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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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Canadian National Charged In DC After Chatting With Undercover Agent Posing As Pedophile: Feds Canadian National Charged In DC After Chatting With Undercover Agent Posing As Pedophile: Feds
Canadian National Charged In DC After Chatting With Undercover Agent Posing As Pedophile: Feds A 31-year-old Canadian national was arrested in his Washington DC home this week and faces child pornography charges following an FBI investigation monitoring predators online, federal authorities announced. Matthew Norman Ballek, of Saskatchewan, was taken into custody on Wednesday afternoon following an indictment that charged him with the distribution of child pornography after he distributed video files of men engaging in sexually explicit conduct with minors. According to the indictment, on Jan. 23, a member of the Metropolitan Police Department's Child Exploitation Task Force was moni…

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Man Who Terrorized Taxi Drivers During Short-Lived Robbery Spree In Maryland Sentenced Man Who Terrorized Taxi Drivers During Short-Lived Robbery Spree In Maryland Sentenced
Man Who Terrorized Taxi Drivers During Short-Lived Robbery Spree In Maryland Sentenced The man who targeted and terrorized taxi and rideshare drivers in Maryland on multiple occasions will have plenty of time to reconsider his actions behind bars. Omar Hernandez, 21, of Hyattsville, pleaded guilty this week to robbing a taxi or rideshare driver in three separate incidents, and has been sentenced to 35 years in prison with all but 10 years suspended, according to the Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office. The robberies were reported between Dec. 12, 2022, and Jan. 3, 2023, in the Hyattsville area.  In the first incident, prosecutors say that the driver picked …

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Police & Fire
Midday Shooting Victim Dies Months After Being Hospitalized In Maryland, Police Say Midday Shooting Victim Dies Months After Being Hospitalized In Maryland, Police Say
Midday Shooting Victim Dies Months After Being Hospitalized In Maryland, Police Say A 26-year-old man has died after being shot in Prince George's County late last year, officials announced. Bowie resident Yohans Raynor was pronounced dead at an area hospital following the midday December 2023 shooting in Capitol Heights, now the police are attempting to track down his shooter. On Dec. 22, 2023, officers were called to the 300 block of Possum Court at approximately 2:30 p.m. to investigate a report of shots fired in the area.  Upon arrival, they found Raynor inside of a vehicle suffering rom a gunshot wound. He was rushed to an area hospital with life-threatening inj…

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Man Who Fired Shots At Sheriff's Deputy During Chase Convicted Of Attempted Murder: Prosecutors Man Who Fired Shots At Sheriff's Deputy During Chase Convicted Of Attempted Murder: Prosecutors
Man Who Fired Shots At Sheriff's Deputy During Chase Convicted Of Attempted Murder: Prosecutors The man who took officers on a high-speed chase before firing at sheriff's deputies while fleeing on foot and shooting at them has been convicted of attempted murder and other offenses in Maryland, authorities announced on Thursday. Lookman-Khalil Abolajo Bello was convicted following a six-day bench trial on a host of charges for the March 2022 incident that ended with him being shot by deputies returning fire in Frederick County.  According to prosecutors, at approximately 2:45 a.m. on March 18, 2022, Frederick County Sheriff Deputy First Class Christian Lucente attempted to stop Bel…

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Cecil County Man Arrested For Hit-Run On Hatem Bridge In Maryland: MDTA Police Cecil County Man Arrested For Hit-Run On Hatem Bridge In Maryland: MDTA Police
Cecil County Man Arrested For Hit-Run On Hatem Bridge In Maryland: Mdta Police It didn't take long for police to track down a hit-and-run driver from Cecil County who was wanted after striking a bicyclist who was riding on the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge in Harford County late on Sunday afternoon. Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police Officers have arrested 53-year-old Elkton man David Adams after allegedly hitting a cyclist in the westbound lanes of the Havre de Grace bridge. The strike was reported shortly before 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 4.  According to officials, officers found the bicyclist - whose name has not been released, pending the in…

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Police ID 68-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed By Driver In Maryland Police ID 68-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed By Driver In Maryland
Police ID 68-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed By Driver In Maryland New details have been released after a 68-year-old pedestrian was killed while walking along a roadway in Prince George's County. Police have identified Gary, Indiana resident Jeff Jordan as the person who was struck and died from his injuries after being struck by a driver earlier this week in Bladensburg. At around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 6, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the area of Landover Road and 55th Avenue, where they found Jordan suffering from traumatic injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene. According to investigators, the d…

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Wegmans Tractor-Trailer Fire Leads To Temporary Lane Closures In Maryland Wegmans Tractor-Trailer Fire Leads To Temporary Lane Closures In Maryland
Wegmans Tractor-Trailer Fire Leads To Temporary Lane Closures In Maryland The shelves at a Maryland Wegmans location may be a bit bare after a tractor-trailer carrying a delivery was destroyed by an early morning fire in Montgomery County. At approximately 5:15 a.m. on Thursday morning, first responders were called to a vehicle fire on Observation Drive near Ridge Road, where a truck heading to the grocery giant went up in flames. ICYMI - ~515a @mcfrs dispatched for vehicle fire on Observation Dr near Rt 27 (Ridge Rd), fire involved fully loaded tractor trailer headed to nearby Wegmans Market, total loss, no injuries, cleanup continuing likely to afternoon, po…

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Falling Tree Sets Off Series Of Events Leading To Fatal Crash In Maryland, Sheriff Says Falling Tree Sets Off Series Of Events Leading To Fatal Crash In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Falling Tree Sets Off Series Of Events Leading To Fatal Crash In Maryland, Sheriff Says One person was killed and a second suffered critical injuries after striking a falling tree in Calvert County, according to the sheriff's office. Gerald Robertson, 59, has been identified as the person involved in the fatal crash that was set off by a tree that landed on a Range Rover that was traveling through Chesapeake Beach on Wednesday night. Shortly before 7 p.m. on Feb. 7, members of the Calvert County Sheriff's Office were called to the intersection of Route 261 (Bayside Road) and 13th Street in Chesapeake Beach to investigate a reported crash that left two with serious injuries. A…

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Mother Accused Of Murdering 21-Year-Old Son During Dispute In Maryland Home, Police Say Mother Accused Of Murdering 21-Year-Old Son During Dispute In Maryland Home, Police Say
Mother Accused Of Murdering 21-Year-Old Son During Dispute In Maryland Home, Police Say A woman in Prince George's County has been charged in connection to the fatal stabbing of her 21-year-old son in Lanham last month, authorities announced. Querida Rivera, 42, has been accused of killing Cristos Miguel Johnson inside their Lanham home late last month during what police say was a domestic dispute. Cristo Johnson Prince George's County Police At approximately 7:15 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, officers from the Prince George's Police Department were called to the 8000 block of Greenfield Drive to investigate a reported stabbing.  Upon arrival, they found Johnso…

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Police ID 70-Year-Old Man Killed By Mack Truck Crossing Baltimore Street Police ID 70-Year-Old Man Killed By Mack Truck Crossing Baltimore Street
Police ID 70-Year-Old Man Killed By Mack Truck Crossing Baltimore Street A 70-year-old man was struck and killed by a Mack truck this week in Baltimore County, police say. The Baltimore County Police Department identified local resident Burlon Austin, Jr., as the person who was killed in a fatal crash in Randallstown early on Monday morning. According to police, the incident was reported at around 5 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 5, on Liberty Road, not far from Brenbrook Drive. Police say that Austin was attempting to cross the street when he was struck by a 2010 Mack 600 truck that was traveling through the area. Austin was rushed to an area hospital, where he was lat…

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