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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Fairfax, VA
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Students Say Man Followed Them Home From School In Fairfax County: Police (DEVELOPING) Students Say Man Followed Them Home From School In Fairfax County: Police (DEVELOPING) Students Say Man Followed Them Home From School In Fairfax County: Police (DEVELOPING)
Students Say Man Followed Them Home From School In Fairfax County: Police (Developing) A walk home from school turned unsettling for a group of children in Virginia, police say. City of Fairfax Police are investigating a suspicious incident after several students reported that a man followed them while they were walking home from school, first through Van Dyck Park and then into their neighborhood, officials announced Friday, Feb. 6. According to police, the children noticed the man as they walked through the park and continued to see him trailing them after they left the area and headed home. The man was described as wearing black winter clothing. No physical contact was re…

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Towson, MD
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Holstered Gun Found Outside Sparrows Point High School After Dismissal, Police Say Holstered Gun Found Outside Sparrows Point High School After Dismissal, Police Say Holstered Gun Found Outside Sparrows Point High School After Dismissal, Police Say
Holstered Gun Found Outside Sparrows Point High School After Dismissal, Police Say A firearm was discovered on school grounds outside a Maryland high school after dismissal on Friday afternoon, prompting an investigation by Baltimore County Police. Officers were notified around 1 p.m. that a gun had been found outside the building on school property at Sparrows Point High School in Edgemere, on Friday, Feb. 6, police said. According to investigators, detectives determined the firearm was accidentally dropped by a relative of a student who was picking up a child from the school after a walkout had already concluded. The weapon was located outside the building, police confi…

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Arlington, VA
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DC Felon Who Crashed Into Unmarked FBI Car Gets Prison Time After Wild Police Chase: Feds DC Felon Who Crashed Into Unmarked FBI Car Gets Prison Time After Wild Police Chase: Feds DC Felon Who Crashed Into Unmarked FBI Car Gets Prison Time After Wild Police Chase: Feds
DC Felon Who Crashed Into Unmarked FBI Car Gets Prison Time After Wild Police Chase: Feds A routine traffic stop in Southeast DC spiraled into a police chase, a crash with an unmarked FBI vehicle, and a federal prison sentence for a convicted felon carrying a loaded handgun and a backpack full of drugs. Lorenzo Greene, 21, of Washington, DC, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after fleeing police, crashing into a police vehicle, and being caught armed with a handgun and about five ounces of marijuana, the US Attorney’s Office announced. The incident unfolded around 17th Street SE and T Street SE on Aug. 24, 2025, when police spotted Greene driving a Nissan Altima errat…

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Aspen Hill, MD
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WATCH: Spider-Man Hoodie Suspect Smashes Daycare Windows While Kids Inside In Aspen Hill WATCH: Spider-Man Hoodie Suspect Smashes Daycare Windows While Kids Inside In Aspen Hill WATCH: Spider-Man Hoodie Suspect Smashes Daycare Windows While Kids Inside In Aspen Hill
Watch: Spider-Man Hoodie Suspect Smashes Daycare Windows While Kids Inside In Aspen Hill A man wearing a Spider-Man hoodie was caught on camera smashing windows at a daycare while children were inside, police in Maryland said. Detectives with the Montgomery County Department of Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect after a vandalism incident at a residence operating as a daycare in Aspen Hill, officials announced. The incident happened around 12:39 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 20, in the 14000 block of London Lane, police said. mcpdmedia According to investigators, an unknown man damaged multiple windows at the daycare while children were present insid…

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Laurel, MD
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Attempted Murder Suspect Freed After 141 Days Despite Immigration Detainer In PG County: ICE Attempted Murder Suspect Freed After 141 Days Despite Immigration Detainer In PG County: ICE Attempted Murder Suspect Freed After 141 Days Despite Immigration Detainer In PG County: ICE
Attempted Murder Suspect Freed After 141 Days Despite Immigration Detainer In PG County: ICE Federal immigration officials say a Honduran national charged with attempted murder was released from custody in Maryland despite an immigration detainer — and later re-arrested by ICE. Officers with ICE Baltimore arrested Rafael Aguilar, a criminal illegal alien from Honduras, on Jan. 13, after Prince George’s County released him from custody despite a lodged immigration detainer, according to ICE on Friday. Aguilar was charged with attempted murder and later convicted of second-degree assault after stabbing a victim in the back while the victim was walking home on April 19, 2025. ICE sai…

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Sterling, VA
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Trump Wants Dulles Airport Renamed After Himself To Release Federal Funds: 'Yes, Really' Trump Wants Dulles Airport Renamed After Himself To Release Federal Funds: 'Yes, Really' Trump Wants Dulles Airport Renamed After Himself To Release Federal Funds: 'Yes, Really'
Trump Wants Dulles Airport Renamed After Himself To Release Federal Funds: 'Yes, Really' Dulles International Airport may have found itself at the center of a very Trump-era proposal. Trump pushed to have Washington Dulles International Airport renamed after him as part of a bid to release federal infrastructure funding, according to multiple reports — a move that has pulled one of the DMV’s busiest transportation hubs into a high-stakes political standoff. The idea, first reported by Politico and later confirmed by outlets including Axios, NBC News, ABC News, Punchbowl News, USA Today, and The Guardian, surfaced during negotiations tied to federal funding for major rail and tr…

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Fairfax, VA
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Erratic Driver Dies After Slamming Into Police Cruiser In Fairfax County (UPDATED) Erratic Driver Dies After Slamming Into Police Cruiser In Fairfax County (UPDATED) Erratic Driver Dies After Slamming Into Police Cruiser In Fairfax County (UPDATED)
Erratic Driver Dies After Slamming Into Police Cruiser In Fairfax County (Updated) One driver is dead after causing a four-vehicle crash involving a Fairfax County Police cruiser on Friday afternoon, officials confirmed. Shortly after 1 p.m. on Feb. 6, first responders were called to the intersection of Braddock Road and Campus Drive in the Braddock area, where there was a multi-vehicle crash that left several people injured, according to police. Fairfax County Police Capt. Jesse Katzman said that a 56-year-old man was driving erratically and speeding before smashing into the cruiser, which was then pushed into two other vehicles waiting at a red light at the intersection…

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Fairfax, VA
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Burning Trash Covers Route 50 After Garbage Truck Fire Sparks Morning Chaos In Fairfax County Burning Trash Covers Route 50 After Garbage Truck Fire Sparks Morning Chaos In Fairfax County Burning Trash Covers Route 50 After Garbage Truck Fire Sparks Morning Chaos In Fairfax County
Burning Trash Covers Route 50 After Garbage Truck Fire Sparks Morning Chaos In Fairfax County A garbage truck fire forced crews to dump burning trash onto Route 50 in Virginia on Thursday morning to stop the flames from spreading further into the roadway, fire officials said. Firefighters were called around 11:37 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, to westbound Route 50 near South Penderbrook Drive, where a garbage truck caught fire while traveling through the area, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue. Crews quickly extinguished the fire by dumping the burning trash onto the roadway to prevent the flames from extending beyond the truck, officials said. Here's why traffic was b…

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Arbutus-Halethorpe, MD
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Man Found Unconscious In Burning Halethorpe Home Dies Days After Being Pulled From Fire Man Found Unconscious In Burning Halethorpe Home Dies Days After Being Pulled From Fire Man Found Unconscious In Burning Halethorpe Home Dies Days After Being Pulled From Fire
Man Found Unconscious In Burning Halethorpe Home Dies Days After Being Pulled From Fire A 59-year-old man who was found unconscious in a burning home earlier this week has died from his injuries days later, fire officials in Maryland confirmed. Dennis Randle was rescued by members of the Baltimore County Fire Department when a blaze broke out in his Halethorpe home around 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 2.  Crews were dispatched to the single-family home, where they were met by flames coming from the second floor, and found Randle unconscious, officials said. Emergency medical crews immediately began treatment and rushed him to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, w…

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Manassas, VA
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Man Camped Out In Women’s Restroom Assaults Officers At Manassas McDonald’s, Police Say Man Camped Out In Women’s Restroom Assaults Officers At Manassas McDonald’s, Police Say Man Camped Out In Women’s Restroom Assaults Officers At Manassas McDonald’s, Police Say
Man Camped Out In Women’s Restroom Assaults Officers At Manassas McDonald’s, Police Say It started in a women’s restroom. It ended inside a Virginia jail. Prince William County police were called to a McDonald’s in Manassas on Thursday night after reports of a trespasser who refused to leave, and the situation rapidly spiraled out of control from there. Officers responded around 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 5 to the McDonald’s in the 8200 block of Shoppers Square to a report of a man who was inside a women's bathroom and refused to come out, police said. Richard Lenin Baca-Tejada was ultimately detained by first responders, who determined that he was intoxicated.  He was also in a…

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