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.

Zak Failla's Contributions

Lusby, MD

Breaking News

Child Left Alone In Maryland Home With Guns, Drugs, Sheriff Says A man who left a child alone in a home filled with drugs and weapons is facing charges following a search of his residence, the Calvert County Sheriff's Office announced. Andre Taijon Grice, 27, was arrested this week following a weeks-long investigation into drug dealing in the 100 block of Alton Court in Prince Frederick that was launched in January. While surveilling the area, officials say that Grice was caught conducting hand-to-hand drug deals leading to search and seizure warrants for his home, vehicle, and person. On Wednesday, Feb. 7, members of the sheriff's office observed…

by Zak Failla

02/09/2024

Bel Air, MD

Breaking News

Child Credited With Saving Herself, Dog From Harford County Bedroom Blaze An 11-year-old girl is being credited with getting herself and a dog out of a Harford County home when a fire broke out in her bedroom on Thursday afternoon. First responders from the Aberdeen Fire Department and nearby agencies were called shortly before 3:15 p.m. on Feb. 8 to a home on Cornell Street, where there was a reported fire inside the child's room following an electrical failure. According to the Maryland Fire Marshal, the girl discovered the fire in her bedroom and was able to call 911. She then got herself and the family's dog out while waiting for the fire department to …

by Zak Failla

02/08/2024

Westminster, MD

Breaking News

Police ID Florida Man Killed Walking Along Maryland Roadway A 29-year-old Florida man was killed over the weekend after being struck by a van while walking in Carroll County, state police say. Maryland state Police identified Casselberry, Florida resident Christian Sage Del Guidice as the person who was killed on Sunday night when he was struck by a silver 2011 Chevrolet Express Van. The incident was reported at approximately 10:20 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 4 in the northbound lanes of Route 30 near Tracey Mill Road. According to police, a deputy from the Carroll County Sherif's Office was conducting a traffic stop in the area when Guidice was str…

by Zak Failla

02/08/2024

Bowie, MD

Breaking News

Convenience Store Robber Apprehended; Second Suspect At Large In Maryland, Police Say One robbery suspect has been taken into custody and a second remains at large following an incident at a convenience store in Prince George's County, police say. Bladensburg resident Lamont Wilks, 52, has been identified and charged in connection to a robbery last month inside a store in the 6600 block of Annapolis Road in Landover Hills. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, at around 11:20 p.m. on Jan. 2, Wilks and a second man - who remains at large - threatened an employee and stole multiple items from the business. The clerk was uninjured. During the investigatio…

by Zak Failla

02/08/2024

Glen Burnie, MD

Breaking News

Weapons, Drugs Seized During Bust In Maryland, Police Say Tipsters led police in Anne Arundel County to make a drug and weapons bust, officials say. Brittany Nicole Shelley, 35, of Millersville, is facing charges after being busted following a weeks-long investigation into reported drug deals in the area. According to the Anne Arundel County Police Department, in January, the agency received a tip about possible narcotics distribution in the region, leading investigators to identify Shelley as a possible suspect. Shelley was found away from her home on Thursday, leading to the execution of a search warrant at her home in the 200 block of Chalet C…

by Zak Failla

02/08/2024

Columbia, MD

Your Community

Students Evaluated For Injuries After Overturned School Bus Crash In Maryland (Updated) Several students reportedly suffered minor injuries when a school bus overturned in Howard County on Thursday afternoon. A bus full of students were evaluated for injuries on Feb. 8 when the bus crashed and landed on its side in the 7300 block of Old Columbia Road in Columbia. Police are on the scene of an overturned school bus in the 7300 block of Old Columbia Road in Columbia. @HCDFRS is evaluating students for injuries; preliminarily none appear to be life-threatening. — Howard County Police Department (@HCPDNews) February 8, 2024 Two boys and two girls between the ages of 11 and 14…

by Zak Failla

02/08/2024

Waldorf, MD

Breaking News

Three Caught With Meth, Loaded Firearm After Police Pursuit In Charles County, Sheriff Says Three people are in custody in Charles County after putting police through their paces before ultimately being thwarted by stop sticks during a pursuit, officials say. Members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office attempted to initiate a traffic stop in the area of Crain Highway and Talbot Street in La Plata after a computer check determined that the plates belonged to a different vehicle, leading to an unfortunate series of events for three suspects. According to officials, the driver refused to stop and instead sped away in a vehicle that was later determined to have been stolen from a n…

by Zak Failla

02/08/2024

Arlington, VA

Breaking News

Felon Gets Fresh Prison Time For Carrying 'Military-Grade Semi-Automatic' Weapon In DC: Feds A man no stranger to law enforcement will spend more time behind bars after being sentenced for carrying what prosecutors described as a "military-grade semi-automatic" weapon when police in DC stopped him. Vernon Pernell Hendrick, 33, who has multiple convictions on his rap sheet, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for carrying a Springfield Armory model 1911 semi-automatic handgun, one of the most powerful handguns on the market, authorities announced on Wednesday. According to court documents, Hendrick - while on active supervised release for previous crimes - was stopped by …

by Zak Failla

02/08/2024

Arlington, VA

Breaking News

Canadian National Charged In DC After Chatting With Undercover Agent Posing As Pedophile: Feds A 31-year-old Canadian national was arrested in his Washington DC home this week and faces child pornography charges following an FBI investigation monitoring predators online, federal authorities announced. Matthew Norman Ballek, of Saskatchewan, was taken into custody on Wednesday afternoon following an indictment that charged him with the distribution of child pornography after he distributed video files of men engaging in sexually explicit conduct with minors. According to the indictment, on Jan. 23, a member of the Metropolitan Police Department's Child Exploitation Task Force was moni…

by Zak Failla

02/08/2024

Bowie, MD

Breaking News

Man Who Terrorized Taxi Drivers During Short-Lived Robbery Spree In Maryland Sentenced The man who targeted and terrorized taxi and rideshare drivers in Maryland on multiple occasions will have plenty of time to reconsider his actions behind bars. Omar Hernandez, 21, of Hyattsville, pleaded guilty this week to robbing a taxi or rideshare driver in three separate incidents, and has been sentenced to 35 years in prison with all but 10 years suspended, according to the Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office. The robberies were reported between Dec. 12, 2022, and Jan. 3, 2023, in the Hyattsville area. In the first incident, prosecutors say that the driver picked …

by Zak Failla

02/08/2024

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