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

Arlington, VA

Breaking News

Teen Arrested Months After 2-Year-Old Wounded During Shooting In DC Apartment: Police The bullets found their way inside. Nearly three months after a 2-year-old boy was wounded when gunfire erupted at a DC apartment complex, police say the teenager accused of pulling the trigger has been arrested. Casanova Lamons, 19, of Northeast DC, was taken into custody on Tuesday, Sept. 1, in connection with the June 10 shooting on Benning Road NE, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The shooting was reported shortly before 10 p.m. in the 1700 block of Benning Road. Police say Lamons opened fire inside the apartment complex and fled before officers arrived. When police g…

by Zak Failla

09/01/2026

Abingdon, MD

Breaking News

Driver Rams 3 Vehicles Before Harford County Deputies Open Fire During Drug Stop: Sheriff A suspected drug stop turned into a police-involved shooting in Maryland. The chaos unfolded at around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1, when Harford County Sheriff's Office deputies investigating a community tip spotted what they believed was drug activity near Abingdon Road in Abingdon, authorities said. Deputies tried to stop a vehicle. The driver didn't stop, according to the sheriff's office. Instead, investigators say the driver intentionally struck three other vehicles: a sheriff's office vehicle, a Harford County government vehicle that was not involved in the investigation, and…

by Zak Failla

09/01/2026

Silver Spring, MD

Breaking News

Murder For Hire: Burtonsville Man Had 23-Year-Old Gunned Down In Parking Lot, Police Say Two men conspired to kill 23-year-old Jonah Kimindu Mutua in Maryland, officials confirmed on Tuesday. In April, Douglas David Lacey was arrested in connection with the murder of Mutua, 23, who was found shot to death a month earlier in Silver Spring, according to the Montgomery County Police Department. Mutua was gunned down in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 2700 block of Fairdale Terrace on Saturday, March 8, 2025. The murder was just the beginning of a larger plot. Lacey was arrested in April 2025 and was charged with Mutua's murder. On Tuesday, Sept. 1, auth…

by Zak Failla

09/01/2026

Towson, MD

Breaking News

Baltimore's Most Wanted: Dashawn Taylor Sought In Shooting That Killed Asia Williams One of Baltimore's most wanted is considered armed and dangerous. Police renewed their search on Tuesday, Sept. 1, for 24-year-old Dashawn Taylor, who is wanted in connection with a deadly double shooting that left one woman dead and another man wounded earlier this summer. The shooting happened on June 23 in the 5200 block of York Road, according to the Baltimore Police Department. Asia Williams, 38, was killed. A 27-year-old man was also injured in the shooting, though police did not disclose the extent of his injuries. More than two months later, investigators are still looking for Ta…

by Zak Failla

09/01/2026

Triangle-Dumfries, VA

Breaking News

Man Followed 15-Year-Old Girl Through Dumfries Target, Exposed Himself To Her: Police A 15-year-old girl was followed through a Northern Virginia Target by a man who exposed himself to her, police say. The disturbing encounter happened shortly before 3 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 31, at the Target in Fortuna Center Plaza in Dumfries, according to Prince William County Police. Investigators say the teen was inside the store with acquaintances when she spotted an unknown man. Then he began following her. During the encounter, police say the man exposed himself to the 15-year-old and made obscene gestures before leaving the area. No physical contact was reported, and the teen was n…

by Zak Failla

09/01/2026

Perryville-Port Deposit, MD

Obituaries

Perryville High Grad Dylan Maxwell Dies At 21 After Delaware Crash A young Maryland man's life was only beginning. Dylan Edward Maxwell, 21, formerly of Perryville, died on Friday, Aug. 28, following a crash in Newark, Delaware, according to authorities. Maxwell, who was born in Elkton and most recently lived in Newark, was a 2023 graduate of Perryville High School and Cecil County School of Technology. Newark Police reported the crash at Elkton Road and Thorn Lane, which forced authorities to shut down the roadway. Additional details about the circumstances of the crash have not been released. Maxwell worked as a plant operator with H&K Group…

by Zak Failla

09/01/2026

Annapolis, MD

Breaking News

'I Will Behead You': Maryland Man Threatened President Trump On Facebook, Feds Say Donald Swope wasn't subtle about his plans for President Donald Trump. The 53-year-old Maryland man made his first appearance in federal court on Tuesday, Sept. 1, after prosecutors say a months-long series of Facebook posts escalated into threats against Trump and the US Secret Service. Among them was one particularly chilling message aimed directly at the president. "I will behead you Donald J. Trump," Swope allegedly wrote in a Facebook post highlighted by federal prosecutors. He followed it by tagging Trump and a lengthy list of government agencies, officials and media outlets, accord…

by Zak Failla

09/01/2026

Hyattsville, MD

Breaking News

Gunman Charged With Murder After Hyattsville Man Dies 9 Months After DC Shooting: Police A Maryland man survived being shot in DC, but the bullet ultimately killed him more than nine months later. Now, nearly two and a half years after the shooting, police say the man accused of pulling the trigger is facing a murder charge. Sean Crawford, 46, of Hyattsville, was shot in the torso on the afternoon of April 4, 2024, in the 700 block of Kenilworth Avenue NE, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Officers responding to reports of gunfire found Crawford still conscious and breathing despite the gunshot wound. He was rushed to a hospital in critical but stable condition…

by Zak Failla

09/01/2026

Sterling, VA

Obituaries

'He Was The Happiest Man We Knew': Sterling Man Killed In Crash Days Before 25th Birthday Shawneil Clarke Alexander is being remembered as a "truly kind and beautiful soul" after his unexpected death in Virginia. Alexander, 24, was struck and killed before 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, by a driver near the intersection of Route 7 and Palisades Parkway in Sterling, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. He was pronounced dead at the scene two days before his 25th birthday. His death remains under investigation, but the outpouring of support for his family has been immediate. "The community lost a beautiful soul this past weekend," one loved one wrote. "Most knew hi…

by Zak Failla

09/01/2026

Upper Marlboro, MD

Breaking News

Teen Charged With Murder After Housemate Twice His Age Shot Dead In PG County: Police A teen who allegedly killed someone twice his age, whom he lived with in Maryland, has been arrested and charged with murder, police say. Eu’nyus Maddox, 18, has been arrested and charged in connection with the midday shooting of 36-year-old Levelle Mills in Largo, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Shortly after noon on Monday, Aug. 31, officers were called to the 500 block of Mt. Lubentia Court East, where there were reports of shots fired. FATAL SHOOTING: Officers responded to the 500 block of Mount Lubentia Ct at approx. 12:05 pm for a shooting. They located …

by Zak Failla

09/01/2026

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