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

Gaithersburg, MD

Breaking News

Boyds Teen Was Drunk, High Before 94 MPH Germantown Crash That Killed Woman: Prosecutors It wasn't just the speed. It was everything that came before it. More than a year after Mary Elizabeth Moody, 71, was killed in a violent Germantown crash, Brody Richardson, 20, of Boyds, admitted in court that he caused the collision while driving drunk and high. Richardson pleaded guilty Wednesday, Aug. 5, in Montgomery County Circuit Court to two charges stemming from the deadly July 21, 2025 crash after drinking beer and smoking marijuana before getting behind the wheel. The plea comes after investigators pieced together a devastating timeline. According to prosecutors, Richardson was…

by Zak Failla

08/06/2026

Alexandria, VA

Breaking News

DC Man Killed, Alexandria Man Charged With Murder In Domestic-Related Shooting: Police One deadly encounter ended almost as quickly as it began in DC, where police say a Virginia man was arrested at the scene after a fatal shooting in Northwest. Alexandria resident Jeremiah Greene, 21, was taken into custody Wednesday night, Aug. 5, in the 2500 block of 41st Street NW following a brief murder investigation, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Officers responded to the block around 7:58 p.m. for reports of a shooting and found an adult man suffering from gunshot wounds. DC Fire and EMS responded, but 35-year-old Bobby Lee Cannon, of Southeast DC, was pronounced d…

by Zak Failla

08/06/2026

Towson, MD

Breaking News

Owings Mills Man Arrested In Deadly Downtown Baltimore Stabbing: Police An arrest came quickly in Maryland after a deadly stabbing in downtown Baltimore left a 48-year-old man dead over the weekend. The suspect, 30-year-old James Harrison of Owings Mills, was arrested Thursday, Aug. 6, in the 300 block of North Eutaw Street in Baltimore, police announced. Investigators say Harrison was wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of 48-year-old Roderick Fitzgerald, which happened around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, in the 300 block of West Saratoga Street. Central District patrol officers responding to reports of an unresponsive person found Fitzgerald sufferi…

by Zak Failla

08/06/2026

Annapolis, MD

On Your Side

Maryland's Tax-Free Week Starts Sunday: Here's What Back-To-School Shoppers Need To Know Maryland shoppers are getting one week to make the checkout line sting a little less. Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, shoppers across Maryland can skip the state's 6 percent sales tax on qualifying back-to-school clothing, shoes and backpacks during Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week, which runs through 11:59 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15. The annual sales tax holiday means qualifying clothing and footwear priced at $100 or less per item can be purchased tax-free. The first $40 spent on a backpack or bookbag also qualifies for the exemption. The savings apply whether you're shopping in-store or …

by Zak Failla

08/06/2026

Hagerstown, MD

Your Community

Hagerstown Cousin's Plea Puts Marvel Artist Andy Fish's Cancer Fight In Spotlight Some people spend a lifetime lifting others up. Now, a Maryland family is hoping the favor comes back around. The call for help starts in Hagerstown, where Gina Gabianelli has launched a GoFundMe campaign for her cousin, nationally recognized comic book artist Andy Fish, who was diagnosed with two rare blood cancers and is preparing for a life-saving stem-cell transplant. Fish, a father of three and longtime Massachusetts resident, has spent nearly three decades building a career as a professional artist, writer and educator. His work has appeared in Marvel Comics, Archie Comics, War…

by Zak Failla

08/06/2026

Severn, MD

Breaking News

Pizza Run Turns Into Gunpoint Robbery In Maryland As Teen Suspects Target Driver: Police A late-night pizza run turned into a nightmare in Severn when a delivery driver found himself staring down the barrel of a gun instead of collecting payment. Anne Arundel County police say the driver pulled up to a delivery in the 1800 block of Robin Court shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, expecting a routine stop. Instead, investigators say three teenage suspects rushed the victim, tried to snatch the order, flashed a firearm, and vanished into the night before officers arrived. The bizarre robbery has Western District detectives searching for three suspects described only a…

by Zak Failla

08/06/2026

Bel Air, MD

Breaking News

Bel Air Deacon Arrested In Child Sex Sting, Sheriff Urges Victims To Come Forward A Maryland Catholic deacon accused of trying to meet a child for sex has been stripped of his ministry as investigators warn the case may not end with his arrest. Kenneth Goedeke, 45, of Bel Air, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 5, after Harford County Sheriff's Office detectives said he communicated with an undercover investigator posing as a 15-year-old boy before arriving at a meeting location intending to engage in sexual activity with the child. The Harford County resident was charged with two counts of sexual solicitation of a minor. One day later, on Thursday, Aug. 6, the Archdiocese…

by Zak Failla

08/06/2026

Upper Marlboro, MD

Breaking News

Suspected Tren De Aragua Gang Member Walked Free Before ICE Tracked Him Down In PG County: Feds A suspected Tren de Aragua gang member walked out of a Prince George's County jail despite an ICE detainer. Federal agents say they had to hunt him down weeks later. Maryland neighbors learned Wednesday, Aug. 6, that ICE officers arrested two criminal illegal immigrants during targeted enforcement operations in Upper Marlboro after Prince George's County Detention Center declined to honor immigration detainers and released both men back into the community. According to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the arrests happened July 9 following lawful traffic stops. One of the men, 28-yea…

by Zak Failla

08/06/2026

Lexington Park, MD

Your Community

2 Years Later, FBI Renews Hunt For Killer Of 10-Year-Old Maryland Boy Shot Inside Home Two years have passed. Tyron Colbert Jr.'s killer is still at large. The renewed push comes as the FBI, Maryland State Police, and Crime Solvers of the Eastern Shore mark the second anniversary of the 10-year-old's killing and again ask the public to help solve one of Maryland's most heartbreaking unsolved murders. Colbert was inside a home in the 200 block of Clay Street in Salisbury at about 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 5, 2024, when gunfire erupted outside, and bullets tore into the residence, investigators said. The 10-year-old was struck and killed. Police have long said they do not beli…

by Zak Failla

08/06/2026

Woodbridge, VA

Breaking News

Intoxicated Man's Bizarre Apartment Rampage Ended Inside Stranger's Woodbridge Home, Police Say Zackary Lee Plumley didn't stop after smashing apartment windows, police say. He walked right into someone else's home. The bizarre chain of events was reported around 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, when Prince William County officers rushed to the Dominion Lake Ridge Apartments in Woodbridge after reports of a burglary. Investigators say the 33-year-old, who has no fixed address, shattered the windows of two apartments before walking through the unlocked front door of a third. Unfortunately for Plumley, someone was home. Police said the resident yelled at the unexpected visitor, sending…

by Zak Failla

08/06/2026

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