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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Lexington Park, MD

Your Community

Search For St. Mary's County Man Missing Since August Comes Up Empty As Mystery Continues A coordinated search for a Maryland man who vanished nearly two months ago has come up empty, leaving investigators still searching for answers about his disappearance. Thomas Campbell Bolling Von Goetz, 58, remains missing after members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office searched the Maycroft Road area in Avenue on Friday, Oct. 9, without finding him. According to investigators, Von Goetz voluntarily left his home on Aug. 16 and was believed to have last been seen walking in the area before he was reported missing. The search followed an announcement from the Sheriff's Office on Th…

by Zak Failla

10/12/2026

Rockville, MD

Breaking News

CSX Train Car Tips Onto Side Near Montgomery College, Halting Rail Traffic (Photos) A train car wound up on its side in Maryland on Monday afternoon, Oct. 12, bringing rail traffic to a halt near a college campus. The derailment happened along the CSX tracks near Mannakee Street, across from Montgomery College's Rockville campus, where a single train car slipped off the rails, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer. Crews are investigating the train derailment in Rockville on Monday afternoon. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Emergency crews responded to investigate the derailment, which left the train car on its side but caused no injur…

by Zak Failla

10/12/2026

Clifton-Fairfax Station, VA

Your Community

Got Milk? Truck Spills Its Load, Turns Clifton Road White In Dairy Disaster (Photos) There's no use crying over spilled milk, but Virginia drivers might have a few complaints after a truckload led to traffic delays in Fairfax County. A semi-truck lost its cargo along Henderson Road in Clifton on Monday, Oct. 12, leaving milk crates scattered across the pavement and forcing police to shut down a stretch of the roadway. The mess was enough to make anyone lactose intolerant. Photos shared by police show dozens of black milk crates spilling out of the back of the truck, with gallon jugs scattered across the road and milk coating the asphalt. The spill prompted police to close…

by Zak Failla

10/12/2026

Perryville-Port Deposit, MD

Obituaries

Perryville Dad Found Dead After NFL Trip To Be Honored: 'Once A Shark, Always A Shark' The jersey will be retired, but No. 37 will still take the field for a Maryland football team mourning the death of one of its own after a trip to Cleveland ended in tragedy. The Maryland Sharks are retiring the jersey of Phoenix Phillips, a 24-year-old Perryville father whose body was recovered from the Cuyahoga River after he disappeared during a trip to Ohio to attend a Browns-Steelers football game. His teammates will wear patches bearing his number throughout the season, ensuring that Phillips remains part of the team every time the Sharks take the field. "As a team, we talk about bro…

by Zak Failla

10/12/2026

Bethesda, MD

Breaking News

'It Can't Even See Us, Bro': Burglars Caught On Camera At Historic Bethesda Church (Video) They knew they were doing something wrong. They did it anyway. Two jokers were caught on camera breaking into a historic Maryland church in a bizarre midday burglary in Montgomery County last month. In the video outside the Bethesda Meeting House, the pair acknowledged the surveillance camera watching their every move, even attempting to dislodge it while questioning each other about possibly being electrocuted. "Just put it down, bro; it can't even see us, bro, it's good," the second man can be heard from outside the frame as they fiddled with the door. The two then argued about the best …

by Zak Failla

10/12/2026

Towson, MD

Breaking News

Head Trauma, Severe Dehydration: Baltimore Mom Charged In Death Of 2-Month-Old Son He was only two months old, unable to speak or care for himself, when his life came to a tragic end in Maryland. Now, more than a year after baby Malik Woodard died, his mother, 20-year-old Taylor Williams, has been arrested in Baltimore following an investigation that determined the infant suffered head trauma, severe dehydration, and malnutrition. Williams was taken into custody on Monday, Oct. 5, nearly 14 months after officers were called to the intersection of Loch Raven Boulevard and Gorsuch Avenue on Aug. 31, 2025, for a report of a baby who was not breathing. Malik was rushed to Jo…

by Zak Failla

10/12/2026

Hagerstown, MD

Breaking News

Car Gets Towed, Shed Goes Up In Flames: Two Arrested In Maryland Arson Revenge Plot A towed car sparked a fiery act of revenge in Maryland, and now two men are behind bars, accused of turning a parking dispute into an arson plot. Clayton John Baynard III, 36, of Federalsburg, and Reuben Jerome Johnson Jr., 36, of New Castle, Delaware, have been arrested following an investigation into an intentionally set fire at the Federal Manor Apartment Complex in Caroline County, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. Investigators say Johnson wanted revenge over a vehicle that had been towed from the property and enlisted Baynard to set the fire. Baynard allegedly ob…

by Zak Failla

10/12/2026

Alexandria, VA

Your Community

Tiny Escape Artist Sends Virginia Police Down The Drain In Adorable Rescue (Photos) Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Just ask one tiny Virginia kitten who found itself in a tight spot and needed a little help from the boys in blue. Officers with the Warrenton Police Department in Fauquier County went to unusual lengths to rescue the pint-sized troublemaker after it became trapped inside a drainage pipe. The cat rescue in Virginia. Warrenton Police And this little escape artist wasn't making things easy. According to the department, it took several attempts, plenty of patience, and some teamwork before officers could finally get their paws on …

by Zak Failla

10/11/2026

Arlington, VA

Breaking News

Man Killed, Six Others Hospitalized After Early-Morning DC House Fire (Updated) A man was killed and six others, including three fighting critical injuries, were hospitalized after an early-morning house fire tore through a DC home. The deadly blaze broke out shortly before 5 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11, in the 600 block of Geranium Street NW, where firefighters arrived to find smoke and flames pouring from both the front and back of a two-story house. The fire in DC Twitter/@dcfireems Crews battled the flames as emergency responders tended to seven victims, including three children. Despite lifesaving efforts, one man was pronounced dead at the scene, DC Fire and…

by Zak Failla

10/11/2026

Silver Spring, MD

Breaking News

Silver Spring Man Dies After Pickup Truck Strikes Him Near Gas Pumps At Rockville Station: PD He was just trying to get back to his car. Instead, an 83-year-old Maryland man was struck by a pickup truck at a gas station Friday morning, suffering injuries that would claim his life less than two days later. Charles Lazar, of Silver Spring, was walking through the parking lot of the FreeState gas station on Hungerford Drive in Rockville when he was struck shortly before 8:40 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 9. Lazar had been heading north from the station toward his parked vehicle when a white Chevrolet Silverado pulled away from one of the pumps, according to Montgomery County Police. The picku…

by Zak Failla

10/11/2026

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