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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Woodlawn, MD
Breaking News
Autopsy Called It Homicide, AG Says Fatal Punch That Killed Owings Mills Man Wasn't A Crime Autopsy Called It Homicide, AG Says Fatal Punch That Killed Owings Mills Man Wasn't A Crime Autopsy Called It Homicide, AG Says Fatal Punch That Killed Owings Mills Man Wasn't A Crime
Autopsy Called It Homicide, AG Says Fatal Punch That Killed Owings Mills Man Wasn't A Crime The autopsy called it a homicide. Maryland prosecutors still say it wasn't a crime. Six months after a middle-of-the-night welfare check in Baltimore County ended with 56-year-old Samuel Brown on the pavement, the Maryland Attorney General's Office announced Thursday, Aug. 13, that Officer Derek Hadel will not face criminal charges in his death. The decision closes an investigation that began after the Feb. 16 encounter near Security Boulevard and Whitehead Court in the Woodlawn area, where Hadel found Brown asleep behind the wheel of an SUV shortly after 3:20 a.m. that morning. But a newl…

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by Zak Failla
Prince Frederick, MD
Your Community
One Of Five Known Surviving 1931 Bentleys Is Rolling Into Maryland To Headline Car Show One Of Five Known Surviving 1931 Bentleys Is Rolling Into Maryland To Headline Car Show One Of Five Known Surviving 1931 Bentleys Is Rolling Into Maryland To Headline Car Show
One Of Five Known Surviving 1931 Bentleys Is Rolling Into Maryland To Headline Car Show Some serious automotive royalty is preparing to roll into Maryland. A rare 1931 W.O. Bentley, a fleet of Rolls-Royce Phantoms and a collection of old-school American pickups will take over the waterfront at the Kent Island Yacht Club when the 19th annual St. Michaels Concours d'Elegance on Chesapeake Bay returns in September. And the Bentley leading the charge is no ordinary Sunday driver. The 1931 W.O. Bentley Saloon by Vanden Plas is one of just five known survivors from a run of only 25 built, according to Concours organizers. Contributed via Tracey Johns/St. Michaels Concours d’Eleg…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
Breaking News
Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Arrested Again After Viral Metro Incidents, Now Accused Of Stalking: MPD Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Arrested Again After Viral Metro Incidents, Now Accused Of Stalking: MPD Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Arrested Again After Viral Metro Incidents, Now Accused Of Stalking: MPD
Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Arrested Again After Viral Metro Incidents, Now Accused Of Stalking: MPD The viral Metro videos have officially caught up with Bryan Betancur. Betancur was found guilty of simple assault in DC Superior Court on Wednesday, Aug. 12, months after prosecutors say he filmed himself stroking an unsuspecting woman's hair aboard a train and posted the video to X seconds later. The conviction is the latest turn for Betancur, whose behavior on Metro first drew widespread attention earlier this year before he was arrested again weeks later in an unrelated stalking case. The assault happened on Saturday, Feb. 28, while Betancur was riding a train at the NoMa-Gallaudet stat…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
Breaking News
Fire Shuts Down BWI Airport Daily Garage; Flights Not Impacted (DEVELOPING) Fire Shuts Down BWI Airport Daily Garage; Flights Not Impacted (DEVELOPING) Fire Shuts Down BWI Airport Daily Garage; Flights Not Impacted (DEVELOPING)
Fire Shuts Down BWI Airport Daily Garage; Flights Not Impacted (Developing) A parking headache greeted travelers at one of Maryland's busiest gateways Thursday. The Daily Garage at BWI Marshall Airport was temporarily shut down on Thursday, Aug. 13, after a fire broke out near Bus Stop No. 1, airport officials announced shortly after 11 a.m. BWI's fire and rescue department responded to the garage and quickly got the flames under control. By 11:45 a.m., airport officials confirmed the fire had been extinguished. The garage, however, remained temporarily closed as crews continued handling the incident. Despite the disruption on the ground, the trouble did not spr…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
Obituaries
Susannah Keefe, Beloved Arlington Dance Teacher, Remembered After Death At 52 Susannah Keefe, Beloved Arlington Dance Teacher, Remembered After Death At 52 Susannah Keefe, Beloved Arlington Dance Teacher, Remembered After Death At 52
Susannah Keefe, Beloved Arlington Dance Teacher, Remembered After Death At 52 Virginia lost a little of its "Sueshine" this month. Susannah Gayle Keefe, the beloved Arlington mother, wife, dance teacher, and founder of Go Bananas Dancing, died on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at 52 after being reported missing. Now, the community she spent years getting on its feet is rallying around the family she loved most. A GoFundMe campaign launched in Keefe's memory has raised more than $37,000 from more than 270 donors, with contributions earmarked for future educational opportunities for her two sons. "We are heartbroken by the loss of our beloved Susannah and deeply grateful for the e…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
Breaking News
Man Who Urinated On Family During Morgan Wallen Concert In Baltimore Arrested In NC: Police Man Who Urinated On Family During Morgan Wallen Concert In Baltimore Arrested In NC: Police Man Who Urinated On Family During Morgan Wallen Concert In Baltimore Arrested In NC: Police
Man Who Urinated On Family During Morgan Wallen Concert In Baltimore Arrested In NC: Police A Morgan Waller fan from North Carolina is facing charges for allegedly urinating on concertgoers in Maryland. Jayson Reed, 33, has been arrested following a bizarre incident at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Saturday, July 18, where police say he urinated on people before an altercation broke out during Wallen's show. Now, nearly a month later, Reed is facing charges that include four counts of second-degree assault, public urination, and other related offenses, according to Maryland Transportation Authority Police. MDTA Police officers were helping Baltimore Police at the conc…

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by Zak Failla
Lusby, MD
Breaking News
Decomposed Body Of Homeless Man Found Behind Vacant Lusby Business: Sheriff Decomposed Body Of Homeless Man Found Behind Vacant Lusby Business: Sheriff Decomposed Body Of Homeless Man Found Behind Vacant Lusby Business: Sheriff
Decomposed Body Of Homeless Man Found Behind Vacant Lusby Business: Sheriff A grim discovery behind a vacant Maryland business has detectives searching for answers. The significantly decomposed body of a 61-year-old man was found Tuesday, Aug. 11, in the rear parking lot of a vacant business in the 11700 block of H.G. Trueman Road in Lusby, according to the Calvert County Sheriff's Office. Responding personnel found the man face down on the ground. His remains showed signs of significant decomposition, investigators said, and personal property believed to belong to him was located nearby. Then detectives began piecing together how he may have wound up there. Inv…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
Breaking News
Bomb Squad Called For ‘Suspicious Device’ Near DC Firehouse That Was Actually Sex Toy: Reports Bomb Squad Called For ‘Suspicious Device’ Near DC Firehouse That Was Actually Sex Toy: Reports Bomb Squad Called For ‘Suspicious Device’ Near DC Firehouse That Was Actually Sex Toy: Reports
Bomb Squad Called For ‘Suspicious Device’ Near DC Firehouse That Was Actually Sex Toy: Reports That suspicious device wasn't quite what DC's bomb squad may have been expecting. A police response outside a Tenleytown firehouse on Wednesday, Aug. 12, took an unexpected turn when the item that sparked concern was determined to be a sex toy, according to multiple reports citing a Metropolitan Police Department incident report. The incident began shortly after 7 a.m. behind DC Fire and EMS Engine 20 in the 4300 block of Wisconsin Avenue NW, FOX 5 reported. According to the MPD incident report, a person approached a fire department employee and left behind a blue-and-black electronic devi…

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by Zak Failla
Woodbridge, VA
Breaking News
Smash, Hack, Gone: Prince William County 'Chop Shop' Could Steal Your Car In Under 30 Seconds Smash, Hack, Gone: Prince William County 'Chop Shop' Could Steal Your Car In Under 30 Seconds Smash, Hack, Gone: Prince William County 'Chop Shop' Could Steal Your Car In Under 30 Seconds
Smash, Hack, Gone: Prince William County 'Chop Shop' Could Steal Your Car In Under 30 Seconds They apparently didn't need all 60 seconds. A covert Virginia chop shop where investigators say a thief could smash a window, reprogram an ignition and disappear with a stolen vehicle in under 30 seconds has been shut down, Prince William County police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Inside, detectives say they found the makings of a sophisticated operation: stolen cars, forged registrations, altered vehicle identification numbers, fake state inspections, multiple safes and vehicles being stripped for parts. One Infiniti Q50 didn't fare particularly well. Photos released by police show t…

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by Zak Failla
Dundalk, MD
Weather
Tornado Touches Down In Maryland After Waterspout Spins Ashore: National Weather Service Tornado Touches Down In Maryland After Waterspout Spins Ashore: National Weather Service Tornado Touches Down In Maryland After Waterspout Spins Ashore: National Weather Service
Tornado Touches Down In Maryland After Waterspout Spins Ashore: National Weather Service Mother Nature took Maryland for a brief spin. A waterspout that formed over the Patapsco River came ashore and turned into an EF-0 tornado at the Port of Baltimore at approximately 4:39 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, before cutting a two-mile path into Dundalk, according to a National Weather Service damage survey released on Wednesday. And while it was brief, the twister left its mark. The tornado packed estimated peak winds of 65 mph, grew as wide as 90 yards, and stayed on the ground for approximately six minutes before dissipating in Baltimore County at 4:45 p.m., forecasters said. No injur…

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