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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Bel Air, MD
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Smoke-Filled Bel Air Sprouts Evacuated After Trash Compactor Fire Erupts Behind Store Smoke-Filled Bel Air Sprouts Evacuated After Trash Compactor Fire Erupts Behind Store Smoke-Filled Bel Air Sprouts Evacuated After Trash Compactor Fire Erupts Behind Store
Smoke-Filled Bel Air Sprouts Evacuated After Trash Compactor Fire Erupts Behind Store A Maryland grocery store was evacuated after a trash compactor fire sparked heavy smoke conditions behind a Sprouts Farmers Market location in Harford County. The fire broke out Sunday afternoon, May 17, behind the Sprouts location on Marketplace Drive in Bel Air, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators say an odor-control fan motor seized and failed between the building and the trash compactor, sending sparks into the container and igniting the trash inside. Photos from the scene showed firefighters standing in piles of smoldering garbage as smoke poured from the …

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Triangle-Dumfries, VA
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Gas Station Worker Charged After 20-Year-Old Stabbed To Death Near Pumps In Dumfries: Police Gas Station Worker Charged After 20-Year-Old Stabbed To Death Near Pumps In Dumfries: Police Gas Station Worker Charged After 20-Year-Old Stabbed To Death Near Pumps In Dumfries: Police
Gas Station Worker Charged After 20-Year-Old Stabbed To Death Near Pumps In Dumfries: Police A 20-year-old Woodbridge man was stabbed to death outside a Virginia gas station after a fight with an employee near the pumps, according to Prince William County Police. Michael Orlando Dickey, 42, who police say has no fixed address, is charged with manslaughter in the killing of Jonathan David Ferreyra Agapito early Sunday morning. The stabbing happened around 12:10 a.m. on May 17 at the Shell station on Dumfries Road in Dumfries. When officers arrived, they found Ferreyra Agapito suffering from a stab wound near the gas pumps. Investigators say the victim became involved in a physical…

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Towson, MD
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3-Year-Old Found Safe After Mother Accused Of Taking Child From Baltimore Park: Police 3-Year-Old Found Safe After Mother Accused Of Taking Child From Baltimore Park: Police 3-Year-Old Found Safe After Mother Accused Of Taking Child From Baltimore Park: Police
3-Year-Old Found Safe After Mother Accused Of Taking Child From Baltimore Park: Police A 3-year-old boy who sparked an overnight parental abduction alert in Maryland has been found safe after police say his mother took him from a Baltimore park without permission. Roman Johnson was located unharmed early Sunday morning, May 18, according to Baltimore Police. The search began around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, when officers were called to the 1900 block of Eagle Drive in Baltimore to investigate a reported parental abduction. Police say the child’s father told officers he had been playing with Roman at a park when the boy’s mother, identified as Enurah Isis, took the child…

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Alexandria, VA
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Woman Found Dead, Barricaded Man Fatally Shot By Alexandria Officers In Standoff: Police Woman Found Dead, Barricaded Man Fatally Shot By Alexandria Officers In Standoff: Police Woman Found Dead, Barricaded Man Fatally Shot By Alexandria Officers In Standoff: Police
Woman Found Dead, Barricaded Man Fatally Shot By Alexandria Officers In Standoff: Police Two family members are dead following an officer-involved shooting in Northern Virginia on Monday morning, police confirmed. Officers from the Alexandria Police Department were called around 4 a.m. on May 18 to an apartment on Canterbury Square, where there were reports of a woman who had been shot. According to Police Chief Tarrick McGuire, responding officers were able to remove relatives from the home, while a man barricaded himself in a room inside the apartment with the woman's body. Officers gave verbal commands, but the man refused to exit the room, McGuire said. He later emerged an…

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National Interest
Northern Virginia Native Saves NASCAR Reporter From Runaway 4,000-Pound Cart In Dover (VIDEO) Northern Virginia Native Saves NASCAR Reporter From Runaway 4,000-Pound Cart In Dover (VIDEO) Northern Virginia Native Saves NASCAR Reporter From Runaway 4,000-Pound Cart In Dover (VIDEO)
Northern Virginia Native Saves NASCAR Reporter From Runaway 4,000-Pound Cart In Dover (Video) A former UConn football player from Northern Virginia used his football instincts to save a NASCAR reporter from a runaway cart barreling toward her in a viral moment caught on camera. Donovan Williams was in the right place at the right time Friday at Dover Motor Speedway, when a 4,000-pound cart rolled downhill in the direction of Fox Sports reporter Amanda Busick while teams were preparing for a NASCAR Truck Series qualifying event. Williams, who attended C.D. Hylton High School in Prince William County before heading to UConn and Elon University, used his body to shield Busick as the pa…

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Oakton, VA
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Two Adults Killed, Children Seriously Hurt In Overnight Crash Over I-66 In Oakton: Police Two Adults Killed, Children Seriously Hurt In Overnight Crash Over I-66 In Oakton: Police Two Adults Killed, Children Seriously Hurt In Overnight Crash Over I-66 In Oakton: Police
Two Adults Killed, Children Seriously Hurt In Overnight Crash Over I-66 In Oakton: Police Two adults were killed, and two children were injured in a violent overnight crash that shut down Route 123 over I-66 in Virginia, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. The single-vehicle wreck happened in Oakton during the early morning hours of Sunday, May 17. Police say a woman driving the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. A man riding with her was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he later died. Two children in the car were also taken to the hospital — one with life-threatening injuries — officials said. The crash shut down Route 123 ove…

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Arlington, VA
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Man Dies After Massive Late-Night River Rescue Near DC Yacht Club At Navy Yard (DEVELOPING) Man Dies After Massive Late-Night River Rescue Near DC Yacht Club At Navy Yard (DEVELOPING) Man Dies After Massive Late-Night River Rescue Near DC Yacht Club At Navy Yard (DEVELOPING)
Man Dies After Massive Late-Night River Rescue Near DC Yacht Club At Navy Yard (Developing) Floodlights bounced off the Anacostia River late Saturday night as divers searched the water near the District Yacht Club after a man disappeared along the Navy Yard waterfront. By the end of the rescue operation, the man had been pulled from the river in critical condition. He later died. DC Fire and EMS crews rushed to the 1300 block of Water Street SE shortly before 11 p.m. after reports of a person missing in the water near the boat club docks. Fireboats and shoreline crews swarmed the area while divers entered the river beside the packed Navy Yard waterfront. Photos from the scene s…

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Glen Burnie, MD
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Off-Duty Cop, Officer Wife Help Stop Wild AR-15 Shooting, Carjacking Rampage In PG County: PD Off-Duty Cop, Officer Wife Help Stop Wild AR-15 Shooting, Carjacking Rampage In PG County: PD Off-Duty Cop, Officer Wife Help Stop Wild AR-15 Shooting, Carjacking Rampage In PG County: PD
Off-Duty Cop, Officer Wife Help Stop Wild AR-15 Shooting, Carjacking Rampage In PG County: PD An off-duty cop and his police officer wife helped crack a wild crime spree that ended with a 68-year-old man facing 66 charges in Maryland. Larry James Simpson is accused of multiple shootings at five locations across northern Prince George's County over several hours on Friday, May 15, according to police. Simpson’s day began around 2:30 p.m., when officers received reports of a man pointing a long gun out of a car window in the 5100 block of Pierce Avenue in College Park. Witnesses said several shots were fired, though no injuries were reported. According to the Prince George's County …

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Fredericksburg, VA
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'Check Your Boobies': Virginia Navy Family Blindsided By Cancer Day After Mom Passes Dream Exam 'Check Your Boobies': Virginia Navy Family Blindsided By Cancer Day After Mom Passes Dream Exam 'Check Your Boobies': Virginia Navy Family Blindsided By Cancer Day After Mom Passes Dream Exam
'Check Your Boobies': Virginia Navy Family Blindsided By Cancer Day After Mom Passes Dream Exam A Navy family in Virginia spent years grinding toward a new beginning. Then everything changed in the course of 24 hours. On Thursday, May 7, Sara Goldman was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer. One day later, after enduring one of the country’s most demanding graduate medical programs, the Virginia Beach mother of a 2-year-old boy officially passed her boards and became a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. The milestone was supposed to launch a completely new chapter for the Goldmans. Instead, it became the beginning of a fight for Sara’s life. “My wife, Sara, has dedicated over …

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Woodbridge, VA
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Army Sergeant Loses Leg After Dump Truck Slams Into Motorcycle At Stoplight In Virginia Army Sergeant Loses Leg After Dump Truck Slams Into Motorcycle At Stoplight In Virginia Army Sergeant Loses Leg After Dump Truck Slams Into Motorcycle At Stoplight In Virginia
Army Sergeant Loses Leg After Dump Truck Slams Into Motorcycle At Stoplight In Virginia An Army sergeant on his way to work in Virginia had his life changed in seconds when a dump truck slammed into his motorcycle as he was sitting at a red light.  Now, Avery Harris — known to friends and family as “SGT Harris” — is beginning a long road to recovery after losing his left leg above the knee in the devastating crash. Avery Harris GoFundMe Harris suffered catastrophic injuries in a crash in early May after being struck by the truck, which sent the kickstand of his bike into his leg, according to his family. The injuries were nearly fatal. Harris lost so much bl…

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