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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Columbia, MD
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Teen Will Die In Prison For 'Senseless' Double Murder Outside The Mall In Columbia Teen Will Die In Prison For 'Senseless' Double Murder Outside The Mall In Columbia Teen Will Die In Prison For 'Senseless' Double Murder Outside The Mall In Columbia
Teen Will Die In Prison For 'Senseless' Double Murder Outside The Mall In Columbia Justice is served for the families of two Maryland teens whose lives were upended by a deadly shooting last year. A Howard County judge made sure Emmetson Zeah will never walk free again after the Columbia teen was sentenced to life without parole, plus another 70 years for the shocking double homicide outside The Mall in Columbia that left two teenagers dead. Zeah, 19, learned his fate in Howard County Circuit Court, more than a year after gunfire erupted near the Lidl and bus stop area along Little Patuxent Parkway during the early evening rush outside the mall. The shooting left 16-year…

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Arlington, VA
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Teen Facing 69 Charges After Sexually Assaulting Girl, Opening Fire At DC Bus Stop: Feds Teen Facing 69 Charges After Sexually Assaulting Girl, Opening Fire At DC Bus Stop: Feds Teen Facing 69 Charges After Sexually Assaulting Girl, Opening Fire At DC Bus Stop: Feds
Teen Facing 69 Charges After Sexually Assaulting Girl, Opening Fire At DC Bus Stop: Feds Five people were struck by gunfire by a teen shooter who allegedly sexually assaulted a minor before opening fire in DC, federal authorities announced. Anthony Del Cid-Morales, 18, was indicted this week on 69 charges in connection with a January mass shooting involving his underage victim and her group of friends. According to prosecutors, late in the afternoon on Jan. 22, Del Cid-Morales allegedly sexually assaulted a juvenile victim on a bus, which led to a physical altercation between them. When the bus arrived at a stop shortly later, the girl got out with her friends from the ba…

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Woodbridge, VA
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Teen Holds Knife To Family Member’s Throat During Bizarre Woodbridge Barricade: Police Teen Holds Knife To Family Member’s Throat During Bizarre Woodbridge Barricade: Police Teen Holds Knife To Family Member’s Throat During Bizarre Woodbridge Barricade: Police
Teen Holds Knife To Family Member’s Throat During Bizarre Woodbridge Barricade: Police Officers in Virginia were able to safely resolve a dangerous situation after a teen in crisis held a knife to the throat of a family member during a bizarre weekend barricade, police say. The incident was reported shortly after 4 a.m. on Friday, May 22, when officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to a home in the 2100 block of Abbottsbury Way in Woodbridge, where there was a juvenile in a mental health crisis. Officers initially found the teen walking in the area of Potomac Club Parkway and Richmond Highway, at which point he took off on foot and returned to t…

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Round Hill, VA
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Memorial Day Fire Displaces Round Hill Family, Pets After Smoker Wood Chips Ignite Garage Memorial Day Fire Displaces Round Hill Family, Pets After Smoker Wood Chips Ignite Garage Memorial Day Fire Displaces Round Hill Family, Pets After Smoker Wood Chips Ignite Garage
Memorial Day Fire Displaces Round Hill Family, Pets After Smoker Wood Chips Ignite Garage An unexpected fire during a holiday weekend celebration left a Virginia family and their pets without a home, officials say. Hot wood chips from a smoker tossed into a plastic container on Saturday morning sparked a massive garage fire in Round Hill that left the family, four cats, and two dogs displaced, according to the Loudoun County Fire Marshal's Office. Crews were called around 11:30 a.m. on May 23 to a reported fire in the 17000 block of Tedler Circle, where a passerby reported smoke and flames coming from the two-story home. Fire crews quickly deployed hose lines to attack the f…

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Alexandria, VA
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Alexandria Felon Charged With Murder After Deadly Woodbridge Parking Lot Gunfire: Police Alexandria Felon Charged With Murder After Deadly Woodbridge Parking Lot Gunfire: Police Alexandria Felon Charged With Murder After Deadly Woodbridge Parking Lot Gunfire: Police
Alexandria Felon Charged With Murder After Deadly Woodbridge Parking Lot Gunfire: Police A drug deal in a Virginia parking lot turned deadly. Now two convicted felons are facing murder charges, Prince William County Police announced Monday. Taiyon Damari Jackson, 20, of Alexandria, and William Latrale Lisenby, 23, of Lorton, were arrested days apart following the May 12 killing of 42-year-old Frances Joseph Douglas of Bowling Green, according to investigators. Police said officers were called shortly before 9 p.m. to the 1200 block of Potomac Vista Drive after reports of a shooting. By the time officers got there, Douglas had already been rushed to a hospital by a family membe…

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Towson, MD
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Thousands Raised For Baltimore Man Battling Schizophrenia After Cruel Humiliation Thousands Raised For Baltimore Man Battling Schizophrenia After Cruel Humiliation Thousands Raised For Baltimore Man Battling Schizophrenia After Cruel Humiliation
Thousands Raised For Baltimore Man Battling Schizophrenia After Cruel Humiliation A vulnerable Baltimore man battling schizophrenia while living on the streets is receiving an outpouring of support after a group of youths humiliated him by kicking away his food while he was minding his own business and eating alone. The incident involving a man known as Leo has sparked outrage in the community and across social media in recent days, with supporters rallying around him after photos and videos of the aftermath began circulating online. "For many people, schizophrenia is invisible until it becomes impossible to ignore. It affects the way Leo experiences the world every sing…

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North East, MD
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North East Man Picked Up 12-Year-Old Girl Before Rape Near Delaware Dog Park, Police Say North East Man Picked Up 12-Year-Old Girl Before Rape Near Delaware Dog Park, Police Say North East Man Picked Up 12-Year-Old Girl Before Rape Near Delaware Dog Park, Police Say
North East Man Picked Up 12-Year-Old Girl Before Rape Near Delaware Dog Park, Police Say A Maryland man who picked up a 12-year-old girl and raped her near a dog park in Delaware spent the holiday weekend behind bars, police say. North East resident Majdi Jones, 22, was arrested shortly before 2:20 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20, when he was caught with his pants down after contacting a girl on social media and arranging to meet her. According to the New Castle County Police Department in Delaware, officers were conducting proactive patrols near Banning Park when they spotted a suspicious Honda Ridgeline occupied by two people in the 100 block of Middleboro Road. The incident happe…

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Fairfax, VA
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Power Line Crashes Onto Richmond Highway In Woodlawn, Triggering Memorial Day Delays Power Line Crashes Onto Richmond Highway In Woodlawn, Triggering Memorial Day Delays Power Line Crashes Onto Richmond Highway In Woodlawn, Triggering Memorial Day Delays
Power Line Crashes Onto Richmond Highway In Woodlawn, Triggering Memorial Day Delays Commuters were delayed in Virginia on Monday afternoon as Memorial Day got off to a strange start in Fairfax County. First responders were called around 7:30 a.m. on Monday, May 25, to a stretch of Richmond Highway in Woodlawn near the intersection of Sacremento Drive, where there was a single-vehicle crash that ended with a power line down, officials say. Fairfax County Police No injuries were reported. According to the Fairfax County Police Department, drivers are urged to avoid the area while crews make repairs. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Check back to Daily…

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Fredericksburg, VA
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Warrants Issued For 39-Year-Old Man Traveling With Missing Fredericksburg Teen: Police Warrants Issued For 39-Year-Old Man Traveling With Missing Fredericksburg Teen: Police Warrants Issued For 39-Year-Old Man Traveling With Missing Fredericksburg Teen: Police
Warrants Issued For 39-Year-Old Man Traveling With Missing Fredericksburg Teen: Police A missing Virginia teen was last seen traveling with a 39-year-old man who may now be trying to take her out of state, according to an updated alert from Fredericksburg Police. Investigators say 17-year-old Autumn Van Zandt disappeared around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, after she was last seen near Market Square on William Street in downtown Fredericksburg. But in a new update issued Friday, police revealed Van Zandt was last seen traveling with Ronnie Reel, a man born in November 1986 whose photo was released publicly alongside the missing teen alert. Police warned the pair “may be attempt…

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Annapolis, MD
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Judge Tosses Tennessee Case Against Wrongfully Deported Maryland Father Kilmar Abrego Garcia Judge Tosses Tennessee Case Against Wrongfully Deported Maryland Father Kilmar Abrego Garcia Judge Tosses Tennessee Case Against Wrongfully Deported Maryland Father Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Judge Tosses Tennessee Case Against Wrongfully Deported Maryland Father Kilmar Abrego Garcia A federal judge blasted the DOJ for what he called an “abuse of prosecuting power” before throwing out the Tennessee human smuggling case against wrongly deported Maryland father Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Thursday, May 22. US District Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr. dismissed the indictment against Abrego Garcia, the Beltsville resident whose deportation to El Salvador sparked a months-long legal and political firestorm stretching from Maryland to the Supreme Court. Crenshaw ruled the prosecution was tainted by “vindictive” motives after the Trump administration was ordered by federal courts to fa…

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