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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Alexandria, VA
Breaking News
Fatal Double Shooting In Alexandria Leaves Man Dead, Boy Injured (DEVELOPING) Fatal Double Shooting In Alexandria Leaves Man Dead, Boy Injured (DEVELOPING) Fatal Double Shooting In Alexandria Leaves Man Dead, Boy Injured (DEVELOPING)
Fatal Double Shooting In Alexandria Leaves Man Dead, Boy Injured (Developing) Police have identified the man killed in a double shooting that rattled a quiet Virginia neighborhood earlier this week, as investigators continue searching for answers — and for help from the public. Alexandria Police said 27-year-old Marquette Holmes, of Washington, DC, was the victim fatally shot inside an apartment building shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 28, in the 900 block of North Patrick Street, according to the department. Officers responding to reports of shots fired found Holmes and a young boy suffering from apparent gunshot wounds inside the building, police said. …

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Arlington, VA
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Man Who Sexually Assaulted Woman On Flight Into Reagan National Convicted, Feds Say Man Who Sexually Assaulted Woman On Flight Into Reagan National Convicted, Feds Say Man Who Sexually Assaulted Woman On Flight Into Reagan National Convicted, Feds Say
Man Who Sexually Assaulted Woman On Flight Into Reagan National Convicted, Feds Say An Indian national who sexually assaulted a woman on a flight into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is facing years in prison, federal authorities announced. Varun Arora, 38, was convicted by a jury on charges of abusive sexual contact and assault on board a flight after groping a woman as they flew from Rhode Island into Virginia. According to court records, on Aug. 29, 2024, during final approach on a flight from Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport into Arlington, a passenger awoke to find Arora sexually groping her. Prosecutors say that Arora, who was wearin…

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Cockeysville-Hunt Valley, MD
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Maryland Worker Walks Away After Being Trapped 75 Feet Up In Cockeysville Sand Hopper (UPDATED) Maryland Worker Walks Away After Being Trapped 75 Feet Up In Cockeysville Sand Hopper (UPDATED) Maryland Worker Walks Away After Being Trapped 75 Feet Up In Cockeysville Sand Hopper (UPDATED)
Maryland Worker Walks Away After Being Trapped 75 Feet Up In Cockeysville Sand Hopper (Updated) What started as a terrifying technical rescue at an industrial site in Maryland ended with a rare outcome Friday afternoon: the worker walked away. A man who became trapped waist-deep inside an elevated sand hopper at a Cockeysville facility was freed and assisted safely to the ground after a complex rescue operation, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. Fire crews rushed to a Maryland industrial site after a worker was found trapped inside an elevated sand hopper. Baltimore County Fire Department Firefighters were called to the 10800 block of Beaver Dam Road in Baltim…

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Alexandria, VA
Obituaries
‘Whatever It Takes’: Virginia Animal Rescue Hero Chris Haverly Dies Doing What He Loved ‘Whatever It Takes’: Virginia Animal Rescue Hero Chris Haverly Dies Doing What He Loved ‘Whatever It Takes’: Virginia Animal Rescue Hero Chris Haverly Dies Doing What He Loved
‘Whatever It Takes’: Virginia Animal Rescue Hero Chris Haverly Dies Doing What He Loved Chris Haverly was more than a man with a van. He was a hero who died doing what he loved. For more than a decade, Haverly made a name for himself up and down the East Coast, rescuing thousands of animals that all found their forever homes in Virginia. Then, in an instant, Haverly’s life was cut short in a deadly crash, as police say, fittingly while he was transporting animals from southern to northern Virginia. “He has been rescuing animals for over 12 years,” Karen Barnette, who said she had known Haverly for 45 years, said. “He tragically lost his life in a vehicle accident after making…

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Manassas, VA
Your Community
Walk For Peace Set To Pass Through Northern Virginia As Buddhist Monks Trek To DC — Here’s When Walk For Peace Set To Pass Through Northern Virginia As Buddhist Monks Trek To DC — Here’s When Walk For Peace Set To Pass Through Northern Virginia As Buddhist Monks Trek To DC — Here’s When
Walk For Peace Set To Pass Through Northern Virginia As Buddhist Monks Trek To DC — Here’s When A quiet journey for peace moving thousands of miles on foot now has a clearer path through Northern Virginia, as Buddhist monks trekking from Texas to Washington, DC, prepare to pass through the region in early February. Prince William County officials confirmed that the “Walk for Peace” pilgrimage is tentatively scheduled to move through the county on Friday, Feb. 6, or Saturday, Feb. 7, with monks heading northbound along Richmond Highway (Route 1) from Stafford County into Fairfax County. The Prince William County Police Department is coordinating closely with regional law enforcement ag…

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Towson, MD
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$70K Cash Stash Seized As Chinese Cargo Ship Captain Nailed At Port Of Baltimore $70K Cash Stash Seized As Chinese Cargo Ship Captain Nailed At Port Of Baltimore $70K Cash Stash Seized As Chinese Cargo Ship Captain Nailed At Port Of Baltimore
$70K Cash Stash Seized As Chinese Cargo Ship Captain Nailed At Port Of Baltimore A Chinese cargo ship captain sailed into Maryland with a suitcase problem he didn’t bother to mention: more than $70,000 in cash tucked away and unreported, according to US Customs and Border Protection. CBP officers seized $70,737 in unreported currency from the captain of the M/V Sheng Ning Hai after a routine enforcement boarding at the Port of Baltimore on Thursday, Jan. 22, officials said. After the bulk freighter — owned by China’s state-run COSCO Shipping Lines and flagged in China — arrived in Baltimore, officers asked the vessel’s master to declare how much currency was on board, a…

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Cockeysville-Hunt Valley, MD
Breaking News
Worker Trapped Waist-Deep In Sand Hopper At Cockeysville Site As Medevac Called (DEVELOPING) Worker Trapped Waist-Deep In Sand Hopper At Cockeysville Site As Medevac Called (DEVELOPING) Worker Trapped Waist-Deep In Sand Hopper At Cockeysville Site As Medevac Called (DEVELOPING)
Worker Trapped Waist-Deep In Sand Hopper At Cockeysville Site As Medevac Called (Developing) A Maryland worker’s day took a terrifying turn Friday afternoon when he became trapped waist-deep inside an elevated sand hopper at an industrial site in Baltimore County. Firefighters were called to the 10800 block of Beaver Dam Road in Cockeysville at approximately 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 30, after reports that a worker was stuck inside the hopper, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. Crews arrived to find the man trapped inside the structure, prompting a technical rescue response as firefighters worked to free him from the equipment. Due to the complexity of the rescue, a m…

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Dundalk, MD
Obituaries
Arrest Made In Dundalk Hit-Run That Killed Teen Walking To First Day Of Work (UPDATED) Arrest Made In Dundalk Hit-Run That Killed Teen Walking To First Day Of Work (UPDATED) Arrest Made In Dundalk Hit-Run That Killed Teen Walking To First Day Of Work (UPDATED)
Arrest Made In Dundalk Hit-Run That Killed Teen Walking To First Day Of Work (Updated) An arrest has been made in the hit-and-run that killed a 19-year-old who was walking to his first day of work in Maryland, police announced. Angel Quizhpi Tenezaca, 40, has been charged with multiple citations after leaving the scene of a deadly crash in Dundalk that claimed the life of Todd Hines Jr. earlier this week, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. The crash happened at approximately 7:35 a.m. on Tuesday, January 27, in the 5200 block of North Point Boulevard, police said. Officers responded to reports of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle and found Hines had been hit…

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Montgomery Village, MD
Your Community
Montgomery Village Girl, 12, Made Swatting Call From School Bus, Won’t Face Charges: Police Montgomery Village Girl, 12, Made Swatting Call From School Bus, Won’t Face Charges: Police Montgomery Village Girl, 12, Made Swatting Call From School Bus, Won’t Face Charges: Police
Montgomery Village Girl, 12, Made Swatting Call From School Bus, Won’t Face Charges: Police A 12-year-old girl in Maryland will not face criminal charges after making a swatting call from a school bus that caused chaos for officials last fall, officials say. In September 2025, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to the 19100 block of Montgomery Village Avenue to investigate reports of a shooting in progress, though they were met by neither a gunman nor any evidence of shots fired. Officers already in the area did not hear the sound of gunfire and were not able to locate a caller at the scene. Further investigation determined the call was originatin…

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Nottingham-Perry Hall, MD
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Softball Coach From Nottingham Indicted On Federal Child Sexual Abuse Charges Softball Coach From Nottingham Indicted On Federal Child Sexual Abuse Charges Softball Coach From Nottingham Indicted On Federal Child Sexual Abuse Charges
Softball Coach From Nottingham Indicted On Federal Child Sexual Abuse Charges A youth softball coach in Maryland is facing federal charges in connection with child sexual abuse offenses, authorities announced. Nottingham native Michael Joseph Pusateri, 59, was indicted by a grand jury, which charged him with producing and receiving child sexual abuse material (CSAM). According to the indictment, between April 2025 and August 2025, Pusateri sent sexually explicit text messages to a minor and later engaged in a sexual relationship with the child. Prosecutors say that Pusateri groomed the minor through the messages and allegedly asked the minor victim to…

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