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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Arlington, VA
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DC Dad Called Out To Daughter's Boyfriend, Then Shot Him Dead When He Turned Around: Feds DC Dad Called Out To Daughter's Boyfriend, Then Shot Him Dead When He Turned Around: Feds DC Dad Called Out To Daughter's Boyfriend, Then Shot Him Dead When He Turned Around: Feds
DC Dad Called Out To Daughter's Boyfriend, Then Shot Him Dead When He Turned Around: Feds Police thought the argument was over. Shortly after they left, a DC father grabbed a revolver, followed his daughter's boyfriend outside as he headed to work, and shot him dead. Nearly a decade later, Wilbert Whitaker, 77, of Washington, DC, has been convicted of murdering Leo Hackett, 30, following a deadly confrontation in Northeast DC on April 30, 2016, according to federal prosecutors. A jury found Whitaker guilty of second-degree murder while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence on Wednesday, Nov. 4, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announce…

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Randallstown, MD
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Suspected Attacker Among Four Injured In Randallstown Triple Stabbing: Police (DEVELOPING) Suspected Attacker Among Four Injured In Randallstown Triple Stabbing: Police (DEVELOPING) Suspected Attacker Among Four Injured In Randallstown Triple Stabbing: Police (DEVELOPING)
Suspected Attacker Among Four Injured In Randallstown Triple Stabbing: Police (Developing) A suspected attacker was among four people injured in a domestic-related triple stabbing in Maryland that sent three victims to the hospital. Baltimore County Police officers responded to the area of Tuscarora and Winands roads in Randallstown at approximately 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, where they found three stabbing victims. One suffered serious injuries but was listed in stable condition, while the other two sustained minor injuries, according to police. All three were transported to area hospitals for treatment. Investigators confirmed that the suspect was also injured during the in…

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Towson, MD
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Final Farewell Set For Port Of Baltimore Executive, Wife Killed In Halloween Crash Final Farewell Set For Port Of Baltimore Executive, Wife Killed In Halloween Crash Final Farewell Set For Port Of Baltimore Executive, Wife Killed In Halloween Crash
Final Farewell Set For Port Of Baltimore Executive, Wife Killed In Halloween Crash Funeral arrangements have been announced for a longtime Port of Baltimore executive and his wife, who were both killed in a Maryland crash on Halloween. Brian Walter Miller, 61, the deputy executive director for operations and logistics at the Maryland Port Administration, and his wife, Kimberly Anne Miller, both of Fallston, died in a two-vehicle crash in Harford County on Saturday, Oct. 31, according to Maryland State Police. Investigators say Kimberly Miller was driving a Volvo XC60 east on Hess Road shortly after 7:15 p.m. when it collided with a Volkswagen Passat traveling south on Jar…

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Hyattsville, MD
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From Badge To Prison Bars, Former Hyattsville Cop Gets Who Raped Minor Learns Prison Fate From Badge To Prison Bars, Former Hyattsville Cop Gets Who Raped Minor Learns Prison Fate From Badge To Prison Bars, Former Hyattsville Cop Gets Who Raped Minor Learns Prison Fate
From Badge To Prison Bars, Former Hyattsville Cop Gets Who Raped Minor Learns Prison Fate Jonathan Monge will spend decades on the other side of prison bars after the former Maryland police corporal was found guilty of sexually abusing a minor. Earlier this year, the former corporal with the Hyattsville City Police Department was convicted on multiple counts of second-degree rape and sexual abuse of a minor. According to the Prince George's County Sheriff's Office, Monge sexually abused a minor who was in his temporary care and custody between Dec. 1, 2024, and Sept. 2, 2025. Monge, who had been with the Hyattsville Police Department for five years, was indicted in No…

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Chantilly, VA
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Teen Boy Fighting For His Life After Being Hit By Car Near Chantilly High School (DEVELOPING) Teen Boy Fighting For His Life After Being Hit By Car Near Chantilly High School (DEVELOPING) Teen Boy Fighting For His Life After Being Hit By Car Near Chantilly High School (DEVELOPING)
Teen Boy Fighting For His Life After Being Hit By Car Near Chantilly High School (Developing) A teenage boy is fighting for his life after being struck by a vehicle near a Virginia high school, police said. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department responded to a pedestrian crash in the 4200 block of Stringfellow Road near Chantilly High School on Wednesday, Nov. 4. The teenager was rushed to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to police. The driver involved in the crash remained at the scene, investigators said. Members of the department's Crash Reconstruction Unit were called in to investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision. Northbou…

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Fredericksburg, VA
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WATCH: Fredericksburg Cops Take On Smoke-Filled Home To Rescue Woman Trapped Inside WATCH: Fredericksburg Cops Take On Smoke-Filled Home To Rescue Woman Trapped Inside WATCH: Fredericksburg Cops Take On Smoke-Filled Home To Rescue Woman Trapped Inside
Watch: Fredericksburg Cops Take On Smoke-Filled Home To Rescue Woman Trapped Inside A frantic search through a smoke-filled Virginia home ended with two police officers pulling a trapped woman to safety in a dramatic rescue captured on bodycam footage. Fredericksburg Police Officers Smith and Lawrence rushed into a burning home in the 200 block of Hillcrest Drive on Tuesday, Nov. 3, after an emergency call alerted authorities that a woman was still trapped inside, according to the department. The footage shows officers entering the smoke-filled residence, where they encounter a man who tells them his wife is still inside. "Where's she at?" an officer asks. "Right …

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Mechanicsville, MD
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Go Big Or Go Home: Mechanicsville Man Accused Of Stealing Entire Fire Engine, Sheriff Says Go Big Or Go Home: Mechanicsville Man Accused Of Stealing Entire Fire Engine, Sheriff Says Go Big Or Go Home: Mechanicsville Man Accused Of Stealing Entire Fire Engine, Sheriff Says
Go Big Or Go Home: Mechanicsville Man Accused Of Stealing Entire Fire Engine, Sheriff Says Some people steal cars. One Maryland man apparently decided to go a little bigger. A lot bigger. The alleged culprit? Zachery Talbert, 28, of Mechanicsville, who authorities say stole an entire fire engine from the Brandywine Volunteer Fire Department before turning up behind the wheel in St. Mary’s County. The unusual joyride came to an end on Monday, Nov. 2, when a witness spotted the stolen fire engine in St. Mary’s County and alerted authorities, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies tracked down the hard-to-miss vehicle near the intersection of Three Notch Road and Friendship S…

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Silver Spring, MD
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Already Wanted For DUI, Silver Spring Man, 71, Finds Himself In Familiar Trouble: Sheriff Already Wanted For DUI, Silver Spring Man, 71, Finds Himself In Familiar Trouble: Sheriff Already Wanted For DUI, Silver Spring Man, 71, Finds Himself In Familiar Trouble: Sheriff
Already Wanted For DUI, Silver Spring Man, 71, Finds Himself In Familiar Trouble: Sheriff A Maryland man who was already wanted for DUI and eluding apparently didn't get the message the first time, according to the sheriff's office, which says he landed himself in even more trouble after another run-in with deputies. Silver Spring resident James Dunlavey, 71, is facing a laundry list of charges and citations following a late-night traffic stop in Queen Anne's County that began with a suspicious license plate and ended with deputies taking him into custody. According to the Queen Anne's County Office of the Sheriff, a deputy was conducting traffic enforcement near Dominion Road a…

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Hyattsville, MD
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Missing Maryland Girl, 13, Found Shot To Death In Langley Park, Hyattsville Man Charged: Police Missing Maryland Girl, 13, Found Shot To Death In Langley Park, Hyattsville Man Charged: Police Missing Maryland Girl, 13, Found Shot To Death In Langley Park, Hyattsville Man Charged: Police
Missing Maryland Girl, 13, Found Shot To Death In Langley Park, Hyattsville Man Charged: Police A 13-year-old girl reported missing more than two weeks ago has been identified as the teen found fatally shot on Tuesday in Maryland. Now, her alleged gunman is in custody. Hyattsville resident Marcos Melendez-Umanzor, 20, has been charged with the murder of Any Davalos, who had last been seen in Montgomery County on Sunday, Oct. 18. Montgomery County Police issued a public appeal for help finding Davalos on Tuesday, Oct. 27, more than a week after she was last seen in the Wheaton area. Officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 8100 block of 15th Avenu…

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Gaithersburg, MD
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Stolen Corvette, Armed Suspect, Injured Cop Make For Wild Night In Montgomery County: Police Stolen Corvette, Armed Suspect, Injured Cop Make For Wild Night In Montgomery County: Police Stolen Corvette, Armed Suspect, Injured Cop Make For Wild Night In Montgomery County: Police
Stolen Corvette, Armed Suspect, Injured Cop Make For Wild Night In Montgomery County: Police An investigation into a stolen Corvette in Maryland ended with a 23-year-old man behind bars hundreds of miles from home. Dallas native Isaiah Armstrong Smith is facing charges in Montgomery County following a strange series of events that played out across several counties on Monday night, police say. Shortly before 10:45 p.m. on Nov. 2, an officer on patrol spotted a Chevrolet Corvette reported stolen out of Anne Arundel County last month, prompting an assist from aerial units, according to the Montgomery County Police Department. Investigators used drones to track the Corvette to a driv…

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