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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Argument Turns Deadly: Maryland Woman Charged In Fatal Lexington Park Shooting, Sheriff Says Argument Turns Deadly: Maryland Woman Charged In Fatal Lexington Park Shooting, Sheriff Says Argument Turns Deadly: Maryland Woman Charged In Fatal Lexington Park Shooting, Sheriff Says
Argument Turns Deadly: Maryland Woman Charged In Fatal Lexington Park Shooting, Sheriff Says A 46-year-old woman is facing multiple murder charges in Maryland for her role in a fatal shooting in late October, authorities announced on Thursday. Lexington Park resident Djhonna Mari Jones is the latest to be arrested in connection with the shooting after an argument turned deadly outside a Maryland home, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. At around 6:40 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 27, deputies were called to the 21000 block of Bellevue Court in Lexington Park to investigate a reported assault in progress where shots were fired. Upon arrival, deputies found a man dead …

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Bel Air, MD
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Whiteford Home Goes Up In Flames As Firefighters Battle Heavy Smoke And Roof Fire (DEVELOPING) Whiteford Home Goes Up In Flames As Firefighters Battle Heavy Smoke And Roof Fire (DEVELOPING) Whiteford Home Goes Up In Flames As Firefighters Battle Heavy Smoke And Roof Fire (DEVELOPING)
Whiteford Home Goes Up In Flames As Firefighters Battle Heavy Smoke And Roof Fire (Developing) A Maryland home went up in flames Thursday morning, sending thick smoke pouring through the trees as crews from two states rushed to stop the fire from spreading. Firefighters were first dispatched to the home in the 3900 block of Prospect Road in Whiteford shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 20, after an automatic fire alarm came in, according to the Harford County Fire & EMS Public Information Office.  Moments later, the homeowner called 911 again — this time reporting visible fire inside the house. By the time crews arrived, flames had already pushed through the upper level. …

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Manassas, VA
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Crushed By Drunk Driver, Virginia Dad Writes 'I Choose To Forgive You' From Hospital Crushed By Drunk Driver, Virginia Dad Writes 'I Choose To Forgive You' From Hospital Crushed By Drunk Driver, Virginia Dad Writes 'I Choose To Forgive You' From Hospital
Crushed By Drunk Driver, Virginia Dad Writes 'I Choose To Forgive You' From Hospital A Virginia father is lucky to be alive after a drunk driver barreled into him at highway speed while he was unloading his car, leaving him with catastrophic injuries. Frankie Cox was struck on Monday, Nov. 17, by a driver traveling an estimated 50 to 60 mph in a crash so violent that the car rolled over his leg and launched him into a retaining wall, his loved ones say. The crash left Cox with a severely injured leg and a fractured skull, and he is undergoing a recovery that doctors say will stretch far beyond his first wave of surgeries. Frankie Cox GoFundMe Photos shared with…

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Hyattsville, MD
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Hyattsville Police Corporal Indicted In Prince George’s County For Rape, Sex Abuse: Officials Hyattsville Police Corporal Indicted In Prince George’s County For Rape, Sex Abuse: Officials Hyattsville Police Corporal Indicted In Prince George’s County For Rape, Sex Abuse: Officials
Hyattsville Police Corporal Indicted In Prince George’s County For Rape, Sex Abuse: Officials A high-ranking police official in Maryland has been indicted on rape charges, authorities said on Thursday. The City of Hyattsville Police Department confirmed on Nov. 20 that Cpl. Jonathan Monge was indicted by a Prince George's County grand jury on a host of sex abuse charges.  Specifically, Monge was charged with: Sexual abuse of a minor; Second-degree rape; Third-degree sex offense; Fourth-degree sex offense. Monge, who has been with the department for five years, was placed on administrative leave without pay. "The Department takes these charges extremely seriously and is fully…

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by Zak Failla
Chantilly, VA
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Gas Leak Forces Evacuation At Brookfield Elementary School, Fire Crews Say Gas Leak Forces Evacuation At Brookfield Elementary School, Fire Crews Say Gas Leak Forces Evacuation At Brookfield Elementary School, Fire Crews Say
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation At Brookfield Elementary School, Fire Crews Say Students and staff were evacuated from a Fairfax County elementary school after a gas leak sent firefighters rushing to the scene in Chantilly, officials said. Fire crews responded to Brookfield Elementary School on Lees Corner Road on Thursday, Nov. 20, after reports of a gas leak inside the building, Fairfax County, November 20, afternoon, Fairfax County Fire/Rescue said. Firefighters said Washington Gas workers also responded to locate and secure the source of the leak.  “The school was evacuated. No injuries,” the department said. Photos from the scene showed multiple units stage…

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Lexington Park, MD
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Lexington Park Stabbing Suspect Found 900 Miles Away In Florida Weeks After Attack: Sheriff Lexington Park Stabbing Suspect Found 900 Miles Away In Florida Weeks After Attack: Sheriff Lexington Park Stabbing Suspect Found 900 Miles Away In Florida Weeks After Attack: Sheriff
Lexington Park Stabbing Suspect Found 900 Miles Away In Florida Weeks After Attack: Sheriff A man wanted in a brutal Maryland stabbing was arrested in Florida weeks after the attack, and investigators say he is now back to face serious charges, officials say. Deputies said Delonta Darius Robertson, 21, fled the state after a violent fight inside a home in the 21000 block of Essex Drive on Saturday, Sept. 27 in Lexington Park.  A man was found at the scene suffering multiple stab wounds to the torso. The victim was flown to a trauma center and survived, Lexington Park, September 27, evening, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office said. Investigators said the stabbing followed “an…

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by Zak Failla
Woodbridge, VA
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Fairfax Tow Lot Workers Find Body Inside Car Belonging To Missing Woodbridge Man: Police Fairfax Tow Lot Workers Find Body Inside Car Belonging To Missing Woodbridge Man: Police Fairfax Tow Lot Workers Find Body Inside Car Belonging To Missing Woodbridge Man: Police
Fairfax Tow Lot Workers Find Body Inside Car Belonging To Missing Woodbridge Man: Police A missing man from Woodbridge was found dead inside his own car at a Fairfax County tow lot after the vehicle was unknowingly removed from a business park earlier this month, police said. Officers launched a death investigation on Tuesday, Nov. 18, after being notified that the body was discovered days after it was towed from a local parking lot, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Detectives learned the case began on Nov. 3 when a private tow company removed a vehicle from PS Business Park on PS Business Center Drive.  The car was later taken to another tow faci…

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Rockville, MD
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Rockville Man Who ‘Searched’ For Missing Ex Was Her Killer All Along, Prosecutors Say Rockville Man Who ‘Searched’ For Missing Ex Was Her Killer All Along, Prosecutors Say Rockville Man Who ‘Searched’ For Missing Ex Was Her Killer All Along, Prosecutors Say
Rockville Man Who ‘Searched’ For Missing Ex Was Her Killer All Along, Prosecutors Say A Maryland man who pretended to be worried about his missing ex-girlfriend — even calling police to report her disappearance — will spend decades in prison after admitting he beat and strangled her in their apartment before dumping her body off an ICC bridge. Francisco Lara-Garcia, 33, was sentenced to life in prison, suspending all but 40 years to serve, for murdering his ex-girlfriend and abandoning her body, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Nov. 20. Lara-Garcia pleaded guilty in March to first-degree murder for killing 20-year-old Keylin Chavez Domin…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
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Caretaker Finds Fairfax Woman, 79, Stabbed Inside Home In 'Not Random Attack': Police Caretaker Finds Fairfax Woman, 79, Stabbed Inside Home In 'Not Random Attack': Police Caretaker Finds Fairfax Woman, 79, Stabbed Inside Home In 'Not Random Attack': Police
Caretaker Finds Fairfax Woman, 79, Stabbed Inside Home In 'Not Random Attack': Police A Virginia neighborhood was shaken after a 79-year-old woman was found stabbed to death inside her home in what Fairfax County Police say was not a random attack. Officers responded at around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18, to the 2300 block of Dulles Station Boulevard in McNair, after a caretaker arrived and found her patient unresponsive, police said. Detectives said they found 79-year-old Herndon resident Norma Little with stab wounds to her upper body. She was declared dead at the scene. Detectives from the Major Crimes Bureau said they are interviewing witnesses, collecting video, a…

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Hagerstown, MD
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Maryland Resident Escapes House Blaze Through Window As Four Pets Perish, Fire Marshal Says Maryland Resident Escapes House Blaze Through Window As Four Pets Perish, Fire Marshal Says Maryland Resident Escapes House Blaze Through Window As Four Pets Perish, Fire Marshal Says
Maryland Resident Escapes House Blaze Through Window As Four Pets Perish, Fire Marshal Says A Maryland family lost their home and four pets after an accidental electrical fire tore through a Federalsburg house on Wednesday, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. The fire broke out around 2:40 p.m. on Nov. 19, at a one-story, wood-frame home on Webster Street in Dorchester County.  Officials said one of the residents was home when smoke alarms went off and they had to escape through a bedroom window. No injuries were reported, but three dogs and one cat died in the fire. Hurlock Volunteer Fire Department responded with 45 firefighters.  Crews brought the flames under …

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