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

Bladensburg-Cheverly, MD

Breaking News

Cheverly Police Chief Opens Fire, Fatally Shoots Armed Stabbing Suspect In Maryland A Maryland police chief opened fire and killed a knife-wielding stabbing suspect during an encounter in Riverdale, officials announced. The incident happened on Tuesday, Sept. 30, when Cheverly Police Chief David Morris and other officers were investigating a stabbing that occurred earlier in the day, according to officials. Officers tracked a car connected to the suspect to the 6600 block of Greenland Street in Riverdale, where Morris encountered a man outdoors believed to be the wanted suspect. Police say that the man was armed with knives and charged at Morris, who discharged his firear…

by Zak Failla

10/01/2025

Alexandria, VA

Your Community

HS Instructional Assistant From Alexandria Suspended, Accused Of Touching Students: Police An instructional assistant at a Virginia high school is facing charges for allegedly inappropriately touching two students. Alexandria resident Derrick Burroughs, 40, was suspended following an investigation that led to his arrest, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Burroughs, who was a Thomas Edison High School Instructional Assistant, became the subject of an investigation last week, after Child Protective Services received two tips about a teacher inappropriately touching two students on separate occasions, officials say. Detectives were notified, and the probe was …

by Zak Failla

10/01/2025

Reisterstown, MD

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Road Rage Case Leads To Baltimore Man’s Arrest With 850 Fentanyl Pills, Gun, Vest: Police A Baltimore man with a violent history was busted with a ballistic vest, a gun, and more than 850 fentanyl pills after a Maryland State Police investigation that started with a road rage case, officials announced. Malik Jamil Pleasant, 29, was arrested on Sept. 22 in Baltimore by the Maryland State Apprehension Team and the US Marshals Capital Region Fugitive Task Force, police said. Troopers said Pleasant was wanted on an open warrant for violating probation stemming from a conspiracy-to-commit-first-degree-assault conviction in a prior Baltimore City shooting case. He is being held…

by Zak Failla

10/01/2025

Rosedale, MD

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Maryland Home Explosion That Leveled Rosedale House Ruled Arson; Owner Charged: Fire Officials An explosion in Baltimore County that leveled a home in Rosedale has been ruled arson — and the property owner is now facing charges. Mark Hawkins, 66, has been charged with first-degree arson and malicious burning following the investigation into the explosion over the summer, authorities announced on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Fire crews responded shortly after 2 a.m. Tuesday, July 1, to the 8100 block of Callo Lane, where they found the home completely destroyed and fire suppression in progress, officials said. It took firefighters approximately an hour to get the scene under control with …

by Zak Failla

09/30/2025

Waldorf, MD

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DUI Driver With Kid In Camaro Slams Into School Bus Carrying Football Team In Waldorf: Sheriff An allegedly drunk driver who smashed into a Maryland school bus loaded with a JV football team is facing charges, authorities announced. Waldorf resident David Wayne Coffren, 32, was arrested following a violent collision involving a Westlake High School football team — while he was driving with an unrestrained 7-year-old in his Camaro, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Shortly before 8:15 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 29, officers from the sheriff's office were called to the 3700 block of Leonardtown Road in Waldorf, when a driver struck the back of the bus, which was carrying 28 …

by Zak Failla

09/30/2025

North Bethesda, MD

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Silver Spring Men On The Run After Deadly Shooting Spirals Into Kidnapping, Robbery: Police Two men are on the run after a deadly North Bethesda shooting spiraled into an armed kidnapping and robbery, Montgomery County Police announced. Detectives say Joshua Carter, 18, and Justin Michael Greene Collins, 25, both of Silver Spring, are wanted in connection with the Sept. 21 killing of 29-year-old Akwalabeng Fontava inside an apartment on Montrose Road. Fontava was found shot dead, and investigators say chaos erupted immediately after. A man and woman were kidnapped and forced into a vehicle. The man was eventually released in Burtonsville, while detectives later found the ca…

by Zak Failla

09/30/2025

Towson, MD

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Police ID 59-Year-Old Woman Found Dead Inside Sparks Home As Suspicious Death Probe Grows Detectives are probing a suspicious death in Maryland after a 59-year-old woman was found dead inside her home, police said. Officers were called at around 8:15 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 29 to the unit block of English Run Circle in Sparks Glencoe for a welfare check, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. Inside, they discovered the body of Susan Cope, 59. Homicide detectives with the department’s Criminal Investigations Bureau have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death, authorities announced. Officials are urging anyone with information to…

by Zak Failla

09/30/2025

Bethesda, MD

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Maryland Garbage Truck Crash Topples Utility Pole, Knocks Out Power In Bethesda A garbage truck barreled off a Maryland road, struck a tree, and toppled into the woods — snapping a utility pole, dragging live wires, and knocking out power in the process, officials said. The crash happened late Tuesday morning, Sept. 30, on Bradley Boulevard near Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church in Bethesda, according to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer. Photos from the scene show the massive red truck overturned and tangled in trees as downed wires stretched across Bradley Boulevard. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO The impact brought traffic to a halt and sent Ha…

by Zak Failla

09/30/2025

Fairfax, VA

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McLaren Fireball Crash In Virginia: Reckless Driver Charged After Fiery Wreck (Updated) A high-powered McLaren supercar turned into a fireball after flying over a guardrail in Fairfax County — and now its driver is facing charges, Virginia State Police announced. The crash happened shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, when state police were called about reckless drivers weaving through traffic on I-495 southbound near Braddock Road. That’s when a 2020 McLaren 720S sideswiped a Honda Pilot, sending the SUV flipping multiple times across the interstate, according to investigators. The driver of the Pilot, Rosa Rivera Orellana, 37, of Fairfax, was seriously injured and rushe…

by Zak Failla

09/30/2025

Springfield, VA

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‘Reduced To Ashes’: Springfield Man Loses Home In Blaze As Community Rallies Around Family A Virginia man lost everything when flames tore through his Springfield townhouse — but now, neighbors, friends, and colleagues are coming together to help him rebuild. On Monday, Sept. 22, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue crews were called at around 2:30 p.m. to the 6200 block of Levi Court, where a townhouse fire was raging. When firefighters arrived, flames were already blasting out of a middle unit, with smoke billowing across the neighborhood. The fire in the 6200 block of Levi Court in Springfield. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue A second alarm was requested as crews rushed in t…

by Zak Failla

09/30/2025

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