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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Woodbridge Domestic Violence Case Spirals Into I-95 Police Chase, Injured Woman Found: Police Woodbridge Domestic Violence Case Spirals Into I-95 Police Chase, Injured Woman Found: Police Woodbridge Domestic Violence Case Spirals Into I-95 Police Chase, Injured Woman Found: Police
Woodbridge Domestic Violence Case Spirals Into I-95 Police Chase, Injured Woman Found: Police A violent domestic dispute turned into a high-speed nightmare in Virginia when a suspect refused to stop, dragging police on a reckless chase that ended with a battered woman pulled from the car and officers left injured. Carlos Alberto Gomez-Lozano, 22, is facing a host of charges following a harrowing incident that played out early on Friday afternoon in Woodbridge, according to the Prince William County Police Department. The ordeal began shortly before 1:15 p.m. on Jan. 16. Police say that officers on patrol attempted to stop a vehicle in the 14000 block of Spriggs Road in Woodbridge r…

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Towson, MD
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Major Industrial Deal Brings 17-Tenant Portfolio To Greater Baltimore Area Major Industrial Deal Brings 17-Tenant Portfolio To Greater Baltimore Area Major Industrial Deal Brings 17-Tenant Portfolio To Greater Baltimore Area
Major Industrial Deal Brings 17-Tenant Portfolio To Greater Baltimore Area A massive industrial real estate deal has been struck to bring a "diverse 17-tenant roster" to the Greater Baltimore Metro area. Camber Real Estate Partners in Montclair, New Jersey, in a joint venture with PGIM's Real Estate, has acquired a seven-building portfolio totaling 745,270 square feet in several busy Maryland locations. "Comprised of highly functional and well-established institutional assets," the properties are located in Halethorpe, Jessup, Middle River, Rosedale, and Baltimore. They were sold for an undisclosed price. Officials say the deal "highlights continued institu…

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Arlington, VA
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Shots Fired Near Catholic University Spark Shelter-In-Place In DC (DEVELOPING) Shots Fired Near Catholic University Spark Shelter-In-Place In DC (DEVELOPING) Shots Fired Near Catholic University Spark Shelter-In-Place In DC (DEVELOPING)
Shots Fired Near Catholic University Spark Shelter-In-Place In DC (Developing) A report of shots fired near Catholic University of America sparked a heavy police response and a shelter-in-place alert Thursday afternoon as officers canvassed the area around Northeast DC. DC police said officers responded to the 700 block of Monroe Street NE on Jan. 15, after receiving a report of gunfire during a dispute between two individuals. Police said there were no reported injuries or property damage. Out of an abundance of caution, officers expanded their search to include the Catholic University campus as investigators worked to locate a suspect, according to the Metropolitan…

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Fairfax, VA
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Abduction Suspect Caught After Chase, PIT Maneuver On I-495 In Huntington: Police Abduction Suspect Caught After Chase, PIT Maneuver On I-495 In Huntington: Police Abduction Suspect Caught After Chase, PIT Maneuver On I-495 In Huntington: Police
Abduction Suspect Caught After Chase, PIT Maneuver On I-495 In Huntington: Police A pair wanted for an alleged abduction in Virginia tried to evade arrest but weren't quick enough to elude the Fairfax County Police Department. Alexandria resident Flor Garcia, 43, and Juan Arevalo, 46, who has no known address, are both facing charges days after they were tracked down and ultimately stopped on I-495. Shortly before 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13, officers tracked Arevalo, who was wanted for felony abduction, to a stretch of the interstate at Telegraph Road in Huntington, though the pair did not go down quietly. When officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop, the driver sp…

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Towson, MD
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Maryland Drug Ring Busted: Wiretaps, Guns, Cocaine Fuel 11 Indictments In Baltimore Maryland Drug Ring Busted: Wiretaps, Guns, Cocaine Fuel 11 Indictments In Baltimore Maryland Drug Ring Busted: Wiretaps, Guns, Cocaine Fuel 11 Indictments In Baltimore
Maryland Drug Ring Busted: Wiretaps, Guns, Cocaine Fuel 11 Indictments In Baltimore Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies dismantled a Baltimore drug trafficking organization tied to open-air drug markets, firearms, and large-scale cocaine distribution, officials announced. Eleven men were indicted following a months-long investigation targeting drug operations in the 1800 block of North Collington Avenue and the 2600 block of Greenmount Avenue in Baltimore, according to the State’s Attorney’s Office on Thursday. State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates said investigators uncovered a drug trafficking organization that fueled violence, addiction, and instability in neigh…

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Lexington Park, MD
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Dinner And A Show? Couple Caught Having Sex In St. Mary's Applebee’s Parking Lot: State Police Dinner And A Show? Couple Caught Having Sex In St. Mary's Applebee’s Parking Lot: State Police Dinner And A Show? Couple Caught Having Sex In St. Mary's Applebee’s Parking Lot: State Police
Dinner And A Show? Couple Caught Having Sex In St. Mary's Applebee’s Parking Lot: State Police A pair who couldn't wait to get home before getting intimate were charged after being caught together in a Maryland parking lot, state police say. What started as a late-night call about indecent exposure led troopers to make an unexpected discovery when two people were having sex in the parking lot of Applebee's in California. According to Maryland State Police, a trooper responded to the restaurant in the 45400 block of Miramar Way to investigate the reported indecent acts.  They came for the dinner and put on a show. Investigation revealed that Kaneesha Latasha Gross, 35, of Lexin…

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Silver Spring, MD
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Teen Dies After Lexus Veers To Avoid Crash, Slams Pole In Silver Spring, Police Say Teen Dies After Lexus Veers To Avoid Crash, Slams Pole In Silver Spring, Police Say Teen Dies After Lexus Veers To Avoid Crash, Slams Pole In Silver Spring, Police Say
Teen Dies After Lexus Veers To Avoid Crash, Slams Pole In Silver Spring, Police Say An Anne Arundel teen is dead after a Lexus driver attempted to avoid a crash, only to overcorrect and slam into a utility pole in Maryland, police say. Pasadena resident Tayeba Rezaie, 15, has been identified by the Montgomery County Department of Police as the passenger killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Wednesday morning. Officers were called shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 14 to the intersection of Lockwood Drive and Northwest Drive in Silver Spring, where there was a reported crash with several people injured, police say. The investigation determined that before the crash, a whi…

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Alexandria, VA
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Case Closed: Prosecutors Decline Charges After In-Custody Death Ruled Accidental In Alexandria Case Closed: Prosecutors Decline Charges After In-Custody Death Ruled Accidental In Alexandria Case Closed: Prosecutors Decline Charges After In-Custody Death Ruled Accidental In Alexandria
Case Closed: Prosecutors Decline Charges After In-Custody Death Ruled Accidental In Alexandria Prosecutors have completed their review into the in-custody death of an Alexandria man who died while awaiting processing at the city jail last summer, determining the death was accidental and that no criminal charges will be filed. The Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney announced Thursday, Jan. 15, that it had concluded its legal review of the death of Allan Tucker II, who died in August 2025 after being arrested for public intoxication and taken to the Alexandria Adult Detention Center. Shortly after 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, officers from the Alexandria Police Department were c…

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Wheaton-Glenmont, MD
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Wind-Fueled House Fire Displaces Families In Glenmont As Crews Battle Cold (PHOTOS) Wind-Fueled House Fire Displaces Families In Glenmont As Crews Battle Cold (PHOTOS) Wind-Fueled House Fire Displaces Families In Glenmont As Crews Battle Cold (PHOTOS)
Wind-Fueled House Fire Displaces Families In Glenmont As Crews Battle Cold (Photos) Firefighters battled heavy fire, strong winds, and bitter cold temperatures while knocking down a fast-moving house fire that tore through a Maryland home and displaced multiple families. Crews were dispatched to the 2500 block of Sheraton Street off Randolph Road in Glenmont on Thursday, Jan. 15, after reports of a house fire, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials said. Firefighters arrived to find a two-story single-family home with a basement engulfed in flames on all levels, including the attic, with heavy winds fueling the rapid spread, according to MCFRS spokesperson Pete Piring…

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Annapolis, MD
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Maryland Senators Push Bill To Stop Presidents From Slapping Their Names On Federal Buildings Maryland Senators Push Bill To Stop Presidents From Slapping Their Names On Federal Buildings Maryland Senators Push Bill To Stop Presidents From Slapping Their Names On Federal Buildings
Maryland Senators Push Bill To Stop Presidents From Slapping Their Names On Federal Buildings Maryland senators are pushing back against what they call presidential vanity, introducing new legislation aimed at stopping sitting presidents from putting their own names on federal buildings and landmarks. US Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, both Democrats from Maryland, joined Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont to introduce the Stop Executive Renaming for Vanity and Ego (SERVE) Act, following moves by the Trump administration to rename federal institutions after the president. The bill comes after the State Department announced on Dec. 4, 2025, that it was renaming the US In…

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