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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National Interest

Ghislaine Maxwell Lawyer Slams Maryland Rep. Raskin For ‘Shocking’ Release Of Privileged Emails Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorney is blasting Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, saying he “improperly” released her privileged prison emails in a move she calls “shocking” and unconstitutional. In a statement issued Friday, Nov. 14, attorney Leah Saffian criticized Raskin — a Democrat from Maryland and Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee — for providing Maxwell’s email correspondence to the media. Saffian said the emails, which were sent through the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ monitored system, were “illegally obtained” and shared with a federal official who then released them publicly. Ac…

by Zak Failla

11/15/2025

Annapolis, MD

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Annapolis Shots-Fired Call Leads Cops To Surprising Arsenal Of Guns, Drugs, Police Say What started as a report of shots fired in Maryland landed a man behind bars after officers uncovered a small arsenal in Anne Arundel County, police say. On Thursday morning, members of the Annapolis Police Department conducted a follow-up investigation into a recent "shots fired" call, which led to the recovery of multiple illegal firearms, assault weapons, and a host of drugs. According to the agency, the investigation began on Monday, Nov. 10, when there were reports of shots being fired that led them to identify 27-year-old resident Juan Ricardo Mackell, who was taken into custody short…

by Zak Failla

11/15/2025

Alexandria, VA

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Virginia Caregivers Exploited Navy Veteran, Forged Checks, Let Him Waste Away: Feds A Virginia couple is accused of draining a Navy veteran’s bank account, forging his VA checks, and leaving him in dangerous, filthy conditions — prosecutors say the victim was found confused, injured, and covered in urine and feces. The pai,r who were entrusted with caring for a Navy and Vietnam War veteran, instead exploited him for tens of thousands of dollars while letting his health deteriorate, federal prosecutors said. A grand jury indicted Melissa Diana Simmons, 50, and James Patrick Brown, 59, of Franklin County, on 30 federal counts, including bank fraud, access device fraud, forgi…

by Zak Failla

11/14/2025

Arlington, VA

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Virginia Attorney ‘Stymied’ Probe Into Threats Against Trump Adviser: Republican Congressman Virginia prosecutor accused of blocking investigators in case tied to threats against Trump adviser Stephen Miller — Congress wants answers. A high-profile Northern Virginia prosecutor is facing intense scrutiny from Congress after House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan accused her of undermining an investigation into threats made against former Trump White House adviser Stephen Miller and his family. In a sharply worded letter sent this week, Jordan claimed Arlington County and Falls Church Commonwealth’s Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti “stymied the investigation” into an incident where a loca…

by Zak Failla

11/14/2025

Southern Anne Arundel, MD

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Gambrills Man Who Groomed Girl, Reoffended After Prior Conviction Gets Max Prison Term A Maryland man who groomed young girls and entered into an ongoing relationship with one received the maximum sentence. Christopher Steven McGee, 36, of Gambrills, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of second-degree rape involving a child earlier this year, the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's Office announced on Friday. A probe was launched by police in December 2023 into reported child sex abuse involving McGee, then 34, and the 12-year-old girl, who was her boyfriend's stepfather. Prosecutors said that the investigation revealed a pattern of groomi…

by Zak Failla

11/14/2025

Fredericksburg, VA

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Virginia Mother Hailed As Hero After Pulling Daughters From Burning Car Just Before Blast A Virginia mother is being hailed for her extraordinary courage after a late-October car fire forced her to make split-second decisions that saved both of her young daughters. According to Heather Henderson, Jessie Kelly had been driving home from a trunk-or-treat Halloween event at the Fredericksburg Nats Stadium on Friday, Oct. 24, when everything changed. Henderson said that Jessie and her two daughters were headed back when they were involved in “a terrible car accident,” followed by a fire that left Jessie fighting to free her children as flames closed in. Henderson said the wom…

by Zak Failla

11/14/2025

Fredericksburg, VA

Breaking News

‘How Long You Been Here?’ Spotsylvania Man Gets Life For Hate-Fueled Gas Station Shooting: Feds A man who asked a Latino man how long he had been in the country before gunning him down outside a Virginia gas station due to his race will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Spotsylvania resident Douglas Wayne Cornett was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to two federal hate crime charges, each involving an attempt to kill, and to discharging a firearm during a federal crime of violence, federal authorities announced on Friday. According to court documents, on Feb. 28, 2024, Cornett followed a box truck driven by "O.G.," an adult Latino man, into the Sheetz …

by Zak Failla

11/14/2025

Fairfax, VA

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Maryland Murder Suspect In Fairfax County Double Shooting Still On The Run Years Later: Police A Maryland man accused of shooting two people before slipping away into the night is still wanted in Fairfax County, police said. Detectives said Javon Antonio Reid, 32, was identified as the shooter in a May 7, 2023 killing on South George Mason Drive in Falls Church involving 24-year-old Maurice Anderson. Officers responded to the 3800 block at 2:19 a.m. for a report of two men shot in the upper body, police said. Anderson, a DC native, died at the hospital a short time later, police said. The second man was also taken to a hospital, where he “received treatment and remains hospitalized,…

by Zak Failla

11/14/2025

Towson, MD

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Johns Hopkins Makes Tuition Free For Most Americans In Historic Aid Expansion One of the nation’s top universities just wiped out tuition for the vast majority of American families, announcing a sweeping financial aid expansion that will make Johns Hopkins tuition-free for undergraduates from households earning up to $200,000. Johns Hopkins University will become tuition-free for eligible undergraduates starting in the spring 2026 semester for current students and in fall 2026 for new students, school officials announced. The change applies to undergraduates at the university’s Homewood campus and will allow students from families earning up to $200,000 a year to att…

by Zak Failla

11/14/2025

Towson, MD

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Baltimore Designer Loses Entire Gown Studio In Massive Fire, Begins Rebuilding A three-alarm fire ripped through Hampden’s Historic Castle at Keswick on Monday night, destroying the bridal studio that designer Jill Andrews poured her life into. Firefighters battled heavy flames on Nov. 10 after the blaze tore through the historic stone building that housed Jill Andrews Gowns, a Baltimore fixture known for couture bridal design, heirloom restorations, and community connection. Andrews said she watched from outside as everything she built burned. “With a heavy heart, I'm here to say the studio is a complete loss,” she said. “I’m shaking still, grateful that no one w…

by Zak Failla

11/14/2025

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