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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Leonardtown-California, MD

Breaking News

Maryland Man Killed After Truck Rolls Over, Crashes Into Embankment In Bushwood: Sheriff A 58-year-old Maryland man was killed after his pickup truck rolled over in a violent crash in St. Mary’s County, authorities said. Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were called around 4:55 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 8, to the area of Sugar Hole Road and Old Trappe Lane in Bushwood for a report of a motor vehicle collision with entrapment. According to investigators, Dale Lee Buckler, of Bushwood, was driving a 2008 Ford Ranger west on Sugar Hole Road when, for unknown reasons, the truck left the roadway to the left, struck a driveway culvert and an embankment before rolling…

by Zak Failla

10/09/2025

Aldie, VA

Your Community

Megyn Kelly Says She Felt ‘Exposed’ Returning To Stage In Virginia After Charlie Kirk’s Killing Westchester native Megyn Kelly took security to a new level during an appearance in Virginia, she said in a newly released interview with the New York Post. The right-wing talking head spoke to the outlet’s Miranda Devine about her appearance at Virginia Tech last month — her first since the assassination of Republican Charlie Kirk. Kelly said she was given extra security protection by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office, though she still felt uneasy getting back on stage following the fatal shooting of the 31-year-old. “They made it safe — not just for me, but for everyone,” Kelly said.…

by Zak Failla

10/08/2025

Pikesville, MD

Breaking News

Pikesville Man Stabs Woman, Clinician Trying To Help Before Barricading Himself (Updated) A violent domestic-related incident in Pikesville left two people hospitalized and a suspect critically injured after a barricade situation unfolded Tuesday morning, Baltimore County Police said. Officers were called around 10:25 a.m. on Oct. 7 to the 8200 block of Arrowhead Road for reports of a stabbing. When they arrived, police found a 32-year-old woman suffering from multiple stab wounds and a 48-year-old man with injuries to his upper body. According to detectives, the man — a mental health clinician for the State of Maryland — had been called by the suspect’s wife to assist th…

by Zak Failla

10/08/2025

Fairfax, VA

Breaking News

'He’s A Danger To Everyone He Meets' — Fairfax Man Sentenced In Sterling Stabbing A Fairfax man will spend decades behind bars for a stabbing that nearly killed a man outside a Sterling convenience store. William Joseph Addison, 39, was sentenced to 30 years in prison after a Loudoun County jury found him guilty of aggravated malicious wounding and stabbing in the commission of a felony, officials announced. Addison was convicted in March, following a two-day trial. His sentencing took place in Loudoun County Circuit Court before Judge Stephen E. Sincavage, who cited “the sheer brutality of it … the randomness of it … the lack of remorse, especially at the scene” …

by Zak Failla

10/08/2025

Sterling, VA

Breaking News

‘American Ninja Warrior’ Trip Ends In Tragedy For Virginia Family: Man Dead, Brother Critical A fun day of competition turned tragic for a Virginia family when a trip home from an American Ninja Warrior qualifying race ended in devastation — leaving one brother dead and another fighting for his life. The Jackson family was heading back from the event when they were involved in a crash with a tractor-trailer, killing 21-year-old Zane, leaving his brother Boaz, 14, in the ICU, and Toby, 16, with serious injuries. At the time of the crash, the family was traveling home from Sterling from what had been a fun family outing. Zane Jackson was pronounced dead at the scene by first responde…

by Zak Failla

10/08/2025

Lusby, MD

Breaking News

Lusby Man Takes Drunk Dialing To New Heights — By Calling 911 Three Times Before Arrest Most people drunk dial their ex. Gary Scott Arbaugh Jr. went a different way — and it landed him in jail. The third time wasn't the charm for Arbaugh, who made multiple phony 911 calls during a night of boozing after members of the Calvert County Sheriff's Office gave him a reprieve, officials said. Deputies were called late last month to the area of Rousby Hall Road near the traffic circle in Lusby for a welfare check, where there were reports of a man slumped over on a guardrail. The first call came in at 10:54 p.m. on Sept. 22. A responding deputy called to the area fou…

by Zak Failla

10/08/2025

Frederick, MD

Breaking News

Frederick Dealer Caught With Glock, Cocaine Learns His Fate The Hard Way A Maryland man who tried to escape justice is heading to prison for more than a decade after being busted with a loaded Glock, cocaine, and high-capacity magazines, authorities announced. Frederick resident Ezra Malik Smith, 25, who has a lengthy criminal history, was sentenced to 17 years in prison this week after a strange scene played out earlier this year that landed him behind bars. According to the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office, over the summer, Smith pleaded guilty to: Illegal possession of a regulated firearm with a previous conviction for a crime of violence; P…

by Zak Failla

10/08/2025

Chesapeake City, MD

Breaking News

‘Miracle He Survived’: Maryland Man Airlifted To Shock Trauma After Chesapeake City Crash A Maryland family is holding onto hope after a devastating crash left a young man fighting for his life at Shock Trauma. Ryan Franco says his best friend, Will, was critically injured on Saturday, Oct. 4, when an inattentive driver ran a stop sign and collided with his truck, sending it off the road and into a tree in Cecil County. The Cecil County crash left one in critical condition. Chesapeake City Volunteer Fire Company According to the Volunteer Fire Company #1 of Chesapeake City, crews were dispatched around 8 p.m. on Saturday to Cayots Corner Road and Old Telegraph Road f…

by Zak Failla

10/08/2025

Capitol Heights-District Heights, MD

Breaking News

Seat Pleasant Shooting Turns Deadly; Capitol Heights Man Dies, Police Say A 41-year-old man already behind bars may now face multiple murder charges following a deadly altercation in Maryland, officials say. Seat Pleasant resident Christopher Reid was initially charged with attempted murder in connection with the midday shooting of Keith Maurice Thomas, 35, last week, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Those charges are likely to be upgraded to first- and second-degree murder after the Capitol Heights resident died two days later, authorities announced on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Officers were called around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1 to …

by Zak Failla

10/08/2025

Frederick, MD

Breaking News

‘Choked, Bit, And Begged’: Frederick Man Finally Faces Justice For Vicious Attacks A Maryland man who terrorized a quick-thinking woman and then attempted to manipulate her from behind bars is heading to prison for nearly two decades. Johnathan Robert Spacil, 39, has been sentenced to 19.5 years in prison for systemic abuse that included strangling a woman, biting her face, and attempting to coerce her into not working with prosecutors, according to the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office. The court suspended an additional 25 years, and upon release, Spacil will serve five years of supervised probation with conditions that include no contact with the victim. Deput…

by Zak Failla

10/08/2025

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