line service, according to Metro alerts. Transit officials reported the incident shortly before 2 p.m., saying a trespasser had been struck by a train at Brookland, according to updates from Metrorail Info. The incident forced trains to single track between Fort Totten and Rhode Island Avenue, Metro said, creating delays in both directions along the Red Line. At one point, trains were bypassing Brookland station entirely while crews res…

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National Interest
Diplomat’s Daughter Convicted Again In Deadly Rockville Stabbing After Retrial, Prosecutors Say Diplomat’s Daughter Convicted Again In Deadly Rockville Stabbing After Retrial, Prosecutors Say Diplomat’s Daughter Convicted Again In Deadly Rockville Stabbing After Retrial, Prosecutors Say
Diplomat’s Daughter Convicted Again In Deadly Rockville Stabbing After Retrial, Prosecutors Say The daughter of a former US ambassador who was convicted multiple times for her role in a fatal alcohol-fueled stabbing in 2020 has been sentenced after a retrial.  DC resident Sophia Negroponte, 33, the adopted daughter of John Negroponte, was convicted for the second time in connection with the stabbing death of 24-year-old Yousuf Rasmussen in Montgomery County in November 2025. This was a retrial. In January of 2024, the Maryland Court of Appeals overturned Negroponte’s original second-degree murder conviction. On Friday, March 6, the Montgomery State's Attorney's Of…

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