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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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McLaren Picks Maryland For First $10.5M US Supercar Facility McLaren Picks Maryland For First $10.5M US Supercar Facility
McLaren Picks Maryland For First $10.5M US Supercar Facility Luxury meets horsepower — and it's coming straight to Maryland. McLaren Automotive is gearing up to open its first-ever US vehicle processing center in Baltimore County, state officials announced on Monday, July 28. The $10.5 million facility will span 50,000-square-feet and serve as a one-stop shop to inspect, customize, and prep McLaren’s high-performance supercars before they’re delivered to 26 dealerships across the country. The center will bring close to two dozen highly-skilled jobs to the region, including positions in automotive tech, paint, logistics, and management, according to …

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Police & Fire
Virginia Real Estate Agent, Former Firefighter Charged In Child Sex Abuse Case: Police Virginia Real Estate Agent, Former Firefighter Charged In Child Sex Abuse Case: Police
Virginia Real Estate Agent, Former Firefighter Charged In Child Sex Abuse Case: Police A man of many talents is behind bars after allegedly having inappropriate contact with minors over the course of at least two decades, according to authorities. Christopher Dudley, 46, of Fairfax, was arrested on Wednesday, July 24, and charged with eight counts of aggravated sexual battery and eight counts of indecent liberties by a custodian, the Fairfax County Police Department announced Monday, July 28. Police say detectives with the department’s Child Abuse Squad launched the investigation after a July 15 referral from Child Protective Services, which alleged Dudley had inappropriately…

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News
Death Investigation Underway After Human Remains Found In Manassas Tent: Police Death Investigation Underway After Human Remains Found In Manassas Tent: Police
Death Investigation Underway After Human Remains Found In Manassas Tent: Police A death investigation is underway after the body of a man was discovered in the woods of Prince William County, authorities said. Officers responded to the 8400 block of Sudley Road in Manassas around 11:47 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, to investigate a reported death, the Prince William County Police Department announced on Monday, July 28. When officers arrived, they found a 39-year-old man unconscious inside a tent in a wooded area near the address, officials said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. According to investigators, “preliminarily, there were no signs of foul play.” The body …

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Police & Fire
‘Hitting The Sauce’: NY Man Charged With DUI, Cocaine Possession In Stafford: Sheriff ‘Hitting The Sauce’: NY Man Charged With DUI, Cocaine Possession In Stafford: Sheriff
‘Hitting The Sauce’: NY Man Charged With DUI, Cocaine Possession In Stafford: Sheriff A New York man with a prior DUI conviction is back in trouble after allegedly showing up drunk at a Virginia chicken wing joint with cocaine in his car, authorities said. Deputies were called to America’s Best Wings on South Gateway Drive in Stafford County around 8:22 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, for a report of a possible drunk driver, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. A witness told deputies that the man appeared to be “hitting the sauce pretty hard, and not the buffalo flavored one.” Deputies located the man — later identified as Jeanpaul Donoso, 47, of Forest Hills in N…

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Sports
‘The Big Amish,’ Lancaster Native Nick Kurtz Makes MLB Home Run History ‘The Big Amish,’ Lancaster Native Nick Kurtz Makes MLB Home Run History
‘The Big Amish,’ Lancaster Native Nick Kurtz Makes MLB Home Run History "The Big Amish" is making a name for himself in the Big Leagues as he continues his ascent into stardom.  Nick Kurtz "announced his presence with authority" over the weekend, as the 22-year-old Lancaster native became the first rookie to ever hit four home runs in a single game as his Athletics crushed the Houston Astros 15-3 on Friday night. Kurtz was locked in all game, going 6-for-6 and racking up 19 total bases — tying a record set by Shawn Green more than two decades ago. FOUR-HOMER NIGHT FOR NICHOLAS JEFFREY KURTZ 😲 pic.twitter.com/RXizy9tiFw — Athletics on NBCS (@NBCSAthleti…

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News
'Get Justice For My Daughter': 50-Year-Old Cold Case Reopened In Montgomery County 'Get Justice For My Daughter': 50-Year-Old Cold Case Reopened In Montgomery County
'Get Justice For My Daughter': 50-Year-Old Cold Case Reopened In Montgomery County Detectives are renewing a solemn promise made to a dying mother — and hoping someone out there finally breaks their silence. Fifty years after 15-year-old Kathy Beatty was found brutally assaulted and left for dead in a Montgomery County woods, cold case detectives are pleading with the public for help — and they’re not giving up. Beatty was reported missing on July 24, 1975, and found the next day by her sister in a wooded area behind the former K-Mart in Aspen Hill, police said.  She had been sexually assaulted and beaten in the head with a rock. She died a week later in the hospita…

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Stafford Motorcyclist Thrown From Bike, Airlifted With Life-Threatening Injuries After Crash Stafford Motorcyclist Thrown From Bike, Airlifted With Life-Threatening Injuries After Crash
Stafford Motorcyclist Thrown From Bike, Airlifted With Life-Threatening Injuries After Crash A Virginia man was flown to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after slamming his motorcycle into a curb in Stafford County and being thrown from his bike, authorities said. Deputies were called to the area of Garrisonville Road and Furnace Road around 8:19 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, where they found a mangled motorcycle and its 36-year-old driver from Front Royal who was ejected from his ride, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Bystanders rushed to help the rider before first responders arrived and performed life-saving measures, officials said. He was airlifted to…

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Business
Support Pours In For Silver Spring Restaurateur Fighting Stage 4 Cancer: 'She Gives And GIVES' Support Pours In For Silver Spring Restaurateur Fighting Stage 4 Cancer: 'She Gives And GIVES'
Support Pours In For Silver Spring Restaurateur Fighting Stage 4 Cancer: 'She Gives And Gives' She’s fed generations of families, students, musicians, and even first responders — now the community is rallying to feed her hope. Ada Villatoro, owner of El Golfo Restaurant in Silver Spring, is fighting stage 4 metastatic breast cancer while still showing up to serve others — just as she’s done for decades. According to a GoFundMe launched by her loved ones, Villatoro immigrated to the DC area in the mid-1980s in search of a better life.  She went on to raise two sons and build a restaurant that has become a gathering place for locals, artists, nonprofits, and families across the r…

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Police & Fire
Greenbelt Man Gunned Down After Work; Family Calls William Askew’s Death ‘Senseless’ Greenbelt Man Gunned Down After Work; Family Calls William Askew’s Death ‘Senseless’
Greenbelt Man Gunned Down After Work; Family Calls William Askew’s Death ‘Senseless’ William Denard Askew was heading home from work when a bullet ended his life in the middle of the street. Now, his devastated family is grieving, searching for answers — and demanding justice. The Prince George’s County Police Department says the 33-year-old from Greenbelt was fatally shot on Friday night, July 25, in Laurel. At approximately 10:20 p.m., officers responded to the 13200 block of Laurel Bowie Road in the unincorporated section of Laurel, where they found Askew suffering from gunshot wounds in the roadway.  He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Detect…

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‘Florida Men’ Busted In Loudoun Linked To ‘Felony Lane Gang’ Crimes In VA, MD: Sheriff ‘Florida Men’ Busted In Loudoun Linked To ‘Felony Lane Gang’ Crimes In VA, MD: Sheriff
‘Florida Men’ Busted In Loudoun Linked To ‘Felony Lane Gang’ Crimes In VA, MD: Sheriff Two Florida men linked to a notorious coast-to-coast criminal crew known as the “Felony Lane Gang” have been captured after a months-long investigation into a series of smash-and-grab thefts and fraud in Virginia, Maryland, and beyond, authorities announced. The pair — Ricky Noel, 21, and Freddrick Holmes, 28, both of Fort Lauderdale, Florida — were arrested in Wisconsin and Florida, then brought back to Virginia, where they are being held without bond, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. The case began on March 6, when someone used stolen ID to cash a fraudulent check at a ba…

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