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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Laurel, MD
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Man Charged With Arson After Fireball Rips Through Laurel Apartment Building: Officials Man Charged With Arson After Fireball Rips Through Laurel Apartment Building: Officials Man Charged With Arson After Fireball Rips Through Laurel Apartment Building: Officials
Man Charged With Arson After Fireball Rips Through Laurel Apartment Building: Officials A man is facing arson charges after a massive two-alarm fire tore through a Maryland apartment building Sunday night, sending one person to the hospital and displacing multiple residents, according to Prince George’s County Fire/EMS. The suspect, Floyd Rich V, was arrested after investigators from PGFD, the Arson Task Force, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives tied him to the blaze in the 9500 block of Muirkirk Road, officials said. Firefighters were called to the scene around 8:57 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, for reports of flames shooting from the third floor of a multi-…

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Manassas, VA
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Manassas Driver Ejected, Killed After Violent Rollover Crash On Route 267: State Police Manassas Driver Ejected, Killed After Violent Rollover Crash On Route 267: State Police Manassas Driver Ejected, Killed After Violent Rollover Crash On Route 267: State Police
Manassas Driver Ejected, Killed After Violent Rollover Crash On Route 267: State Police A Virginia man was ejected from his vehicle in a deadly rollover crash in Loudoun County on Monday afternoon, according to state police. Manassas resident James Beach, 29, has been identified as the driver who was killed in a single-vehicle crash that was reported shortly after 4:45 p.m. on Dec. 8 near Exit 6 on Route 267.  Police say that Beach was heading east on Dulles Greenway when he lost control, went off the right side of the roadway and rolled over "multiple times."  During the crash, Beach was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene by first respond…

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Leesburg, VA
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Justice Department Sues Loudoun County Over Treatment Of Christian Students Justice Department Sues Loudoun County Over Treatment Of Christian Students Justice Department Sues Loudoun County Over Treatment Of Christian Students
Justice Department Sues Loudoun County Over Treatment Of Christian Students The Justice Department is taking Loudoun County to court, accusing the school system of violating the equal protection rights of two Christian students in Virginia. The suit claims Loudoun County Public Schools forced students to accept and promote gender identity rules under Policy 8040, which the Justice Department says pushed the boys to act against their religious beliefs. “Students do not shed their First Amendment rights at the schoolhouse gate,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon said in a statement. “Loudoun County’s decision to advance and promote gender ideology trample…

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Woodstock-Marriottsville, MD
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Former Detective From Woodstock Admits To Secretly Filming, Sexually Exploiting Children: DOJ Former Detective From Woodstock Admits To Secretly Filming, Sexually Exploiting Children: DOJ Former Detective From Woodstock Admits To Secretly Filming, Sexually Exploiting Children: DOJ
Former Detective From Woodstock Admits To Secretly Filming, Sexually Exploiting Children: DOJ A longtime sheriff's detective in Maryland who once investigated domestic violence cases for decades will spend years behind bars after admitting to sexually exploiting children and secretly recording them. Ryan Christopher Hall, 50, of Woodstock, spent 27 years with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office before the feds slapped him with a 10-count indictment for allegedly abusing two minors between May 2017 and October 2024, according to the US Attorney’s Office. On Monday, Dec. 8, authorities announced that Hall pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child se…

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Fairfax, VA
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Missing Virginia Man Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle Pulled From Occoquan River: FCPD Missing Virginia Man Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle Pulled From Occoquan River: FCPD Missing Virginia Man Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle Pulled From Occoquan River: FCPD
Missing Virginia Man Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle Pulled From Occoquan River: Fcpd A 78-year-old Virginia man who went missing last week was found dead Monday after police pulled a submerged vehicle from the Occoquan River in Lorton, Fairfax County Police said. The victim, identified as Quang Hang, was last seen Tuesday, Dec. 1 around 4:45 p.m. near the George Washington Memorial Parkway at Slaters Lane in Alexandria, according to police. Special Operations Division officers recovered the vehicle near the 10700 block of Old Colchester Road on Dec. 8, and found Hang deceased inside, police said.  Investigators said “no foul play is suspected,” and a death investigati…

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Towson, MD
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Deadly Baltimore Shooting Cracked As Maryland Teen Is Charged With Murder, Police Say Deadly Baltimore Shooting Cracked As Maryland Teen Is Charged With Murder, Police Say Deadly Baltimore Shooting Cracked As Maryland Teen Is Charged With Murder, Police Say
Deadly Baltimore Shooting Cracked As Maryland Teen Is Charged With Murder, Police Say A Maryland teen has been charged with murder in a deadly shooting that left a 32-year-old man dead on a Baltimore street last month, police said. The suspect, 19-year-old Tyrell Tucker of Harford County, was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 4, at his home without incident, according to Baltimore Police.  Tucker is charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Broderick Morris. Investigators said the shooting happened around 1:35 a.m. on Nov. 2, in the 300 block of West Lexington Street. Central District patrol officers responded for a report of a shooting and found Morris suffering fro…

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Manassas, VA
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Santa Chaos In Manassas: DUI Driver Turns Holiday Fest Into Crashmas, Cops Say Santa Chaos In Manassas: DUI Driver Turns Holiday Fest Into Crashmas, Cops Say Santa Chaos In Manassas: DUI Driver Turns Holiday Fest Into Crashmas, Cops Say
Santa Chaos In Manassas: DUI Driver Turns Holiday Fest Into Crashmas, Cops Say A drunk driver turned a family-friendly Santa Lights celebration in Virginia into a dangerous obstacle course Friday night, plowing through road closures, hitting a police cruiser, and striking an officer before speeding off again, according to Manassas City Police. The driver, Jackson Burnley Harlow, was taken into custody after the wild crash sequence that unfolded shortly before 7:45 p.m. on Dec. 5, in Old Town Manassas, officials said. According to police, it started when Harlow ignored officers directing traffic at West Street and Center Street during the crowded holiday event.  …

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Poolesville, MD
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Historic Poolesville Farmhouse Badly Damaged In Fire Sparked By Smoking Materials (VIDEO) Historic Poolesville Farmhouse Badly Damaged In Fire Sparked By Smoking Materials (VIDEO) Historic Poolesville Farmhouse Badly Damaged In Fire Sparked By Smoking Materials (VIDEO)
Historic Poolesville Farmhouse Badly Damaged In Fire Sparked By Smoking Materials (Video) A fire tore through a 128-year-old farmhouse in Maryland after smoking materials left smoldering in a first-floor office sparked a blaze that pushed into the second floor and caused heavy damage, Montgomery County fire officials said. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews were called to the 18900 block of Beallsville Road, near Jerusalem Road on Muldoon Farm, around 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, for reports of smoke coming from the main house, according to MCFRS spokesperson Pete Piringer. Firefighters pulled up to find smoke showing from the historic two-story farmhouse, built in 1897.  P…

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Edgewood, MD
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Maryland Man Killed, Child Airlifted After Head-On Crash In Harford County: State Police Maryland Man Killed, Child Airlifted After Head-On Crash In Harford County: State Police Maryland Man Killed, Child Airlifted After Head-On Crash In Harford County: State Police
Maryland Man Killed, Child Airlifted After Head-On Crash In Harford County: State Police A Harford County crash left a 79-year-old man dead and sent two passengers — including a 4-year-old boy — to the hospital by helicopter after a head-on crash, Maryland State Police said. Troopers from the Bel Air Barrack were called to the 1800 block of Baldwin Mill Road, west of Putnam Road in Forest Hill, at 5:15 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, for a report of a serious crash, according to state police. Investigators said a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado was heading east on Baldwin Mill Road when, “for reasons unknown at this time,” it crossed the double yellow line and struck a 2004 Toyota Prius travelin…

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Arlington, VA
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Trooper’s Split-Second Decision Saves Maryland Driver From Burning Tesla Along I-95 In Virginia Trooper’s Split-Second Decision Saves Maryland Driver From Burning Tesla Along I-95 In Virginia Trooper’s Split-Second Decision Saves Maryland Driver From Burning Tesla Along I-95 In Virginia
Trooper’s Split-Second Decision Saves Maryland Driver From Burning Tesla Along I-95 In Virginia A Virginia State Police trooper says a gut feeling pushed him to take the northbound lanes of I-95 during Friday’s snowstorm — a choice that put him seconds away from a Tesla bursting into flames with a Maryland driver trapped inside. Virginia State Police said the crash happened on I-95 in Caroline County at 7 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5, when a 2024 Tesla Model Y went off the left side of the road and hit a tree. Sgt. S. Page was heading north near the 111-mile marker when he spotted the wreck just as the car caught fire, police said. “I initially was trying to decide if I should go northbound o…

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