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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Leonardtown-California, MD
Breaking News
Maryland Mom Accused Of Running Medicaid Fraud Scheme With Daughters, Cop Son-In-Law: AG Maryland Mom Accused Of Running Medicaid Fraud Scheme With Daughters, Cop Son-In-Law: AG Maryland Mom Accused Of Running Medicaid Fraud Scheme With Daughters, Cop Son-In-Law: AG
Maryland Mom Accused Of Running Medicaid Fraud Scheme With Daughters, Cop Son-In-Law: AG A Maryland mother allegedly turned a family business into a sprawling Medicaid fraud operation involving six of her daughters, a police officer son-in-law, and a sheriff’s deputy on the Eastern Shore, according to Attorney General Anthony Brown. Corie Lynne Davis, 49, of Salisbury, was indicted along with eight relatives after prosecutors accused the family of orchestrating a coordinated scheme to defraud Maryland’s Medicaid program, the Attorney General’s Office announced Tuesday, May 12. Among those charged are Princess Anne Police Officer Desmond Samuel Lake, 27, and Somerset County Sher…

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Lexington Park, MD
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Alabama Driver Blocking Maryland Traffic Pulled Gun On Aggressive Motorist, Sheriff Says Alabama Driver Blocking Maryland Traffic Pulled Gun On Aggressive Motorist, Sheriff Says Alabama Driver Blocking Maryland Traffic Pulled Gun On Aggressive Motorist, Sheriff Says
Alabama Driver Blocking Maryland Traffic Pulled Gun On Aggressive Motorist, Sheriff Says A man hundreds of miles from home is facing a host of serious charges in Maryland after a bizarre bout of road rage that ended with him behind bars. Mobile, Alabama resident Brian Normand, 59, got a tour of the inside of a correctional facility, not the Eastern Shore, following an incident on Route 50 in Stevensville, according to the Queen Anne's County Office of the Sheriff. The incident played out shortly after 7:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 10. Investigators say traffic was backed up on westbound Route 50 near Duke Street when Normand allegedly decided to take matters into his own hands. Ac…

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Towson, MD
Breaking News
Death Of Missing Baltimore Man Branson Oduor Ruled Accident Due To Head Injuries, Drowning Death Of Missing Baltimore Man Branson Oduor Ruled Accident Due To Head Injuries, Drowning Death Of Missing Baltimore Man Branson Oduor Ruled Accident Due To Head Injuries, Drowning
Death Of Missing Baltimore Man Branson Oduor Ruled Accident Due To Head Injuries, Drowning The death of a missing Maryland man whose body was pulled from the Inner Harbor in Baltimore last month has been ruled accidental, according to the Maryland Medical Examiner's Office. Branson Oduor, 27, was reported missing in early April after a night out with friends in Fells Point, according to the Baltimore Police Department. His disappearance sparked an intensive search that ended tragically. Oduor's body was found in the water in the 500 block of East Pratt Street on Monday, April 14, and he was taken to the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy. This week, authorities announced tha…

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Towson, MD
On Your Side
Key Bridge Collapse That Killed Six Maryland Workers Was ‘Preventable Tragedy': Feds Key Bridge Collapse That Killed Six Maryland Workers Was ‘Preventable Tragedy': Feds Key Bridge Collapse That Killed Six Maryland Workers Was ‘Preventable Tragedy': Feds
Key Bridge Collapse That Killed Six Maryland Workers Was ‘Preventable Tragedy': Feds The collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge — which claimed the life of six construction workers and crippled the Port of Baltimore — was preventable, federal authorities alleged on Tuesday. In a sweeping federal indictment unsealed May 12, the US Department of Justice accused the foreign operators of the massive cargo ship Dali and a top technical superintendent of criminal conduct tied to the catastrophic March 2024 bridge collapse. Federal prosecutors say the disaster that brought Baltimore “to its knees” was the result of reckless safety failures, alleged deception, and dangero…

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Alexandria, VA
Your Community
Virginia AG Rushes To SCOTUS After State Court Blows Up Congressional Maps Virginia AG Rushes To SCOTUS After State Court Blows Up Congressional Maps Virginia AG Rushes To SCOTUS After State Court Blows Up Congressional Maps
Virginia AG Rushes To SCOTUS After State Court Blows Up Congressional Maps Virginia’s congressional map war is now barreling toward the US Supreme Court just months before the 2026 midterms. Attorney General Jay Jones and top Democratic lawmakers filed an emergency appeal Monday, May 11, asking the nation’s highest court to revive Virginia’s voter-approved redistricting referendum after the Virginia Supreme Court struck it down in a bombshell ruling days earlier. The emergency filing came after the state’s high court declared the April 21 referendum “null and void” in a sharply divided 4-3 decision that instantly froze the new congressional maps and triggered a po…

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Leonardtown-California, MD
Breaking News
Gunman Who Opened Fire Outside Packed Leonardtown Bar Learns Prison Fate Gunman Who Opened Fire Outside Packed Leonardtown Bar Learns Prison Fate Gunman Who Opened Fire Outside Packed Leonardtown Bar Learns Prison Fate
Gunman Who Opened Fire Outside Packed Leonardtown Bar Learns Prison Fate A man who opened fire outside a crowded Southern Maryland restaurant last year will spend decades in prison, authorities announced. Lexington Park resident Shaekwon Talib Jackson, 25, was sentenced to 40 years in prison, with 15 years to serve, following a shooting in October 2025 in Leonardtown. Early in the morning of Oct. 11, 2025, investigators say deputies were called to a fight in the parking lot of Action Lounge and Billiards on Point Lookout Road. Multiple people were shot and later showed up at the hospital for treatment and evaluation of non-life-threatening injuries. Jacks…

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Gaithersburg, MD
Breaking News
Good Samaritans Pull Driver From Burning SUV On I-495 Moments Before Vehicle Erupts In Flames Good Samaritans Pull Driver From Burning SUV On I-495 Moments Before Vehicle Erupts In Flames Good Samaritans Pull Driver From Burning SUV On I-495 Moments Before Vehicle Erupts In Flames
Good Samaritans Pull Driver From Burning SUV On I-495 Moments Before Vehicle Erupts In Flames Seconds mattered on the Beltway on Monday night. Several passing drivers stopped on I-495 to help pull a dazed motorist from a burning SUV moments before it became fully engulfed in flames near the Clara Barton Parkway ramp, officials said. The fiery crash happened around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 11, on the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway near Exit 41, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer. Photos from the scene show the SUV engulfed in flames, with thick black smoke pouring into the sky above the highway. The fire on I-495 in Montgomery County. …

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National Interest
Howard University Alum Rachel Dolezal Back In Bed With Controversy Over New Career Howard University Alum Rachel Dolezal Back In Bed With Controversy Over New Career Howard University Alum Rachel Dolezal Back In Bed With Controversy Over New Career
Howard University Alum Rachel Dolezal Back In Bed With Controversy Over New Career The woman formerly known as Rachel Dolezal is making headlines again. This time as Nkechi Amare Diallo, 48. Dolezal was famously outed for pretending to be Black despite being born to white parents. In an Instagram reel shared March 25, Diallo explained the difference between a sex coach and a sex therapist. "As a sex coach, I will guide clients toward greater confidence, connection, and pleasure — focusing on education, communication, and embodiment. It’s about creating space to explore what feels authentic and aligned for you. "A sex therapist helps clients heal from deeper emotional or…

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Fredericksburg, VA
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Caught On Camera: Suspect Accused Of Stealing Grave Flowers In Fredericksburg Cemetery Caught On Camera: Suspect Accused Of Stealing Grave Flowers In Fredericksburg Cemetery Caught On Camera: Suspect Accused Of Stealing Grave Flowers In Fredericksburg Cemetery
Caught On Camera: Suspect Accused Of Stealing Grave Flowers In Fredericksburg Cemetery Who robs flowers from a cemetery at 1 a.m.? Police in Northern Virginia are trying to figure that out after a person was caught on camera allegedly stealing and vandalizing floral arrangements while riding through a city cemetery in the middle of the night. The bizarre overnight incident happened Tuesday, May 6, at the Fredericksburg City Cemetery and Confederate Cemetery, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department. Investigators say the person pictured in surveillance images rolled through the cemetery around 1 a.m. and allegedly stole and damaged floral arrangements left at graves…

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Fredericksburg, VA
Breaking News
Burglary Suspect Had Screwdriver Protruding From Pocket During Arrest In Virginia, Sheriff Says Burglary Suspect Had Screwdriver Protruding From Pocket During Arrest In Virginia, Sheriff Says Burglary Suspect Had Screwdriver Protruding From Pocket During Arrest In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Burglary Suspect Had Screwdriver Protruding From Pocket During Arrest In Virginia, Sheriff Says Well, he's screwed. A 24-year-old with a fitting name is behind bars in Northern Virginia following a questionable burglary involving a friend's house. Philip Shadyac III is facing charges following an investigation by Fauquier County Sheriff's Office into a midday botched burglary last week, authorities announced on Monday. Late in the afternoon on Thursday, May 8, deputies were called to the Warrenton Lakes neighborhood for a reported burglary in progress after a caller said a man he knew was trying to break into his home and stab him with a screwdriver Upon arrival, deputies found Shad…

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