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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Lexington Park, MD

Police & Fire

Maryland Man Held Woman Against Her Will Before 11-Hour Armed Standoff: State Police She got out. He refused to. The confrontation stretched from late Sunday night into Monday morning in Snow Hill, where Maryland State Police say Robert Keith Anderson, 49, barricaded himself inside a home after an alleged domestic assault that left troopers trying for nearly half a day to get him to surrender. It started just before 10:45 p.m. on July 5, when a woman managed to escape the home on W. Market Street and call 911. She told investigators Anderson had physically restrained her inside the residence. Before she got away, he allegedly pulled out a gun and threatened to harm her. B…

by Zak Failla

07/06/2026

Fredericksburg, VA

Police & Fire

Wrong-Way Driver, Car Into Building Mark Fredericksburg's Fourth Of July DUI Crackdown One driver went the wrong way down a city street. Another slammed into a building. Those were just two of the dangerous DUI arrests Fredericksburg Police say they made during the Fourth of July holiday, with separate crashes ending in handcuffs just hours apart. The first happened on Saturday, July 4, when Officer McAfee spotted a Kia minivan traveling the wrong way on Princess Anne Street near Lafayette Boulevard. Police said the driver ignored the officer's attempt to stop and continued driving the wrong way before finally pulling over in the 800 block of Princess Anne Street. Following…

by Zak Failla

07/06/2026

Bladensburg-Cheverly, MD

Traffic

DC Driver Killed In Overnight Maryland Crash At Busy Cheverly Intersection: Police Anthony Butler never made it home on Monday morning. A Maryland crash claimed the life of a DC driver early on July 6, after two vehicles collided at a Prince George's County intersection, police said. The crash happened at about 12:30 a.m. in the Tuxedo area near Cheverly, where officers responded to the intersection of Kenilworth Avenue and Creston Street for a reported two-vehicle collision. Investigators identified the driver who died as Butler, 40. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, the preliminary investigation indicates the two vehicles collided at the …

by Zak Failla

07/06/2026

Waldorf, MD

Police & Fire

Fake Cop Accused Of Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Woman In Charles County, Sheriff Says A Maryland man accused of sexually assaulting a woman after kidnapping her in Waldorf is facing similar charges in Anne Arundel County, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Silver Spring resident Bryan Neal Gordon, 27, is facing criminal charges in Southern Maryland following an investigation into a harrowing incident late last month. Investigators say that around 10:30 p.m. on June 28, a woman arranged to meet Gordon in the 2200 block of Old Washington Road in Waldorf. Once inside his vehicle, it is alleged that Gordon falsely claimed to be a police officer, handcuffed h…

by Zak Failla

07/06/2026

Herndon, VA

Police & Fire

12 Years Later: Herndon Man Arrested At Dulles In 2014 Hit-And-Run Case, Police Say He disappeared before he could face a judge. More than a decade after police say he struck a woman with his car, fled the scene, skipped court, and left the country, a Herndon man is finally back in custody after being arrested at Dulles International Airport. Enda Browne, 43, was arrested after the US Marshals Service located him at Dulles Airport, Fairfax County Police announced on Monday, July 6. The arrest closes a 12-year chapter that began on Nov. 16, 2014, when officers were called around 6:30 p.m. to the intersection of Reston Parkway and Spectrum Center Drive in Reston for reports…

by Zak Failla

07/06/2026

Stafford, VA

Police & Fire

Stafford Woman Walks Away From Crash, Refuses Blood Draw After Third DUI Arrest: Sheriff She tried to leave the crash behind. Instead, deputies say they found a Virginia woman walking down the road moments after wrecking her vehicle, only to discover she was allegedly impaired, carrying suspected drugs, and facing her third DUI offense. The crash happened around 8:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, in the 1600 block of Poplar Road in Stafford County, where deputies responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash involving a driver who had walked away from the scene. Deputies found 41-year-old Stafford resident Tameca Dorsey walking along nearby Donovan Lane and confirmed she had been…

by Zak Failla

07/06/2026

Smithsburg, MD

News

Doctors Saved Maryland Boy's Eye, But Not His Sight After Freak Lawnmower Accident It happened in an instant. A Maryland boy is facing a long and uncertain recovery after a projectile launched by a lawnmower struck him in the face, leaving him without vision in his right eye and sending him into emergency surgery. Family and friends say Greyson Wathen was rushed to Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute after the accident, where surgeons worked to save both his eye and repair a severe facial injury. They saved it. But despite the successful surgery, Greyson no longer has sight in his right eye, according to a GoFundMe created to support his family. Greyson Wathen …

by Zak Failla

07/06/2026

Woodbridge, VA

Police & Fire

Teen Identified As Victim In Fatal Woodbridge Shooting; Gunman At Large: Police (Updated) It didn't end with the shooting. Prince William County police are searching for a suspect who fled on foot after a 16-year-old was gunned down in a Woodbridge parking lot late Sunday night, July 5. Officers were called around 10:12 p.m. to the 16700 block of Blackjack Oak Lane, where they found the teen suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body, police said. Officers immediately began lifesaving efforts before the victim was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later died. Investigators said a vehicle believed to be connected to the shooting was seen leaving the area moments after…

by Zak Failla

07/06/2026

Chantilly, VA

Police & Fire

Man Accused Of Fatally Shooting Virginia Guest Inside Chantilly Home On Fourth Of July: Sheriff What started as a Fourth of July celebration ended with a man dead inside a home. Loudoun County Sheriff's Office deputies were called to a home in the 43000 block of Helmsdale Terrace in Chantilly around 1:52 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, after receiving reports of a shooting inside the residence. When they arrived, deputies found 33-year-old Brandon Fadden, of Centreville, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Hours later, investigators announced the arrest of Joshua Soroko, 31, of Chantilly, in connection with the fatal shooting. According to the sheriff's of…

by Zak Failla

07/06/2026

Fallston, MD

Police & Fire

Tickets, Armed Security, 100 Guests: New Details Emerge In Deadly Fallston House Party Shooting What was supposed to be a ticketed house party with armed security ended in gunfire, a homicide investigation, and more than 100 stunned guests scrambling from a chaotic scene. The shooting unfolded shortly after midnight on Sunday, July 5, at a private home on the 2300 block of Willow Vale Drive in Fallston, where Harford County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to reports of shots fired during what investigators say was a large party attended by an estimated 100 people. When deputies arrived, they found Joseph Evans, 34, of Owings Mills, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Deputies …

by Zak Failla

07/06/2026

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