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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Arbutus-Halethorpe, MD
Breaking News
Triple Shooting That Killed Baltimore Man Ends With Maryland Suspect's Arrest: Police Triple Shooting That Killed Baltimore Man Ends With Maryland Suspect's Arrest: Police Triple Shooting That Killed Baltimore Man Ends With Maryland Suspect's Arrest: Police
Triple Shooting That Killed Baltimore Man Ends With Maryland Suspect's Arrest: Police It took more than a month, but Baltimore detectives say the man behind a triple shooting that left one man dead and two others wounded is in custody. Taiquan Thomas, 20, of Halethorpe, was arrested Wednesday, July 15, in Catonsville in connection with the June 6 shooting that killed 41-year-old Curtis Knox, Baltimore Police announced. The gunfire erupted around 2:51 a.m. in the 1000 block of South Hanover Street in South Baltimore, where responding officers found three men suffering from gunshot wounds. Knox was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries but later died. Two other …

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Adelphi-Langley Park, MD
Breaking News
Names Released In Maryland Motorcycle Crash That Killed 3 In Adelphi Names Released In Maryland Motorcycle Crash That Killed 3 In Adelphi Names Released In Maryland Motorcycle Crash That Killed 3 In Adelphi
Names Released In Maryland Motorcycle Crash That Killed 3 In Adelphi Maryland police have identified the three people killed in a devastating late-night crash involving a motorcycle and two vehicles in Prince George's County. The collision happened around 11:25 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, at the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Metzerott Road in Adelphi, according to Prince George's County police. The victims were identified as 22-year-old Elvin Martinez Hernandez of Hyattsville, who was operating the motorcycle, and 61-year-old Reddick Speight and 62-year-old Terri Stringfellow, both of Adelphi. All three were pronounced dead at the scene. According to…

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Alexandria, VA
Breaking News
Man Shot Dead Outside Alexandria Apartment Complex As Detectives Hunt Killer (DEVELOPING) Man Shot Dead Outside Alexandria Apartment Complex As Detectives Hunt Killer (DEVELOPING) Man Shot Dead Outside Alexandria Apartment Complex As Detectives Hunt Killer (DEVELOPING)
Man Shot Dead Outside Alexandria Apartment Complex As Detectives Hunt Killer (Developing) A man was shot to death outside a Virginia apartment complex late Wednesday night, launching a homicide investigation that had detectives, K-9 teams, and crime scene investigators combing the area for answers. Officers from the Alexandria Police Department responded to calls of gunshots around 11:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, at the ParcView Apartments in the 5300 block of Holmes Run Parkway in Alexandria. Upon arrival, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was treated by first responders, but was pronounced dead at the scene. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will no…

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Fairfax, VA
Breaking News
Massive Fire Tears Through Fairfax County Home, Sends Flames From Basement To Attic Massive Fire Tears Through Fairfax County Home, Sends Flames From Basement To Attic Massive Fire Tears Through Fairfax County Home, Sends Flames From Basement To Attic
Massive Fire Tears Through Fairfax County Home, Sends Flames From Basement To Attic It didn't take long for the fire to take over. Thick black smoke and towering flames engulfed a Virginia home Wednesday afternoon after a basement fire raced through the house and reached the attic before firefighters could get it under control. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue crews were dispatched to the 5900 block of Dewey Drive in Fairfax on July 15, where they arrived to find heavy fire and smoke already consuming much of the home. The blaze started in the basement before extending all the way to the attic, according to fire officials. Fortunately, everyone inside made it out before fi…

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Dundalk, MD
Breaking News
Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Several Maryland Homes In Baltimore County (UPDATED) Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Several Maryland Homes In Baltimore County (UPDATED) Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Several Maryland Homes In Baltimore County (UPDATED)
Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Several Maryland Homes In Baltimore County (Updated) A quiet Maryland neighborhood was rocked Wednesday evening when a tractor-trailer plowed into several homes, sending one person to the hospital and shutting down a busy road in Baltimore County. The crash happened shortly before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, in the 2000 block of N. Dundalk Ave. near Bayship Road in Dundalk. Baltimore County Fire Department crews arrived to find the tractor-trailer had crashed into multiple residences. Everyone inside the homes made it out safely, according to firefighters. One person was transported to a hospital with injuries that were not considered lif…

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Reisterstown, MD
Breaking News
Ferraris, Bentleys, Lamborghinis Among Hundreds Of Vehicles Seized At Baltimore Port: CBP Ferraris, Bentleys, Lamborghinis Among Hundreds Of Vehicles Seized At Baltimore Port: CBP Ferraris, Bentleys, Lamborghinis Among Hundreds Of Vehicles Seized At Baltimore Port: CBP
Ferraris, Bentleys, Lamborghinis Among Hundreds Of Vehicles Seized At Baltimore Port: CBP They were headed for Ghana. The United Arab Emirates. Turkey. Iraq. Instead, hundreds of stolen vehicles, including a Ferrari, Bentley, Lamborghini, luxury SUVs, and even heavy construction equipment, wound up in federal custody before they ever left the country. US Customs and Border Protection officers recovered more than 300 stolen vehicles worth a combined $14.5 million at seaports stretching from Philadelphia to Norfolk, according to newly released data. Maryland and Virginia played a major role in those recoveries. The Port of Norfolk-Newport News ranked second in the nation with 16…

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Fredericksburg, VA
Obituaries
Mike Robinson Dies In Seneca Rocks Fall, Leaves Generations Of Virginia Adventurers Behind Mike Robinson Dies In Seneca Rocks Fall, Leaves Generations Of Virginia Adventurers Behind Mike Robinson Dies In Seneca Rocks Fall, Leaves Generations Of Virginia Adventurers Behind
Mike Robinson Dies In Seneca Rocks Fall, Leaves Generations Of Virginia Adventurers Behind Some people measure a life by the mountains they climb. Mike Robinson measured success by the people he brought along. The Virginia outdoorsman, mentor, veteran, husband, grandfather, and familiar face on rivers and cliffs across the Mid-Atlantic died Saturday, July 11, after a climbing accident at Seneca Rocks in West Virginia.  He was 76. For decades, the Stafford resident, originally from Montana, was the kind of person who seemed to know everyone in the outdoor community.  "He learned his great ethics from his parents, who taught us to judge people only on their characte…

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Arlington, VA
Obituaries
13-Year-Old's Killing Leaves DC Family Mourning, Searching For Somewhere Safe To Live 13-Year-Old's Killing Leaves DC Family Mourning, Searching For Somewhere Safe To Live 13-Year-Old's Killing Leaves DC Family Mourning, Searching For Somewhere Safe To Live
13-Year-Old's Killing Leaves DC Family Mourning, Searching For Somewhere Safe To Live He was only 13. Now, Ahmad Mims' family says they're preparing to bury the Northeast DC boy while also finding a new place to live after the shooting that took his life. Shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called to a home in the 1600 block of Rosedale Street NE, where there were reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers found Mims on the sidewalk suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene by DC Fire and EMS personnel. As detectives dug deeper, investigators determined the shooting had actually …

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La Plata, MD
Weather
La Plata Commercial Building Fire Traced To Lithium-Ion Batteries (PHOTOS) La Plata Commercial Building Fire Traced To Lithium-Ion Batteries (PHOTOS) La Plata Commercial Building Fire Traced To Lithium-Ion Batteries (PHOTOS)
La Plata Commercial Building Fire Traced To Lithium-Ion Batteries (Photos) The heat isn't the only thing making it miserable outside. As temperatures climb toward 100 degrees across Maryland and Virginia, smoke drifting hundreds of miles south from massive Canadian wildfires is turning skies hazy and degrading air quality just as the region settles into another dangerous stretch of summer heat. The National Weather Service says the smoke, carried into the region by northwest winds aloft, will continue creating hazy skies at times through at least Wednesday, while the Maryland Department of the Environment warns poor air quality could linger through Friday. The…

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Beltsville, MD
Breaking News
Kitten Catnapped From Beltsville Pet Store Ends Up At Bank Robbery Instead Of New Home Kitten Catnapped From Beltsville Pet Store Ends Up At Bank Robbery Instead Of New Home Kitten Catnapped From Beltsville Pet Store Ends Up At Bank Robbery Instead Of New Home
Kitten Catnapped From Beltsville Pet Store Ends Up At Bank Robbery Instead Of New Home Magnolia was supposed to spend the week stealing hearts. Instead, someone tried turning her into a full-blown cat burglar. The 3 1/2-month-old tuxedo kitten vanished from her adoption habitat at Pet Supplies Plus in Beltsville before police say her alleged catnapper walked into a nearby PNC Bank and attempted a robbery. Turns out Magnolia was not a great accomplice. According to Beltsville Community Cats, the man handed Magnolia to the bank manager while he scribbled a demand note, then passed it to a teller demanding cash. It didn't work. The suspect was arrested, the robbery failed, an…

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