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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Fairfax, VA

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Work Van Break-In Ends With Arrest After Detectives Nail Suspect In Rose Hill: Police Detectives say they nailed down a suspect accused of breaking into a work van and stealing power tools in Virginia. Officers were called to the 4500 block of Roundhill Road in Rose Hill late last month after a suspect forced entry into a van and stole multiple power tools, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. A witness saw the suspect pulling tools from the van and snapped photos of both the man and the vehicle before police arrived, officers said. Detectives reviewed surveillance footage and vehicle information, which led them to identify Jeffrey Kranz, 58, of no fixed addre…

by Zak Failla

01/13/2026

Arlington, VA

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Founder Of LGBTQ+ Non-Profit Who Stole COVID Funds, Fled To El Salvador, Sentenced In DC: Feds The trailblazing founder of Casa Ruby, a DC-based non-profit that had provided services to the LGBTQ+ community, learned her fate in court after stealing COVID relief funds and stashing them in Central America, authorities announced. Ruby Corado, 56, was sentenced to 33 months in prison in connection with diverting at least $150,000 in federal funding and fleeing to El Salvador until her arrest at a Laurel hotel in 2024. Corado, also known as "Vladimir Orlando Artiga Corado," admitted in July 2024 to diverting the taxpayer-backed emergency funds to private offshore bank accounts, which…

by Zak Failla

01/13/2026

Glen Burnie, MD

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Glen Burnie ICE Shooting: Police Revise Early Account Of Christmas Eve Incident Investigators are offering new details and shifting the narrative after ICE agents were forced to fire their weapons when a suspect allegedly sped at them on Christmas Eve. The incident unfolded in Glen Burnie on Wednesday, Dec. 24, during a targeted immigration enforcement operation conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Initially, federal officials said agents identified the driver of the van as Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, "an illegal alien from Portugal," with Solomon Antonio Serrano-Esquivel, "an illegal alien from El Salva…

by Zak Failla

01/13/2026

Lanham-Seabrook, MD

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Deadly I-495 DUI Crash: Lanham Woman Sentenced To Prison In Beltway Tragedy In Silver Spring A Lanham woman who drove drunk and triggered a violent chain-reaction crash on the Capital Beltway that killed a 30-year-old passenger will serve three years in prison. Maria Luisa Alvarez, 20, was sentenced in Montgomery County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to negligent manslaughter by motor vehicle in the early-morning crash on I-495 last summer. The deadly collision happened at about 3 a.m. on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, along the inner loop of I-495 at Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring. Alvarez was driving a 2005 Honda Accord while taking the ramp from southbound Georgia Avenue when s…

by Zak Failla

01/13/2026

Ashburn, VA

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Woman Struck, Killed By School Vehicle Near Stone Bridge High School: Loudoun Sheriff A 20-year-old woman was killed after being struck by a Loudoun County Public Schools vehicle near Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn. First responders were called shortly after 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13, to the intersection of Claiborne Parkway and Portsmouth Boulevard, where there was a crash involving a pedestrian. Upon arrival, crews found Ashburn resident Calina Yu, 20, who was pronounced dead at the scene. According to investigators, the driver is an LCPS employee and was driving a maintenance vehicle at the time Yu was struck. They remained at the scene to assist detectives…

by Zak Failla

01/13/2026

Fredericksburg, VA

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Virginia Drug Dealer Who Masked Up To Rob Friend, Executed Would-Be Thief Learns Prison Fate A Virginia drug dealer who masked up to rob his former roommate, then stood over a would-be robber and fired a fatal shot to the head as the man lay dying on the floor, will spend more than a decade in federal prison. The violent run of a Roanoke drug dealer came to a close this week after a federal judge handed down a 165-month prison sentence tied to a masked robbery and a deadly shooting that unfolded months later. Damon Tyler Mills, 29, pleaded guilty in April 2025 to Hobbs Act robbery and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Prosecutors said Mills had been…

by Zak Failla

01/13/2026

Frederick, MD

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Rabies-Positive Groundhog Found Near Frederick Intersection, Health Officials Say A groundhog found near a busy Maryland roadway has tested positive for rabies, triggering a public health alert for anyone who may have come into contact with the animal. The Frederick County Health Department said it was notified on Tuesday, Jan. 13, that the groundhog recovered near the intersection of West Patrick Street and McCain Drive tested positive for the rabies virus, according to the department. The animal was discovered on Friday, Jan. 9, at about 8:50 p.m., after a community member believed it had been struck by a vehicle and moved it out of the roadway. Frederick County Anima…

by Zak Failla

01/13/2026

Silver Spring, MD

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73-Year-Old Silver Spring Woman Killed Crossing Road; Hit-And-Run Driver At Large: Police A 73-year-old Maryland woman was killed by a hit-and-run driver while crossing the road; now, detectives are seeking the public's help to find a driver involved. Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police Collision Reconstruction Unit said Florence L. Chumbow, 73, of Silver Spring, was fatally struck while crossing Columbia Pike near Fairland Road shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 12. Third District officers and Fire Rescue personnel responded to southbound Columbia Pike (Route 29) and Fairland Road after reports of a pedestrian collision, where Chumbow was found dead …

by Zak Failla

01/13/2026

Bethesda, MD

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‘Home Alone’ Actor From Maryland Charged In California Prostitution Case Maryland's own Daniel Stern, best known for his role in "Home Alone," is facing charges in California for allegedly soliciting prostitution, according to multiple reports. The Bethesda native was charged with a misdemeanor count of soliciting prostitution in Ventura County, court documents show. The alleged offense took place on Dec. 10. Stern, 68, was scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday, Jan. 13. According to reports, the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School alum was cited at a motel in Camarillo and later released. He was not arrested or taken into custody. If convicted in California, sol…

by Zak Failla

01/13/2026

Columbia, MD

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No Charges In Fatal Columbia Police Shooting After Man Charged Officer With Spear No criminal charges will be filed in the fatal police-involved shooting of a spear-wielding man who charged at police last summer, the Maryland Attorney General's Office announced. Micah Booker, 23, of Columbia, was armed with a large spear when he was fatally shot by an officer in Howard County after allegedly stabbing a family member and refusing to drop the weapon, investigators say. The shooting was reported shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Monday, June 9, 2025, on Wilbur Court. On Tuesday, Jan. 13, AG Anthony Brown said that no charges will be filed after an investigation by the Independen…

by Zak Failla

01/13/2026

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