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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Hagerstown, MD
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Antietam Brewery Owner Rushed For Triple Bypass After Doctors Find Severe Blockages Antietam Brewery Owner Rushed For Triple Bypass After Doctors Find Severe Blockages Antietam Brewery Owner Rushed For Triple Bypass After Doctors Find Severe Blockages
Antietam Brewery Owner Rushed For Triple Bypass After Doctors Find Severe Blockages For years, Bill Skomski has been the guy people turn to when they need help. Now, the Antietam Brewery owner is the one facing the fight of his life. Skomski, the longtime face of the popular Western Maryland brewery, is preparing for triple bypass surgery after doctors discovered three major arterial blockages that supporters say are each approximately 96 percent obstructed. The diagnosis was serious enough that Skomski is being sent to the University of Maryland Medical Center for surgery, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched by Antietam Brewery staff and family. “This is not a rou…

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College Park, MD
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Final Farewell Set For Prince George’s Firefighter Who Died After 24-Hour Shift Final Farewell Set For Prince George’s Firefighter Who Died After 24-Hour Shift Final Farewell Set For Prince George’s Firefighter Who Died After 24-Hour Shift
Final Farewell Set For Prince George’s Firefighter Who Died After 24-Hour Shift Maryland will say goodbye next week to a veteran firefighter-paramedic who died after finishing a 24-hour shift. Funeral arrangements have been finalized for Demair Lloyd, 44, a nearly 20-year member of the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department who served out of Station 841 in Calverton. Lloyd died after completing a routine 24-hour shift, prompting an outpouring of grief from firefighters, police, public safety partners, and those who knew him across the region. Now, his firehouse family is preparing for a final farewell. Viewings will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and again from 6 …

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Woodbridge, VA
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5-Year-Old Girl Sexually Abused At Babysitter's Home In Woodbridge For Years, Police Say 5-Year-Old Girl Sexually Abused At Babysitter's Home In Woodbridge For Years, Police Say 5-Year-Old Girl Sexually Abused At Babysitter's Home In Woodbridge For Years, Police Say
5-Year-Old Girl Sexually Abused At Babysitter's Home In Woodbridge For Years, Police Say Virginia parents trusted a Woodbridge babysitter with their little girl.  Prosecutors say another adult living in the home turned that trust into a nightmare that went undetected for years. Woodbridge resident Jose Nahun Aleman-Hernandez is facing charges following a months-long investigation into aggravated sexual battery that was reported over the course of several years, according to the Prince William County Police Department. In late March, officers were called to investigate a sexual assault that was reported in a home in the 14000 block of Matthews Drive in Woodbridge invo…

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Towson, MD
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Truck Too Tall For Garage, Fire Systems Down For Years At Baltimore DOT Site: OIG Truck Too Tall For Garage, Fire Systems Down For Years At Baltimore DOT Site: OIG Truck Too Tall For Garage, Fire Systems Down For Years At Baltimore DOT Site: OIG
Truck Too Tall For Garage, Fire Systems Down For Years At Baltimore DOT Site: OIG A Baltimore city building where workers handle street signs, road markings, and special events work remains under a mandatory fire watch nearly two years after inspectors found its fire alarm and sprinkler systems were not working, according to a new report. The Office of the Inspector General launched the investigation after receiving a complaint about conditions at a Baltimore Department of Transportation maintenance facility. When OIG investigators visited the facility in February, they found a fire-watch notice posted on the front door warning that the building's sprinkler and fire alar…

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Gaithersburg, MD
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Gaithersburg Church Split Open After Pickup Truck Crashes Through Wall (PHOTOS) Gaithersburg Church Split Open After Pickup Truck Crashes Through Wall (PHOTOS) Gaithersburg Church Split Open After Pickup Truck Crashes Through Wall (PHOTOS)
Gaithersburg Church Split Open After Pickup Truck Crashes Through Wall (Photos) A pickup truck slammed into a Maryland church on Friday morning, tearing through an exterior wall and leaving a massive hole in the side of the building. The crash happened shortly before 10 a.m. at Seneca Creek Community Church on Firstfield Road in Gaithersburg, where Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews arrived to find the truck embedded in the structure. The damage was impossible to miss. Photos from the scene showed an entire section of the church's facade ripped open, exposing insulation, interior walls, and office space from the parking lot below. Debris was scattered across the …

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Annapolis, MD
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Private Jet Boss In Annapolis Blew $15M On Yachts, Jewelry Instead Of Planes, Feds Say Private Jet Boss In Annapolis Blew $15M On Yachts, Jewelry Instead Of Planes, Feds Say Private Jet Boss In Annapolis Blew $15M On Yachts, Jewelry Instead Of Planes, Feds Say
Private Jet Boss In Annapolis Blew $15M On Yachts, Jewelry Instead Of Planes, Feds Say A Maryland businessman who convinced customers to hand over $15 million to help buy private jets instead spent the money on yachts, jewelry, luxury living, and other personal expenses, federal prosecutors said. Now he's been convicted. Patrick Britton-Harr, 43, of Annapolis, was found guilty by a federal jury of six counts of wire fraud after prosecutors said he used his private aviation company to sell wealthy customers on a dream that never got off the ground. Britton-Harr owned and operated AeroVanti, a private air club that promised members access to private jets. According to evidenc…

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Columbia, MD
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All Southbound Lanes Shut Down On I-95 In Maryland After Howard County Crash All Southbound Lanes Shut Down On I-95 In Maryland After Howard County Crash All Southbound Lanes Shut Down On I-95 In Maryland After Howard County Crash
All Southbound Lanes Shut Down On I-95 In Maryland After Howard County Crash A crash on I-95 in Maryland has brought southbound traffic to a standstill Friday morning, with all lanes shut down in Howard County as emergency crews work at the scene. The collision was reported shortly after 9:30 a.m. on June 5 on I-95 South past Exit 41A for MD 175/Waterloo Road, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. By 10:15 a.m., transportation officials reported all four southbound travel lanes were closed, along with the right-side ramp and both shoulders. Traffic cameras showed a growing backup stretching beyond the crash scene as police, fire crews, tow trucks,…

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Bethesda, MD
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$9.5M Sale Of Bradley Beal's Former Bethesda Mansion Rewrites Record Books $9.5M Sale Of Bradley Beal's Former Bethesda Mansion Rewrites Record Books $9.5M Sale Of Bradley Beal's Former Bethesda Mansion Rewrites Record Books
$9.5M Sale Of Bradley Beal's Former Bethesda Mansion Rewrites Record Books Bradley Beal's former Maryland mega-mansion just sold for one of the highest prices Montgomery County has ever seen. The former Washington Wizards star's onetime estate at 8913 Holly Leaf Lane in Bethesda sold for $9.5 million, making it the highest home sale in town since 2020 and the highest ever recorded in the Avenel community, according to HRLS Partners. Across Montgomery County, only the sale of former Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder's palatial palace on the Potomac has fetched more during that stretch. Beal owned the Avenel estate from 2019 to 2023, back when he was stil…

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by Zak Failla
National Interest
New Brunswick's Jalen Brunson Stops Spurs, Goes To War With Courtside Hecklers In Viral Video New Brunswick's Jalen Brunson Stops Spurs, Goes To War With Courtside Hecklers In Viral Video New Brunswick's Jalen Brunson Stops Spurs, Goes To War With Courtside Hecklers In Viral Video
New Brunswick's Jalen Brunson Stops Spurs, Goes To War With Courtside Hecklers In Viral Video Who were the courtside fans jawing with Jalen Brunson? A video circulating on social media is trying to identify the man and woman who exchanged words with Jalen Brunson during New York's 105-95 comeback win on Wednesday, June 3, over San Antonio, after the star guard's heated interaction with the courtside fans went viral. UPDATE: A pair of OnlyFans models are skipping the rest of the NBA Finals after allegedly being harassed by the same fans who they say wound up at the center of Jalen Brunson's viral courtside confrontation during Game 1. The New Brunswick, NJ native and Villanova …

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Fredericksburg, VA
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Teen Hit 120 MPH In Stolen Camaro Before Crashing Into VA House, Running From Deputies: Sheriff Teen Hit 120 MPH In Stolen Camaro Before Crashing Into VA House, Running From Deputies: Sheriff Teen Hit 120 MPH In Stolen Camaro Before Crashing Into VA House, Running From Deputies: Sheriff
Teen Hit 120 MPH In Stolen Camaro Before Crashing Into VA House, Running From Deputies: Sheriff Two teens in Northern Virginia took deputies on a high-speed chase in a Camaro that topped 120 mph before the 19-year-old driver lost control and came to rest against a house on Wednesday night. A juvenile was taken into custody, and Manassas native Manuel D. Edwards is at large following a wild police pursuit through Warrenton, according to the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office. Late on June 3, investigators say Edwards pushed the stolen Camaro to its limits after a License Plate Reader hit led deputies to clock him traveling 100 mph on Catlett Road in Calverton. The deputy attempted to st…

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