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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Temple Hills-Camp Springs, MD
Breaking News
Several Fall Ill After Suspicious Package Opened at Joint Base Andrews: Reports Several Fall Ill After Suspicious Package Opened at Joint Base Andrews: Reports Several Fall Ill After Suspicious Package Opened at Joint Base Andrews: Reports
Several Fall Ill After Suspicious Package Opened at Joint Base Andrews: Reports A suspicious package delivered to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland left several people ill, according to multiple reports. A building on the base was evacuated after someone opened the package, and several people were treated and evaluated after reportedly falling ill. CNN reported that multiple people were taken to the on-base Malcolm Grow Medical Clinic after the package — filled with an unknown white powder — was opened. They were all later released. The base was reportedly locked down temporarily during the investigation into the incident. No additional details have been released. This…

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Landover, MD
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PG County Teen Learns Fate In Murder Of Mentor Who Tried To Steer Him Straight: Prosecutors PG County Teen Learns Fate In Murder Of Mentor Who Tried To Steer Him Straight: Prosecutors PG County Teen Learns Fate In Murder Of Mentor Who Tried To Steer Him Straight: Prosecutors
PG County Teen Learns Fate In Murder Of Mentor Who Tried To Steer Him Straight: Prosecutors A 19-year-old man will spend decades in prison for the fatal shooting of a person prosecutors described as his mentor. Raymond Terry III has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence in connection with the death of Vincent Fisher inside an SUV earlier this year. Prince George’s County Police arrested Raymond Terry III following the Sunday, Feb. 16, shooting that claimed the life of the 26-year-old Landover resident. Officers responded around 6:50 p.m. to the 2000 block of…

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National Interest
‘DC Sandwich Man’ Walks Free After Hurling Hoagie At Federal Officer In Viral Video ‘DC Sandwich Man’ Walks Free After Hurling Hoagie At Federal Officer In Viral Video ‘DC Sandwich Man’ Walks Free After Hurling Hoagie At Federal Officer In Viral Video
‘DC Sandwich Man’ Walks Free After Hurling Hoagie At Federal Officer In Viral Video The Department of Justice was delivered a blow on Thursday when a judge dismissed the case against "DC Sandwich Man" Sean Dunn after he hurled a hoagie at a federal officer.  On Thursday, a judge found Dunn not guilty of assault after video of him tossing a Subway sandwich at agents in the early days of National Guard troops policing DC went viral. Following the verdict, Dunn gave an impassioned speech from the courthouse after thanking his lawyers and family for their support. "I'd like to thank my family and friends and strangers for all of their support, whether it was emotional, o…

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Towson, MD
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Baltimore Smoke Shop Busts Uncover 65 Pounds Of Weed, $63K Cash, Police Say Baltimore Smoke Shop Busts Uncover 65 Pounds Of Weed, $63K Cash, Police Say Baltimore Smoke Shop Busts Uncover 65 Pounds Of Weed, $63K Cash, Police Say
Baltimore Smoke Shop Busts Uncover 65 Pounds Of Weed, $63K Cash, Police Say A pair of Maryland smoke shop raids ended with stacks of cash, piles of marijuana, and three men in handcuffs, according to police. The Baltimore Police Department’s Southeast District Action Team (DAT) wrapped up a months-long investigation into illegal marijuana sales that started with a 311 complaint, officials announced Thursday, Nov. 6. With help from SWAT, Baltimore City Sheriff’s Deputies, and agents from the Maryland Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission, detectives carried out search and seizure warrants at two businesses: Pulaski Convenient, on North. Bouldin Street and&n…

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Pasadena-Lake Shore, MD
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Beaten, Trapped, And Terrified: Pasadena Man Jailed For Brutal Assault On Girlfriend Beaten, Trapped, And Terrified: Pasadena Man Jailed For Brutal Assault On Girlfriend Beaten, Trapped, And Terrified: Pasadena Man Jailed For Brutal Assault On Girlfriend
Beaten, Trapped, And Terrified: Pasadena Man Jailed For Brutal Assault On Girlfriend A 66-year-old Maryland man will spend years in prison after violently assaulting his then-girlfriend and holding her captive, authorities announced. Pasadena resident Robert Wallace Grim has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, with all but nine years suspended after pleading guilty to assaulting his girlfriend in August, according to the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's Office. Prosecutors said that shortly after 7:45 p.m. on Feb. 4, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to a home in the 7700 block of Queens Park Road in Pasadena to probe a previous ass…

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Chantilly, VA
Your Community
Chantilly Woman Accused Of Showing Up To Work At Virginia Middle School Intoxicated: Sheriff Chantilly Woman Accused Of Showing Up To Work At Virginia Middle School Intoxicated: Sheriff Chantilly Woman Accused Of Showing Up To Work At Virginia Middle School Intoxicated: Sheriff
Chantilly Woman Accused Of Showing Up To Work At Virginia Middle School Intoxicated: Sheriff A teacher's assistant at a Virginia middle school allegedly showed up to work under the influence and is now facing charges, authorities announced. Chantilly resident Brenda Maxwell, 44, an educator at Seneca Ridge Middle School in Sterling, was taken into custody by members of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, following complaints, officials said. Shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5, the School Resource Officer assigned to the building was alerted that Maxwell was possibly under the influence in school. The subsequent investigation "resulted in a finding that wa…

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Greenbelt, MD
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‘A Battle Worth Fighting For’: Maryland Sues To Save FBI HQ Project In Greenbelt ‘A Battle Worth Fighting For’: Maryland Sues To Save FBI HQ Project In Greenbelt ‘A Battle Worth Fighting For’: Maryland Sues To Save FBI HQ Project In Greenbelt
‘A Battle Worth Fighting For’: Maryland Sues To Save FBI HQ Project In Greenbelt Maryland’s top law enforcement officer is taking on the Trump administration in a high-stakes legal fight over the future home of the FBI. Attorney General Anthony Brown and Prince George’s County have filed a lawsuit to stop what they call an unlawful attempt to sabotage the new FBI headquarters project in Greenbelt, accusing the administration of trying to divert more than $1 billion in federal funds to DC. The lawsuit, filed Thursday, Nov. 6, challenges the Trump administration’s decision to abandon the Greenbelt site — chosen after a decade-long bipartisan process — in favor of the Rona…

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Clifton-Fairfax Station, VA
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Police Use Tech To Find Missing Elderly Fairfax County Couple Safe 200 Miles Away In 19 Minutes Police Use Tech To Find Missing Elderly Fairfax County Couple Safe 200 Miles Away In 19 Minutes Police Use Tech To Find Missing Elderly Fairfax County Couple Safe 200 Miles Away In 19 Minutes
Police Use Tech To Find Missing Elderly Fairfax County Couple Safe 200 Miles Away In 19 Minutes A missing elderly couple from Virginia is safe after cops used cutting-edge tech to track them more than 200 miles away in North Carolina — and it all happened in under 20 minutes, police said. Officers from the West Springfield Police District were called to the 8800 block of Hayload Court on Monday, Nov. 3, for a welfare check after family members reported the couple missing from their home.  Both reportedly suffer from mental or health issues, according to Fairfax County Police. At 2:07 p.m., the department’s Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) kicked in.  By 2:10, detectives using…

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Sterling, VA
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Virginia Man Arrested After Road Rage Assault, Abduction In Sterling: Sheriff Virginia Man Arrested After Road Rage Assault, Abduction In Sterling: Sheriff Virginia Man Arrested After Road Rage Assault, Abduction In Sterling: Sheriff
Virginia Man Arrested After Road Rage Assault, Abduction In Sterling: Sheriff A Virginia man was arrested in Sterling on Wednesday afternoon following a violent road rage assault, according to officials. Chaz Newman, 33, is facing charges after getting into a confrontation near a busy intersection, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, Nov. 6. Shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, deputies were called to the intersection of Arcola Boulevard and Arcola Mills Drive, where there was a reported assault related to a road rage incident. Upon arrival, deputies found a man suffering from serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, according to the sheri…

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College Park, MD
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Glenn Dale Man Charged In Beltway Road Rage Murder; Police Seek Info In Two More Killings Glenn Dale Man Charged In Beltway Road Rage Murder; Police Seek Info In Two More Killings Glenn Dale Man Charged In Beltway Road Rage Murder; Police Seek Info In Two More Killings
Glenn Dale Man Charged In Beltway Road Rage Murder; Police Seek Info In Two More Killings A Maryland man already jailed in Virginia has been charged in the road rage shooting death of a 20-year-old woman on the Capital Beltway — one of three deadly highway shootings under investigation by state police. Maryland State Police said 28-year-old Dominec Proctor, of Glenn Dale, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Nyah Hairston, who was killed while driving on I-495 in May 2024.  He’s being held without bond in Virginia on unrelated charges. Troopers from the Forestville Barrack responded shortly before 10:45 p.m. Friday, May 3, 2024, to reports of a vehicle off t…

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