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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Lexington Park, MD
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Lexington Park Man’s Bloody Firehouse Escape Leads To Arrest In Stabbing Case, Sheriff Says Lexington Park Man’s Bloody Firehouse Escape Leads To Arrest In Stabbing Case, Sheriff Says Lexington Park Man’s Bloody Firehouse Escape Leads To Arrest In Stabbing Case, Sheriff Says
Lexington Park Man’s Bloody Firehouse Escape Leads To Arrest In Stabbing Case, Sheriff Says A suspect has been arrested in a violent Lexington Park stabbing that sent a 20-year-old man running and bleeding into a firehouse for help last month, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies executed an arrest warrant on Dmontre Montez Bush, 25, of Lexington Park, on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 3, the sheriff’s office announced. The arrest stems from an investigation that began around 9:35 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 16, when deputies responded to Spyglass Way for a report of a suspicious incident in Lexington Park.  Minutes later, deputies received a second call — this …

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Silver Spring, MD
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Silver Spring Man Shot Dead By Girlfriend’s Son Now Ruled A Homicide, Police Say Silver Spring Man Shot Dead By Girlfriend’s Son Now Ruled A Homicide, Police Say Silver Spring Man Shot Dead By Girlfriend’s Son Now Ruled A Homicide, Police Say
Silver Spring Man Shot Dead By Girlfriend’s Son Now Ruled A Homicide, Police Say The death of a 40-year-old who was gunned down by his girlfriend's son over the summer in Maryland has been ruled a homicide, authorities announced. Silver Spring resident Julian Rogers, 20, is facing murder and other charges following the deadly shooting involving Derrick Jones over the summer, according to the Montgomery County Police Department. Officers were called shortly before 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, June 19, to investigate reports of shots fired in the 30 block of Hunters Gate Court in Silver Spring, where they found Jones suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. First responders ren…

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Arlington, VA
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Man With 'No Fixed Address' Killed After Starting Fight Outside Arlington Business, Police Say Man With 'No Fixed Address' Killed After Starting Fight Outside Arlington Business, Police Say Man With 'No Fixed Address' Killed After Starting Fight Outside Arlington Business, Police Say
Man With 'No Fixed Address' Killed After Starting Fight Outside Arlington Business, Police Say A man who police say started a violent fight that left him dead and two others hospitalized has been identified in Virginia. Officers were called to the 200 block of North Glebe Road in the Ashton Heights neighborhood at around 5:11 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26 at approximately for a report of an assault with injury, according to the Arlington County Police Department. When officers arrived, they found two men outside a business suffering from multiple lacerations and immediately began rendering aid, police said.  200 block of N. Glebe Road in Arlington. Google Maps street view …

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Manassas, VA
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Intoxicated Manassas Petco Suspect Dies After Medical Emergency At Detention Center: Police Intoxicated Manassas Petco Suspect Dies After Medical Emergency At Detention Center: Police Intoxicated Manassas Petco Suspect Dies After Medical Emergency At Detention Center: Police
Intoxicated Manassas Petco Suspect Dies After Medical Emergency At Detention Center: Police A Thanksgiving Day arrest in Manassas ended in tragedy when an intoxicated person suffered a sudden medical emergency at the Prince William County Adult Detention Center and later died at a hospital, authorities said. Manassas City Police said officers were called to Petco on Wellington Road, Manassas, on Thursday, Nov. 27, at 5:24 p.m., according to the department.  Police said they found the person — who has not been identified — alert and conscious. Police said the person had an active warrant and was arrested without incident.  They were taken to the Prince William County Ad…

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Frederick, MD
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Widow Loses Home In Explosion Weeks After Husband’s Death, Maryland Family Says Widow Loses Home In Explosion Weeks After Husband’s Death, Maryland Family Says Widow Loses Home In Explosion Weeks After Husband’s Death, Maryland Family Says
Widow Loses Home In Explosion Weeks After Husband’s Death, Maryland Family Says A Maryland woman already grieving the loss of her husband of 60 years is now trying to rebuild her life all over again after her home exploded less than a month later — destroying every single thing she owned between Thanksgiving and Christmas, her family says. According to a fundraiser created by her granddaughter, Tiffany Watroba, the explosion happened on the evening of Monday, Dec. 1.  Watroba wrote that “my grandmother Mary Swope’s life changed forever. Her house exploded, and in an instant, she lost everything she owned—clothes, blankets, family heirlooms, her cell phone, medicin…

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Westminster, MD
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Maryland Teen Killed After Pickup Overturns Into Little Pipe Creek In Westminster: Sheriff Maryland Teen Killed After Pickup Overturns Into Little Pipe Creek In Westminster: Sheriff Maryland Teen Killed After Pickup Overturns Into Little Pipe Creek In Westminster: Sheriff
Maryland Teen Killed After Pickup Overturns Into Little Pipe Creek In Westminster: Sheriff One teen was killed and several others injured after crashing a pickup truck, overturning, and landing in a Maryland embankment. First responders were called shortly after 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, to the area of Jasontown Road near the intersection of John Hyde Road in Westminster, where there was a reported crash, according to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office. Investigators say that a 16-year-old driver in a Ford F-250 was heading east on Jasontown Road when he failed to negotiate a turn and went off the roadway.  The truck then went down an embankment, overturned, and came t…

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College Park, MD
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Forestville Grandma Snags Dino-Sized $50K Win On Jurassic Park Scratch-Off Forestville Grandma Snags Dino-Sized $50K Win On Jurassic Park Scratch-Off Forestville Grandma Snags Dino-Sized $50K Win On Jurassic Park Scratch-Off
Forestville Grandma Snags Dino-Sized $50K Win On Jurassic Park Scratch-Off A Forestville grandmother just proved that when it comes to the Maryland Lottery’s Jurassic Park ticket, life really does find a way. Angela Martinez-Gomez walked into Lottery headquarters in Baltimore this week with the kind of smile that would make even a T. rex back up a few steps.  The Prince George’s County resident had scanned her Jurassic Park scratch-off and learned it was worth a roaring $50,000. “I couldn’t believe it,” Martinez-Gomez said on Tuesday, Dec. 2, after claiming her windfall at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. The beloved grandmother bought and scanned the win…

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Glen Burnie, MD
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Beloved ‘Santa Wayne’ Needs Help After 35 Years Keeping Marley Station’s Mall Magic Alive In MD Beloved ‘Santa Wayne’ Needs Help After 35 Years Keeping Marley Station’s Mall Magic Alive In MD Beloved ‘Santa Wayne’ Needs Help After 35 Years Keeping Marley Station’s Mall Magic Alive In MD
Beloved ‘Santa Wayne’ Needs Help After 35 Years Keeping Marley Station’s Mall Magic Alive In MD For 35 years, a dying mall had one thing that never faded: Santa Wayne.  Now, weeks before Christmas, the man who kept Marley Station’s holiday spirit alive needs the community he spent decades pouring himself into. If you grew up anywhere near Marley Station Mall, you already know the deal. Stores left. Corridors emptied. Foot traffic dried up. But every December, one thing still brought families back through those quiet halls. Santa Wayne. Not a replacement. Not a rotating cast. Not one of those Santas who jumps from mall to mall. Their Santa. The one generations of kids grew up wi…

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Oxon Hill, MD
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Man Shot And Killed Inside MGM National Harbor Food Court; Shooter Ran: Police (UPDATED) Man Shot And Killed Inside MGM National Harbor Food Court; Shooter Ran: Police (UPDATED) Man Shot And Killed Inside MGM National Harbor Food Court; Shooter Ran: Police (UPDATED)
Man Shot And Killed Inside MGM National Harbor Food Court; Shooter Ran: Police (Updated) A man was shot and killed during a midday attack inside the packed food court at MGM National Harbor on Wednesday, sending shoppers running as the gunman got away, according to Prince George’s County Police. Officers said they were called to the resort in Oxon Hill on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at about 11:55 a.m., after getting reports of gunfire in the food court.  Police said one man died on the scene. A second man had what officers described as a graze wound. Detectives said they are working to figure out what led to the shooting and who pulled the trigger. PGPD said the shooter ran from …

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Bel Air, MD
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Officers Seize Child Porn Photos, Videos During Bel Air Raid: State Police Officers Seize Child Porn Photos, Videos During Bel Air Raid: State Police Officers Seize Child Porn Photos, Videos During Bel Air Raid: State Police
Officers Seize Child Porn Photos, Videos During Bel Air Raid: State Police A 51-year-old man is behind bars after Maryland State Police said they found graphic child sexual exploitation material inside his Harford County home. Troopers arrested Bel Air resident Matthew McMahon this week after they uncovered photos and video of child pornography during a months-long probe, authorities announced. Specifically, McMahon was charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography. According to investigators, a trooper assigned to the Harford County Child Advocacy Center launched the case in September 2025, after developing information about the “possession and viewi…

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