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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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Toddler Found In ‘Unkempt State’ Outside Woodbridge Home; Virginia Mom Wanted: Police Toddler Found In ‘Unkempt State’ Outside Woodbridge Home; Virginia Mom Wanted: Police
Toddler Found In ‘Unkempt State’ Outside Woodbridge Home; Virginia Mom Wanted: Police A Virginia mother is wanted for felony child neglect after allegedly refusing to come home when her toddler son was found outside in an unkempt condition, police said. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the 4000 block of Dawson Beach Road in Woodbridge around 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 23, for a found child, according to authorities. Investigators said the 2-year-old boy had been left unsupervised for an “extended period of time” by his mother, identified as 37-year-old Alexandra Anna Granruth. Police said Granruth called an acquaintance around 2 p.m…

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‘Career Criminal’ Who Stalked, Killed Man In Broad Daylight Outside Baltimore Mart Gets Life ‘Career Criminal’ Who Stalked, Killed Man In Broad Daylight Outside Baltimore Mart Gets Life
‘Career Criminal’ Who Stalked, Killed Man In Broad Daylight Outside Baltimore Mart Gets Life A violent career criminal who stalked his victim across Baltimore and gunned him down in broad daylight will now spend the rest of his life in prison. Tony Dukes, 58, was sentenced to life plus 35 years for murdering Eugene Fitzgerald in front of the Penn Mart in Baltimore, State’s Attorney Ivan Bates announced Thursday, July 24. The shooting happened around 4:45 p.m. on March 26, 2024, when officers were called to the 1800 block of Pennsylvania Avenue and found Fitzgerald shot multiple times, police said. “This was a senseless act committed in broad daylight by a repeat violent offender w…

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$1.1M Townhouse Fire In Kingstowne Caused By Spontaneous Combustion: Report $1.1M Townhouse Fire In Kingstowne Caused By Spontaneous Combustion: Report
$1.1M Townhouse Fire In Kingstowne Caused By Spontaneous Combustion: Report A fast-moving early morning blaze tore through multiple Virginia townhouses, causing more than $1.1 million in damage, fire officials said. Firefighters responded around 4:45 a.m. Wednesday, July 23, to the 5000 block of Dunstable Lane in the Kingstowne area, where flames and smoke were seen pouring from the rear of several units, according to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. A second alarm was quickly called as crews worked to knock down the flames to prevent it from spreading, officials said. #FairfaxsBravest are on scene of a 2-alarm townhouse fire in the 5000 blk of Du…

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Maryland Women Killed In Route 301 Crash With Utility Truck, MSP Says Maryland Women Killed In Route 301 Crash With Utility Truck, MSP Says
Maryland Women Killed In Route 301 Crash With Utility Truck, MSP Says Two women were killed when a utility truck slammed into their car while they were crossing Route 301 in Queen Anne’s County, authorities said. Valerie Haines, 63, and Patricia Mead, 86, both of Ridgely, died at the scene of a violent two-vehicle crash on Thursday, July 24 in Church Hill, according to Maryland State Police. Troopers said the crash happened shortly before 12:30 p.m. at the intersection of southbound US Route 301 and Price Station Road. Preliminary reports indicate a utility truck was heading south on Route 301 when it struck a Toyota Camry attempting to cross the highway, po…

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Maryland Pastor Detained by ICE Forced to Sleep on Concrete Floor With No Bed, Family Says Maryland Pastor Detained by ICE Forced to Sleep on Concrete Floor With No Bed, Family Says
Maryland Pastor Detained by ICE Forced to Sleep on Concrete Floor With No Bed, Family Says A beloved, longtime Maryland pastor is reportedly living in troubling conditions after being detained by ICE and shipped to a detention center in Baltimore. Pastor Daniel Fuentes Espinal, of Easton, the head of Iglesia del Nazareno Jesus Te Ama (Church of the Nazarene Jesus Loves You), was picked up while shopping at a local Lowe's, according to his loved ones. Fuentes Espinal — who has been in the country for 24 years, has no criminal record, and leads a congregation of dozens in Easton — was taken into custody by ICE agents, and transported to a detention center in Baltimore, wh…

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WATCH: Fireball Rips Through Arlington Parking Lot After Car Explosion, Officials Say WATCH: Fireball Rips Through Arlington Parking Lot After Car Explosion, Officials Say
Watch: Fireball Rips Through Arlington Parking Lot After Car Explosion, Officials Say A violent explosion and fireball ripped through a line of parked cars in Crystal City, sending thick smoke into the air and drawing an urgent response from Arlington Fire & EMS. It happened around 11:20 a.m. on Thursday, July 24, in a parking lot near 33rd Street South and Crystal Drive, where firefighters found multiple vehicles engulfed in flames, officials said. Crews were able to quickly knock down the flames, and no injuries were reported. All occupants were accounted for, according to fire authorities. In video released by the department, flames can be seen smoldering in a vehicl…

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Teen Records Maryland Clarksburg Camp Counselor Sexually Abusing Girls, Leads To Guilty Verdict Teen Records Maryland Clarksburg Camp Counselor Sexually Abusing Girls, Leads To Guilty Verdict
Teen Records Maryland Clarksburg Camp Counselor Sexually Abusing Girls, Leads To Guilty Verdict A clever teenager volunteering at a Maryland summer camp helped investigators identify a camp counselor who sexually abused young girls, authorities announced. Patrick Estrella, 77, of Clarksburg, is facing up to 70 years in prison after being convicted on a host of charges for inappropriately touching two girls under his supervision at Luxmanor Elementary School, where a camp was being held according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. Prosecutors that a teenager volunteering at the camp saw Estrella, who was working as a camp counselor and chess teacher, inappropriately to…

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Naked Waldorf Teen Caught With Gun, Cash, Weed After Violent Assault, Sheriff Says Naked Waldorf Teen Caught With Gun, Cash, Weed After Violent Assault, Sheriff Says
Naked Waldorf Teen Caught With Gun, Cash, Weed After Violent Assault, Sheriff Says He ditched the clothes, but couldn’t shed the charges. A Maryland teen accused of beating and choking a woman took off running half-naked with a loaded ghost gun and over a pound of weed, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. Ky-Mari Monte Bowman, 18, was arrested around 10:45 p.m. on Friday, July 18, after a patrol officer spotted a woman running from a man in a car near Golden Eagle Place in Waldorf, authorities said. As the officer approached, Bowman sped off, struck a curb, and disabled the vehicle, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office said. He bailed out with a red bac…

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4-Month-Old Baby Dies, Woodbridge Dad Now Facing Felony Homicide Charge: Police 4-Month-Old Baby Dies, Woodbridge Dad Now Facing Felony Homicide Charge: Police
4-Month-Old Baby Dies, Woodbridge Dad Now Facing Felony Homicide Charge: Police A Virginia man who was already facing serious child abuse charges is now facing a fresh offense in connection with the death of his 4-month-old son, police said. Gianni Romero-Coreas, 22, of Woodbridge, was arrested by the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force in Manassas on Wednesday, July 24, after Prince William County Police detectives obtained a felony homicide warrant following the toddler's death. The baby was rushed to the hospital unconscious on Thursday, July 17, after suffering life-threatening injuries while in Romero-Coreas’s care at the Elevations One Apartments on the 14300 block o…

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PETA Honors Ukrainian War Hero Killed Saving Dogs, Soldier With Memorial In Virginia PETA Honors Ukrainian War Hero Killed Saving Dogs, Soldier With Memorial In Virginia
PETA Honors Ukrainian War Hero Killed Saving Dogs, Soldier With Memorial In Virginia A fallen Ukrainian war hero who gave her life while saving animals and fellow soldiers is now being honored with a living memorial at PETA’s headquarters in Virginia, the agency announced. Dr. Olena “Leleka” Yeryomenko, a Ukrainian military medic and animal rescuer, was killed June 29 while rushing to help a wounded soldier — just after evacuating 42 dogs from heavy shelling near the Russian border. This week, PETA held a memorial service and planted a white rose bush with a plaque in Leleka’s honor at its Bea Arthur Dog Park on Front Street in Norfolk, calling her a “bright spot in a dark …

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