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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Temple Hills-Camp Springs, MD
Obituaries
Temple Hills Mother Remembered For Fierce Love After Police Say Her Son Killed Her Temple Hills Mother Remembered For Fierce Love After Police Say Her Son Killed Her Temple Hills Mother Remembered For Fierce Love After Police Say Her Son Killed Her
Temple Hills Mother Remembered For Fierce Love After Police Say Her Son Killed Her The woman whose killing stunned a Maryland community is being remembered not for how she died, but for how deeply she lived — and how fiercely she loved. Adia Lipscomb Mingo, 45, was found dead inside her home in the 6900 block of Westchester Court in Temple Hills, early in the morning on Thursday, Dec. 11, Prince George’s County Police said. Officers responding to a reported shooting found Mingo unresponsive inside the residence, Temple Hills, December 11, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Days later, police announced that Damari Lipscomb, 24, Mingo’s …

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Silver Spring, MD
Breaking News
Manhunt Launched After Stranger Smells Child’s Feet Inside Packed Silver Spring Arcade: Police Manhunt Launched After Stranger Smells Child’s Feet Inside Packed Silver Spring Arcade: Police Manhunt Launched After Stranger Smells Child’s Feet Inside Packed Silver Spring Arcade: Police
Manhunt Launched After Stranger Smells Child’s Feet Inside Packed Silver Spring Arcade: Police Police in Maryland are searching for a man accused of approaching a young girl inside a busy arcade, removing her shoes and socks, and smelling her feet before walking away. The incident happened inside the arcade area at Dave & Buster’s at approximately 10 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 28, in the 8600 block of Colesville Road in Silver Spring, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Investigators said a 10-year-old girl was approached by an unknown man while inside the arcade. Police said he removed the child’s shoes and socks and smelled her feet before leaving the area. Det…

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Silver Spring, MD
Breaking News
Maryland Double Murder Retrial Ends Same Way With Guilty Verdict Again For Man Facing Life Maryland Double Murder Retrial Ends Same Way With Guilty Verdict Again For Man Facing Life Maryland Double Murder Retrial Ends Same Way With Guilty Verdict Again For Man Facing Life
Maryland Double Murder Retrial Ends Same Way With Guilty Verdict Again For Man Facing Life Gregory Jones was convicted again in a Maryland double murder retrial — same verdict, same outcome. A Montgomery County jury delivered a decisive verdict Friday afternoon, finding Jones, 32, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, guilty on a host of charges.  Again. Specifically, Jones was convicted of:  Two counts of first-degree murder; Conspiracy to commit first-degree murder; Two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. The charges stem from the February 2018 execution-style shooting deaths of Ashley Dickinson and Joshua Frazier, who were found shot inside a vehicl…

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by Zak Failla
Stafford, VA
Breaking News
Stafford Mom Accused Of Third DUI After Dropping Kids At School, Sheriff Says Stafford Mom Accused Of Third DUI After Dropping Kids At School, Sheriff Says Stafford Mom Accused Of Third DUI After Dropping Kids At School, Sheriff Says
Stafford Mom Accused Of Third DUI After Dropping Kids At School, Sheriff Says A Virginia mother was arrested for driving under the influence after deputies found her slumped over in a running vehicle — just hours after she had dropped her children off at school, authorities said. Deputies were called shortly before 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 12, to a stretch of Reservoir Road, where there were reports of a woman slumped over inside a parked vehicle that was still running, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. When deputies made contact with the driver, later identified as Stafford resident Kierstin Johnson, 32, her speech was so slurred it was difficult to …

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by Zak Failla
Silver Spring, MD
Breaking News
Child Seriously Hurt, Driver Killed In Violent Crash At Busy Silver Spring Intersection: Police Child Seriously Hurt, Driver Killed In Violent Crash At Busy Silver Spring Intersection: Police Child Seriously Hurt, Driver Killed In Violent Crash At Busy Silver Spring Intersection: Police
Child Seriously Hurt, Driver Killed In Violent Crash At Busy Silver Spring Intersection: Police A child was seriously hurt, and a driver was killed in a violent two-vehicle crash that shut down a Maryland intersection over the weekend, police say. The fatal crash was reported shortly after 9 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 12 at the intersection of Good Hope Road and Good Hope Drive in Silver Spring, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Fourth District officers and Montgomery County Fire Rescue Service crews responded to the scene for a crash involving a blue Ford F-150 and a black Acura RDX, police said. A 4-year-old child and the driver of the Ford were taken to an area ho…

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Temple Hills-Camp Springs, MD
Breaking News
Son Killed Mother Inside Temple Hills Home Over Ongoing Dispute, Police Say Son Killed Mother Inside Temple Hills Home Over Ongoing Dispute, Police Say Son Killed Mother Inside Temple Hills Home Over Ongoing Dispute, Police Say
Son Killed Mother Inside Temple Hills Home Over Ongoing Dispute, Police Say A 24-year-old man has been accused of killing his mother after her body was found inside a Maryland home last week, authorities announced. Damari Lipscomb was arrested in Pennsylvania and charged after 45-year-old Adia Lipscomb Mingo was found dead in her Temple Hills home last week, according to the Prince George's County Department of Police.  Officers were called to the 6900 block of Westchester Court at approximately 8:50 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11, for a reported shooting, police said. When officers arrived, they found Mingo inside her home suffering from traumatic injuries. She…

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by Zak Failla
Aldie, VA
Breaking News
School Bus Carrying 10 Students Crashes In Virginia, Eight Taken To Hospital: State Police School Bus Carrying 10 Students Crashes In Virginia, Eight Taken To Hospital: State Police School Bus Carrying 10 Students Crashes In Virginia, Eight Taken To Hospital: State Police
School Bus Carrying 10 Students Crashes In Virginia, Eight Taken To Hospital: State Police A school bus carrying nearly a dozen elementary school students was involved in a two-vehicle crash on a rural Rappahannock County roadway, Virginia State Police said. The crash happened on Route 522 in Rappahannock County on Monday, Dec. 15, at approximately 9:10 a.m., when a 1994 Ford F-150 was unable to avoid a school bus that pulled out from a stop sign at Chester Gap Road, according to Virginia State Police. The school bus was transporting 10 elementary school-age students at the time of the crash, police said. Eight students were taken to an area hospital with minor injuries and have…

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by Zak Failla
Woodbridge, VA
Breaking News
Springfield Teen Arrested After Overnight Get-Together Ends In Bloody Stabbing, Police Say Springfield Teen Arrested After Overnight Get-Together Ends In Bloody Stabbing, Police Say Springfield Teen Arrested After Overnight Get-Together Ends In Bloody Stabbing, Police Say
Springfield Teen Arrested After Overnight Get-Together Ends In Bloody Stabbing, Police Say A 17-year-old juvenile was arrested after a stabbing at an overnight get-together left two teenage boys injured at an apartment complex in Prince William County, police said. The stabbing happened at the Orchard Mills Apartments in the 3200 block of Berlin Court in Woodbridge on Saturday, Nov. 30, at approximately 3:30 a.m., according to the Prince William County Police Department. Police said detectives later determined multiple juveniles were gathered inside an apartment when the accused stabbed a 16-year-old multiple times.  A second 16-year-old boy also suffered a superficial cut …

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by Zak Failla
Leesburg, VA
On Your Side
Lucky Again: Northern Loudoun County Woman Wins $100K Lottery Prize For Second Time In Months Lucky Again: Northern Loudoun County Woman Wins $100K Lottery Prize For Second Time In Months Lucky Again: Northern Loudoun County Woman Wins $100K Lottery Prize For Second Time In Months
Lucky Again: Northern Loudoun County Woman Wins $100K Lottery Prize For Second Time In Months Lightning struck twice for a Northern Virginia woman who won big playing the Lottery — and she’s using her luck to help others this holiday season. Sally Ferguson won $100,000 playing the Virginia Lottery’s Aztec Forgotten Riches online game in November, just months after winning $100,004 in August, according to officials. “I could cry again just by saying it!” Ferguson told Lottery officials when she claimed her prize. “I’m really excited!” Ferguson, who lives in Loudoun County, said she and her family plan to use part of her winnings to help children in need through the Salvation Army’s …

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Mechanicsville, MD
Breaking News
Motorcyclist Airlifted After Mechanicsville Crash Leaves Rider Fighting For Life, Sheriff Says Motorcyclist Airlifted After Mechanicsville Crash Leaves Rider Fighting For Life, Sheriff Says Motorcyclist Airlifted After Mechanicsville Crash Leaves Rider Fighting For Life, Sheriff Says
Motorcyclist Airlifted After Mechanicsville Crash Leaves Rider Fighting For Life, Sheriff Says A 26-year-old motorcyclist was airlifted to the hospital in critical condition after a violent crash at a Maryland intersection Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The crash happened around 4:48 p.m. on Dec. 13, at Three Notch Road and Cedar Grove Street in Mechanicsville, when a 2019 Chevrolet Impala failed to yield while turning left and was struck by a 2002 Yamaha YZF600R motorcycle, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office said. The Impala was driven by Mechanicsville resident Orrin Stacy, 35, while the motorcycle was operated by Darius Jackson-Jordan, 26, of Drayden, according to the S…

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