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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Ridgewood, NJ
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Falcons Cut Ridgewoodโ€™s Younghoe Koo After 6 Years, Bring In Virginia Tech Kicker Falcons Cut Ridgewoodโ€™s Younghoe Koo After 6 Years, Bring In Virginia Tech Kicker Falcons Cut Ridgewoodโ€™s Younghoe Koo After 6 Years, Bring In Virginia Tech Kicker
Falcons Cut Ridgewoodโ€™s Younghoe Koo After 6 Years, Bring In Virginia Tech Kicker New Jersey native Younghoe Koo is looking for a new job after the Atlanta Falcons replaced the longtime kicker with a Virginia Tech alum. John Parker Romo is in, Koo is out, after the 28-year-old went 5-for-5 in the team's Sunday Night Football win over the Minnesota Vikings last week. Koo had been a fixture in Atlanta for years, becoming one of the league's most consistent kickers before suffering a hip injury that altered the Ridgewood man's career. During his first five seasons with the Falcons, Koo made nearly 90 percent of his field goals before a hip injury in 2024 landed him on injuโ€ฆ

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National Interest
You're Fired? Trump, US Attorney For Virginia Have Different Takes On Prosecutor's Exit You're Fired? Trump, US Attorney For Virginia Have Different Takes On Prosecutor's Exit You're Fired? Trump, US Attorney For Virginia Have Different Takes On Prosecutor's Exit
You're Fired? Trump, US Attorney For Virginia Have Different Takes On Prosecutor's Exit President Donald Trump was all smiles after Erik Siebert, the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, resigned โ€” though they have two takes on his ousting. Siebert was under pressure from Trump after he failed to charge New York Attorney General Letitia James with mortgage fraud, and the conflict came to a head on Friday, Sept. 19, resulting in the attorney leaving his position. "This evening, I submitted my resignation as Interim US Attorney for EDVA. For the last eight months, I have had the pleasure of leading the finest and most exceptional of DOJ employees, who care deeply abโ€ฆ

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Fredericksburg, VA
Breaking News
Fredericksburg Man Shot Dead After Trying To Walk Away From Fight In Woodbridge: Police Fredericksburg Man Shot Dead After Trying To Walk Away From Fight In Woodbridge: Police Fredericksburg Man Shot Dead After Trying To Walk Away From Fight In Woodbridge: Police
Fredericksburg Man Shot Dead After Trying To Walk Away From Fight In Woodbridge: Police A Fredericksburg man tried to walk away from an argument in Woodbridge and wound up dead โ€” now two teens have been arrested in connection to his murder. Jordy Lopez Campos, 18, of Woodbridge, and Dumfries resident David Omar Benitez Martinez are both behind bars in connection with the death of David Kapay Kallo last week, the Prince William County Police Department announced on Saturday, Sept. 20. Kallo, 35, was found shot and killed late in the afternoon on Saturday, Sept. 13. Officers were called to the 13700 block of Telegraph Road around 7 p.m. for reports of gunshots, police said. Upoโ€ฆ

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National Interest
Trump Moves To Fire Virginia US Attorney For Not Charging NY AG Letitia James: Reports Trump Moves To Fire Virginia US Attorney For Not Charging NY AG Letitia James: Reports Trump Moves To Fire Virginia US Attorney For Not Charging NY AG Letitia James: Reports
Trump Moves To Fire Virginia US Attorney For Not Charging NY AG Letitia James: Reports President Donald Trump reportedly wants to oust Erik Siebert, the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, after he failed to charge New York Attorney General Letitia James with mortgage fraud. Trump said on Friday that he supports removing Siebert from his position after being asked about the probe into James' Virginia home. Siebert's office had been investigating mortgage fraud allegations against James brought up by the administration regarding her home in Virginia. Trump nominated Siebert for his position earlier this year. โ€œYeah, I want him out, yeah,โ€ Trump said in responseโ€ฆ

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Arlington, VA
Breaking News
Transgender Woman Daquan Johnson Shot Dead In DC Hate Crime, DOJ Says Transgender Woman Daquan Johnson Shot Dead In DC Hate Crime, DOJ Says Transgender Woman Daquan Johnson Shot Dead In DC Hate Crime, DOJ Says
Transgender Woman Daquan Johnson Shot Dead In DC Hate Crime, DOJ Says A DC man hurled slurs at a transgender woman walking down the street โ€” then riddled her body with bullets, prosecutors say. Edgar Arrington, 38, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed with a hate crime enhancement, federal authorities announced. According to court documents, Arrington didnโ€™t even know the victim, Daquan Johnson.  Prosecutors say he began ridiculing Johnson โ€œfor being transgenderedโ€ on the sidewalk before escalating into violence. Arrington continued his harassment of Johnson by hurling slurs at Johnson, ultimately retrieving a gun and shooโ€ฆ

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Arlington, VA
Breaking News
DC Man Punched Girlfriend So Hard She Choked On Blood โ€” Then Did It Again: Feds DC Man Punched Girlfriend So Hard She Choked On Blood โ€” Then Did It Again: Feds DC Man Punched Girlfriend So Hard She Choked On Blood โ€” Then Did It Again: Feds
DC Man Punched Girlfriend So Hard She Choked On Blood โ€” Then Did It Again: Feds A DC man repeatedly beat his girlfriend so badly she was choking on her own blood โ€” then did it again two months later, according to federal prosecutors. Nyzir Miles, 22, was arraigned Thursday, Sept. 18, in Superior Court of the District of Columbia on charges stemming from multiple assaults on his former girlfriend, the US Attorneyโ€™s Office announced. Prosecutors said the violence began on Sept. 2, 2024, around 11 p.m. near the 700 block of Decatur Place NE.  Miles and his girlfriend were driving when an argument broke out. He punched her in the face, according to the governmentโ€™s eโ€ฆ

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Waldorf, MD
Breaking News
Red Cup Dooms Waldorf Murderer In Apartment Killing: Prosecutors Red Cup Dooms Waldorf Murderer In Apartment Killing: Prosecutors Red Cup Dooms Waldorf Murderer In Apartment Killing: Prosecutors
Red Cup Dooms Waldorf Murderer In Apartment Killing: Prosecutors It was the red plastic cup that helped seal his fate. A Charles County jury found Jermaine Christopher Stringer, 39, guilty of first-degree murder in the 2021 killing of Arick Jordan Jackson in Waldorf, officials announced Friday, Sept. 19. Prosecutors say that on the night of Sept. 10, 2021, deputies from the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called to investigate reports of gunshots in an apartment breezeway in Waldorf. There, they found Jackson with a fatal gunshot wound in the back. Investigators later uncovered surveillance video showing Jackson speaking with Stringer before the sโ€ฆ

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Purcellville, VA
Breaking News
Lithium Battery Turns Virginia Home Into $275K Fireball As Family Escapes In Purcellville Lithium Battery Turns Virginia Home Into $275K Fireball As Family Escapes In Purcellville Lithium Battery Turns Virginia Home Into $275K Fireball As Family Escapes In Purcellville
Lithium Battery Turns Virginia Home Into $275K Fireball As Family Escapes In Purcellville An early morning fire in Virginia torched a Purcellville home and left three people displaced after investigators say a lithium battery malfunction sparked the blaze. The fire broke out shortly before 1 a.m. Friday, Sept. 19, in the 17000 block of Strathallen Court, according to Loudoun County Fire and Rescue. When crews arrived, flames were already shooting from a second-floor window of the two-story home, officials said. A Rapid Intervention Task Force was requested, bringing in more backup from across the county. Firefighters said everyone inside escaped safely thanks to working smoke aโ€ฆ

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Severna Park, MD
Breaking News
VIDEO: Burglar Caught On Camera Rummaging Through Severna Park Home, Police Say VIDEO: Burglar Caught On Camera Rummaging Through Severna Park Home, Police Say VIDEO: Burglar Caught On Camera Rummaging Through Severna Park Home, Police Say
Video: Burglar Caught On Camera Rummaging Through Severna Park Home, Police Say Recognize her?  The plot has thickened in Maryland as they attempt to track down a burglar who was caught on camera in both Anne Arundel and Howard counties, authorities announced. Police agencies in both counties have released videos of a woman who is now wanted in connection to multiple burglaries in the area. An alert was first issued by the Anne Arundel County Police Department on Thursday, Sept. 18 regarding an incident the previous day in Severna Park. ๐——๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜†On September 17, 2025, the female shown in the video allegedly โ€ฆ

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La Plata, MD
Your Community
โ€˜Friday Night Fightsโ€™: Gunfire Erupts Outside Charles County High School Football Game: Sheriff โ€˜Friday Night Fightsโ€™: Gunfire Erupts Outside Charles County High School Football Game: Sheriff โ€˜Friday Night Fightsโ€™: Gunfire Erupts Outside Charles County High School Football Game: Sheriff
โ€˜Friday Night Fightsโ€™: Gunfire Erupts Outside Charles County High School Football Game: Sheriff Gunfire shattered the night outside a packed high school football game in Maryland, sending shockwaves through the community, officials said. On Thursday, Sept. 18, members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called to St. Charles High School in Waldorf, where there were reports of gunshots in the parking lot. Deputies said a group of teens was seen gathering at the game before leaving on their own. Minutes later, officers โ€” including the school resource officer โ€” heard several gunshots in the parking lot. The teens were spotted fleeing as officers canvassed the area.  No injโ€ฆ

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