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
Breaking News
11-Year-Old Missing In DC As Snowstorm Hits, Desperate Mother Pleads For Help 11-Year-Old Missing In DC As Snowstorm Hits, Desperate Mother Pleads For Help 11-Year-Old Missing In DC As Snowstorm Hits, Desperate Mother Pleads For Help
11-Year-Old Missing In DC As Snowstorm Hits, Desperate Mother Pleads For Help An 11-year-old boy vanished in DC as a powerful winter storm buried the region in snow, leaving his family and police racing against time to bring him home. The Metropolitan Police Department is asking for the public’s help to locate Jacori Raj Toliver, who was last seen on Sunday, Jan. 25, in the 5000 block of Call Place SE, as snow and dangerous conditions swept across the East Coast, officials said. Police said Jacori is described as a Black boy, standing 5-foot-6 and weighing 150 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.  Jacori Raj Toliver Metropolitan Police Department He was las…

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Aldie, VA
Weather
Snow Joke: Winter Storm Buries Parts Of DC, Maryland, Virginia With Double-Digit Totals Snow Joke: Winter Storm Buries Parts Of DC, Maryland, Virginia With Double-Digit Totals Snow Joke: Winter Storm Buries Parts Of DC, Maryland, Virginia With Double-Digit Totals
Snow Joke: Winter Storm Buries Parts Of DC, Maryland, Virginia With Double-Digit Totals Snow piled up across Maryland, DC, and Virginia after a winter storm pushed through the region overnight from Sunday into Monday. The storm dropped widespread, measurable snowfall across the region, with several communities reporting totals topping 10 inches, according to the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington office. District of Columbia The nation's capital recorded about 7.5 inches of snow as of Sunday evening, according to a National Weather Service summary. Maryland Snow Totals Some of the highest snowfall totals in Maryland were reported in the western and central parts of…

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Hagerstown, MD
Breaking News
Maryland Bus Driver Drops Off Kids, Saves Home From Porch Blaze: Fire Marshal Maryland Bus Driver Drops Off Kids, Saves Home From Porch Blaze: Fire Marshal Maryland Bus Driver Drops Off Kids, Saves Home From Porch Blaze: Fire Marshal
Maryland Bus Driver Drops Off Kids, Saves Home From Porch Blaze: Fire Marshal A Maryland school bus driver didn’t just drop kids off — he grabbed a fire extinguisher and helped stop a porch fire from swallowing a home. The accidental structure fire was reported at 4:27 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23, at a single-family home in the 60 block of North Branch Avenue in Bloomington, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators said a neighbor noticed flames on the front porch while retrieving her child from the school bus.  The bus driver then leapt into action. Using the on-board extinguisher, officials say the bus driver was able to prevent the flames f…

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Aldie, VA
Your Community
Snow Day For Students After Winter Storm Shuts Down Schools In Loudoun County Snow Day For Students After Winter Storm Shuts Down Schools In Loudoun County Snow Day For Students After Winter Storm Shuts Down Schools In Loudoun County
Snow Day For Students After Winter Storm Shuts Down Schools In Loudoun County Maryland and Virginia school districts aren’t taking chances after a powerful winter storm swept through the region, prompting widespread closures Monday as snow and ice lingered on roads. As many as 10 inches of snow fell throughout the region on Sunday, Jan. 25, forcing schools, airports, government offices, and many businesses to announce plans to shut down on Monday, Jan. 26.  Among the school districts to announce closures as of 6 p.m. on Sunday:  Maryland Anne Arundel Public Schools; Baltimore County Public Schools (also closed Tuesday); Calvert County Public Schools; Ca…

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Arlington, VA
Breaking News
Emergency Pumps Go Live To Reroute Sewage After Potomac Sewer Collapse: DC Water (UPDATED) Emergency Pumps Go Live To Reroute Sewage After Potomac Sewer Collapse: DC Water (UPDATED) Emergency Pumps Go Live To Reroute Sewage After Potomac Sewer Collapse: DC Water (UPDATED)
Emergency Pumps Go Live To Reroute Sewage After Potomac Sewer Collapse: DC Water (Updated) A Maryland man handing out hot chili during one of the region’s messiest infrastructure emergencies in years ended up symbolizing something bigger — and now, there’s finally real progress behind the scenes. DC Water confirmed Saturday night that crews activated the long-awaited emergency bypass to contain millions of gallons of wastewater spilling from a collapsed sewer line near the Potomac River, days after a local man warmed workers — and the Internet — with a pot of chili along Clara Barton Parkway. The local resident brought food to the weary workers who have been repairing the …

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Arlington, VA
Weather
Snow Day Irony: City Truck Slides Into Arlington Home During Icy Storm (PHOTOS) Snow Day Irony: City Truck Slides Into Arlington Home During Icy Storm (PHOTOS) Snow Day Irony: City Truck Slides Into Arlington Home During Icy Storm (PHOTOS)
Snow Day Irony: City Truck Slides Into Arlington Home During Icy Storm (Photos) A city vehicle meant to keep Arlington residents safe during a winter storm instead wound up in the front yard of a home after sliding off an icy roadway Sunday morning, officials said. The crash happened at the height of treacherous winter conditions in Northern Virginia, showcasing just how dangerous the roads had become even for trained municipal crews. Arlington Fire & EMS said a vehicle slid off the roadway and struck a home around 8:45 a.m. at the intersection of South Glebe Road and Walter Reed Drive on Jan. 25. The truck involved was a City of Arlington vehicle, photos show. D…

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Sterling, VA
Weather
Flights Grounded At Reagan, BWI As Snowstorm Shuts Down Maryland, Virginia Airports Flights Grounded At Reagan, BWI As Snowstorm Shuts Down Maryland, Virginia Airports Flights Grounded At Reagan, BWI As Snowstorm Shuts Down Maryland, Virginia Airports
Flights Grounded At Reagan, BWI As Snowstorm Shuts Down Maryland, Virginia Airports The snow didn’t just snarl roads across the region — it completely grounded air travel, forcing hundreds of flight cancellations at Reagan National and BWI Marshall airports as winter conditions slammed Maryland and DC on Sunday. All flights were canceled at Reagan National Airport on Sunday, Jan. 25, after snow began falling around midnight and conditions quickly deteriorated, airport officials said. Airport crews worked throughout the day to clear snow and sleet from runways. Still, officials warned that weather conditions were expected to remain dangerous for much of the day. “Airlines …

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Columbia, MD
Breaking News
Snow Outside, Flames Inside: Middle-Of-The-Night Townhouse Fire Forces Columbia Residents Out Snow Outside, Flames Inside: Middle-Of-The-Night Townhouse Fire Forces Columbia Residents Out Snow Outside, Flames Inside: Middle-Of-The-Night Townhouse Fire Forces Columbia Residents Out
Snow Outside, Flames Inside: Middle-Of-The-Night Townhouse Fire Forces Columbia Residents Out As snow piled up and temperatures dropped, firefighters were battling something far hotter in Maryland — a middle-of-the-night townhouse fire that forced residents out into the cold and lit up a quiet neighborhood with flashing lights and heavy smoke. Fire crews were dispatched to the 9800 block of Rainleaf Court in Columbia at approximately 2:05 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, after reports of a townhouse fire, according to the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services. The Howard County fire. Howard County Fire and Rescue Firefighters worked for roughly 90 minutes to bring the bl…

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Fairfax, VA
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Deadly I-495 Crash In Fairfax County Had Nothing To Do With Snow, State Police Say Deadly I-495 Crash In Fairfax County Had Nothing To Do With Snow, State Police Say Deadly I-495 Crash In Fairfax County Had Nothing To Do With Snow, State Police Say
Deadly I-495 Crash In Fairfax County Had Nothing To Do With Snow, State Police Say As Virginia braced for snow and ice, a deadly crash on I-495 had nothing to do with the weather at all — and state police made that clear after a sedan lost control and slammed into a stopped truck Saturday night. Virginia State Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer and a sedan in the northbound lanes of the interstate at Backlick Road in Fairfax County, according to authorities. Troopers responded to the scene at approximately 8:24 p.m. on Jan. 24, after the driver in a sedan was heading south on I-395 to I-495, lost control, went off the side of th…

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Towson, MD
Your Community
‘Thank You, Baltimore’: John Harbaugh Shares Emotional Message To Ravens Fans ‘Thank You, Baltimore’: John Harbaugh Shares Emotional Message To Ravens Fans ‘Thank You, Baltimore’: John Harbaugh Shares Emotional Message To Ravens Fans
‘Thank You, Baltimore’: John Harbaugh Shares Emotional Message To Ravens Fans John Harbaugh didn’t leave Baltimore quietly — he left in ink. The former Ravens head coach took out a full-page letter in The Baltimore Sun’s weekend edition to thank the city, the organization, and the fans who became family during his time in Maryland, offering a rare, heartfelt goodbye that felt more personal than any press release ever could. “When Ingrid, Alison, and I arrived in Baltimore, we knew that we were joining a football organization,” Harbaugh wrote. “What we couldn’t have fully known then was that we were becoming part of a city, a culture, and a community.” From the first…

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