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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Annapolis, MD
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Man Stabbed Inside Car Runs To Annapolis Home For Help; Suspect Arrested: Police Man Stabbed Inside Car Runs To Annapolis Home For Help; Suspect Arrested: Police Man Stabbed Inside Car Runs To Annapolis Home For Help; Suspect Arrested: Police
Man Stabbed Inside Car Runs To Annapolis Home For Help; Suspect Arrested: Police The 26-year-old man accused of turning on someone he knew inside a vehicle in Maryland has been tracked down. Annapolis resident Carlos Daniel Mancia Pleitez was arrested on Tuesday afternoon, three days after a stabbing that sent another man to the hospital with serious injuries, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. The attack was reported shortly after 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, in the 900 block of Epping Forest Road in Annapolis. The victim was sitting in a vehicle with another man when he was stabbed, police said. The alleged attacker then took off on foot, l…

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Arlington, VA
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Bicyclist Runs Red Light, Collides With Capitol Bikeshare Rider Who Dies Weeks Later In DC: MPD Bicyclist Runs Red Light, Collides With Capitol Bikeshare Rider Who Dies Weeks Later In DC: MPD Bicyclist Runs Red Light, Collides With Capitol Bikeshare Rider Who Dies Weeks Later In DC: MPD
Bicyclist Runs Red Light, Collides With Capitol Bikeshare Rider Who Dies Weeks Later In DC: MPD A DC bike ride turned deadly after two cyclists entered the same intersection with very different signals. The crash happened at approximately 3:24 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, at 15th and M streets NW, where two bicyclists collided in the intersection, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Investigators say a bicyclist on a fixed-gear bike was heading west in the 1400 block of M Street when the rider went through a solid red light and entered the intersection. At the same time, 59-year-old David Watts, of Northwest DC, was riding a Capitol Bikeshare electric bicycle south through…

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Fairfax, VA
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Passenger Wounded By Gunfire Striking SUV On I-66 In Fairfax: State Police (DEVELOPING) Passenger Wounded By Gunfire Striking SUV On I-66 In Fairfax: State Police (DEVELOPING) Passenger Wounded By Gunfire Striking SUV On I-66 In Fairfax: State Police (DEVELOPING)
Passenger Wounded By Gunfire Striking SUV On I-66 In Fairfax: State Police (Developing) A passenger was wounded when gunfire struck an SUV traveling along a busy Virginia interstate, state police said. The shooting was reported at approximately 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, along I-66 eastbound near the Nutley Street interchange in Fairfax County. According to Virginia State Police, a Toyota RAV4 was traveling east when the four people inside heard a loud bang and a passenger in the back reported being injured. The passenger was taken to an area hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. Troopers later found a gunshot impact in the left rear window o…

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Taneytown-Union Bridge, MD
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Twisted Tea Thief Smashes Into Taneytown Sunoco With Crocs ‘In Sports Mode’: Police (VIDEO) Twisted Tea Thief Smashes Into Taneytown Sunoco With Crocs ‘In Sports Mode’: Police (VIDEO) Twisted Tea Thief Smashes Into Taneytown Sunoco With Crocs ‘In Sports Mode’: Police (VIDEO)
Twisted Tea Thief Smashes Into Taneytown Sunoco With Crocs ‘In Sports Mode’: Police (Video) A Maryland man put the "twisted" in Twisted Tea during a bizarre gas station burglary. The Taneytown Police Department released surveillance video of a thirsty suspect who was caught on camera breaking through the glass front door of Sunoco before grabbing two cases of hard iced tea and fleeing. Investigators say that shortly before midnight on Monday, Sept. 21, an unknown man busted into the gas station on East Baltimore Street and darted directly to the back corner of the convenience store to pick up his drink of choice. He then immediately reversed course and took off on foot east to…

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Manassas, VA
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Who Needs A Runway? Manassas Company Puts Airplane Through Unusual Flight Tests Who Needs A Runway? Manassas Company Puts Airplane Through Unusual Flight Tests Who Needs A Runway? Manassas Company Puts Airplane Through Unusual Flight Tests
Who Needs A Runway? Manassas Company Puts Airplane Through Unusual Flight Tests A Virginia aviation company just taught an airplane a few helicopter tricks. Manassas-based Electra completed a series of unusual test flights across Virginia this month, putting its hybrid-electric EL2 "Ultra Short" aircraft down in places normally reserved for helicopters rather than traditional fixed-wing planes. That meant skipping the runway. During the tests, the aircraft took off and landed from heliports, vertiports, taxiways and other small spaces at sites in Roanoke, Blacksburg, Blackstone, Richmond and Newport News, according to Electra. At Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport, …

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Lexington Park, MD
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Police Capt. Ronald “Shane” Hinson Dies While On Duty After 27+ Years Of Service In Maryland Police Capt. Ronald “Shane” Hinson Dies While On Duty After 27+ Years Of Service In Maryland Police Capt. Ronald “Shane” Hinson Dies While On Duty After 27+ Years Of Service In Maryland
Police Capt. Ronald “Shane” Hinson Dies While On Duty After 27+ Years Of Service In Maryland A Maryland police department is mourning one of its own after a longtime captain died while on duty. Capt. Ronald “Shane” Hinson died on Monday, Sept. 21, while serving with the Cambridge Police Department, where he spent more than 27 years protecting the community. Hinson, who also served as the department's deputy chief, leaves behind a wife and five children. “It is with profound sadness that the Cambridge Police Department announces the passing of Captain Ronald ‘Shane’ Hinson,” the department said in announcing his death. Police did not disclose the circumstances surrounding Hinson’s…

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Aldie, VA
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Three-State Manhunt Ends After Deadly Domestic Shooting In Aldie: Sheriff (UPDATED) Three-State Manhunt Ends After Deadly Domestic Shooting In Aldie: Sheriff (UPDATED) Three-State Manhunt Ends After Deadly Domestic Shooting In Aldie: Sheriff (UPDATED)
Three-State Manhunt Ends After Deadly Domestic Shooting In Aldie: Sheriff (Updated) A man accused of killing a family member in Virginia was on the run for only a few hours before a three-state manhunt caught up with him, authorities say. Roger Bradford, 60, of Aldie, was taken into custody in Pennsylvania on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 22, after 54-year-old Lisa Bradford was found dead earlier that day in Loudoun County. Deputies from the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office were called shortly after 12:10 p.m. to the 24000 block of Quimby Oaks Place in Aldie to investigate reports of a shooting. When they arrived, they found Lisa Bradford dead at the scene. Roger Bradford …

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Lexington Park, MD
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Father's Early Morning Rent Demand Ends With Seven Deadly Gunshots, Son In Prison For Life Father's Early Morning Rent Demand Ends With Seven Deadly Gunshots, Son In Prison For Life Father's Early Morning Rent Demand Ends With Seven Deadly Gunshots, Son In Prison For Life
Father's Early Morning Rent Demand Ends With Seven Deadly Gunshots, Son In Prison For Life A man who violently murdered his father over a rent dispute in Maryland before fleeing the state and going on the run will spend the rest of his life in prison. Ja'Bril Walters, 33, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole after being found guilty of gunning down his father during an early morning argument in February 2025, according to the Wicomico County State's Attorney's Office. The argument that led to the murder began with a Facebook message sent at 3:58 a.m. on Feb. 22, 2025. Prosecutors say Walters' father demanded that his son start paying his fair share of the rent…

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Fairfax, VA
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Driver Kept Going After Gunman Riddled Car With Bullets In Groveton Parking Lot: Police Driver Kept Going After Gunman Riddled Car With Bullets In Groveton Parking Lot: Police Driver Kept Going After Gunman Riddled Car With Bullets In Groveton Parking Lot: Police
Driver Kept Going After Gunman Riddled Car With Bullets In Groveton Parking Lot: Police A hail of gunfire wasn't enough to immediately stop a critically wounded driver in Virginia. The man was driving through a parking lot in Groveton shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 12 when a gunman on foot opened fire, pumping multiple rounds into his vehicle, according to Fairfax County Police. Several bullets tore through the driver's side of the vehicle, which was left with shattered glass and a cluster of bullet holes. The driver was hit multiple times. But he kept going. Police say the wounded man continued driving through the parking lot before crashing into two unoccupied vehicle…

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Lexington Park, MD
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'Poison Gas,' Eye-Gouging Threats Target Maryland School That Doesn't Exist: Sheriff 'Poison Gas,' Eye-Gouging Threats Target Maryland School That Doesn't Exist: Sheriff 'Poison Gas,' Eye-Gouging Threats Target Maryland School That Doesn't Exist: Sheriff
'Poison Gas,' Eye-Gouging Threats Target Maryland School That Doesn't Exist: Sheriff A pair of bomb threats made by two people targeting a nonexistent school in Maryland prompted an overnight investigation and delayed classes on Tuesday morning. Late on Sept. 21, the Fruitland Police Department received two separate bomb threat calls through its non-emergency dispatch line from the same phone number, though two distinct voices were heard on the other end, according to the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office. The callers referenced "Fruitland Elementary School" and made threats involving "poison gas" and "gauging their eyes out," according to the sheriff's office. There was on…

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