Zak Failla

Assistant Managing Editor

[email protected]

FOLLOW ON

Facebook Twitter Linkedin Instagram

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

Lexington Park, MD

Breaking News

Maryland Motorcyclist, 25, Dies Three Days After Early-Morning Crash With Minivan: Police A 25-year-old Maryland motorcyclist has died three days after he was critically injured in an early-morning crash involving a minivan at a busy highway crossover, police announced. Dylan Luffman was riding a 2004 Suzuki GSX-R1000 motorcycle eastbound on Route 50 in Salisbury when he collided with a 2011 Honda Odyssey shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, according to the Salisbury Police Department. Investigators say the minivan was traveling southbound through the crossover from East Salisbury Parkway, attempting to merge onto southbound Route 13, when the two vehicles collided around …

by Zak Failla

11/03/2026

Hyattsville, MD

Breaking News

One Teen Girl Dead, Another Fighting For Her Life After Overnight Langley Park Shooting: Police One teenage girl is dead and another is fighting for her life following an early-morning shooting in Maryland that police do not believe was random. Officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 8100 block of 15th Avenue in Langley Park at approximately 1:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, where they found both girls suffering from gunshot wounds. One was pronounced dead at the scene. The second was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she remains in critical condition, according to investigators. Police have not released either girl's identity. The name of the girl …

by Zak Failla

11/03/2026

Wheaton-Glenmont, MD

Obituaries

Maryland Man Stabbed To Death In Wheaton Hours Before Birthday As Family Mourns: 'Sad As Hell' A Maryland man who should have been celebrating his birthday on Tuesday is instead being mourned by loved ones after he was stabbed to death just hours before his family's big day. Chris Schuler was found suffering from an apparent stab wound shortly after midnight on Monday, Nov. 2, when Montgomery County Police officers responded to the 11300 block of Elkin Street in Wheaton. Officers and first responders attempted lifesaving measures, but Schuler was pronounced dead at the scene. No arrests had been announced as of the department's latest update, and investigators had not released any in…

by Zak Failla

11/03/2026

College Park, MD

Breaking News

Maryland Man Found Shot Dead In Roadway ID'd As Police Investigate Killing A Maryland man found shot to death in the middle of a roadway last week has been identified by police as investigators continue searching for a suspect. Derrick Bowen, 55, of Forestville, was identified on Tuesday, Nov. 3, as the victim of a fatal shooting in Landover, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Officers were called to the 1700 block of Belle Haven Drive at approximately 5:15 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29, where they found Bowen lying in the roadway suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Bowen was one of three people killed in separ…

by Zak Failla

11/03/2026

Manassas, VA

Breaking News

Teen, 16, Charged In Double-Fatal Manassas Crash After Blowing Stop Sign: Police A 16-year-old Virginia driver has been arrested and charged in a late-night crash that killed two Manassas residents after police say he sped through a stop sign and slammed into their vehicle. The teen, who is from Manassas, was arrested on Monday, Nov. 2, in connection with the Saturday, Oct. 24 collision that killed Jose E. Lovo, 70, and Guadalupe Alvarez de Lovo, 54, according to Prince William County Police. Investigators say the teen was behind the wheel of a 2024 GMC Sierra traveling at a high rate of speed on Leland Road shortly before midnight when he disregarded a stop sign at Map…

by Zak Failla

11/03/2026

Fredericksburg, VA

Breaking News

Threat Against Virginia Teen Leads To Federal Prison For Couple: 'Upload All Those Videos' "Keep quiet." That was the threat a Virginia teenager received after she was sexually assaulted while intoxicated and filmed by one of her attackers, federal prosecutors say. Bryan Sixto Arias-Chicas, 24, was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting the 16-year-old girl, while his girlfriend, Dania Orellana-Gamez, received four years for threatening to post videos of the assault online to silence the victim. The sentences were handed down on Friday, Oct. 30, in separate hearings in US District Court, bringing two chapters of a case involving the sexual exploitation o…

by Zak Failla

11/03/2026

Rockville, MD

Breaking News

Rockville Bicyclist, 67, Dies Three Days After Being Struck By Ride On Bus: Police A 67-year-old Maryland bicyclist died three days after being struck by a Montgomery County Ride On bus in a late-night crash. Danny Cornell Jackson, of Rockville, was riding his bicycle along North Horners Lane when he was struck by the bus on Wednesday, Oct. 28, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Officers and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service personnel were called to the area of North Horners Lane and McArthur Drive at approximately 10:24 p.m. after the Ride On bus driver reported a man lying in the roadway. When first responders arrived, they found Jackson s…

by Zak Failla

11/03/2026

Temple Hills-Camp Springs, MD

Breaking News

Temple Hills Killer Caught With Loaded Glock After Fleeing Stolen ATV: Feds A Maryland man who fatally shot a 23-year-old in the back while he played basketball at an elementary school is in trouble with the law again, this time after a stolen ATV, a foot chase, and a loaded Glock that went skidding across a DC sidewalk. Savon Lee Blanchard, 33, of Temple Hills, pleaded guilty on Monday, Nov. 2, to unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, federal prosecutors announced. The guilty plea comes 15 years after Blanchard, then 17, was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Alusine Kargbo, 23, of Lanham, who was killed while playing basketball at …

by Zak Failla

11/03/2026

Landover, MD

Breaking News

Landover Man, 20, Gunned Down In Dispute As Three Suspects Face Murder Charges: Police A Maryland murder suspect walked into a hospital with a gunshot wound while detectives were there investigating the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man that ultimately led to three arrests, police say. De’Andre Reid, 23, of Riverdale, Wonnae Bridgeforth, 26, of Landover, and Wonnese Bridgeforth, 24, of Upper Marlboro, have all been charged with murdering Diontay Jackson, 20, of Landover, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Officers were called to the 3200 block of 75th Avenue in Landover at approximately 1:10 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, where they found Jackson suffering …

by Zak Failla

11/03/2026

Fairfax, VA

Breaking News

Same Date, Same Jail, Same Inmate: Fairfax Man Attacked Two Female Deputies One Year Apart A Virginia inmate attacked two female jail deputies exactly one year apart, on the same date, inside the same detention center, prosecutors say. Shane David Lucas, 23, of Fairfax, has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for the violent encounters at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center, where he was being held on unrelated charges. The first attack happened on May 16, 2025, when Deputy Hayden was conducting a security check in one of the jail's housing pods. According to the Loudoun County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, Lucas was using an inmate telephone when he ap…

by Zak Failla

11/02/2026

Prev Page 1 of 3972 1 2 3 4 5 Next

1 - 10 of 39,717 articles