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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Elkton, MD
Breaking News
WATCH: Baby Stops Breathing During Elkton Traffic Stop — Trooper’s Quick Action Saves Life WATCH: Baby Stops Breathing During Elkton Traffic Stop — Trooper’s Quick Action Saves Life WATCH: Baby Stops Breathing During Elkton Traffic Stop — Trooper’s Quick Action Saves Life
Watch: Baby Stops Breathing During Elkton Traffic Stop — Trooper’s Quick Action Saves Life A quick-thinking Maryland State Police trooper is being credited with saving the life of a choking infant in Cecil County over the weekend when a routine traffic stop turned into a rescue mission. Shortly before 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14, Trooper First Class Nicholas Warren, a seven-year veteran of the department assigned to the North East Barracks, was conducting a traffic stop in the area of Walnut Drive in Elkton when he was called into action. #NewsAlert: A Maryland State Trooper is being credited with saving the life of a choking infant in Cecil County on Saturday after a …

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Lexington Park, MD
Breaking News
Maryland Man Who Sold Gun Used To Shoot Estranged Wife Four Times Learns Prison Fate Maryland Man Who Sold Gun Used To Shoot Estranged Wife Four Times Learns Prison Fate Maryland Man Who Sold Gun Used To Shoot Estranged Wife Four Times Learns Prison Fate
Maryland Man Who Sold Gun Used To Shoot Estranged Wife Four Times Learns Prison Fate The Maryland man who sold the gun used to shoot a woman four times has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term, prosecutors announced. Terrance Terrone White Jr., 35, of Salisbury, was sentenced in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County for two counts of illegal possession of a regulated firearm and one count of straw purchase of a firearm, according to the Wicomico County State's Attorney's Office. The charges stem from an incident on Nov. 16, 2024, when White sold a firearm to Dequan Bratten, who then used it to shoot his estranged wife several times. “Miraculously, despite the long-term …

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Annapolis, MD
Your Community
Moore Signs Law Barring Maryland Police From Acting As Federal Immigration Agents Moore Signs Law Barring Maryland Police From Acting As Federal Immigration Agents Moore Signs Law Barring Maryland Police From Acting As Federal Immigration Agents
Moore Signs Law Barring Maryland Police From Acting As Federal Immigration Agents Maryland police departments can no longer deputize officers to carry out federal civil immigration enforcement after Gov. Wes Moore signed new legislation Tuesday morning in Annapolis. Moore signed legislation on Feb. 17, prohibiting state and local jurisdictions from entering into agreements that allow officers to perform federal civil immigration enforcement functions. The law takes effect immediately. SB 245/HB 444 targets ICE’s 287(g) program, which authorizes local law enforcement officials to perform certain federal civil immigration enforcement duties under federal oversight. Under…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
Obituaries
Former Washington Redskin Turned Maryland Teacher Tre’ Johnson Dies Unexpectedly On Family Trip Former Washington Redskin Turned Maryland Teacher Tre’ Johnson Dies Unexpectedly On Family Trip Former Washington Redskin Turned Maryland Teacher Tre’ Johnson Dies Unexpectedly On Family Trip
Former Washington Redskin Turned Maryland Teacher Tre’ Johnson Dies Unexpectedly On Family Trip Former standout NFL lineman turned Maryland high school history teacher Tre' Johnson died unexpectedly while on a family vacation, his wife announced. Johnson was just 54. "It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that my husband, Tre' Johnson, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, during a brief family trip," Irene Johnson posted. "His four children, Chloe, EJ, EZ, and Eden, extended family, friends, and I are devastated and in shock." A Peekskill High School graduate, Johnson went on to star at Temple University before being picked 31st overall in the secon…

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Woodbridge, VA
Breaking News
From Missing To Melee: Woodbridge Teen Found Safe, Then Accused Of Attacking Officers From Missing To Melee: Woodbridge Teen Found Safe, Then Accused Of Attacking Officers From Missing To Melee: Woodbridge Teen Found Safe, Then Accused Of Attacking Officers
From Missing To Melee: Woodbridge Teen Found Safe, Then Accused Of Attacking Officers She was supposed to be the one coming home safely. Instead, officers who were investigating the return of a missing 17-year-old in Woodbridge ended up dodging kicks and bites inside a police cruiser. Members of the Prince William County Police Department were in the process of returning the missing teen to a home in the 2900 block of Glory Court in Woodbridge when officials say she became combative. During the encounter, it is alleged that the 17-year-old assaulted two family members. As officers intervened, she then assaulted one officer before being restrained. Once inside the police cr…

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Centreville, VA
Breaking News
Federal Investigators Head To Centreville After Natural Gas Explosion Displaces 50+ Families Federal Investigators Head To Centreville After Natural Gas Explosion Displaces 50+ Families Federal Investigators Head To Centreville After Natural Gas Explosion Displaces 50+ Families
Federal Investigators Head To Centreville After Natural Gas Explosion Displaces 50+ Families A federal investigative team is heading to Virginia after a reported natural gas-fueled explosion forced dozens of families from their homes. The blast happened late Sunday night at a home in the 14300 block of Quail Pond Court in Centreville, prompting multiple calls reporting a loud blast and a house fully involved in flames, according  to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue. More than 50 homes were evacuated as a precaution after reports of a natural gas odor that may have fed the explosion. Gas service in the neighborhood was temporarily shut off as crews worked to contain the blaze…

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Fairfax, VA
Your Community
Measles Case Confirmed In Northern Virginia: Possible Exposure Sites Listed Measles Case Confirmed In Northern Virginia: Possible Exposure Sites Listed Measles Case Confirmed In Northern Virginia: Possible Exposure Sites Listed
Measles Case Confirmed In Northern Virginia: Possible Exposure Sites Listed A confirmed case of measles in Northern Virginia has prompted health officials to warn residents who visited several busy locations last week to monitor for symptoms. The patient is an adult who recently traveled internationally, according to the Virginia Department of Health. To protect the patient’s privacy, VDH said it will not provide any additional information about the patient. Health officials are now working to identify people who might have been exposed. Exposure sites in Virginia include: Giant Food at 8941 Ox Road in Lorton between 3:30 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1…

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Gaithersburg, MD
Breaking News
Homicide Probe Launched After 87-Year-Old Found Shot In Potomac Senior Home Homicide Probe Launched After 87-Year-Old Found Shot In Potomac Senior Home Homicide Probe Launched After 87-Year-Old Found Shot In Potomac Senior Home
Homicide Probe Launched After 87-Year-Old Found Shot In Potomac Senior Home An elderly man is dead and police in Maryland are probing a suspected homicide at a senior living facility, police say. Robert Fuller, Jr., 87, has been identified as the man who is the subject of a homicide investigation following an incident at the Cogir Potomac Senior Living Facility on Valentine's Day, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. First responders were called shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14, to investigate a reported code involving a resident at the facility in the 10800 block of Potomac Tennis Lane. Upon arrival, officers say they found Fu…

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by Zak Failla
National Interest
Trump Blames Gov. Wes Moore For Record-Setting Potomac Sewage Spill, Directs FEMA To Step In Trump Blames Gov. Wes Moore For Record-Setting Potomac Sewage Spill, Directs FEMA To Step In Trump Blames Gov. Wes Moore For Record-Setting Potomac Sewage Spill, Directs FEMA To Step In
Trump Blames Gov. Wes Moore For Record-Setting Potomac Sewage Spill, Directs FEMA To Step In President Donald Trump publicly blamed Maryland Gov. Wes Moore for the wastewater spill into the Potomac River that may be the largest in US history. Trump took to Truth Social on Monday afternoon, directing federal authorities to take control of the response as dangerous levels of sewage continue flooding the river.  The president wrote that “There is a massive Ecological Disaster unfolding in the Potomac River as a result of the Gross Mismanagement of Local Democrat Leaders, particularly, Governor Wes Moore, of Maryland.” Trump said a sewer line breach in Maryland had caused “millio…

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by Zak Failla
Poolesville, MD
Weather
Duo’s Midnight Polar Plunge In Flooded Poolesville Creek Ends With Icy 911 Rescue (PHOTOS) Duo’s Midnight Polar Plunge In Flooded Poolesville Creek Ends With Icy 911 Rescue (PHOTOS) Duo’s Midnight Polar Plunge In Flooded Poolesville Creek Ends With Icy 911 Rescue (PHOTOS)
Duo’s Midnight Polar Plunge In Flooded Poolesville Creek Ends With Icy 911 Rescue (Photos) Two people spent hours stranded in a flooded creek in Maryland during an Extreme Cold Alert before finally calling 911 for help early Monday morning. A vehicle drove into approximately two feet of standing flood water near Hunting Quarter Road and River Road in Poolesville around 3 a.m. on Monday, February 16, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service officials. The single vehicle became disabled in a flooded creek and wetland area between River Road and Hughes Road, officials said. Authorities say the two occupants attempted to rescue themselves for several hours after the ca…

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