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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.

Zak Failla's Contributions

Business

Four $50K Winning Powerball Tickets Sold Across Maryland A jackpot-winning Powerball ticket worth more than $1 billion wasn't sold in Maryland, but some Lottery players should still be feeling lucky after the latest drawing. A $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot was won in California, but four Maryland players have tickets that are worth the $50,000 third-tier prize that were sold across the state. The Winning numbers for the Wednesday, Oct. 11 drawing were: 22-24-40-52-64 with a Powerball of 10. Lottery officials are now encouraging players to check their tickets if they bought from these locations: Abingdon: 7-Eleven on Pulaski Highway in …

by Zak Failla

10/12/2023

News

Maryland Massage Center Shut Down For Offering Sex Acts For Money: Sheriff A wellness center in Maryland was offering customers a little more than just massages and is now closed, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office. On Wednesday, members of the county's "Human Trafficking Response Team" shut down the Wellness Massage Center on Presidents Court in Frederick following a lengthy investigation into illicit activities inside the building. According to investigators, it was determined that the business would provide certain sexual acts in exchange for money, and the business was issued a "stop work order" to prevent it from continuing to operate. Offici…

by Zak Failla

10/12/2023

News

New Rabies Alert Issued In Maryland Neighborhood After Raccoon Tests Positive A fresh alert has been issued in Anne Arundel County after another raccoon tested positive for rabies. The Anne Arundel County Department of Health issued an alert this week warning that anyone who came into contact with a raccoon near the 100 block of Natalie Lane, near Pasadena Road in Millserville may have been exposed to the virus. The raccoon, which was found on Thursday, Oct. 5, tested positive, according to the agency. Anyone who may have had contact with the infected animal, or whose pets have unexplained wounds, is being instructed to contact the Department of Health. Rabies is a…

by Zak Failla

10/12/2023

Police & Fire

Secret Service Agents Do DC Firefighters' Jobs: Report DC Fire and EMS crews get by with a little help from their friends. Secret Service agents rendered aid to a driver who'd been pounding on firehouse doors, when his pickup truck apparently parked nearby went up in flames, NBC Washington reports. Why were firefighters a no-show? According to a spokesperson for DC Fire and EMS, personnel were in the back of the building and couldn't hear any banging on their apparatus bay doors. Statement from @dcfireems regarding a vehicle fire outside our Cleveland Park firehouse today. pic.twitter.com/Os4sENnjFg — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) October 1…

by Zak Failla

10/11/2023

Police & Fire

Gunman At Large Following Shooting In Virginia Neighborhood: Sheriff (Updated) Hours after a reported shooting in a typically quiet Montgomery County neighborhood, police are still actively investigating a reported shooting in Fredericksburg. Stafford County Sheriff's Office Major Shawn Kimmitz said that at around 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, a man was shot several times in the 200 block of Streamview Drive in the Rappahannock Landing Subdivision. Incident Alert:Deputies are responding to reports of shots fired in the Rappahannock Landing subdivision. We will update you will more information when it becomes available. pic.twitter.com/82dYU020mR — StaffordCoSheriff (@st…

by Zak Failla

10/11/2023

News

District Man Joins Teen Carjacker Behind Bars After Police Pursuit, Crash In Maryland (Video) A 19-year-old District man will join his teenage co-conspirator behind bars after being sentenced for a armed carjacking that ended in a violent crash in Maryland. Zyier Brown has been sentenced to 30 years in prison with all but 13 years suspended after he and 17-year-old Upper Marlboro resident Victor Noel carjacked both an Uber and later a Toyota driver at gunpoint, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday. The prison term stems from a pair of separate carjacking incidents: On Oct. 25, 2022 when they attacked an Uber driver in the 1500 block of Shady Gro…

by Zak Failla

10/11/2023

Police & Fire

Second Shooter Wanted For Fatal Bar Fight Found In VA, Charged With Murder In Maryland A second man has been arrested in connection to the fatal double shooting of two people in Charles County late last month. Dominique Alonza Stewart, 54, of District Heights, joins White Plains resident James Fred Coffen behind bars for their roles in a shooting that killed two during a bar fight at Jimmie's Paddock. Young mother Mariah Termetrice Logan, 27, of Waldorf, and Indian Head resident Paul Ernest Fleming, 36, have been identified by the Charles County Sheriff's Office as the two people who were shot and killed during the incident in White Plains. Investigators say that there was …

by Zak Failla

10/11/2023

News

Man Arrested For Carjacking Rideshare Driver Who Wouldn't Let Dog Come For The Trip In DC: MPD Police say that a 19-year-old from Northeast DC has been apprehended for carjacking a rideshare driver. Dax Franco Willis has been arrested and charged with armed carjacking and robbery after he threatened and assaulted a woman who wouldn't let him bring his dog for a ride. Shortly after 7 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8, the driver went to pick up Willis in the 300 block of Eastern Avenue NE, though the two got into a disagreement when she refused to let him bring his dog in the car. When rebuffed, it is alleged that Willis threatened to mace the driver, assaulted her, dragged her away from her ow…

by Zak Failla

10/11/2023

News

Police Investigating M&T Bank Robbery In Maryland A bank robber made off with an undisclosed amount of cash after targeting an M&T branch in Anne Arundel County this week. Police say that at around 9:50 a.m. on Tuesday morning, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department responded to M&T Bank on Brandermill Boulevard in Gambrills, where there was a reported robbery. Officers determined that an unknown man walked into the bank and handed the teller a note demanding money, to which the employee complied, allowing the robber to walk away with an unknown amount of cash. Officials made note that no weapon was displayed duri…

by Zak Failla

10/11/2023

Traffic

Roadway Shut Down, Traffic Being Held At BWI Airport For Police Investigation (Developing) There is a massive police presence at BWI Airport, which halted traffic coming in and out of the area on Wednesday afternoon. An alert was issued by officials at around 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, advising that due to a police investigation, the terminal roadway has been temporarily shut down. Police Activity. I-195 EB at MD-170 (Ex 1/Aviation Blvd). Anne Arundel County, MD. All traffic temporarily stopped. No access to BWI Airport. Follow authority direction in the area. — MATOC Alerts (@MATOC) October 11, 2023 Traffic approaching the airport is being held, and those already inside the te…

by Zak Failla

10/11/2023

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