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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North Bethesda, MD
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Montgomery County Murder Suspect Caught In North Carolina; Second Still Wanted: Police Montgomery County Murder Suspect Caught In North Carolina; Second Still Wanted: Police Montgomery County Murder Suspect Caught In North Carolina; Second Still Wanted: Police
Montgomery County Murder Suspect Caught In North Carolina; Second Still Wanted: Police One of two men wanted in the execution-style killing of a 29-year-old Maryland man has been captured hundreds of miles away — but detectives say the hunt isn’t over yet. Joshua Carter, 18, was arrested in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this week in connection with the Sept. 21 murder of Akwalabeng Fontava, who was found shot to death inside his North Bethesda apartment on Montrose Road, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Police and fire rescue units were called to the 5900 block of Montrose Road just before 7:40 a.m. that Sunday for a welfare check and found Fontava dea…

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Towson, MD
Your Community
Teen Busted With Gun After Bolting From Staff At Parkville High School, Police Say Teen Busted With Gun After Bolting From Staff At Parkville High School, Police Say Teen Busted With Gun After Bolting From Staff At Parkville High School, Police Say
Teen Busted With Gun After Bolting From Staff At Parkville High School, Police Say A ninth-grade student in Maryland is facing very adult charges after trying to flee when he was spotted with a handgun, authorities announced. The 16-year-old will be charged as an adult after an incident at Parkville High School on Friday morning, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. Officers were called around 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 10 to the Putty Hill Avenue building after a student ran from administrators who were attempting to search his backpack. Police say that as the student left the building, he was spotted with “what appeared to be a handgun,” and a school resource o…

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Dundalk, MD
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55-Year-Old Man, Six Officers ID’d After Deadly Police Shooting In Dundalk: AG 55-Year-Old Man, Six Officers ID’d After Deadly Police Shooting In Dundalk: AG 55-Year-Old Man, Six Officers ID’d After Deadly Police Shooting In Dundalk: AG
55-Year-Old Man, Six Officers ID’d After Deadly Police Shooting In Dundalk: AG The 55-year-old man killed, and officers involved in a deadly shooting on Wednesday night have been identified by the Maryland Attorney General's Office. At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 8, officers responded to the 2100 block of Larkhall Road in Dundalk, where there were reports of shots fired. At the scene, officers spotted Robert Adams in a window, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. "During this encounter, the officers responded to the actions of the armed subject, resulting in the discharging of their firearms and striking (Adams)." Six officers fired their weapons…

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Arlington, VA
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Twice-Deported Child Predator Busted After Exposing Himself At Virginia Bus Stop: ICE Twice-Deported Child Predator Busted After Exposing Himself At Virginia Bus Stop: ICE Twice-Deported Child Predator Busted After Exposing Himself At Virginia Bus Stop: ICE
Twice-Deported Child Predator Busted After Exposing Himself At Virginia Bus Stop: ICE A twice-deported Mexican national convicted of sex crimes against a child is back in federal custody after ICE says he exposed himself to a child at a school bus stop in Virginia. Officers with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Washington DC field office arrested 36-year-old David Ambrosio-Herrera in downtown Charlottesville late last month, following his conviction for indecent liberties with a child under 15, according to the agency on Friday. ICE said Ambrosio-Herrera — who has illegally entered the US three times — tried to run after leaving the courthouse but was caught af…

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Silver Spring, MD
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Bike Ride Turns Tragic: 11-Year-Old Montgomery County Girl Hit, Killed By School Bus ID’d Bike Ride Turns Tragic: 11-Year-Old Montgomery County Girl Hit, Killed By School Bus ID’d Bike Ride Turns Tragic: 11-Year-Old Montgomery County Girl Hit, Killed By School Bus ID’d
Bike Ride Turns Tragic: 11-Year-Old Montgomery County Girl Hit, Killed By School Bus ID’d New details have been released after an 11-year-old girl riding her bike was hit and killed by a school bus in Maryland. Summer Lim has been identified as the child who was struck and killed by a Montgomery County Public Schools bus on Thursday afternoon in Aspen Hill. Shortly before 3:15 p.m. on Oct. 9, officers were called to the intersection of Bauer Drive and Russett Road after there were multiple 911 calls about a bicyclist that had been hit by a bus. Investigators say that a 2019 Thomas school bus was traveling eastbound on Bauer Drive and was turning right onto southbound Russe…

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Chantilly, VA
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Fairfax County Man Pleasured Himself At Busy Chantilly Bus Stop, Police Say Fairfax County Man Pleasured Himself At Busy Chantilly Bus Stop, Police Say Fairfax County Man Pleasured Himself At Busy Chantilly Bus Stop, Police Say
Fairfax County Man Pleasured Himself At Busy Chantilly Bus Stop, Police Say A 22-year-old man is behind bars after police say he turned a busy Virginia bus stop into an indecent peep show. Fair Oaks resident Nelson Gabriel Robles was arrested after allegedly exposing and touching himself in broad daylight on Wednesday, Oct. 8, the Fairfax County Police Department announced Friday. Officers were called around 1:15 p.m. to the 4700 block of Stonecroft Boulevard, where an adult victim reported seeing a man masturbating by a public bus stop, according to police. An officer who happened to be nearby responded quickly and detained a man matching the suspect’s descriptio…

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by Zak Failla
National Interest
‘Real Housewives Of Potomac’ Star Wendy Osefo, Husband Arrested In $200K Fraud Scheme: Sheriff ‘Real Housewives Of Potomac’ Star Wendy Osefo, Husband Arrested In $200K Fraud Scheme: Sheriff ‘Real Housewives Of Potomac’ Star Wendy Osefo, Husband Arrested In $200K Fraud Scheme: Sheriff
‘Real Housewives Of Potomac’ Star Wendy Osefo, Husband Arrested In $200K Fraud Scheme: Sheriff Another “Real Housewives of Potomac” cast member has found herself in trouble with the law. Wendy Osefo, 40, and her husband Edward, 41, have both been arrested on fraud charges stemming from an investigation in April 2024, the Carroll County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, Oct. 10. Investigators say the couple told police that when they came back from vacation in April 2024, their home in the 1900 block of Turnberry Court had been burglarized — and that more than $200,000 worth of jewelry, clothing, shoes, and luxury goods was missing. Detectives started digging — and what they foun…

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Silver Spring, MD
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Silver Spring Man Broke Into Senior Living Facility, Attempted To Rape Resident, Police Say Silver Spring Man Broke Into Senior Living Facility, Attempted To Rape Resident, Police Say Silver Spring Man Broke Into Senior Living Facility, Attempted To Rape Resident, Police Say
Silver Spring Man Broke Into Senior Living Facility, Attempted To Rape Resident, Police Say A Silver Spring man who terrorized a senior living facility in Maryland is facing charges after allegedly attempting to sexually assault a resident, police say.  Darrell Dwayne Cousar, 31, was arrested by members of the Montgomery County Department of Police on Wednesday following a series of emergency calls from residents after he forced his way into the building. Officers were called shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 8 to The Oaks at Four Corners on University Boulevard West for a reported burglary. Further investigation led to more troubling charges. According to investigators, Cou…

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Hagerstown, MD
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Hagerstown Man Torches Storage Unit With Woman Inside During Fiery Argument: Officials Hagerstown Man Torches Storage Unit With Woman Inside During Fiery Argument: Officials Hagerstown Man Torches Storage Unit With Woman Inside During Fiery Argument: Officials
Hagerstown Man Torches Storage Unit With Woman Inside During Fiery Argument: Officials A woman living in a storage unit had to barrel through flames after a fire was intentionally set in Maryland during an argument. Leviathan Godwin, 23, is facing attempted murder and other charges in Washington County after allegedly torching a storage unit amid a disagreement that sent a woman to the hospital after she was trapped inside. Firefighters were called around 8 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, to Halfway Self Storage on Virginia Avenue, where they found an 8-by-40-foot unit fully engulfed, officials from the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office said. Inside that unit, investigators say Go…

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Fairfax, VA
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'Hidden In Plain Swipe': Fairfax Detectives Bust Multi-State Credit Card Skimming Scheme 'Hidden In Plain Swipe': Fairfax Detectives Bust Multi-State Credit Card Skimming Scheme 'Hidden In Plain Swipe': Fairfax Detectives Bust Multi-State Credit Card Skimming Scheme
'Hidden In Plain Swipe': Fairfax Detectives Bust Multi-State Credit Card Skimming Scheme A high-tech credit card skimming operation that stretched from Northern Virginia into Maryland has been busted — and detectives say the mastermind was "hiding in plain swipe." Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department’s Financial Crimes Unit uncovered an elaborate skimming network targeting ATMs and payment devices at multiple convenience stores along the Richmond Highway corridor, the department announced. The operation began after police found two skimming devices in early September, prompting a joint investigation with the US Secret Service. By Sept. 11, the task force discov…

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