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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Chantilly, VA
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Man Pictured In Air Force Uniform Reported Critically Missing In DC (DEVELOPING) Man Pictured In Air Force Uniform Reported Critically Missing In DC (DEVELOPING) Man Pictured In Air Force Uniform Reported Critically Missing In DC (DEVELOPING)
Man Pictured In Air Force Uniform Reported Critically Missing In DC (Developing) Authorities in DC are searching for a 44-year-old man pictured in a US Air Force uniform who has been reported critically missing. Carlos Wilkinson was last seen around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the 1900 block of H Street NE, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Police issued a critical missing-person alert on Wednesday, Nov. 11, asking the public for help locating him. Wilkinson is described as being a Pacific Islander who is 5-foot-9 and weighing approximately 185 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He is clean-shaven and has a military-style haircut. He was last se…

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Chantilly, VA
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Teen Dies Days After Being Struck By Car Near Chantilly High School (UPDATED) Teen Dies Days After Being Struck By Car Near Chantilly High School (UPDATED) Teen Dies Days After Being Struck By Car Near Chantilly High School (UPDATED)
Teen Dies Days After Being Struck By Car Near Chantilly High School (Updated) A teenage boy who was hospitalized with critical injuries after being struck by a car near a Virginia high school has died, police confirmed. Shortly before 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to a stretch of the 4200 block of Stringfellow Road near Chantilly High School when a teen was hit. The teenager was treated at the scene by first responders and rushed to an area hospital, where he died six days later. Investigators believe a 2016 Volkswagen was traveling northbound on Stringfellow Road when the teenager was struck as he was…

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Towson, MD
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Maryland Line Family Escapes Raging Inferno With Help From Neighbors, Loses 2 Dogs (PHOTOS) Maryland Line Family Escapes Raging Inferno With Help From Neighbors, Loses 2 Dogs (PHOTOS) Maryland Line Family Escapes Raging Inferno With Help From Neighbors, Loses 2 Dogs (PHOTOS)
Maryland Line Family Escapes Raging Inferno With Help From Neighbors, Loses 2 Dogs (Photos) A Maryland family escaped a raging overnight fire with help from two neighbors, but their longtime home was destroyed and two family dogs were killed. The fire broke out around 1:45 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8, in the 21500 block of York Road in Maryland Line, a small Baltimore County community near the Pennsylvania border. Firefighters arrived to find heavy flames tearing through the two-story duplex, where initial reports indicated people may still have been trapped inside, according to Rose Fire Company #1. Crews began searching the building, but worsening conditions and difficulties esta…

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Landover, MD
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Two Men Charged With Murder Of 24-Year-Old Found Shot Dead In Landover Apartment: Police Two Men Charged With Murder Of 24-Year-Old Found Shot Dead In Landover Apartment: Police Two Men Charged With Murder Of 24-Year-Old Found Shot Dead In Landover Apartment: Police
Two Men Charged With Murder Of 24-Year-Old Found Shot Dead In Landover Apartment: Police More than a week after 24-year-old Chrystopher Hagans was found shot to death in a Maryland apartment building, police say two men have been arrested for his murder. Corey Johnson, 33, of Landover, and Aaron Johnson, 31, of Upper Marlboro, have been charged in connection with the killing of the Landover resident, who was found last week, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Officers were called shortly before 12:25 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, to investigate a reported shooting in the 1900 block of Belle Haven Drive in Landover. Upon arrival, they found Hagans suffering f…

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Gaithersburg, MD
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Teen Driver, 17, Killed After Being Ejected From Jeep In Montgomery County Crash: Police Teen Driver, 17, Killed After Being Ejected From Jeep In Montgomery County Crash: Police Teen Driver, 17, Killed After Being Ejected From Jeep In Montgomery County Crash: Police
Teen Driver, 17, Killed After Being Ejected From Jeep In Montgomery County Crash: Police A 17-year-old from Maryland was thrown from his Jeep Wrangler in a violent early-morning crash and later died at the hospital. The teen was behind the wheel of a 2014 Jeep Wrangler when he crashed along Riffle Ford Road near Seneca Creek Trail in Darnestown shortly before 3:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, according to the Montgomery County Police Department. First responders arrived to find the Jeep extensively damaged and the teenage driver ejected from the vehicle. He was rushed to an area hospital with serious injuries, but did not survive. Police have not identified the teen as the…

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Alexandria, VA
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Street Signs Catch Strays In Wild Virginia Shootout: 3 Alexandria Men Among Those Charged Street Signs Catch Strays In Wild Virginia Shootout: 3 Alexandria Men Among Those Charged Street Signs Catch Strays In Wild Virginia Shootout: 3 Alexandria Men Among Those Charged
Street Signs Catch Strays In Wild Virginia Shootout: 3 Alexandria Men Among Those Charged A wild shootout turned a Virginia neighborhood into a shooting gallery in broad daylight, leaving a car and street signs riddled with bullet holes as the gunmen made their getaway. Five people are facing charges following the Wednesday, Nov. 4 gunfight in Hybla Valley, where Fairfax County Police recovered 24 shell casings scattered across the scene. The gunfire erupted shortly before 5 p.m. in the 7900 block of Janna Lee Avenue, where witnesses told investigators that a black sedan and silver sedan approached each other before several occupants got out, exchanged shots, and sped away, poli…

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Reisterstown, MD
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Nearly 7 Weeks Later, Driver Who Killed Baltimore Woman In Hit-Run Still On The Loose: Police Nearly 7 Weeks Later, Driver Who Killed Baltimore Woman In Hit-Run Still On The Loose: Police Nearly 7 Weeks Later, Driver Who Killed Baltimore Woman In Hit-Run Still On The Loose: Police
Nearly 7 Weeks Later, Driver Who Killed Baltimore Woman In Hit-Run Still On The Loose: Police Nearly seven weeks after a Maryland woman was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver, police are renewing their search for the person responsible, circulating surveillance images and offering a cash reward for information. Melissa Nocho, 64, died on Wednesday, Sept. 30, six days after she was struck by a black Hyundai Elantra in Baltimore County, according to police. On Wednesday, Nov. 11, the Baltimore County Police Department renewed its appeal for information, sharing images of the suspected vehicle and a person investigators are attempting to identify. #BCoPD REISTERSTOWN ROAD HI…

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Lutherville-Timonium, MD
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From Borders To Barnes & Noble: Familiar Baltimore County Storefront Gets New Chapter From Borders To Barnes & Noble: Familiar Baltimore County Storefront Gets New Chapter From Borders To Barnes & Noble: Familiar Baltimore County Storefront Gets New Chapter
From Borders To Barnes & Noble: Familiar Baltimore County Storefront Gets New Chapter A familiar name is making a comeback in Maryland, bringing books back to a storefront that once housed another major bookseller. Barnes & Noble is celebrating its return to Baltimore County on Wednesday, Nov. 11, with the grand opening of a new 17,500-square-foot bookstore at Lutherville Station in Timonium, nearly a decade after closing its popular Towson location. The new store at 130 W. Ridgely Road occupies the former RH Outlet space next to Old Navy, but longtime shoppers may remember it for something else: It was once home to a Borders bookstore. Now, the space is coming full cir…

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Pikesville, MD
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Ex-Maryland School Official Accused In AI Scandal Gets 20 Years For Exploiting 8 Children: DOJ Ex-Maryland School Official Accused In AI Scandal Gets 20 Years For Exploiting 8 Children: DOJ Ex-Maryland School Official Accused In AI Scandal Gets 20 Years For Exploiting 8 Children: DOJ
Ex-Maryland School Official Accused In AI Scandal Gets 20 Years For Exploiting 8 Children: DOJ A former Maryland high school athletic director was hiding a disturbing secret involving the sexual exploitation of eight children. Dazhon Darien, 34, the former Pikesville High School athletic director previously accused of using AI to impersonate his principal, was sentenced on Tuesday, Nov. 10, to 20 years in federal prison after admitting to sexually exploiting eight children. Federal prosecutors said Darien targeted victims between the ages of 14 and 17, persuading them to produce sexually explicit videos that he kept on his cellphones and in online accounts. One victim was just 15 wh…

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Sterling, VA
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Firefighter Hospitalized As Sterling House Fire Leaves Behind Nearly $600K In Damage (PHOTOS) Firefighter Hospitalized As Sterling House Fire Leaves Behind Nearly $600K In Damage (PHOTOS) Firefighter Hospitalized As Sterling House Fire Leaves Behind Nearly $600K In Damage (PHOTOS)
Firefighter Hospitalized As Sterling House Fire Leaves Behind Nearly $600K In Damage (Photos) A Virginia firefighter was hospitalized battling a house fire on Tuesday that left behind nearly $600,000 in damage and a family without a home. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 10 on East Meadowland Lane in Sterling, prompting a multi-agency response, according to Loudoun County Fire and Rescue officials. Arriving crews found heavy smoke and flames tearing through the two-story home, as firefighters attacked the blaze from outside before moving inside once the flames were under control. The fire in Sterling. Loudoun County Fire and Rescue The firefighter was taken to an…

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