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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Woodlawn, MD
Your Community
Seven Students Hospitalized After School Bus Crash In Woodlawn, Fire Officials Say Seven Students Hospitalized After School Bus Crash In Woodlawn, Fire Officials Say Seven Students Hospitalized After School Bus Crash In Woodlawn, Fire Officials Say
Seven Students Hospitalized After School Bus Crash In Woodlawn, Fire Officials Say Seven students were hospitalized after a school bus crash involving multiple vehicles in Woodlawn on Monday morning, Oct. 6, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. Fire crews responded around 9:30 a.m. to Rolling Road and Dogwood Road, where a school bus and several vehicles were involved in a collision that backed up traffic through the area. The department said crews were on scene assessing everyone involved for injuries. An update posted around 10 a.m. said seven students were transported to an area hospital with minor injuries.  Fire officials said crews were working …

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by Zak Failla
Lexington Park, MD
Breaking News
Violence In Eden: 27-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed During Downtown Maryland Fight, Police Say Violence In Eden: 27-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed During Downtown Maryland Fight, Police Say Violence In Eden: 27-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed During Downtown Maryland Fight, Police Say
Violence In Eden: 27-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed During Downtown Maryland Fight, Police Say A 27-year-old man was fatally stabbed during a downtown fight, prompting a homicide investigation by Maryland State Police. Eden resident Kem’mon La’Austin Walker, who was found with an apparent stab wound after officers were called to the 200 block of E. Main Street in Salisbury shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4. Upon arrival, they found Walker suffering from multiple stab wounds. According to Maryland State Police, Walker was rushed to TidalHealth Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The deadly incident is now under investigation by the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit with an …

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Towson, MD
Breaking News
Baltimore Woman Killed After Van Slams Into Police SUV During I-87 Stop Gone Wrong: NYSP Baltimore Woman Killed After Van Slams Into Police SUV During I-87 Stop Gone Wrong: NYSP Baltimore Woman Killed After Van Slams Into Police SUV During I-87 Stop Gone Wrong: NYSP
Baltimore Woman Killed After Van Slams Into Police SUV During I-87 Stop Gone Wrong: Nysp A Maryland woman is dead after the van she was riding in smashed into the back of a New York State Police SUV on I-87, officials confirmed. Baltimore resident Anne Everton, 43, has been identified by state police as the person killed in a three-vehicle crash involving the SUV, a Mercedes, and a 2015 Ford Transit van. Shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 3, troopers were called to investigate a multi-vehicle collision in the northbound lanes of the interstate in Schroon Lake. According to state police, a trooper in a marked Chevy Tahoe stopped a Mercedes driven by James Shinn, with passe…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
Breaking News
Explosives, Fireworks Found In Tent Outside DC Cathedral Ahead Of Red Mass: Police Explosives, Fireworks Found In Tent Outside DC Cathedral Ahead Of Red Mass: Police Explosives, Fireworks Found In Tent Outside DC Cathedral Ahead Of Red Mass: Police
Explosives, Fireworks Found In Tent Outside DC Cathedral Ahead Of Red Mass: Police A New Jersey man who camped outside a church in Washington, DC with explosive devices is facing charges, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Vineland resident Louis Geri, 41, is the subject of an investigation after setting up a tent outside Saint Matthew's Cathedral in Northwest DC — where he had already been barred from the area — and being found with a molotov cocktail and other questionable items, police say. Shortly before 6 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5, officers assigned to a detail for the Red Mass at the church engaged with Geri, who set up a tent on the steps of the cathedra…

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National Interest
Trump Heads To Virginia For Grand Navy Celebration As Shutdown Continues: ‘The Show Must Go On’ Trump Heads To Virginia For Grand Navy Celebration As Shutdown Continues: ‘The Show Must Go On’ Trump Heads To Virginia For Grand Navy Celebration As Shutdown Continues: ‘The Show Must Go On’
Trump Heads To Virginia For Grand Navy Celebration As Shutdown Continues: ‘The Show Must Go On’ While hundreds of thousands of federal employees remain furloughed without pay, President Donald Trump is heading to Virginia for a weekend of fireworks, fanfare, and photo-ops. Trump announced on Truth Social that he’ll be a part of the “Salute to the Fleet” on Sunday, Oct. 5, in Norfolk, calling it a tribute to “our brave men and women of the United States Navy.”  The event, titled “America’s Navy 250: Titans of the Sea — A Salute to the Fleet,” marks the 250th anniversary of the Navy and comes as the federal government remains in limbo as the shutdown stretches into its fifth day. …

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National Interest
Federal Union Sues Trump-Vance Admin For Forcing Workers’ Emails To Blame Dems For Shutdown Federal Union Sues Trump-Vance Admin For Forcing Workers’ Emails To Blame Dems For Shutdown Federal Union Sues Trump-Vance Admin For Forcing Workers’ Emails To Blame Dems For Shutdown
Federal Union Sues Trump-Vance Admin For Forcing Workers’ Emails To Blame Dems For Shutdown The nation’s largest federal worker union is suing the Trump-Vance administration, accusing it of forcing government employees to send partisan political messages during the ongoing shutdown. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), which represents roughly 800,000 federal workers, filed the lawsuit Friday against the US Department of Education and Education Secretary Linda McMahon, alleging that the agency violated employees’ First Amendment rights by changing their automatic out-of-office email responses to blame Democrats for the shutdown. According to the lawsuit, the Edu…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
On Your Side
Disney Sets Hulu’s End Date — Here’s When The App Disappears For Good Disney Sets Hulu’s End Date — Here’s When The App Disappears For Good Disney Sets Hulu’s End Date — Here’s When The App Disappears For Good
Disney Sets Hulu’s End Date — Here’s When The App Disappears For Good The days of Hulu as a standalone app are coming to an end as Disney plans to fully integrate the service into Disney+. Disney announced that as of Wednesday, Oct. 8, "the power and value of the Hulu brand will reach worldwide audiences" when it replaces Star as its international entertainment brand.  Stateside, the app will be completely phased out after nearly 20 years as a streaming giant, according to the company. "With this change, and in preparation for a fully integrated unified app experience next year, users will begin to see further integrations of Hulu across the Disney…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
Breaking News
Deadly April Police Shooting Of Jamal Wali In Fairfax County Was Justified, Prosecutor Says Deadly April Police Shooting Of Jamal Wali In Fairfax County Was Justified, Prosecutor Says Deadly April Police Shooting Of Jamal Wali In Fairfax County Was Justified, Prosecutor Says
Deadly April Police Shooting Of Jamal Wali In Fairfax County Was Justified, Prosecutor Says The April police shooting that left a man dead and two Fairfax County officers wounded has been ruled justified, prosecutors announced Friday. Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano released his findings into the April 23, 2025, officer-involved shooting on Majestic Lane in Fair Oaks. He concluded that Officer Ian Lachapelle “reasonably believed deadly force was necessary” when he opened fire on Wali during a violent traffic stop. Wali, a Fairfax resident, became irate during a routine traffic stop for an expired inspection sticker, ultimately pulling a gun and firing shots at officers, who …

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by Zak Failla
Aldie, VA
Your Community
Fired EDVA Prosecutor: DOJ ‘More Concerned With Punishing President's Enemies Than Security’ Fired EDVA Prosecutor: DOJ ‘More Concerned With Punishing President's Enemies Than Security’ Fired EDVA Prosecutor: DOJ ‘More Concerned With Punishing President's Enemies Than Security’
Fired Edva Prosecutor: DOJ ‘More Concerned With Punishing President's Enemies Than Security’ Days after being ousted, Michael Ben'Ary, a former top prosecutor in Virginia, did not mince his words on his way out the door. In a blistering farewell letter to colleagues at the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA), released on Friday, Oct. 3, Ben’Ary went scorched earth on the Department of Justice after learning he had been terminated “immediately, without cause,” following nearly 20 years of service.  He said the firing was based on “little more than a single social media post containing false information.” The move comes after the EDVA was overhauled late last month, with Lindse…

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by Zak Failla
Dundalk, MD
Breaking News
Boy, 12, Stabbed Multiple Times Inside Dundalk Home, Arrest Warrant Issued: PD (DEVELOPING) Boy, 12, Stabbed Multiple Times Inside Dundalk Home, Arrest Warrant Issued: PD (DEVELOPING) Boy, 12, Stabbed Multiple Times Inside Dundalk Home, Arrest Warrant Issued: PD (DEVELOPING)
Boy, 12, Stabbed Multiple Times Inside Dundalk Home, Arrest Warrant Issued: PD (Developing) A 12-year-old boy is recovering after being stabbed multiple times in a Maryland home early Friday morning, police said. Officers were called around 4:45 a.m. on Oct. 3 to the 3000 block of Liberty Parkway in Dundalk, according to Baltimore County Police.  They found the child suffering from multiple stab wounds to his upper body. Detectives said they have obtained an arrest warrant and charges are pending in this domestic matter. “At this time, there are no outstanding subjects being sought by officers, and there is no ongoing threat to the community,” police stated. The victim’s c…

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