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.

Zak Failla's Contributions

Leesburg, VA

Breaking News

Blaze Erupts At Leesburg Building Before Dawn, Drawing Multi-County Response A massive metal building in Virginia went up in flames before dawn Saturday, sending firefighters from across two states racing to the scene. Fire crews were called shortly after 3:30 a.m. to the 13000 block of Loyalty Road in the Catoctin District in Leesburg, according to Loudoun County Fire and Rescue. Units from Lucketts, Hamilton, Purcellville, Leesburg, Lovettsville, and Frederick County in Maryland responded after callers reported a structure fire. When crews arrived, they found a roughly 100-by-150-foot metal building “well involved in fire,” officials said. A Tanker Task Fo…

by Zak Failla

12/06/2025

Ashburn, VA

On Your Side

Ashburn Baristas Join Growing Starbucks Strike Over Pay, Hours, Staffing Issues Virginia Starbucks workers are now part of the largest unfair labor practice strike in company history, as baristas in Ashburn and Falls Church walked off the job Thursday and joined thousands of workers nationwide calling for better pay, hours, and staffing. The growing “Red Cup Rebellion” hit day 22 on Thursday, Dec. 4, when union organizers announced that baristas from 26 new stores had joined the open-ended strike. The walkout now includes more than 3,000 baristas at over 145 stores in more than 105 cities. Workers say they are protesting “Starbucks’ historic union busting and fai…

by Zak Failla

12/05/2025

Fredericksburg, VA

Breaking News

Speeding, Aggressive Driving Blamed In Crash That Killed Spotsylvania Man In Fredericksburg: PD A Spotsylvania man died Friday morning after police say his SUV shot across multiple lanes of traffic and crashed into a pole at a busy Virginia intersection. Police said the crash happened shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec 5, at Plank Road and Gateway Boulevard in Fredericksburg. Investigators from the Fredericksburg Police Department said a black Ford SUV crossed several lanes before striking a traffic light pole. Police said the initial investigation shows “speeding and aggressive driving may have been contributing factors.” The Fredericksburg Fire Department provided immedia…

by Zak Failla

12/05/2025

Lexington Park, MD

Breaking News

Brave Child’s Report Helps Convict Maryland Man Of Sexual Abuse, Prosecutors Say A Maryland man is facing a long prison term after a jury found him guilty of sexually abusing a child in his own household, according to the Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office. Derrick Henderson, 51, of Delmar, was convicted this week after a two-day trial in Salisbury, authorities announced late on Friday, Dec. 5. Specifically, Henderson was found guilty of: Two counts of sexual abuse of a minor; Attempted second-degree rape; Attempted sexual offense; Sexual solicitation of a minor. Prosecutors said the abuse happened in 2024 inside Henderson’s home. No additional details…

by Zak Failla

12/05/2025

Lexington Park, MD

Breaking News

Girl Touched, Propositioned Inside Charlotte Hall Food Lion As Deputies Hunt Suspect: Sheriff A man is wanted in Southern Maryland after deputies say he walked up to a young girl inside a Food Lion, touched her inappropriately, and then propositioned her in a disturbing encounter that has parents on alert. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office said the assault happened at Food Lion in Charlotte Hall on Monday, Dec. 1. According to the agency, deputies said a white man in his mid-50s approached a young girl inside the store, touched her inappropriately, and then “also propositioned her." The girl “was able to walk away … with no further interaction,” the sheriff’s…

by Zak Failla

12/05/2025

Lorton, VA

Breaking News

Private Tennis Coach In Fairfax County Took 'Indecent Liberties' With Minor, Police Say A private tennis coach in Virginia is accused of having unlawful and inappropriate contact with a girl he trained when she was underage, according to county police. Detectives with Fairfax County’s Child Abuse Squad arrested Tony Adams, 62, of Lorton, after the victim reported a sex offense to officers at the West Springfield District Station late last month, according to Fairfax County Police on Friday, Dec. 5. Police said the victim told investigators she “was subjected to inappropriate conduct by a 62-year-old man when she was a minor.” Detectives determined that Adams "engaged in…

by Zak Failla

12/05/2025

Alexandria, VA

On Your Side

Kitten Causes Cat-Astrophic Flood At Virginia Café, Forcing Months-Long Shutdown A kitten, a towel, and a sink walk into a cat café… and Richmond’s newest small business suddenly has a renovation project no one ordered. That’s the real-life plot twist at The Purrfect Bean, the cat café that’s only been open a few months and already earned a loyal following of latte lovers, students, and adopters who swear by its cozy vibes and cuddly residents. All it took was one freak accident — involving a mischievous kitten named Roller — to shut the whole place down for what owners say could be “at least the rest of the year.” Roller The Purrfect Bean The good news? Every…

by Zak Failla

12/05/2025

Stafford, VA

Breaking News

Snow Slams Virginia, Sends Cars Spinning As State Police Probe 200+ Crashes In 16 Hours Snow and ice made for dangerous travel across Virginia on Friday, as state police responded to more than two hundred crashes by late afternoon. Virginia State Police is urging drivers to slow down and check conditions before heading out as winter weather continues to cause problems on the roads Friday, December 5, 2025, officials said. Since midnight, troopers have investigated 214 crashes statewide, according to Virginia State Police. Twenty-nine of those crashes resulted in injuries, and no fatalities have been reported. The snow created issues across every region of the state, officials…

by Zak Failla

12/05/2025

Oakton, VA

Breaking News

Ex-dea Boss From Oakton Agreed To Help Violent Mexican Cartel Move Millions, Feds Say A former top DEA official living in Northern Virginia is accused of using his law enforcement expertise to help a violent Mexican cartel move money and drugs across the United States, federal prosecutors announced Friday. Paul Campo, 61, of Oakton, is facing charges after agreeing to launder upward of $12 million to participate in drug trafficking for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, a/k/a Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion or CJNG. Prosecutors say that Campo and his associate, 75-year-old Florida man Robert Sensi, began meeting with a confidential source posing as a CJNG member…

by Zak Failla

12/05/2025

Rockville, MD

Your Community

Maryland Teen Found With 3D-Printed Gun During Northwood High School Fight, Police Say A 17-year-old Northwood High School student is facing adult charges after police said he was found with a loaded 3D-printed gun during a fight inside the Silver Spring school on Friday morning. A fight inside Northwood High School forced a lockdown on Friday, Dec. 5, after a witness reported that one of the students involved had a gun, Montgomery County Police said. Officers were called to the school in the 11200 block of Old Georgetown Road around 8:23 a.m. for a report of an armed student, according to police. Investigators said they searched 17-year-old Isaiah Gaunt and “found a loaded …

by Zak Failla

12/05/2025

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