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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Woodbridge, VA
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13-Year-Old Girl Charged After Assaulting Officers During Woodbridge Domestic Dispute: Police 13-Year-Old Girl Charged After Assaulting Officers During Woodbridge Domestic Dispute: Police 13-Year-Old Girl Charged After Assaulting Officers During Woodbridge Domestic Dispute: Police
13-Year-Old Girl Charged After Assaulting Officers During Woodbridge Domestic Dispute: Police A 13-year-old girl is facing charges after police say she assaulted three officers during a domestic dispute investigation in Virginia. Officers responded at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12, to a home in the 1700 block of Pine Shadows Way in Woodbridge to investigate a domestic incident, according to Prince William County Police. During the investigation, one of the parties involved — later identified as a 13-year-old girl — became agitated and attempted to push past officers to leave the home, police said. A struggle ensued before she was taken into custody. As she was bein…

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Lexington Park, MD
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18-Year-Old Killed After Car Runs Stop Sign, Plunges Into Maryland Pond (PHOTOS) 18-Year-Old Killed After Car Runs Stop Sign, Plunges Into Maryland Pond (PHOTOS) 18-Year-Old Killed After Car Runs Stop Sign, Plunges Into Maryland Pond (PHOTOS)
18-Year-Old Killed After Car Runs Stop Sign, Plunges Into Maryland Pond (Photos) An 18-year-old is dead after a car missed a stop sign, struck a guardrail, and plunged into a pond in Maryland, state police said. At approximately 8:41 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, officers from the Fruitland Police Department responded to S. Division Street at Coulbourn Mill for a report of a single-vehicle crash, according to Maryland State Police. Investigators say Matthew Garcia, 18, of Rockville, was driving a Honda Civic on S. Division Street when he failed to stop at a posted stop sign and entered the intersection. Garcia attempted to steer through the turn and continued westbound b…

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Waldorf, MD
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Machete-Wielding Man Shot Dead By Officers During Charles County Arrest Attempt: Sheriff Machete-Wielding Man Shot Dead By Officers During Charles County Arrest Attempt: Sheriff Machete-Wielding Man Shot Dead By Officers During Charles County Arrest Attempt: Sheriff
Machete-Wielding Man Shot Dead By Officers During Charles County Arrest Attempt: Sheriff A man brandishing a machete was shot and killed by officers in Maryland on Wednesday afternoon after advancing toward them, authorities said. At approximately 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 11, officers were in the area of Newport Circle and Cobbler Place in White Plains attempting to arrest a man who had an active arrest warrant and protective order related to escalating domestic incidents, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. As they approached, the man pulled out a large machete and advanced toward them with the machete raised, officials said. Two officers discharged their firearms, str…

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Arlington, VA
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Amber Alert Issued After Woman Shot Dead In Northwest DC As Toddler Goes Missing (DEVELOPING) Amber Alert Issued After Woman Shot Dead In Northwest DC As Toddler Goes Missing (DEVELOPING) Amber Alert Issued After Woman Shot Dead In Northwest DC As Toddler Goes Missing (DEVELOPING)
Amber Alert Issued After Woman Shot Dead In Northwest DC As Toddler Goes Missing (Developing) An Amber Alert has been issued after a woman was shot and killed in Northwest DC — and a 3-year-old boy is now missing. Million Honest Jeter was last seen at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, in the 4100 block of W Street NW, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Minutes later, police responded to reports of a shooting in that same block. Officers arrived around 4:35 p.m. and found an adult woman suffering from gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene, according to local reports. A young girl was also shot and transported to a hospital with injuries. Po…

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Leesburg, VA
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Tesla Located In Leesburg Hit-Run That Left Man With Critical Injuries On Parkway: Police Tesla Located In Leesburg Hit-Run That Left Man With Critical Injuries On Parkway: Police Tesla Located In Leesburg Hit-Run That Left Man With Critical Injuries On Parkway: Police
Tesla Located In Leesburg Hit-Run That Left Man With Critical Injuries On Parkway: Police Police say they’ve located the Tesla believed to be involved in a late-night hit-and-run crash that left a man injured in Leesburg. The Leesburg Police Department announced on Wednesday, Feb. 11, that officers have located the vehicle suspected in the Feb. 8 pedestrian crash on Battlefield Parkway SE near Sycolin Road SE. The vehicle “is currently being processed as part of the ongoing investigation,” police said. The crash happened at approximately 10:55 p.m. on Sunday, when a man stopped his vehicle in the middle lane of the parkway after noticing smoke coming from it. After exiting his…

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Hagerstown, MD
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Prepaid Phone Leads To Arrest In Washington County Court Bomb Threat Case, Sheriff Says Prepaid Phone Leads To Arrest In Washington County Court Bomb Threat Case, Sheriff Says Prepaid Phone Leads To Arrest In Washington County Court Bomb Threat Case, Sheriff Says
Prepaid Phone Leads To Arrest In Washington County Court Bomb Threat Case, Sheriff Says A Baltimore man who made bomb threats targeting the Washington County Circuit Court has been arrested, authorities announced on Wednesday. Jamil Nicholas Gardner, 32, is facing charges following a swift investigation into threats targeting the court and a sitting Circuit Court judge, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. Investigators say that between 7:30 a.m. and 7:40 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 2, two employees of the Circuit Court received telephone calls advising that there was a bomb inside the courthouse and that a judge was going to die. "Court security protocols were immed…

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Chesapeake City, MD
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Active Death Investigation Underway At Rod ‘N’ Reel Resort In Chesapeake Beach (DEVELOPING) Active Death Investigation Underway At Rod ‘N’ Reel Resort In Chesapeake Beach (DEVELOPING) Active Death Investigation Underway At Rod ‘N’ Reel Resort In Chesapeake Beach (DEVELOPING)
Active Death Investigation Underway At Rod ‘N’ Reel Resort In Chesapeake Beach (Developing) A death at the Rod ‘N’ Reel Resort in Maryland is now under active investigation, authorities confirmed. The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident that occurred at the Rod ‘N’ Reel Resort in Chesapeake Beach, according to an official release issued Wednesday, Feb. 11. The investigation remains open. The Sheriff’s Office said it is conducting a “thorough and comprehensive investigation into all aspects of the incident.” Investigators are now awaiting autopsy results and additional information from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Once all relevant infor…

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Bel Air, MD
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Amazon Driver Saves 84-Year-Old Woman From Burning Harford County Home: Fire Marshal Amazon Driver Saves 84-Year-Old Woman From Burning Harford County Home: Fire Marshal Amazon Driver Saves 84-Year-Old Woman From Burning Harford County Home: Fire Marshal
Amazon Driver Saves 84-Year-Old Woman From Burning Harford County Home: Fire Marshal In Maryland, this Amazon delivery didn’t end with a photo on the porch — it ended in smoke and a rescue. An 84-year-old woman was trapped inside her Harford County home when flames tore across the front porch, and the driver who pulled up with a package became the one who pulled her out alive. With an assist from an anxious puppy. The fire broke out at 11:13 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, on Creek View Court in Street, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. The one-story, single-family home was already burning on the front porch when the woman, who had been alone in the …

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Cockeysville-Hunt Valley, MD
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Pastor-In-Training Taken By ICE On Way To Work In Baltimore County As DHS Cites Removal Order Pastor-In-Training Taken By ICE On Way To Work In Baltimore County As DHS Cites Removal Order Pastor-In-Training Taken By ICE On Way To Work In Baltimore County As DHS Cites Removal Order
Pastor-In-Training Taken By ICE On Way To Work In Baltimore County As DHS Cites Removal Order A Maryland father, who is also a pastor-in-training, was taken by ICE on his way to work — and within days, students were walking out of class, churches were rallying, and federal officials were firing back. Jose Juan Martinez-Castillo was arrested at around 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 2, on W. Padonia Road near Public Storage and Flagship Car Wash in Cockeysville, according to a GoFundMe organized by his son, Wilson Martinez, a senior at Dulaney High School. Photos shared online show an ICE officer at the window of a work van along the roadside. Wilson Martinez said his father is the primary …

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Fairfax, VA
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EZ Pass Reach Ends With Car Airborne, On Metro Tracks In Fairfax County (UPDATED) EZ Pass Reach Ends With Car Airborne, On Metro Tracks In Fairfax County (UPDATED) EZ Pass Reach Ends With Car Airborne, On Metro Tracks In Fairfax County (UPDATED)
EZ Pass Reach Ends With Car Airborne, On Metro Tracks In Fairfax County (Updated) A crash on I-66 sent a car flying onto live Metro tracks late Wednesday morning — shutting down part of the Orange Line and closing Express Lanes in Virginia. At 11:24 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue units responded to a single-vehicle crash on I-66 westbound prior to the Cedar Lane overpass, according to officials. The car ended up on the neighboring Metro tracks outside Dunn Loring. Virginia State Police investigators say the initial probe found that the driver reached down to grab his EZ Pass device and ran off of the left side of the road.   T…

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