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

Leonardtown-California, MD

Breaking News

Teen Tried To Run Down Pair Outside Store During Wild Late-Night Fight: St. Mary's Sheriff A teen in Maryland will be tried as an adult after attempting to run down two people during a raucous dispute, officials say. Members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office were called early on Sunday morning to break up a crowd that was engaged in an argument outside a convenience store in the 23000 block of Three Notch Road in Leonardtown. The incident was reported around 2:40 a.m. on Sept. 14. According to the sheriff's office, as deputies were attempting to disperse the group, they spotted a vehicle, driven by a 17-year-old, "aggressively reverse and then accelerate forward at…

by Zak Failla

09/15/2025

Annapolis, MD

Breaking News

Maryland Driver Ambushed, Shot Multiple Times In Targeted Hanover Attack: Police A man was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries after being shot multiple times in what Maryland police described as a targeted attack. The shooting was reported around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, near Fredericksburg Road and Taylor’s Hill Lane in Hanover, police said Monday. Officers found the victim inside his vehicle suffering from apparent gunshot wounds and immediately began life-saving measures. He was taken to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore with life-threatening injuries, police said. Detectives said the man was leaving his home when he was confronted by a…

by Zak Failla

09/15/2025

Hagerstown, MD

Breaking News

Tractor-Trailer Parts Ignite Blaze That Scorches Acre In Maryland: Fire Marshal (Photos) What started as a pile of tractor-trailer parts turned into a fireball that scorched an acre of land in Allegany County, fire officials said. The blaze broke out around 3:05 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, in the 17400 block of Breakneck Road in Flintstone, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators said the homeowner had pulled the engine out of a 1997 Freightliner the day before and set it next to a pile of mechanical parts and the truck cab. By the next afternoon, black smoke was rising — and flames were chewing through the pile. The fire spread quickly, torching approxim…

by Zak Failla

09/15/2025

La Plata, MD

Breaking News

Dead Vultures In La Plata Test ‘Presumptively Positive’ For Bird Flu: Officials Dead vultures found in the La Plata area have tested “presumptively positive” for avian influenza, according to the Charles County Department of Health. The health department said it received a report of dead wild birds and had them tested for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Once results are confirmed, health officials said they will post the findings to the public, though they advised that there is little risk. “The risk to the public is LOW; however, you should not handle dead or sick birds,” the department said. Officials described bird flu as “a highly contagious airborne re…

by Zak Failla

09/15/2025

Fairfax, VA

Breaking News

Bulldozer Stolen In Fairfax County Sold On Facebook Marketplace, Tracked To Kentucky: Police A Michigan man is facing charges after detectives say he stole a bulldozer from a Fairfax County construction site and sold it on Facebook Marketplace. Fairfax County police said Dushon Raynard Sheperd, 34, of Michigan, is accused of stealing the bulldozer from a site near Chain Bridge Road and the Dulles Toll Road in McLean around 10 a.m. on Aug. 11. According to investigators, Sheperd took the bulldozer “under the guise that it needed maintenance” before having it towed from the site in Fairfax. Detectives tracked the stolen dozer via GPS two days later to Laurel County, Kentucky, where …

by Zak Failla

09/15/2025

Fredericksburg, VA

Breaking News

Argument Turns Deadly: Fredericksburg Man Shot, Killed In Woodbridge, Police Say A Fredericksburg man is dead and another man is recovering after a shooting in Woodbridge, police said. David Kapay Kallo, 35, was found shot and killed late in the afternoon on Saturday, Sept, 13, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Officers were called to the 13700 block of Telegraph Road around 7 p.m. for reports of gunshots, police said. Upon arrival, they found Kallo suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene by fire and rescue personnel. A second victim, 27, ran from the scene and was located at a nearby restaurant. He was taken t…

by Zak Failla

09/14/2025

Bowie, MD

Breaking News

Roommate Shot Dead Over TV Remote In PG County; Killer Learns Prison Fate The man who reportedly killed his roommate in Maryland over a TV remote will spend decades behind bars, authorities announced. Richard Bennaugh, 38, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison in connection with the fatal shooting of Domonique Scott Hayes in their Berrywood Lane home in Springdale, according to the Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office. In January 2024, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 2800 block of Berrywood Lane, where there was a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers found Hayes inside the home suffering from mult…

by Zak Failla

09/13/2025

National Interest

'Happy Gilmore 2' Star John Daly Makes PGA History With 19-Stroke Hole At Sanford International John Daly is rewriting the PGA's record book. For all the wrong reasons. Again. The "Happy Gilmore 2" star got off to a rough start on Friday during the the Sanford International at the Minnehaha Country Club in South Dakota, shooting his way to a 19-stroke hole. Daly broke a three-way tie that has stood after being bested by the par-5 12th hole at the country club, where the pin is next to a sizable creek players like to shoot over. According to reports, Daly sent at least seven shots into the water hazard before finally making it onto the green for an inauspicious 18-over 88, nine …

by Zak Failla

09/13/2025

National Interest

Syracuse Women's Basketball Star Tiana Mangakahia Dies At 30 After Cancer Battle Tiana Mangakahia, a former star for the Syracuse Orange women's basketball team who played pro overseas, died at 30 following a lengthy battle with cancer, her family confirmed. Mangakahia, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2019, underwent chemotherapy, a double mastectomy, and reconstructive surgery before passing away on Thursday, Sept. 11. Last week, Mangakahia said that her health had taken a negative turn, the cancer had progressed, and "it's now affecting me in ways that are hard to put into words," she wrote on Instagram. View this post on Instagram …

by Zak Failla

09/13/2025

National Interest

Maher Rips Protesters Over DC Trump Dinner: ‘It’s An Insult To Holocaust Victims’ Bill Maher is still not a fan of President Donald Trump, but he had a clear message for America: the commander-in-chief is not Hitler. Video of the president going out to dinner in DC went viral — for the wrong reasons — when Trump was met by a rowdy group of protesters who chanted "Free DC! Free Palestine! Trump is the Hitler of our time!" Protesters confronted Trump at a DC restaurant, chanting: “Trump is the Hitler of our time.”Trump is vile and a crooked wannabe dictator. But he’s NOT Hitler. pic.twitter.com/CMr4mXLEqs — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) September 10…

by Zak Failla

09/13/2025

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