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.

Zak Failla's Contributions

Bowie, MD

Breaking News

Suitland Man, 31, Killed By Officer Mourned By Loved Ones Police have identified the 31-year-old man who was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Prince George's County last week. Suitland's Melvin Jay was killed during an incident involving Officer Braxton Shelton, who has four years of law enforcement experience, the Maryland Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division (IID) announced Monday, Feb. 5. Officers on patrol were called at around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 1 to the 5100 block of Suitland Road for a reported breaking and entering situation, leading to the fatal incident. When the officer arrived, they found Jay i…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2024

Gaithersburg, MD

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Fugitive On The Run For Nearly A Year Arrested For Role In Maryland Murder: Police A fourth person has been arrested in connection to the murder of Deandre Keith Ellis in Montgomery County after spending nearly a year on the run. On March 5, 2023, Ellis was found shot to death inside a car outside of the Sweet Sweet Kitchen in the 900 block of Bonifant Street, prompting an extensive investigation that has now landed four suspects behind bars. Police say that on Monday, Feb. 5, investigators arrested D'Angelo Holley, who has no known address, and has been at large since a warrant was issued for his arrest in October last year. Holley was arrested without incident and take…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2024

Bel Air, MD

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Townhouses Torched By Fast-Moving Two-Alarm Fire In Maryland All hands were on deck on Monday when a fast-moving fire rapidly spread to several residences when a townhouse blaze broke out, officials say. Firefighters from several agencies in northern Maryland on Feb. 5, when a two-alarm fire was reported in the 600 block of Shore Drive in Joppa that displaced two residents. According to officials, upon arrival, crews from the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company found three townhouses involved in the fire, though no injuries were reported and all residents were able to escape safely. Photos from the scene of the fire in Harford County. Joppa-M…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2024

Bel Air, MD

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Bicyclist Struck By Hit-Run Driver While Riding On Hatem Bridge In Maryland, Mdta Police Say An investigation has been launched after a bicyclist was struck by a hit-and-run driver while riding on the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge in Harford County late on Sunday afternoon. Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police Officers are probing the crash after a cyclist was hit by a driver who sped away in the westbound lanes of the Havre de Grace bridge over the weekend. The strike was reported shortly before 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 4. According to officials, officers found the bicyclist - whose name has not been released, pending the investigation - in the roadway, and he wa…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2024

Glen Burnie, MD

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Baltimore Teens Busted With Guns During 200+ Person Fight In Hotel Lobby: Police Two teens were arrested with weapons when a massive melee broke out inside the lobby of an Anne Arundel County hotel. Officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called over the weekend to Embassy Suites at 1300 Concourse Drive in Linthicum to help break up a fight that broke out involving more than 200 people. Google Maps street view Witnesses said that two boys wearing ski masks during the incident had handguns, and an unknown person pepper-sprayed several people. Two suspects, a 15 year old and 16 year old, were both charged after being caught with the weapon. Both ar…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2024

Bowie, MD

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Nephew Killed Uncle During Domestic Dispute In Maryland Home, Police Say A domestic-related shooting left one dead and one behind bars following an incident in Prince George's County, according to police. James Savoy, 40, has been arrested and charged in connection to the murder of his uncle, 69-year-old George Savoy during a domestic dispute that was reported over the weekend. Both men are from Brandywine. According to police, at approximately 2:15 a.m. on Saturday morning, members of the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 13900 block of Old Indian Head Road in Brandywine, where there were reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, they fo…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2024

Arlington, VA

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Suspect Kidnapped Man, Forced Him To Take Out Cash At ATM In Northwest DC: MPD (NEW Photos) Recognize this suspect or vehicle? A new alert was issued by the Metropolitan Police Department this week as they attempt to track down a suspect and vehicle wanted in connection to a carjacking, robbery, and kidnapping in Northwest DC earlier this month. Like a scene out of a movie, shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, the suspect swerved his car in front of his victim, who was still parked in his own vehicle in the 400 block of K Street NW. He then got out, and when his victim rolled down a window, the wanted man allegedly snatched a cell phone and assaulted him, police say.…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2024

Glen Burnie, MD

Breaking News

Police ID Woman Killed Crashing Into Trees Off Anne Arundel County Roadway A 68-year-old woman was killed in Anne Arundel County over the weekend after losing control of her vehicle and coming to a crashing rest against two trees, police say. Glen Burnie resident Cynthia Herman has been identified by investigators as the person who was killed after crashing in the early evening on Friday, Feb. 2. According to a spokesperson from the Anne Arundel County Police Department, shortly after 7 p.m. on Friday night, officers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Route 10 North near Mountain Road in Glen Burnie, where Herman crashed her 2011 Nissan Frontier. Invest…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2024

Mechanicsville, MD

Breaking News

Mayday Called During Two-Alarm Maryland House Fire All occupants inside a St. Mary's County home were able to escape a two-alarm fire that broke out in Chaptico on Monday morning, according to officials. First responders from the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department and nearby agencies were called around 10:45 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 5 to a working basement fire with mayday in the 36300 block of Notley Woods Lane. Upon arrival, crews reported that there was smoke coming from the roof of the residence after rapidly spreading from the basement to the rest of the residence. Firefighters were able to quickly enter the home and battled t…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2024

Towson, MD

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Teens To Be Charged As Adults For Sunday Afternoon Shooting In Baltimore County: Police Three teens are behind bars in Baltimore County following a shooting that left a 16-year-old hospitalized over the weekend, authorities announced on Monday afternoon. Alexis Chavarria-Valencia, 19, and two boys, 16 and 17, have been arrested and will be charged as adults following a non-fatal shooting that sent one person to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Detectives from the Baltimore County Police Department were called at around 5:15 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 4 to the 6000 block of Marquette Road, where they found the teen victim suffering from a gunshot wound to his lo…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2024

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