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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Lexington Park, MD
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Shots Heard By Deputies Lead To Chase In Lexington Park, Loaded Rifle Tossed From SUV: Sheriff Shots Heard By Deputies Lead To Chase In Lexington Park, Loaded Rifle Tossed From SUV: Sheriff Shots Heard By Deputies Lead To Chase In Lexington Park, Loaded Rifle Tossed From SUV: Sheriff
Shots Heard By Deputies Lead To Chase In Lexington Park, Loaded Rifle Tossed From SUV: Sheriff Gunfire shattered the night in Southern Maryland when deputies on patrol heard shots ring out — setting off a chase that ended with a suspect in cuffs and a loaded rifle tossed from a fleeing SUV, authorities said. Vanecalus Quntya Alexander, 38, took deputies from the St. Mary's Sheriff's Office on a brief pursuit before ultimately surrendering after attempting to evade his arrest. At around 9:30 p.m. on Monday, March 9, deputies heard gunshots while on patrol in Lexington Park and immediately responded to Bunker Hill Drive.  Upon arrival, deputies found a red Chevrolet Equinox …

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Annapolis, MD
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Maryland AG Seeks Emergency Court Order To Stop ICE Detention Center Near Williamsport Maryland AG Seeks Emergency Court Order To Stop ICE Detention Center Near Williamsport Maryland AG Seeks Emergency Court Order To Stop ICE Detention Center Near Williamsport
Maryland AG Seeks Emergency Court Order To Stop ICE Detention Center Near Williamsport Maryland’s attorney general is asking a federal judge to immediately stop construction of a massive immigration detention center planned for Washington County, saying the project could harm waterways, wildlife, and nearby communities. Attorney General Anthony G. Brown filed an emergency motion Tuesday, March 10, seeking a temporary restraining order to halt work on a warehouse near Williamsport that federal officials plan to convert into a large Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility. If approved, the order would pause construction for up to 14 days while the court considers…

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Gaithersburg, MD
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Teen Charged As Adult After Loaded Handgun Found At Gaithersburg High School: Police Teen Charged As Adult After Loaded Handgun Found At Gaithersburg High School: Police Teen Charged As Adult After Loaded Handgun Found At Gaithersburg High School: Police
Teen Charged As Adult After Loaded Handgun Found At Gaithersburg High School: Police A teen is being charged as an adult in Maryland after being caught with a loaded handgun on a high school campus, police say. Officers were called around 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10, to Gaithersburg High School, where there were reports of a possible weapons violation involving a student who was armed.  According to the Gaithersburg Police Department, school staffers advised officers that they received an anonymous tip from a community member reporting that a specific student was in possession of a handgun. The student was quickly located, and a loaded .40 caliber Glock handgu…

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by Zak Failla
National Interest
$10.75M Estate Next To VP’s Home Hits Market (PHOTOS) $10.75M Estate Next To VP’s Home Hits Market (PHOTOS) $10.75M Estate Next To VP’s Home Hits Market (PHOTOS)
$10.75M Estate Next To VP’s Home Hits Market (Photos) If you’ve ever dreamed of living steps from one of the most powerful addresses in America, your chance just hit the market — assuming you’ve got $10.75 million lying around. A historic estate directly adjacent to the Vice President’s residence at the Naval Observatory has been listed in Northwest DC, offering nearly 14,000 square feet of luxury living in one of Washington’s most exclusive neighborhoods. It was listed by Robert Hryniewicki, Adam Rackliffe, Christopher Leary, and Micah Smith of HRLS Partners at TTR Sotheby's International Realty.  The property, located at 3400 Mass…

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Bethesda, MD
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Two Workers Buried In Bethesda Trench Collapse Rescued In Massive Emergency Response Two Workers Buried In Bethesda Trench Collapse Rescued In Massive Emergency Response Two Workers Buried In Bethesda Trench Collapse Rescued In Massive Emergency Response
Two Workers Buried In Bethesda Trench Collapse Rescued In Massive Emergency Response Firefighters rushed to a residential construction site in Maryland on Tuesday afternoon, where two construction workers were trapped in a trench collapse — one buried to his waist and the other nearly completely under dirt — sparking a large technical rescue operation. First responders were called to a home on Kentbury Drive in Bethesda on March 10, where multiple reports indicated workers were in a perilous position.  Emergency crews were called to the 8100 block of Kentbury Drive near Newdale Road shortly after 1 p.m., where a dirt cave-in had buried two workers while they were diggi…

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Towson, MD
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Excrement, Overcrowding Alleged In Baltimore ICE Cells As Maryland AG Files Lawsuit Excrement, Overcrowding Alleged In Baltimore ICE Cells As Maryland AG Files Lawsuit Excrement, Overcrowding Alleged In Baltimore ICE Cells As Maryland AG Files Lawsuit
Excrement, Overcrowding Alleged In Baltimore ICE Cells As Maryland AG Files Lawsuit Maryland’s attorney general is taking Immigration and Customs Enforcement to federal court, accusing the agency of hiding records tied to alleged dangerous and inhumane detention conditions in Baltimore. Attorney General Anthony Brown filed a federal lawsuit in Maryland on Tuesday, March 10, seeking to force ICE and the Department of Homeland Security to comply with a subpoena tied to an ongoing civil rights investigation into detention practices at the George H. Fallon Federal Building in Baltimore. The investigation centers on reports that detainees held in ICE “hold rooms” were subjected…

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Towson, MD
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Officer Shot During Baltimore Burglary Call Before SWAT Sniper Ends Tense Barricade (UDPATED) Officer Shot During Baltimore Burglary Call Before SWAT Sniper Ends Tense Barricade (UDPATED) Officer Shot During Baltimore Burglary Call Before SWAT Sniper Ends Tense Barricade (UDPATED)
Officer Shot During Baltimore Burglary Call Before SWAT Sniper Ends Tense Barricade (Udpated) New details have been released in Baltimore after a burglary turned into a barricade, an officer was shot, and a SWAT sniper took out the gunman. Shortly before noon on Tuesday, March 10, officers were called to the 6200 block of Park Heights Avenue to investigate a burglary involving family members, but they were met by gunfire, according to Police Commissioner Richard Worley. The officers took cover when one was struck in the leg. A bunker team was able to extract the man and applied a tourniquet until he could be rushed to Shock Trauma for treatment and evaluation. Later on Tuesday afte…

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Haymarket, VA
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Virginia Soccer Player, 17, Begins Intense Cancer Battle As Community Raises $42K In Hours Virginia Soccer Player, 17, Begins Intense Cancer Battle As Community Raises $42K In Hours Virginia Soccer Player, 17, Begins Intense Cancer Battle As Community Raises $42K In Hours
Virginia Soccer Player, 17, Begins Intense Cancer Battle As Community Raises $42K In Hours A Virginia high school junior is facing months of chemotherapy and surgery after a sudden diagnosis of rare bone cancer. Colton Marquise, a 17-year-old junior at Fauquier High School, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in February 2026 after doctors discovered an 11-centimeter tumor in his left arm. The diagnosis came just days after his birthday, following a doctor’s visit for pain in his left bicep, according to a timeline shared by his family. Virginia doctors confirmed the rare bone cancer on Monday, Feb. 23, after a biopsy at Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC. Less than two…

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Fredericksburg, VA
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Days Before His 7th Birthday, Nonverbal Autistic Boy Hit In Virginia Hit-Run (VIDEO) Days Before His 7th Birthday, Nonverbal Autistic Boy Hit In Virginia Hit-Run (VIDEO) Days Before His 7th Birthday, Nonverbal Autistic Boy Hit In Virginia Hit-Run (VIDEO)
Days Before His 7th Birthday, Nonverbal Autistic Boy Hit In Virginia Hit-Run (Video) A 6-year-old nonverbal autistic boy who will reportedly celebrate his 7th birthday next week is recovering after he was struck by a car in a hit-and-run outside his Virginia home. The crash happened in front of the child’s home on Jefferson Avenue in Newport News on Wednesday, March 4, when a vehicle struck Dralen Satchell and continued speeding away. Newport News Police were still searching for the driver in the days after the crash. Dralen Satchell after being struck. Facebook via Rozonda Savage Dralen survived the impact but suffered serious injuries and will need surgery as he co…

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Annapolis, MD
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$1M Reward Offered For FBI Ten Most Wanted Suspect In Hanover Donut Shop Killing $1M Reward Offered For FBI Ten Most Wanted Suspect In Hanover Donut Shop Killing $1M Reward Offered For FBI Ten Most Wanted Suspect In Hanover Donut Shop Killing
$1M Reward Offered For FBI Ten Most Wanted Suspect In Hanover Donut Shop Killing The FBI is offering up to $1 million for information leading to the capture of Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel, one of the bureau’s Ten Most Wanted fugitives, accused of killing his wife at a Maryland donut shop and disappearing nearly 11 years ago. The reward increase was announced on Tuesday, March 10, as investigators continue searching for Patel, who is wanted in connection with the April 12, 2015, killing of his 21-year-old wife, Palak Patel. The couple was working the night shift together at a Dunkin' Donuts on Arundel Mills Boulevard in Hanover when the attack happened just before mid…

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