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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Silver Spring, MD

Breaking News

Driver Crashes Into Montgomery County Firehouse, Then Flees: 'Didn't Have To Go Far' Firefighters in Maryland didn’t even need to start their engines Sunday afternoon — the emergency came straight to them when a driver plowed across the lawn and bumped into the Hillandale Volunteer Fire Department building before taking off. According to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer, it happened around 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, when a silver Honda drove up onto the grass and hit the front of the station on the 13200 block of New Hampshire Avenue in Colesville. Luckily, no one was hurt and, as Piringer put it, “FS724 (Colesville) didn’t have to go far to check …

by Zak Failla

11/10/2025

Silver Spring, MD

Breaking News

SUV Overturns, Killing Silver Spring Woman In Maryland Crash, Police Say A Sunday afternoon crash in Maryland turned deadly when a Silver Spring woman was killed after her SUV overturned, authorities said. Officers and fire rescue personnel responded to the area of Old Columbia Pike and Musgrove Road around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9, for a report of a single-vehicle crash involving a black Cadillac XT4, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. When crews arrived, they found the Cadillac flipped onto its roof with two people trapped inside. The driver, 69-year-old Laura Mae Martin, of Silver Spring, was pronounced dead at the scene by first res…

by Zak Failla

11/10/2025

Frederick, MD

Breaking News

Caught Creeping: Frederick Deputies Snag Masked Baltimore Men Outside Home, Sheriff Says A pair from Baltimore who crossed over county lines and were caught red-handed during a burglary are behind bars, according to authorities. Damien Tubois Gentry, 26, and Gerald Antoine Cooper, 34, were arrested by members of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office after being caught during a burglary, officials say. Shortly before 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9, deputies were called to investigate two suspicious people on a property in the 700 block of Ridge Road in Frederick. Upon arrival, deputies found "two masked individuals hiding near the front door of the home. Both were dressed in …

by Zak Failla

11/10/2025

Cloverly-Colesville-Fairland, MD

Breaking News

Husband Surrenders After Killing Wife Inside Fairland Home, Police Say The Maryland man accused of shooting and killing his wife inside their Fairland home has turned himself in to police, authorities announced Monday. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, 58-year-old Edwin Javier Aragon surrendered at the department’s 3rd District Station in Colesville around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8 — two days after the fatal shooting. Investigators say Aragon shot his wife, 54-year-old Sarahi Concepcion Aragon-Cruz, inside their home in the 3000 block of Memory Lane around 5:41 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6. Officers and Montgomery County Fire Rescue per…

by Zak Failla

11/10/2025

Bel Air, MD

Obituaries

Beloved Bel Air Couple Charlene And Al Broccolo Killed In Crash A tight-knit Maryland community is mourning the loss of Charlene and Albert “Al” Broccolo — a beloved Bel Air couple described by loved ones as the heart of their family — after they were tragically killed in a multi-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Delaware. According to Delaware State Police, the crash happened around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7, on Coastal Highway in Lewes. Investigators said a Peterbilt dump truck failed to slow down for traffic and slammed into a line of vehicles that had stopped or slowed near Hudson Road, triggering a chain reaction involving five vehicles. P…

by Zak Failla

11/10/2025

Towson, MD

Breaking News

Driver Killed, Another Seriously Hurt In Head-On Baltimore County Crash, Police Say A 39-year-old driver was killed and another seriously injured in a violent head-on crash late Saturday in Woodlawn, authorities said. According to Baltimore County Police, officers were called to the intersection of Security Boulevard and Woodlawn Drive just before 10:45 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8, where there were reports of a collision. Investigators determined that a 2014 Ford Econoline E-350, driven by Alexis Williams, was traveling east on Security Boulevard when it struck a 2022 Toyota Tundra head-on as the truck attempted to make a left turn onto Woodlawn Drive from westbound Security …

by Zak Failla

11/10/2025

Silver Spring, MD

Obituaries

Maryland Restaurateur Dies Suddenly The Maryland and DC restaurant community is mourning the sudden loss of Maurizio Luise, a beloved husband, father, and restaurateur whose warmth and dedication left a lasting mark on everyone who knew him. Luise passed away unexpectedly on the morning of Saturday, Nov. 8, at just 46 years old, according to his family. He leaves behind his wife, Maria (Oliverio) Luise, and their four young children — Scarlett (11), Jude (7), Bibiana (4), and Gianluca (1) — along with a large extended family and countless friends who are struggling to comprehend the loss. “Maurizio was so much more tha…

by Zak Failla

11/10/2025

Ashburn, VA

Breaking News

Explosion Rocks Ashburn Neighborhood, Leaving One Dead In Virginia: Officials (Developing) An early morning explosion rocked a Virginia community and left one person dead Monday, according to fire officials. Just before 8 a.m. on Nov. 10, Loudoun County Fire and Rescue units from Moorefield were called to the 21000 block of Green Stable Square in Ashburn for reports of an explosion, officials said. Multiple 911 callers reported heavy smoke in the area and a possible fire in nearby woods, according to Loudoun County Fire and Rescue. When crews arrived, they found a fire in an outdoor maintenance area. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze and discovered a person dead inside…

by Zak Failla

11/10/2025

Germantown, MD

Breaking News

Deadly Park Shooting In Maryland Leaves One Dead, Suspect Charged: Police Police say a 39-year-old man has been charged with murder after a deadly shooting over the weekend in Maryland. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, officers heard gunfire coming from Germantown Square Urban Park around 11:08 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, while patrolling near Germantown Road and Middlebrook Road. When they arrived, officers found 34-year-old Kendall Butler, of Germantown, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, police said. Despite lifesaving efforts, Butler was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Investigators said three men were spotted…

by Zak Failla

11/10/2025

Bladensburg-Cheverly, MD

Breaking News

Nearly 30 Years Later, DNA Solves 1998 Prince George’s County Murder Case Nearly three decades after she was found strangled and sexually assaulted in her office in Maryland, investigators say they’ve finally identified Sheryl Crandell's killer. According to the Prince George’s County Police Department, cold case detectives determined that Baari Shabazz, who died in 2019 at age 69, was responsible for the 1998 murder of the 50-year-old. Crandell was discovered on Jan. 13, 1998, around 8:30 p.m., by a maintenance employee inside her Family Health Center office in Cheverly, police said. An autopsy determined she had been strangled and sexually assaulted. De…

by Zak Failla

11/10/2025

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