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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Lexington Park, MD
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Police Capt. Ronald “Shane” Hinson Dies While On Duty After 27+ Years Of Service In Maryland Police Capt. Ronald “Shane” Hinson Dies While On Duty After 27+ Years Of Service In Maryland Police Capt. Ronald “Shane” Hinson Dies While On Duty After 27+ Years Of Service In Maryland
Police Capt. Ronald “Shane” Hinson Dies While On Duty After 27+ Years Of Service In Maryland A Maryland police department is mourning one of its own after a longtime captain died while on duty. Capt. Ronald “Shane” Hinson died on Monday, Sept. 21, while serving with the Cambridge Police Department, where he spent more than 27 years protecting the community. Hinson, who also served as the department's deputy chief, leaves behind a wife and five children. “It is with profound sadness that the Cambridge Police Department announces the passing of Captain Ronald ‘Shane’ Hinson,” the department said in announcing his death. Police did not disclose the circumstances surrounding Hinson’s…

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Aldie, VA
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Three-State Manhunt Ends After Deadly Domestic Shooting In Aldie: Sheriff (UPDATED) Three-State Manhunt Ends After Deadly Domestic Shooting In Aldie: Sheriff (UPDATED) Three-State Manhunt Ends After Deadly Domestic Shooting In Aldie: Sheriff (UPDATED)
Three-State Manhunt Ends After Deadly Domestic Shooting In Aldie: Sheriff (Updated) A man accused of killing a family member in Virginia was on the run for only a few hours before a three-state manhunt caught up with him, authorities say. Roger Bradford, 60, of Aldie, was taken into custody in Pennsylvania on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 22, after 54-year-old Lisa Bradford was found dead earlier that day in Loudoun County. Deputies from the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office were called shortly after 12:10 p.m. to the 24000 block of Quimby Oaks Place in Aldie to investigate reports of a shooting. When they arrived, they found Lisa Bradford dead at the scene. Roger Bradford …

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Lexington Park, MD
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Father's Early Morning Rent Demand Ends With Seven Deadly Gunshots, Son In Prison For Life Father's Early Morning Rent Demand Ends With Seven Deadly Gunshots, Son In Prison For Life Father's Early Morning Rent Demand Ends With Seven Deadly Gunshots, Son In Prison For Life
Father's Early Morning Rent Demand Ends With Seven Deadly Gunshots, Son In Prison For Life A man who violently murdered his father over a rent dispute in Maryland before fleeing the state and going on the run will spend the rest of his life in prison. Ja'Bril Walters, 33, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole after being found guilty of gunning down his father during an early morning argument in February 2025, according to the Wicomico County State's Attorney's Office. The argument that led to the murder began with a Facebook message sent at 3:58 a.m. on Feb. 22, 2025. Prosecutors say Walters' father demanded that his son start paying his fair share of the rent…

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Fairfax, VA
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Driver Kept Going After Gunman Riddled Car With Bullets In Groveton Parking Lot: Police Driver Kept Going After Gunman Riddled Car With Bullets In Groveton Parking Lot: Police Driver Kept Going After Gunman Riddled Car With Bullets In Groveton Parking Lot: Police
Driver Kept Going After Gunman Riddled Car With Bullets In Groveton Parking Lot: Police A hail of gunfire wasn't enough to immediately stop a critically wounded driver in Virginia. The man was driving through a parking lot in Groveton shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 12 when a gunman on foot opened fire, pumping multiple rounds into his vehicle, according to Fairfax County Police. Several bullets tore through the driver's side of the vehicle, which was left with shattered glass and a cluster of bullet holes. The driver was hit multiple times. But he kept going. Police say the wounded man continued driving through the parking lot before crashing into two unoccupied vehicle…

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Lexington Park, MD
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'Poison Gas,' Eye-Gouging Threats Target Maryland School That Doesn't Exist: Sheriff 'Poison Gas,' Eye-Gouging Threats Target Maryland School That Doesn't Exist: Sheriff 'Poison Gas,' Eye-Gouging Threats Target Maryland School That Doesn't Exist: Sheriff
'Poison Gas,' Eye-Gouging Threats Target Maryland School That Doesn't Exist: Sheriff A pair of bomb threats made by two people targeting a nonexistent school in Maryland prompted an overnight investigation and delayed classes on Tuesday morning. Late on Sept. 21, the Fruitland Police Department received two separate bomb threat calls through its non-emergency dispatch line from the same phone number, though two distinct voices were heard on the other end, according to the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office. The callers referenced "Fruitland Elementary School" and made threats involving "poison gas" and "gauging their eyes out," according to the sheriff's office. There was on…

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Triangle-Dumfries, VA
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Virginia Buyer Tried Returning A Defective Phone, Then Woodbridge Seller Attacked, Police Say Virginia Buyer Tried Returning A Defective Phone, Then Woodbridge Seller Attacked, Police Say Virginia Buyer Tried Returning A Defective Phone, Then Woodbridge Seller Attacked, Police Say
Virginia Buyer Tried Returning A Defective Phone, Then Woodbridge Seller Attacked, Police Say A busted cell phone apparently came with an even worse return policy in Virginia. A 22-year-old man who arranged to return a defective phone he bought through social media was allegedly attacked by the seller, who took the device back and left, according to Prince William County Police. The deal began innocently enough. Police said the victim had arranged online to buy a cell phone from a man later identified as 22-year-old Woodbridge resident Derek Matthew Powlowsky. There was just one problem: the phone didn't work. The two agreed to meet again in the 17000 block of Richmond Highway in…

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Aldie, VA
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Shooter At Large After Woman Found Dead In Aldie Neighborhood (DEVELOPING) Shooter At Large After Woman Found Dead In Aldie Neighborhood (DEVELOPING) Shooter At Large After Woman Found Dead In Aldie Neighborhood (DEVELOPING)
Shooter At Large After Woman Found Dead In Aldie Neighborhood (Developing) A shooter is at large after a woman was found shot to death in a quiet Virginia neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon, officials say. Deputies from the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office were called shortly after noon on Sept. 22 to the 240000 block of Quimby Oak Place in Aldie to investigate reports of a shooting in the area. Upon arrival, first responders found a woman suffering from a fatal gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say they have identified a suspect and were actively working to locate him later on Tuesday afternoon. The incident is also believed t…

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Hyattsville, MD
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1,500 ATM Withdrawals Fueled Hyattsville Man's $1M Senior Scam, Luxury Spending Spree: Feds 1,500 ATM Withdrawals Fueled Hyattsville Man's $1M Senior Scam, Luxury Spending Spree: Feds 1,500 ATM Withdrawals Fueled Hyattsville Man's $1M Senior Scam, Luxury Spending Spree: Feds
1,500 ATM Withdrawals Fueled Hyattsville Man's $1M Senior Scam, Luxury Spending Spree: Feds A Maryland man allegedly found a way to turn other people's bank accounts into his own personal ATM. Roy Dave Davis, 34, of Hyattsville, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 21, following a years-long scheme that federal prosecutors say cost more than 40 victims over $1 million, federal authorities say. Many were seniors. Their average age was 81. The alleged operation started with personal information belonging to customers of a financial institution, according to court documents. Rather than trying to get his hands on cards already in their wallets, prosecutors say Davis redirected the victims…

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Hagerstown, MD
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Inmate Found With Stab Wounds Dies In Maryland Prison; Homicide Unit Called In: State Police Inmate Found With Stab Wounds Dies In Maryland Prison; Homicide Unit Called In: State Police Inmate Found With Stab Wounds Dies In Maryland Prison; Homicide Unit Called In: State Police
Inmate Found With Stab Wounds Dies In Maryland Prison; Homicide Unit Called In: State Police An inmate was found stabbed inside a Maryland prison late Monday night. The man was found suffering from apparent stab wounds inside his housing unit at the Maryland Correctional and Training Center in Hagerstown on Monday, according to Maryland State Police. Emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the prison. His name has not been released as authorities work to notify his family. At around 10 p.m. on Sept. 21, the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit was called in by investigators at the facility to probe a reported inmate death. State Police investigators responded alongside…

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Temple Hills-Camp Springs, MD
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Wheelchair User Killed In Camp Springs Hit-Run ID'd By Police As 67-Year-Old Temple Hills Man Wheelchair User Killed In Camp Springs Hit-Run ID'd By Police As 67-Year-Old Temple Hills Man Wheelchair User Killed In Camp Springs Hit-Run ID'd By Police As 67-Year-Old Temple Hills Man
Wheelchair User Killed In Camp Springs Hit-Run ID'd By Police As 67-Year-Old Temple Hills Man New details have been released after a 67-year-old man using a wheelchair was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Maryland. Temple Hills resident James Evan Moore, Jr. has been identified by the Prince George's County Police Department as the person who was killed early on Saturday morning in Camp Springs by a driver who remains at large. Investigators say Moore was crossing Allentown Road around 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 19 in the 6300 block of Allentown Road when he was struck. Moore was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives believe the vehicle that struck him was a dark blue or b…

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