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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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Police & Fire
Arsonist Sparks Maryland YMCA Blaze With 80 People Inside: Fire Marshal Arsonist Sparks Maryland YMCA Blaze With 80 People Inside: Fire Marshal
Arsonist Sparks Maryland YMCA Blaze With 80 People Inside: Fire Marshal A 63-year-old man is facing serious charges after allegedly setting fires inside a Maryland YMCA while more than 80 people were inside, authorities announced. Donald Lee Martin Jr. was arrested following an investigation by the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office into a fire reported around 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, at the YMCA located on Baltimore Avenue in Cumberland. Officials say tenants at the YMCA, which provides transitional services for families and shelter for unhoused individuals, quickly extinguished a fire that broke out in a third-floor apartment before it could spread.  …

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News
Drug Dealer Who Posed With Handgun Used In Montgomery County Murder Learns Prison Fate Drug Dealer Who Posed With Handgun Used In Montgomery County Murder Learns Prison Fate
Drug Dealer Who Posed With Handgun Used In Montgomery County Murder Learns Prison Fate A 22-year-old Maryland man will spend decades in prison after being convicted of murdering Walter Woods during a drug deal gone bad in Montgomery County, the state's attorney's office announced. Javier Reyes, 23, of Silver Spring, was sentenced to 50 years in prison with 30 to serve after being found guilty of felony murder and use of a handgun in a crime of violence in connection to the death of the 20-year-old Takoma Park resident. Prosecutors say that on March 7, 2023, Reyes and Woods met at a neighborhood park on Hampshire Green Lane in Silver Spring to conduct a drug deal.  …

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Man Flees Crash, Leaves Four Unrestrained Children Injured In Prince William County: Police Man Flees Crash, Leaves Four Unrestrained Children Injured In Prince William County: Police
Man Flees Crash, Leaves Four Unrestrained Children Injured In Prince William County: Police A Virginia man is facing multiple felony charges after crashing his vehicle with four young children inside—none of whom were properly restrained, police said. Oscar Campos, 46, of Manassas, turned himself in to police on Tuesday, Feb. 18, following a crash the night before in Nokesville that left four children under the age of 12 injured, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Officers were called to the 13100 block of Old Church Road around 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17, after Campos reportedly crashed his vehicle and fled the scene before emergency services arrived. …

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Drunk Driver Crashes Into Building, Flees Scene In Stafford, Sheriff Says Drunk Driver Crashes Into Building, Flees Scene In Stafford, Sheriff Says
Drunk Driver Crashes Into Building, Flees Scene In Stafford, Sheriff Says A Virginia man’s drunken escapade ended in disaster after a series of clumsy attempts to escape police following a hit-and-run crash, authorities said. King George resident Jose Lopez Lopez, was arrested on multiple charges after crashing his car into a building and leading police on a brief chase before falling repeatedly while trying to flee on foot, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. The trouble started around 11:20 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15, when a deputy responded to reports of a hit-and-run at the Falmouth Shopping Center on Cambridge Street. Investigators said a blue…

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Police & Fire
Woman Tried To Run Down Partner's Ex Outside Walmart, Stafford Sheriff Says Woman Tried To Run Down Partner's Ex Outside Walmart, Stafford Sheriff Says
Woman Tried To Run Down Partner's Ex Outside Walmart, Stafford Sheriff Says A Stafford woman is facing a host of charges after allegedly ramming another woman’s vehicle, assaulting her, and nearly running her over during a heated confrontation that ended in a Walmart parking lot, authorities said. Rayshon Palmer, 36, was arrested over the weekend after deputies say she attacked her partner’s ex and was later found with suspected cocaine in her possession, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. The drama began around noon on on Saturday, Feb. 15 on Stonehaven Drive, where the victim was talking with her former partner, investigators said.  After th…

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Lifestyle
Winning Numbers For Tuesday, Feb. 18 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $145M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Tuesday, Feb. 18 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $145M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Tuesday, Feb. 18 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $145M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Tuesday Mega Millions drawing with a recently reset jackpot. The winning numbers have been announced for the Tuesday, Feb. 18 Mega Millions drawing. The estimated jackpot is $145 million, with an estimated cash option of $65.9 million. The winning numbers for Tuesday's drawing are: 01-20-25-58-61 with a Mega Ball of 22 and a Megaplier of 2X. MegaMillions If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21.  Lottery players have …

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Traffic
Speeding, Drunk Driver Wrecks Car, Another DUI Driver Stops To Check Scene In Stafford: Sheriff Speeding, Drunk Driver Wrecks Car, Another DUI Driver Stops To Check Scene In Stafford: Sheriff
Speeding, Drunk Driver Wrecks Car, Another DUI Driver Stops To Check Scene In Stafford: Sheriff A Stafford man is behind bars after a high-speed rollover crash on Richmond Highway that left his passenger hospitalized, authorities announced. Zaiden Williams, 22, was arrested after the Ford Focus he was driving flipped on its roof in the 2200 block of Richmond Highway around 9:10 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say Williams was speeding away from a local restaurant when he lost control of the vehicle, swerved off the road, struck an embankment, and overturned.  The passenger suffered broken bones and was rushed to a nearby hospi…

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Police & Fire
‘Heavy Sleeper’ Excuse Falls Flat: Duo Busted With Drugs At Stafford Motel ‘Heavy Sleeper’ Excuse Falls Flat: Duo Busted With Drugs At Stafford Motel
‘Heavy Sleeper’ Excuse Falls Flat: Duo Busted With Drugs At Stafford Motel An alert deputy’s routine patrol in North Stafford turned into a serious bust after he spotted a suspicious scene involving a so-called "heavy sleeper." Shortly after 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16, a deputy from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office was patrolling the Super 8 Motel on Wicomico Drive when he saw a woman violently shaking the driver of a Ford, raising concerns of a possible overdose, officials said. In fact, it was not a medical emergency, and Centreville resident Kalila Prochno, 31 tried to explain that the driver, Jason Haller, 49, of Gainesville, was simply a "heavy s…

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Teen Gunman In Deadly Landover SUV Murder Surrenders In Maryland, Police Say Teen Gunman In Deadly Landover SUV Murder Surrenders In Maryland, Police Say
Teen Gunman In Deadly Landover SUV Murder Surrenders In Maryland, Police Say An 18-year-old Maryland man is facing multiple murder charges after allegedly shooting and killing another man inside an SUV before turning himself in to police, authorities said. Prince George’s County Police arrested Raymond Terry III following the Sunday, Feb. 16 shooting that claimed the life of 26-year-old Landover resident Vincent Fisher III. Officers responded around 6:50 p.m. to the 2000 block of East Marlboro Avenue after receiving a call about a shooting, a spokesperson for the department said.  When they arrived, they found Fisher inside the SUV with a gunshot wound, where …

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News
'You Maced A Little Girl:' Would-Be Child Abductor Learns Prison Fate In Frederick 'You Maced A Little Girl:' Would-Be Child Abductor Learns Prison Fate In Frederick
'You Maced A Little Girl:' Would-Be Child Abductor Learns Prison Fate In Frederick A Frederick man who pepper-sprayed a mother and her 8-year-old daughter during a brazen armed robbery is set to serve 17 years in prison, prosecutors announced. Nicholas Albanes, 42, was sentenced on Tuesday, Feb. 18, to 20 years, with all but 17 years suspended, in the Division of Corrections after pleading guilty to armed robbery last month. The charges stem from a violent encounter in May 2023, when Frederick police responded to reports of a robbery and possible attempted child abduction near Hillcrest Drive and Lancaster Place. According to the Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Offic…

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