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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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Man Shot, Killed Over Tesla Kick In Virginia; McLean Teen Now Facing New Charges, Police Say Man Shot, Killed Over Tesla Kick In Virginia; McLean Teen Now Facing New Charges, Police Say
Man Shot, Killed Over Tesla Kick In Virginia; McLean Teen Now Facing New Charges, Police Say A Virginia man was gunned down for kicking a Tesla, and now an 18-year-old is facing even more charges, police say. Kianmehr Shirinipaziziba was originally charged with second-degree murder following a deadly incident that unfolded just before 9:40 p.m. on May 23 in the 300 block of Elden Street, according to the Herndon Police Department. According to NBC Washington, the fatal shooting happened after a 39-year-old man got out of his vehicle and began attacking the teen and his Tesla.  Now, he’s facing four additional felony charges, police announced on Thursday, May 29. In addition t…

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Politics
All Aboard The Trump Train? Florida Rep Says Rename DC Metro Or Lose $150M All Aboard The Trump Train? Florida Rep Says Rename DC Metro Or Lose $150M
All Aboard The Trump Train? Florida Rep Says Rename DC Metro Or Lose $150M A Florida congressman wants to slap “Trump Train” on DC’s subway system — and he’s threatening to cut off $150 million in federal funding unless it happens. On Thursday, May 29, Republican Rep. Greg Steube introduced the Make Autorail Great Again Act, a bill that would block all federal funds to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) unless it changes its name and rebrands the Metrorail. Under the proposal, WMATA would become the Washington Metropolitan Authority for Greater Access (WMAGA) and the Metrorail system would be renamed the “Trump Train.” This is not a joke. …

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Schools
Stabbing Outside Bowie High School Leaves One Hurt, One Jailed, Police Say Stabbing Outside Bowie High School Leaves One Hurt, One Jailed, Police Say
Stabbing Outside Bowie High School Leaves One Hurt, One Jailed, Police Say A 21-year-old man is facing attempted murder charges after a fight outside a Maryland high school ended in a stabbing, authorities said. Officers with the Bowie Police Department responded to a parking lot at Bowie High School just after 2:25 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, for a report of a large dispute involving multiple people outside the building. When police arrived, they found a victim suffering from non-life-threatening stab wounds, investigators said. The injured man was transported to a local hospital and was listed in stable condition. Officers quickly identified Jorge Zamudio Lozano…

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Police & Fire
10-Month Manhunt Ends In Brooklyn For Teen Accused Of Columbia Mall Murder: Police 10-Month Manhunt Ends In Brooklyn For Teen Accused Of Columbia Mall Murder: Police
10-Month Manhunt Ends In Brooklyn For Teen Accused Of Columbia Mall Murder: Police The 10-month manhunt for a Maryland teen accused of gunning down a high school student at a shopping mall has come to an end — in Brooklyn. William “Junior” Marshall III, 18, was arrested without incident early Thursday morning, May 29, at a New York residence, according to police in Howard County, who worked with the US Marshals, and NYPD to track him down after a tip surfaced on social media. William Thomas Marshall III Howard County Police Marshall is wanted for the July 2024 murder of 17-year-old Angelo Little, who was shot and killed inside the Mall in Columbia — one of the…

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Obituaries
Virginia Teacher Killed When Tree Falls On Car 'Was Light In Every Room,' Family Says Virginia Teacher Killed When Tree Falls On Car 'Was Light In Every Room,' Family Says
Virginia Teacher Killed When Tree Falls On Car 'Was Light In Every Room,' Family Says She spent her life lifting up young minds — and her sudden loss has shaken a Virginia community to its core. Juliana Kai Russell, 27, a beloved business and information technology teacher at Thomas A. Edison High School in Alexandria, was killed when a tree fell onto her vehicle during the recent severe storms in Fairfax County, according to police and family. Officers with the Fairfax County Police Department responded on Friday, May 16 to the area of Frye Road and Pole Road in Woodlawn, where they found a 2020 Toyota Camry crushed under a fallen tree.  Russell, the driver, was found…

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Police & Fire
What Happened In The Woods? 24-Year-Old From DC Killed In Maryland, Shooter Charged: Police What Happened In The Woods? 24-Year-Old From DC Killed In Maryland, Shooter Charged: Police
What Happened In The Woods? 24-Year-Old From DC Killed In Maryland, Shooter Charged: Police A 60-year-old Maryland man has been charged with murder after police say he shot and killed a 24-year-old in a wooded area following a dispute. Michael Holly, of Capitol Heights, is accused of killing District resident Isiah Hunter, in what detectives believe was a fight between people who knew each other, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. At approximately 1:40 p.m. on Sunday, March 23, officers responded to the 1200 block of Boones Hill Road in Capitol Heights for a report of human remains that were found in the area. When they arrived, they found Hunter dead in t…

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Police & Fire
'Cut And Run' Hollywood Man Caught After Snipping Off GPS Monitor, Fleeing Before Trial 'Cut And Run' Hollywood Man Caught After Snipping Off GPS Monitor, Fleeing Before Trial
'Cut And Run' Hollywood Man Caught After Snipping Off GPS Monitor, Fleeing Before Trial A Southern Maryland man who snipped off his ankle monitor and disappeared while awaiting trial has been caught, authorities said. Andrew Phillip Nelson, 29, of Hollywood, was apprehended without incident on Wednesday, May 28, in Mechanicsville, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Nelson had been on the run since April 21, when deputies responded to a tampering alert from his GPS monitoring device in the 43000 block of Saint Johns Road in Hollywood. When they got there, they found the device ditched—and no sign of Nelson. A witness told deputies they saw Nelson use bolt cu…

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Business
'Proud American' Who Immigrated From Ethiopia Wins $1M Scratch-Off Prize In Maryland 'Proud American' Who Immigrated From Ethiopia Wins $1M Scratch-Off Prize In Maryland
'Proud American' Who Immigrated From Ethiopia Wins $1M Scratch-Off Prize In Maryland He came to the US with curiosity, learned the ropes — and just scratched his way to $1 million. A Silver Spring man, who calls himself a “proud American citizen” originally from Ethiopia, has claimed a $1 million top prize from the Maryland Lottery’s Gold Rush 777 scratch-off game, officials said. The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, said the Lottery was completely foreign to him when he arrived in the country, but he paid attention, listened to friends, and slowly figured it out. “It was all new to me,” he said. “But thankfully I took the time to learn.” That patience paid off big.…

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Coast Guard Vet, OnlyFans Model Admits To Killing Man At National Park: DOJ Coast Guard Vet, OnlyFans Model Admits To Killing Man At National Park: DOJ
Coast Guard Vet, OnlyFans Model Admits To Killing Man At National Park: DOJ A Coast Guard veteran from Virginia admitted to luring an alleged rapist to a national park in Ohio before gunning him down, authorities announced this week. Chelsea Perkins, 35, of Alexandria, pleaded guilty to driving more than 300 miles across state lines after arranging to meet Matthew Dunmire at Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Valley View, Ohio.  According to prosecutors, Perkins, who reportedly became an OnlyFans model, traveled in March 2021 to the national park, where she and Dunmire visited the Terra Vista Natural Study Area. There, she used a loaded fire…

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Teen Obsessed With School Shootings Is Sentenced — But His Probation Is What’s Turning Heads Teen Obsessed With School Shootings Is Sentenced — But His Probation Is What’s Turning Heads
Teen Obsessed With School Shootings Is Sentenced — But His Probation Is What’s Turning Heads A Maryland teenager who wrote a 129-page manifesto fantasizing about carrying out a school shooting in Maryland has been sentenced — and his probation will come with rare conditions. Alex Ye, 19, of Rockville, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, with all but 12 months suspended, and five years of supervised probation after being convicted of making threats of mass violence, Montgomery County prosecutors announced. Ye waived credit for the 14 months he’s already spent behind bars since his April 2024 arrest. His sentence starts now. Ye was arrested last year after a concerned friend called…

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