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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Fredericksburg, VA
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One Driver Fled, One Stayed: E-Bike Rider Killed In Deadly Virginia Hit-Run Crash One Driver Fled, One Stayed: E-Bike Rider Killed In Deadly Virginia Hit-Run Crash One Driver Fled, One Stayed: E-Bike Rider Killed In Deadly Virginia Hit-Run Crash
One Driver Fled, One Stayed: E-Bike Rider Killed In Deadly Virginia Hit-Run Crash One driver stayed. One driver sped off. One e-bike rider was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Virginia, according to the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office. Bryce Littlejohn, 24, is facing multiple charges following a deadly crash on Friday night that led to the death of 20-year-old Sameer Anwar.  Shortly after 10:15 p.m. on Jan. 9, deputies were called to reports of a motor vehicle crash in the 9600 block of Courthouse Road, where they found Anwar in the roadway suffering from critical injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. According to the sheriff's office, i…

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Towson, MD
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Driver Swerves, Kills Man In Towson I-695 Hit-Run, Then Walks Away: State Police Driver Swerves, Kills Man In Towson I-695 Hit-Run, Then Walks Away: State Police Driver Swerves, Kills Man In Towson I-695 Hit-Run, Then Walks Away: State Police
Driver Swerves, Kills Man In Towson I-695 Hit-Run, Then Walks Away: State Police A 30-year-old man from Virginia was killed after being struck by a driver who swerved onto the shoulder of I-695 and fled the scene early Sunday morning in Baltimore County, state police said. The deadly hit-and-run happened shortly before 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 11, along the outer loop of I-695 between Providence Road and Delaney Valley Road, according to Maryland State Police. The victim was identified as Ahmed Waqus Qayun Kahn, who was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Troopers said Kahn had exited a 2014 Toyota Camry and was standing on the left shoulder after the ca…

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Columbia, MD
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Bernard Arnold, A 26-Year Howard County Firefighter, Remembered For A Life Of Service Bernard Arnold, A 26-Year Howard County Firefighter, Remembered For A Life Of Service Bernard Arnold, A 26-Year Howard County Firefighter, Remembered For A Life Of Service
Bernard Arnold, A 26-Year Howard County Firefighter, Remembered For A Life Of Service A longtime civil servant in Maryland who spent decades protecting his community passed away while off duty, according to the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue. Master Firefighter Bernard Arnold died off the job, officials confirmed on Saturday, Jan. 10, leaving behind friends and family who remember his "big smile and sense of humor."  "It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of Master Firefighter Bernard Arnold while off duty." Arnold dedicated 26 years to Howard County Fire & Rescue, spending much of his career at Stations 8 and 13, where he serv…

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Rockville, MD
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Mass Casualty Incident Reported After Ride On Bus, Day Care Van Crash In Rockville (PHOTOS) Mass Casualty Incident Reported After Ride On Bus, Day Care Van Crash In Rockville (PHOTOS) Mass Casualty Incident Reported After Ride On Bus, Day Care Van Crash In Rockville (PHOTOS)
Mass Casualty Incident Reported After Ride On Bus, Day Care Van Crash In Rockville (Photos) A "mass casualty incident" was reported in Maryland when a Ride On bus and adult day care van were involved in a crash that sent seven people to the hospital. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews were dispatched to Shady Grove Road and Research Boulevard in Rockville on Friday, Jan. 10, shortly after noon, where they found a multi-vehicle crash involving the bus and the van, according to MCFRS Public Information Officer David Pazos. The scene of the crash in Montgomery County. Twitter/@DavidPazos15 Firefighters and medics treated seven people at the scene, including s…

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Lexington Park, MD
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Maryland Man Badly Burned In Camper Blaze That Went Undiscovered For Days Maryland Man Badly Burned In Camper Blaze That Went Undiscovered For Days Maryland Man Badly Burned In Camper Blaze That Went Undiscovered For Days
Maryland Man Badly Burned In Camper Blaze That Went Undiscovered For Days A 70-year-old man was seriously injured after a camper fire sparked by a kerosene heater went undiscovered for days in Maryland, officials said. The fire happened inside a white Catalina Coachman travel camper in the 6600 block of Crisfield Highway in Marion Station on Wednesday, Jan. 7, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators said the fire started accidentally inside the camper after a kerosene heater ignited. The incident was not discovered until two days later, when neighbors requested a welfare check at the property on Friday morning, Jan. 9, officials said. As a r…

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Lexington Park, MD
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Highways To Hawaii: Maryland Trucker’s Jurassic Park Lottery Win Fulfills Bucket List Trip Highways To Hawaii: Maryland Trucker’s Jurassic Park Lottery Win Fulfills Bucket List Trip Highways To Hawaii: Maryland Trucker’s Jurassic Park Lottery Win Fulfills Bucket List Trip
Highways To Hawaii: Maryland Trucker’s Jurassic Park Lottery Win Fulfills Bucket List Trip After logging miles across nearly every corner of the US, a Maryland truck driver is finally checking off a bucket-list destination that always stayed just out of reach — thanks to a little Lottery luck. John Hudson, a Stevensville resident, won a six-day, five-night trip to Hawaii through the Maryland Lottery’s JURASSIC PARK second-chance promotion, officials announced. Hudson claimed his prize on Tuesday, Jan. 6, and told Lottery officials that his job as a truck driver has taken him all over the country, but two states always remained missing from his map: Alaska and Hawaii.  Now, …

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Silver Spring, MD
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Silver Spring Rush-Hour Horror: Driver Surrenders Months After Deadly Rollover, Police Say Silver Spring Rush-Hour Horror: Driver Surrenders Months After Deadly Rollover, Police Say Silver Spring Rush-Hour Horror: Driver Surrenders Months After Deadly Rollover, Police Say
Silver Spring Rush-Hour Horror: Driver Surrenders Months After Deadly Rollover, Police Say A Maryland driver who tried to weave through morning rush-hour traffic before causing a fatal crash turned herself in months later, police say. Jesica Evelin Argueta, 23, of Silver Spring, is facing charges in connection with the rollover crash that claimed the life of 85-year-old Josephine Maria Gieske last summer. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, at around 7:45 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, the two were involved in a crash at the intersection of Randolph Road and Sherwood Forest Drive in Silver Spring. Officers said a silver 2025 Toyota GR86 was heading west on …

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
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From Badge To Behind Bars: Former DC Cop Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Minors: Feds From Badge To Behind Bars: Former DC Cop Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Minors: Feds From Badge To Behind Bars: Former DC Cop Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Minors: Feds
From Badge To Behind Bars: Former DC Cop Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Minors: Feds A former Metropolitan Police Department officer turned sex offender living in DC will spend decades behind bars for sex trafficking minors on the streets and at a Maryland strip club. Linwood Barnhill, 59, was sentenced on Friday, Jan. 9, to 27 years in prison in connection with recruiting minor girls to engage in commercial sex, US Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced. "This former officer trafficked children on the streets of DC and at a strip club in Maryland. Then, after serving a seven-year sentence in prison, he resumed sex trafficking teen girls," Pirro said.  "Barnhill…

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Arlington, VA
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Murder Charge Filed Against Driver In Death Of DC Officer Helping Stranded Motorist: Police Murder Charge Filed Against Driver In Death Of DC Officer Helping Stranded Motorist: Police Murder Charge Filed Against Driver In Death Of DC Officer Helping Stranded Motorist: Police
Murder Charge Filed Against Driver In Death Of DC Officer Helping Stranded Motorist: Police The driver who struck and killed a DC police officer who was helping a stranded motorist on I-695 last month was allegedly under the influence and has been arrested, police say. Jerrold Coates, 47, has been charged with second-degree murder while armed with a vehicle in connection with the death of Officer Terry Bennett, 32, who died from his injuries on Wednesday, Jan. 7. The crash happened at approximately 10:10 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in the eastbound lanes of the interstate, when Bennett was on foot outside of his cruiser helping the stranded motorist and was hit by a second veh…

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by Zak Failla
College Park, MD
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Off-Duty Prince George’s Cop Indicted In DUI Crash That Killed County Court Bailiff (UPDATED) Off-Duty Prince George’s Cop Indicted In DUI Crash That Killed County Court Bailiff (UPDATED) Off-Duty Prince George’s Cop Indicted In DUI Crash That Killed County Court Bailiff (UPDATED)
Off-Duty Prince George’s Cop Indicted In DUI Crash That Killed County Court Bailiff (Updated) An off-duty Prince George’s County police officer has been indicted in connection with a fatal DUI crash that killed a longtime county court bailiff on Route 301, prosecutors announced. Anthony Coleman, 34, of Upper Marlboro, was indicted by a grand jury for his alleged role in the crash that killed 56-year-old Carlton Herndon of Clinton, according to the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney's Office. The crash happened in Prince George’s County shortly before 8:40 p.m. on Monday, July 7, on northbound Route 301 at Missouri Avenue, Maryland State Police said. Troopers from the Forestvil…

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