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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Lexington Park, MD
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Lexington Park CO Charged In Inmate Theft Case Now Accused In Stolen Gun Probe: Sheriff Lexington Park CO Charged In Inmate Theft Case Now Accused In Stolen Gun Probe: Sheriff Lexington Park CO Charged In Inmate Theft Case Now Accused In Stolen Gun Probe: Sheriff
Lexington Park CO Charged In Inmate Theft Case Now Accused In Stolen Gun Probe: Sheriff Dayvon Maurice West's legal troubles continue to mount. The Maryland correctional officer accused of stealing thousands of dollars from an inmate in St. Mary's County is now facing fresh charges, according to the sheriff's office. The 35-year-old Lexington Park man is now accused of stealing a loaded handgun, sparking a massive police search that forced the evacuation of a state park. West, a correctional officer assigned to the St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation Center, was criminally charged earlier this week in an unrelated case, accusing him of stealing cash from an in…

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Montgomery Village, MD
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WATCH: Ring Camera Captures Maryland Man Setting Apartment Door Ablaze, Trapping Four Inside WATCH: Ring Camera Captures Maryland Man Setting Apartment Door Ablaze, Trapping Four Inside WATCH: Ring Camera Captures Maryland Man Setting Apartment Door Ablaze, Trapping Four Inside
Watch: Ring Camera Captures Maryland Man Setting Apartment Door Ablaze, Trapping Four Inside He said he'd be back. Hours later, prosecutors say a Maryland man returned with a gas can, set fire to an apartment's only exit, and trapped four people inside, with Ring camera video capturing the terrifying moments. The gas canister Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office The attack played out on Friday, April 4, 2025, at an apartment in Montgomery Village, where prosecutors say 36-year-old Rockville resident Robert Simms carried out an arson that nearly turned deadly. According to court records, Simms had spent the night at the apartment before allegedly attempting to assault …

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Oxon Hill, MD
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Man Found Shot Dead Inside Vehicle Near MGM National Harbor In Maryland: Police (DEVELOPING) Man Found Shot Dead Inside Vehicle Near MGM National Harbor In Maryland: Police (DEVELOPING) Man Found Shot Dead Inside Vehicle Near MGM National Harbor In Maryland: Police (DEVELOPING)
Man Found Shot Dead Inside Vehicle Near MGM National Harbor In Maryland: Police (Developing) A late-night shooting left a man dead inside a vehicle. Detectives are now searching for answers. A Maryland homicide investigation is underway after an adult man was found fatally shot near MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Prince George's County Police said. Officers were called to the area of MGM National Avenue and Monument Avenue at approximately 11:15 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, for a reported shooting. When they arrived, they found an adult man inside a vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Prince George's County Police detectives remained at t…

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Gaithersburg, MD
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Pilot Circles Before Safe Emergency Landing At Gaithersburg Airpark After Landing Gear Scare Pilot Circles Before Safe Emergency Landing At Gaithersburg Airpark After Landing Gear Scare Pilot Circles Before Safe Emergency Landing At Gaithersburg Airpark After Landing Gear Scare
Pilot Circles Before Safe Emergency Landing At Gaithersburg Airpark After Landing Gear Scare For several tense minutes, a small plane circled over a Maryland airport while emergency crews gathered below, waiting to see how the landing would end. The pilot safely brought the aircraft down at Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg shortly before noon on Friday, June 26, after reporting a landing gear problem, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service officials. Shortly after 11 a.m., firefighters were notified that the plane was experiencing landing gear issues and would likely need to make an emergency landing.  The plane landed safely in Montgomery Coun…

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Leonardtown-California, MD
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Lexington Park Apartment Complex Double Shooting Ends With Attempted Murder Arrest For Teen Lexington Park Apartment Complex Double Shooting Ends With Attempted Murder Arrest For Teen Lexington Park Apartment Complex Double Shooting Ends With Attempted Murder Arrest For Teen
Lexington Park Apartment Complex Double Shooting Ends With Attempted Murder Arrest For Teen A Maryland man has been arrested in connection with a double shooting at a Lexington Park apartment complex earlier this month, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced Friday. Detectives arrested Deshawn Swein Campbell, 18, of Dameron, on Thursday, June 25, following an investigation into the June 13 shooting in the 46000 block of Hilton Drive. Deputies were called to the apartment complex after receiving reports of multiple shots fired. When they arrived, they found two victims suffering from gunshot wounds. Investigators identified Campbell as the suspected shooter and charged h…

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Springfield, VA
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IEDs, Sawed-Off Shotgun Found During Virginia Eviction; Springfield Man Convicted IEDs, Sawed-Off Shotgun Found During Virginia Eviction; Springfield Man Convicted IEDs, Sawed-Off Shotgun Found During Virginia Eviction; Springfield Man Convicted
IEDs, Sawed-Off Shotgun Found During Virginia Eviction; Springfield Man Convicted A routine eviction in Virginia took an explosive turn in Fairfax County when deputies uncovered IEDs and a sawed-off shotgun inside a home, likely putting him at risk of federal prison. Amer Taisir Zghailat Qaralleh, 42, a dual US-Jordanian citizen, has been convicted on multiple weapons charges after he was busted with four explosive devices and the shotgun in a Springfield home, according to authorities. Court records state that on March 18, 2025, deputies from the Fairfax County Sheriff's Office served a writ of eviction against Qaralleh at the Springfield home. During the sea…

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Stafford, VA
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Ex-Intel Official From Virginia Gets Prison For Sexually Abusing Women At Conference: Feds Ex-Intel Official From Virginia Gets Prison For Sexually Abusing Women At Conference: Feds Ex-Intel Official From Virginia Gets Prison For Sexually Abusing Women At Conference: Feds
Ex-Intel Official From Virginia Gets Prison For Sexually Abusing Women At Conference: Feds He was a retired Army colonel and senior intelligence official. Now, he is headed to federal prison. A Virginia man from Stafford County was sentenced Thursday, June 25, in Newport News to 25 years behind bars for sexually abusing two women during an intelligence conference at a government facility in Williamsburg, federal prosecutors announced. Michael A. Dillard, 63, was convicted of sexual abuse, aggravated sexual abuse, abusive sexual contact, and making false statements, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. At the time of the assaults, Dillard wa…

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Hyattsville, MD
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Teens Charged As Adults In Fatal Brentwood Shooting Of Hyattsville Teen They Knew: Police Teens Charged As Adults In Fatal Brentwood Shooting Of Hyattsville Teen They Knew: Police Teens Charged As Adults In Fatal Brentwood Shooting Of Hyattsville Teen They Knew: Police
Teens Charged As Adults In Fatal Brentwood Shooting Of Hyattsville Teen They Knew: Police Two teenagers have been identified and arrested nearly two weeks after Ruben Arevalo Saavedra, 16, was gunned down in Maryland. A pair of 16-year-old Mount Rainier residents are being charged as adults for their alleged roles in the fatal Brentwood shooting of the Hyattsville resident earlier this month, the Prince George's County Police Department announced on Thursday. Officers were called shortly before 5 p.m. on June 12 to the 3700 block of Shepherd Street to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, they found Arevalo Saavedra suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The Hyattsvil…

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Oxon Hill, MD
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DC Man Tried To Run After Fatally Stabbing Stranger During Oxon Hill Argument: Police DC Man Tried To Run After Fatally Stabbing Stranger During Oxon Hill Argument: Police DC Man Tried To Run After Fatally Stabbing Stranger During Oxon Hill Argument: Police
DC Man Tried To Run After Fatally Stabbing Stranger During Oxon Hill Argument: Police A District man is facing multiple murder charges in Maryland after an argument with a stranger turned deadly, police say. Joseph Key, 38, has been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of 44-year-old Oxon Hill resident Corye Trapp late on Wednesday afternoon. Shortly after 6:30 p.m. on June 24, officers were called to the unit block of block of Audrey Lane, where they found Trapp outside of a business suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries. During the investigation, Key was identified as a suspect …

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Manassas, VA
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Teens Who Shot 18-Year-Old Found Dead Near Manassas Mobile Home Community Charged: Police Teens Who Shot 18-Year-Old Found Dead Near Manassas Mobile Home Community Charged: Police Teens Who Shot 18-Year-Old Found Dead Near Manassas Mobile Home Community Charged: Police
Teens Who Shot 18-Year-Old Found Dead Near Manassas Mobile Home Community Charged: Police Two teenagers are now charged with murder after an 18-year-old Virginia man was gunned down, staggered away from the gunfire, and collapsed in a nearby backyard, Prince William County Police announced. The arrests came on Thursday, June 25, nearly 10 days after 18-year-old Luis Angel Chavez was shot inside the Bull Run Mobile Home Community in Manassas. Manassas native Markiss Alexander Medrano, and a 16-year-old suspect, are facing serious charges following a deadly shooting that shocked a Northern Virginia neighborhood earlier this month. According to the Prince William County Police Dep…

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