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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Annapolis, MD
Breaking News
Millersville Father Waiting For Three Life-Saving Organs Refuses To Give Up Millersville Father Waiting For Three Life-Saving Organs Refuses To Give Up Millersville Father Waiting For Three Life-Saving Organs Refuses To Give Up
Millersville Father Waiting For Three Life-Saving Organs Refuses To Give Up A Maryland husband and father is refusing to give up. In Anne Arundel County, Millersville resident JaNathan "Jay" Crutchfield, 42, has spent the past month fighting for his life at Johns Hopkins Hospital after a sudden medical crisis left him in need of not one, but three life-saving organ transplants. Jay was rushed to the hospital on June 29 after suffering cardiogenic shock caused by advanced heart failure from cardiomyopathy. The medical emergency triggered multiple organ failure, leaving him dependent on dialysis, life-support devices and around-the-clock intensive care. The r…

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Columbia, MD
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Columbia Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend Captured Hundreds Of Miles Away In Texas (UPDATED) Columbia Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend Captured Hundreds Of Miles Away In Texas (UPDATED) Columbia Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend Captured Hundreds Of Miles Away In Texas (UPDATED)
Columbia Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend Captured Hundreds Of Miles Away In Texas (Updated) He didn't stay on the run for long. A Maryland man wanted in the strangulation death of his girlfriend in Howard County has been captured hundreds of miles away in Texas, authorities announced Monday evening. Darwin Carcamo-Santiago, 24, was taken into custody without incident Monday afternoon by local authorities in Texas, according to Howard County police. Investigators have not said where in Texas he was found or when he is expected to be returned to Maryland. Carcamo-Santiago is charged with first- and second-degree murder in the death of 35-year-old Esmeralda Perez-Mendez of Takoma P…

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La Plata, MD
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Tow Truck Operator Killed In Freak La Plata Loading Accident Identified (DEVELOPING) Tow Truck Operator Killed In Freak La Plata Loading Accident Identified (DEVELOPING) Tow Truck Operator Killed In Freak La Plata Loading Accident Identified (DEVELOPING)
Tow Truck Operator Killed In Freak La Plata Loading Accident Identified (Developing) A routine tow turned deadly in Maryland. The victim, 67-year-old Joseph Louis Skinner of La Plata, was killed Friday afternoon, July 24, in what investigators described as a tragic accident involving his own tow truck at a business in Charles County. The fatal incident happened around 4:20 p.m. in the 9300 block of WW Industrial Drive in La Plata. According to the Charles County Sheriff's Office, Skinner was operating a rollback tow truck and attempting to load an SUV onto the truck when the rollback unexpectedly began moving forward on its own. As the truck shifted, the SUV rolled and st…

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Frederick, MD
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Beaver Tests Positive For Rabies After Attacking Boy At Frederick State Park (UPDATED) Beaver Tests Positive For Rabies After Attacking Boy At Frederick State Park (UPDATED) Beaver Tests Positive For Rabies After Attacking Boy At Frederick State Park (UPDATED)
Beaver Tests Positive For Rabies After Attacking Boy At Frederick State Park (Updated) A beaver that attacked a teenage swimmer at one of Maryland's most popular state parks has tested positive for rabies. The alarming update came Monday, one day after a 13-year-old boy was bitten while swimming at Cunningham Falls State Park's William Houck Area near Thurmont in Frederick County. The Frederick County Health Department said the beaver, which was collected from Hunting Creek Lake on Sunday, tested positive for the rabies virus. The attack happened around 9 a.m. on July 26 inside the park's designated swimming area. The teen suffered bites to his hands and chest and was flown…

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Silver Spring, MD
Obituaries
Silver Spring Family Preparing For Milestone Birthday Now Planning Young Father's Funeral Silver Spring Family Preparing For Milestone Birthday Now Planning Young Father's Funeral Silver Spring Family Preparing For Milestone Birthday Now Planning Young Father's Funeral
Silver Spring Family Preparing For Milestone Birthday Now Planning Young Father's Funeral A Maryland family is mourning a young father whose little boy is about to celebrate his second birthday without him. John William Stacey, 28, of Silver Spring, died after a single-vehicle crash early Saturday, July 25, leaving behind his son, who, according to loved ones, was the greatest joy of his life. "John was a loving boyfriend, a devoted father, a cherished son, and a loyal friend," organizer Julieta Quinonez wrote in a GoFundMe created to help his family following his death. "His greatest joy in life was his beautiful little boy, who is about to celebrate his second birthday." Phot…

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Silver Spring, MD
Breaking News
Mercedes Driver Killed In Early Morning Silver Spring Crash Identified By Police Mercedes Driver Killed In Early Morning Silver Spring Crash Identified By Police Mercedes Driver Killed In Early Morning Silver Spring Crash Identified By Police
Mercedes Driver Killed In Early Morning Silver Spring Crash Identified By Police A Maryland man was killed before sunrise after his Mercedes struck a curb, veered off the road, and slammed into a tree in Montgomery County, police said. The crash happened around 4:40 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, in the 11800 block of New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring. According to Montgomery County police, 28-year-old John William Stacey, of Silver Spring, was heading north in a gray 2010 Mercedes when, for reasons still under investigation, the vehicle struck the median curb near Tracey Drive. The car then left the roadway and crashed into a tree. Stacey suffered life-threatening in…

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Havre de Grace, MD
Obituaries
'He Let His Art Speak': Harford County Artist Remembered For Life Beyond The Murals 'He Let His Art Speak': Harford County Artist Remembered For Life Beyond The Murals 'He Let His Art Speak': Harford County Artist Remembered For Life Beyond The Murals
'He Let His Art Speak': Harford County Artist Remembered For Life Beyond The Murals Ezra Berger spent decades leaving his mark on Harford County, though not always in the places people first noticed. His murals covered walls. His paintings found their way into homes and private collections. His work became part of restaurants, businesses, book projects, and the visual identity of a city that had grown accustomed to seeing his imagination in public. But since Berger's unexpected death, the people who knew him have not spent much time talking about technique, style or acclaim.  They have talked about the friend who stayed in their lives long after the paint dried, the ar…

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Glen Burnie, MD
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Hammer Attack Leaves Glen Burnie Grandfather Seriously Hurt, Grandson Charged: Police Hammer Attack Leaves Glen Burnie Grandfather Seriously Hurt, Grandson Charged: Police Hammer Attack Leaves Glen Burnie Grandfather Seriously Hurt, Grandson Charged: Police
Hammer Attack Leaves Glen Burnie Grandfather Seriously Hurt, Grandson Charged: Police A Maryland man is accused of turning a hammer on his own grandfather in a violent attack that left the victim with life-threatening injuries. The assault happened late Friday, July 24, inside a home in Glen Burnie, according to Anne Arundel County Police. Officers were called to Baltimore Washington Medical Center around 11:50 p.m. after the victim arrived suffering from what police described as very serious injuries. As detectives pieced together what happened, they learned the man had allegedly been attacked inside his home during an altercation with his grandson. Police identified the …

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Towson, MD
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Teen Already In Custody Charged As Adult With Maryland Murder Months Later: Police Teen Already In Custody Charged As Adult With Maryland Murder Months Later: Police Teen Already In Custody Charged As Adult With Maryland Murder Months Later: Police
Teen Already In Custody Charged As Adult With Maryland Murder Months Later: Police A Maryland teenager already behind bars on another case is now accused of murder. The 16-year-old, who Baltimore Police have not identified due to his age, was being held in Juvenile Booking on an unrelated charge when detectives served him with a murder warrant over the weekend.  Police say he is responsible for the fatal shooting of 35-year-old Quinton McLellan earlier this year in Baltimore. Instead of leaving juvenile custody, the teen was transferred to the Central Booking Intake Facility, where he was charged as an adult, according to investigators. The charges stem from a homi…

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Hagerstown, MD
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Hagerstown Man Walked Away From Fight, Returned To Shoot Victim Multiple Times, Police Say Hagerstown Man Walked Away From Fight, Returned To Shoot Victim Multiple Times, Police Say Hagerstown Man Walked Away From Fight, Returned To Shoot Victim Multiple Times, Police Say
Hagerstown Man Walked Away From Fight, Returned To Shoot Victim Multiple Times, Police Say He didn't let the fight end there. Hagerstown's Kyron Sapp Jr., 33, is accused of leaving an altercation, returning with a handgun, and shooting a 26-year-old man multiple times early on Monday morning, according to city police. Officers responded around 2:24 a.m. on July 27 to the 500 block of George Street, where they found the victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The man was rushed to Meritus Medical Center, underwent surgery, and was listed in stable condition. Investigators say the shooting stemmed from an argument on George Street. According to police, Sapp left t…

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