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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Stafford, VA
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Murder-For-Hire: Stafford Man Jailed For Sex Offenses Plotted To Kill Victim, Sheriff Says Murder-For-Hire: Stafford Man Jailed For Sex Offenses Plotted To Kill Victim, Sheriff Says Murder-For-Hire: Stafford Man Jailed For Sex Offenses Plotted To Kill Victim, Sheriff Says
Murder-For-Hire: Stafford Man Jailed For Sex Offenses Plotted To Kill Victim, Sheriff Says A man already behind bars for multiple sexual assault and obscenity offenses is facing damning new charges. Murder-for-hire. Christopher L. Tinnermon allegedly tried to arrange the killing of the victim in his previous criminal case while locked up at the Rappahannock Regional Jail, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. The alleged plot came to light earlier this year when investigators received information about a possible murder-for-hire scheme involving an inmate. Detectives spent months investigating the allegations, ultimately gathering evidence that authorities say poin…

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Annandale, VA
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Virginia Man Followed From Annandale Bank Before $2,400 Stolen At Gas Station: Police Virginia Man Followed From Annandale Bank Before $2,400 Stolen At Gas Station: Police Virginia Man Followed From Annandale Bank Before $2,400 Stolen At Gas Station: Police
Virginia Man Followed From Annandale Bank Before $2,400 Stolen At Gas Station: Police A Virginia man walked into a gas station after withdrawing thousands of dollars from a bank, unaware that someone may have been following him the entire time. By the time he returned to his vehicle, $2,400 was gone. Now, Fairfax County Police are searching for a suspect in what investigators believe was a case of "bank jugging," a theft tactic in which criminals target people who have just withdrawn cash. The victim withdrew the money from a bank in the 4400 block of Backlick Road in Annandale at approximately 10:20 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, according to police. After leaving the bank, he …

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Reisterstown, MD
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Firefighter Injured Battling Massive Baltimore County Barn Blaze (DEVELOPING) Firefighter Injured Battling Massive Baltimore County Barn Blaze (DEVELOPING) Firefighter Injured Battling Massive Baltimore County Barn Blaze (DEVELOPING)
Firefighter Injured Battling Massive Baltimore County Barn Blaze (Developing) A Maryland firefighter was hospitalized after being injured battling an early-morning barn blaze that sent flames tearing through the structure. Crews were called to the 2300 block of Geist Road in Reisterstown around 2:57 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, where they arrived to find a 50-by-100-foot barn fully engulfed in flames, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. Firefighters spent more than an hour battling the blaze before getting the majority of the flames extinguished around 4:14 a.m. One firefighter suffered a minor injury and was transported to an area hospital, officials sai…

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Waldorf, MD
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Motorcycle Crash Kills Bryans Road Man, Sends Car Into Parked SUV In Waldorf, House: Sheriff Motorcycle Crash Kills Bryans Road Man, Sends Car Into Parked SUV In Waldorf, House: Sheriff Motorcycle Crash Kills Bryans Road Man, Sends Car Into Parked SUV In Waldorf, House: Sheriff
Motorcycle Crash Kills Bryans Road Man, Sends Car Into Parked SUV In Waldorf, House: Sheriff A late-night motorcycle crash in Maryland turned deadly before sending another vehicle careening into a parked SUV and a nearby home. Michael Alexander Jr., 36, of Bryans Road, was killed Thursday night, Oct. 29, following a collision involving his Suzuki motorcycle and a Ford Taurus in Waldorf, according to Maryland State Police. The crash happened around 10:34 p.m. near the intersection of Route 228 and Greenwood Drive, where investigators say Alexander was heading west as the Ford's driver attempted to make a left turn from the opposite direction. The motorcycle struck the turning car, …

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Stafford, VA
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Massive Amazon Facility Along I-95 Corridor In Stafford Sold, But Retail Giant Isn't Leaving Massive Amazon Facility Along I-95 Corridor In Stafford Sold, But Retail Giant Isn't Leaving Massive Amazon Facility Along I-95 Corridor In Stafford Sold, But Retail Giant Isn't Leaving
Massive Amazon Facility Along I-95 Corridor In Stafford Sold, But Retail Giant Isn't Leaving A massive Amazon distribution center along Virginia's I-95 corridor has changed hands, but the online retail giant isn't going anywhere. The 629,018-square-foot facility at 220 Centreport Parkway in Stafford has been sold by Peterson Companies in a deal arranged by commercial real estate firm JLL, which announced the transaction on Thursday, Oct. 29. JLL did not disclose the purchase price or identify the buyer, though the company confirmed that it also arranged financing for the acquisition. Amazon leases the entire facility, which was completed in 2022 on approximately 81.8 acres near I-…

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Jessup, MD
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No Charges For Officers Following High-Speed Chase In Jessup That Killed 20-Year-Old: AG No Charges For Officers Following High-Speed Chase In Jessup That Killed 20-Year-Old: AG No Charges For Officers Following High-Speed Chase In Jessup That Killed 20-Year-Old: AG
No Charges For Officers Following High-Speed Chase In Jessup That Killed 20-Year-Old: AG Anthony Bowers was killed following a high-speed police pursuit in Maryland. Now, prosecutors say the officer who chased the vehicle won't face criminal charges. The 20-year-old Baltimore man was killed in a crash on Sunday, Sept. 6, in Jessup, prompting an extensive investigation by the Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced on Thursday, Oct. 29, that PFC Amir Parker would not be prosecuted following the investigation. Several people were ejected in the Maryland crash. Maryland OAG The incident began at approximate…

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Arlington, VA
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DC Church Burglars Apparently Liked What They Saw The First Time, Came Back For Seconds (VIDEO) DC Church Burglars Apparently Liked What They Saw The First Time, Came Back For Seconds (VIDEO) DC Church Burglars Apparently Liked What They Saw The First Time, Came Back For Seconds (VIDEO)
DC Church Burglars Apparently Liked What They Saw The First Time, Came Back For Seconds (Video) They apparently liked what they saw the first time. A group of suspected burglars made a return trip to a DC church, where surveillance cameras captured three people police now want to identify after musical instruments, microphones, and cameras disappeared. The trouble began late Wednesday, Sept. 30, at a church on the 1700 block of 11th Street NW, where someone forced open a rear door around 10:15 p.m. By 6:40 p.m. the following evening, one of the people allegedly involved in the first break-in was back, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. This time, there was company. In…

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Silver Spring, MD
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Talk About A Jump Scare: Maryland Man Struck By Own Car While Trying To Revive Dead Battery Talk About A Jump Scare: Maryland Man Struck By Own Car While Trying To Revive Dead Battery Talk About A Jump Scare: Maryland Man Struck By Own Car While Trying To Revive Dead Battery
Talk About A Jump Scare: Maryland Man Struck By Own Car While Trying To Revive Dead Battery Talk about adding insult to injury. A Maryland man trying to bring his dead car battery back to life wound up getting knocked down by the very vehicle he was trying to revive, police said. Officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service responded to the intersection of Fenwick Lane and First Avenue in Silver Spring on Thursday, Oct. 29, following reports of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. But this was no ordinary pedestrian crash. According to investigators, the man was attempting to jump-start his vehicle when he was somehow struck…

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Alexandria, VA
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Three Men, Three Crime Scenes, One Bloody Day As Murders Rock One Maryland County: Police Three Men, Three Crime Scenes, One Bloody Day As Murders Rock One Maryland County: Police Three Men, Three Crime Scenes, One Bloody Day As Murders Rock One Maryland County: Police
Three Men, Three Crime Scenes, One Bloody Day As Murders Rock One Maryland County: Police It was a deadly day in Maryland. Three men were killed in separate incidents across Prince George's County on Thursday, Oct. 29, including two whose bodies were discovered just an hour apart, leaving detectives investigating a stabbing, a shooting, and a third death in a wooded park. The violence began before sunrise in College Park, where officers responding to a stabbing at approximately 4:15 a.m. found 26-year-old Jose Edin Hernandez Vasquez critically injured inside a residence in the 9900 block of 51st Terrace. Despite efforts to save him, Hernandez Vasquez, who lived in College Park,…

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Purcellville, VA
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55 Purcellville Residents Can't Return Home After Firefighters Make Dangerous Discovery 55 Purcellville Residents Can't Return Home After Firefighters Make Dangerous Discovery 55 Purcellville Residents Can't Return Home After Firefighters Make Dangerous Discovery
55 Purcellville Residents Can't Return Home After Firefighters Make Dangerous Discovery What started as a routine call for firefighters in Virginia ended with nearly five dozen people being forced from their homes. It wasn't a fire that drove them out, either. Approximately 55 residents at the Purcellville East Apartments in Loudoun County have been displaced after firefighters discovered damaged staircases that ultimately led inspectors to declare 24 apartments unsafe. The trouble began Sunday, Oct. 25, when Loudoun County Fire and Rescue crews were called to one of the buildings on North 16th Street for an unrelated service call. While they were there, something caught the…

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