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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Fairfax, VA

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ICE Renews Pressure On Virginia After Illegal Immigrant Charged With Child Rape, Porn Crimes Federal immigration officials are once again turning up the heat on Virginia leaders after an undocumented immigrant accused of raping a minor and possessing child sexual abuse material remained at the center of a growing sanctuary policy fight this week. Jorge Enrique Garcia-Rodriguez, a Mexican national who ICE says is in the country illegally, was arrested in Franklin County and charged in April with forcible intercourse involving a victim younger than 13. Then came more charges. According to federal officials, Garcia-Rodriguez was later charged with six felony counts tied to child sexu…

by Zak Failla

05/26/2026

Suitland, MD

Obituaries

Maryland Family Demands Answers After Father Killed In Front Of Toddler Daughter In Suitland An 18-month-old girl is growing up without her father after 23-year-old Dwight Arthur Young was shot and killed inside a Maryland apartment in the middle of the night, leaving behind a devastated family now pleading publicly for answers. “My brother was murdered,” his sister, Desare Young, wrote in a social media post shared days after the shooting. “Please spread awareness.” Prince George’s County Police say officers were called around 2:45 a.m. Monday, May 18, to the 3500 block of Terrace Drive in Suitland for a reported shooting inside an apartment. Young was found suffering from a g…

by Zak Failla

05/26/2026

Montgomery Village, MD

Obituaries

Montgomery County Fire Rescue Icon Chief David Dwyer Dies After Lifetime Of Service Few names carried more weight in Montgomery County fire and rescue circles than Chief David Dwyer. The longtime Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad leader, mentor, and architect of generations of volunteer service has died, according to announcements shared Tuesday, May 26, by fire officials. For more than six decades, Dwyer was a constant presence in Montgomery County emergency services. Not just at ceremonies and banquets, but on firegrounds, rescue calls, command scenes, and inside the institutions that helped shape the county’s modern volunteer fire and EMS system. BCCRS called hi…

by Zak Failla

05/26/2026

Accokeek, MD

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Cut Off At DC Bar, Accokeek Man Threatened To Shoot Worker While Hurling Slurs: Police A Maryland man was arrested after police say he threatened to shoot a restaurant employee on U Street in Northwest DC after being cut off from alcohol service over Memorial Day weekend. Accokeek native Delonte Fraley, 32, had a few too many over the holiday weekend, and what started as a festive celebration ended with him behind bars in DC, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. At around 4:20 p.m. on Sunday, May 24, an employee at a restaurant in the 1200 block of U Street NW was threatened by Fraley when he told the bartender to stop serving him alcohol. Fraley was having none …

by Zak Failla

05/26/2026

Arlington, VA

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Arlington Police Cpl. Barry Foust Dies Of 9/11-Related Cancer Years After Pentagon Response A veteran police officer in Virginia has died following a battle with 9/11-related cancer. Arlington Police Cpl. Barry Foust passed away on Friday, May 22, after being diagnosed with cancer last year following his response to American Airlines Flight 77 crashing into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, according to the department on Tuesday. On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Foust was on patrol at the intersection of Walter Reed Drive and Columbia Pike when the plane went down. Officials say he immediately reported the incident over the radio, initiating Arlington County’s respo…

by Zak Failla

05/26/2026

Towson, MD

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Heavy Police Presence Reported Near Loch Raven Reservoir Amid Barricade Situation In Baltimore Police are warning drivers to avoid part of Dulaney Valley Road in Baltimore County as officers work to resolve an active barricade situation near Loch Raven Reservoir. The situation unfolded late Tuesday morning, May 26, along the Dulaney Valley Road corridor, where Baltimore County Police said officers were actively handling what they described as a barricade incident. Authorities have not released details about who may be involved or what led up to the situation. Residents and drivers can expect a heavy police presence between East Timonium Road and Jarrettsville Pike while the incident…

by Zak Failla

05/26/2026

Gaithersburg, MD

Breaking News

Salvadoran Soccer Player Faces Long Recovery After Crash Leaves Him Without Arm In Maryland What should have been another normal spring weekend turned into a nightmare for a Maryland family after a devastating crash left a 23-year-old soccer-loving son with catastrophic injuries and an uncertain future. Now, Hector Zamora's family is asking the community for help. Zamora, who turns 24 later this month, suffered life-altering injuries in a crash in May, according to a GoFundMe launched by organizer Griselda Benitez in Seabrook. His 14-year-old sister was also inside the vehicle, though relatives said she escaped with only minor injuries. Hector wasn’t as lucky. The El Salvador n…

by Zak Failla

05/26/2026

Annapolis, MD

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Maryland Election Official Warns Voters Not To Trust ‘Social Influencers’ After Ballot Chaos Maryland’s top election official is publicly warning voters not to trust viral social media claims after the state’s massive mail-in ballot error spiraled into a national political fight involving President Donald Trump and the DOJ. As replacement ballots started arriving in mailboxes across Maryland this week, State Administrator of Elections Jared DeMarinis took to X to push back against what he called growing misinformation surrounding the controversy that impacted more than 500,000 voters. “We focus on providing voters with factual information,” DeMarinis posted Friday, May 23. “Don’t g…

by Zak Failla

05/26/2026

Williamsport, MD

Breaking News

Families Escape Massive Fireball After Gas Line Ignites In Boonsboro Neighborhood (Photos) A gas-fed two-alarm fire in Maryland caused an estimated $1.3 million in damages, though eight people and several animals were able to safely escape, according to investigators. Shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, crews from the Boonsboro Fire Department and nearby agencies were called to the 200 block of Tiger Lane in Washington County, where a massive fire broke out involving multiple homes. By the time crews got there, the neighboring home had already started catching fire. Then things escalated. Investigators said the flames spread to homes on both sides of the original fire,…

by Zak Failla

05/26/2026

Frederick, MD

Breaking News

Snapchat Predator Lured Frederick Middle School Girls To Park Before Teen Sex Assault: DA A 25-year-old man will spend years in prison after preying on young girls he met through social media at a Maryland park, authorities announced. Adam Christopher Jaikaran has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, with all but five years suspended, in connection with the sexual assault of a young student in Frederick County. The investigation into Jaikaran began in November 2023, when a School Resource Officer with the Frederick County Sheriff's Office assigned to a middle school was alerted after a girl disclosed she had been sexually assaulted. Investigators later determined the 13-year-o…

by Zak Failla

05/25/2026

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