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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Towson, MD
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Baltimore Smoke Shop Busts Uncover 65 Pounds Of Weed, $63K Cash, Police Say Baltimore Smoke Shop Busts Uncover 65 Pounds Of Weed, $63K Cash, Police Say Baltimore Smoke Shop Busts Uncover 65 Pounds Of Weed, $63K Cash, Police Say
Baltimore Smoke Shop Busts Uncover 65 Pounds Of Weed, $63K Cash, Police Say A pair of Maryland smoke shop raids ended with stacks of cash, piles of marijuana, and three men in handcuffs, according to police. The Baltimore Police Department’s Southeast District Action Team (DAT) wrapped up a months-long investigation into illegal marijuana sales that started with a 311 complaint, officials announced Thursday, Nov. 6. With help from SWAT, Baltimore City Sheriff’s Deputies, and agents from the Maryland Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission, detectives carried out search and seizure warrants at two businesses: Pulaski Convenient, on North. Bouldin Street and&n…

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Pasadena-Lake Shore, MD
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Beaten, Trapped, And Terrified: Pasadena Man Jailed For Brutal Assault On Girlfriend Beaten, Trapped, And Terrified: Pasadena Man Jailed For Brutal Assault On Girlfriend Beaten, Trapped, And Terrified: Pasadena Man Jailed For Brutal Assault On Girlfriend
Beaten, Trapped, And Terrified: Pasadena Man Jailed For Brutal Assault On Girlfriend A 66-year-old Maryland man will spend years in prison after violently assaulting his then-girlfriend and holding her captive, authorities announced. Pasadena resident Robert Wallace Grim has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, with all but nine years suspended after pleading guilty to assaulting his girlfriend in August, according to the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's Office. Prosecutors said that shortly after 7:45 p.m. on Feb. 4, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to a home in the 7700 block of Queens Park Road in Pasadena to probe a previous ass…

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Chantilly, VA
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Chantilly Woman Accused Of Showing Up To Work At Virginia Middle School Intoxicated: Sheriff Chantilly Woman Accused Of Showing Up To Work At Virginia Middle School Intoxicated: Sheriff Chantilly Woman Accused Of Showing Up To Work At Virginia Middle School Intoxicated: Sheriff
Chantilly Woman Accused Of Showing Up To Work At Virginia Middle School Intoxicated: Sheriff A teacher's assistant at a Virginia middle school allegedly showed up to work under the influence and is now facing charges, authorities announced. Chantilly resident Brenda Maxwell, 44, an educator at Seneca Ridge Middle School in Sterling, was taken into custody by members of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, following complaints, officials said. Shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5, the School Resource Officer assigned to the building was alerted that Maxwell was possibly under the influence in school. The subsequent investigation "resulted in a finding that wa…

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Greenbelt, MD
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‘A Battle Worth Fighting For’: Maryland Sues To Save FBI HQ Project In Greenbelt ‘A Battle Worth Fighting For’: Maryland Sues To Save FBI HQ Project In Greenbelt ‘A Battle Worth Fighting For’: Maryland Sues To Save FBI HQ Project In Greenbelt
‘A Battle Worth Fighting For’: Maryland Sues To Save FBI HQ Project In Greenbelt Maryland’s top law enforcement officer is taking on the Trump administration in a high-stakes legal fight over the future home of the FBI. Attorney General Anthony Brown and Prince George’s County have filed a lawsuit to stop what they call an unlawful attempt to sabotage the new FBI headquarters project in Greenbelt, accusing the administration of trying to divert more than $1 billion in federal funds to DC. The lawsuit, filed Thursday, Nov. 6, challenges the Trump administration’s decision to abandon the Greenbelt site — chosen after a decade-long bipartisan process — in favor of the Rona…

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Clifton-Fairfax Station, VA
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Police Use Tech To Find Missing Elderly Fairfax County Couple Safe 200 Miles Away In 19 Minutes Police Use Tech To Find Missing Elderly Fairfax County Couple Safe 200 Miles Away In 19 Minutes Police Use Tech To Find Missing Elderly Fairfax County Couple Safe 200 Miles Away In 19 Minutes
Police Use Tech To Find Missing Elderly Fairfax County Couple Safe 200 Miles Away In 19 Minutes A missing elderly couple from Virginia is safe after cops used cutting-edge tech to track them more than 200 miles away in North Carolina — and it all happened in under 20 minutes, police said. Officers from the West Springfield Police District were called to the 8800 block of Hayload Court on Monday, Nov. 3, for a welfare check after family members reported the couple missing from their home.  Both reportedly suffer from mental or health issues, according to Fairfax County Police. At 2:07 p.m., the department’s Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) kicked in.  By 2:10, detectives using…

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Sterling, VA
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Virginia Man Arrested After Road Rage Assault, Abduction In Sterling: Sheriff Virginia Man Arrested After Road Rage Assault, Abduction In Sterling: Sheriff Virginia Man Arrested After Road Rage Assault, Abduction In Sterling: Sheriff
Virginia Man Arrested After Road Rage Assault, Abduction In Sterling: Sheriff A Virginia man was arrested in Sterling on Wednesday afternoon following a violent road rage assault, according to officials. Chaz Newman, 33, is facing charges after getting into a confrontation near a busy intersection, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, Nov. 6. Shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, deputies were called to the intersection of Arcola Boulevard and Arcola Mills Drive, where there was a reported assault related to a road rage incident. Upon arrival, deputies found a man suffering from serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, according to the sheri…

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College Park, MD
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Glenn Dale Man Charged In Beltway Road Rage Murder; Police Seek Info In Two More Killings Glenn Dale Man Charged In Beltway Road Rage Murder; Police Seek Info In Two More Killings Glenn Dale Man Charged In Beltway Road Rage Murder; Police Seek Info In Two More Killings
Glenn Dale Man Charged In Beltway Road Rage Murder; Police Seek Info In Two More Killings A Maryland man already jailed in Virginia has been charged in the road rage shooting death of a 20-year-old woman on the Capital Beltway — one of three deadly highway shootings under investigation by state police. Maryland State Police said 28-year-old Dominec Proctor, of Glenn Dale, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Nyah Hairston, who was killed while driving on I-495 in May 2024.  He’s being held without bond in Virginia on unrelated charges. Troopers from the Forestville Barrack responded shortly before 10:45 p.m. Friday, May 3, 2024, to reports of a vehicle off t…

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Frederick, MD
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Skeletal Remains Found Off I-70 In Frederick, State Police Launch Death Investigation Skeletal Remains Found Off I-70 In Frederick, State Police Launch Death Investigation Skeletal Remains Found Off I-70 In Frederick, State Police Launch Death Investigation
Skeletal Remains Found Off I-70 In Frederick, State Police Launch Death Investigation A death investigation has been launched by Maryland State Police after skeletal remains were found off I-70 in Frederick. Shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, Natural Resources Police officers found a body in the woods near I-70 and Green Valley Road in Frederick, authorities said. Investigators from the Criminal Enforcement Division and the Homicide Unit responded. State Police crime scene technicians from the Forensic Sciences Division processed the area for evidence. Neither the identity nor the sex of the person has been determined as investigators await autopsy results from the Of…

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Herndon, VA
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Firefighters Find Two Dead After Flames Tear Through Herndon Home (DEVELOPING) Firefighters Find Two Dead After Flames Tear Through Herndon Home (DEVELOPING) Firefighters Find Two Dead After Flames Tear Through Herndon Home (DEVELOPING)
Firefighters Find Two Dead After Flames Tear Through Herndon Home (Developing) Two people were found dead after flames tore through a Herndon home Thursday morning, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue officials said. Crews responded to the 1500 block of Shellbark Place to find heavy fire showing from the home. Firefighters began working to knock down the flames and search for anyone inside. “While conducting search operations, two people were found deceased,” the department said. The fire was quickly brought under control.  No firefighter injuries were reported. Investigators and Fairfax County police remain on scene. This is a developing story. Check back with Dai…

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Triangle-Dumfries, VA
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Dumfries Man Offered Teen Stranger A Ride — Then Sent Her Inappropriate Messages, Police Say Dumfries Man Offered Teen Stranger A Ride — Then Sent Her Inappropriate Messages, Police Say Dumfries Man Offered Teen Stranger A Ride — Then Sent Her Inappropriate Messages, Police Say
Dumfries Man Offered Teen Stranger A Ride — Then Sent Her Inappropriate Messages, Police Say A 42-year-old man is behind bars after police said he engaged in inappropriate contact with a minor in Virginia. Maurice Rashard Cavers was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 4, following an investigation that began in September, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators said that on Sept. 9, a girl between 15 and 17 years old was walking near Richmond Highway and River Heritage Boulevard in Woodbridge when a man stopped his car and offered her a ride. Police said the two later exchanged phone numbers, and over the next month, Cavers “engaged in inappropriate messages …

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