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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Stafford, VA

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Booze Snooze: Virginia Man With 3 DUIs Found Asleep At Wheel, Stafford Sheriff Says Arthur Bailey found himself in a familiar position in Virginia over the weekend. Bailey, 47, is facing several charges after being found passed out behind the wheel along I-95 on Sunday morning, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called shortly before 7 a.m. on Sept. 14 to the area of Courthouse Road and the I-95 overpass, where there were multiple reports about an unconscious driver. Upon arrival, they found a Chevrolet sitting through multiple green lights with Bailey inside. Officials noted that the vehicle "was in drive with nothing stopping it from rolli…

by Zak Failla

09/15/2025

Fredericksburg, VA

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Gone In 60 Seconds: Masked Crew Rams Stolen Car Into Spotsy Pawn Shop, Steals Guns: Sheriff A burglary crew with a vehicle stolen out of Maryland were gone in 60 seconds after smashing into a Virginia pawn shop and stealing several guns, authorities announced. The chaos unfolded around 3:07 a.m. Monday, Sept. 15, when deputies were called to Pawn King in the 4400 block of Plank Road, where an alarm went off, according to the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office. When deputies got to the scene, they found the front of the store had been rammed by a 2013 Hyundai with Maryland tags. The car had been stolen out of Maryland, investigators said. Suspects were gone, officials said, but …

by Zak Failla

09/15/2025

Lexington Park, MD

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Second Arrest Made In Abuse, Death Of 11-Year-Old Great Mills Boy, Sheriff Says A second person has been arrested in connection with the abuse and death of an 11-year-old boy earlier this year in Southern Maryland. Deputies and EMS crews were called to the 22000 block of Castle Pollard Way in Great Mills on May 8 for a report of an 11-year-old not breathing, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Life-saving measures were attempted, but the child was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore later ruled the boy’s death a homicide. Detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division took over the ca…

by Zak Failla

09/15/2025

Silver Spring, MD

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Runaway Dump Truck Loses Brakes On Busy Montgomery County Road, Crashes Into Embankment A dump truck barreled down a busy road in Montgomery County after its brakes failed Monday, before the driver made a split-second move that may have prevented possible disaster, police said. The Montgomery County Department of Police said the runaway truck lost its brakes on a downhill stretch of Colesville Road near the Beltway and Sligo Creek Parkway on Sept. 15 — a crossing heavily used by joggers and cyclists. Instead of plowing through traffic or pedestrians, the driver swerved, mounting a curb and ramming into an embankment to bring the truck to a full stop. “Luckily the driver react…

by Zak Failla

09/15/2025

National Interest

Trump Explodes With 1 A.M. Rant Threatening National Emergency In DC President Donald Trump is threatening the nation's capital — again. On Monday, Trump said he would declare a national emergency and federalize DC "if necessary" after DC Mayor Muriel Bowser said Metropolitan Police would not cooperate with ICE agents after the 30-day emergency order expired on Wednesday, Sept. 10. Bowser previously said "immigration enforcement is not what MPD does, and with the end of the emergency, it won't be what MPD does." Trump wasn't having it. In a rambling post on Truth Social at around 1 a.m. on Monday, Trump took credit for turning DC "from one of the mos…

by Zak Failla

09/15/2025

Fredericksburg, VA

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100 MPH Jeep Chase Through Spotsylvania Ends In Drunken Crash, Arrest. Sheriff Says A Virginia sheriff's deputy’s attempt to stop a reckless driver turned into a 100 mph chase through the county before ending in a crash, authorities said. The pursuit began around 2:10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 15, when a deputy spotted a gray Jeep driving recklessly near Massaponax Church Road and Smith Station Road, according to the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office. When the deputy tried to pull the driver over, he sped off — pushing speeds near 100 mph as he fled down Smith Station Road, investigators said. The driver’s run came to an end when he lost control and crashed off-road near Smith Stati…

by Zak Failla

09/15/2025

Dunkirk-Owings, MD

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Stolen Kia Packed With Kids Smashes Into Dunkirk Home After Wild Chase A stolen car barreled off the road during a police pursuit in Maryland, smashing into a house and leaving three minors injured, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the chaos began around 5:59 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, when a white Kia Optima reported stolen out of Prince George’s County was spotted on Route 260 in Dunkirk. The driver sped away as deputies approached, officials said, weaving through traffic on the shoulder and speeding recklessly. Deputies tried to stop the vehicle, but the driver refused to pull over. The chase carried onto Mt. Harmony Road, where …

by Zak Failla

09/15/2025

Arlington, VA

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Who Is Tramel Tillman? Dc-born, Maryland-Raised Actor Makes Emmy History (Watch) Tramel Tillman is bringing Emmy gold back to Maryland, while making history at the same time. The DC native, who was raised in Largo, became the first Black man to ever win a best supporting actor in a drama series Emmy on Sunday for his role in "Severance." Tillman, 40, who stars as Seth Milchick on the Apple TV+ series, took the honor over James Marsden in "Paradise," co-star John Turturro, Sam Rockwell, Jason Isaacs and Walton Goggins, all of whom appeared in "The White Lotus." View this post on Instagram A post shar…

by Zak Failla

09/15/2025

Fort Washington, MD

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Woman Wanted After Killing Grandmother, Stabbing Family Member In Fort Washington: Police A 28-year-old woman is wanted in Maryland after allegedly killing her grandmother and stabbing another family member. An alert was issued by the Prince George's County Police Department on Monday as they seek the public's assistance in locating Breante Thomas, who is wanted for murdering Helen Thomas, 81, inside her Fort Washington home. Officers were called to conduct a welfare check around 1:50 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14 at a home in the 500 block of Bonhill Drive, where they found Thomas suffering from stab wounds. She died at the scene. Police say that the initial investigation also rev…

by Zak Failla

09/15/2025

Pikesville, MD

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Wrong-Way Driver Kills Two In Head-On PG County Crash On Maryland Route 4: State Police Two people were killed in a head-on crash on Maryland Route 4 after a driver going the wrong way slammed into another vehicle, state police said. Tameka Patterson, 46, of Suitland, and Nana Arthur, 40, of Upper Marlboro, have been identified by Maryland State Police as the two killed on Sunday morning in the crash. The fatal wreck happened around 3:17 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, on Route 4 at Woodyard Road, where troopers from the Forestville Barrack responded, according to officials. Police said Arthur was driving a Toyota RAV4 south in the northbound lanes of Route 4 when it collided head-on …

by Zak Failla

09/15/2025

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