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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Annapolis, MD
Breaking News
Maryland Voters Approve Question 3, Clearing Way For Congressional Redistricting Maryland Voters Approve Question 3, Clearing Way For Congressional Redistricting Maryland Voters Approve Question 3, Clearing Way For Congressional Redistricting
Maryland Voters Approve Question 3, Clearing Way For Congressional Redistricting Maryland voters have cleared the way for lawmakers to redraw the state's congressional districts. Question 3 passed on Tuesday, Nov. 3, following a contentious campaign that drew an endorsement from former President Barack Obama and faced legal challenges before reaching voters. The Associated Press called the race at 9:33 p.m. With an estimated 62 percent of votes counted, the amendment received 848,362 votes in favor, or 60 percent, compared to 566,324 votes against, or 40 percent, according to preliminary election results. The measure removes constitutional requirements that congressio…

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by Zak Failla
Annapolis, MD
Breaking News
Wes Moore Wins Second Term As Maryland Governor, Defeating Dan Cox In 2022 Rematch Wes Moore Wins Second Term As Maryland Governor, Defeating Dan Cox In 2022 Rematch Wes Moore Wins Second Term As Maryland Governor, Defeating Dan Cox In 2022 Rematch
Wes Moore Wins Second Term As Maryland Governor, Defeating Dan Cox In 2022 Rematch Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is headed back to Annapolis for another four years. Moore, 48, was re-elected on Tuesday, Nov. 3, defeating Republican Dan Cox in a rematch of their 2022 gubernatorial race, according to multiple reports. Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller was also re-elected alongside Moore, securing a second term for the Democratic administration. The victory marks another statewide win for Moore, who made history in 2022 when he became Maryland's first Black governor. Moore defeated Cox, a former state delegate, in their first matchup four years ago before the two faced off again in this yea…

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Alexandria, VA
Breaking News
Six More Years: Virginia Sen. Mark Warner Wins Fourth Term In Washington Six More Years: Virginia Sen. Mark Warner Wins Fourth Term In Washington Six More Years: Virginia Sen. Mark Warner Wins Fourth Term In Washington
Six More Years: Virginia Sen. Mark Warner Wins Fourth Term In Washington Virginia voters are sending a familiar face back to Washington for another six years. Democratic US Sen. Mark Warner secured a fourth term on Tuesday, Nov. 3, defeating Republican challenger Bert Mizusawa in a race that was called almost as soon as polls closed across the Commonwealth. Officials declared Warner the winner at 7 p.m., making Virginia one of the first US Senate races called on Election Night. Warner, who has represented Virginia in the Senate since 2009, wasted little time celebrating his victory. He later announced it would be his last campaign. "Thank you, Virginia. It’s t…

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by Zak Failla
Silver Spring, MD
Breaking News
Silver Spring Spy Admits Passing Top Secret US Intelligence To Ethiopia: 'Please Send Drones' Silver Spring Spy Admits Passing Top Secret US Intelligence To Ethiopia: 'Please Send Drones' Silver Spring Spy Admits Passing Top Secret US Intelligence To Ethiopia: 'Please Send Drones'
Silver Spring Spy Admits Passing Top Secret US Intelligence To Ethiopia: 'Please Send Drones' He wasn't just stealing America's secrets. He was encouraging a foreign government to use them against its enemies. Abraham Teklu Lemma, 54, of Silver Spring, a former federal government contractor with access to top-secret intelligence, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Nov. 3, to conspiring to commit espionage on behalf of Ethiopia, according to federal prosecutors. For more than two years, Lemma used his access as an IT contractor for multiple federal agencies to secretly collect and pass highly classified US intelligence to senior Ethiopian government officials. The information included docum…

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Alexandria, VA
Breaking News
Alleged MS-13 Gang Member Had Two Ways To Escape ICE In Alexandria, Neither Worked: Feds Alleged MS-13 Gang Member Had Two Ways To Escape ICE In Alexandria, Neither Worked: Feds Alleged MS-13 Gang Member Had Two Ways To Escape ICE In Alexandria, Neither Worked: Feds
Alleged MS-13 Gang Member Had Two Ways To Escape ICE In Alexandria, Neither Worked: Feds He managed to get away from federal immigration officers in his vehicle, but when he tried his luck on foot, a suspected MS-13 gang member in Virginia didn't get very far. About 20 feet, to be exact. Walter Alexander Soto-Rodriguez was arrested in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County on Thursday, Oct. 29, following a pursuit that left several vehicles damaged and ended with him in federal custody, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The agency identified Soto-Rodriguez as a documented member of the MS-13 Gangsters Clique who had previously been ordered removed from …

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by Zak Failla
Alexandria, VA
Breaking News
Virginia Cop Dies By Suicide As State Police Move In With Search Warrants (DEVELOPING) Virginia Cop Dies By Suicide As State Police Move In With Search Warrants (DEVELOPING) Virginia Cop Dies By Suicide As State Police Move In With Search Warrants (DEVELOPING)
Virginia Cop Dies By Suicide As State Police Move In With Search Warrants (Developing) A Virginia police officer has died by suicide as state investigators attempted to execute search warrants following allegations of serious misconduct involving a member of the department, authorities announced. The Luray Police Department confirmed the death on Tuesday, Nov. 3, one day after officials learned of what Police Chief Lonnie Foster Jr. described as "serious allegations" involving an officer. According to Foster, the department became aware of the allegations on Monday, Nov. 2, and immediately turned the matter over to Virginia State Police for an independent investigation. The …

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by Zak Failla
Lexington Park, MD
Breaking News
Maryland Motorcyclist, 25, Dies Three Days After Early-Morning Crash With Minivan: Police Maryland Motorcyclist, 25, Dies Three Days After Early-Morning Crash With Minivan: Police Maryland Motorcyclist, 25, Dies Three Days After Early-Morning Crash With Minivan: Police
Maryland Motorcyclist, 25, Dies Three Days After Early-Morning Crash With Minivan: Police A 25-year-old Maryland motorcyclist has died three days after he was critically injured in an early-morning crash involving a minivan at a busy highway crossover, police announced. Dylan Luffman was riding a 2004 Suzuki GSX-R1000 motorcycle eastbound on Route 50 in Salisbury when he collided with a 2011 Honda Odyssey shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, according to the Salisbury Police Department. Investigators say the minivan was traveling southbound through the crossover from East Salisbury Parkway, attempting to merge onto southbound Route 13, when the two vehicles collided around …

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by Zak Failla
Hyattsville, MD
Breaking News
One Teen Girl Dead, Another Fighting For Her Life After Overnight Langley Park Shooting: Police One Teen Girl Dead, Another Fighting For Her Life After Overnight Langley Park Shooting: Police One Teen Girl Dead, Another Fighting For Her Life After Overnight Langley Park Shooting: Police
One Teen Girl Dead, Another Fighting For Her Life After Overnight Langley Park Shooting: Police One teenage girl is dead and another is fighting for her life following an early-morning shooting in Maryland that police do not believe was random. Officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 8100 block of 15th Avenue in Langley Park at approximately 1:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, where they found both girls suffering from gunshot wounds. One was pronounced dead at the scene. The second was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she remains in critical condition, according to investigators. Police have not released either girl's identity. The name of the girl …

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by Zak Failla
Wheaton-Glenmont, MD
Obituaries
Maryland Man Stabbed To Death In Wheaton Hours Before Birthday As Family Mourns: 'Sad As Hell' Maryland Man Stabbed To Death In Wheaton Hours Before Birthday As Family Mourns: 'Sad As Hell' Maryland Man Stabbed To Death In Wheaton Hours Before Birthday As Family Mourns: 'Sad As Hell'
Maryland Man Stabbed To Death In Wheaton Hours Before Birthday As Family Mourns: 'Sad As Hell' A Maryland man who should have been celebrating his birthday on Tuesday is instead being mourned by loved ones after he was stabbed to death just hours before his family's big day. Chris Schuler was found suffering from an apparent stab wound shortly after midnight on Monday, Nov. 2, when Montgomery County Police officers responded to the 11300 block of Elkin Street in Wheaton. Officers and first responders attempted lifesaving measures, but Schuler was pronounced dead at the scene. No arrests had been announced as of the department's latest update, and investigators had not released any in…

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by Zak Failla
College Park, MD
Breaking News
Maryland Man Found Shot Dead In Roadway ID'd As Police Investigate Killing Maryland Man Found Shot Dead In Roadway ID'd As Police Investigate Killing Maryland Man Found Shot Dead In Roadway ID'd As Police Investigate Killing
Maryland Man Found Shot Dead In Roadway ID'd As Police Investigate Killing A Maryland man found shot to death in the middle of a roadway last week has been identified by police as investigators continue searching for a suspect. Derrick Bowen, 55, of Forestville, was identified on Tuesday, Nov. 3, as the victim of a fatal shooting in Landover, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Officers were called to the 1700 block of Belle Haven Drive at approximately 5:15 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29, where they found Bowen lying in the roadway suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Bowen was one of three people killed in separ…

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