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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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Man Assaulted Woman, Left Gun Unsecured Near Toddler During Dispute In Woodbridge, Police Say Man Assaulted Woman, Left Gun Unsecured Near Toddler During Dispute In Woodbridge, Police Say
Man Assaulted Woman, Left Gun Unsecured Near Toddler During Dispute In Woodbridge, Police Say A Woodbridge man who assaulted a woman during an argument and left handgun in the are of a toddler is facing multiple charges in Prince William County, police say. Luis Cruz-Vargas, 27, was arrested early on Monday, Aug. 19, when officers were called to a home in the 1300 block of Eisenhower Circle to investigate a domestic dispute. According to a spokesperson from the Prince William County Police Department, shorty after 2 a.m. on Monday morning, a 27-year-old woman got into an argument with Cruz-Vargas that escalated, during which he took out a gun and struck the woman in the he…

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Serial Church Burglar From Sterling Busted Following String Of Thefts In Fairfax County: Police Serial Church Burglar From Sterling Busted Following String Of Thefts In Fairfax County: Police
Serial Church Burglar From Sterling Busted Following String Of Thefts In Fairfax County: Police An unholy man who has been targeting churches has been arrested for a string of burglaries in Fairfax County, according to police. Sterling native Steven Hildner, 56, is facing charges in connection to at least seven burglaries at various churches in the county, landing him behind bars. Earlier this month, an investigation was launched by the Fairfax County Police Department after a man entered a church and attempted to steal property.  During the course of the probe, Hildner was identified as the main suspect, and during a search of his Loudoun County home, with an assistance from th…

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Teen Charged With Murder Following Shooting In Oxon Hill Parking Lot During Dispute: Police Teen Charged With Murder Following Shooting In Oxon Hill Parking Lot During Dispute: Police
Teen Charged With Murder Following Shooting In Oxon Hill Parking Lot During Dispute: Police An 18-year-old has been arrested in connection to a Sunday shooting in Prince George's County that left a man dead in Oxon Hill, police say. Izayah Matthews, of Temple Hills, has been charged in connection to the murder of Oxon Hill native Antonio Bell, 43, who was found shot to death in a parking lot on Aug. 18.  According to the Prince George's County Police Department, at around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, officers were called to the 3300 block of Huntley Square Drive, where they found Bell suffering from fatal gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and a second ma…

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Machete-Wielding Man Stabbed Victim In Face, Assaulted Woman In Woodbridge, Police Say Machete-Wielding Man Stabbed Victim In Face, Assaulted Woman In Woodbridge, Police Say
Machete-Wielding Man Stabbed Victim In Face, Assaulted Woman In Woodbridge, Police Say A suspect who stabbed a man in the face repeatedly with a "machete-style knife" and struck a woman during a domestic dispute in Prince William County remains elusive following an early morning incident, police say. Valentino Cruz Reyes, 49, is facing charges following a reported incident shortly before 1 a.m. on Monday morning in a home in the 1400 block of Maryland Avenue in Woodbridge. According to the Prince William Police Department, a 31-year-old woman and 44-year-old man were inside the residence when Cruz Reyes - identified by investigators only as an acquaintance - burst into t…

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Maryland Man Arrested For DWI, Hit-Run While Driving On Leesburg Sidewalk, Police Say Maryland Man Arrested For DWI, Hit-Run While Driving On Leesburg Sidewalk, Police Say
Maryland Man Arrested For DWI, Hit-Run While Driving On Leesburg Sidewalk, Police Say A teen from Maryland who drove along the sidewalk of a busy Virginia trail while allegedly intoxicated before bailing on his vehicle was apprehended, police say. Luis Funez Medina, 18, of Columbia, Maryland, is facing multiple charges following an incident that played out on Saturday on the Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail in Loudoun County. According to investigators, at around 11:30 a.m. on Aug. 17, officers from the Leesburg Police Department were called to investigate reports of a driver who was on the sidewalk in the area of Crosstrail Boulevard SE.  Police say that F…

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Mother Who Left Children With Stranger At Woodbridge Skate Park Charged, Released, Police Say Mother Who Left Children With Stranger At Woodbridge Skate Park Charged, Released, Police Say
Mother Who Left Children With Stranger At Woodbridge Skate Park Charged, Released, Police Say A 24-year-old woman who left her young children alone with a stranger at a skate park and failed to return in Prince William County is facing charges, police say. Woodbridge resident Autumn Mare Foss Hale was arrested and later released following an investigation into an incident of child neglect that was reported at Veterans Park late last week, authorities announced on Monday. According to the Prince William County Police Department, shortly before 8:45 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15, officers were called to the skate park in the 14300 block of Veterans Drive in Woodbridge, where Foss Hal…

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Oxon Hill Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Prince George's County Identified By Police Oxon Hill Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Prince George's County Identified By Police
Oxon Hill Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Prince George's County Identified By Police A driver is at large after a fatal hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian over the weekend in Prince George's County, police say. Oxon Hill resident Melvin Garcia, 35, has been identified by investigators as the person who was killed by a driver who fled the scene on Friday afternoon.  According to the Prince George's County Police Department, at around noon on Aug. 16, Garcia was struck in the 6200 block of Oxon Hill Road in Oxon Hill in an area parking lot by a driver in a truck. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders in the area of the Oxon Hill Branch Library. …

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Minor Charged As Adult With Attempted Murder For Lexington Park Shooting, Sheriff Says Minor Charged As Adult With Attempted Murder For Lexington Park Shooting, Sheriff Says
Minor Charged As Adult With Attempted Murder For Lexington Park Shooting, Sheriff Says A minor implicated in a Lexington Park shooting earlier this summer will be charged as an adult with attempted murder and multiple weapons offenses, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday. Over the weekend, deputies executed a search and seizure warrant at a home in the 26000 block of Cox Drive in Mechanicsville, where one person was arrested. The warrant was issued following an investigation into a Lexington Park shooting on Wednesday, June 26, where deputies discovered casings, live rounds, and a projectile at a crime scene. No injuries were reported. According …

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No Foul Play Suspected After 23-Year-Old Found Dead On W&OD Trail In Sterling, Sheriff Says No Foul Play Suspected After 23-Year-Old Found Dead On W&OD Trail In Sterling, Sheriff Says
No Foul Play Suspected After 23-Year-Old Found Dead On W&OD Trail In Sterling, Sheriff Says The death investigation in Loudoun County is ongoing days after a 23-year-old man's body was found along the Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail. At approximately 6:20 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 16, deputies from the sheriff's office were called to the trail between Dominion Drive and Crestview Drive in Sterling, when hikers made an unsettling discovery. ALERT: There is a heavy law enforcement presence on the W&OD Trail in Sterling between Dominion Drive and Crestview Drive. Please avoid the trail in that area. pic.twitter.com/TVBHk8gNSb — Loudoun County Sheriff's Office…

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DC Council Member Trayon White Arrested By FBI For Allegedly Accepting Bribes: Feds DC Council Member Trayon White Arrested By FBI For Allegedly Accepting Bribes: Feds
DC Council Member Trayon White Arrested By FBI For Allegedly Accepting Bribes: Feds DC Council member Trayon White, Sr., who represents Ward 8, was arrested in connection to an investigation into claims of bribery, federal authorities announced on Monday. The 40-year-old Democrat, who is the Chair of the Council’s Committee on Recreation, Libraries and Youth Affairs, which oversees several agencies including the DC Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services is charged with accepting more than $150,000 in bribes. The complaint alleges that, beginning in June 2024, White corruptly agreed to accept $156,000 in cash payments in exchange for using his position as a DC Cou…

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