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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Mechanicsville, MD
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Mechanicsville Man Travels Hundreds Of Miles To See Family, Comes Home $1 Million Richer Mechanicsville Man Travels Hundreds Of Miles To See Family, Comes Home $1 Million Richer Mechanicsville Man Travels Hundreds Of Miles To See Family, Comes Home $1 Million Richer
Mechanicsville Man Travels Hundreds Of Miles To See Family, Comes Home $1 Million Richer Cory Choquette had one hell of a family trip. The Maryland man was hundreds of miles from home when he cashed in big on a Massachusetts Lottery scratcher. Choquette came home a newly-minted millionaire. The Mechanicsville man was visiting family up north when he picked up a 100X scratcher from Valero on North Main Street in Palmer. Good call. The ticket was worth a seven-figure jackpot. Choquette claimed the million-dollar prize at Massachusetts State Lottery headquarters in Dorchester, authorities announced this week. He opted against taking the full prize through an annuity and i…

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by Zak Failla
Gaithersburg, MD
Breaking News
Five Hurt After 3 Vehicles Collide At Busy Gaithersburg Intersection (DEVELOPING) Five Hurt After 3 Vehicles Collide At Busy Gaithersburg Intersection (DEVELOPING) Five Hurt After 3 Vehicles Collide At Busy Gaithersburg Intersection (DEVELOPING)
Five Hurt After 3 Vehicles Collide At Busy Gaithersburg Intersection (Developing) Five people were hurt when an afternoon drive went sideways at a busy Maryland intersection. The three-vehicle crash was reported around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, near Woodfield Road and Midcounty Highway in Gaithersburg, where Montgomery County police and fire crews were called to the scene. Five patients suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to preliminary information released by police. The crash caused delays in the area as first responders worked the scene, and drivers were advised to steer clear and find another way around. Police have not said what led to the col…

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by Zak Failla
Stafford, VA
Obituaries
Fire Chief, Deputy, Gospel Singer: Virginia Mourns ‘One In A Million’ Larry Snellings Fire Chief, Deputy, Gospel Singer: Virginia Mourns ‘One In A Million’ Larry Snellings Fire Chief, Deputy, Gospel Singer: Virginia Mourns ‘One In A Million’ Larry Snellings
Fire Chief, Deputy, Gospel Singer: Virginia Mourns ‘One In A Million’ Larry Snellings Larry Snellings spent much of his life answering the call for others. In the end, the longtime Virginia public servant was home with the woman he loved. Snellings, a former Stafford County fire chief, deputy sheriff, Fire Marshal's Office K-9 officer and career Firefighter/EMT, died at his Spotsylvania home early on Sunday, Aug. 9, following a long battle with cancer. He was 68. His wife, Carol Duke-Snellings, was holding him. "I lost my best friend yesterday. On my birthday," she wrote the following day in an online tribute. "Larry died in my arms at 4:15 yesterday morning with me tell…

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by Zak Failla
College Park, MD
Breaking News
Love Triangle Turns Ugly: Woman Convicted After Tagging Rival In Explicit Facebook Post Love Triangle Turns Ugly: Woman Convicted After Tagging Rival In Explicit Facebook Post Love Triangle Turns Ugly: Woman Convicted After Tagging Rival In Explicit Facebook Post
Love Triangle Turns Ugly: Woman Convicted After Tagging Rival In Explicit Facebook Post Danielle Peaks didn't just post the intimate image. She tagged the woman in it. A jury in Prince George's County convicted Peaks of revenge porn after prosecutors said she harassed and sexually exploited a woman with whom she shared a romantic partner, the state's attorney's office announced on Wednesday. Peaks obtained a screenshot from a video showing the victim's intimate parts, prosecutors said. Then she took it to Facebook. Peaks posted the screenshot on the social media platform and tagged the victim in the post. The case ultimately went before a jury, which found Peaks gu…

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by Zak Failla
Alexandria, VA
Breaking News
Bathroom Bust: Fleeing Suspects Pick Wrong Hiding Spot In Virginia As Police K9 Closes In Bathroom Bust: Fleeing Suspects Pick Wrong Hiding Spot In Virginia As Police K9 Closes In Bathroom Bust: Fleeing Suspects Pick Wrong Hiding Spot In Virginia As Police K9 Closes In
Bathroom Bust: Fleeing Suspects Pick Wrong Hiding Spot In Virginia As Police K9 Closes In Four people came to Culpeper County expecting to make a drug deal. They wound up running from deputies, crashing into vehicles and, for two of them, hiding in a restaurant bathroom with a police K9 closing in. The wild sequence played out on Tuesday, Aug. 11, in the Dominion Square Shopping Center after Culpeper County Sheriff's Office deputies arranged what the four suspects allegedly believed would be a drug deal. What they didn't know was who was waiting on the other end. No drugs. Deputies. According to the sheriff's office, the investigation began with a short conversation that quic…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
Breaking News
Ride From Hell: Man Robbed, Shot After Accepting Lift In DC, Police Say (VIDEO) Ride From Hell: Man Robbed, Shot After Accepting Lift In DC, Police Say (VIDEO) Ride From Hell: Man Robbed, Shot After Accepting Lift In DC, Police Say (VIDEO)
Ride From Hell: Man Robbed, Shot After Accepting Lift In DC, Police Say (Video) A man who thought he was catching a lift in DC found himself staring down the barrel of a gun before being robbed and shot by the driver who offered him a ride, police say. Now, investigators want the public's help putting a name to the face of the suspected gunman caught on camera. The robbery-turned-shooting played out at approximately 4:34 a.m. on Sunday, July 26, when Metropolitan Police Department officers were called to the 1600 block of 12th Street NW for a reported shooting. On Wednesday, Aug. 12, the department released surveillance photos of the suspect. The Metropolitan…

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by Zak Failla
Chantilly, VA
Breaking News
WATCH: ICE Said She Nearly Ran Them Over Before Virginia Woman Pointed To Her Dashcam WATCH: ICE Said She Nearly Ran Them Over Before Virginia Woman Pointed To Her Dashcam WATCH: ICE Said She Nearly Ran Them Over Before Virginia Woman Pointed To Her Dashcam
Watch: ICE Said She Nearly Ran Them Over Before Virginia Woman Pointed To Her Dashcam A few angry words in a Virginia parking lot ended with a masked federal agent approaching a woman's car with his gun drawn. Now that showdown has gone viral. The confrontation unfolded around 3 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, in the Bailey's Crossroads area near Falls Church, where Northern Virginia counselor Carolina Molina encountered US ICE agents during an immigration operation, according to multiple reports. Then the cameras started rolling. Cellphone and dashcam videos Molina posted online have since gone viral, capturing a tense confrontation that has drawn hundreds of thousands of views,…

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by Zak Failla
Silver Spring, MD
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After Years Of Deliveries, Silver Spring Mailman 'Mr. Fields' Is Getting One Of His Own After Years Of Deliveries, Silver Spring Mailman 'Mr. Fields' Is Getting One Of His Own After Years Of Deliveries, Silver Spring Mailman 'Mr. Fields' Is Getting One Of His Own
After Years Of Deliveries, Silver Spring Mailman 'Mr. Fields' Is Getting One Of His Own Some people deliver the mail.  A man affectionately known only as "Mr. Fields" delivered a whole lot more to one Maryland neighborhood. The longtime US Postal Service letter carrier and Navy vet is heading into retirement after becoming a fixture in the Sligo Park Hills community in Silver Spring, where neighbors are now stepping up to give him a sendoff worthy of his years of service. A GoFundMe campaign launched by Silver Spring resident Adam Landsman is raising money as a retirement gift for Fields, whom he described as far more than the person who brought letters and packages to t…

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by Zak Failla
Poolesville, MD
Breaking News
From Baseball Field To Hospital Bed: Maryland Boy, 4, Fighting After Freak Lawn Mower Accident From Baseball Field To Hospital Bed: Maryland Boy, 4, Fighting After Freak Lawn Mower Accident From Baseball Field To Hospital Bed: Maryland Boy, 4, Fighting After Freak Lawn Mower Accident
From Baseball Field To Hospital Bed: Maryland Boy, 4, Fighting After Freak Lawn Mower Accident One moment changed everything for a Maryland 4-year-old and his family. Easton Morgan was severely injured after becoming trapped beneath a lawn tractor on Friday, July 31, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched to help his family through what organizers described as a life-threatening accident. Emergency crews rushed to help the boy before he was airlifted to Johns Hopkins Hospital for urgent care. Now, the photos tell part of the story. Before the accident, Easton is pictured flashing a huge smile alongside his mom, Courtney, and wearing his baseball uniform on the diamond. E…

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by Zak Failla
Sterling, VA
Breaking News
Paris-Bound 'Marble Vase' Had A $40K Surprise Inside At Dulles Airport: CBP Paris-Bound 'Marble Vase' Had A $40K Surprise Inside At Dulles Airport: CBP Paris-Bound 'Marble Vase' Had A $40K Surprise Inside At Dulles Airport: CBP
Paris-Bound 'Marble Vase' Had A $40K Surprise Inside At Dulles Airport: CBP This was one deep ball that never made it to Paris. US Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted more than four pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside a package passing through Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, officials announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The package was mailed from Utah County, Utah, with France as its final destination. On the customs declaration? A marble vase. Only problem? There was no vase. Instead, CBP officers inspecting the parcel found two packages wrapped in black cellophane tape, each containing a crystalline substance, officia…

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