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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Bethesda, MD

Breaking News

Yoga Teacher-Turned-Fugitive Guilty Of Killing Professor In Bethesda Home After 15-Year Hunt After 15 years, a man once trusted as a yoga and Spanish teacher has been convicted of murdering an American University professor in her Maryland home — a killing that stunned the academic community and led to an international manhunt that stretched for more than a decade. A Montgomery County jury on Thursday, Oct. 30, found Jorge Rueda Landeros, 55, guilty of second-degree murder in the 2010 death of 52-year-old Sue Ann Marcum, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said Landeros was Marcum’s yoga and Spanish instructor. The two developed both a pe…

by Zak Failla

10/30/2025

Towson, MD

Breaking News

Sex Offender Jailed After FBI Probe Into Juvenile Trafficking, Rape In Baltimore County: Police A registered sex offender in Maryland is behind bars after allegedly recruiting, raping, and trafficking multiple young girls in and around Baltimore County, authorities announced. The Baltimore County Police Department said detectives with its Crimes Against Children Unit — working with the FBI Baltimore Field Office’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force — launched the investigation in September 2025. Investigators say 28-year-old Miracle Elendu, of Baltimore, solicited, recruited, raped, and trafficked several female juveniles across the region. Police said Elendu is a re…

by Zak Failla

10/30/2025

Manassas, VA

Breaking News

‘You Can’t Outrun That Radio’: Manassas Pair Nabbed After Wild Multi-County Police Chase A wild, tire-shredding police chase that stretched across multiple Virginia counties ended with a crash, two arrests, and a memorable quote from the sheriff. Culpeper County deputies said the chaos began shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 29, when they got word about a stolen vehicle out of Manassas spotted near Braggs Corner Road. After a brief search, deputies found the car behind the Martin’s Grocery Store in the Town of Culpeper, according to Sheriff Timothy W. Chilton. Deputies tried to perform a felony stop, but the driver hit the gas — launching a high-speed pursuit. …

by Zak Failla

10/30/2025

Fredericksburg, VA

On Your Side

‘We’re Not Defeated’: Virginia Family Vows To Rebuild After Fire Guts Incredible Edibles Bakery For more than 35 years, Incredible Edibles Bakery has been a centerpiece of Virginia — a place where wedding dreams rose from batter, where families celebrated milestones, and where the smell of sugar and butter meant something special. Now, it’s all gone. Just after 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 29, firefighters were called to the 1600 block of Industrial Park Road in the Hilltop area for a report of a commercial structure fire, according to the Virginia Beach Fire Department. When crews arrived, they found heavy smoke and flames pouring from the storage unit that housed the bakery. …

by Zak Failla

10/30/2025

Arlington, VA

Breaking News

Knife-Wielding Robbery Suspect Accused Of Terrorizing Same Arlington Tobacco Shop: Police A 21-year-old man is behind bars in Virginia after police say he terrorized employees during a string of violent robberies at the same tobacco shop — including one where an employee was stabbed. Tyjuan Bullock, who police say has no fixed address, was charged with multiple felonies following a months-long investigation by the Arlington County Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Unit, officials announced Thursday, Oct. 30. According to police, the first call came around 6:58 p.m. on Sept. 11 for an assault with a weapon at a business in the 3500 block of Wilson Boulevard. Investigato…

by Zak Failla

10/30/2025

Alexandria, VA

Breaking News

Alexandria Man Surrenders Nearly 2 Years After Deadly I-95 Hit-Run Crash: State Police Nearly two years after a 31-year-old man was struck and killed in an I-95 hit-and-run, an Alexandria driver has come forward. James Puryear, 50, surrendered to police in Prince William County in connection with the fatal crash involving Trenton Schnakenberg in November 2023. The crash was reported shortly after 5 a.m. on Nov. 19, 2023, when a 2005 Infiniti G35 sideswiped a 2015 Freightliner Cascadia tractor-trailer. The truck then went off the side of the interstate, struck a guardrail and support column while the Infiniti driver sped away from the scene. Schnakenberg, a Caret reside…

by Zak Failla

10/30/2025

National Interest

Maryland Dem Filmed Foe In Bed With Married Man: Reports A state senator who represents part of Baltimore City is reportedly facing charges for her role in a conspiracy and extortion scheme. Sen. Dalya Attar, her brother, and a Baltimore City police officer are facing a federal indictment, according to multiple reports, after court documents were released on Thursday, Oct. 30. Citing court documents, WBFF says Attar filmed a political consultant in bed with a married man. Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley spoke to reporters about the officer on Friday, confirming that he has been suspended since 2022 amid the investigation into the all…

by Zak Failla

10/30/2025

Fredericksburg, VA

Your Community

Josué Castro-Rivera Killed Fleeing ICE In Virginia: ‘No One Should Have To Run For Their Life’ Friends and loved ones of Josué Castro-Rivera are seeking answers after the 24-year-old Honduran man was struck and killed by a truck while fleeing ICE agents in Virginia. Last week, Castro-Rivera was reportedly on his way to work when he was pulled over by federal officers, but when they went to detain him, he fled on foot across I-264, where he was fatally struck by a truck. His unexpected death has led to a stir in his community as officials "demand a full, transparent investigation and accountability for ICE's actions that led to this tragedy." "Josué’s death is the result of weak…

by Zak Failla

10/30/2025

Woodbridge, VA

Breaking News

FBI Task Force Takes Down Woodbridge Man After Child Pornography Raid, Police Say A Woodbridge man is behind bars without bond after a child pornography investigation led federal and local authorities to his front door, officials said. On Tuesday, Oct. 28, Prince William County detectives, working with the FBI Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, executed a search warrant at a home in the 11800 block of Chelmer Court in Woodbridge as part of an ongoing child pornography investigation, according to police. Investigators said the suspect, identified as Jackson Quentin Crocker, 54, was detained without incident as officers seized additional evidence from the…

by Zak Failla

10/30/2025

Mount Airy-Woodbine, MD

Breaking News

‘He Took My Breath — I’m Taking My Life Back’: Woman Faces Her Abuser After Mt. Airy Attack A Maryland felon with a violent history of attacking women will spend more than four decades behind bars after strangling his girlfriend and threatening to kill her, according to Frederick County prosecutors. Gary Michael Gouge, 42, of Mt. Airy, was sentenced to a total of 44 years in the Division of Correction for first-degree assault and violation of probation for a previous first-degree assault, the Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office announced. According to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded in January to a home in the 4500 block of Buffalo Road for a domes…

by Zak Failla

10/30/2025

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