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.

Zak Failla's Contributions

Poolesville, MD

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Historic Poolesville Farmhouse Badly Damaged In Fire Sparked By Smoking Materials (Video) A fire tore through a 128-year-old farmhouse in Maryland after smoking materials left smoldering in a first-floor office sparked a blaze that pushed into the second floor and caused heavy damage, Montgomery County fire officials said. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews were called to the 18900 block of Beallsville Road, near Jerusalem Road on Muldoon Farm, around 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, for reports of smoke coming from the main house, according to MCFRS spokesperson Pete Piringer. Firefighters pulled up to find smoke showing from the historic two-story farmhouse, built in 1897. P…

by Zak Failla

12/08/2025

Edgewood, MD

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Maryland Man Killed, Child Airlifted After Head-On Crash In Harford County: State Police A Harford County crash left a 79-year-old man dead and sent two passengers — including a 4-year-old boy — to the hospital by helicopter after a head-on crash, Maryland State Police said. Troopers from the Bel Air Barrack were called to the 1800 block of Baldwin Mill Road, west of Putnam Road in Forest Hill, at 5:15 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, for a report of a serious crash, according to state police. Investigators said a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado was heading east on Baldwin Mill Road when, “for reasons unknown at this time,” it crossed the double yellow line and struck a 2004 Toyota Prius travelin…

by Zak Failla

12/08/2025

Arlington, VA

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Trooper’s Split-Second Decision Saves Maryland Driver From Burning Tesla Along I-95 In Virginia A Virginia State Police trooper says a gut feeling pushed him to take the northbound lanes of I-95 during Friday’s snowstorm — a choice that put him seconds away from a Tesla bursting into flames with a Maryland driver trapped inside. Virginia State Police said the crash happened on I-95 in Caroline County at 7 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5, when a 2024 Tesla Model Y went off the left side of the road and hit a tree. Sgt. S. Page was heading north near the 111-mile marker when he spotted the wreck just as the car caught fire, police said. “I initially was trying to decide if I should go northbound o…

by Zak Failla

12/08/2025

Towson, MD

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Teen Tried To Lure Three Kids Off Baltimore County Street Before Fast Arrest, Police Say A Maryland neighborhood is on edge after police say a teen tried to lure three young children, leading to a fast arrest days later. Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department’s Towson Precinct arrested Cameron Keelan, 19, in connection with an attempted kidnapping that happened in the 8300 block of Edgedale Road last week, authorities announced. Officers were called to the area for a report of a suspicious person on Thursday, Dec. 4. Police said the preliminary investigation showed a man “approached three young children in the area and attempted to persuade them to follow him a…

by Zak Failla

12/08/2025

Lexington Park, MD

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Dog, Passing Driver Help Save Maryland Man From Early-Morning House Fire, Investigators Say A Maryland man and his dog escaped a massive early-morning fire thanks to a sharp-eared pup and a passerby who stopped to warn him the house was burning, investigators said. The fire broke out shortly after 6:30 a.m. on Monday, December 8, 2025, in the 34000 block of Wango Road in Parsonsburg, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Officials said the two-story wood-frame home was already burning on the front porch when it was first discovered by a passing motorist. Investigators said the homeowner heard a “pop” inside the home before his dog alerted him. Moments later, …

by Zak Failla

12/08/2025

Leesburg, VA

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$2.7M Leesburg Blaze Sparked By Electrical Failure Leveled Structure Overnight A Virginia fire that tore through a metal building early Saturday racked up an estimated $2.7 million in damage, investigators said — a price tag so high it stopped firefighters in their tracks. The Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office said the massive loss came from an “unspecified electrical event” inside an electrical power distribution panel, which sparked the blaze on Loyalty Road in the Catoctin District. Fire crews from Lucketts, Hamilton, Purcellville, Leesburg, Lovettsville, and Frederick County, Maryland were dispatched around 3:35 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6, officials said. …

by Zak Failla

12/08/2025

Woodbridge, VA

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Hate Graffiti Found Across Woodbridge Park As Police Launch Vandalism Investigation A quiet Virginia park turned into a crime scene over the weekend after officers found homophobic, antisemitic, and other hateful graffiti sprayed across multiple areas, police said Monday. Officers were called to Andrew Leitch Park on Dale Boulevard in Woodbridge shortly after 11 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, to investigate vandalism, according to Prince William County Police. Police said they found “several locations within the park were spray-painted with markings that included homophobic and antisemitic remarks, as well as other derogatory language and images.” Investigators believe the vanda…

by Zak Failla

12/08/2025

Fairfax, VA

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Fairfax County Family Torn Apart After Father Killed In Fast-Moving House Fire The O’Brien family is trying to make sense of a reality that changed in an instant. Their father, Thomas “Tom” O’Brien, was killed when a fire tore through their Fairfax County home before sunrise on Nov. 29, leaving them without him, without their belongings, and without the place they built their lives around. Friends say the family has been leaning on each other and on the people around them who refused to let them face the first days of this loss alone. Fairfax County Fire/Rescue crews were called to the 5400 block of Guinea Road in Kings Park West shortly before 3:15 a.m. …

by Zak Failla

12/08/2025

Woodbridge, VA

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Road Rage Meltdown: Woodbridge Man Tried To Hit Driver, Then Charged At Woman, Police Say A Virginia man is accused of turning a road rage encounter into a dangerous showdown over the weekend after police say he twice tried to hit another driver and then sped toward a woman sitting inside a car at a busy intersection. Police said Demarcus Antonio Byrdsong, 28, of Woodbridge, was behind the wheel around 12:33 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Richmond Highway and Powells Creek Boulevard in Woodbridge, when chaos broke out. A 29-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman were stopped behind him when the light turned green, and his car didn’t move. That’s when things got weird. Pol…

by Zak Failla

12/08/2025

National Interest

TV Anchor Goes Viral After Reading Body-Shaming Comments In Her News Voice (Watch) Carissa Codel is getting the last laugh. The Missouri news anchor took on all comers in a hilarious series of social media quotes after some snarky readers made comments about her appearance. She was having none of it. Codel, 26, is making national news after some keyboard warriors poked fun at her appearance. The "Ozarks First" anchor on Fox 49 brushed off the criticisms and truly turned lemons into lemonade. "Dayuum Gurl, I want you to put a hurtin' on me you do those midnight snacks," one person posted. @carissacodel Can’t believe I’m about to ask this…. but please c…

by Zak Failla

12/07/2025

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