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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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$50K Lottery Jackpot Marks Third Big Win For Maryland Man $50K Lottery Jackpot Marks Third Big Win For Maryland Man
$50K Lottery Jackpot Marks Third Big Win For Maryland Man Lightning doesn’t just strike twice—it strikes three times for one lucky Maryland lottery player who just bagged his third big win. A longtime player from Burtonsville, known only by his nickname “Bag of the Money,” scored a $50,000 prize on the Money Bags scratch-off, marking his third major payout, Maryland Lottery officials announced. The Montgomery County man, who previously won $10,000 and another $50,000 prize in the past, recently claimed his latest windfall. Unlike his earlier winnings, which he invested in the stock market, this time, he has a more practical plan for the cash. “T…

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Police & Fire
Toddler Ingests Suspected Narcotic At Mom's Woodbridge Home: Police Toddler Ingests Suspected Narcotic At Mom's Woodbridge Home: Police
Toddler Ingests Suspected Narcotic At Mom's Woodbridge Home: Police A 2-year-old girl from Woodbridge was rushed to the hospital after reportedly ingesting a suspected narcotic inside her home, leading to the arrest of her mother, police said. Officers with the Prince William County Police Department responded to the incident at a home on Blackjack Oak Lane at around 7:20 p.m. on Sunday, March 2 involving the child. Investigators determined the child had possibly ingested the substance while in the care of her mother, identified as 25-year-old Keona O’Shea Owens, according to police. The toddler was treated at a local hospital and is expected to recover, o…

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Police & Fire
Apartment Arsonist Damaged Sprinkler At YMCA: Maryland Fire Marshal Apartment Arsonist Damaged Sprinkler At YMCA: Maryland Fire Marshal
Apartment Arsonist Damaged Sprinkler At YMCA: Maryland Fire Marshal A Maryland man already jailed for arson is facing new charges after investigators say he intentionally damaged a fire sprinkler at the YMCA where he was living, causing tens of thousands of dollars in damage. Donald Lee Martin Jr., of Cumberland, was served a criminal summons at the Allegany County Detention Center, where he remains held without bond, the Maryland State Fire Marshal announced on Tuesday, March 4. The charges stem from an incident on Saturday, Feb. 15, when staff at the Cumberland YMCA reported that Martin deliberately damaged a fire sprinkler in a stairwell.  The vand…

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News
High Maryland Mom Driving With 4 Kids In Car Jailed: State's Attorney High Maryland Mom Driving With 4 Kids In Car Jailed: State's Attorney
High Maryland Mom Driving With 4 Kids In Car Jailed: State's Attorney A Maryland mother will spend time behind bars after she was caught driving high with four young children in her car, nearly crashing on a busy highway, the Calvert County State's Attorney's Office announced. Ronni Laine Davis, 34, of Lusby, was sentenced in Calvert County Circuit Court on Monday, March 3, to eight years in prison, with 60 days of active time, followed by three years of supervised probation, according to prosecutors. The case stemmed from an incident on April 28, 2024, when concerned drivers spotted Davis swerving dangerously on MD Route 4 around 8:50 p.m., almost hitting a …

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Lifestyle
Winning Numbers For Monday, March 3 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $279M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Monday, March 3 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $279M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Monday, March 3 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $279M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Monday, March 3 Powerball drawing. The estimated jackpot is $279 million with a $131.5 million cash option after no jackpot was claimed. If no winner claims the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5. The winning numbers for Monday's drawing were 18-20-50-52-56 with a Powerball of 20 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 officia…

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Police & Fire
Man Airlifted With Severe Burns After Trash Fire Spreads In Maryland, Officials Say Man Airlifted With Severe Burns After Trash Fire Spreads In Maryland, Officials Say
Man Airlifted With Severe Burns After Trash Fire Spreads In Maryland, Officials Say A backyard fire in Maryland took a dangerous turn when heavy winds spread the flames, leaving a 61-year-old man badly burned and in need of an emergency airlift, officials said. The victim had been burning trash and brush in a metal barrel at his home on Joseph Drive in Salisbury around 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 2, when the fire quickly got out of control, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Firefighters from the Fruitland Volunteer Fire Department arrived after reports of a shed fire and burn victim but instead found a small brush fire—and a seriously injured man. Maryland State P…

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Police & Fire
41,000+ Birds Perish In Maryland Chicken House Blaze: Fire Marshal 41,000+ Birds Perish In Maryland Chicken House Blaze: Fire Marshal
41,000+ Birds Perish In Maryland Chicken House Blaze: Fire Marshal A devastating fire tore through two chicken houses in Somerset County, killing upwards of 41,000 chickens and destroying a vehicle, officials said. The blaze broke out over the weekend at a property on Pete’s Hill Road in Princess Anne, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. When the property owner arrived at the farm, one of the chicken houses had already collapsed in flames.  Investigators say he tried to prevent the fire from spreading to another chicken house but was overtaken by the fast-moving flames, which also engulfed his Toyota Highlander. Firefighters from the Princ…

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News
ICE Arrests International Gang Leader With Terrorist Affiliation In Maryland ICE Arrests International Gang Leader With Terrorist Affiliation In Maryland
ICE Arrests International Gang Leader With Terrorist Affiliation In Maryland A notorious MS-13 leader with international ties has been captured in Maryland, where he was in the country illegally, federal officials announced. David Alejandro Orellana-Aleman, 27, was arrested in Hyattsville last week in a joint operation between US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the FBI. A high-ranking leader of the transnational MS-13 gang, Orellana-Aleman was wanted in El Salvador for firearm possession, extortion, and terrorist affiliation, according to ICE officials. “The apprehension of David Alejandro Orellana-Aleman strikes a significant blow to the leadership a…

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SUV Driver, 28, Dragged By Freightliner Dies In Maryland Crash: Officials SUV Driver, 28, Dragged By Freightliner Dies In Maryland Crash: Officials
SUV Driver, 28, Dragged By Freightliner Dies In Maryland Crash: Officials A 28-year-old Maryland woman was killed after a tractor-trailer struck her SUV and dragged it down the road in a violent crash in Montgomery County, police said on Monday. Jiwon Kim, of Silver Spring, was pronounced dead at the scene following the wreck, which happened just before 12:50 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, at the intersection of Layhill and Norbeck roads, according to Montgomery County Police. Investigators say Kim was driving a 2021 Kia Seltos northbound on Layhill Road when a 2006 Freightliner truck pulling a Brazos trailer east on Norbeck Road slammed into her vehicle. The force of…

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Police & Fire
Two-Alarm Fire Collapses Maryland Mansion (DEVELOPING) Two-Alarm Fire Collapses Maryland Mansion (DEVELOPING)
Two-Alarm Fire Collapses Maryland Mansion (Developing) A massive fire tore through a home in Montgomery County, leaving a family of six displaced—but not before firefighters managed to save a group of newly acquired baby chicks, officials said. The fire broke out at around 3:30 p.m. on Monday, March 3, in a large single-family home on Mary Mead Court in Potomac, according to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer. Firefighters were dispatched after a call came in from the homeowners reporting flames coming from the roof.  The scene of the fire in Montgomery County. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO When first r…

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