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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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Elkton Man Tried To Hide 600+ Child Porn Files—Showed Cops His Phone — Now He's Going To Prison Elkton Man Tried To Hide 600+ Child Porn Files—Showed Cops His Phone — Now He's Going To Prison
Elkton Man Tried To Hide 600+ Child Porn Files—Showed Cops His Phone — Now He's Going To Prison Mark Rice tried to pull a fast one on investigators in Maryland, but he was ultimately busted with hundreds of child porn files, federal authorities say. Now, he will have decades in prison to think about his actions. A CyberTip from Reddit to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in April 2023 led to the Elkton resident's conviction on multiple offenses following a lengthy investigation, officials announced earlier this year. Specifically, Rice pleaded guilty to federal charges of production and distribution of child sexual abuse material. On Thursday, …

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Girls Missing Since 2022 Found Sleeping 1,000 Miles Away From Outside Hotel: Cops Girls Missing Since 2022 Found Sleeping 1,000 Miles Away From Outside Hotel: Cops
Girls Missing Since 2022 Found Sleeping 1,000 Miles Away From Outside Hotel: Cops A Missouri father has been reunited with his two young daughters in Maryland, three years after they vanished, Montgomery County Police confirmed. Officers were called just after 7:25 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25, to the Residence Inn by Marriott on Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda, where they found two children and a young woman sleeping on the hotel’s patio, according to police. “The children were wearing dirty clothes and did not respond or engage with officers,” the department said Thursday. “Concerned for their welfare, officers attempted to contact Child Protective Services and requested th…

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Police & Fire
Man Kicks US Customs Beagle Who Sniffed Out 100+ Lbs Of Banned Food — Then Gets Deported: Feds Man Kicks US Customs Beagle Who Sniffed Out 100+ Lbs Of Banned Food — Then Gets Deported: Feds
Man Kicks US Customs Beagle Who Sniffed Out 100+ Lbs Of Banned Food — Then Gets Deported: Feds Freddie the beagle was just doing his job. Then he got kicked — hard. A 70-year-old traveler from Egypt has been booted from the country after he kicked a US Customs and Border Protection beagle that sniffed out over 100 pounds of banned food in his suitcase at Dulles International Airport, federal officials said. CBP K9 Freddy: Small dog, BIG impact! 🐶💪 With his handler, Officer Snyder, this talented pup is keeping our food and... Posted by CBP Office of Field Operations on Friday, March 21, 2025 Hamed Ramadan Bayoumy Aly Marie, who arrived on a flight from Cairo, pleaded guilty i…

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Scooter-Riding Porch Pirate Busted In Fairfax County Days After Police Alert: Officials Scooter-Riding Porch Pirate Busted In Fairfax County Days After Police Alert: Officials
Scooter-Riding Porch Pirate Busted In Fairfax County Days After Police Alert: Officials That didn’t take long. A New York man accused of swiping packages off porches in Fairfax County has been caught — days after detectives released surveillance photos and asked the public for help, police said. Luis Sena, 25, was riding an electric scooter in Hybla Valley when a patrol supervisor spotted him around 1 p.m. on June 25, near Sherwood Hall Lane, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Officers recognized Sena from photos released earlier in the week showing a man on a scooter stealing packages in Springfield and Annandale, police said. He was stopped in the 7900 bloc…

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Valentine’s Day Murder Over Child Visit Leads To Life Sentence For Prince Frederick Man Valentine’s Day Murder Over Child Visit Leads To Life Sentence For Prince Frederick Man
Valentine’s Day Murder Over Child Visit Leads To Life Sentence For Prince Frederick Man A Maryland man who stabbed his girlfriend’s child’s father to death during a visitation dispute has been sentenced to life in prison. Thomas Eugene Harris II, 28, of Prince Frederick, will spend the rest of his life behind bars for the 2024 murder of 30-year-old Shaquille Quadry Braxton, prosecutors in Calvert County announced Thursday. Judge Mark Chandlee handed down the life sentence on June 20, four months after Harris pleaded guilty to first-degree premeditated murder. According to prosecutors, Braxton was on his way to deliver a Valentine’s Day gift to his child in Prince Frederick on…

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WATCH: Routine Traffic Stop Turns Into $50K Cocaine Bust in Howard County WATCH: Routine Traffic Stop Turns Into $50K Cocaine Bust in Howard County
Watch: Routine Traffic Stop Turns Into $50K Cocaine Bust in Howard County "Oh baby! Look at that!" That’s what one officer exclaimed after popping open a hidden panel during what began as a routine traffic stop in Howard County — and ended with a $50,000 cocaine bust, according to authorities. This week, the Howard County Police Department released video of members of the agency's Community Outreach and Pathways Section after they made a "BIG discovery."  That discovery? $50,000 worth of suspected cocaine stashed inside the vehicle's center console. Following a recent traffic stop, officers from our Community Outreach and Pathways Section made a BIG dis…

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Dog Shot Dead With AR-15 During Neighborhood Dispute In Waldorf, Sheriff Says Dog Shot Dead With AR-15 During Neighborhood Dispute In Waldorf, Sheriff Says
Dog Shot Dead With AR-15 During Neighborhood Dispute In Waldorf, Sheriff Says A Maryland man is behind bars after he allegedly used an AR-15-style rifle to shoot and kill a dog during a neighborhood dispute in Waldorf, police said. Dejon Elijah Warren, 25, was arrested on June 20 by officers with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Judicial Services Section in connection with a May 18 incident on the 4500 block of Ruston Place, officials announced on Thursday. According to the sheriff’s office, Warren was arguing with a neighbor when he retrieved an AR-15-style rifle.  The other person went back inside their home. That’s when Warren allegedly turned the gun on …

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Business
Newly Minted Millionaire: Virginia Man Wins Lottery After Coffee Run At 7-Eleven Newly Minted Millionaire: Virginia Man Wins Lottery After Coffee Run At 7-Eleven
Newly Minted Millionaire: Virginia Man Wins Lottery After Coffee Run At 7-Eleven He stopped for gas and coffee — and walked out a millionaire. Gary Hensley of Charlottesville made a quick trip to the 7-Eleven on Seminole Trail for his usual cup of joe. But something else caught his eye — a Virginia Lottery Bonus Star Millions scratcher. “Something just told me to buy it!” Hensley told Lottery officials. So he did. He took the ticket home, scratched it, and just like that — he was $1 million richer. “I about had a heart attack!” he said. “I didn’t get much sleep that night!” Hensley is the first top prize winner in the new Bonus Star Millions game, which has prizes ra…

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Fortnite Players Getting $126M In Refunds For Unwanted Charges, FTC Says Fortnite Players Getting $126M In Refunds For Unwanted Charges, FTC Says
Fortnite Players Getting $126M In Refunds For Unwanted Charges, FTC Says Fortnite players across the US are getting a fresh round of cash — and they didn’t even have to win a battle royale to claim it. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it’s sending out more than $126 million in refunds to players who were charged for unwanted in-game purchases, as part of a settlement with Fortnite’s developer, Epic Games. The latest round of payments includes 969,173 checks and PayPal transfers issued on June 25 and 26, the FTC said this week. This stems from a 2023 settlement in which Epic agreed to pay $245 million after the FTC accused the company of using decept…

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Sports
Former Raven Justin Tucker Suspended 10 Games Amid NFL Misconduct Probe — What We Know So Far Former Raven Justin Tucker Suspended 10 Games Amid NFL Misconduct Probe — What We Know So Far
Former Raven Justin Tucker Suspended 10 Games Amid NFL Misconduct Probe — What We Know So Far Justin Tucker has been suspended for the first 10 games of the 2025 NFL season as part of an ongoing sexual misconduct investigation, league officials announced. The former Ravens kicker, currently a free agent, was found in violation of the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy, according to the officials. His suspension will begin on roster cutdown day — Tuesday, Aug. 26 — and he’ll be eligible for reinstatement on Tuesday, Nov. 11. According to the NFL, Tucker is allowed to sign with a team, participate in training camp, and play in preseason games; however, he must serve the 10-week suspension …

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