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

Brunswick-Jefferson, MD

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Teen Gets Life For Rape, Murder Of Frederick County Woman Found By Daughter: State's Attorney A Maryland man who was just 17 when he brutally raped and murdered a 61-year-old woman in her Brunswick apartment will spend the rest of his life behind bars, officials announced. The Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office announced that Juwuan Terry Stewart, 19, of Brunswick, was sentenced to life plus 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree murder and rape in February. Stewart entered the plea on Feb. 19, 2025, in connection with the killing that was discovered on Jan. 22, 2024, when the victim’s daughter found her mother unresponsive inside her home. The woman…

by Zak Failla

09/09/2025

Stafford, VA

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Blaze Erupts At Stafford Shooting Range; Firefighters Rescue Workers Trapped On Roof (Photos) Fire crews rushed to a Stafford County shooting range after flames tore through the roof and trapped employees, authorities said. The Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department said units were dispatched around 1:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, for reports of a structure fire at The Range on Potomac Creek Drive. The fire was reported at The Range in Stafford County. Stafford County Fire and Rescue Firefighters arrived within five minutes and found flames shooting from the roof of the single-story building, officials said. Crews immediately struck a second alarm to bring in additional perso…

by Zak Failla

09/09/2025

Towson, MD

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Gunfire, Barricade Chaos Close Multiple Baltimore Streets, Police Say (Developing) A shooting and barricade situation brought a Baltimore neighborhood to a standstill Tuesday afternoon, closing multiple streets as police swarmed the scene. The Baltimore Police Department announced that officers are on scene in the 1000 block of North Arlington Avenue after reports of a shooting and a barricade incident on Tuesday, Sept. 9, around 4:50 p.m. Police said several streets in the area are closed, and the public is being asked to avoid the neighborhood until further notice. Photos from the scene show yellow police tape stretched across roadways, blocking off the active investig…

by Zak Failla

09/09/2025

Springfield, VA

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Driver Charged Days After 76-Year-Old Man Killed In Springfield Crosswalk Crash: Police A 24-year-old driver has been charged after police say he struck and killed a 76-year-old man who was crossing the street in a Virginia crosswalk. Fairfax County Police said Brandon Bui, 24, of Springfield, has been charged with failing to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk after a crash that claimed the life of Jay Kim last month. Detectives determined Bui was traveling northbound on Hunter Village Drive when he struck Kim, also of Springfield, who was in a marked crosswalk, at around 7:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 15. Kim was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and late…

by Zak Failla

09/09/2025

Waldorf, MD

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Maryland Felon Rammed Cop, Pulled Gun On Family — Now He’ll Spend Decades Behind Bars A Maryland man with a violent rap sheet is going to spend decades behind bars for terrorizing a family and assaulting police, prosecutors announced. Kenneth Tyrell Wade-Greene, 35, was sentenced by a judge to 40 years in prison after admitting last year to a crime spree in Charles County, according to the state's attorney's office. Specifically, Wade-Greene pleaded guilty in September 2024 to: Three counts of second-degree assault; Attempted robbery; Possession of a firearm with a felony conviction. The mayhem began on July 15, 2023, when Charles County deputies tried to arrest Wade-Gre…

by Zak Failla

09/09/2025

Sterling, VA

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Sterling Man Abducted Ex, Threatened To Take Her Where ‘No One Could Find You,’ Sheriff Says A Virginia woman’s worst nightmare came true when her ex-boyfriend refused to let her out of his car, assaulted her, and threatened to take her somewhere “no one could find you,” authorities said. The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said deputies arrested Axcel Martinez Moran, 26, of Sterling, after a terrifying ordeal that unfolded early on Sunday morning. According to investigators, at around 3:15 a.m. on Sept. 7, a caller alerted the sheriff's office that her friend had been taken by her ex, and she was following them to provide updates on their whereabouts. Deputies caught up with the…

by Zak Failla

09/09/2025

Annandale, VA

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Virginia Man Charged With Murder After Assault Victim Dies Days Later In Annandale: Police A Virginia man is facing a murder charge after police say he assaulted a man who later died from his injuries. Detectives from Fairfax County’s Major Crimes Bureau arrested Elmar Waldemar Xitumul Vasquez, 39, of Annandale, in connection with the death of Elmer Castro, 32, of no fixed address, police confirmed. According to detectives, Castro was rushed to the hospital by paramedics on Aug. 4 with injuries believed to be from a fall while intoxicated. His condition quickly declined, and he died eight days later, police said. On Aug. 12, the Medical Examiner’s Office contacted detecti…

by Zak Failla

09/09/2025

National Interest

Con Man Claimed MLB Career While Scamming Women, Dodging Sex Offender Registry In Virginia: DOJ He said he was going pro in baseball — but what he really went pro in was lying, scamming, and disappearing from the sex offender registry, prosecutors in Virginia say. Now, he's going to prison. A Roanoke man who told women he was a Major League Baseball prospect, forged six-figure checks, used burner phones to impersonate team officials, and failed to register as a sex offender pleaded guilty in federal court earlier this year, federal officials announced. Now, Janike Dunbar Holt — a man who goes by many names — has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison. Holt, 29 — also known as…

by Zak Failla

09/09/2025

Stafford, VA

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Racist Stafford Man Busted By Drone After Late-Night Break-In Attempt: Sheriff An allegedly racist Virginia man learned the hard way that there’s no running from deputies—or their drone—after a late-night break-in attempt, authorities said. Stafford resident Joseph Heieck, 33, tried to escape, but was ultimately arrested after allegedly attempting to break into a neighbor's home. Deputies responded to Oak Grove Lane around 11:25 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, for reports of a man trying to force his way into the back door of a home, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. The homeowners told deputies that a neighbor had come to the property unannounced and att…

by Zak Failla

09/09/2025

Towson, MD

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7-Eleven To Pay $1.2M For Selling Illegal Vapes Near Dc-area Schools: AG 7-Eleven will pay $1.2 million after investigators say the chain illegally sold thousands of vapes and e-cigarettes near schools in the nation's capital. Attorney General Brian Schwalb announced on Tuesday, Sept. 9, that 7-Eleven will pay more than a million dollars to settle allegations that it violated DC’s ban on selling electronic smoking devices within a quarter mile of middle and high schools. According to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), 16 7-Eleven stores located near DC schools sold more than 7,500 vapes and e-cigarettes in violation of the law, which went into effect in O…

by Zak Failla

09/09/2025

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