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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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Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found Under Maryland Bridge; Elected Officials Speak Out Top officials in Montgomery County are decrying the latest instance of hate speech that was spray-painted under a bridge in North Bethesda. Police have launched an investigation after a swastika and message of hate was found under a bridge of Josiah Henson Parkway, prompting elected officials to immediately speak out to condemn the action. In photos shared online, the words "Club Aryan Excellent" were drawn next to a swastika. Sensitive content warning:We are deeply disturbed by the racist and antisemitic message found under a bridge of Josiah Henson Parkway in North Bethesda, MD. Our …

by Zak Failla

08/28/2023

Police & Fire

Two From DC Busted With 'Ghost' Guns During Stop In Southern Maryland: State Police An erratic driver landed himself and a passenger in hot water with the law after being busted with illegal handguns. Anthony Jerome Hill, 43, and Anayah Ann Battle, 40, both of Washington, DC, are being held at the Calvert County Detention Center in Maryland after being busted with the weapons during what could have been a routine traffic stop, authorities announced. Maryland State Police troopers recovered two loaded handguns during a stop shortly after midnight on Sunday morning when they spotted a Chrysler being driven by Hill erratically near the area of Route 4 and Lancaster Drive in …

by Zak Failla

08/28/2023

Police & Fire

Shooter Admits To Wildly Firing, Killing Innocent 62-Year-Old Bystander After DC Robbery: Feds The man accused of shooting and killing an innocent bystander in Northwest DC has copped to his crime, federal authorities announced. Lasanta McGill, 62, was shot and killed when an argument inside a Northwest DC market spilled out into the street and shots were fired, according to police. Federal prosecutors announced on Monday, Aug. 28 that Southeast DC resident Demarcus Barnett has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed in connection to the fatal shooting. As part of his guilty plea, Barnett admitted that after being robbed by two people, he chased after them and fire…

by Zak Failla

08/28/2023

News

Police ID 16-Year-Old Maryland Girl Stabbed To Death In NW DC; Teen Suspect In Custody A community is in mourning after a 16-year-old girl from Southern Maryland was killed by another teen in Washington early on Sunday morning one day before she was set to return to school. Waldorf resident Naima Liggon has been identified by the Metropolitan Police as the teen who was killed by another 16-year-old on Sunday, Aug. 27. Police say that at approximately 2:10 a.m. on Sunday, detectives were called to the 1900 block of 14th Street NW to investigate reports of a girl who had been repeatedly stabbed outside an area business. Liggon was taken to an area hospital in a private vehicle…

by Zak Failla

08/28/2023

Police & Fire

Top Cop In Maryland Back In Office After Self-Imposed Exile For Machine Gun Purchasing Scheme Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins is back in office after a self-imposed 19-week exile, the top cop announced on Monday. Jenkins, 66, temporarily stepped down in April after he was implicated in a machine gun purchasing scheme, which he has steadfastly denied since the accusations were made involving Machine Gun Nest owner Justin Krop. Related story - Frederick County Sheriff Surprised After Being Hit With DOJ Indictment; Will Stay In Office Initially, Jenkins had planned to remain active in office as the legal proceedings played out, but on Wednesday, April 12, after his arraignme…

by Zak Failla

08/28/2023

Police & Fire

Suspect Apprehended Weeks After Killing Of Beloved 21-Year-Old Maryland Man Justice may be served for the family of a beloved 21-year-old who was shot and killed last month in Prince George's County. Lanham resident Yair Medina, 20, has been charged with the murder of Cameron Smith in Laurel weeks after he was gunned down in Laurel, police announced on Monday afternoon. At approximately 1:10 a.m. on Friday, July 21, officers responded to the 13300 block of Edinburgh Lane in Laurel, where they found Smith suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead by first responders at the scene. Tipsters were able to provide Prince George's County Crime Solvers wit…

by Zak Failla

08/28/2023

Police & Fire

Several Homes, Buildings Damaged By Two-Alarm Maryland Fire (Video) A two-alarm fire in Baltimore City left several buildings and homes with damage on Monday morning. Crews were called at around 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 28 to the 500 block of East 26th Street near Greenmount Avenue in the Harwood neighborhood, officials said. BCGD units on the scene in the 500 block of E. 26th Street battling a second alarm of fire involving three... Posted by Baltimore City Fire Department on Monday, August 28, 2023 When they arrived at the scene, firefighters were met by “very heavy fire conditions” coming out the back of the residence, which quickly spread to nearby…

by Zak Failla

08/28/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Killed, Man Hospitalized In Double Maryland Shooting, Police Say Police have identified the 22-year-old Baltimore woman who was killed in a double shooting in Prince George's County over the weekend. Amarnae Smith was shot and killed on Saturday night by an unknown assailant who remains at large as of Monday, Aug. 28. Officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 14700 block of Willoughby Road in Upper Marlboro to investigate a reported shooting. FATAL SHOOTING: At approx. 10:00 pm officers responded to the 14700 blk of Willoughby Dr for a shooting. On scene, they discovered an adult female and adult male outside suf…

by Zak Failla

08/28/2023

Police & Fire

Applebee's Employees Threatened By Stun Gun-Wielding Woman, Teen In MD, Police Say Some patrons at an Anne Arundel County Applebee's were treated to dinner and a show on Sunday when a woman and teen threatened to "shoot the place up," police say. Officers were called to the restaurant on Brandermill Boulevard in Gambrills to investigate reports that a juvenile had physically assaulted an employee during an altercation. The incident was called in at approximately 9:15 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 27. Things then escalated, according to investigators, and as the 13-year-old was attacking the employee, Megan Lynn Miller, 33, of Curtis Bay, who was with her, took out a stun gu…

by Zak Failla

08/28/2023

Police & Fire

Here's What We Know About Maryland Fire That Killed Beloved Couple The Frederick County Sheriff's Office has identified the two residents who died in an early morning Adamstown house fire on Sunday morning. Thomas Wiles, 74, and Joy Wiles, 75, were killed when a fire broke out shortly after 2 a.m. on Sunday to the 6800 block of Stonewall Court in Adamstown, after being trapped in the upper floor of the home, officials confirmed. Crews jumped into action and retrieved two from the house who were taken to the hospital by paramedics in cardiac arrest and later were pronounced dead. A third person staying in a basement apartment in the home escaped unharmed. …

by Zak Failla

08/28/2023

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