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Zak Failla

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zfailla@dailyvoice.com

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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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Business
Winning $20K 'Mega Millions' Ticket Sold At Maryland Gas Station Winning $20K 'Mega Millions' Ticket Sold At Maryland Gas Station
Winning $20K 'Mega Millions' Ticket Sold At Maryland Gas Station Check your tickets!  No one hit the "Mega Millions" jackpot on Tuesday night, but one lucky Maryland Lottery player is sitting on a ticket worth $20,000 on a ticket bought in Wicomico County. Eagle Express Mart on North Camden Avenue in Fruitland sold the golden ticket, which was unclaimed as of Wednesday afternoon, according to Lottery officials. The winning numbers were 24-46-49-62-66; the 'Mega Ball' was 7 and the 'Megaplier' was X2. In all, Maryland had 49,654 winners of prizes ranging from $2 to $20,000 in the Tuesday, March 19 drawing.  With no jackpot-winning ticket…

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Schools
Student Caught With Replica Gun Inside Maryland Middle School Assaulted Classmate, Sheriff Says Student Caught With Replica Gun Inside Maryland Middle School Assaulted Classmate, Sheriff Says
Student Caught With Replica Gun Inside Maryland Middle School Assaulted Classmate, Sheriff Says Some staff members at a Charles County middle school got a brief scare when they spotted what appeared to be a handgun in a locker inside the building, officials say. Several students at Milton Somers Middle School were walking in the hallway with a staffer, when they began pulling on locker doors, causing some to open along the way. According to a spokesperson from the Charles County Sheriff's Office, as the students were instructed to stop with the shenanigans, the staff member spotted what appeared to be a gun protruding from a backpack in one of the lockers. The School Resource Officer…

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Police & Fire
Infiniti Linked To Double Fatal Mass Shooting On St. Patrick's Day In DC Located, Police Say Infiniti Linked To Double Fatal Mass Shooting On St. Patrick's Day In DC Located, Police Say
Infiniti Linked To Double Fatal Mass Shooting On St. Patrick's Day In DC Located, Police Say It took less than 24 hours for members of the Metropolitan Police Department to track down a vehicle that was linked to Sunday's mass shooting in Northwest DC that left two dead and five hospitalized. On Tuesday, Investigators released a photo of a vehicle of interest - a black Infiniti - that may have been involved in the shooting that left Southeast resident Anthony Brown, and Baltimore resident Jay Lucks, both 32, dead. The following morning, the department announced that the vehicle has been located, but no suspects have been identified or apprehended as of 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, …

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Police & Fire
Thieves Targeting Retailers Throughout Maryland Caught Red-Handed In Calvert County: Sheriff Thieves Targeting Retailers Throughout Maryland Caught Red-Handed In Calvert County: Sheriff
Thieves Targeting Retailers Throughout Maryland Caught Red-Handed In Calvert County: Sheriff A pair of not-so-subtle thieves targeting very specific items are facing charges in Calvert County following a string of robberies throughout Maryland. Hanover resident Natara De'Asia Ortiz, and Hyattsville resident Curtis Gibral Tucker, Jr., both 22, were caught red-handed after being spotted stealing from Bath and Body Works on North Solomons Island Road in Prince Frederick, according to the sheriff's office. Late in the afternoon on Sunday, deputies were called to the Fox Run Shopping Center to investigate a theft when a man and woman wearing masks walked in, shoved several items from th…

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News
US Park Police Officer Airlifted After Being Struck By Driver Fleeing Traffic Stop In DC US Park Police Officer Airlifted After Being Struck By Driver Fleeing Traffic Stop In DC
US Park Police Officer Airlifted After Being Struck By Driver Fleeing Traffic Stop In DC A US Park Police officer was airlifted to the hospital after being struck by a driver fleeing from a traffic stop near the National Mall. The driver was reportedly speeding through an intersection when the officer was struck at around noon on Wednesday afternoon on 12th Street in Washington, DC.  Following the strike, a helicopter was called in, and the officer was taken to an area hospital for treatment of injuries that were described as non-life-threatening. No details about the driver have been provided by the police. The investigation into the incident is ongoing. This is a devel…

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Police & Fire
Massive Fire At Anne Arundel County DPW Building Causes $5.7M In Damage Massive Fire At Anne Arundel County DPW Building Causes $5.7M In Damage
Massive Fire At Anne Arundel County DPW Building Causes $5.7M In Damage Some officials in Anne Arundel County are picking up the pieces following an overnight fire that tore through a DPW building, causing millions of dollars in damage. First responders from multiple agencies were called to Broadneck Road shortly after midnight on March 19, where a fire was reported in the 10,500-square-foot DPW Traffic Engineering building. Anne Arundel County Fire Department Investigators say that the The Anne Arundel County Fire Department received a 911 call at 12:13 a.m. from a MDTA representative who was in the area and could see fire coming from the roof of the bu…

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Obituaries
Friends, Family Mourn Death Of Missing Man Found After Yearlong Search In Maryland Friends, Family Mourn Death Of Missing Man Found After Yearlong Search In Maryland
Friends, Family Mourn Death Of Missing Man Found After Yearlong Search In Maryland A man who has been missing for nearly a year in Cecil County has been found dead, police in Elkton confirmed, offering a sense of closure for his family. Last April, the Elkton Police Department issued an alert for Charles Robert "Bobby" Steele, who was reported missing days after disappearing after leaving a family member's home on foot. On Tuesday, the agency announced that "with a heavy heart and great sadness," Steele had been located dead after last being seen on April 11, 2023. He was reportedly found in a vacant Delaware building. No details surrounding his death were released. …

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Police & Fire
Fentanyl Found On Spotsy Man In Routine Fredericksburg Traffic Stop: Sheriff Fentanyl Found On Spotsy Man In Routine Fredericksburg Traffic Stop: Sheriff
Fentanyl Found On Spotsy Man In Routine Fredericksburg Traffic Stop: Sheriff A wrong turn outside a Fredericksburg apartment complex led to multiple drug charges for a Spotsylvania man who was caught with a small cache of drugs, according to officials. Over the weekend, an officer on patrol spotted 40-year-old Cleveland Parker making an illegal left-hand turn onto Fall Hill Avenue from the Forest Village Apartment Complex, prompting a traffic stop that led to his arrest. During the subsequent stop, Parker readily admitted that his license was suspended, and while interviewing him, the officer "saw indications of drug activity," leading to the seizure of a plast…

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Police & Fire
Photo Released Of Black Infiniti Linked To Mass Northwest DC Shooting Photo Released Of Black Infiniti Linked To Mass Northwest DC Shooting
Photo Released Of Black Infiniti Linked To Mass Northwest DC Shooting New details continue to emerge as the Metropolitan Police Department continues to investigate Sunday's mass shooting in Northwest DC that left two dead and five hospitalized. Investigators released a photo of a vehicle of interest - a black Infiniti - that may have been involved in the shooting that left Southeast resident Anthony Brown, and Baltimore resident Jay Lucks, both 32, dead. At approximately 3 a.m. on March 17, gunshots rang out in the 700 block of P Street NW near 7th Street, leaving seven people with injuries, according to a spokesperson for the agency. Upon arrival offic…

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Police & Fire
Driver Who Wanted To 'Just Go Home' Busted With Stolen Gun During VA Traffic Stop: Sheriff Driver Who Wanted To 'Just Go Home' Busted With Stolen Gun During VA Traffic Stop: Sheriff
Driver Who Wanted To 'Just Go Home' Busted With Stolen Gun During VA Traffic Stop: Sheriff What started as a routine traffic stop in Stafford County landed a 19-year-old behind bars after an eagle-eyed sergeant spotted the driver acting suspiciously with the center console of his vehicle. Stafford resident Alijah Robinson Goodley was arrested following a search after being stopped on Monday morning because the registered owner has a suspended license, investigators say. Shortly before 1:45 a.m. on March 18, Goodley was traveling on Warrenton Road when he was stopped by the sergeant, though while speaking to him, he said that Goodley made several unusual movements in the area…

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