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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Flashbang Ends Barricade Near Towson Hotel, Suspect Surrenders: Police (UPDATED) Flashbang Ends Barricade Near Towson Hotel, Suspect Surrenders: Police (UPDATED) Flashbang Ends Barricade Near Towson Hotel, Suspect Surrenders: Police (UPDATED)
Flashbang Ends Barricade Near Towson Hotel, Suspect Surrenders: Police (Updated) A tense barricade near a Baltimore County hotel ended Wednesday afternoon when police deployed a flashbang before the suspect surrendered, authorities said. The Baltimore County Police Department said the hours-long standoff unfolded on Wednesday, Sept. 24, in the area of the Comfort Inn in the 8800 block of Loch Raven Boulevard in Towson. Officers first responded shortly before noon, calling in a heavy police presence to contain the scene. At 12:44 p.m., police announced the barricade had concluded after officers “did deploy a flash/bang diversionary device prior to the subject’s surrende…

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Manassas, VA
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Man Threatened To Kill Woman In Texts Before Opening Fire Outside Manassas Home: Police Man Threatened To Kill Woman In Texts Before Opening Fire Outside Manassas Home: Police Man Threatened To Kill Woman In Texts Before Opening Fire Outside Manassas Home: Police
Man Threatened To Kill Woman In Texts Before Opening Fire Outside Manassas Home: Police A Virginia man who allegedly texted threats to kill a woman before opening fire outside her home is now on the run, police said. Detectives with the Prince William County Police Department said they are searching for 35-year-old Matthew Jamaal Brown, who investigators say targeted a 32-year-old woman in Manassas after sending her multiple threatening messages. The situation escalated Saturday, Sept. 20, when officers were called to the 10000 block of Brandon Way for reports of shots fired at the woman’s home, according to police. Investigators determined Brown was known to the woman and fi…

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National Interest
‘Tried To Cancel Me’: Jimmy Kimmel Slams Trump In Triumphant Late-Night Comeback ‘Tried To Cancel Me’: Jimmy Kimmel Slams Trump In Triumphant Late-Night Comeback ‘Tried To Cancel Me’: Jimmy Kimmel Slams Trump In Triumphant Late-Night Comeback
‘Tried To Cancel Me’: Jimmy Kimmel Slams Trump In Triumphant Late-Night Comeback He's back. Jimmy Kimmel received a hero's welcome as he returned to his late-night show on Tuesday, Sept. 23 following a week's worth of controversy after his show was pulled due to his criticisms of President Donald Trump. "Thank you ... Thank you ..." Kimmel said at the outset of the show when he was met by a standing ovation. "I apologize that we're pre-empting a regular episode of 'Celebrity Family Feud,' but I'm happy to be with you."  Kimmel was back on the air for the first time since the show was taken off the air by ABC, station owners Nexstar and Sinclair. He did not pull h…

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Rising Sun-Conowingo, MD
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Years After Harford County Bank Heist, Maryland Woman Nabbed By Detectives, Sheriff Says Years After Harford County Bank Heist, Maryland Woman Nabbed By Detectives, Sheriff Says Years After Harford County Bank Heist, Maryland Woman Nabbed By Detectives, Sheriff Says
Years After Harford County Bank Heist, Maryland Woman Nabbed By Detectives, Sheriff Says It took detectives two years, but a Harford County woman is finally facing charges for her role in a bank robbery that shook a small Maryland town. The Harford County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday, Sept. 23, that Mollie Glover, 35, of Pylesville, has been charged in connection with a September 2023 robbery at Truist Bank in Street. Investigators said the break came earlier this month when Harford County detectives assisted another agency in a separate robbery probe.  That’s when they spotted similarities linking both cases — and tied them back to the 2023 holdup. Detectives dete…

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National Interest
Virginia Native, Former Bengals Star RB Rudi Johnson Dies At 45 In Reported Suicide Virginia Native, Former Bengals Star RB Rudi Johnson Dies At 45 In Reported Suicide Virginia Native, Former Bengals Star RB Rudi Johnson Dies At 45 In Reported Suicide
Virginia Native, Former Bengals Star RB Rudi Johnson Dies At 45 In Reported Suicide Rudi Johnson, a Virginia native who rushed for 1,000 yards in the NFL multiple times with the Cincinnati Bengals, has died at 45 in a reported suicide.  Bengals' officials confirmed that Johnson has passed away this week following a standout career that started in Virginia, took him to Butler Community College in Kansas, before he starred at Auburn University. Johnson was picked in the fourth round (100th overall) in the 2001 NFL Draft by the Bengals, where he went on to star after the team traded away Corey Dillon to the New England Patriots. He played for the Bengals between 2001 an…

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Oxon Hill, MD
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Maryland Cops Cleared After Shooting Knife-Wielding Man In Oxon Hill Rampage: AG Maryland Cops Cleared After Shooting Knife-Wielding Man In Oxon Hill Rampage: AG Maryland Cops Cleared After Shooting Knife-Wielding Man In Oxon Hill Rampage: AG
Maryland Cops Cleared After Shooting Knife-Wielding Man In Oxon Hill Rampage: AG No charges will be filed against the Prince George’s County police officers who fatally shot a knife-wielding man outside a burning Oxon Hill apartment complex earlier this year, Maryland’s Attorney General announced. On Tuesday, Sept. 23, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown said his office had completed its review of the April 20 shooting that left 28-year-old Aevon Bucknor Jr. dead. “After completing its investigation and evaluating all the available evidence, the Office of the Attorney General has determined that the subject officers did not commit a crime under Maryland law,” Brown said. …

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Clifton-Fairfax Station, VA
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Florida Man, Homeless Accomplices Nabbed In $30K Fairfax County Heist: Police Florida Man, Homeless Accomplices Nabbed In $30K Fairfax County Heist: Police Florida Man, Homeless Accomplices Nabbed In $30K Fairfax County Heist: Police
Florida Man, Homeless Accomplices Nabbed In $30K Fairfax County Heist: Police An organized burglary crew accused of swiping up to $30,000 worth of property from a Virginia home has been busted — with police saying they found high-tech tools straight out of a heist movie. Fairfax County Police said the suspects — identified as Nicolay Cubillos Pacheco, 29, Saul Guadalupe Gonzalez, 38, both of whom have no fixed address, and Heller Roncancio Espitia, 27, of Florida — are all facing felony charges after last week’s burglary in the 6500 block of Kelsey Point Circle in Kingstowne. Officers were called to the home around 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, after a resident returne…

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Annapolis, MD
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Hanover Man Ambushed Leaving Home Dies Days Later, Laurel Suspect Nabbed: Police Hanover Man Ambushed Leaving Home Dies Days Later, Laurel Suspect Nabbed: Police Hanover Man Ambushed Leaving Home Dies Days Later, Laurel Suspect Nabbed: Police
Hanover Man Ambushed Leaving Home Dies Days Later, Laurel Suspect Nabbed: Police A Maryland man who was ambushed in his car while leaving home has died more than a week later — and now police say they’ve arrested the suspected gunman. On Sunday, Sept. 14, at about 12:30 p.m., Anne Arundel County police were called to Fredericksburg Road and Taylor’s Hill Lane in Hanover for reports of a shooting, officials said. When officers arrived, they found 35-year-old Deandre Simms shot multiple times inside his vehicle.  Police said officers immediately began lifesaving aid before medics rushed Simms to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore with life-threatening i…

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Fredericksburg, VA
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Driver Shoots Self During Traffic Stop Before Crashing Into Fredericksburg Home Depot: Police Driver Shoots Self During Traffic Stop Before Crashing Into Fredericksburg Home Depot: Police Driver Shoots Self During Traffic Stop Before Crashing Into Fredericksburg Home Depot: Police
Driver Shoots Self During Traffic Stop Before Crashing Into Fredericksburg Home Depot: Police A traffic stop in Northern Virginia turned tragic when a driver shot themselves before their car was sent rolling into a Home Depot, police said. The incident happened Wednesday, Sept. 17, around 9:45 p.m., in the Home Depot parking lot, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department. As an officer approached the vehicle, the driver “suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” officials said. The car then rolled forward, picking up speed before slamming into the building. Officers rushed in with lifesaving efforts until EMS arrived. The driver was taken to a hospital, where they were lat…

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Springfield, VA
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Smoking Materials Spark Springfield Fire That Displaced Family, Damaged Three Homes (WATCH) Smoking Materials Spark Springfield Fire That Displaced Family, Damaged Three Homes (WATCH) Smoking Materials Spark Springfield Fire That Displaced Family, Damaged Three Homes (WATCH)
Smoking Materials Spark Springfield Fire That Displaced Family, Damaged Three Homes (Watch) Improperly discarded smoking materials were to blame for a massive, nearly $1 million, two-alarm fire in Virginia that left a family displaced. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue crews were called at around 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 22, to the 6200 block of Levi Court in Springfield, where there was a reported townhouse fire, officials said. Upon arrival, crews were met by flames showing from a middle unit townhouse with smoke billowing through the area. Video of firefighters battling the blaze can be viewed here. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control after a second alarm was …

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