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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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Obituaries
Mom Of Two Killed By Husband In Maryland Was 'Lovely Soul,' Family Says Mom Of Two Killed By Husband In Maryland Was 'Lovely Soul,' Family Says
Mom Of Two Killed By Husband In Maryland Was 'Lovely Soul,' Family Says A Maryland mother of two who was brutally killed by her estranged husband is being remembered as a “lovely soul” as her grieving family fights to give her a proper farewell. LeNaiya Donaldson, 33, was fatally stabbed inside her Oxon Hill apartment on Saturday, March 15, by her husband, Kenton Donaldson, who later called 911 to confess before fleeing to Virginia, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Her mother, Eshe Blackwell, is now pleading for help to cover funeral costs and reunite LeNaiya’s children home. “I am disabled and do not have the resources to provide eve…

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Schools
Teen’s School Shooting Threat Forced Lockdowns In Montgomery County, Police Say Teen’s School Shooting Threat Forced Lockdowns In Montgomery County, Police Say
Teen’s School Shooting Threat Forced Lockdowns In Montgomery County, Police Say A 13-year-old student in Maryland has been charged after allegedly calling in a school shooting threat that put two schools on lockdown, authorities announced. The incident happened on Monday, March 17, when administrators at Parkland Middle School in Rockville received multiple phone calls from an individual claiming they intended to carry out a mass shooting, according to Montgomery County Police. School officials immediately contacted police, and School Community Engagement Officers responded to the scene.  As a precaution, Parkland Middle School was placed on a shelter-in-place lo…

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Obituaries
Georgetown Hoops Great, Maryland Native Kevin Braswell Dies Weeks After Heart Surgery In Japan Georgetown Hoops Great, Maryland Native Kevin Braswell Dies Weeks After Heart Surgery In Japan
Georgetown Hoops Great, Maryland Native Kevin Braswell Dies Weeks After Heart Surgery In Japan Former Georgetown basketball star and Baltimore native Kevin Braswell has died at 46, leaving behind a lasting legacy on and off the court. Braswell, who played at Georgetown from 1998 to 2002 before embarking on a long professional career overseas, passed away in Japan weeks after undergoing heart surgery, according to the Utsunomiya Brex, the team he was coaching in the country’s domestic league. 【お知らせ】3/23(日) KEVIN BRASWELL Memorial Ceremony 開催3/23(日) 17:45頃から日環アリーナ栃木にて2/24に永眠したケビン・ブラスウェル ヘッドコーチのお別れの会として、KEVIN BRASWELL Memorial Ceremonyを開催します。… pic.twitter.com/MpjS2cQbkc — 宇都宮ブレックス / …

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Police & Fire
Firefighter Saves Unconscious Man From Raging Barn Fire In Maryland: Officials Firefighter Saves Unconscious Man From Raging Barn Fire In Maryland: Officials
Firefighter Saves Unconscious Man From Raging Barn Fire In Maryland: Officials A Maryland man was pulled from a raging barn fire and rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after an early morning blaze, authorities announced. The Frederick County Emergency Communications Center received multiple 911 calls around 7:09 a.m. Thursday, March 20, reporting a fire with possible entrapment in the 9000 block of Reichs Ford Road in Frederick, officials said. Firefighters arrived within minutes to find a 30-by-60-foot outbuilding engulfed in flames. Crews launched an aggressive attack and entered the burning structure, where they found an unconscious man inside. …

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Schools
Swastikas Discovered At PWC Schools In Separate Vandalism Cases, Police Say Swastikas Discovered At PWC Schools In Separate Vandalism Cases, Police Say
Swastikas Discovered At PWC Schools In Separate Vandalism Cases, Police Say Police in Prince William County are investigating multiple incidents of vandalism involving swastikas and other offensive drawings at two local schools, authorities announced. The latest act of vandalism was reported on Wednesday, March 19, at Ronald Reagan Middle School in Haymarket, marking the second incident in the building in less than a week, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators say a school resource officer was notified around 7:57 a.m. that a swastika and derogatory language had been drawn on a bathroom stall. A similar act of vandalism was reporte…

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News
Maryland Rioter Who Spray-Painted Pro-Gaza Graffiti In DC Learns Fate In Court Maryland Rioter Who Spray-Painted Pro-Gaza Graffiti In DC Learns Fate In Court
Maryland Rioter Who Spray-Painted Pro-Gaza Graffiti In DC Learns Fate In Court A Baltimore County woman who was caught on video spray-painting pro-Gaza graffiti on federal property outside Union Station in DC will avoid jail time after being sentenced to probation, officials announced. Isabella Giordano, 21, of Towson, was sentenced Wednesday, March 19, to six months of probation and ordered to pay $500 in restitution after pleading guilty to destruction of government property, according to the US Attorney’s Office. From about 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. on July 24, 2024, demonstrators who had gathered in Columbus Circle pulled down flags affixed to the flagpoles; burned flag…

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Business
$100K Powerball Ticket Sold At Maryland Walmart $100K Powerball Ticket Sold At Maryland Walmart
$100K Powerball Ticket Sold At Maryland Walmart One lucky Maryland Lottery player just hit it big with a $100,000 Powerball win—and the ticket was sold at a Walmart. Maryland Lottery officials announced that the winning ticket from the Wednesday, March 19 drawing was purchased at the Walmart at 409 North Fruitland Boulevard in Fruitland. The winning numbers were 08-11-21-49-59, with the Powerball 15 and a Power Play multiplier of X2.  Normally, a ticket that matches four white balls plus the Powerball would win $50,000, but because the player added the Power Play option, their winnings doubled to $100,000. Lottery officials are ur…

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Police & Fire
Mother, Son Airlifted After Battling House Fire In Maryland, Officials Say Mother, Son Airlifted After Battling House Fire In Maryland, Officials Say
Mother, Son Airlifted After Battling House Fire In Maryland, Officials Say A Maryland mother and son who tried to contain a fire in their home were airlifted to the hospital for smoke inhalation in St. Mary's County, officials announced. Firefighters responded to a house fire at 6:54 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, at a home on Bean Family Lane in California, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators say the fire started in the kitchen and was discovered by the homeowner’s son, who noticed smoke and took quick action to contain the flames before firefighters arrived. Bay District Volunteer Fire Department crews arrived within minutes and fully exti…

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Lifestyle
Winning Numbers For Wednesday, March 19 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $416M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Wednesday, March 19 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $416M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Wednesday, March 19 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $416M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Wednesday, March 19 Powerball drawing. The estimated jackpot is $416 million with a $194.1 million cash option. If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Saturday, March 22. The winning numbers for Wednesday's drawing were 08-11-21-49-59 with a Powerball of 15 and the Power Play was 2X. Lottery players have a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning a Powerball jackpot by matching all five balls plus the Powerball, according to officials. Prizes then range from $1 …

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Police & Fire
DC Gender Reveal Party Killer Who Was On GPS Monitor Convicted: Feds DC Gender Reveal Party Killer Who Was On GPS Monitor Convicted: Feds
DC Gender Reveal Party Killer Who Was On GPS Monitor Convicted: Feds A District man who opened fire at a gender reveal party with an AK-style pistol—killing one man and seriously injuring another—has been convicted after spending nearly a year on the run, federal officials announced. A jury found 22-year-old Nyjell Outler guilty of voluntary manslaughter while armed for the March 2021 shooting death of 21-year-old Demetris Johnson on Madison Street NE, according to the US Attorney’s Office. He was also convicted of aggravated assault while armed for shooting Daloni Williams. Prosecutors say that Outler showed up to the party with a Draco pistol tucked in hi…

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