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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Arlington, VA

Breaking News

DC Man Who Fled Police Twice In Maryland Learns Prison Fate After 10-Kilo ‘Boot’ Sting A DC man who led investigators on multiple high-speed chases through Maryland before ditching a box of what he thought was 10 kilos of “boot” will spend more than a decade in prison, federal prosecutors announced. Marvin Benjamin Martin, 32, was sentenced to 140 months in prison for attempting to possess a mass shipment of dipentylone, an illegal psychostimulant known as “boot,” according to the US Attorney’s Office for DC. Martin pleaded guilty on July 11, 2025 — one day before the scheduled jury trial — to attempted possession with intent to distribute N,N Dimethylpentylone hydrochl…

by Zak Failla

11/14/2025

Alexandria, VA

Breaking News

Rabid Fox Found In Alexandria’s Rosemont Neighborhood After Contact With Dog, Person Alexandria health officials are urging residents to be on alert after a fox in the Rosemont neighborhood tested positive for rabies following contact with a dog and a person, authorities announced. The Alexandria Health Department said the fox came into contact with a dog and a person near a home in the Rosemont area on Sunday, Nov. 9. The fox is dead, but testing confirmed it had rabies, officials said. Health officials said they are working with the exposed person and the owner of the exposed dog “on safe next steps,” but warned there is an increased risk of rabies exposures in the…

by Zak Failla

11/14/2025

Arlington, VA

Breaking News

Former Colombian Army Officer Who Admitted Moving 9.85 Kilos Of Coke Toward US Sentenced In DC A former Colombian intelligence officer who admitted moving nearly 10 kilos of cocaine toward the US is headed to federal prison after a major trafficking case, federal authorities in DC announced. Jairo Aldres Alzate Milan, 36, a former intelligence officer with the Colombian National Army, was sentenced to 65 months in prison for his role in a scheme to export 9.85 kilograms of cocaine from South America to the United States, prosecutors said. Milan — also known as “Llorente” and “Andres Millan” — pleaded guilty on May 13 to unlawful distribution of 500 grams or more of cocaine for import…

by Zak Failla

11/14/2025

Hagerstown, MD

Breaking News

Burned Maryland Woman Airlifted After Grease Fire Erupts In Hagerstown Home: Officials A Maryland woman was airlifted to a Baltimore burn center after a grease fire exploded on a stovetop in her Hagerstown home, leaving her with painful burns to her hand and arm, investigators said. A quick-moving kitchen fire left a Washington County woman with serious burn injuries before she was flown out of the neighborhood by police, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. The fire broke out shortly before 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13, inside a three-story end-unit rowhome on Papa Court. Investigators said the resident was cooking when a grease fire ignited on the stovetop…

by Zak Failla

11/14/2025

Arlington, VA

Breaking News

DC Killer Admits He Suffocated Ex With Sock, Dumped Her In Mall Dumpster: Feds The man who murdered his ex-girlfriend by suffocating her with a sock and dumping her body in a DC dumpster is facing decades in prison after copping to the crime, authorities announced. Richard Dyson, 57, pleaded guilty to the murder of Donnella Bryan, 62, who was reported missing and later found in a Hechinger Mall dumpster in Northeast DC earlier this year. Bryan was last seen around 12 p.m. on April 17 in the 300 block of N Street NE, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. She was the subject of a critical missing person alert issued the following day. Her body was discovered…

by Zak Failla

11/14/2025

Westminster, MD

Breaking News

Investigators Seek Review of Allegations Against Carroll County Sheriff Jim DeWees (Developing) Carroll County’s top law enforcement officials are pushing for an outside investigation into allegations they say are flat-out unsupported, calling in state prosecutors to review claims made against Sheriff Jim DeWees. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office isn’t waiting around for rumors to grow legs. Acting Undersheriff Justin Baker said he has formally asked the Office of the Maryland State Prosecutor to investigate allegations tied to a civil lawsuit that he says has produced no evidence of wrongdoing by Sheriff Jim DeWees. Baker said the claims came from “a personal civil lawsuit,” and t…

by Zak Failla

11/13/2025

Jessup, MD

Breaking News

Paraeducator Had Sex With Teen Student He Met On Dating App: Howard County Police An educator in Maryland was arrested after allegedly matching with a teen boy on a dating app and having sex in his vehicle, authorities announced on Thursday. Elkridge resident William Nelson II, 26, a paraeducator at Guilford Park High School in Jessup, has been charged with third-degree sexual offense following an encounter with a student off school grounds on Wednesday, Nov. 12, according to the Howard County Police Department. It is alleged that Nelson met the 15-year-old through a dating app and engaged in sexual intercourse in the educator's vehicle. The teen reported the incide…

by Zak Failla

11/13/2025

College Park, MD

Obituaries

Prince George’s County Honors Fallen Police Sergeant 'Known For His Kindness' A beloved police sergeant in Maryland known for his kindness, sharp humor, and decades of service to the community has died, officials announced. The Prince George’s County Police Department is mourning the death of Sergeant Benjamin Habershon, a 24-year veteran who served in some of the agency’s most critical units. Habershon joined the force in February 2001 with Session 95 and went on to serve in District III, the Forensic Science Division, and, most recently, the new Real Time Crime Center, according to PGPD. Officials said he earned multiple awards and citations across his…

by Zak Failla

11/13/2025

Towson, MD

Breaking News

Man Walking Dog Killed In Crash; Pet Also Dies After Neighbor Tries To Help In Towson: Police A man and his dog were both killed in a tragic crash in Maryland, authorities said. The Baltimore County Police Department said the collision happened on Towsontown Boulevard near Emerson Drive at approximately 4:15 p.m., on Wednesday, Nov. 12, when 32-year-old Jordan Sachs and his dog were hit by a 2014 Toyota Camry traveling westbound. Police said the driver stayed at the scene. Officers said Sachs was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. His dog was taken to an animal hospital by a nearby resident who stepped in to help. Police said both were pronounced dead …

by Zak Failla

11/13/2025

Vienna, VA

Breaking News

Vienna Home Fully Engulfed As Wind-Driven Fire Tears Through Property Hours After Warning A Virginia home was fully engulfed in flames during a massive fire on Thursday, hours after officials warned that dry, windy weather could cause flames to rapidly spread. Firefighters from Fairfax County Fire and Rescue raced to the 1900 block of Hunter Mill Road in Vienna early in the afternoon on Nov. 13, where units arrived to “heavy fire showing throughout the home,” according to the department. The fire tore through the structure, fully engulfing the home as crews launched fire suppression and search and rescue operations. A dramatic photo from the scene showed flames shooting several…

by Zak Failla

11/13/2025

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