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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Towson, MD

Breaking News

Shooter Gets Life After East Harbor Robbery Turns Deadly When Victim Fights Back In Baltimore A Baltimore street robbery that turned deadly outside a Harbor East restaurant ended with a life sentence this week, closing the case against a man who admitted to gunning down his victim in a brazen attempted holdup. Quontay Spinks was sentenced on Monday, April 27, for the September 2024 killing of 36-year-old Antonio Peoples, who was shot multiple times in the 700 block of Aliceanna Street in Baltimore. The violence unfolded late that night, when Peoples and his girlfriend were standing outside The Ruxton restaurant and were suddenly approached by armed suspects who tried to rip necklace…

by Zak Failla

04/27/2026

Glen Burnie, MD

Breaking News

Man Who ‘Weaponized’ Van Against ICE Agents In Glen Burnie Avoids Additional Jail Time: Feds The Portuguese native who rammed ICE vehicles on Christmas Eve last year will avoid additional jail time, federal authorities announced on Monday afternoon. Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, 30, was sentenced to time served — 103 days — for using his vehicle to ram government vehicles while attempting to evade immigration officers. The incident resulted in ICE agents firing their weapons, and then the agency flip-flopped on its story. The incident unfolded in Glen Burnie on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, during a targeted immigration enforcement operation conducted by Immigration and Customs…

by Zak Failla

04/27/2026

Bowie, MD

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Man Mauled By Dog, Officers Forced To Shoot Animal During Attack In Bowie: Police A Maryland man was seriously injured when his own dog turned on him Sunday morning, forcing responding officers to shoot and kill the animal to stop the attack. A 52-year-old man was hospitalized after being attacked by a dog at his home, authorities said. Officers from the City of Bowie Police Department responded to the 13000 block of Midsummer Lane at approximately 7:30 a.m. on April 26 for a reported dog attack, Bowie police said. When officers arrived, they found the man lying on the ground while being attacked by the dog, according to the department. Attempts to subdue the animal we…

by Zak Failla

04/27/2026

Bethesda, MD

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Maryland Suspect Shatters Police Cruiser Window With Head After Violent Montgomery Mall Robbery A man who shattered the window of a police cruiser and assaulted multiple officers after being arrested for a robbery at a Maryland mall will spend time behind bars, officials say. Kilbert Rosales was arrested over the weekend after robbing a man and woman with a box cutter while they were parked inside the parking garage at the Montgomery Mall in Bethesda on Saturday. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, shortly after 6 p.m. on April 25, officers were flagged by a security guard at the mall in the 7100 block of Democracy Boulevard regarding an armed robbery. Investigat…

by Zak Failla

04/27/2026

Arlington, VA

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Again? Man Arrested For Exposure In Arlington, Then Assaults Victim Minutes Later: Police A Virginia man already facing multiple indecent exposure offenses is back in custody — and this time, police say it didn’t stop at just exposing himself. Donte Smith, 41, who has no fixed address, was arrested after an indecent exposure incident that escalated into an assault, according to the Arlington County Police Department. It all happened in the middle of the day. Officers were called shortly after 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, to the 1100 block of North Highland Street, where police say Smith was outside of a business and allegedly exposed himself. Then, Smith doubled down. Accord…

by Zak Failla

04/27/2026

Columbia, MD

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Virginia Victim ID’d In Columbia Car Rally Shooting That Left One Dead, 7 Injured (Updated) One person is dead, and six others were injured in a mass shooting at a car rally in Maryland, police say. Shortly before 5:30 a.m. on Monday, April 27, officers from the Howard County Police Department were called to a parking garage in the 6700 block of Alexander Bell Drive in Columbia to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers found one person who was pronounced dead at the scene. A second victim was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police have now identified the victim as Leo Noel Balladares-Arita, 24, of Falls Church, Virginia. According to in…

by Zak Failla

04/27/2026

Frederick, MD

Breaking News

Maryland Marks Work Zone Safety Week, Worker Killed Less Than 24 Hours Later A Maryland highway worker was struck and killed on the Capital Beltway just one day after the state marked the end of Work Zone Safety Week, prompting outrage from his union and renewed calls for drivers to slow down. Robert W. Dempsey, 40, of Ellicott City, was killed shortly before noon on Saturday, April 25, while working along the Inner Loop near Route 414 in Forestville, Maryland State Police said. Dempsey was outside his emergency vehicle setting up cones on the ramp from St. Barnabas Road when he was hit by a passing SUV, investigators said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The…

by Zak Failla

04/27/2026

Stafford, VA

Breaking News

Stafford Woman Changes Story After DUI Stop With Child In Car, Sheriff Says A Virginia driver didn’t just fail to stay in her lane — deputies say her story didn’t stay straight either after she was pulled over with a child in the car. Erika Romero Diaz, 38, of Stafford, was arrested following a traffic stop that led to multiple charges, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy observed Diaz failing to maintain her lane near Windsong Way and Stefaniga Road at approximately 6:40 p.m. on April 24 and conducted a traffic stop, deputies said. Diaz initially admitted she was on her phone while driving before denying she had consumed any alcohol that d…

by Zak Failla

04/27/2026

Westminster, MD

Breaking News

Shooter Tracked Down Days After Pair Found Shot Behind Busy Eldersburg Restaurant: State Police Two men were hospitalized, and a third is behind bars following a violent confrontation in Maryland that ended with a shooting, according to state police. Matthew Tyler Hanks, 52, was arrested and charged following an investigation into a Friday night shooting that ended with Brooks Sandoval, 60, and David Hopwood, 50, hospitalized with gunshot wounds. Troopers were called around 9:30 p.m. on Friday, April 24, to the unit block of Liberty Road in Eldersburg, where there were reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, they found Hampstead resident Sandoval and Sykesville native Hopwood suf…

by Zak Failla

04/27/2026

Abingdon, MD

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Abingdon Mom Grabs Hose To Fight Basement Fire And Save Kids As Family Home Is Ravaged A Maryland mother sprang into action when a fire broke out in her home, grabbing a garden hose to fight the flames and protect her children as chaos unfolded, loved ones say. Danielle Shrodes heard a “pop” moments after starting the dryer and went to check on it — only to find a fire burning in the basement laundry room in Abingdon, according to investigators. Instead of running, she fought back. Shrodes used a hose to try to contain the flames and keep them from spreading toward her children before realizing she could not stay any longer and had to get out, officials said. The fire broke…

by Zak Failla

04/27/2026

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