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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Upper Marlboro, MD
Breaking News
Maryland Man Killed, Multiple Drivers Shot In Brazen Daylong Attack: PG County Police Maryland Man Killed, Multiple Drivers Shot In Brazen Daylong Attack: PG County Police Maryland Man Killed, Multiple Drivers Shot In Brazen Daylong Attack: PG County Police
Maryland Man Killed, Multiple Drivers Shot In Brazen Daylong Attack: PG County Police A person of interest is in custody after a deadly, daylong shooting spree that left one man dead and two others wounded in what police believe were random attacks across Maryland, authorities said. A 65-year-old man was found shot to death inside his vehicle in unincorporated Upper Marlboro on Sunday morning, just hours before a series of additional shootings unfolded nearby, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Officers were called to the Watkins Park Plaza area at approximately 7:20 a.m. in Upper Marlboro on Jan. 4, for a report of an unresponsive man, police said. O…

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Bel Air, MD
Breaking News
Armed Barricade Standoff Shuts Down Roads Around Bel Air Apartment Complex (DEVELOPING) Armed Barricade Standoff Shuts Down Roads Around Bel Air Apartment Complex (DEVELOPING) Armed Barricade Standoff Shuts Down Roads Around Bel Air Apartment Complex (DEVELOPING)
Armed Barricade Standoff Shuts Down Roads Around Bel Air Apartment Complex (Developing) Deputies are responding to a barricade situation involving a potentially armed man at an apartment complex in Harford County, on Monday afternoon, authorities are cautioning. Deputies were called to investigate a suspicious circumstance at an apartment in the area of Sablewood Road in Bel Air on Monday, Jan. 5, at about 4:25 p.m., according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. While deputies were investigating, officials said a resident who may be armed barricaded himself inside the apartment, the sheriff’s office reported. Residents were asked to avoid the area as several roads surroun…

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Columbia, MD
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Columbia Man Reported Ex Missing, Then Fled Country Before Her Murder Was Discovered: Police Columbia Man Reported Ex Missing, Then Fled Country Before Her Murder Was Discovered: Police Columbia Man Reported Ex Missing, Then Fled Country Before Her Murder Was Discovered: Police
Columbia Man Reported Ex Missing, Then Fled Country Before Her Murder Was Discovered: Police A man who reported his ex-girlfriend missing in Maryland before fleeing the country is facing charges in connection with her murder, authorities announced. Columbia resident Arjun Sharma, 26, is the subject of an international manhunt after making a missing person report on Friday, Jan. 2, in regard to his ex, 27-year-old Nikitha Godishala, whom he claimed he hadn't heard from in days. According to the Howard County Police Department, Sharma claimed he hadn't seen Godishala since Dec. 31 in his apartment in the 10100 block of Twin Rivers Road. Police later learned that on the same…

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Temple Hills-Camp Springs, MD
Breaking News
Three Dead In Shootout Outside Temple Hills Banquet Hall, Suspect Caught In Virginia (UPDATED) Three Dead In Shootout Outside Temple Hills Banquet Hall, Suspect Caught In Virginia (UPDATED) Three Dead In Shootout Outside Temple Hills Banquet Hall, Suspect Caught In Virginia (UPDATED)
Three Dead In Shootout Outside Temple Hills Banquet Hall, Suspect Caught In Virginia (Updated) One gunman is in custody in Virginia following a shootout over the weekend outside a Maryland banquet hall that left three men dead, authorities announced on Monday. Antonio Lancaster, 39, of Landover, is behind bars after being connected to the Saturday shooting that ended with Waldorf resident Ronez Proctor, 27, dead alongside District residents Pierre Davis, 33, and Kevon Medley Williams, 26, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Officers were called to investigate a fatal triple shooting reported around 2:10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, in the 4300 block of Saint Barnabas…

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Hagerstown, MD
Breaking News
Maryland Explosion: Mailbox Destroyed By Incendiary Device, Fire Marshal Says Maryland Explosion: Mailbox Destroyed By Incendiary Device, Fire Marshal Says Maryland Explosion: Mailbox Destroyed By Incendiary Device, Fire Marshal Says
Maryland Explosion: Mailbox Destroyed By Incendiary Device, Fire Marshal Says An explosion shattered the quiet along a rural Maryland road after someone planted and detonated an incendiary device inside a residential mailbox, investigators said. An explosive device was intentionally placed inside a mailbox on the 13700 block of Gregg Neck Road in Galena, on Saturday, Jan. 4, around 9:30 p.m., according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. The device detonated inside the mailbox, blowing apart the box and its post, officials said. The blast caused an estimated $80 in damage, but sent shockwaves through the neighborhood. No one was injured, and no residents we…

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Bel Air, MD
Breaking News
New Year’s Fire Destroys Home, Leaves Family’s Cats Missing As Neighbors Rally In Pylesville New Year’s Fire Destroys Home, Leaves Family’s Cats Missing As Neighbors Rally In Pylesville New Year’s Fire Destroys Home, Leaves Family’s Cats Missing As Neighbors Rally In Pylesville
New Year’s Fire Destroys Home, Leaves Family’s Cats Missing As Neighbors Rally In Pylesville Neighbors in Maryland are rallying around a beloved woman who has served as a beacon in her community for decades and lost everything to start the year. Patti Stinchcomb, who has been a fixture in Harford County, is reeling after a massive fire destroyed her Pylesville home on New Year's Day, leaving her family without a home to kick off 2026 and leaving her beloved cats missing. The two-alarm house fire broke out inside a two-story home around 3:50 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 1, in the 1700 block of Scott Road, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators said an occupant woke t…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
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‘It Still Doesn’t Feel Real’: Fairfax County Coffee Trailer Destroyed Hours Into New Year ‘It Still Doesn’t Feel Real’: Fairfax County Coffee Trailer Destroyed Hours Into New Year ‘It Still Doesn’t Feel Real’: Fairfax County Coffee Trailer Destroyed Hours Into New Year
‘It Still Doesn’t Feel Real’: Fairfax County Coffee Trailer Destroyed Hours Into New Year The new year got off to a shaky start for a pair of young business owners in Virginia who saw their upstart coffee dream come to a crashing halt in Fairfax County. Hours after celebrating New Year's Day, a county vehicle that wasn't properly secured smashed through the back of Bear and Swan Coffee, totaling the trailer, which has become a staple in the community. "It breaks my heart to share this, and it still doesn’t feel real," the owners shared on Friday, Jan. 2. "This morning, a truck that wasn’t put in brake ran into our trailer, completely totaling it. We are heartbroken."  "…

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by Zak Failla
Lexington Park, MD
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'Gotta Catch ’Em All’ Backfires For Pokémon Card Thief Caught On Camera At Maryland Target 'Gotta Catch ’Em All’ Backfires For Pokémon Card Thief Caught On Camera At Maryland Target 'Gotta Catch ’Em All’ Backfires For Pokémon Card Thief Caught On Camera At Maryland Target
'Gotta Catch ’Em All’ Backfires For Pokémon Card Thief Caught On Camera At Maryland Target “Gotta catch ’em all” isn’t a legal defense — and deputies say a Pokémon-obsessed thief learned that the hard way at a Maryland Target. A man dubbed the “Pokémon Thief” is accused of repeatedly trying to evolve his collection the illegal way at the Target in Stevensville, according to the Queen Anne’s County Office of the Sheriff. Investigators say the suspect first struck on Dec. 22, when he entered the Stevensville Target, using the self-checkout before allegedly walking out without paying for nearly $1,000 worth of Pokémon cards, sheriff’s officials said. Deputies say the same man retur…

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Stafford, VA
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Virginia Teen Locked Up After Stolen Gun Turns Argument Into Bloodshed, Stafford Sheriff Says Virginia Teen Locked Up After Stolen Gun Turns Argument Into Bloodshed, Stafford Sheriff Says Virginia Teen Locked Up After Stolen Gun Turns Argument Into Bloodshed, Stafford Sheriff Says
Virginia Teen Locked Up After Stolen Gun Turns Argument Into Bloodshed, Stafford Sheriff Says A teen who shot two men with a stolen gun is behind bars in Virginia after an argument rapidly escalated, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, where there was a reported shooting in the 1300 block of Providence Street involving two men who were down. Upon arrival, a 25-year-old man and 38-year-old man were found suffering from gunshot wounds to the leg, officials said. They were treated by deputies until Stafford Fire & Rescue paramedics responded to rush them to the hospital with non-life-threatening injur…

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Hyattsville, MD
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Illegal Car Rallies Shut Down, Gun Arrests Made In Late-Night Police Sweeps In Hyattsville: MSP Illegal Car Rallies Shut Down, Gun Arrests Made In Late-Night Police Sweeps In Hyattsville: MSP Illegal Car Rallies Shut Down, Gun Arrests Made In Late-Night Police Sweeps In Hyattsville: MSP
Illegal Car Rallies Shut Down, Gun Arrests Made In Late-Night Police Sweeps In Hyattsville: MSP A regional crackdown shut down multiple illegal car rallies across Maryland, with state police making four arrests — including armed suspects from Virginia — during a late-night enforcement operation, officials said. Multiple large-scale street takeovers were dismantled by the Maryland Car Rally Task Force and police agencies in Howard, Prince George’s, and Montgomery counties over the weekend, according to Maryland State Police. Police carried out high-visibility patrols on public roads, industrial areas, and parking lots, authorities said, preventing crowds of up to 300 people from engagi…

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