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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Bel Air, MD

Breaking News

A Christmas Eve Fire Took Everything — Now A Bel Air Family Just Wants Their Dogs Home What started as a Christmas Eve drive to admire holiday lights ended with a Bel Air family losing their home — and now desperately searching for the two dogs they still hope survived. A devastating fire tore through a home on Flintlock Drive just before Christmas, displacing a family of six and killing one of their pets. Days later, the flames are out — but the heartbreak is still unfolding. As Daily Voice previously reported, the fire broke out around 6:33 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 24, at a two-story single-family home in the 500 block of Flintlock Drive in Bel Air. Investigators with th…

by Zak Failla

12/29/2025

Fredericksburg, VA

Breaking News

Fredericksburg Man Killed In I-95 Crash As Truck, Trailer Overturn In Virginia: State Police A Fredericksburg man was killed after a pickup truck and trailer overturned in a single-vehicle crash on I-95, Virginia State Police said. The crash was reported along the southbound lanes of the interstate near the 150-mile marker in Prince William County at approximately 7:20 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 27. Investigators said a 2006 Ford F-250 was traveling southbound when it ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a section of guardrail. The trailer attached to the truck was then detached, and both the trailer and the pickup overturned, police said. The driver, identifi…

by Zak Failla

12/29/2025

Hagerstown, MD

Breaking News

Arsonist Comes Back Hours Later, Burns Same Maryland Home To The Ground: Fire Marshal (Updated) Someone didn’t just set a Maryland home on fire — they came back hours later and finished the job. Deputy State Fire Marshals are investigating two arsons at the same house just hours apart, after an unoccupied home in Hurlock was first damaged, then completely destroyed in a second Dorchester County blaze, officials said. Firefighters were first called around 10:06 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 28, to 6319 Jones Village Road in Hurlock, after a neighbor spotted a fire inside the home and called 911, according to the fire marshal. The Hurlock Volunteer Fire Department initially responded with 15 fi…

by Zak Failla

12/29/2025

Aldie, VA

Breaking News

Aldie Man Accused Of Third DUI Kneed Officer After Arrest In Prince William County: Police A Loudoun County man found himself in a familiar position during a traffic stop in Prince William County. Aldie resident Tinoosh Maleki, 34, got physical with arresting officers after attempting to evade his third DUI in the past decade, according to authorities. Shortly before midnight on Saturday, Dec. 27, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the area of Linton Hall Road and Bridlewood Drive in Bristow, where there was a reported two-vehicle crash. During the investigation, it is alleged that Maleki was intoxicated, and he was detained, though he did n…

by Zak Failla

12/29/2025

Reston, VA

Breaking News

Immigrant Released From Jail One Day Before Reston Murder Now Facing Federal Charges: DOJ A Salvadoran national already in state custody for murder is now facing new federal charges, authorities in Virginia announced. Marvin Fernando Morales-Ortez, 23, has been charged in a criminal complaint with possession of a firearm by an alien illegally present in the United States, according to US Attorney Lindsey Halligan on Monday, Dec. 29. It is alleged that Morales-Ortez illegally entered the United States in September 2016. According to the criminal complaint, Fairfax County Police officers responded to a call for service at a residence in Reston on Wednesday, Dec. 17, where th…

by Zak Failla

12/29/2025

Waldorf, MD

On Your Side

Waldorf Man Has ‘Wait… That’s My Number’ Moment, Wins $50K Lottery While Shopping A quick stop at a familiar convenience store turned into a $50,000 moment for a Maryland man who realized he hit the Lottery while still standing in the place where he bought the ticket, officials said. The third $50,000 Early Bird prize in the Maryland Lottery Holiday Raffle was claimed after the Dec. 22 drawing, with the winning ticket sold at Foods In, located in the 12000 block of Mattawoman Drive in Waldorf, according to Lottery officials. The winner, a retired government worker using the alias “Foods In Winner,” said he was shopping at the Charles County store when the buzz started. A…

by Zak Failla

12/29/2025

Wheaton-Glenmont, MD

Breaking News

Air Fryer Fire Forces Family Out Of Wheaton Townhouse: Officials (Photos) Smoke poured from a three-story townhome after a kitchen fire broke out on the second floor in Maryland on Sunday night, officials said. The fire was reported at around 6:50 p.m. on Dec. 28, in the 2800 block of Schoolhouse Circle near Viers Mill Road, in the Town and Country townhome community in Wheaton, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesman Pete Piringer. Crews arrived to find smoke coming from the residence and quickly located the fire on the second level of the three-story middle-of-the-row townhome. The Wheaton fire. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Firefighte…

by Zak Failla

12/29/2025

Towson, MD

Breaking News

Manhunt Ends With Arrest Of Howard County Man In Baltimore Murder, Police Say A Maryland man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a fatal shooting that left a woman dead earlier this month. Emanuel Thomas, 34, of Howard County, was arrested in connection with the homicide of a 50-year-old woman who was shot and killed in the 800 block of Chesapeake Avenue in Baltimore on Saturday, Dec. 13, according to police. Southern District officers responded to the scene at approximately 1:13 a.m. after receiving reports of a shooting, a spokesperson for the Baltimore Police Department said. When officers arrived, they found an adult woman suffering from …

by Zak Failla

12/29/2025

National Interest

DHS Official Explodes After Video From 'Maryland Man' Kilmar Abrego Garcia Goes Viral Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the “Maryland man” at the heart of a national immigration battle, is again being called out by federal officials. The response came after a video linked to Abrego Garcia circulated widely online on Saturday, Dec. 27, prompting a public reaction from a senior Department of Homeland Security official as political pressure mounted around his case. In the video, which was shared on social media, Abrego Garcia can be seen singing along to a Spanish-language Christian worship song while standing outside, with footage that appears to show him enjoying his freedom. The post w…

by Zak Failla

12/27/2025

Leonardtown-California, MD

Breaking News

Watch: Second Violent Crash In One Day Rocks Hollywood — Rollover Caught On Video A violent rollover crash that sent a vehicle slamming into a structure — all after the driver appeared to be speeding wildly on video — marked the second serious extrication in less than 24 hours in Southern Maryland, according to the fire officials. The crash was reported in the 25000 block of Jones Wharf Road in Hollywood, where crews were dispatched at 8:45 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 26, the agency said. Crews arrived on scene and confirmed that one vehicle had overturned into a structure with one patient trapped inside. Rescue Squad 7 and Engine 73 arrived and began stabilization and extrica…

by Zak Failla

12/27/2025

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