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.

Zak Failla's Contributions

National Interest
Trump Blasts ‘Terrible’ Dulles Airport, Promises Major Rebuild With ‘Amazing Plan’ Trump Blasts ‘Terrible’ Dulles Airport, Promises Major Rebuild With ‘Amazing Plan’ Trump Blasts ‘Terrible’ Dulles Airport, Promises Major Rebuild With ‘Amazing Plan’
Trump Blasts ‘Terrible’ Dulles Airport, Promises Major Rebuild With ‘Amazing Plan’ President Donald Trump and his administration have grand ambitions for Dulles International Airport in Virginia. Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on Tuesday plans to "rebuild" the airport, which they say was designed poorly during a Cabinet meeting on Dec. 2, repeatedly calling the transportation hub "bad."  "We're going to rebuild Dulles Airport, because it's not a good airport... It should be a great airport... but it is not a good airport... it's a terrible airport," Trump said. "It was incorrectly designed, but it has a beautiful building designed by Eero Sa…

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Fairfax, VA
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Fairfax County House Erupts In Massive Blaze After Smoking Materials Spark Renovation Fire Fairfax County House Erupts In Massive Blaze After Smoking Materials Spark Renovation Fire Fairfax County House Erupts In Massive Blaze After Smoking Materials Spark Renovation Fire
Fairfax County House Erupts In Massive Blaze After Smoking Materials Spark Renovation Fire A fast-moving fire tore through a Virginia home Monday evening, sending heavy flames bursting from the back of the house as firefighters rushed in with ladders and hose lines. Crews were called around 5:15 p.m. on December 1 to the 4700 block of Twinbrook Road in the Kings Park West area, where firefighters arrived to find smoke and fire showing from the rear of the home, according to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. The house was under renovation and no one was inside, fire officials said. A neighbor discovered the fire and called 911. Firefighters knocked down the flames an…

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by Zak Failla
Purcellville, VA
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Purcellville Woman Fatally Struck By Loudoun County Transit Bus, Sheriff Confirms Purcellville Woman Fatally Struck By Loudoun County Transit Bus, Sheriff Confirms Purcellville Woman Fatally Struck By Loudoun County Transit Bus, Sheriff Confirms
Purcellville Woman Fatally Struck By Loudoun County Transit Bus, Sheriff Confirms A Monday evening walk in Virginia turned tragic when a 34-year-old woman was hit and killed by a bus, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies were called around 6:24 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 1, to Croson Lane near Moorefield Boulevard for a report of a pedestrian struck, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said. The crash involved a Loudoun County Transit bus. The pedestrian — identified by deputies as Alyssa Kakol, 34, of Purcellville — was taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead, the sheriff’s office confirmed on Tuesday afternoon. The LCSO Crash Reconstruction Unit is …

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Fredericksburg, VA
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Virginia K9 Tracks Missing Woman 1.1 Miles Through Woods In Dramatic Late-Night Rescue Virginia K9 Tracks Missing Woman 1.1 Miles Through Woods In Dramatic Late-Night Rescue Virginia K9 Tracks Missing Woman 1.1 Miles Through Woods In Dramatic Late-Night Rescue
Virginia K9 Tracks Missing Woman 1.1 Miles Through Woods In Dramatic Late-Night Rescue A Virginia woman in a mental health crisis was found alive deep in the woods thanks to a police bloodhound who followed her trail for more than a mile in the dark, officials said. K9 Copper and her handler, Deputy Booth, were called in on Sunday, Nov. 30, to help the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office after a woman went missing.  According to the Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrived at the home, collected items of clothing for scent, and gathered details about the woman’s last known location. She had been missing for nearly four hours. With the clock ticking, the two agen…

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Fredericksburg, VA
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Spotsy Teen Shoots At Victim After Pet Argument; Good Samaritan Saves The Day, Sheriff Says Spotsy Teen Shoots At Victim After Pet Argument; Good Samaritan Saves The Day, Sheriff Says Spotsy Teen Shoots At Victim After Pet Argument; Good Samaritan Saves The Day, Sheriff Says
Spotsy Teen Shoots At Victim After Pet Argument; Good Samaritan Saves The Day, Sheriff Says A Good Samaritan may have saved a life in Virginia after deputies say an 18-year-old opened fire during an argument about a pet. The Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called around 7:05 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 28, to the area of Oak Crest Drive and Horse Creek Lane for a reported shooting. The suspect was identified as Marvin Osorio, 18, of Spotsylvania. Deputies said the victim told them they had been in “an argument about a pet” with Osorio when the confrontation escalated. The sheriff’s office said Osorio “allegedly pulled out a firearm and began threatening the victim.” Th…

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Fredericksburg, VA
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$5K Reward Posted For Missing HS Football Coach Wanted On Child Porn Charges In Virginia: Feds $5K Reward Posted For Missing HS Football Coach Wanted On Child Porn Charges In Virginia: Feds $5K Reward Posted For Missing HS Football Coach Wanted On Child Porn Charges In Virginia: Feds
$5K Reward Posted For Missing HS Football Coach Wanted On Child Porn Charges In Virginia: Feds The search for a missing and undefeated Virginia high school football coach has now turned into a federal manhunt, with the US Marshals Service offering up to $5,000 for information that leads to his arrest. Travis Lee Turner, 46, the Union High School football coach in Big Stone Gap, was first reported missing on Thursday, Nov. 20 in Wise County, where his undefeated Bears have rolled to a 13-0record under an interim coach.  His disappearance triggered community concern when Virginia State Police troopers could not locate him at home during an unrelated investigation. According to mu…

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Fredericksburg, VA
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Pickup Flees After Causing Multi-Car I-95 Crash In Spotsylvania, State Police Say Pickup Flees After Causing Multi-Car I-95 Crash In Spotsylvania, State Police Say Pickup Flees After Causing Multi-Car I-95 Crash In Spotsylvania, State Police Say
Pickup Flees After Causing Multi-Car I-95 Crash In Spotsylvania, State Police Say A minor tap from a pickup truck turned into a serious multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in Virginia Tuesday morning, sending several people to the hospital, officials said. Virginia State Police said the hit-and-run happened around 8:54 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, in the southbound lanes of the interstate at the 120-mile marker in Spotsylvania County. Troopers said the crash began when an unknown white pickup truck bumped into a Nissan Kicks. The impact pushed the Kicks into a guardrail, where it spun out and hit a Toyota Highlander, investigators said. The Highlander was then struck by a tractor-t…

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Bel Air, MD
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I-95 Shut Down After Tractor-Trailer Crash In Harford County (DEVELOPING) I-95 Shut Down After Tractor-Trailer Crash In Harford County (DEVELOPING) I-95 Shut Down After Tractor-Trailer Crash In Harford County (DEVELOPING)
I-95 Shut Down After Tractor-Trailer Crash In Harford County (Developing) A stretch of I-95 was shut down on Tuesday morning following a reported tractor-trailer crash in Northern Maryland that closed the interstate. At around 11 a.m. on Dec. 2, first responders were called to the northbound lanes of the interstate near MD-24 in Harford County, where a crash shut down all lanes of the highway, backing up traffic for miles in Edgewood. 12/2 10:45 AMSouthbound I-95 at exit 77 (MD-24)EdgewoodVehicle Crash pic.twitter.com/mFzcBaEhfI — Harford Co., MD Fire & EMS (@HarforCoFireEMS) December 2, 2025 According to reports, there was a possible HazMat situation th…

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College Park, MD
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Maryland Apartment Fire Leaves Two Adults Hospitalized After Late-Night Evacuation (VIDEO) Maryland Apartment Fire Leaves Two Adults Hospitalized After Late-Night Evacuation (VIDEO) Maryland Apartment Fire Leaves Two Adults Hospitalized After Late-Night Evacuation (VIDEO)
Maryland Apartment Fire Leaves Two Adults Hospitalized After Late-Night Evacuation (Video) A late-night apartment fire in Maryland sent two people to the hospital Monday after flames broke out inside an eight-story building in Hillcrest Heights, fire officials said. Prince George’s County Fire/EMS said crews were called around 9:30 p.m. Monday to the 3200 block of Curtis Drive, where firefighters arrived to find fire showing from the fourth floor of a multi-family building. Firefighters got the flames out and reported all searches were negative. EMS crews then began evaluating residents who evacuated the building, officials said. Update 3200 block Curtis Dr: 1 adult cardiac p…

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Taneytown-Union Bridge, MD
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Taneytown Barn Fire Shatters Family’s Dream—Neighbors Step In To Help Them Rebuild Taneytown Barn Fire Shatters Family’s Dream—Neighbors Step In To Help Them Rebuild Taneytown Barn Fire Shatters Family’s Dream—Neighbors Step In To Help Them Rebuild
Taneytown Barn Fire Shatters Family’s Dream—Neighbors Step In To Help Them Rebuild It’s hard enough to lose a barn. It’s another thing to lose the pieces of your life that lived inside it. What started as an ordinary day in rural Carroll County ended in devastation when a massive barn fire ripped through Winter Spring Farm on Old Taneytown Road, destroying everything inside and leaving a local family reeling. Maryland State Fire Marshal officials said the fire broke out around 1:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 3818 Old Taneytown Road in Taneytown. A passerby spotted the flames and alerted firefighters. By the time crews reached the barn, the damage was already overwhel…

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