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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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Two Families Displaced By Tricky Two-Alarm Townhouse Fire In Montgomery County Amid Heatwave Two Families Displaced By Tricky Two-Alarm Townhouse Fire In Montgomery County Amid Heatwave
Two Families Displaced By Tricky Two-Alarm Townhouse Fire In Montgomery County Amid Heatwave An already sweltering day in Montgomery County got a little hotter on Tuesday afternoon for firefighters battling a two-alarm blaze that broke out in a Burtonsville townhouse. Two families were displaced on June 18 when a fast-moving fire tore through the building, as temperatures hit and topped 90 degrees, officials say. #BURTONSVILLE * WORKING HOUSE FIRE - TWO ALARM * 3514 CHILDRESS TER * PE715, HCE111, PE724, PE712, PE841, AT715, AT724, RS715, A715, BC701, BC704, SA700, EMS704, DC700RAPID INTERVENTION DISPATCH * T716, AT810, HCM115SECOND ALARM * E831P, PE716, RE849, E719, T725, AT719,…

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Man Admits To Role In Owings Shooting Incident Over Stolen Medication Debt: State's Attorney Man Admits To Role In Owings Shooting Incident Over Stolen Medication Debt: State's Attorney
Man Admits To Role In Owings Shooting Incident Over Stolen Medication Debt: State's Attorney A Calvert County man implicated to a shooting at an area home during a dispute over allegedly stolen medication copped to the crime and will face decades in prison. Chesapeake Bach resident Stephen Louis Betz pleaded guilty this week to first-degree assault and reckless endangerment stemming from an incident that was reported in Owings last fall, authorities announced on Tuesday. On Sept. 10, 2023, Betz and two other unidentified men broke into the home and confronted them about alleged stolen medication. An argument broke out, and one of the men pulled out a weapon. The dispute then …

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Woodbridge Man Bit, Struck, Kicked Woman During Domestic Dispute In Dumfries, Police Say Woodbridge Man Bit, Struck, Kicked Woman During Domestic Dispute In Dumfries, Police Say
Woodbridge Man Bit, Struck, Kicked Woman During Domestic Dispute In Dumfries, Police Say A 54-year-old man who struck, kicked, and bit a woman during a violent assault earlier this week inside a Prince William County home is wanted as police continue to investigate the incident. Woodbridge resident Michael Nelson is at large following a domestic dispute in Dumfries over the weekend, where he allegedly assaulted a 34-year-old woman, officials say. According to the Prince William County Police Department, at approximately 10:45 p.m., on Saturday, June 15, there was a verbal altercation in the 3000 block of Antrim Circle in Dumfries, that rapidly escalated. Investigators say that…

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DNA Evidence Helps Police Close 23-Year-Old Murder Mystery In Montgomery County DNA Evidence Helps Police Close 23-Year-Old Murder Mystery In Montgomery County
DNA Evidence Helps Police Close 23-Year-Old Murder Mystery In Montgomery County More than two decades after Leslie Preer was found murdered inside her home after failing to show up for work, police in Montgomery County say they have arrested a man in connection to the 2001 cold case. DNA evidence has linked Eugene Teodor Gilgor as a possible suspect in the murder, police say, and on Tuesday, he was arrested by the US Marshals Task Force in Washington, DC.  Early in the morning on May 2, 2001, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to the 4800 block of Drummond Avenue in Chevy Chase, where they found Preer's body, and her death was lat…

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Children, Adult Suffer Traumatic Injuries In T-Bone Rockville Crash, Officials Say Children, Adult Suffer Traumatic Injuries In T-Bone Rockville Crash, Officials Say
Children, Adult Suffer Traumatic Injuries In T-Bone Rockville Crash, Officials Say Two children were among the victims to suffer traumatic injuries in a Montgomery County T-Bone crash on Monday afternoon, according to officials. Montgomery County Fire and EMS personnel were called to the intersection of Watkins Pond Boulevard and Frederick Road in Rockville at around 6:30 p.m. on June 17, where there was a reported crash involving two vehicles. Upon arrival, a spokesperson for the agency said that crews found one person initially trapped, and leaving several lanes blocked in the area. According to officials, two adult, and two minors were injured and taken to area hospit…

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Fast-Acting Firefighters Extinguish Deck Fire Before Extending To Leonardtown Home Fast-Acting Firefighters Extinguish Deck Fire Before Extending To Leonardtown Home
Fast-Acting Firefighters Extinguish Deck Fire Before Extending To Leonardtown Home A family in St. Mary's County received a stark wakeup call on Tuesday morning when they were stirred by the sounds of their smoke detector when a deck fire broke out. Dozens of firefighters from the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department were called shortly after 4 a.m. on June 18 to the 23600 block of North Montague Drive, when the homeowners were woken up and found a fire outside their residence. According to the Maryland Fire Marshal, the fire broke out on the back deck of the home, though a team of firefighters were able to contain the fire to the outside and were able to knock down t…

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Wanted Man Flees On Foot, Driver Busted After Pursuit Into Fredericksburg: Stafford Sheriff Wanted Man Flees On Foot, Driver Busted After Pursuit Into Fredericksburg: Stafford Sheriff
Wanted Man Flees On Foot, Driver Busted After Pursuit Into Fredericksburg: Stafford Sheriff One person was arrested and a second wanted man managed to flee following a police pursuit in Stafford County that ended in Fredericksburg earlier this week. Stafford resident Cash Phelix, 18, took deputies on a wild ride on Sunday night as they sought 19-year-old Tylor Asbury, who was wanted for felony eluding in King George County, officials say. According to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, at approximately 8:40 p.m. on June 16, deputies were attempting to locate Asbury on Little Falls Road, when they spotted a truck leaving a home that ran a stop sign. Believin…

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Wanted Suspect Caught With $1M Worth Of Stolen Equipment On Oxon Hill Property, Police Say Wanted Suspect Caught With $1M Worth Of Stolen Equipment On Oxon Hill Property, Police Say
Wanted Suspect Caught With $1M Worth Of Stolen Equipment On Oxon Hill Property, Police Say Upwards of a million dollars worth of stolen construction equipment was recovered by members of the Prince George's County Police Department, which arrested a 38-year-old suspect, officials say. Brandyn Green has been apprehended after being caught with an estimated $1 million on his property in Oxon Hill, and now investigators are attempting to find their proper owners. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, late last week, a warrant was executed at a property in the 4400 block of Wheeler Road following an extensive investigation into the thefts of construction equ…

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Suspect In Custody After Calling 911 Following Fatal Shooting In Cecil County: State Police Suspect In Custody After Calling 911 Following Fatal Shooting In Cecil County: State Police
Suspect In Custody After Calling 911 Following Fatal Shooting In Cecil County: State Police A 56-year-old man was killed by a shooter who called 911 following an incident in Cecil County, state police say. Elkton resident Christopher Cimorose has been identified as the person who was killed following an incident that was reported in the unit block of Locust Point Road overnight. Troopers were called shortly before 9:30 p.m. on June 17 to investigate a shooting, when the suspect called 911 to report the incident. Cimorose was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Investigators say that the victim was struck by multiple gunshot wounds and he was found outside of a…

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Two Electrocuted At Roadside Work Site In Montgomery County, Officials Say Two Electrocuted At Roadside Work Site In Montgomery County, Officials Say
Two Electrocuted At Roadside Work Site In Montgomery County, Officials Say Two people were hospitalized in Montgomery County following an apparent electrocution incident in North Potomac, officials say. At approximately 1:30 p.m. on June 17, paramedics were called to a construction scene in the area of Darnestown Road and Great Seneca Highway, where there were reports of a possible electrocution involving workers at a job site. The scene of the incident in Montgomery County. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Montgomery County Fire and EMS personnel were called to the scene, where they evaluated and treated two people, both of whom suffered electrical shock - one with burn…

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