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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Rockville, MD

Obituaries

Rockville Pastry Chef Behind Les Délices Bakery Remembered For A Life Of Craft And Care A beloved Maryland baker who has served up everything from pastries to wedding cakes for the community for decades has been identified as the person killed in a fatal crash. Harry George Kazanjian, 69, the longtime owner and master pastry chef behind Les Délices French Bakery in Rockville, died after being struck by a vehicle on Norbeck Road in Montgomery County on Sunday, March 1, police said. Officers and first responders were called around 6:30 p.m. to the intersection of Norbeck Road and Avery Road, where Kazanjian had been crossing the road when he was struck by a 2006 Chrysler T…

by Zak Failla

03/09/2026

Wheaton-Glenmont, MD

Breaking News

Seven Knife-Wielding Suspects Corner Man In Wheaton Mall Bathroom, Stab Him: Police (Video) A Maryland mall turned into a scene of terror when seven knife-wielding attackers allegedly hunted down a teenager, cornered him inside a bathroom, and stabbed him, police say. An alert has been issued by the Montgomery County Department of Police on Monday, March 9, as they attempt to track down a group that was caught on camera joyfully attacking a minor at Wheaton Mall. Investigators say that the victim entered the mall and went to a restroom. While inside, he was approached by seven suspects armed with knives. They assaulted him and stabbed him in the arm before causing a stir and fleei…

by Zak Failla

03/09/2026

Towson, MD

Your Community

'Beloved' Baltimore School Staffer Deborah Tolson Found Dead Inside Elementary School A Maryland school community is mourning after a beloved educator was found dead inside a Baltimore elementary school building. Deborah Tolson, a longtime Baltimore City Public Schools educator who worked as a math interventionist at Arundel Elementary School, died inside the school building, administrators confirmed in a letter to families on Monday. The discovery prompted the school to dismiss students early at 10:15 a.m. on March 9, officials said. Tolson had served Baltimore City Public Schools for 23 years and had been part of the Arundel Elementary School community for the past seven …

by Zak Failla

03/09/2026

Silver Spring, MD

Breaking News

MS-13 Member Convicted In Deadly Silver Spring Park Ambush That Left Victim Crawling For Help Another MS-13 gang member has been convicted in the deadly ambush that left one man dead and another crawling through a Maryland park pretending to be dead in order to survive. Carlo Yaque del Cid, 32, of Hyattsville, was convicted in Montgomery County Circuit Court in Rockville in connection with the murder and conspiracy to kill 20-year-old Edvin Agustin Leon in Silver Spring, prosecutors announced on Monday. The conviction stems from a gang-related shooting that happened on Nov. 9, 2022, near the 9000 block of Piney Branch Road in Silver Spring, where Leon and another man were led into a…

by Zak Failla

03/09/2026

Stafford, VA

Obituaries

Beloved Stafford Chaplain ‘Reverend Ron’ Thayer Dies After Lifetime Serving First Responders A beloved Virginia chaplain known for standing beside first responders and families during their darkest moments has died after a long illness. Reverend Ron Thayer — known throughout the Fredericksburg region simply as “Reverend Ron” — died on Friday, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Thayer served the community for decades as a retired Stafford Sheriff’s Office chaplain, ministering to deputies, firefighters, and families facing tragedy across the region. Before becoming a chaplain, Thayer spent his life answering what the sheriff’s office described as a call to serve …

by Zak Failla

03/09/2026

Takoma Park, MD

Breaking News

Former MPD Officer Accused Of Assaulting Incapacitated Women He Met On Dating Apps: Police A former Metropolitan Police Department officer is accused of multiple sexual assaults last year in Maryland and Virginia, police say. Timothy Valentin, 30, of Fort Washington, is facing dozens of charges following a wide-ranging multi-state investigation into a series of sexual assault incidents in the DC region, according to the Alexandria Police Department. He also goes by the aliases "Rico" and "Teo." It is alleged that he abused at least four victims in Alexandria, recorded some of the encounters, and may have had some of his victims temporarily incapacitated before the attacks.…

by Zak Failla

03/09/2026

Arlington, VA

Breaking News

Birthday Weekend Turns Tragic For DC Woman Who Lost Home In Apartment Fire As Friends Step Up Instead of celebrating her birthday this weekend, Erena “Ginger” Sasso is beginning the painful process of rebuilding her life after a fire destroyed her Southwest DC home. The blaze broke out in the 1400 block of 3rd Street SW on Friday, March 6, according to DC Fire and EMS officials. Firefighters responded to a working fire in a three-story middle-row apartment building. The fire in DC left one displaced. DC Fire and Rescue Sasso was able to escape the apartment safely, and no injuries were reported. The fire in DC left one displaced. DC Fire and Rescue She was th…

by Zak Failla

03/09/2026

Elkton, MD

Breaking News

Motorcycle Passing Attempt Turns Deadly, Teen Girl Killed On Route 213 In Elkton: State Police One teen is dead and a second seriously injured after a motorcycle crash while attempting to pass a vehicle on Route 213 in Northern Maryland, state police say. Shortly after 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 8, troopers were called to Maryland Route 213 at Leeds Road for a report of a motorcycle crash in Cecil County. Police say a 19-year-old driver was on a Kawasaki motorcycle with a 17-year-old girl from Wilmington, Delaware, when he attempted to pass a Yamaha motorcycle in Elkton. In the process, the Kawasaki clipped the Yamaha, causing the crash. Both riders on the Kawasaki were rushed to an a…

by Zak Failla

03/09/2026

Woodbridge, VA

Breaking News

Wrong-Way Driver Triggers Deadly Chain-Reaction Crash Killing Woodbridge Couple, Police Say A Virginia couple was killed when a wrong-way driver triggered a head-on, chain-reaction multi-vehicle crash over the weekend. Woodbridge residents Amanda Chaloupka, 40, and Patrick Michael Chaloupka, 42, have been identified by the Prince William County Police Department as the pair killed in a crash involving a wrong-way driver on Sunday night. At around 6:45 p.m. on March 8, police say that officers were called to the intersection of Cardinal Drive and Whips Run Drive in Woodbridge to investigate a reported multi-vehicle crash. Investigators determined that a 27-year-old woman was drivi…

by Zak Failla

03/09/2026

Towson, MD

Breaking News

Explosion At Coca-Cola Bottling Facility Leaves Four Injured, One Critical In Baltimore An explosion involving carbon dioxide equipment at a Northern Maryland Coca-Cola bottling facility left multiple workers injured over the weekend, including one left in critical condition. Crews from the Baltimore City Fire Department were called around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 8, to the 700 block of North Kresson Street, where there were reports of a person injured at the Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated facility. When crews arrived, firefighters were told an explosion involving equipment that handles carbon dioxide had taken place, fire officials said. Firefighters located seve…

by Zak Failla

03/09/2026

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