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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Annandale, VA
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Officer Shoots Knife-Wielding Man During Domestic Call In Annandale: Police (DEVELOPING) Officer Shoots Knife-Wielding Man During Domestic Call In Annandale: Police (DEVELOPING) Officer Shoots Knife-Wielding Man During Domestic Call In Annandale: Police (DEVELOPING)
Officer Shoots Knife-Wielding Man During Domestic Call In Annandale: Police (Developing) A man was shot by a police officer in Virginia after officers responding to a reported domestic incident involving a knife chased him on foot on Monday afternoon, authorities said. The officer-involved shooting happened in the 7000 block of Sutter Lane in Annandale. According to Fairfax County Police, officers were called to the area for a domestic incident involving a knife. When they arrived, they located the man, who fled the scene on foot. During the encounter, one officer fired their weapon, striking the man, police said. The man was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries that…

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Arnold, MD
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Charlotte Hall Driver Killed After Mazda Leaves Road, Hits Tree In Arnold (DEVELOPING) Charlotte Hall Driver Killed After Mazda Leaves Road, Hits Tree In Arnold (DEVELOPING) Charlotte Hall Driver Killed After Mazda Leaves Road, Hits Tree In Arnold (DEVELOPING)
Charlotte Hall Driver Killed After Mazda Leaves Road, Hits Tree In Arnold (Developing) A late-night drive ended in tragedy. In Maryland, Anne Arundel County police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 33-year-old Charlotte Hall man in Arnold late Monday night. Officers were called around 10:30 p.m. on July 27 to Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard, west of Governor Ritchie Highway, where they found a crashed 2020 Mazda 3. Investigators say the driver was heading south when he failed to negotiate a left-hand curve, causing the Mazda to leave the roadway, then slam into a guardrail and a tree. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene by membe…

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La Plata, MD
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Trauma ICU Security Officer Faces Fight Of His Life After Devastating La Plata Motorcycle Crash Trauma ICU Security Officer Faces Fight Of His Life After Devastating La Plata Motorcycle Crash Trauma ICU Security Officer Faces Fight Of His Life After Devastating La Plata Motorcycle Crash
Trauma ICU Security Officer Faces Fight Of His Life After Devastating La Plata Motorcycle Crash Life changed in an instant. John Jeffers Jr. is determined not to let it define him. In Maryland, the Waldorf husband, father, and longtime Inova Fairfax Hospital security officer is facing the fight of his life after a devastating motorcycle crash left him with multiple broken bones, months of recovery ahead, and a family waiting for him to come home. Jeffers, who has worked as a security officer in Inova Fairfax's Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit since 2018, was seriously injured on July 24 when his motorcycle was involved in a multi-vehicle crash near Crain Highway and Mitchell Road i…

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Fredericksburg, VA
Obituaries
Fredericksburg Mom Killed In Motorcycle Crash 'Dedicated Her Life' To 3 Sons, Loved Ones Say Fredericksburg Mom Killed In Motorcycle Crash 'Dedicated Her Life' To 3 Sons, Loved Ones Say Fredericksburg Mom Killed In Motorcycle Crash 'Dedicated Her Life' To 3 Sons, Loved Ones Say
Fredericksburg Mom Killed In Motorcycle Crash 'Dedicated Her Life' To 3 Sons, Loved Ones Say Jennifer Hollingsworth was doing what she loved. Then everything changed in an instant. The 39-year-old Fredericksburg mother of three was killed in a motorcycle crash on Thursday, July 23, in Fairfax County, leaving behind three sons now surrounded by a grieving community determined to help carry them through the days ahead. The crash happened shortly after 7:15 p.m. at the intersection of Ox Road and Chapel Road in Fairfax Station, according to Fairfax County Police. Detectives say Hollingsworth was riding a 2025 Suzuki GSX-R750 north on Ox Road when her motorcycle struck a 2021 Buick En…

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Annapolis, MD
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Millersville Father Waiting For Three Life-Saving Organs Refuses To Give Up Millersville Father Waiting For Three Life-Saving Organs Refuses To Give Up Millersville Father Waiting For Three Life-Saving Organs Refuses To Give Up
Millersville Father Waiting For Three Life-Saving Organs Refuses To Give Up A Maryland husband and father is refusing to give up. In Anne Arundel County, Millersville resident JaNathan "Jay" Crutchfield, 42, has spent the past month fighting for his life at Johns Hopkins Hospital after a sudden medical crisis left him in need of not one, but three life-saving organ transplants. Jay was rushed to the hospital on June 29 after suffering cardiogenic shock caused by advanced heart failure from cardiomyopathy. The medical emergency triggered multiple organ failure, leaving him dependent on dialysis, life-support devices and around-the-clock intensive care. The r…

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Columbia, MD
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Columbia Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend Captured Hundreds Of Miles Away In Texas (UPDATED) Columbia Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend Captured Hundreds Of Miles Away In Texas (UPDATED) Columbia Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend Captured Hundreds Of Miles Away In Texas (UPDATED)
Columbia Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend Captured Hundreds Of Miles Away In Texas (Updated) He didn't stay on the run for long. A Maryland man wanted in the strangulation death of his girlfriend in Howard County has been captured hundreds of miles away in Texas, authorities announced Monday evening. Darwin Carcamo-Santiago, 24, was taken into custody without incident Monday afternoon by local authorities in Texas, according to Howard County police. Investigators have not said where in Texas he was found or when he is expected to be returned to Maryland. Carcamo-Santiago is charged with first- and second-degree murder in the death of 35-year-old Esmeralda Perez-Mendez of Takoma P…

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La Plata, MD
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Tow Truck Operator Killed In Freak La Plata Loading Accident Identified (DEVELOPING) Tow Truck Operator Killed In Freak La Plata Loading Accident Identified (DEVELOPING) Tow Truck Operator Killed In Freak La Plata Loading Accident Identified (DEVELOPING)
Tow Truck Operator Killed In Freak La Plata Loading Accident Identified (Developing) A routine tow turned deadly in Maryland. The victim, 67-year-old Joseph Louis Skinner of La Plata, was killed Friday afternoon, July 24, in what investigators described as a tragic accident involving his own tow truck at a business in Charles County. The fatal incident happened around 4:20 p.m. in the 9300 block of WW Industrial Drive in La Plata. According to the Charles County Sheriff's Office, Skinner was operating a rollback tow truck and attempting to load an SUV onto the truck when the rollback unexpectedly began moving forward on its own. As the truck shifted, the SUV rolled and st…

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Frederick, MD
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Beaver Tests Positive For Rabies After Attacking Boy At Frederick State Park (UPDATED) Beaver Tests Positive For Rabies After Attacking Boy At Frederick State Park (UPDATED) Beaver Tests Positive For Rabies After Attacking Boy At Frederick State Park (UPDATED)
Beaver Tests Positive For Rabies After Attacking Boy At Frederick State Park (Updated) A beaver that attacked a teenage swimmer at one of Maryland's most popular state parks has tested positive for rabies. The alarming update came Monday, one day after a 13-year-old boy was bitten while swimming at Cunningham Falls State Park's William Houck Area near Thurmont in Frederick County. The Frederick County Health Department said the beaver, which was collected from Hunting Creek Lake on Sunday, tested positive for the rabies virus. The attack happened around 9 a.m. on July 26 inside the park's designated swimming area. The teen suffered bites to his hands and chest and was flown…

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Silver Spring, MD
Obituaries
Silver Spring Family Preparing For Milestone Birthday Now Planning Young Father's Funeral Silver Spring Family Preparing For Milestone Birthday Now Planning Young Father's Funeral Silver Spring Family Preparing For Milestone Birthday Now Planning Young Father's Funeral
Silver Spring Family Preparing For Milestone Birthday Now Planning Young Father's Funeral A Maryland family is mourning a young father whose little boy is about to celebrate his second birthday without him. John William Stacey, 28, of Silver Spring, died after a single-vehicle crash early Saturday, July 25, leaving behind his son, who, according to loved ones, was the greatest joy of his life. "John was a loving boyfriend, a devoted father, a cherished son, and a loyal friend," organizer Julieta Quinonez wrote in a GoFundMe created to help his family following his death. "His greatest joy in life was his beautiful little boy, who is about to celebrate his second birthday." Phot…

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Silver Spring, MD
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Mercedes Driver Killed In Early Morning Silver Spring Crash Identified By Police Mercedes Driver Killed In Early Morning Silver Spring Crash Identified By Police Mercedes Driver Killed In Early Morning Silver Spring Crash Identified By Police
Mercedes Driver Killed In Early Morning Silver Spring Crash Identified By Police A Maryland man was killed before sunrise after his Mercedes struck a curb, veered off the road, and slammed into a tree in Montgomery County, police said. The crash happened around 4:40 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, in the 11800 block of New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring. According to Montgomery County police, 28-year-old John William Stacey, of Silver Spring, was heading north in a gray 2010 Mercedes when, for reasons still under investigation, the vehicle struck the median curb near Tracey Drive. The car then left the roadway and crashed into a tree. Stacey suffered life-threatening in…

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