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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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Three Suspects Arrested Weeks After Man Found Murdered In Southeast DC Business: MPD Three Suspects Arrested Weeks After Man Found Murdered In Southeast DC Business: MPD
Three Suspects Arrested Weeks After Man Found Murdered In Southeast DC Business: MPD Three men have been arrested weeks after 59-year-old Raymond Ballard was found shot to death inside a Southeast DC business. Members of the Metropolitan Police Department took three men into custody on Monday following a weeks-long investigation into the murder of Ballard late in January, officials say. Those arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed on Monday, March 18:  Steven Metts, 18, of Southeast DC; Jovontae Wallace, 19, of District Heights, Maryland; Keondre Carroll, 21, of Southeast DC. Their arrests come following the department's investigation into Ballard'…

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Police & Fire
Four Homes Later: Failed Arlington Burglar Captured, Cops Say Four Homes Later: Failed Arlington Burglar Captured, Cops Say
Four Homes Later: Failed Arlington Burglar Captured, Cops Say If at first you don't succeed... Maybe don't "try, try again" if you're an allegedly failed burglar. Arlington resident Deonte Bell, 38, went to the well one too many times and was placed behind bars following a string of botched burglaries in the same neighborhood, police say. Officers from the Arlington County Police Department were called shortly before 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 17 to investigate a reported burglary in progress when a woman heard loud banging and spotted Bell attempting to get inside by kicking a door. The suspect then left the scene, and while officers were investigat…

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Teen Being Tried As Adult For DC Carjacking Let Go Despite Government's Objection: Feds Teen Being Tried As Adult For DC Carjacking Let Go Despite Government's Objection: Feds
Teen Being Tried As Adult For DC Carjacking Let Go Despite Government's Objection: Feds A teen carjacker who recently turned 18 is facing federal charges after being indicted by a Superior Court grand jury for an incident last summer, authorities announced. District resident Alvin Halmon-Daniels, now 18, was charged as an adult for armed carjacking and other offenses in connection to the June 2023 carjacking of a woman's vehicle in Northeast DC.  He was 17 at the time. According to court documents, at approximately 11:20 am on June 16 last year, an unidentified co-conspirator drove his car in front of the woman's sedan in the 200 block of 13th Street NE.  It i…

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Police & Fire
Dog Reunited With Owner After Being Rescued From DC Apartment Fire (VIDEO) Dog Reunited With Owner After Being Rescued From DC Apartment Fire (VIDEO)
Dog Reunited With Owner After Being Rescued From DC Apartment Fire (Video) No injuries were reported, but a dog needed to be rescued from the fifth floor of a Northwest DC apartment complex on Monday afternoon.  DC Fire and EMS personnel were called around 3:30 p.m. on March 18 to the 2100 block of North Hampshire Avenue NW, where there was a reported fire on a fifth floor balcony. Update Box Alarm 2100 block N. Hampshire Ave MW. Fire appears confined to 5th floor balcony and has been knocked down. Checking for any interior extension. #DCsBravest pic.twitter.com/yJB0hC58Td — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) March 18, 2024 Firefighters were able to quickly kn…

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Schools
School Staffer Allowed Students To Fight Inside Maryland Middle School Classroom, Sheriff Says School Staffer Allowed Students To Fight Inside Maryland Middle School Classroom, Sheriff Says
School Staffer Allowed Students To Fight Inside Maryland Middle School Classroom, Sheriff Says A disturbing video is reportedly making the rounds after a school staffer at a Charles County middle school allowed two students to fight inside a classroom at Davis Middle School. The sheriff's office said that over the weekend, school administrators were made aware of a recording of a fight that appears to show the staffer allowing two students to fight in front of their classmates, who moved desks to create a ring for the two to brawl. They were eventually broken up by other students, not the staffer. According to the Charles County Sheriff's Office, over the weekend, officers beca…

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Suspect Wearing Construction Outfit At Large After Bank Robbery In Northwest DC: MPD (UPDATED) Suspect Wearing Construction Outfit At Large After Bank Robbery In Northwest DC: MPD (UPDATED)
Suspect Wearing Construction Outfit At Large After Bank Robbery In Northwest DC: MPD (Updated) New video has been released by the Metropolitan Police Department as they continue their efforts to track down a wanted bank robber who was caught on camera sporting a construction outfit in Northwest DC. Detectives are seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to identify and locate the masked man who is wanted for targeting a bank in the 1700 block of K Street NW last month. The Metropolitan Police Department seeks the public's assistance in identifying a person of interest in reference to a Bank Robbery incident which occurred in the 1700 block of 17th Street, NW, on Tuesday, …

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Lifestyle
Lucky License Plate Lands Superstitious Maryland Man $50K Lottery Windfall Lucky License Plate Lands Superstitious Maryland Man $50K Lottery Windfall
Lucky License Plate Lands Superstitious Maryland Man $50K Lottery Windfall A superstitious man has claimed his largest Lottery prize after decades of playing after he fortuitously lost his keys outside of a Maryland gas station. "Big Mike" collected a $50,000 "Pick 5" prize after the lucky Lottery player lost his keys, retraced his steps, and found them in front of his truck, prompting him to pick up the golden ticket. The Waldorf man said that he believed the incident to not be an inconvenience, but instead as a sign that he should play his license plate number, so he placed a $1 straight bet on the numbers, went home and didn't check to see if he was a winner un…

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Police & Fire
Charred Dogs Found In Burn Pile Outside Maryland Property, Sheriff Says Charred Dogs Found In Burn Pile Outside Maryland Property, Sheriff Says
Charred Dogs Found In Burn Pile Outside Maryland Property, Sheriff Says Two teens are facing charges after investigators in Maryland made a grisly pile of charred dogs that were allegedly abused, officials say. Paul Thomas Baylor III, 19, and Justin Uzonna Anabaraonye, 18, were both arrested following a probe by the Allegany County Sheriff's Office into dogs that were found "in what appeared to be a burn pile," authorities announced.  Last week, the sheriff's office was contacted by Allegany County Animal Control regarding an animal cruelty complaint, and after being shown photos of the charred remains of domestic dogs, an investigation was launched. …

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Police & Fire
House Fire Leaves Eight Displaced In Maryland House Fire Leaves Eight Displaced In Maryland
House Fire Leaves Eight Displaced In Maryland Eight people are displaced in Carroll County after an early morning fire broke out in their Westminster home, officials say. The American Red Cross has been called in to assist a family following a fast-moving blaze that was reported shortly before 5 a.m. on Green Street on Monday, March 18.  Posted by Carroll Fire News, Maryland on Monday, March 18, 2024 The fire - which was reported by the occupants of the home and neighbors - started on the front porch, investigators said, though the cause remains under investigation. A crew of 45 firefighters from the Westminster Volunteer…

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Police & Fire
Police ID Two Men Killed In Mass Northwest DC Shooting Police ID Two Men Killed In Mass Northwest DC Shooting
Police ID Two Men Killed In Mass Northwest DC Shooting The Metropolitan Police Department has identified the two men who were killed in a mass shooting in Northwest DC that sent five others to the hospital. Southeast resident Anthony Brown, and Baltimore resident Jay Lucks, both 32, were among the seven shot on Sunday morning during an incident that remains under investigation a day later. At approximately 3 a.m. on March 17, gunshots rang out in the 700 block of P Street NW near 7th Street, leaving seven people with injuries, according to a spokesperson for the agency. Both Lucks and Brown were pronounced dead at the scene. All of the victim…

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