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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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Amyra Green, 12, Still Missing Nearly A Week After Disappearing In Maryland Amyra Green, 12, Still Missing Nearly A Week After Disappearing In Maryland
Amyra Green, 12, Still Missing Nearly A Week After Disappearing In Maryland Nearly a week after she disappeared, 12-year-old Amyra Green remains missing, and Prince George's County police are asking the public not to stop looking. Green was last seen at approximately 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, in the 4500 block of Dallas Place in Temple Hills, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Six days later, investigators are still searching. After initially issuing a missing-child alert on Tuesday, June 9, police returned to social media on Wednesday morning with a more urgent message: "STILL MISSING." "Please help us locate 12-year-old Amyra Green by…

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She Vanished From A Navy Base. The Sailor Who Killed Her Just Learned His Fate She Vanished From A Navy Base. The Sailor Who Killed Her Just Learned His Fate
She Vanished From A Navy Base. The Sailor Who Killed Her Just Learned His Fate The search for 21-year-old Navy sailor Angelina Resendiz started with fear, family pleas, and a missing person alert at Naval Station Norfolk. It ended with another sailor going to federal prison for 44 years. Petty Officer Jermiah Copeland, who was previously assigned to the USS James E. Williams, was sentenced Tuesday, June 9, at a general court-martial after pleading guilty to unpremeditated murder and related charges connected to Resendiz's death, according to the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). Copeland will also receive a dishonorable discharge, forfeit all pay and allow…

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Suspected Drug Deal Ends In Fiery Fatal Five-Vehicle Crash After Driver Flees Deputies: Sheriff Suspected Drug Deal Ends In Fiery Fatal Five-Vehicle Crash After Driver Flees Deputies: Sheriff
Suspected Drug Deal Ends In Fiery Fatal Five-Vehicle Crash After Driver Flees Deputies: Sheriff Ninety-six seconds. That's how long it took a drug deal to turn into a fiery, fatal, five-vehicle crash in Northern Maryland on Tuesday afternoon. Early in the afternoon on Tuesday, June 9, deputies from the Harford County Sheriff's Office assigned to the Crime Suppression Unit observed a hand-to-hand drug deal in the area of Meadowood Drive in Edgewood, which set off a series of events that led to a fatal crash. According to Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler, deputies attempted to stop the suspect, who has not been identified pending notification of his family, but he attempted to flee. The driver …

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Police & Fire
6-Year-Old's Screams Stop Men Trying To Lure 4-Year-Old Sister With Candy In Virginia (VIDEO) 6-Year-Old's Screams Stop Men Trying To Lure 4-Year-Old Sister With Candy In Virginia (VIDEO)
6-Year-Old's Screams Stop Men Trying To Lure 4-Year-Old Sister With Candy In Virginia (Video) A 4-year-old girl has her older sister to thank after nearly being lured away by two men offering candy in Northern Virginia. The Manassas City Police Department released body cam footage of an attempted abduction in the 9500 block of Dean Park Lane on Sunday, June 7. Shortly before 9 p.m. on the night of the attempted abduction, a mother reported that two men tried to lure her 4-year-old daughter before her 6-year-old sister intervened. Police say the girl witnessed the interaction and began screaming for her mother, sending both men scurrying away. The mother quickly gathered her childr…

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Business
Former CMX Theater Reopens In Northern Virginia With $5 Movies, In-Seat Dining, D-BOX Former CMX Theater Reopens In Northern Virginia With $5 Movies, In-Seat Dining, D-BOX
Former CMX Theater Reopens In Northern Virginia With $5 Movies, In-Seat Dining, D-box Moviegoers in Northern Virginia have a new reason to skip the couch. The former CMX Village 14 Cinemas at the Village at Leesburg officially celebrated its grand opening Tuesday as Phoenix Theatres Entertainment, bringing $5 movie Tuesdays, luxury recliners, in-seat food delivery, upgraded premium screens, and a full-service bar to one of Loudoun County's largest theaters. The 63,654-square-foot theater at 1600 Village Market Blvd. SE features 14 screens, including Phoenix Theatres Experience (PTX) auditoriums equipped with laser projection, oversized screens, immersive sound, and luxury re…

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Driver Trapped In Mangled Car After Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-95 During Rush Hour Driver Trapped In Mangled Car After Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-95 During Rush Hour
Driver Trapped In Mangled Car After Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-95 During Rush Hour A driver had to be freed from a heavily damaged vehicle after a multi-car crash clogged I-95 near the I-395 split during Tuesday's evening commute. The wreck happened shortly after 5 p.m. on June 9 in the southbound lanes near Springfield, where emergency crews arrived to find several vehicles involved and one person trapped inside a black sedan. Photos from the scene showed the car with extensive damage as firefighters worked around the wreckage on one of the busiest stretches of highway in Northern Virginia. The trapped driver was removed from the vehicle and taken to a hospital for trea…

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Police & Fire
Stepson Indicted In Death Of 79-Year-Old Man Who Died Weeks After Maryland Beating, Police Say Stepson Indicted In Death Of 79-Year-Old Man Who Died Weeks After Maryland Beating, Police Say
Stepson Indicted In Death Of 79-Year-Old Man Who Died Weeks After Maryland Beating, Police Say A Maryland man is now facing a murder charge after his 79-year-old stepfather died nearly three weeks after an alleged assault left him unconscious inside their home. Delvin Graham, 47, of Oxon Hill, was indicted this month in the death of James Venable after the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the case a homicide, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. The case began on Friday, April 3, when officers were called to a home on Fenwood Avenue for a reported dispute. When they arrived, they found Venable unresponsive and suffering from traumatic injuries. Polic…

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Driver Found Asleep After Launching Officer Over Cruiser On B-W Parkway: Feds Driver Found Asleep After Launching Officer Over Cruiser On B-W Parkway: Feds
Driver Found Asleep After Launching Officer Over Cruiser On B-W Parkway: Feds A Maryland man who sent a US Park Police officer flying over a patrol cruiser during a violent crash on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway is headed to federal prison. Moments later, investigators say, he was found asleep behind the wheel. Khoran Newell, 43, was sentenced on Tuesday, June 9, to one year in prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from the December 2025 crash, according to federal prosecutors. The incident unfolded in the early morning hours of Saturday, Dec. 27, on the northbound side of the B-W Parkway. A US Park Police officer was conducting a traffic stop with hi…

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Not Exactly Hogwarts: 'Trippy Wizard' Found Passed Out At Maryland Car Wash, Sheriff Says Not Exactly Hogwarts: 'Trippy Wizard' Found Passed Out At Maryland Car Wash, Sheriff Says
Not Exactly Hogwarts: 'Trippy Wizard' Found Passed Out At Maryland Car Wash, Sheriff Says The Trippy Wizard's magical journey reportedly came to an abrupt stop in a Maryland car wash parking lot. Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff's Office were called to Solomon's Car Wash in the 14000 block of H.G. Trueman Road to investigate a suspicious vehicle sitting in the parking lot with the engine running and the driver asleep at the wheel. That's when they made their first curious discovery. There was blood on the ground near the vehicle. Bloody napkins were scattered nearby. Then deputies woke up 36-year-old Lusby resident Christopher William Walls. Deputies said the man had …

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Italian National Shot By CIA Officer After Drunken Gate Crash In Virginia Pleads Guilty: DOJ Italian National Shot By CIA Officer After Drunken Gate Crash In Virginia Pleads Guilty: DOJ
Italian National Shot By CIA Officer After Drunken Gate Crash In Virginia Pleads Guilty: DOJ The Italian national who drove drunk and sped at cops outside a CIA headquarters in Virginia may be about to spend time in an American prison.  Monia Spadaro, who already had multiple DUIs on her record, pleaded guilty to disregarding a signal from a law enforcement officer and driving under the influence of alcohol after an incident in Fairfax County last year, federal authorities announced on Tuesday, June 9. The early-morning incident happened just after 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2025, when Spadaro’s gray Toyota Corolla entered the outbound lane of the CIA’s Langley campus in M…

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