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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Fredericksburg, VA
Breaking News
Gun Scare Triggers Lockdown At Virginia Middle School: What Parents Should Know Gun Scare Triggers Lockdown At Virginia Middle School: What Parents Should Know Gun Scare Triggers Lockdown At Virginia Middle School: What Parents Should Know
Gun Scare Triggers Lockdown At Virginia Middle School: What Parents Should Know A confrontation between two drivers put a Virginia middle school on alert. The trouble began around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, near Fox Chase Boulevard in Stafford County, where investigators say one driver followed another before allegedly brandishing a firearm. The encounter happened close enough to Edward E. Drew Middle School that administrators placed the school on a partial lockdown while deputies searched the surrounding area. The incident had nothing to do with the school, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office later confirmed, and the lockdown was lifted shortly afterward. By th…

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by Zak Failla
Manassas, VA
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Manassas Gunfight Between 3 Men Leaves Innocent 16-Year-Old Girl Dead: Police Manassas Gunfight Between 3 Men Leaves Innocent 16-Year-Old Girl Dead: Police Manassas Gunfight Between 3 Men Leaves Innocent 16-Year-Old Girl Dead: Police
Manassas Gunfight Between 3 Men Leaves Innocent 16-Year-Old Girl Dead: Police An innocent teenager was caught in somebody else’s gunfight. The 16-year-old girl was killed after gunfire erupted near the 9400 block of West Street in Manassas at approximately 9:28 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4, during the city's First Friday festivities, according to police. Now investigators say they have pieced together what led to the deadly exchange, and three men accused of opening fire are behind bars. Xavier Wanzer, 19, approached and confronted 21-year-old Tasheem Douglas that night, police said in an update released on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The two already had what investigators desc…

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Middle River, MD
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Odenton Woman, 21, Dies Days After Being Shot By Baltimore County Police Officer: AG Odenton Woman, 21, Dies Days After Being Shot By Baltimore County Police Officer: AG Odenton Woman, 21, Dies Days After Being Shot By Baltimore County Police Officer: AG
Odenton Woman, 21, Dies Days After Being Shot By Baltimore County Police Officer: AG The Maryland woman shot by police during an early-morning encounter last week has died. Sadie Holman, 21, of Odenton, was identified on Wednesday, Sept. 9, as the woman who was shot by a Baltimore County Police officer shortly after 6 a.m. on Thursday in the 1000 block of Carroll Island Road in Middle River. The Maryland Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division also identified the officer who fired as Cpl. James Haddix, an eight-year veteran assigned to the department's Operations Bureau. Police had been called to the area that morning to find Holman in connection with an ass…

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Centreville, VA
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Husband, Wife Found Shot Dead In Centreville Home With Children Inside: Police Husband, Wife Found Shot Dead In Centreville Home With Children Inside: Police Husband, Wife Found Shot Dead In Centreville Home With Children Inside: Police
Husband, Wife Found Shot Dead In Centreville Home With Children Inside: Police New details have been released after a husband and wife were found dead in their Northern Virginia home. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department worked through the night to investigate the fatal double shooting in Centreville. First responders were called around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, when a family member advised there had been a shooting in their home in the 6300 block of Sharps Drive, according to PFC Ingrid Palencia. Officers are on scene of a death investigation in the 6300 block of Sharps Dr in Centreville. An adult male & an adult female were found de…

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Towson, MD
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Baltimore County Teen Dies More Than A Week After Being Struck By Audi While Riding Bike: PD Baltimore County Teen Dies More Than A Week After Being Struck By Audi While Riding Bike: PD Baltimore County Teen Dies More Than A Week After Being Struck By Audi While Riding Bike: PD
Baltimore County Teen Dies More Than A Week After Being Struck By Audi While Riding Bike: PD A teenager who was struck by an Audi while riding his bike in Maryland has died more than a week after being hit, police say. Caden Morgan, 13, was involved in a crash on Friday, Aug. 28, at the intersection of Essex Road and Yataruba Drive in Lochearn when he was struck by the driver, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. The boy died on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Investigators say the teen was riding a bicycle on Yataruba Drive toward Essex Road when he entered the intersection and was struck by a 2017 Audi traveling northbound on Essex Road. The driver remained at the s…

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by Zak Failla
Reisterstown, MD
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$19K On Paper, $142K To Feds: Plywood Shipment From China Seized At Maryland Port $19K On Paper, $142K To Feds: Plywood Shipment From China Seized At Maryland Port $19K On Paper, $142K To Feds: Plywood Shipment From China Seized At Maryland Port
$19K On Paper, $142K To Feds: Plywood Shipment From China Seized At Maryland Port This wasn't your average stack of plywood. More than 8,500 sheets seized in Baltimore on Thursday, Aug. 27, were secretly imported from China using a stolen identity and doctored paperwork to dodge duties, according to US Customs and Border Protection. The shipment, valued by CBP at $142,372, first caught the attention of officers on July 9. On paper, there wasn't much to see. The importer claimed the falcata plywood came from Indonesia, valued the shipment at nearly $19,000, and listed an address near Denver as its destination. Officers detained it for a closer look, and the story behin…

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Towson, MD
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31-Year-Old Gunned Down In Baltimore, Murder Suspect Behind Bars 2 Days Later, Police Say 31-Year-Old Gunned Down In Baltimore, Murder Suspect Behind Bars 2 Days Later, Police Say 31-Year-Old Gunned Down In Baltimore, Murder Suspect Behind Bars 2 Days Later, Police Say
31-Year-Old Gunned Down In Baltimore, Murder Suspect Behind Bars 2 Days Later, Police Say A Maryland murder case moved quickly. Baltimore Police say Justin James, 29, was arrested on Friday, Sept. 4, two days after 31-year-old Stephon Carroll was fatally shot in the city. Officers were called to the 4200 block of Goodnow Road at approximately 2:29 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, where they found Carroll suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his body, according to investigators. Carroll was rushed to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Homicide detectives took over the investigation, and police identified James as a suspect in Carroll's killing. Two days later, Jam…

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Temple Hills-Camp Springs, MD
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Hit-Run Driver Flees After Striking, Killing Temple Hills E-Bike Rider From Behind, Police Say Hit-Run Driver Flees After Striking, Killing Temple Hills E-Bike Rider From Behind, Police Say Hit-Run Driver Flees After Striking, Killing Temple Hills E-Bike Rider From Behind, Police Say
Hit-Run Driver Flees After Striking, Killing Temple Hills E-Bike Rider From Behind, Police Say An e-bike rider was killed after being struck from behind by an SUV that fled the scene in Maryland, police say. Temple Hills resident Manuel Mateo-Molina, 20, has been identified by the Prince George's County Police Department as the e-bike rider killed by a hit-and-run driver Monday night. Officers were called around 11:40 p.m. on Sept. 7 to the intersection of St. Barnabas Road and Stamp Road, where a crash involving an e-bike and an SUV was reported. Upon arrival, they found Mateo-Molina suffering from critical injuries. He was rushed to the hospital, where he died from his injuries on…

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Gaithersburg, MD
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Gaithersburg Grandmother Steps In To Raise 11-Year-Old After Mother's Sudden Death At 31 Gaithersburg Grandmother Steps In To Raise 11-Year-Old After Mother's Sudden Death At 31 Gaithersburg Grandmother Steps In To Raise 11-Year-Old After Mother's Sudden Death At 31
Gaithersburg Grandmother Steps In To Raise 11-Year-Old After Mother's Sudden Death At 31 Everything changed for a Maryland family in an instant. Ashley Marie Lewis died unexpectedly on Monday, Aug. 3, leaving behind her 11-year-old son, Karter, who is now being cared for by his grandmother, Angela Fernandez. Lewis was 31. Fernandez says she lost her only daughter that day. At the same time, she suddenly became responsible for raising her grandson. “Since losing his mom, Karter has come to live with me, and I have taken on the responsibility of providing him with the stable, loving home he needs as we both navigate this unimaginable loss,” Fernandez wrote in a GoFundMe launche…

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Jessup, MD
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Man Killed After Police Cruiser Struck, Infiniti Took Off In Jessup ID'd By AG Man Killed After Police Cruiser Struck, Infiniti Took Off In Jessup ID'd By AG Man Killed After Police Cruiser Struck, Infiniti Took Off In Jessup ID'd By AG
Man Killed After Police Cruiser Struck, Infiniti Took Off In Jessup ID'd By AG The man killed after a police pursuit in Maryland has been identified. Anthony Bowers Jr., 20, of Baltimore, was identified on Wednesday as the person who died following the Sunday, Sept. 6 crash in Jessup, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division. The Howard County Police officer involved was also identified as PFC Amir Parker, a six-year veteran assigned to the department's Traffic Management Division. The incident began at approximately 2:17 a.m. when an Infiniti struck an occupied, parked Howard County Police cruiser in the 7100 block of Montevid…

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