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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Chesapeake City, MD

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Two-Alarm Chesapeake Beach Apartment Fire Displaces 25 Residents, Destroys 14 Units (Photos) A two-alarm fire tore through a Maryland apartment building early Sunday morning, destroying more than a dozen units and forcing about 25 people out of their homes, officials said. Fire crews were called at 6:36 a.m. to the 3900 block of Gordon Stinnett Avenue in Chesapeake Beach, where they found heavy flames coming from the roof of a two-story building, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Calvert County Sheriff Deputy State Fire Marshals said “all occupants have been accounted for,” but 14 apartments were “extensively damaged.” Calvert County Sheriff The area …

by Zak Failla

11/17/2025

Clinton, MD

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Wind-Fueled Fire Destroys Clinton Home After Roof Collapse In Fast-Moving Blaze (Video) A fast-moving wind-fueled two-alarm fire tore through a Maryland home and triggered a massive response after part of the structure collapsed, officials said. Prince George’s County Fire/EMS crews were called around 3:21 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 16, to the 9600 block of Stuart Lane in Clinton, where they found a single-family home with flames tearing through the roof, according to the agency. Due to the weather conditions and a partial collapse of the roof, firefighters called for a second alarm as the blaze ripped through the home, officials said. More from 9600 Stuart Ln: Fire Investigator…

by Zak Failla

11/16/2025

Westminster, MD

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Westminster Man Killed Crossing Road; Son Accused Of Attacking Passenger After Impact: Police A Maryland man was killed on a Carroll County highway — and police say his son assaulted a passenger inside the striking vehicle moments after the impact. Maryland State Police troopers were called shortly before 9:45 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14, to westbound Baltimore Boulevard (MD-140) near Gorsuch Road for a crash involving a pedestrian, officials said. Troopers said David Comer, 53, of Westminster, was running from the median with another pedestrian when he “entered the travel portion of the roadway” and was struck by a 2014 Kia Optima. Comer died at the scene, according to Maryland State …

by Zak Failla

11/16/2025

Ashburn, VA

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Ashburn House Blaze Sparked By Lithium-Ion Battery Causes $1.25M In Damage: Fire Marshal An accidental fire sparked by a lithium-ion battery in Virginia caused more than $1 million in damage, according to officials. Shortly before noon on Saturday, Nov. 15, Loudoun County Fire and Rescue crews — with an assist by nearby agencies — were called to the 19000 block of Kipheart Drive in Ashburn, where there were multiple reports of a fire in an area home. Upon arrival, firefighters were met by heavy smoke conditions and fire showing from the first floor of a two-story home. "Due to the advanced fire conditions, crews initially began defensive operations, deploying hosel…

by Zak Failla

11/16/2025

National Interest

Jets CB Kris Boyd Shot Outside NYC Restaurant, Hospitalized In Critical Condition: Reports New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd is hospitalized in critical but stable condition after being shot Sunday outside a restaurant in Manhattan, according to multiple reports. The 29-year-old, who had the weekend off after the Jets' loss on Thursday against the Patriots, was identified by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) as the person wounded in a shooting in Midtown early on Sunday morning. Boyd's shooting was first reported by the New York Post and later confirmed by multiple outlets. The shooting was reported around 2 a.m. in Manhattan, sending Boyd to Bellevue Hospital in…

by Zak Failla

11/16/2025

National Interest

‘The Enforcer’ Kenny Easley, Virginia Native, NFL Hall Of Famer, Dies At 66 Virginia native Kenny Easley, a Pro Football Hall of Famer who later became a car dealership entrepreneur and arena football team owner, has died at 66. The Chesapeake resident who went on to star as a stalwart defensive back for the Seattle Seahawks before a kidney disease cut his career short passed away on Friday, Nov. 14, the team and his family confirmed. "An intimidating presence on the field during his Seahawks career, Easley earned the nickname The Enforcer as he patrolled Seattle's secondary in the 1980s, but off the field, he was a man of faith and a dedicated family man," the Sea…

by Zak Failla

11/15/2025

Arlington, VA

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DC Man Shot, Killed After Lunging At Officers With Screwdriver, Knife Inside Home: Police A man who was arrested in DC for violating a protective order, then returned the next day and attempted to assault officers, was killed in a shooting, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Northwest DC resident Kevin Booker, 41, was killed in an officer-involved shooting after returning to the scene of his crime and lunging at investigators with a screwdriver and blade, police said. Shortly after 6:45 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14, officers were called to investigate a residential alarm in the 4400 block of Reservoir Road NW. It was later determined that the man who triggered the …

by Zak Failla

11/15/2025

National Interest

DC Preservationist Groups Sue Trump Over Bright-White Paint Plan For Eisenhower Building A preservation law firm with deep roots in Washington is suing President Donald Trump’s administration in federal court, accusing officials of fast-tracking a plan to paint the Eisenhower Executive Office Building bright white and, in the process, breaking federal environmental and historic preservation laws. Cultural Heritage Partners, based a few blocks from the White House, and the DC Preservation League filed the lawsuit this week in Washington, DC. In the complaint, they say Trump’s plan to “clean, repoint, and repaint” the dark granite exterior of the Eisenhower Executive Office …

by Zak Failla

11/15/2025

Leesburg, VA

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Firefighter Hurt As Massive Virginia House Blaze Erupts In Leesburg Neighborhood (Developing) A firefighter was hospitalized after battling a massive house fire that sent heavy smoke pouring over a Leesburg neighborhood Friday morning, according to Loudoun County Fire and Rescue. Units were dispatched around 11:10 a.m. on Saturday morning to the 19000 block of Kipheart Drive for reports of a structure fire, officials said. Crews arrived to find the home already engulfed in flames. Firefighters shifted to a defensive attack as heavy fire erupted from the structure, according to Loudoun County Fire and Rescue. All occupants were accounted for at the scene. One person was treated for…

by Zak Failla

11/15/2025

Chesapeake City, MD

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Maryland Man Vanishes On Chesapeake Bay; Empty Boat Found Near Taylor’s Island (Developing) A search is underway in the Chesapeake Bay after a Maryland man disappeared during a Thursday outing, authorities said. The Maryland Natural Resources Police said officers were dispatched Friday morning, Nov. 14, for a report of an overdue boater last seen operating a white 23-foot center-console vessel out of Chesapeake Beach on Thursday, Nov. 13. The missing man has been identified as Lonnie James Johnson, 65, of Chesapeake Beach, according to Maryland DNR. Police said the unoccupied boat was found Friday morning near Taylor’s Island in Dorchester County after the reporting party tracked…

by Zak Failla

11/15/2025

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