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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Manassas, VA
Breaking News
Stripping Shoplifter Busted At Manassas Walmart After Exposing Herself, Scratching Cop: Police Stripping Shoplifter Busted At Manassas Walmart After Exposing Herself, Scratching Cop: Police Stripping Shoplifter Busted At Manassas Walmart After Exposing Herself, Scratching Cop: Police
Stripping Shoplifter Busted At Manassas Walmart After Exposing Herself, Scratching Cop: Police A Virginia woman’s alleged Walmart shoplifting stunt ended with her stripping off stolen clothes, exposing herself to employees, and scratching a police officer in the face before being hauled off in handcuffs, authorities said. Monica Patricia Andrade, 44, of Manassas, was arrested over the weekend, after officers were called to the Walmart on Liberia Avenue around 4:45 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30, according to Prince William County Police. Investigators said Andrade tried to leave the store wearing unpaid clothing. When employees confronted her, she “removed the clothing, exposing herself,”…

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Capitol Heights-District Heights, MD
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Capitol Heights Mom Killed After Cadillac Goes Airborne In I-495 Virginia Crash: State Police Capitol Heights Mom Killed After Cadillac Goes Airborne In I-495 Virginia Crash: State Police Capitol Heights Mom Killed After Cadillac Goes Airborne In I-495 Virginia Crash: State Police
Capitol Heights Mom Killed After Cadillac Goes Airborne In I-495 Virginia Crash: State Police A Maryland mother of four has been identified by Virginia State Police following an early-morning I-495 crash in Alexandria over the holiday weekend. Capitol Heights resident Tyneeka Strickland, 34, was involved in a deadly crash early on Sunday, Aug. 31, when her Cadillac went airborne after she lost control of the vehicle. According to Virginia State Police, deputies were called at around 5:15 a.m. to the westbound lanes of the interstate, near the 177-mile marker in Alexandria, where there was a reported crash. Investigators said that a 2017 Cadillac XTS was heading west on I-495 w…

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Aldie, VA
Your Community
Lucky Lotto Player Hits $7M Scratch-Off At Virginia 7-Eleven: ‘It Was Surreal!’ Lucky Lotto Player Hits $7M Scratch-Off At Virginia 7-Eleven: ‘It Was Surreal!’ Lucky Lotto Player Hits $7M Scratch-Off At Virginia 7-Eleven: ‘It Was Surreal!’
Lucky Lotto Player Hits $7M Scratch-Off At Virginia 7-Eleven: ‘It Was Surreal!’ A Virginia Beach man is $7 million richer after scratching his way into the history books at a Chesapeake 7-Eleven. The anonymous winner told the Virginia Lottery his reaction could be summed up in three words: “It was surreal!” He bought his lucky 500X the Money ticket at the 7-Eleven on Kempsville Road in Chesapeake, Lottery officials said. The game’s top prize is $7 million, and he hit it. There is now one jackpot remaining. Virginia law allows winners of $1 million or more to remain anonymous, so the new multimillionaire’s name won’t be released by officials. According to the Lottery…

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Oakton, VA
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‘Addiction Medicine Family Doctor’ Ran Oakton Pill Mill, Loses Properties After Prison Sentence ‘Addiction Medicine Family Doctor’ Ran Oakton Pill Mill, Loses Properties After Prison Sentence ‘Addiction Medicine Family Doctor’ Ran Oakton Pill Mill, Loses Properties After Prison Sentence
‘Addiction Medicine Family Doctor’ Ran Oakton Pill Mill, Loses Properties After Prison Sentence A Virginia doctor who called himself an “Addiction Medicine Family Doctor” is paying the price after prosecutors say he ran an opioid pill mill that left multiple patients dead. David Allingham, 65, of Oakton, was sentenced to 13 years in prison in May and has now been ordered to forfeit more than $168,000, along with two properties, federal prosecutors in Alexandria announced.  He must also pay $169,244 in restitution to three victims. According to court documents, Allingham owned Oakton Primary Care Center (OPCC) and advertised his “special training and skill in preventing, diagnosi…

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Lexington Park, MD
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Maryland Woman Hunted For Fatal Delaware Hit-Run Turns Herself In, Police Say Maryland Woman Hunted For Fatal Delaware Hit-Run Turns Herself In, Police Say Maryland Woman Hunted For Fatal Delaware Hit-Run Turns Herself In, Police Say
Maryland Woman Hunted For Fatal Delaware Hit-Run Turns Herself In, Police Say A Maryland woman wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash in Delaware is now behind bars after police say she turned herself in hours after the deadly strike. Aaliyah Graves, 24, of Chestertown, surrendered to Dover Police on Monday, Sept. 1, following a brief search, according to investigators, and now faces charges ranging from tampering with evidence to leaving the scene of a collision resulting in death. The arrest comes after a deadly crash in the early hours of Sunday, Aug. 31, when officers responded to the 200 block of North DuPont Highway shortly after 2:45 a.m., where t…

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Manassas, VA
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$1M Powerball Ticket Sold At Manassas Wawa As Jackpot Surges To Near-Record $1.3B $1M Powerball Ticket Sold At Manassas Wawa As Jackpot Surges To Near-Record $1.3B $1M Powerball Ticket Sold At Manassas Wawa As Jackpot Surges To Near-Record $1.3B
$1M Powerball Ticket Sold At Manassas Wawa As Jackpot Surges To Near-Record $1.3B The Powerball jackpot has climbed to a jaw-dropping $1.3 billion — and three lucky tickets sold in Virginia are already paying out big. One player who bought a ticket at Wawa on Sudley Road in Manassas is now a millionaire after matching the first five numbers in Monday night’s drawing, Virginia Lottery officials said Tuesday, Sept. 2. Two other winners weren’t far behind.  Both bought their tickets through the Virginia Lottery mobile app and will each collect $150,000 by matching four of the first five numbers plus the Powerball number.  Officials said that because they op…

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Gaithersburg, MD
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Gaithersburg Murder Suspect Nabbed In Texas Hours After Partner Shot To Death, Police Say Gaithersburg Murder Suspect Nabbed In Texas Hours After Partner Shot To Death, Police Say Gaithersburg Murder Suspect Nabbed In Texas Hours After Partner Shot To Death, Police Say
Gaithersburg Murder Suspect Nabbed In Texas Hours After Partner Shot To Death, Police Say A wanted fugitive accused of killing his partner in Maryland was tracked down hundreds of miles away in Texas, authorities announced. Luis Antonio Quintanilla, 39, is sitting in a Texas jail after being arrested in Irving on Monday, Sept. 1 after local authorities were alerted that he was wanted for murder in Montgomery County, according to police. Detectives say Quintanilla fatally shot his partner, 35-year-old Maritza Ferman Sorto, outside their shared home in the 9000 block of Centerway Road in Gaithersburg. On Sunday, Aug. 31, at about 2:42 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call report…

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Lexington Park, MD
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Careless Smoking Sparks $50K Blaze At Ruby Tuesday In Maryland, Officials Say Careless Smoking Sparks $50K Blaze At Ruby Tuesday In Maryland, Officials Say Careless Smoking Sparks $50K Blaze At Ruby Tuesday In Maryland, Officials Say
Careless Smoking Sparks $50K Blaze At Ruby Tuesday In Maryland, Officials Say Talk about a bad night out. A fire that broke out at a Ruby Tuesday restaurant in Maryland was sparked by careless smoking, investigators announced. The blaze was reported shortly after 10:45 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, at the Ruby Tuesday located in the 400 block of North Fruitland Boulevard in Salisbury, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Crews from the Fruitland Volunteer Fire Company arrived to find flames coming from an exterior utility closet of the restaurant. It took two dozen firefighters about 10 minutes to bring the fire under control, but the damage was done,…

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National Interest
Trump Explodes At MLB, Demands Roger Clemens Be Put In Hall Of Fame Trump Explodes At MLB, Demands Roger Clemens Be Put In Hall Of Fame Trump Explodes At MLB, Demands Roger Clemens Be Put In Hall Of Fame
Trump Explodes At MLB, Demands Roger Clemens Be Put In Hall Of Fame President Donald Trump is threatening a new lawsuit. This time against Major League Baseball because Roger Clemens is not in the Hall of Fame.  Trump went on an unhinged tirade on Truth Social on Sunday morning, demanding for the second time that Clemens be admitted to the Hall of Fame, going so far as to threaten an ultimatum for Commissioner Rob Manfred. "PUT ROGER CLEMENS IN THE HALL OF FAME, NOW — NOT LIKE YOU DID WITH PETE ROSE, WHEN YOU WAITED UNTIL HE WAS DEAD!," he ranted. "That wasn’t the deal I made with the Commissioner, Rob Manfred, many months before he died."  "The …

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National Interest
Where’s Trump? Golf Photo In Sterling Sparks Wild ‘Body Double’ Rumors Where’s Trump? Golf Photo In Sterling Sparks Wild ‘Body Double’ Rumors Where’s Trump? Golf Photo In Sterling Sparks Wild ‘Body Double’ Rumors
Where’s Trump? Golf Photo In Sterling Sparks Wild ‘Body Double’ Rumors Tales of President Donald Trump's alleged failing health may have been wildly exaggerated. While he hasn't made a public appearance in days, Trump took to the links at his Northern Virginia golf course amid speculation the 79-year-old is facing health concerns. Or did he?  “Great playing Golf with Jon Gruden — A really nice guy, and true character!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, alongside a photo of him and the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach on the links.  However — that photo was reportedly taken at least a week ago, further fueling speculation about the president's health.  Per Wh…

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