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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Arlington, VA
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Virginia Couple Killed After Speeding Mustang Slams Into SUV Identified Virginia Couple Killed After Speeding Mustang Slams Into SUV Identified Virginia Couple Killed After Speeding Mustang Slams Into SUV Identified
Virginia Couple Killed After Speeding Mustang Slams Into SUV Identified A Virginia husband and wife have been identified as two of the three people who died in a crash across state lines. Mark Yancey, 60, and Jana Yancey, 62, both of Yorktown, were killed late last month in a two-vehicle Milford crash, according to Delaware State Police on Tuesday, July 7. The couple was driving a Nissan Rogue when they were involved in a crash with the Ford Mustang driven by 36-year-old Harrington, Delaware, resident Eric Lynch. Investigators say that around 9:15 p.m. on Friday, June 26, Lynch was traveling west on Milford Harrington Highway at a high rate of speed near the i…

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Aldie, VA
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15 Dead, Nearly 900 Crashes Reported On Virginia Roads During Holiday Weekend: State Police 15 Dead, Nearly 900 Crashes Reported On Virginia Roads During Holiday Weekend: State Police 15 Dead, Nearly 900 Crashes Reported On Virginia Roads During Holiday Weekend: State Police
15 Dead, Nearly 900 Crashes Reported On Virginia Roads During Holiday Weekend: State Police Fifteen people never made it home over the holiday weekend. Virginia roads turned deadly over the Fourth of July weekend as 15 people were killed in 14 separate crashes between Thursday, July 2, and Sunday, July 5, according to preliminary data released Tuesday by Virginia State Police. The fatal crashes happened in Alleghany, Appomattox, Brunswick, Fauquier, Frederick, Nottoway, Pulaski, Roanoke, Shenandoah, Smyth, Spotsylvania, and Suffolk counties, as well as the City of Danville.  Frederick County recorded two deadly crashes during the four days. Among the deadliest incidents was…

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Manassas, VA
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Man Exposed Himself To Occupied Car Outside SplashDown Water Park In Manassas, Police Say Man Exposed Himself To Occupied Car Outside SplashDown Water Park In Manassas, Police Say Man Exposed Himself To Occupied Car Outside SplashDown Water Park In Manassas, Police Say
Man Exposed Himself To Occupied Car Outside SplashDown Water Park In Manassas, Police Say Visitors to a busy Virginia water park got more than they bargained for. A summer trip to the park took an unexpected turn when police say a 30-year-old man walked up to an occupied vehicle, exposed himself, and made obscene gestures before strolling away. The incident happened around 6:30 p.m. on Monday, July 6, outside SplashDown Waterpark in Manassas, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators later identified the suspect as Manassas man Manuel De Jesus Alvaranga Espana. Police say Alvaranga Espana approached an occupied vehicle in the parking lot, whe…

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Lexington Park, MD
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Fireworks Celebration Ends In Chaos As Lexington Park Teen Is Stabbed Multiple Times: Sheriff Fireworks Celebration Ends In Chaos As Lexington Park Teen Is Stabbed Multiple Times: Sheriff Fireworks Celebration Ends In Chaos As Lexington Park Teen Is Stabbed Multiple Times: Sheriff
Fireworks Celebration Ends In Chaos As Lexington Park Teen Is Stabbed Multiple Times: Sheriff What was supposed to be a night of fireworks ended with a teenager fighting for their life. One person was hospitalized, and 23-year-old Lexington Park resident Devin Allen Miles is behind bars following an incident at the rescheduled fireworks event in Solomons, according to the Calvert County Sheriff's Office. Shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 5, deputies were called to the Solomons Island Gazebo, where there was a fight involving multiple people inside a large gathering at the event. While deputies were responding, the Calvert County Control Center received additional information…

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Fairfax, VA
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Pregnant Virginia Veterinarian Loses Home In Overnight Fairfax Fire Weeks Before Baby's Arrival Pregnant Virginia Veterinarian Loses Home In Overnight Fairfax Fire Weeks Before Baby's Arrival Pregnant Virginia Veterinarian Loses Home In Overnight Fairfax Fire Weeks Before Baby's Arrival
Pregnant Virginia Veterinarian Loses Home In Overnight Fairfax Fire Weeks Before Baby's Arrival A veterinarian in Virginia should be preparing to welcome her second child in a matter of weeks. Instead, Dr. Kate Bedard is picking up the pieces and rebuilding after a fire destroyed her family's Fairfax County home.  Bedard, a veterinary ophthalmologist, escaped with her husband and young daughter after a fire broke out just before 1 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1, at their home in the 10800 block of Paynes Church Drive in Fairfax, according to officials. When firefighters arrived, flames were pouring from the home's attached carport and had already spread into the attic. Crews extingui…

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Lexington Park, MD
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Maryland Man Held Woman Against Her Will Before 11-Hour Armed Standoff: State Police Maryland Man Held Woman Against Her Will Before 11-Hour Armed Standoff: State Police Maryland Man Held Woman Against Her Will Before 11-Hour Armed Standoff: State Police
Maryland Man Held Woman Against Her Will Before 11-Hour Armed Standoff: State Police She got out. He refused to. The confrontation stretched from late Sunday night into Monday morning in Snow Hill, where Maryland State Police say Robert Keith Anderson, 49, barricaded himself inside a home after an alleged domestic assault that left troopers trying for nearly half a day to get him to surrender. It started just before 10:45 p.m. on July 5, when a woman managed to escape the home on W. Market Street and call 911. She told investigators Anderson had physically restrained her inside the residence. Before she got away, he allegedly pulled out a gun and threatened to harm her. B…

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Fredericksburg, VA
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Wrong-Way Driver, Car Into Building Mark Fredericksburg's Fourth Of July DUI Crackdown Wrong-Way Driver, Car Into Building Mark Fredericksburg's Fourth Of July DUI Crackdown Wrong-Way Driver, Car Into Building Mark Fredericksburg's Fourth Of July DUI Crackdown
Wrong-Way Driver, Car Into Building Mark Fredericksburg's Fourth Of July DUI Crackdown One driver went the wrong way down a city street. Another slammed into a building. Those were just two of the dangerous DUI arrests Fredericksburg Police say they made during the Fourth of July holiday, with separate crashes ending in handcuffs just hours apart. The first happened on Saturday, July 4, when Officer McAfee spotted a Kia minivan traveling the wrong way on Princess Anne Street near Lafayette Boulevard. Police said the driver ignored the officer's attempt to stop and continued driving the wrong way before finally pulling over in the 800 block of Princess Anne Street. Following…

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Bladensburg-Cheverly, MD
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DC Driver Killed In Overnight Maryland Crash At Busy Cheverly Intersection: Police DC Driver Killed In Overnight Maryland Crash At Busy Cheverly Intersection: Police DC Driver Killed In Overnight Maryland Crash At Busy Cheverly Intersection: Police
DC Driver Killed In Overnight Maryland Crash At Busy Cheverly Intersection: Police Anthony Butler never made it home on Monday morning. A Maryland crash claimed the life of a DC driver early on July 6, after two vehicles collided at a Prince George's County intersection, police said. The crash happened at about 12:30 a.m. in the Tuxedo area near Cheverly, where officers responded to the intersection of Kenilworth Avenue and Creston Street for a reported two-vehicle collision. Investigators identified the driver who died as Butler, 40. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, the preliminary investigation indicates the two vehicles collided at the …

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Waldorf, MD
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Fake Cop Accused Of Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Woman In Charles County, Sheriff Says Fake Cop Accused Of Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Woman In Charles County, Sheriff Says Fake Cop Accused Of Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Woman In Charles County, Sheriff Says
Fake Cop Accused Of Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Woman In Charles County, Sheriff Says A Maryland man accused of sexually assaulting a woman after kidnapping her in Waldorf is facing similar charges in Anne Arundel County, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Silver Spring resident Bryan Neal Gordon, 27, is facing criminal charges in Southern Maryland following an investigation into a harrowing incident late last month. Investigators say that around 10:30 p.m. on June 28, a woman arranged to meet Gordon in the 2200 block of Old Washington Road in Waldorf. Once inside his vehicle, it is alleged that Gordon falsely claimed to be a police officer, handcuffed h…

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Herndon, VA
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12 Years Later: Herndon Man Arrested At Dulles In 2014 Hit-And-Run Case, Police Say 12 Years Later: Herndon Man Arrested At Dulles In 2014 Hit-And-Run Case, Police Say 12 Years Later: Herndon Man Arrested At Dulles In 2014 Hit-And-Run Case, Police Say
12 Years Later: Herndon Man Arrested At Dulles In 2014 Hit-And-Run Case, Police Say He disappeared before he could face a judge. More than a decade after police say he struck a woman with his car, fled the scene, skipped court, and left the country, a Herndon man is finally back in custody after being arrested at Dulles International Airport. Enda Browne, 43, was arrested after the US Marshals Service located him at Dulles Airport, Fairfax County Police announced on Monday, July 6. The arrest closes a 12-year chapter that began on Nov. 16, 2014, when officers were called around 6:30 p.m. to the intersection of Reston Parkway and Spectrum Center Drive in Reston for reports…

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