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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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Police & Fire
Suspicious Vehicle Investigation Leads To Drug, Weapon Charges For Maryland Men: Sheriff Suspicious Vehicle Investigation Leads To Drug, Weapon Charges For Maryland Men: Sheriff
Suspicious Vehicle Investigation Leads To Drug, Weapon Charges For Maryland Men: Sheriff Two men are facing drug and weapon charges in Maryland after being busted during an investigation into a suspicious vehicle parked outside a Charles County convenience store. On Monday, Oct. 31, a spokesperson for the Charles County Sheriff’s Office announced that Joshua Mykele Claiborne, 21, and Timothy Green, 33, both of Waldorf are facing charges following an incident last week. Shortly after 7 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, officers were investigating a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of a store in the 2400 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf when they spotted a handgun on the driver’s…

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Obituaries
Union Mourns On-Duty Death Of Firefighter Who Suffered Medical Emergency In Maryland Union Mourns On-Duty Death Of Firefighter Who Suffered Medical Emergency In Maryland
Union Mourns On-Duty Death Of Firefighter Who Suffered Medical Emergency In Maryland A paramedic and firefighter in Baltimore who suffered a medical emergency while on the job last month died over the weekend, officials announced. Juan Wilson, 34, an 11-year veteran of the Baltimore City Fire Department died on Sunday, Oct. 30 after he suffered an undisclosed medical emergency at approximately 10 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19 while tending to a patient. According to the Baltimore Firefighters Union, on the day of the incident, firefighters immediately began to take care of the initial patient, as well as Wilson, who was transported to the University of Maryland Medical Center i…

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News
Former Capitol Police Officer Found Guilty Of Assisting With Jan. 6 Capitol Rioter In DC Former Capitol Police Officer Found Guilty Of Assisting With Jan. 6 Capitol Rioter In DC
Former Capitol Police Officer Found Guilty Of Assisting With Jan. 6 Capitol Rioter In DC A former US Capitol Police officer has been convicted for communicating with a rioter during the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington, DC, federal officials announced. Michael Riley, 51, was found guilty of obstruction following a trial, though a jury was unable to reach a verdict on a second count, which ended in a mistrial, according to officials. Riley, a 25-year police veteran, was at work with a K-9 unit on Jan. 6, 2021, on the day of the riot. Although he was not on duty inside the Capitol Building itself during the attack, officials say he was aware of what was taking place when he re…

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Schools
DWI Bus Driver Slapped With 18 Safety Violations In Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Crash DWI Bus Driver Slapped With 18 Safety Violations In Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Crash
DWI Bus Driver Slapped With 18 Safety Violations In Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Crash What started off as a fun holiday outing for a group of students in Virginia led to a host of charges for their bus driver, who is in hot trouble with the law for allegedly driving drunk and crashing on the way back from a pumpkin patch, police say. Maryland resident Troy Reynolds, 48, was charged with driving while intoxicated and nine counts of gross, wanton, or reckless care for a child after crashing a school bus carrying 44 children and four adults back to Murch Elementary School in Washington, DC following a field trip to Cox Farms in Centreville. Original Story: DC Students' Fi…

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Maryland Woman To Spend Years In Prison For Stealing $1M In Disability Benefits: DOJ Maryland Woman To Spend Years In Prison For Stealing $1M In Disability Benefits: DOJ
Maryland Woman To Spend Years In Prison For Stealing $1M In Disability Benefits: DOJ Federal officials announced that a Southern Maryland woman will spend more than two years in prison for stealing more than $1 million in disability cash from the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Lexington Park resident Angela Marie Farr, 36, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release after admitting to her role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain disability benefits from the VA and Social Security Administration. Additionally, a judge ordered Farr to pay nearly $1.5 million in fines and restitution for the government’s losses. According to …

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Schools
Two Teens Busted Sharing Gun On School Grounds In Virginia, Police Say Two Teens Busted Sharing Gun On School Grounds In Virginia, Police Say
Two Teens Busted Sharing Gun On School Grounds In Virginia, Police Say Two teens are facing charges after being busted with firearms on school grounds in Virginia, officials announced. On Friday, Oct. 28, a School Resource Officer at Unity Reed High School on Rixlew Lane in Manassas determined that two minors were in possession of a weapon on school grounds at different times. A spokesperson for the Prince William County Police Department said that the initial investigation found that in the afternoon of Wednesday, Oct. 26, a firearm was exchanged between two 14-year-old boys while on campus. School security was notified, according to police, and the firearm …

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Police & Fire
Children Found Wandering Outside Maryland Apartment Lead To Child Neglect Charge For Woman: PD Children Found Wandering Outside Maryland Apartment Lead To Child Neglect Charge For Woman: PD
Children Found Wandering Outside Maryland Apartment Lead To Child Neglect Charge For Woman: PD Authorities say that a woman allegedly neglected children after they were found outside of their Maryland home unsupervised and left "without proper clothing.” In Prince William County, Mercadas Allissa Gonzalez, 22, of Manassas was charged with two counts of child neglect by police following an investigation into two wandering children who were found near their home, according to officials on Friday, Oct. 28. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called shortly before 10:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18, to the Coverstone 4 Apartments in the 7600 block of Cass Place in…

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Politics
Vice President Kamala Harris To Campaign For Wes Moore In Maryland As Election Approaches Vice President Kamala Harris To Campaign For Wes Moore In Maryland As Election Approaches
Vice President Kamala Harris To Campaign For Wes Moore In Maryland As Election Approaches Some of the nation's top Democrats keep coming forward in support of Maryland gubernatorial hopeful Wes Moore. Fresh on the heels of former President Barack Obama’s endorsement of Moore’s run, current Vice President Kamala Harris will be back in Baltimore this weekend at a grassroots event to support his candidacy. The event is scheduled to run from 9:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Cahill Recreation Center on Clifton Avenue. I’m excited to invite you to join our democratic ticket, @KamalaHarris, and me in Baltimore on Saturday to get out the vote!This is our time. If …

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Police & Fire
Murder Suspect Apprehended Days After Man Is Found Shot To Death In Maryland: Sheriff Murder Suspect Apprehended Days After Man Is Found Shot To Death In Maryland: Sheriff
Murder Suspect Apprehended Days After Man Is Found Shot To Death In Maryland: Sheriff Authorities say that a wanted suspect is in custody after a 60-year-old man was found gunned down overnight in Charles County in what appears to be a premeditated incident, the sheriff’s office announced. Mehki Joseph Smith, 23, of Waldorf, was identified as a suspect and apprehended on a murder charge for his alleged role in the fatal shooting of 60-year-old Michael Anthony Dodson, Sr. this week, a spokesperson for the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, Oct. 28. Dodson, a Waldorf resident, was identified as the victim who was found shot and killed at approximately 7:…

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Two Men Charged In Two Days On Gun Offenses In Maryland: State Police Two Men Charged In Two Days On Gun Offenses In Maryland: State Police
Two Men Charged In Two Days On Gun Offenses In Maryland: State Police Maryland State Police troopers arrested two men on gun charges following a pair of separate traffic stops in Montgomery County this week, officials announced on Friday, Oct. 28. First, Robel Habtu, 20, of Silver Spring, was stopped at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, by troopers from the Rockville Barrack on Piney Branch Road near Ray Drive for illegally tinted windows. While conducting that stop, troopers say that they suspected illegal drugs inside Habtu’s vehicle, and a search of his vehicle led to the seizure of a handgun that was reported stolen in South Carolina. Habtu …

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