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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Towson, MD

Police & Fire

Massive 4-Alarm Fire Erupts At Baltimore Sherwin-Williams Warehouse (Video) The flames just kept growing. So did the response. A Baltimore warehouse fire exploded into a massive four-alarm battle Saturday night, sending firefighters from across the city into an hours-long fight against towering flames and thick smoke pouring from a Sherwin-Williams facility. The fire broke out around 8 p.m. Saturday, July 4, at the Sherwin-Williams warehouse in the 1600 block of Filbert Street in the city's Brooklyn neighborhood, according to the Baltimore City Fire Department. What began as a routine dispatch quickly escalated. Within minutes, the incident was upgraded to a work…

by Zak Failla

07/05/2026

Ashburn, VA

Police & Fire

Fireworks Spark $1.2M House Fire, Damage 3 Homes On Fourth Of July In Ashburn A Virginia family's Fourth of July celebration ended in devastation after improperly discarded legal fireworks sparked a massive house fire that caused nearly $1.2 million in damage, destroyed much of one home, and spread to two neighboring houses, fire investigators said. The fire broke out just after 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, at a home in the 20900 block of Deer Run Way in Ashburn, according to Loudoun County Fire and Rescue officials. When firefighters arrived, they found heavy fire in the garage that had already pushed through the roof of the single-family home. The fire in…

by Zak Failla

07/05/2026

Silver Spring, MD

Police & Fire

Two Women Die In Silver Spring House Fire As Firefighters Search Amid Roof Collapse (Photos) A Maryland house fire turned deadly before dawn Sunday after firefighters rushed into a burning home, knowing there was a chance someone was still trapped inside. When crews arrived at a split-level home in the 2400 block of Harmon Road in Silver Spring shortly before 4:20 a.m. on July 5, flames were already tearing through the second floor and punching through the roof, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. With no occupants outside, firefighters immediately launched an aggressive search of the home despite rapidly deteriorating conditions. Inside, they found two women.&…

by Zak Failla

07/05/2026

Chesapeake City, MD

Police & Fire

9 Hurt, 4 Airlifted To Burn Centers After Fourth Of July Boat Explosion In Cecil County A Fourth of July afternoon on the water turned into chaos in Maryland when a boat suddenly exploded, sending nine people to the hospital and forcing four victims to be airlifted to regional burn centers. The explosion happened just after 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, at Schaefer's Canal House in Chesapeake City, where emergency crews rushed to the waterfront after multiple 911 callers reported that an approximately 32-foot-long boat had exploded while tied up at the dock. According to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, seven of the injured were aboard the vessel, while two others …

by Zak Failla

07/04/2026

Bel Air, MD

Police & Fire

Maryland Family Loses Everything After Home Firebombed With Flaming Gasoline Container (Photos) Everything they owned was gone before the sun came up. A Maryland family returned to unimaginable devastation after investigators say someone threw a flaming gasoline container onto the front porch of their home, turning it into a raging overnight fire that destroyed nearly everything inside. The attack was reported around 1:30 a.m. on the Fourth of July, at a home in the 4300 block of Cooper Road in Whiteford, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. Investigators say home surveillance cameras captured an unknown suspect approaching the house, throwing a flaming gasoline con…

by Zak Failla

07/04/2026

College Park, MD

Traffic

Eleven Passengers Evacuated After Metro Train Derailment In College Park (Developing) A Metro ride came to a sudden stop in Maryland on the Fourth of July. Emergency crews rushed to a Metro derailment in Prince George's County just before noon Friday, July 4, where passengers were forced to evacuate a train in College Park, officials said. The incident was reported around 11:50 a.m. in the 4900 block of Calvert Road, according to the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department. Officials said 11 passengers were safely evacuated from the train. Three people were being evaluated at the scene for possible injuries. Photos from the scene showed the train stopped at the station …

by Zak Failla

07/04/2026

Arlington, VA

Politics

Three-Time Maryland Olympian Indicted In Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Vandalism: DOJ A Maryland Olympian's stop at one of the nation's most iconic landmarks has now turned into a felony case that has gone viral. David Hearn, 67, a Bethesda native, was indicted this week by a grand jury in DC on a charge of felony destruction of property after prosecutors alleged he vandalized the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool during an incident last month. According to the US Attorney's Office, Hearn allegedly ripped away part of the recently installed blue sealant lining the bottom of the Reflecting Pool on Thursday, June 19. The landmark had recently undergone renovations as part of a…

by Zak Failla

07/03/2026

Joppatowne, MD

Police & Fire

Child Exploitation Probe Spans Multiple Harford County Fire/EMS Stations, Officials Say The investigation didn't end with an arrest. A Maryland EMT has been removed from a Harford County fire company after his arrest in a child exploitation investigation that officials say involved multiple Fire/EMS stations across the county. Jurel Daquone Leo Bowman, 32, of Lusby, was arrested shortly before 9 p.m. on Thursday, July 2, by Maryland State Police and charged with six counts of sexual solicitation of a minor. State police said the Maryland Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force launched the investigation in November 2025 into the alleged sexual exploitation of a minor. In…

by Zak Failla

07/03/2026

Great Falls, VA

News

Body Of Missing 16-Year-Old Recovered After Massive Potomac River Search Near Great Falls The search ended in heartbreak. A 16-year-old who disappeared in the Potomac River in Maryland after entering the water with friends has been found dead, ending an exhaustive multi-agency search that stretched from Thursday into Friday. The teen vanished near Sandy Landing and Great Falls in Montgomery County around 6:15 a.m. on Thursday, July 2, after entering the river and never resurfacing, prompting a massive response from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, Fairfax County crews, and multiple specialized search teams. Members of the MCFRS Swift Water Team located the boy around …

by Zak Failla

07/03/2026

Annapolis, MD

Traffic

Crash, Debris Shut Down Lanes On I-97 In Anne Arundel During Holiday Rush (Developing) Something has gone very wrong on one of Maryland's busiest highways. A stretch of I-97 northbound in Anne Arundel was snarled on Friday, July 3, after separate incidents involving roadway debris and a four-vehicle crash forced multiple lane closures during the Independence Day holiday travel rush. The first incident was reported shortly before 2:50 p.m. just before Exit 12 (MD 3/Crain Highway) in Anne Arundel County, where transportation officials reported debris blocking the roadway. All three northbound travel lanes were temporarily closed, along with the northbound off-ramp to MD 3, whi…

by Zak Failla

07/03/2026

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