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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Frederick, MD
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Body Found In Carroll Creek Sparks Death Investigation In Frederick: Police Body Found In Carroll Creek Sparks Death Investigation In Frederick: Police
Body Found In Carroll Creek Sparks Death Investigation In Frederick: Police A grim discovery brought first responders to a popular Maryland park Wednesday afternoon. Officers were called to Carroll Creek Linear Park in Frederick at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, to assist the fire department, according to the Frederick Police Department. When first responders arrived, they found a person dead in Carroll Creek. Police immediately launched a death investigation and said officers were still in the preliminary stages of gathering information Wednesday evening. Few details about the discovery were immediately available. Police have not released the pe…

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Purcellville, VA
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Search Intensifies For Missing, Endangered Purcellville Woman, 81, Gone Since Sunday Search Intensifies For Missing, Endangered Purcellville Woman, 81, Gone Since Sunday
Search Intensifies For Missing, Endangered Purcellville Woman, 81, Gone Since Sunday An urgent search for an 81-year-old woman who vanished after leaving for a walk in Virginia has stretched into its fourth day. Carolyn Taylor was last seen at approximately 10:40 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 23, in the 18000 block of Foundry Road in Purcellville, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Taylor left for a walk and never returned, authorities said. As of Wednesday, Aug. 26, a large law enforcement presence remained in the area of Lincoln Road as deputies continued searching for Taylor, who has been classified as missing and endangered. Now, investigators are asking nearby …

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Towson, MD
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Baltimore Arsonist Kept Coming Back To Spread Flames, Then His Phone Gave Him Away: Feds Baltimore Arsonist Kept Coming Back To Spread Flames, Then His Phone Gave Him Away: Feds
Baltimore Arsonist Kept Coming Back To Spread Flames, Then His Phone Gave Him Away: Feds An arsonist in Maryland tied to multiple fires is heading to prison, federal authorities announced. Justin Michael Reeves, 29, pleaded guilty to intentionally setting fire to multiple North Baltimore properties and has been sentenced to more than five years in prison, according to the US Attorney's Office. According to his guilty plea, on May 10, 2025, Reeves set a fire at a North Baltimore residence, but he was just getting started. After setting the fire, Reeves returned to the residence at various points to spread the burning materials across the structure and the garage door. The whol…

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Arlington, VA
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Suspected Drunk Driver Slams Into Virginia Deputy During Traffic Stop: Sheriff (PHOTOS) Suspected Drunk Driver Slams Into Virginia Deputy During Traffic Stop: Sheriff (PHOTOS)
Suspected Drunk Driver Slams Into Virginia Deputy During Traffic Stop: Sheriff (Photos) One night after helping someone in need, a Virginia deputy suddenly needed some help of his own. Deputy St. Onge was conducting a traffic stop in Culpeper County on Tuesday, Aug. 25, when his vehicle was struck by a suspected impaired driver, according to the Culpeper County Sheriff's Office. The crash left both vehicles with heavy damage, photos released by the sheriff's office show. A suspected drunk driver struck a sheriff's deputy in Virginia. Culpeper County Sheriff The front end and hood of a white car were crushed in the collision, while the marked sheriff's SUV sustained si…

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Bowie, MD
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Wanted Suspect Flees Maryland Traffic Stop, Kills Woman In Wrong-Way Bowie Crash: Police Wanted Suspect Flees Maryland Traffic Stop, Kills Woman In Wrong-Way Bowie Crash: Police
Wanted Suspect Flees Maryland Traffic Stop, Kills Woman In Wrong-Way Bowie Crash: Police A woman was killed in a wrong-way crash by a wanted suspect attempting to flee from officers in Maryland, police say. Officers from the Prince George's County Police Department responded around 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon to the 12800 block of Ninth Street in Bowie. Investigators say a marked cruiser attempted a traffic stop on a person connected to an open investigation. The suspect initially pulled over, but then sped away from the stop onto Lanham Severn Road. Seconds later, over the radio, a department supervisor ordered officers to stop any additional attempts to pursue the …

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Clinton, MD
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15 Months After Clinton Girl, 14, Was Killed In DC, Her Case Takes A Major Turn: Police 15 Months After Clinton Girl, 14, Was Killed In DC, Her Case Takes A Major Turn: Police
15 Months After Clinton Girl, 14, Was Killed In DC, Her Case Takes A Major Turn: Police For 15 months, the killing of a 14-year-old Maryland girl went without an arrest. That changed on Wednesday, Aug. 26, when DC police arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with the death of Clinton resident Zytina Mason-Brown, who was shot on Benning Road NE in Washington in May 2025. Mason-Brown was just 14 when officers were called to the 1700 block of Benning Road NE at approximately 5:08 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. They found the teenager unconscious and not breathing with a critical gunshot wound. DC Fire and EMS responded, but Mason-Brown had no signs of life and was pronounc…

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Annapolis, MD
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'Intentionally Misleading': Judge Blocks Maryland Democrats' Redistricting Push 'Intentionally Misleading': Judge Blocks Maryland Democrats' Redistricting Push
'Intentionally Misleading': Judge Blocks Maryland Democrats' Redistricting Push Maryland Democrats' bid to rewrite the rules of the redistricting game just got smacked down in court. Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge Robert J. Thompson on Wednesday, Aug. 26, blocked a proposed constitutional amendment from going before voters in November, finding lawmakers failed to follow their own election laws. And he wasn't done there. Thompson also found that language being presented to voters was "intentionally misleading" and that the proposed amendment improperly bundled two separate constitutional issues together. Democrats hold seven of Maryland's eight US House seats…

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Fairfax, VA
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9 Men Headed To Fairfax County To Meet 'Kids' Online, But Detectives Were Waiting: Police 9 Men Headed To Fairfax County To Meet 'Kids' Online, But Detectives Were Waiting: Police
9 Men Headed To Fairfax County To Meet 'Kids' Online, But Detectives Were Waiting: Police The person on the other end of the chat wasn't who they thought it was, Virginia police say. Nine men between the ages of 21 and 48 were arrested during an undercover operation in Fairfax County after detectives posed online as children, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Investigators with the Fairfax County Police Department's Child Exploitation Unit went undercover on internet platforms, where police say the men initiated sexually explicit conversations believing they were communicating with minors. Then came the meetup. According to police, most of the men traveled to Fairfax Cou…

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Towson, MD
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Insurance Denies US Transfer After Baltimore Mom Suffers Massive Stroke In Curaçao Insurance Denies US Transfer After Baltimore Mom Suffers Massive Stroke In Curaçao
Insurance Denies US Transfer After Baltimore Mom Suffers Massive Stroke In Curaçao A dream family vacation has turned into a desperate fight to get a Maryland mom home. Vanessa Jackson suffered what her daughter described as a massive stroke on Tuesday, Aug. 18, while vacationing with family in Curaçao, leaving her hospitalized thousands of miles from Baltimore as her loved ones scramble to arrange a medical flight back to the US. Now, more than a week later, her family says getting Jackson home has become a costly international ordeal. Jackson was rushed to a hospital after the stroke. Her daughter, Kisah Jarvis, said doctors and staff have been "kind, compassionate, an…

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Edgewood, MD
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Months On The Run End For Teen Accused Of Killing Edgewood Man: Sheriff Months On The Run End For Teen Accused Of Killing Edgewood Man: Sheriff
Months On The Run End For Teen Accused Of Killing Edgewood Man: Sheriff For months, a teenager accused of killing a man in Maryland managed to stay one step ahead of investigators. His run ended on Tuesday, Aug. 25. A’maree Curbeam, 17, of Edgewood, was arrested at a Baltimore residence nearly five months after the shooting death of 20-year-old Bryan H. Burrows Jr., according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. Burrows was killed on Friday, April 3, when violence broke out in the 1900 block of Eloise Lane in Edgewood. A second person was also shot and wounded. Detectives say they identified Curbeam as the suspected shooter early on. They still had to fin…

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