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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Gaithersburg, MD

Breaking News

Man Dies After Being Released From Police Custody As Maryland AG Launches Probe (Developing) State investigators are probing the death of a man who suffered a fatal medical emergency days after being taken into custody by police in Maryland during a mental health call, officials announced. The Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Attorney General’s Office said Montgomery County Police officers responded to a 911 call for a person experiencing a mental episode in Montgomery County on Monday, Dec. 15, at approximately 8:30 p.m., according to the Office of the Attorney General. Police encountered a person matching the caller’s description, restrained him, and took him i…

by Zak Failla

12/27/2025

Bel Air, MD

Breaking News

Harford County Inmate Dies After Multiple Cardiac Emergencies While in Custody, Sheriff Says A 69-year-old inmate in Maryland died at a local hospital after suffering multiple cardiac-related medical emergencies over a two-week span, authorities announced. George Kenney, 69, of Bel Air, died on Saturday, Dec. 27, while hospitalized following repeated cardiac episodes that began while he was in custody, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. Kenney had been booked into the Harford County Detention Center on Nov. 1, 2025, to serve an 18-month court-imposed sentence related to DWI charges stemming from an Aug. 11 arrest, the sheriff's office said. While housed with other i…

by Zak Failla

12/27/2025

National Interest

End Of An Era: FBI Shuts Down Hoover Building After 50 Years In DC, To Move HQ Immediately After five decades as the FBI’s nerve center, the Hoover Building is shutting down for good. Director Kash Patel says the move will save taxpayers billions — and it’s happening now. After more than 50 years as the FBI’s main headquarters, the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, DC, will be closed permanently, the agency’s director announced amid the holiday season. The FBI and the US General Services Administration (GSA) previously confirmed the new location will be the Ronald Reagan Building complex in downtown DC, just blocks from the existing J. Edgar Hoover Building. “FBI's ex…

by Zak Failla

12/27/2025

Annandale, VA

Your Community

Annandale Instructional Assistant Charged With Assault After Student Comes Forward: Police An instructional assistant at a Virginia high school is facing charges after a student came forward and claimed to be assaulted, authorities announced. Jamie Gerardo Gallo Pacheco, 33, of Annandale, was charged with simple assault following an investigation by Fairfax County Police, according to the department. A School Resource Officer received a report of an assault involving a student and an instructional assistant at Annandale High School on Friday, Dec. 19. According to police, detectives from the Major Crimes Bureau's Child Abuse Squad took over the investigation, leading them to ide…

by Zak Failla

12/27/2025

Silver Spring, MD

Breaking News

Debris Strewn Across I-495 In Montgomery County After Rollover Crash Shuts Down Lanes Crews were busy on the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway in Maryland on Saturday after a rollover crash shut down lanes and caused traffic delays for drivers. The crash was reported shortly after 10:50 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 27, on the Inner Loop of I-495 near Georgia Avenue, where multiple lanes were blocked as firefighters and police stabilized the scene and began cleanup operations, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service officials. Emergency crews remained on scene for several hours as debris was cleared from the roadway and vehicles were removed, officials said. Twitt…

by Zak Failla

12/27/2025

Rockville, MD

Breaking News

Runaway Tractor-Trailer Nearly Slams Into Rockville Apartment Building (Photos) A runaway tractor-trailer rolled down a hill and narrowly avoided slamming into a three-story apartment building in Maryland on Friday night, triggering a hazardous materials response after a major diesel fuel spill, fire officials said. The unoccupied tractor-trailer rolled downhill through a fence and came to a stop just before striking a three-story garden-style apartment building in the 2500 block of Baltimore Road near Norbeck Road in Rockville, on Friday, Dec. 26, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service officials. HazMat crews were dispatched after the truck’s saddle ta…

by Zak Failla

12/27/2025

Silver Spring, MD

Breaking News

Missing Kentucky Teen Found Inside Silver Spring Home; Man Charged With Kidnapping, Police Say She vanished in October. She was found days before the New Year. A missing Kentucky teen was located inside a Maryland home after a tip sparked a massive, multi-agency response. A 13-year-old Kentucky girl who disappeared more than two months ago was found safe inside a Montgomery County home after police followed a tip that led them straight to a Silver Spring residence, authorities said. Wynter Wagoner, of Rockcastle County, Kentucky, was located inside a home shortly before 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 26, in the 12000 block of Dalewood Drive in Silver Spring, according to the Montgomer…

by Zak Failla

12/27/2025

Towson, MD

Breaking News

Police Investigation Halts Service At BWI Airport: MTA (Developing) Light rail service to and from BWI Airport was suspended Thursday afternoon amid police activity, causing traffic delays for travelers during the busy holiday period, transit officials said. Service on the Light RailLink BWI Airport / Glen Burnie–Hunt Valley line was halted at BWI Airport, Friday, Dec. 26, at 3:17 p.m., according to MTA Maryland. “Due to police activity, service is suspended at BWI Airport. Please plan for delays. Thank you for your patience,” MTA Maryland said in a service alert. The suspension impacted riders traveling to and from the airport, forcing some passengers to …

by Zak Failla

12/26/2025

Aldie, VA

Breaking News

Teen Tried To Kill Herself After Being Sextorted By Virginia Man Arrested In FBI Sweep: DOJ A Virginia man accused of pushing a 14-year-old girl to produce child sexual abuse material — then allegedly telling her to kill herself — was among nearly 300 offenders arrested nationwide during a sweeping FBI-led crackdown targeting child predators. The arrest was part of Operation Relentless Justice, a two-week nationwide enforcement surge carried out by all 56 FBI field offices alongside US Attorney’s Offices and the Department of Justice’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, federal officials announced. Federal authorities said the coordinated effort led to the rescue or identif…

by Zak Failla

12/26/2025

Alexandria, VA

Breaking News

Woman Escapes Alexandria House Fire With Her Dogs, Pajamas — Nothing Else, Friends Say A woman who escaped a devastating house fire with little more than the clothes she was wearing is now trying to rebuild her life with the help of family and friends, officials and loved ones said. Holly Barnes lost nearly everything when her Alexandria home burned last week, forcing her and her dogs to flee as flames tore through the residence, according to family and friends. Barnes made it out safely with her dogs, Alexandria, last week, with only the pajamas she was wearing, according to loved ones. Firefighters were able to recover her phone, work computer, and wallet from the first fl…

by Zak Failla

12/26/2025

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