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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Former Couple Found Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide At Maryland Home: State Police Former Couple Found Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide At Maryland Home: State Police Former Couple Found Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide At Maryland Home: State Police
Former Couple Found Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide At Maryland Home: State Police An apparent murder-suicide in Maryland is under investigation on the Eastern Shore, according to state police. Christine Wells, 67, and Robert Dehart, 66, of Pocomoke, have been identified as the victims who were pronounced dead by first responders in Somerset County on Sunday night. Shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 6, troopers were called to the 7500 block of Dividing Creek Road to conduct a welfare check. Upon arrival, they found Wells unresponsive and Dehart with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Investigators believe Wells and Dehart were previously in a relationship, and Wel…

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Alexandria, VA
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Pedestrian Fatally Struck Along Shoulder Of I-395 In Alexandria: State Police Pedestrian Fatally Struck Along Shoulder Of I-395 In Alexandria: State Police Pedestrian Fatally Struck Along Shoulder Of I-395 In Alexandria: State Police
Pedestrian Fatally Struck Along Shoulder Of I-395 In Alexandria: State Police An investigation has been launched in Northern Virginia after a pedestrian was struck and killed along I-395, according to state police. Troopers were called shortly before 8:30 p.m. to the southbound lanes of the interstate near Duke Street in Alexandria on Monday, Sept. 7.  Investigators say a trooper located a pedestrian in the left shoulder of I-395. He attempted life-saving measures, but the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. The pedestrian has not been identified as of Tuesday, Sept. 8. Police noted that the driver stopped after the crash and called 911. The crash rem…

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Gaithersburg, MD
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Plane Makes Controlled Landing Without Working Nose Gear At Montgomery Airpark Plane Makes Controlled Landing Without Working Nose Gear At Montgomery Airpark Plane Makes Controlled Landing Without Working Nose Gear At Montgomery Airpark
Plane Makes Controlled Landing Without Working Nose Gear At Montgomery Airpark The landing gear wasn't coming down, so a Maryland pilot had to find another way down. The trouble unfolded shortly before 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7, as a twin-engine turboprop carrying two people attempted to land at Montgomery Airpark in Gaithersburg, according to Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer. The problem was up front. The aircraft's nose landing gear wasn't working, and attempts by the pilot to troubleshoot the malfunction were unsuccessful. ICYMI (9/7 ~615p) Twin Engine Turbo Prop w/ front nose landing gear malfunction. 2 adults on board. Pilot went thru troub…

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Gaithersburg, MD
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Councilman Will Jawando Suffers Heart Attack During Pickup Basketball Game, Has Stent Placed Councilman Will Jawando Suffers Heart Attack During Pickup Basketball Game, Has Stent Placed Councilman Will Jawando Suffers Heart Attack During Pickup Basketball Game, Has Stent Placed
Councilman Will Jawando Suffers Heart Attack During Pickup Basketball Game, Has Stent Placed A weekend basketball game took a frightening turn for a prominent Maryland politician. Montgomery County Councilmember and Democratic county executive nominee Will Jawando suffered a heart attack during his regular pickup basketball game on the morning of Saturday, Sept. 5, his office confirmed on Monday. Friends who were with Jawando acted quickly, and he was immediately taken to George Washington University Hospital, according to his office. Doctors successfully placed a stent. Jawando is now resting comfortably, and his doctors expect him to make a full recovery because of his strong o…

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Woodbridge, VA
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3 Killed After SUV Slams Into Oxygen Tank Truck On I-66, Drivers Charged: Virginia State Police 3 Killed After SUV Slams Into Oxygen Tank Truck On I-66, Drivers Charged: Virginia State Police 3 Killed After SUV Slams Into Oxygen Tank Truck On I-66, Drivers Charged: Virginia State Police
3 Killed After SUV Slams Into Oxygen Tank Truck On I-66, Drivers Charged: Virginia State Police Three people are dead. Now two drivers are facing charges. Virginia State Police confirmed on Monday, Sept. 7, that reckless driving charges have been filed following a fiery crash that killed all three people inside a Honda Pilot on I-66 a day earlier. The crash happened around 4:10 p.m. Sunday on the westbound I-66 Express Lanes near mile marker 64.3 in Fairfax. At 4:10 p.m., VSP responded to a fatal, multi-vehicle crash on westbound I-66 in the express lanes at the 64.2-mile marker in Fairfax County. Troopers are currently working on identifying the deceased and notifying next of ki…

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Woodbridge, VA
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She Was In Her Third Trimester When A Virginia Driver Hit Her And Kept Going In Woodbridge: PD She Was In Her Third Trimester When A Virginia Driver Hit Her And Kept Going In Woodbridge: PD She Was In Her Third Trimester When A Virginia Driver Hit Her And Kept Going In Woodbridge: PD
She Was In Her Third Trimester When A Virginia Driver Hit Her And Kept Going In Woodbridge: PD She was in her third trimester when a driver hit her and kept going. A 24-year-old pregnant woman and a 28-year-old man were walking through a parking lot in Woodbridge at around 9:42 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, when they were struck by a dark-colored pickup truck, according to the Prince William County Police Department. The driver never stopped. Both victims were rushed to an area hospital with injuries from the crash, but doctors were also fighting for another life. The woman, who police said was in her third trimester of pregnancy, underwent an emergency procedure that resulted in her …

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Germantown, MD
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Germantown Dad's Broken Light Led To Traffic Stop, ICE Detention, Family Says Germantown Dad's Broken Light Led To Traffic Stop, ICE Detention, Family Says Germantown Dad's Broken Light Led To Traffic Stop, ICE Detention, Family Says
Germantown Dad's Broken Light Led To Traffic Stop, ICE Detention, Family Says A broken vehicle light shouldn't turn a family's life upside down. But a traffic stop in Maryland ended with the Aquino family's sole provider in ICE custody, leaving his wife and five children without the man they say has spent years holding their household together. The Germantown family says Aquino was stopped by police over a faulty light on his vehicle. That stop ended with him in federal custody. The family believes he was unfairly targeted. Their future is uncertain. It remains unclear why ICE took Aquino into custody, his family says, and they are unsure why he remains detain…

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Lexington Park, MD
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Trooper Takes The Hit To Stop Wrong-Way Driver From Reaching Motorists In Maryland: State PD Trooper Takes The Hit To Stop Wrong-Way Driver From Reaching Motorists In Maryland: State PD Trooper Takes The Hit To Stop Wrong-Way Driver From Reaching Motorists In Maryland: State PD
Trooper Takes The Hit To Stop Wrong-Way Driver From Reaching Motorists In Maryland: State PD A suspected impaired driver turned a Maryland highway into Toad's Turnpike Saturday night. Cambridge resident Joshua Jorette, 36, is facing charges following a chaotic sequence of events that saw him drive the wrong way on Route 13 for miles before crashing into a Maryland State Police cruiser whose driver took one for the team. Shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, troopers received multiple reports of a Ford pickup truck heading north in the southbound lanes of the Salisbury Bypass. Then things got curious. A trooper near the Johnson Road overpass located the vehicle and attemp…

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Jessup, MD
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Driver Hits Maryland Police Cruiser, Takes Off Before Deadly Crash Mile Away In Jessup: AG Driver Hits Maryland Police Cruiser, Takes Off Before Deadly Crash Mile Away In Jessup: AG Driver Hits Maryland Police Cruiser, Takes Off Before Deadly Crash Mile Away In Jessup: AG
Driver Hits Maryland Police Cruiser, Takes Off Before Deadly Crash Mile Away In Jessup: AG A hit-run involving a Maryland police cruiser turned deadly about a mile down the road. It began around 2:17 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6, when a 2018 Infiniti Q60 struck an occupied Howard County Police Department vehicle that was parked in the 7100 block of Montevideo Road in Jessup, police said. The Infiniti didn't stop. An officer pursued the fleeing car for approximately a mile before it ran off the road and slammed into a retaining wall, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Office. One person inside the Infiniti was pronounced dead at the scene. Two others survived and were take…

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Germantown, MD
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ICE Wants Germantown Driver Accused Of Killing Mother, Daughter In Wrong-Way I-270 Crash ICE Wants Germantown Driver Accused Of Killing Mother, Daughter In Wrong-Way I-270 Crash ICE Wants Germantown Driver Accused Of Killing Mother, Daughter In Wrong-Way I-270 Crash
ICE Wants Germantown Driver Accused Of Killing Mother, Daughter In Wrong-Way I-270 Crash The fallout from a deadly wrong-way crash in Maryland has now reached federal immigration officials. Days after the Saturday, Aug. 29 crash on I-270 in Montgomery County killed a mother and daughter, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged a detainer against the driver charged in their deaths, the Department of Homeland Security announced. Jose Antonio Caballero-Nolasco, 32, of Germantown, is an El Salvadoran national who DHS says entered the United States illegally at an unknown date and location. ICE lodged the detainer on Tuesday, Sept. 1, asking Maryland officials not to release …

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