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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Landover, MD
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20-Year-Old Dies Week After Landover Shooting, Police Now Searching For His Killer 20-Year-Old Dies Week After Landover Shooting, Police Now Searching For His Killer 20-Year-Old Dies Week After Landover Shooting, Police Now Searching For His Killer
20-Year-Old Dies Week After Landover Shooting, Police Now Searching For His Killer A Maryland shooting that left a 20-year-old fighting for his life is now a homicide investigation. Jamal Crawley Jr., of Landover, died a week after he was found shot outside on Garrett A. Morgan Boulevard, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Officers were called to the 500 block shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, where they found Crawley suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Crawley was rushed to an area hospital, but never made it home. He died from his injuries on Sunday, Aug. 23, police said. The case officially became a homicide nearly a mon…

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Pasadena-Lake Shore, MD
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$38K On Credit Cards Gets Pasadena Mom Home After Truck Hits Her During Cruise Stop In Mexico $38K On Credit Cards Gets Pasadena Mom Home After Truck Hits Her During Cruise Stop In Mexico $38K On Credit Cards Gets Pasadena Mom Home After Truck Hits Her During Cruise Stop In Mexico
$38K On Credit Cards Gets Pasadena Mom Home After Truck Hits Her During Cruise Stop In Mexico Getting Nicole Queen home was only the beginning. The Pasadena mom was back home in Maryland on Monday, four days after a truck struck the scooter she was riding during a cruise stop in Cozumel, Mexico, leaving her with a broken back and her right arm fractured in two places. Her homecoming came at a steep price. GoFundMe Queen's mother and aunt put a $38,000 medical flight to Baltimore on their credit cards after insurance would not cover the trip, according to a GoFundMe launched by her brother, Theo Queen. GoFundMe Queen had been rushed to Costamed in Cozumel following the Thu…

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Prince Frederick, MD
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Prince Frederick Man Kept Deputies Busy During Bizarre 3-Day Crime Spree: Sheriff Prince Frederick Man Kept Deputies Busy During Bizarre 3-Day Crime Spree: Sheriff Prince Frederick Man Kept Deputies Busy During Bizarre 3-Day Crime Spree: Sheriff
Prince Frederick Man Kept Deputies Busy During Bizarre 3-Day Crime Spree: Sheriff Three days. Three run-ins with deputies. Colin James Damalouji, 41, made himself familiar to members of the Calvert County Sheriff's Office during a strange three-day crime spree that included allegations of trespassing, disorderly behavior, and a hit-and-run, officials say. Damalouji's short-lived reign of terror began on Wednesday, Sept. 2, when deputies were called to a property on Cove Point Road in Lusby for a reported trespassing complaint. Surveillance footage showed Damalouji returning to the property after he had previously been told he was not allowed there, according to the sher…

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Fairfax, VA
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Former Healthcare CEO Accused Of Secretly Filming Teen Girls In Tysons, Fleeing: Police Former Healthcare CEO Accused Of Secretly Filming Teen Girls In Tysons, Fleeing: Police Former Healthcare CEO Accused Of Secretly Filming Teen Girls In Tysons, Fleeing: Police
Former Healthcare CEO Accused Of Secretly Filming Teen Girls In Tysons, Fleeing: Police The former CEO and president of the National Healthcare Purchasers Coalition is accused of illegally filming teen girls in Virginia, police say. Shawn Gremminger, 44, is behind bars after unlawfully recording multiple victims, including a minor, in Tysons, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. In August, officers were called to the 1900 block of Chain Bridge Road to investigate multiple reports of unlawful filming.  Detectives say a man — later identified as Gremminger — recorded three victims, including two 18-year-old women and a 16-year-old girl, while visiting mu…

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Alexandria, VA
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ICE Wants Virginia Murder Suspect Accused Of Stabbing 2 Women, Killing One ICE Wants Virginia Murder Suspect Accused Of Stabbing 2 Women, Killing One ICE Wants Virginia Murder Suspect Accused Of Stabbing 2 Women, Killing One
ICE Wants Virginia Murder Suspect Accused Of Stabbing 2 Women, Killing One The murder case isn't the only legal trouble now hanging over a Virginia man accused of stabbing two women. Federal immigration officials have lodged a detainer against Freddi Chigo Mil, 32, nearly three weeks after Staunton police say an early-morning attack left one woman dead and another hospitalized. Officers were called to the 300 block of Orchard Avenue shortly before 4 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 30, after receiving an open-line 911 call, according to the Staunton Police Department. When they arrived, officers determined that two women had been stabbed. One was pronounced dead at the scen…

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Lusby, MD
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Starbucks Crash Leads To Drug Bust After Van Lands On Patio In Calvert County: Sheriff Starbucks Crash Leads To Drug Bust After Van Lands On Patio In Calvert County: Sheriff Starbucks Crash Leads To Drug Bust After Van Lands On Patio In Calvert County: Sheriff
Starbucks Crash Leads To Drug Bust After Van Lands On Patio In Calvert County: Sheriff A lunchtime Starbucks run came with an unexpected side of chaos when a van wound up 15 feet onto the patio of a Maryland coffee shop. Matthew Gregory Schulze, 43, of Lusby, was arrested after the bizarre crash shortly before 12:50 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4, at the Starbucks on Rousby Hall Road, according to the Calvert County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responding to the crash found an unoccupied white Ford Transit approximately 15 feet onto the concrete patio, where it had struck a bench. They later made contact with Schulze, who investigators said had been driving the van. Roadside tests d…

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Silver Spring, MD
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Montgomery County Killer Convicted After Comparing Father's Murder To 'Squashing A Bug' Montgomery County Killer Convicted After Comparing Father's Murder To 'Squashing A Bug' Montgomery County Killer Convicted After Comparing Father's Murder To 'Squashing A Bug'
Montgomery County Killer Convicted After Comparing Father's Murder To 'Squashing A Bug' Killing a father was like “squashing a bug,” according to a Maryland man now facing decades behind bars. Jeriel Martin, 35, of Silver Spring, was convicted by a Montgomery County jury for his role in the grisly murder of 34-year-old Jamar Jenifer. The shooting was reported shortly before 9:40 a.m. on Sept. 2, 2024, outside The Galaxy Apartments on 13th Street in Silver Spring. Surveillance video captured Jenifer walking past Martin, who was sitting on a retaining wall outside the building. The two appeared to exchange words before Martin got up, approached Jenifer, pulled out a handgun and…

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Rockville, MD
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Woman Bails Out Of Moving Car After Stranger Attacks, Tries To Kidnap Her In Rockville: Police Woman Bails Out Of Moving Car After Stranger Attacks, Tries To Kidnap Her In Rockville: Police Woman Bails Out Of Moving Car After Stranger Attacks, Tries To Kidnap Her In Rockville: Police
Woman Bails Out Of Moving Car After Stranger Attacks, Tries To Kidnap Her In Rockville: Police A woman made a desperate escape from a moving car during an attempted kidnapping in Maryland, police say. The attack happened at around 12:50 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, in the 400 block of Croydon Avenue in Rockville, according to Montgomery County Police. Investigators say a man got into the woman's vehicle, assaulted her and attempted to kidnap her before she managed to escape while the car was still moving. The attacker kept going. Police said he drove off in the woman's vehicle, which was later recovered in the 11400 block of Parkvale Road in Rockville. The woman was taken to an area …

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Waldorf, MD
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13-Year-Old Flashes Gun On FaceTime, Threatens Maryland Middle School Students: Sheriff 13-Year-Old Flashes Gun On FaceTime, Threatens Maryland Middle School Students: Sheriff 13-Year-Old Flashes Gun On FaceTime, Threatens Maryland Middle School Students: Sheriff
13-Year-Old Flashes Gun On FaceTime, Threatens Maryland Middle School Students: Sheriff A late-night FaceTime call took a frightening turn for a group of Maryland middle school students. Several Davis Middle School students were on the call at around 10 p.m. on Sept. 8 when a 13-year-old relative of one of the students suddenly appeared, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Investigators say the teen displayed what appeared to be a firearm before threatening to come to the school the next day and harm the students on the call. But authorities weren't immediately told about the threat. School administrators learned what happened early the following afternoon and …

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Randallstown, MD
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21-Year-Old Found Shot In Baltimore Neighborhood Dies As Killer Remains At Large (DEVELOPING) 21-Year-Old Found Shot In Baltimore Neighborhood Dies As Killer Remains At Large (DEVELOPING) 21-Year-Old Found Shot In Baltimore Neighborhood Dies As Killer Remains At Large (DEVELOPING)
21-Year-Old Found Shot In Baltimore Neighborhood Dies As Killer Remains At Large (Developing) Tavaughn Hamlet Jr. was only 21. His name was released on Monday, Sept. 14, one day after he was found suffering from gunshot wounds on Mylander Lane in Towson, according to Baltimore County Police. The shooting was reported at approximately 11:10 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13, bringing officers to the 8700 block. Hamlet was still alive when they arrived. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Now detectives are trying to piece together what happened. Police have not said what led to the shooting, identified a suspect or announced any arrests in the homicid…

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