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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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$24M Pot Bust: Baltimore CBP Seizes 5 Tons Of Marijuana Hidden In Shipment Bound For England $24M Pot Bust: Baltimore CBP Seizes 5 Tons Of Marijuana Hidden In Shipment Bound For England
$24M Pot Bust: Baltimore CBP Seizes 5 Tons Of Marijuana Hidden In Shipment Bound For England Somebody tried to send more than five tons of marijuana from Maryland to England disguised as a shipment of men's shirts. It didn't make it past Baltimore. US Customs and Border Protection officers seized 10,615 pounds of marijuana from a shipping container at the Port of Baltimore on Thursday, June 18, though the massive bust actually happened on May 29, according to CBP. CBP officers seized five tons of marijuana in a shipping container in Baltimore. CBP The container had arrived from Nassau County on Long Island and was headed for Liverpool, England. On paper, it carried men's …

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Police & Fire
MASS SHOOTING: 6 Shot, Crowd Scatters During Early-Morning Chaos In Maryland, Police Say MASS SHOOTING: 6 Shot, Crowd Scatters During Early-Morning Chaos In Maryland, Police Say
Mass Shooting: 6 Shot, Crowd Scatters During Early-Morning Chaos In Maryland, Police Say A chaotic early-morning gathering in Maryland ended with six people shot and scattered across multiple hospitals before investigators could piece together what happened. The gunfire was reported around 4:40 a.m. on Saturday, June 20, when officers were called to the 1300 block of Charwood Road in Hanover for reports of an unknown disturbance involving possible shooting victims, according to Anne Arundel County Police. When officers arrived, they found one man suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso. He was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatenin…

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Maryland Pharmacy Robbery Boss Captured On Restaurant Roof Learns Prison Fate: DOJ Maryland Pharmacy Robbery Boss Captured On Restaurant Roof Learns Prison Fate: DOJ
Maryland Pharmacy Robbery Boss Captured On Restaurant Roof Learns Prison Fate: DOJ One robbery ended with a pharmacy employee zip-tied inside a narcotics vault. Another forced a worker to his knees before being struck in the head. And after a yearlong robbery spree that stretched from Maryland to New Jersey, the man prosecutors say helped orchestrate it all has finally learned where the getaway route ends. D'Marrell Mitchell, a 36-year-old DC man known as "Baby," was sentenced to 224 months in prison for helping lead a violent robbery crew that terrorized pharmacies and cellphone stores across the DMV and beyond, federal prosecutors announced. For nearly a year, from May…

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Sports
Penguins Reporter Axed From Dream Job Fresh Off Honeymoon, She Says Penguins Reporter Axed From Dream Job Fresh Off Honeymoon, She Says
Penguins Reporter Axed From Dream Job Fresh Off Honeymoon, She Says Hailey Hunter had just gotten married, returned from her honeymoon, and settled into the life she spent years building in Pittsburgh. Then the dream job disappeared. The popular SportsNet Pittsburgh reporter confirmed this week that she is no longer with the network after three seasons covering the Pittsburgh Penguins and Pittsburgh Pirates, sparking backlash from fellow broadcasters and fans. "Unfortunately, I was told the Penguins have decided that they simply wanted to move in a different direction with the role," Hunter told TribLive. "I really wasn't given any details, but I understan…

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Hikers Warned After Suspected Norovirus Cases Reported In Shenandoah National Park In Virginia Hikers Warned After Suspected Norovirus Cases Reported In Shenandoah National Park In Virginia
Hikers Warned After Suspected Norovirus Cases Reported In Shenandoah National Park In Virginia A suspected norovirus outbreak that has been making its way along portions of the Appalachian Trail has now been reported in Shenandoah National Park, prompting renewed warnings for hikers heading into Virginia's backcountry. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy said it has received multiple reports of hikers experiencing stomach bugs and gastrointestinal illness symptoms along sections of the trail in Virginia. The latest reported case came from Blackrock Hut in Shenandoah National Park, according to an update issued by the conservancy.  Earlier reports had already been documented betwe…

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Obituaries
Father, Church Leader Brian Dan Leaves Behind More Than A Family After Fatal Motorcycle Crash Father, Church Leader Brian Dan Leaves Behind More Than A Family After Fatal Motorcycle Crash
Father, Church Leader Brian Dan Leaves Behind More Than A Family After Fatal Motorcycle Crash A Northern Virginia family is facing an unimaginable loss after a husband, father, church leader, and community volunteer was killed in a motorcycle crash while traveling near his Chantilly home. Brian Dan, 44, suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash involving his motorcycle and an SUV shortly after 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17, at the intersection of Tall Cedars Parkway and South Riding Boulevard, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Dan was transported to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died.  The driver of the SUV, a 61-year-old Chantil…

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Maryland Child Flown To Hospital After Serious Crash Triggers Helicopter Rescue (PHOTOS) Maryland Child Flown To Hospital After Serious Crash Triggers Helicopter Rescue (PHOTOS)
Maryland Child Flown To Hospital After Serious Crash Triggers Helicopter Rescue (Photos) A young child had to be airlifted to an area hospital early on Friday morning after he was involved in a serious crash in Maryland, officials say. Early on June 19, first responders in Anne Arundel County were called to an intersection in Friendship, where there was a reported collision that left the child with critical injuries that required a Maryland State Police helicopter. Photos from the scene show Maryland State Police flight medics waiting beside the helicopter as crews wheeled the child across the landing zone and toward the aircraft. The child was airlifted out of Anne Aru…

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Business
Recovered Food Won't Return To Aldi Shelves. It's Going To A Maryland Food Bank Instead Recovered Food Won't Return To Aldi Shelves. It's Going To A Maryland Food Bank Instead
Recovered Food Won't Return To Aldi Shelves. It's Going To A Maryland Food Bank Instead A cart full of groceries allegedly stolen from an Aldi in Maryland is getting a second chance. After St. Mary's County deputies recovered the food during a theft investigation on Thursday, June 18, store managers asked that it be donated to a local food bank instead. The request came after deputies arrested Christopher Lamontai Smith, 32, of Suitland, and Keon Rondell Mathis, 35, of Clinton, following theft reports at Aldi and Lowe's in California. According to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, the pair was linked to separate thefts reported less than an hour apart at the neighboring…

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Police & Fire
$500K Maryland Armored Truck Robbery Suspect Caught Months Later In DC, Police Say $500K Maryland Armored Truck Robbery Suspect Caught Months Later In DC, Police Say
$500K Maryland Armored Truck Robbery Suspect Caught Months Later In DC, Police Say Months after Jerronta Bryant stole more than $500,000 in cash from an armored truck in Maryland, police say he has been apprehended with the help of federal authorities. The 31-year-old Capitol Heights man was arrested this week in connection with the bold November 2025 robbery in Clinton, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Investigators say that shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 3, 2025, officers responded to the 8800 block of Woodyard Road in Clinton for the armed robbery of an armored truck. It was determined that multiple people approached the driver as he p…

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Fatal Maryland Hit-Run Driver Caught At Newark Airport Before Flight Bound For Honduras: Police Fatal Maryland Hit-Run Driver Caught At Newark Airport Before Flight Bound For Honduras: Police
Fatal Maryland Hit-Run Driver Caught At Newark Airport Before Flight Bound For Honduras: Police A deadly early morning hit-and-run in Maryland ended with the arrest of a 26-year-old man hundreds of miles away in New Jersey as he attempted to flee to Honduras, police say. Josue David Carranza Castellon was arrested at Newark International Airport on Thursday, June 18, apparently attempting to leave the country following a fatal crash in Gaithersburg the day before. According to the Montgomery County Police Department, shortly after 4:45 a.m. on Wednesday, June 17, 56-year-old Brian Roy Longaberger was struck by a gray 2011 Honda CR-V at the intersection of Muddy Branch Road and We…

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