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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National Interest
Trump Clears Amelia Earhart Records For Takeoff — But Epstein Files Still Grounded Trump Clears Amelia Earhart Records For Takeoff — But Epstein Files Still Grounded Trump Clears Amelia Earhart Records For Takeoff — But Epstein Files Still Grounded
Trump Clears Amelia Earhart Records For Takeoff — But Epstein Files Still Grounded President Donald Trump is ready to release the files everybody has been waiting for. The Amelia Earhart files. On Friday, Trump made the bold announcement that he will be declassifying and releasing everything about Earhart, who famously disappeared in 1937 over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world. "I have been asked by many people about the life and times of Amelia Earhart, such an interesting story, and would I consider declassifying and releasing everything about her, in particular, her last, fatal flight!" he posted on Truth So…

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by Zak Failla
Lexington Park, MD
Breaking News
Maryland Woman Killed In Three-Alarm Blaze — No Smoke Alarms Found, Officials Say Maryland Woman Killed In Three-Alarm Blaze — No Smoke Alarms Found, Officials Say Maryland Woman Killed In Three-Alarm Blaze — No Smoke Alarms Found, Officials Say
Maryland Woman Killed In Three-Alarm Blaze — No Smoke Alarms Found, Officials Say A 69-year-old Maryland woman was killed Friday morning when a three-alarm blaze ripped through her home, authorities announced. Crews from the Corriganville Fire Department were called shortly before noon on Sept. 26 to the 11600 block of Proenty Road NW after a 911 caller reported a house fire with possible entrapment, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Firefighters arrived within minutes to find heavy flames tearing through the two-story home. Crews battled the blaze for nearly an hour before it was brought under control, officials said. Once inside, firefighters found a …

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by Zak Failla
Silver Spring, MD
Breaking News
Teen Accused Of Gunpoint Home Invasion, Sex Assault, Robbery Spree In Montgomery County: Police Teen Accused Of Gunpoint Home Invasion, Sex Assault, Robbery Spree In Montgomery County: Police Teen Accused Of Gunpoint Home Invasion, Sex Assault, Robbery Spree In Montgomery County: Police
Teen Accused Of Gunpoint Home Invasion, Sex Assault, Robbery Spree In Montgomery County: Police An 18-year-old Maryland man is accused of terrorizing homeowners, robbing stores, stealing luxury cars, and even sexually assaulting a woman during a violent spree, police announced. Detectives with the Montgomery County Department of Police said Joseph Tyler Jhingory IV of Saint Leonard was charged with a laundry list of crimes tied to incidents between December 2023 and July 2024. The first case dates back to Dec. 1, 2023, when police said Jhingory IV stormed into a Rockville home armed with a gun.  He allegedly bound and gagged the homeowners, sexually assaulted a woman, and stole …

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
Breaking News
New Photos Released As DC Police Hunt Fugitive In Capitol Hill Intern’s Killing New Photos Released As DC Police Hunt Fugitive In Capitol Hill Intern’s Killing New Photos Released As DC Police Hunt Fugitive In Capitol Hill Intern’s Killing
New Photos Released As DC Police Hunt Fugitive In Capitol Hill Intern’s Killing New photos have been released by the Metropolitan Police Department as the agency continues hunting the man responsible for killing a young man in DC. Two teens have been charged as adults in connection with the deadly shooting of a 21-year-old Massachusetts college student interning on Capitol Hill, authorities announced. The search continues for 18-year-old Naquan Antonio Lucas, who is wanted for first-degree murder while armed. Metropolitan Police Department US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said that the teens are facing criminal charges for their alleged roles in the death of Granby, M…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
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Virginia Woman Shot Dead While Cleaning Gun Inside Fair Oaks Home (DEVELOPING) Virginia Woman Shot Dead While Cleaning Gun Inside Fair Oaks Home (DEVELOPING) Virginia Woman Shot Dead While Cleaning Gun Inside Fair Oaks Home (DEVELOPING)
Virginia Woman Shot Dead While Cleaning Gun Inside Fair Oaks Home (Developing) A death investigation has been launched in Virginia after a woman was accidentally struck by a bullet, according to police. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called before 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26, to a home in the 4500 block of Derring Lane in Fair Oaks, where there was a report of a gunshot that went off. According to investigators, they believe the woman sustained the fatal gunshot wound after the gun accidentally discharged while it was being cleaned inside the home. No information about the victim was initially released by police. The incident remains under…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
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Virginia AG Slams Fairfax Prosecutor For ‘Weaponized Incompetence’; Descano Fires Back Virginia AG Slams Fairfax Prosecutor For ‘Weaponized Incompetence’; Descano Fires Back Virginia AG Slams Fairfax Prosecutor For ‘Weaponized Incompetence’; Descano Fires Back
Virginia AG Slams Fairfax Prosecutor For ‘Weaponized Incompetence’; Descano Fires Back Virginia’s top prosecutor just dropped a bombshell report accusing Fairfax County’s Commonwealth’s Attorney of “weaponized incompetence,” and within hours, Steve Descano fired back — calling the whole thing a “sad, last-ditch political stunt.” On Friday, Sept. 26, Attorney General Jason Miyares released a blistering investigative report slamming Descano’s office for what he described as an “alarming pattern of misconduct, neglect of victims’ rights, constitutional violations, and dangerous prosecutorial policies.” “Justice isn’t optional, and our laws are not suggestions,” Miyares said. “Fa…

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by Zak Failla
Burke, VA
Breaking News
Tesla Charger Sparks $128K Blaze That Displaces Family Of Six In Burke: Fire Officials Tesla Charger Sparks $128K Blaze That Displaces Family Of Six In Burke: Fire Officials Tesla Charger Sparks $128K Blaze That Displaces Family Of Six In Burke: Fire Officials
Tesla Charger Sparks $128K Blaze That Displaces Family Of Six In Burke: Fire Officials A Tesla charger is being blamed for a blaze that ripped through a Northern Virginia home in the middle of the night, leaving a family of six displaced, fire officials said. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue crews were called around 3:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 26, to the 6600 block of Mainsail Court in Burke, where flames were shooting from the roof of a garage attached to a single-family home. All six occupants inside the home made it out safely after one person smelled smoke and found the fire in the garage.  “The home had working smoke alarms; however, the fire was discovered prior to them…

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by Zak Failla
Stafford, VA
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Stafford Man Passed Out At The Wheel Hit With Second DUI In Two Years, Sheriff Says Stafford Man Passed Out At The Wheel Hit With Second DUI In Two Years, Sheriff Says Stafford Man Passed Out At The Wheel Hit With Second DUI In Two Years, Sheriff Says
Stafford Man Passed Out At The Wheel Hit With Second DUI In Two Years, Sheriff Says Thomas Wright found himself in a familiar position after being spotted by deputies in Virginia as he was taking a nap at a red light in the middle of the day, officials say. The 56-year-old Stafford man was found intoxicated after falling asleep at the wheel shortly before 4:20 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 25, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. A deputy patrolling Warrenton Road spotted an SUV stopped at a red light at the intersection of Cardinal Forest Drive, and when the light turned green, the vehicle did not move. Upon further investigation, officials say the deputy found W…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
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DC Predator Thought He Could Bully Witnesses, Outsmart Feds — The Plan Backfired Spectacularly DC Predator Thought He Could Bully Witnesses, Outsmart Feds — The Plan Backfired Spectacularly DC Predator Thought He Could Bully Witnesses, Outsmart Feds — The Plan Backfired Spectacularly
DC Predator Thought He Could Bully Witnesses, Outsmart Feds — The Plan Backfired Spectacularly A DC-area rapist whose plan to bully witnesses, fake testimony, and cover his tracks blew up in spectacular fashion will spend nearly a decade in federal prison, prosecutors announced. Dawayne Joseph Spriggs, 35, of Washington, DC, and Prince George’s County, was sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 25, to nine years in prison for obstruction of justice and subornation of perjury, according to the US Attorney’s Office. Spriggs was indicted in 2023 for a July 2014 cold case sexual assault after detectives with MPD’s Cold Case Sexual Assault Unit used DNA evidence to tie him to two rapes — one at a D…

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by Zak Failla
Glen Burnie, MD
Breaking News
Suspects ID’d In Glen Burnie Carjacking That Ended With Victim Tossed Off Baltimore Bridge Suspects ID’d In Glen Burnie Carjacking That Ended With Victim Tossed Off Baltimore Bridge Suspects ID’d In Glen Burnie Carjacking That Ended With Victim Tossed Off Baltimore Bridge
Suspects ID’d In Glen Burnie Carjacking That Ended With Victim Tossed Off Baltimore Bridge It reads like a scene from a horror movie — a Maryland woman dragged from her car, stuffed into the trunk, and hurled off a bridge into a creek — and cops say the suspected duo is still on the loose two years later. But now they've been identified. Halethorpe resident Crystal Humphries, 35, and Baltimore native David Jiles, 39, have been identified by the Anne Arundel County Police Department as the pair responsible for a harrowing Mercedes carjacking and kidnapping that nearly killed a Glen Burnie woman in April 2023. At around 7 a.m. on April 15, 2023, officers were called to Crewboats T…

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