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

Veteran Baltimore County Detective Dies After Medical Emergency On Duty: 'A Lasting Legacy' A Maryland police detective with three decades on the job has died after suffering a medical emergency while working on New Year’s Eve, leaving the department and county leaders mourning the sudden loss. Baltimore County Police Detective Paul Hoke, 49, assigned to the Homicide/Missing Persons Unit, passed away Thursday afternoon at an area hospital after experiencing a medical emergency while on duty, officials confirmed. pic.twitter.com/9gNxk714jT — Baltimore City FOP (@FOP3) January 3, 2026 Hoke was surrounded by family and friends at the time of his death, according to the departmen…

by Zak Failla

01/03/2026

Temple Hills-Camp Springs, MD

Breaking News

Triple Shooting Outside Temple Hills Banquet Hall Leaves Three Men Dead: Police (Developing) A violent scene unfolded outside a Maryland banquet hall before dawn, leaving three men dead and detectives working through the night. Prince George’s County police are investigating a fatal triple shooting reported around 2:10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, in the 4300 block of Saint Barnabas Road in Temple Hills, authorities said. Officers responding to the scene found three men who had been shot in the parking lot of the banquet hall, police said. All three were pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Homicide Unit detectives, patrol officers, and evidence technicians remained on scen…

by Zak Failla

01/03/2026

Towson, MD

Your Community

Illegal Aliens With History Of Murder, Sex Offenses In Baltimore Face Arrests, Deportation: ICE Federal immigration agents made two arrests in Maryland this week, taking two men into custody living in the US illegally and carrying lengthy criminal histories. ICE Baltimore officers arrested Christopher Adolph Franklin, a Guyanese national, in Baltimore on Friday, Jan. 2, according to the agency, which pointed out his extensive rap sheet. According to ICE, Franklin had previously been convicted of first-degree murder and felony use of a handgun. He will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings. Hours earlier, agents also arrested Jose Santos Dominguez-Menjivar, a Salvad…

by Zak Failla

01/02/2026

Silver Spring, MD

On Your Side

Olympic Icon Dominique Dawes Bringing New Gymnastics Academy Home To Silver Spring After a lifetime in gymnastics that took her to Olympic podiums and national stages, Dominique Dawes is coming home. The Maryland native announced she will open a new Dominique Dawes Academy location in Silver Spring in 2026, adding another hometown chapter to her growing presence in Montgomery County. The new facility will reportedly be located at 12006 Plum Orchard Drive in the White Oak area of Silver Spring. “As I reflect on the past year and really a lifetime of work in gymnastics, I’m excited to open up more gyms in 2026, starting in Silver Spring, and then in Alpharetta, (Georgia),”…

by Zak Failla

01/02/2026

Bladensburg-Cheverly, MD

Breaking News

Bladensburg Teen Charged As Adult In DC Recording Studio Murder Will Remain Jailed, Feds Say A Maryland teenager charged in the murder of a 20-year-old man inside a DC apartment recording studio will remain behind bars as the case moves forward, federal prosecutors announced. Keyonte Johnson, 16, of Bladensburg, was arrested and charged as an adult with premeditated first-degree murder while armed in connection with the killing of Roy Lee Bennett Jr. on Friday, Dec. 5, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. Shortly after 8 p.m., officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called to an apartment near Union Market in Northeast DC that was being …

by Zak Failla

01/02/2026

Aldie, VA

Breaking News

Aldie Driver Dies After New Year’s Eve Crash Injuries First Deemed Non-Life-Threatening: Police A 24-year-old Virginia man died at a local hospital after losing control of his vehicle and crashing into a tree on New Year's Eve, authorities announced. Aldie resident Grant Faircloth has been identified by the Fairfax County Police Department as the driver killed in a single-vehicle crash on Wednesday, Dec. 31 in Fair Oaks. According to police, shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Faircloth was driving in the area of Post Forest Drive and Government Center Parkway, where there was a report of a 2010 Toyota Prius that left the roadway and smashed into a tree near the Fairfax County gove…

by Zak Failla

01/02/2026

Fredericksburg, VA

Breaking News

Bathroom DJ At CVS: Man Played Music In Women’s Restroom In Fredericksburg, Sheriff Says Shoppers didn’t expect a soundtrack with their prescriptions — but that’s what deputies say they got on New Year's Eve. Fredericksburg resident Qwevonne Tyece Smith, 30, was arrested after deputies say he barricaded himself inside a women’s restroom at a CVS in Virginia, yelled, and played music before being taken into custody on Dec. 31, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the CVS on Chatham Heights Road in Fredericksburg shortly before 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, after store staff reported a disturbance involving a man who had been occupying the female res…

by Zak Failla

01/02/2026

Fredericksburg, VA

Breaking News

Gate Smashed As Suspect Runs Into Home To End Police Chase In Virginia: Sheriff A speeding stop in Virginia didn’t end on the shoulder of the road — it ended at a smashed gate and inside a stranger’s house. Omar Abdelhalim, a 22-year-old Sterling man who is no stranger to police, was arrested after deputies say he led deputies on a high-speed chase, crashed through the front of a gated community, and ran into a home before being taken into custody, according to the Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office. The incident began shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Dec. 29, when a sheriff's deputy on patrol on Route 3 spotted a driver speeding through the area, officials said. When th…

by Zak Failla

01/02/2026

Frederick, MD

On Your Side

Frederick Co-Workers Miss Millions By One Number, Still Land $50K To Kickoff 2026 Fourteen co-workers. One Powerball ticket. One number short of millions — and still $50,000 richer going into the new year. The group of Frederick-area co-workers, calling themselves “Holiday Bonus,” split a $50,000 third-tier Powerball prize after hitting five of six winning numbers in the Wednesday, Dec. 24 drawing, Maryland Lottery officials announced. The win came on Christmas Eve, when the Powerball jackpot had climbed to $1.817 billion and was ultimately won on a ticket sold in Arkansas, according to the Maryland Lottery. The co-workers began pooling money when the jackpot surged tow…

by Zak Failla

01/02/2026

Towson, MD

On Your Side

After Fire Destroys Historic Hampden Hardware Store, Community Rallies To Help Neighbors A fire tore through a familiar corner of Maryland before sunrise — and by daylight, an entire neighborhood was already figuring out how to help. Baltimore firefighters responded to a two-alarm blaze at Falkenhan’s Hardware in Hampden early Monday, Dec. 15, after calls came in around 6:30 a.m. for a fire in the 700 block of West 34th Street at Chestnut Street, city fire officials said. Crews arrived to find the two-story, mixed-use building fully involved, with the fire appearing to start on the first floor before spreading, officials said. The building was unoccupied at the time. By 7:41 a…

by Zak Failla

01/02/2026

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