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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Stafford, VA
Breaking News
Speeding Driver Sparks Wild I-95 Chase In Stafford Before Crashing, Drug Arrest: Sheriff Speeding Driver Sparks Wild I-95 Chase In Stafford Before Crashing, Drug Arrest: Sheriff Speeding Driver Sparks Wild I-95 Chase In Stafford Before Crashing, Drug Arrest: Sheriff
Speeding Driver Sparks Wild I-95 Chase In Stafford Before Crashing, Drug Arrest: Sheriff A speeding driver took deputies on a high-speed chase along I-95 in Virginia before crashing and being busted with drugs, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. At around 1:15 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8, a deputy on patrol in the area of Warrenton Road and McLane Drive spotted a vehicle traveling 68 mph in a 45 mph zone, prompting an attempted traffic stop. Devin Chewning had other ideas. Instead of stopping, investigators say that Chewning took off onto the southbound lanes of the interstate before crashing near the mile marker 130 exit. Chewning was ordered out of the vehicle,…

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Towson, MD
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Baltimore Hit-Run Crash Turns To Homicide As Officers Arrest Homicide Suspect: Police Baltimore Hit-Run Crash Turns To Homicide As Officers Arrest Homicide Suspect: Police Baltimore Hit-Run Crash Turns To Homicide As Officers Arrest Homicide Suspect: Police
Baltimore Hit-Run Crash Turns To Homicide As Officers Arrest Homicide Suspect: Police A Maryland man has been arrested after police say a hit-and-run that left a pedestrian clinging to life was ultimately ruled a homicide. Michael Akiel Manigo, 31, was taken into custody this week when officers were able to track his vehicle to the 2300 block of Annapolis Road, according to the Baltimore Police Department. Shortly after 8 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 4, an officer on patrol in the 1200 block of West North Avenue was flagged down and advised about a man who had been struck by a vehicle. Upon arrival, officers found 48-year-old Philip Jones suffering from multiple abrasions to his he…

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Alexandria, VA
Obituaries
Renowned Classics Professor Dr. David Pollio Remembered For Impact On Students In Virginia Renowned Classics Professor Dr. David Pollio Remembered For Impact On Students In Virginia Renowned Classics Professor Dr. David Pollio Remembered For Impact On Students In Virginia
Renowned Classics Professor Dr. David Pollio Remembered For Impact On Students In Virginia Dr. David Pollio, a beloved Virginia educator, scholar, and mentor, died unexpectedly, leaving behind a lasting legacy in the academic community. Pollio, 57, was serving as an associate professor of Classics at Christopher Newport University in Newport News at the time of his death on Friday, Dec. 26, where he was known for bringing passion, warmth, and accessibility to a subject often viewed as distant or elite, loved ones say. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Maplewood, New Jersey, Pollio graduated from Columbia High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Latin from Rutgers Univ…

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Accokeek, MD
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Passenger Dies After Three-Vehicle Christmas Day Crash In Accokeek: Police Passenger Dies After Three-Vehicle Christmas Day Crash In Accokeek: Police Passenger Dies After Three-Vehicle Christmas Day Crash In Accokeek: Police
Passenger Dies After Three-Vehicle Christmas Day Crash In Accokeek: Police One of the passengers involved in a late-night three-vehicle crash on Christmas Day has died from her injuries, authorities announced on Friday, Jan. 9. At approximately 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 25, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to investigate a reported collision involving multiple vehicles in the 14000 block of Indian Head Highway in Accokeek. A total of five people were taken to the hospital with serious injuries, where Indian Head resident Linda Howell, 75, later succumbed to her injuries. Others involved in the crash underwent multiple surgeries and …

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Lexington Park, MD
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Rape Suspect Arrested Near Site Of Sexual Assaults In Maryland: Police Rape Suspect Arrested Near Site Of Sexual Assaults In Maryland: Police Rape Suspect Arrested Near Site Of Sexual Assaults In Maryland: Police
Rape Suspect Arrested Near Site Of Sexual Assaults In Maryland: Police Investigators in Maryland are seeking possible victims after a burglar allegedly sexually assaulted a woman late last year.  Stephen Holloway-Smith, 37, was taken into custody on Thursday, Jan. 8, in connection with an alleged abuse that was reported on Saturday, Dec. 27, in the 500 block of West Salisbury Parkway. During the investigation, Holloway-Smith was identified as a suspect, according to the Salisbury Police Department, and he was taken into custody without incident not far from where the sexual assault was reported. Holloway-Smith was charged with: First-degree assaul…

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Beltsville, MD
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Homicide Investigation Launched After Beltsville Man Found Shot To Death At Gas Station: Police Homicide Investigation Launched After Beltsville Man Found Shot To Death At Gas Station: Police Homicide Investigation Launched After Beltsville Man Found Shot To Death At Gas Station: Police
Homicide Investigation Launched After Beltsville Man Found Shot To Death At Gas Station: Police A 43-year-old man was shot to death outside a Maryland gas station and it's being investigated as a homicide, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Beltsville resident Gavin St. Aubyn Boothe, 43, has been identified by investigators as the person who was found suffering from a fatal gunshot wound outside of the Exxon gas station in Silver Spring. According to police, at around 7:45 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8, officers and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services were dispatched to the 3000 block of Briggs Chaney Road for the report of a shooting.  Upon arrival,…

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Arlington, VA
Breaking News
Deported Sex Offender Snuck Back Into US, Used Fake Name Before DC Arrest: Feds Deported Sex Offender Snuck Back Into US, Used Fake Name Before DC Arrest: Feds Deported Sex Offender Snuck Back Into US, Used Fake Name Before DC Arrest: Feds
Deported Sex Offender Snuck Back Into US, Used Fake Name Before DC Arrest: Feds A convicted sex offender who was deported after kidnapping and sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman in DC admitted he illegally slipped back into the US, used a fake name, and got arrested again just months later, federal prosecutors announced. Saul Castillo-Crespo, 28, a citizen of Mexico also known as “David Crespo,” pleaded guilty in US District Court in DC on Thursday, Jan. 8, to illegally re-entering the country after being deported. Castillo-Crespo was convicted in August 2017 in DC Superior Court and sentenced to five years in prison for kidnapping and sexually abusing a woman he…

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Adelphi-Langley Park, MD
Breaking News
Stolen Car Smashes Seat Pleasant Cruiser On Christmas Eve, Later Injures State Trooper: Police Stolen Car Smashes Seat Pleasant Cruiser On Christmas Eve, Later Injures State Trooper: Police Stolen Car Smashes Seat Pleasant Cruiser On Christmas Eve, Later Injures State Trooper: Police
Stolen Car Smashes Seat Pleasant Cruiser On Christmas Eve, Later Injures State Trooper: Police A stolen car that smashed into an unoccupied police cruiser in Maryland on Christmas Eve was later used in a violent pursuit that ended with a Virginia State Trooper injured, authorities announced. What started as a routine traffic stop in Prince George’s County quickly spiraled into a dangerous, multi-day chase that crossed state lines. The ordeal began around 12:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 24, when members of the Seat Pleasant Police Department spotted a stolen vehicle in the 5700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Highway. Naturi Hayes Seat Pleasant Police Department Officers attemp…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
Breaking News
Cold Case Cracked: Fairfax Woman Arrested In 1991 Baby Jane Doe Landfill Death, Police Say Cold Case Cracked: Fairfax Woman Arrested In 1991 Baby Jane Doe Landfill Death, Police Say Cold Case Cracked: Fairfax Woman Arrested In 1991 Baby Jane Doe Landfill Death, Police Say
Cold Case Cracked: Fairfax Woman Arrested In 1991 Baby Jane Doe Landfill Death, Police Say A Virginia woman has been arrested in connection with a decades-old Kentucky cold case involving the death of an infant after using technology to re-examine evidence, officials say. Jennifer Cummins, 55, of Fairfax, was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 6, by the Fairfax County Police Fugitive Tracking and Apprehension Team, in connection with a grisly 1991 infant death investigation in Madison County, according to Kentucky State Police. The arrest stems from the death of an unidentified female infant, known as Baby Jane Doe, who was discovered in 1991 at the former Richmond Landfill in Madison Cou…

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Arlington, VA
Breaking News
'Do You Want To Die': Man Who Threatened, Stabbed Tourist In DC Learns Prison Fate: Feds 'Do You Want To Die': Man Who Threatened, Stabbed Tourist In DC Learns Prison Fate: Feds 'Do You Want To Die': Man Who Threatened, Stabbed Tourist In DC Learns Prison Fate: Feds
'Do You Want To Die': Man Who Threatened, Stabbed Tourist In DC Learns Prison Fate: Feds A man who threatened to kill tourists in the nation's capital will spend years in prison for a stabbing, US Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced. District resident Maurice Felder, 54, was sentenced to 54 months in prison for stabbing a man who was visiting DC in November 2024. According to federal officials, at around 1 a.m. on Nov. 10, 2024, a group from Pennsylvania was walking near the intersection of 7th Street NW and T Street NW for the weekend. Felder followed the group down the sidewalk and began arguing with them, prosecutors said. The victim got in between Felder and other…

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