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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Sterling, VA
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Gas Leak Shuts Down Roads, Evacuates Businesses In Sterling-Ashburn Area (DEVELOPING) Gas Leak Shuts Down Roads, Evacuates Businesses In Sterling-Ashburn Area (DEVELOPING) Gas Leak Shuts Down Roads, Evacuates Businesses In Sterling-Ashburn Area (DEVELOPING)
Gas Leak Shuts Down Roads, Evacuates Businesses In Sterling-Ashburn Area (Developing) A gas leak forced evacuations and widespread road closures in the Sterling-Ashburn area on Monday morning, prompting an extended emergency response and major traffic disruptions, officials said. Fire and rescue crews were called to an outside gas leak near Waxpool Road and Pacific Boulevard in Sterling on Monday, Jan. 5, around 11 a.m., according to Loudoun County officials.  The gas company responded to the scene to assess the scope of the leak, and a precautionary evacuation of several nearby businesses was ordered. Authorities shut down multiple roadways in the immediate area, incl…

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Gaithersburg, MD
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Teen Found Dead In Parking Lot As Murder Investigation Launched In Gaithersburg: Police Teen Found Dead In Parking Lot As Murder Investigation Launched In Gaithersburg: Police Teen Found Dead In Parking Lot As Murder Investigation Launched In Gaithersburg: Police
Teen Found Dead In Parking Lot As Murder Investigation Launched In Gaithersburg: Police A death investigation is underway in Maryland after an 18-year-old was found suffering from fatal gunshot wounds in a parking lot over the weekend, police say. The body of a man was discovered in a parking lot in the 23600 block of Rolling Fork Way in Gaithersburg on Friday, Jan. 2, at approximately 7:21 p.m., according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services were dispatched to the scene for a report of a person down and located the victim suffering from an apparent gunshot wound, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and Fire Re…

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Alexandria, VA
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Virginia Trooper Hurt After Police Chase Ends In Rollover Crash On I-495 In Alexandria: VSP Virginia Trooper Hurt After Police Chase Ends In Rollover Crash On I-495 In Alexandria: VSP Virginia Trooper Hurt After Police Chase Ends In Rollover Crash On I-495 In Alexandria: VSP
Virginia Trooper Hurt After Police Chase Ends In Rollover Crash On I-495 In Alexandria: VSP A Virginia State Police trooper was hospitalized with minor injuries after a pursuit ended in a rollover crash along the Capital Beltway in Alexandria on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The crash happened shortly after 3:45 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 4, on I-495 near Eisenhower Avenue, when a trooper attempted to stop a vehicle for reckless driving, according to Virginia State Police. Police said the driver of a Honda Accord refused to stop, prompting a pursuit along the Beltway. During the chase, the suspect vehicle moved from the second lane toward the Van Dorn Street exit, police said…

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Sterling, VA
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WATCH: BWI Airport Staff’s Viral Mariah Carey Performance Has Millions Watching WATCH: BWI Airport Staff’s Viral Mariah Carey Performance Has Millions Watching WATCH: BWI Airport Staff’s Viral Mariah Carey Performance Has Millions Watching
Watch: BWI Airport Staff’s Viral Mariah Carey Performance Has Millions Watching Move over, Mariah Carey. There are some new showstoppers in the DMV. Christmas has come and gone, but the holiday spirit remains strong in the region, as a video of BWI Airport employees taking on the singer's classic Christmas carol "All I Want For Christmas Is You" has gone viral.  The performance from the BWI worker has been liked more than 1.6 million times on TikTok, with nearly 25,000 comments and hundreds of thousands of people favoriting the post, which garnered a wildly positive response from social media hounds. @jazsmin30 The best welcome home greeting #baltimore #chr…

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Alexandria, VA
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Drake, Influencer Adin Ross Used Online Casino For ‘Phony’ Streams, Virginia Lawsuit Alleges Drake, Influencer Adin Ross Used Online Casino For ‘Phony’ Streams, Virginia Lawsuit Alleges Drake, Influencer Adin Ross Used Online Casino For ‘Phony’ Streams, Virginia Lawsuit Alleges
Drake, Influencer Adin Ross Used Online Casino For ‘Phony’ Streams, Virginia Lawsuit Alleges Some high-profile stars are now at the center of a sweeping Virginia-based federal lawsuit that claims an online “social casino” is actually illegal gambling — and that it was promoted to consumers through deceptive means. A class-action RICO lawsuit filed in Alexandria names rapper Aubrey “Drake” Graham, streamer Adin Ross, and promoter George Nguyen as defendants alongside Sweepstakes Ltd., which operates Stake.us, according to court records. The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia by plaintiffs LaShawnna Ridley and Tiffany Hines, who are identi…

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Arlington, VA
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‘No Crime In DC,’ Trump Touts — As Police Investigate Multiple Recent Homicides ‘No Crime In DC,’ Trump Touts — As Police Investigate Multiple Recent Homicides ‘No Crime In DC,’ Trump Touts — As Police Investigate Multiple Recent Homicides
‘No Crime In DC,’ Trump Touts — As Police Investigate Multiple Recent Homicides President Donald Trump again boasted about there being "no crime in DC," despite police investigating multiple homicides — in the past week alone. During his press conference on Saturday, Jan. 3, announcing the arrest of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, Trump took a moment to pat himself on the back after deploying the National Guard in the nation's capital last year. “There is no crime in Washington, DC,” Trump said, while speaking on Saturday. “We haven't had a killing in a long period of time… six, seven months… we used to average one or two a week… restaurants are opening… everyone is …

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Arlington, VA
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WATCH: Firefighters Rescue Man Trapped Beneath I-66 Bridge Over Potomac River WATCH: Firefighters Rescue Man Trapped Beneath I-66 Bridge Over Potomac River WATCH: Firefighters Rescue Man Trapped Beneath I-66 Bridge Over Potomac River
Watch: Firefighters Rescue Man Trapped Beneath I-66 Bridge Over Potomac River A dangerous rescue unfolded beneath one of the region’s busiest bridges Saturday morning when firefighters worked to save a man trapped below the I-66 span over the Potomac River. DC Fire and EMS crews were dispatched just before 7 a.m. on Jan. 3, after a man was found stuck inside construction scaffolding beneath the I-66 bridge, also known as the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, officials said. Because of the man’s location below-grade and underneath the bridge, firefighters launched a rope rescue operation, officials said, deploying special operations crews alongside land units and fireboats. …

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Towson, MD
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Veteran Baltimore County Detective Dies After Medical Emergency On Duty: 'A Lasting Legacy' Veteran Baltimore County Detective Dies After Medical Emergency On Duty: 'A Lasting Legacy' Veteran Baltimore County Detective Dies After Medical Emergency On Duty: 'A Lasting Legacy'
Veteran Baltimore County Detective Dies After Medical Emergency On Duty: 'A Lasting Legacy' A Maryland police detective with three decades on the job has died after suffering a medical emergency while working on New Year’s Eve, leaving the department and county leaders mourning the sudden loss. Baltimore County Police Detective Paul Hoke, 49, assigned to the Homicide/Missing Persons Unit, passed away Thursday afternoon at an area hospital after experiencing a medical emergency while on duty, officials confirmed. pic.twitter.com/9gNxk714jT — Baltimore City FOP (@FOP3) January 3, 2026 Hoke was surrounded by family and friends at the time of his death, according to the departmen…

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Temple Hills-Camp Springs, MD
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Triple Shooting Outside Temple Hills Banquet Hall Leaves Three Men Dead: Police (DEVELOPING) Triple Shooting Outside Temple Hills Banquet Hall Leaves Three Men Dead: Police (DEVELOPING) Triple Shooting Outside Temple Hills Banquet Hall Leaves Three Men Dead: Police (DEVELOPING)
Triple Shooting Outside Temple Hills Banquet Hall Leaves Three Men Dead: Police (Developing) A violent scene unfolded outside a Maryland banquet hall before dawn, leaving three men dead and detectives working through the night. Prince George’s County police are investigating a fatal triple shooting reported around 2:10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, in the 4300 block of Saint Barnabas Road in Temple Hills, authorities said. Officers responding to the scene found three men who had been shot in the parking lot of the banquet hall, police said. All three were pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Homicide Unit detectives, patrol officers, and evidence technicians remained on scen…

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Towson, MD
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Illegal Aliens With History Of Murder, Sex Offenses In Baltimore Face Arrests, Deportation: ICE Illegal Aliens With History Of Murder, Sex Offenses In Baltimore Face Arrests, Deportation: ICE Illegal Aliens With History Of Murder, Sex Offenses In Baltimore Face Arrests, Deportation: ICE
Illegal Aliens With History Of Murder, Sex Offenses In Baltimore Face Arrests, Deportation: ICE Federal immigration agents made two arrests in Maryland this week, taking two men into custody living in the US illegally and carrying  lengthy criminal histories. ICE Baltimore officers arrested Christopher Adolph Franklin, a Guyanese national, in Baltimore on Friday, Jan. 2, according to the agency, which pointed out his extensive rap sheet. According to ICE, Franklin had previously been convicted of first-degree murder and felony use of a handgun. He will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings. Hours earlier, agents also arrested Jose Santos Dominguez-Menjivar, a Salvad…

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