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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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Police & Fire
Gaithersburg Woman Found Slashed To Death In Her Apartment Identified By Police Gaithersburg Woman Found Slashed To Death In Her Apartment Identified By Police
Gaithersburg Woman Found Slashed To Death In Her Apartment Identified By Police A 37-year-old woman who was found slashed to death in her own Maryland apartment has been identified. Officers found Ashlei Le Shae Jones inside her Gaithersburg home during a welfare check on Sunday, June 21, according to the Montgomery County Police Department. Shortly after 8:15 a.m. on Sunday, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service personnel were called to the 8500 block of Snouffer Road, where they found Jones suffering from "cutting injuries" to her upper body. She was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Her death is now being investigated as a homicide followin…

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Weather
More Than 8,000 Customers Still Without Power Across Maryland, Northern Virginia After Storms More Than 8,000 Customers Still Without Power Across Maryland, Northern Virginia After Storms
More Than 8,000 Customers Still Without Power Across Maryland, Northern Virginia After Storms The storms have moved on. For thousands of Maryland and Virginia residents, the blackout hasn't. More than 8,100 customers across major utilities in Maryland and Northern Virginia remained without power as of Tuesday afternoon, June 23, after severe storms swept through the region a day earlier. Anne Arundel County remained Maryland's hardest-hit area among Baltimore Gas and Electric customers, with 1,024 customers still without power Tuesday afternoon. BGE reported 1,220 total customers affected across its service territory, which serves more than 1.3 million customers. In Anne Arundel Co…

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Police & Fire
Hit-And-Run Trucker Slams Fire Engine On I-95 While Spotsy Crew Was Inside: Officials Hit-And-Run Trucker Slams Fire Engine On I-95 While Spotsy Crew Was Inside: Officials
Hit-And-Run Trucker Slams Fire Engine On I-95 While Spotsy Crew Was Inside: Officials Officials in Northern Virginia are sounding the alarm after a near miss involving first responders on I-95 on Monday morning. Spotsylvania County Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Management crews were sitting inside a fire truck around 4:15 a.m. on June 22 near the 129-mile marker at the interchange. While the crew was positioning the apparatus to establish a safe work zone, an approaching tractor-trailer failed to slow down or move over, officials said. The driver blew past the truck's blocking position and struck the front of the vehicle with firefighters still inside. The driver did not stop…

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Police & Fire
MGM Casino Murder Suspect Captured Two Years After Fatal Shooting In Parking Garage: Police MGM Casino Murder Suspect Captured Two Years After Fatal Shooting In Parking Garage: Police
MGM Casino Murder Suspect Captured Two Years After Fatal Shooting In Parking Garage: Police For more than two years, the man accused of gunning down a stranger in a Maryland casino parking garage remained on the run. Now he's in custody. In Maryland, the suspect wanted in the fatal 2024 shooting of 37-year-old Washington, DC resident Daniel Antonio Thomas at MGM National Harbor has been arrested, Prince George's County Police announced on Tuesday, June 23. Dayon Neal, 28, of no fixed address, was taken into custody on Monday in Charles County by members of the Prince George's County Police Department Fugitive Unit and the US Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Fo…

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Police & Fire
Police Release Image Of SUV Sought In Fatal Silver Spring Hit-And-Run Police Release Image Of SUV Sought In Fatal Silver Spring Hit-And-Run
Police Release Image Of SUV Sought In Fatal Silver Spring Hit-And-Run A family is mourning, and police are searching for the driver who never stopped. In Maryland, detectives are asking for help identifying the driver of a black SUV believed to have struck and killed a 61-year-old Silver Spring woman before fleeing the scene last week. The fatal crash happened around 1:15 p.m. on Friday, June 19, at the intersection of Crestmoor Drive and Colesville Road in Silver Spring, according to Montgomery County Police. Investigators say Hanna Wegayehou, 61, of Silver Spring, was crossing Crestmoor Drive when she was hit by a vehicle. The driver did not remain at the…

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Police & Fire
Armed, Dangerous Suspect Captured In Fatal Shooting Of Towson University Student In Maryland Armed, Dangerous Suspect Captured In Fatal Shooting Of Towson University Student In Maryland
Armed, Dangerous Suspect Captured In Fatal Shooting Of Towson University Student In Maryland The man at the center of a week-long manhunt is no longer on the run. A Maryland homicide investigation that began with the midday killing of a Towson University student took a major turn this week after Baltimore County detectives announced they had arrested the suspect they say opened fire along York Road earlier this month. Reginald T. Gray Jr., 33, is being held without bail at the Baltimore County Detention Center following his arrest in connection with the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Nasir Majied. Gray's arrest closes the search that began after Baltimore County detectives named hi…

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Police & Fire
Alarm System Spoils Alleged Burglary Crew's Early-Morning Mission In Spotsylvania: Sheriff Alarm System Spoils Alleged Burglary Crew's Early-Morning Mission In Spotsylvania: Sheriff
Alarm System Spoils Alleged Burglary Crew's Early-Morning Mission In Spotsylvania: Sheriff A traveling group of teens who trekked from Richmond to Northern Virginia with ill intentions is facing charges after being thwarted by an alarm system, authorities announced. Douglas Garcia, 19, and four juveniles are all facing charges following an early-morning commercial burglary attempt on Thursday, June 18, according to the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office. The burglary attempt unraveled before sunrise in the 5300 block of Plank Road, where deputies responded to a commercial alarm activation and found a broken window and an unattended vehicle still running nearby. That vehicle had recen…

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Police & Fire
Frederick Man Monitored Woman’s Movements, Inspected Her Body, Then Strangled Her: Prosecutors Frederick Man Monitored Woman’s Movements, Inspected Her Body, Then Strangled Her: Prosecutors
Frederick Man Monitored Woman’s Movements, Inspected Her Body, Then Strangled Her: Prosecutors A convict who terrorized a woman in Maryland for months before beating her and strangling her for nearly a minute will spend more than a decade behind bars following a pattern of abuse, authorities announced. Ever Mauricio Gomez, 35, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison following a series of assaults involving a woman that ended with her visibly injured after he absconded from a previous conviction for drug dealing, according to the Frederick County State's Attorney. On Oct. 18, 2025, officers from the Frederick Police Department were contacted about a domestic assault that had been rep…

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Politics
Federal Judge Rejects DOJ Demand For Maryland Voter Records In Major Election Ruling Federal Judge Rejects DOJ Demand For Maryland Voter Records In Major Election Ruling
Federal Judge Rejects DOJ Demand For Maryland Voter Records In Major Election Ruling A federal judge in Maryland has dismissed the Justice Department's lawsuit seeking access to the state's voter registration database, handing election officials another victory in a growing legal fight playing out across the country. US District Judge Stephanie Gallagher ruled that Maryland elections officials are not required to provide the state's computerized statewide voter registration list to the federal government under the section of the Civil Rights Act cited by the Department of Justice. The lawsuit targeted Maryland State Administrator of Elections Jared DeMarinis after state off…

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Traffic
Woman Dies After Crashing Into Rockville Parking Garage Near Whole Foods Woman Dies After Crashing Into Rockville Parking Garage Near Whole Foods
Woman Dies After Crashing Into Rockville Parking Garage Near Whole Foods A trip to Whole Foods in Maryland ended tragically for a woman who was killed in a single-vehicle crash inside a Montgomery County parking garage. Shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 22, first responders were called to the 11300 block of Woodglen Drive in Rockville, where there was a reported crash involving a vehicle that struck a barrier at the entrance. UPDATE: The single-vehicle collision inside a parking garage in the 11300 block of Woodglen Dr. is now being investigated as a fatal crash. An adult female driver has been pronounced dead at the scene.#MCPNews #MCPD pic.twitter.com…

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