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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Stafford, VA
Breaking News
Wild I-95 Chase Ends With 2 DC Men Arrested After I-95 Crash, Foot Pursuit In Stafford: Sheriff Wild I-95 Chase Ends With 2 DC Men Arrested After I-95 Crash, Foot Pursuit In Stafford: Sheriff Wild I-95 Chase Ends With 2 DC Men Arrested After I-95 Crash, Foot Pursuit In Stafford: Sheriff
Wild I-95 Chase Ends With 2 DC Men Arrested After I-95 Crash, Foot Pursuit In Stafford: Sheriff Two men from DC took deputies in Virginia on a wild pursuit on I-95 that ended with both men behind bars. Javada Horn, 33, and Michael Hawkins, 30, were both held at the Rappahannock Regional Jail following a chase that resulted in their stolen vehicle being inoperable on the shoulder in Stafford County, according to the sheriff's office. The incident began around 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, when the Stafford County Sheriff's Office was tipped off about a reported stolen vehicle speeding down I-95. According to the agency, Horn entered the First Auto Gallery on Derrick Lane and then d…

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Frederick, MD
Breaking News
Monrovia Man Accused Of Creating Child Pornography Arrested After Cyber Tip, Sheriff Says Monrovia Man Accused Of Creating Child Pornography Arrested After Cyber Tip, Sheriff Says Monrovia Man Accused Of Creating Child Pornography Arrested After Cyber Tip, Sheriff Says
Monrovia Man Accused Of Creating Child Pornography Arrested After Cyber Tip, Sheriff Says A 31-year-old Maryland man is behind bars after a disturbing child exploitation investigation led detectives straight to his doorstep, authorities say. Joshua Oneal was arrested on Thursday, April 23 in Frederick County after investigators with the Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit executed a search warrant at his home in the 4900 block of Linganore Woods Drive in Monrovia, officials announced. The case began when the ICAC Task Force received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children flagging suspected child pornography, the Freder…

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Alexandria, VA
Breaking News
Virginia Motorcyclist, 20, Killed After Losing Control, Crashing Into Light Pole: Police Virginia Motorcyclist, 20, Killed After Losing Control, Crashing Into Light Pole: Police Virginia Motorcyclist, 20, Killed After Losing Control, Crashing Into Light Pole: Police
Virginia Motorcyclist, 20, Killed After Losing Control, Crashing Into Light Pole: Police A 20-year-old man was killed in Virginia after losing control and being thrown from his motorcycle.  Jared Brundage has been identified by the Culpeper Police Department as the rider who was killed in an overnight crash. Police say Brundage was heading westbound on Colonel Jameson Boulevard in Culpeper around 11 p.m. on April 23 when he struck a curb. According to the department, the impact caused Brundage to be ejected from his motorcycle and into a light pole. Paramedics attempted life-saving measures at the scene before rushing Brundage to UVA Culpeper Hospital, …

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Arlington, VA
Breaking News
Abusive Husband Identified In 1973 Murder Of DC Woman Found In Virginia Forest: State Police Abusive Husband Identified In 1973 Murder Of DC Woman Found In Virginia Forest: State Police Abusive Husband Identified In 1973 Murder Of DC Woman Found In Virginia Forest: State Police
Abusive Husband Identified In 1973 Murder Of DC Woman Found In Virginia Forest: State Police A woman found stabbed to death and dumped in a Virginia forest more than five decades ago was killed by the man she was trying to escape — her husband, investigators say. Shirley L. Washington was 33 when her body was discovered in Conway Robinson State Forest near Gainesville on Dec. 8, 1973.  She had been stabbed eight times. Now, 52 years later, Virginia State Police say they’ve finally solved the case. The killer, investigators say, was Clarence Washington — her husband — a violent man with a history of stabbings who died in 2013 before he could ever face charges. By the time sh…

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Nottingham-Perry Hall, MD
Breaking News
Murder-Suicide Under Investigation After Elderly Couple Found Dead In Nottingham (DEVELOPING) Murder-Suicide Under Investigation After Elderly Couple Found Dead In Nottingham (DEVELOPING) Murder-Suicide Under Investigation After Elderly Couple Found Dead In Nottingham (DEVELOPING)
Murder-Suicide Under Investigation After Elderly Couple Found Dead In Nottingham (Developing) Police in Maryland are investigating an apparent murder-suicide after an elderly couple was found dead on Friday. Officers from the Baltimore County Police Department were called shortly before 11:30 a.m. on April 24 to the 9000 block of Tammy Road in Nottingham to investigate a reported homicide. Upon arrival, two elderly victims were found by first responders and pronounced dead at the scene. In an update amid the ongoing investigation, police said the incident is being investigated as a murder-suicide. Both victims suffered fatal gunshot wounds, according to police. The deadly shootin…

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Rockville, MD
Breaking News
Man Who Shot Maryland Rapper 'Lil Xelly' Convicted Of Double Murder In Rockville After Trial Man Who Shot Maryland Rapper 'Lil Xelly' Convicted Of Double Murder In Rockville After Trial Man Who Shot Maryland Rapper 'Lil Xelly' Convicted Of Double Murder In Rockville After Trial
Man Who Shot Maryland Rapper 'Lil Xelly' Convicted Of Double Murder In Rockville After Trial A 26-year-old man may spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of a grisly double murder in the backseat of a BMW in Maryland. Kaloyan Stoev was convicted late on Thursday of the murders of Marcell Hebron, 26, and Leilani Marroquin, 27, in January 2025, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced on Friday, April 24. Hebron is also known by his rap name "Lil Xelly." An officer from Montgomery County Police spotted a white BMW sitting at the intersection of Shady Grove Road and Research Boulevard around 3:15 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. Inside, they found …

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Pasadena-Lake Shore, MD
Breaking News
Pasadena ‘Overdose’ Horror: Woman Beaten To Death, Boyfriend Arrested A Year Later, Police Say Pasadena ‘Overdose’ Horror: Woman Beaten To Death, Boyfriend Arrested A Year Later, Police Say Pasadena ‘Overdose’ Horror: Woman Beaten To Death, Boyfriend Arrested A Year Later, Police Say
Pasadena ‘Overdose’ Horror: Woman Beaten To Death, Boyfriend Arrested A Year Later, Police Say Justice may be served more than a year after a murder mystery unfolded in Maryland. Scott Anthony Kirby, 33, has been arrested following an exhaustive investigation into the death of his girlfriend, Heather Elizabeth Beaver, in Pasadena, the Anne Arundel County Police Department announced on Friday, April 24. Officers were called to the 1200 block of Lorene Court in Pasadena around 6:05 a.m. on Friday, April 4, 2025, for a report of a possible overdose, according to police on May 20. At the scene, officers found evidence of narcotics, but also signs of an assault, the department said. Bea…

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by Zak Failla
Rockville, MD
Breaking News
Student Caught With Handgun Inside Watkin Mill HS, Detained As Campus Placed In 'Hold': Police Student Caught With Handgun Inside Watkin Mill HS, Detained As Campus Placed In 'Hold': Police Student Caught With Handgun Inside Watkin Mill HS, Detained As Campus Placed In 'Hold': Police
Student Caught With Handgun Inside Watkin Mill HS, Detained As Campus Placed In 'Hold': Police A student was detained and a handgun recovered from a Maryland high school on Friday morning, police say. Officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to Watkins Mill High School around 11:40 a.m. on April 24 to investigate a report of a student in possession of a firearm. In response, the school was placed in a 20-minute hold and was back to normal operations shortly after noon on Friday.  The firearm was located, the student was taken into custody, and police say there is no additional threat to the campus. No additional details were released by investigator…

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Columbia, MD
Breaking News
Maryland AG Files Charges Against Capital Jazz Over $642K In Unpaid 'SuperCruise' Refunds Maryland AG Files Charges Against Capital Jazz Over $642K In Unpaid 'SuperCruise' Refunds Maryland AG Files Charges Against Capital Jazz Over $642K In Unpaid 'SuperCruise' Refunds
Maryland AG Files Charges Against Capital Jazz Over $642K In Unpaid 'SuperCruise' Refunds More than 100 customers paid for a cruise that never happened. Now, Maryland’s Attorney General says they’re still waiting for their money. Capital Jazz and its owner are facing charges in Maryland after allegedly failing to refund hundreds of thousands of dollars tied to a cancelled cruise, the Attorney General’s Office announced on Friday, April 24. The Consumer Protection Division filed a Statement of Charges against the Maryland-based promoter and owner Clifford Hunte, alleging they failed to return at least $642,240 to customers who booked a 2026 “SuperCruise” to the Caribbean, accord…

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Pasadena-Lake Shore, MD
Obituaries
‘Laurel’s Finest’: Brian Bennett Remembered As Devoted Dad, Leader After Pasadena Crash ‘Laurel’s Finest’: Brian Bennett Remembered As Devoted Dad, Leader After Pasadena Crash ‘Laurel’s Finest’: Brian Bennett Remembered As Devoted Dad, Leader After Pasadena Crash
‘Laurel’s Finest’: Brian Bennett Remembered As Devoted Dad, Leader After Pasadena Crash Brian Bennett was the kind of guy people counted on — at work, at home, and everywhere in between. Now, his sudden death is leaving a hole across Laurel that won’t be easy to fill. Bennett, a longtime City of Laurel public works employee, beloved husband and father of two, was killed in a car crash in Pasadena on Sunday, April 19, leaving behind a devastated community. He was 43. A Laurel native, Bennett spent his life building deep roots in the community he loved, both on the job and off it. Since joining the Department of Public Works in 2017, he worked his way up to Street Maintenance…

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