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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Leesburg, VA
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Tesla Sought After Pedestrian Hit-Run Crash Leaves Man Injured In Leesburg, Police Say Tesla Sought After Pedestrian Hit-Run Crash Leaves Man Injured In Leesburg, Police Say Tesla Sought After Pedestrian Hit-Run Crash Leaves Man Injured In Leesburg, Police Say
Tesla Sought After Pedestrian Hit-Run Crash Leaves Man Injured In Leesburg, Police Say A man who stopped his car after noticing smoke coming from it was struck by a passing vehicle in a late-night hit-and-run crash in Virginia, police said. At approximately 10:55 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8, in Leesburg, the victim stopped in the middle lane of Battlefield Parkway SE near Sycolin Road SE to check smoke coming from his vehicle.  He was then struck by a passing car traveling southbound. Police said the driver did not stop and sped away from the scene. The suspect Tesla Leesburg Police Department Investigators believe the vehicle involved may be a gray Tesla and said t…

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Silver Spring, MD
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Gun Flashed, Teens Stabbed As Massive Silver Spring Brawl Erupts During Robbery: Police Gun Flashed, Teens Stabbed As Massive Silver Spring Brawl Erupts During Robbery: Police Gun Flashed, Teens Stabbed As Massive Silver Spring Brawl Erupts During Robbery: Police
Gun Flashed, Teens Stabbed As Massive Silver Spring Brawl Erupts During Robbery: Police A massive brawl in Maryland turned violent when a gun was flashed and two teens were stabbed during a robbery involving more than 20 minors, police said. At around 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 9, members of the Montgomery County Police Department were called to the intersection of Wayne Avenue and Ramsey Avenue in Silver Spring to investigate a reported fight involving nearly two dozen minors. Wayne Avenue and Ramsey Avenue in Silver Spring. Google Maps street view According to police, a 16-year-old and an 18-year-old were approached by a group that robbed and assaulted them, though they …

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National Interest
Gov. Wes Moore Joins Democrats Boycotting White House Governors' Dinner After Trump's Exclusion Gov. Wes Moore Joins Democrats Boycotting White House Governors' Dinner After Trump's Exclusion Gov. Wes Moore Joins Democrats Boycotting White House Governors' Dinner After Trump's Exclusion
Gov. Wes Moore Joins Democrats Boycotting White House Governors' Dinner After Trump's Exclusion Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is among a group of Democrats who say they will not attend this year’s White House governors' dinner after he and others were excluded from traditionally bipartisan events. During the National Governors Association winter meeting next week, President Donald Trump is expected to host a dinner at the White House that will reportedly include only Republican representatives, breaking with longstanding tradition. Moore and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis were both uninvited from the dinner, according to reports, despite the event historically welcoming governors from both parti…

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Fairfax, VA
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Justice High School Evacuated After Gas Line Leak Triggers Emergency Response (DEVELOPING) Justice High School Evacuated After Gas Line Leak Triggers Emergency Response (DEVELOPING) Justice High School Evacuated After Gas Line Leak Triggers Emergency Response (DEVELOPING)
Justice High School Evacuated After Gas Line Leak Triggers Emergency Response (Developing) A routine Tuesday morning for students in Virginia was abruptly disrupted by a gas leak that forced the evacuation of a high school in Fairfax County, sending students and staff into the cold as emergency crews rushed in. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue crews were called around 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 10 to Justice High School on Peace Valley Lane when an alarm was activated inside the building. When crews arrived, firefighters discovered a gas line leak, prompting an immediate evacuation of the school, according to investigators. HazMat units were requested to the scene as a precaution, and Wash…

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Germantown, MD
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Seneca Creek Murder Nightmare Ends With Arrest Years After Man’s Body Was Found In Germantown Seneca Creek Murder Nightmare Ends With Arrest Years After Man’s Body Was Found In Germantown Seneca Creek Murder Nightmare Ends With Arrest Years After Man’s Body Was Found In Germantown
Seneca Creek Murder Nightmare Ends With Arrest Years After Man’s Body Was Found In Germantown Years after a missing 45-year-old man's body was pulled from a creek in Maryland, a suspect has been arrested. Franklin Villalobos Gomez has been charged with murder in connection with the death of Gaithersburg resident Jose Israel Centeno Velasquez, who was found in July 2023 in Seneca Creek in Germantown, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. On July 9, 2023, members of the department and Maryland Natural Resources Police responded to the area of Black Rock Road and Seneca Creek Trail for a report of a body in the creek. Centeno Velasquez's body was take…

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Laurel, MD
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ICE Detains PG County Man During Bread Pickup, Leaving Pregnant Wife Alone Days Before Birth ICE Detains PG County Man During Bread Pickup, Leaving Pregnant Wife Alone Days Before Birth ICE Detains PG County Man During Bread Pickup, Leaving Pregnant Wife Alone Days Before Birth
ICE Detains PG County Man During Bread Pickup, Leaving Pregnant Wife Alone Days Before Birth A simple errand to pick up a package turned into a life-altering moment for a Maryland couple preparing to welcome their first child. Alejandro kissed his pregnant wife, Selina, and left their Prince George's County home one January morning to retrieve a package his mother had mailed from Guatemala — a special bread he had been craving, according to loved ones. He never made it back. On Sunday morning, Jan. 18, the man was pulled over on University Boulevard and detained by ICE while driving home, according to the Prince George’s County Immigrant Rights Collective, which is now helping sup…

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Pasadena-Lake Shore, MD
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Machete-Wielding Suspect Robs Pasadena Homeowner During Basement Tour, Police Say Machete-Wielding Suspect Robs Pasadena Homeowner During Basement Tour, Police Say Machete-Wielding Suspect Robs Pasadena Homeowner During Basement Tour, Police Say
Machete-Wielding Suspect Robs Pasadena Homeowner During Basement Tour, Police Say What started as a routine home renovation ended with a machete, a gun, and a violent robbery in Maryland. A 45-year-old man was working on his home in the 300 block of Caldwell Road in Pasadena when he was approached by a stranger who asked to see the inside of the house, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. The homeowner agreed and led the man down to the basement. That’s when police said the suspect pulled out a machete and a handgun and demanded cash. The suspect stole the victim’s phone and bank card, then punched him for good measure before fleeing the scene in a b…

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Aberdeen, MD
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Police Seek Help Finding Two Missing Aberdeen Teens Believed To Be In Baltimore (DEVELOPING) Police Seek Help Finding Two Missing Aberdeen Teens Believed To Be In Baltimore (DEVELOPING) Police Seek Help Finding Two Missing Aberdeen Teens Believed To Be In Baltimore (DEVELOPING)
Police Seek Help Finding Two Missing Aberdeen Teens Believed To Be In Baltimore (Developing) Police in Maryland are asking for the public’s help in locating two teenage girls who were reported missing more than a week ago and are believed to have traveled outside the city. The Aberdeen Police Department issued an alert early on Tuesday, Feb. 10, as they continue to search for 15-year-old Arianna Langley and 14-year-old Ka’liyah Craig, who investigators said left on their own and may currently be in the Baltimore area. Langley, who has a history of running away, was reported missing on Monday, Feb. 2. On the same day, Craig was also reported missing after she was last seen…

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by Zak Failla
Rockville, MD
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Gun Recovered, Teen Charged As Adult After Wootton High School Shooting In Rockville Gun Recovered, Teen Charged As Adult After Wootton High School Shooting In Rockville Gun Recovered, Teen Charged As Adult After Wootton High School Shooting In Rockville
Gun Recovered, Teen Charged As Adult After Wootton High School Shooting In Rockville Police have recovered the handgun used in the shooting inside Thomas S. Wootton High School on Monday and charged a Rockville teenager as an adult, officials announced. Kahlil White-Villatoro, 16, is facing serious charges following the shooting, which rocked the Montgomery County community on Feb. 9. According to the Rockville Police Department, late on Monday night, detectives recovered a Polymer80 9mm handgun as investigators continue to probe the shooting that left a student injured. At 2:15 p.m., Feb. 9, in Montgomery County, officers were dispatched to Thomas S. Wootton High School f…

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Silver Spring, MD
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At Least 4 Hurt In Assault, Stabbing Near Silver Spring Metro Station: Officials (DEVELOPING) At Least 4 Hurt In Assault, Stabbing Near Silver Spring Metro Station: Officials (DEVELOPING) At Least 4 Hurt In Assault, Stabbing Near Silver Spring Metro Station: Officials (DEVELOPING)
At Least 4 Hurt In Assault, Stabbing Near Silver Spring Metro Station: Officials (Developing) At least four people were injured during an assault and stabbing near a Maryland Metro Station Monday evening, prompting a large emergency response. At around 6 p.m., Feb. 9, in Silver Spring, emergency crews were dispatched to the area of 8400 Colesville Road near Second Avenue for reports of injured persons following an assault, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesman Pete Piringer. Fire and rescue officials said multiple units responded to assist police at the scene as medics began evaluating several patients. Shortly after, officials confirmed that at least fou…

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