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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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Lifestyle

Winning Numbers For Saturday, March 22 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $443M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Saturday, March 22 Powerball drawing. The estimated jackpot is $443 million with a $208.9 million cash option after being recently reset. If no Lottery player claims the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Monday, March 18 when the jackpot will sit at an estimated $461 million. The winning numbers for Saturday's drawing were 06-07-25-46-57 with a Powerball of 12 and the Power Play was 3X. Lottery players have a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning a Powerball jackpot by match…

by Zak Failla

03/23/2025

Police & Fire

Former US Attorney Found Dead In Home, Investigation Underway: Police (Developing) A former top federal prosecutor in Virginia has died suddenly, police in Alexandria confirmed Saturday. Jessica D. Aber, the former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, was found unresponsive around 9:18 a.m. Saturday, March 22, inside a home on the 900 block of Beverley Drive, according to the Alexandria Police Department. She was 43 years old. Officers were called to the residence for a wellness check and found Aber deceased, as detailed in a release. An investigation is ongoing, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of …

by Zak Failla

03/22/2025

Sports

Club Shooting Claims Former PA Prep School Star—Two Named In Case Over A Year Later Two men have been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of a former college basketball standout and father of three at a DC nightclub in 2023, officials say. Blake Bozeman, 31, was shot and killed around 11:50 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, inside a bar in the 1300 block of H Street NE, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Bozeman, who played Division I basketball at Morgan State University in Baltimore, was celebrating a friend’s birthday when gunfire broke out. Three others—a woman and two men—were also injured in the shooting but survived. On Friday, March 2…

by Zak Failla

03/22/2025

News

Pope Francis Returning To Vatican After Serious Pneumonia Scare, Doctors Say Pope Francis is set to be released from the hospital after battling life-threatening health issues for weeks, his doctors say. Pope Francis will be discharged from Rome’s Agostino Gemelli Hospital on Sunday, March 23, after making a “steady and rapid” recovery from bilateral pneumonia, according to Vatican officials. The 88-year-old pontiff will return to his residence at Casa Santa Marta following his Sunday Angelus blessing, which he plans to deliver from a hospital window at noon. "The good news that I imagine the entire world is expecting is that tomorrow, the Holy Father will be disch…

by Zak Failla

03/22/2025

Police & Fire

Mom Killed, Child Hurt In Police Pursuit Crash In Landover: AG A police pursuit in Prince George’s County ended in tragedy when a fleeing driver slammed into a mother and child in Landover, killing the woman and sending the child to the hospital, officials say. It all went down just after 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 21, when a Seat Pleasant Police officer tried to pull over a Genesis sedan on Martin Luther King Jr. Highway, according to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office. The driver stopped at first—but then took off. The officer issued a BOLO for the car, and minutes later, Prince George’s County Police spotted the Genesis at a nearby gas station …

by Zak Failla

03/22/2025

Sports

George Foreman, Boxing Legend, Grill Icon, Dies At 76 Multi-time boxing champion and grill pitchman George Foreman has died at the age of 76, his family confirmed. "Big" George Edward Foreman, Sr. died on Friday, March 21 surrounded by loved ones, leaving behind a lasting legacy inside and outside of the ring. "Our hearts are broken," his family wrote on Instagram, describing the champion and entrepreneur as "a devout preacher, a devoted husband, a loving father, and a proud grand and great grandfather, he lived a life marked by unwavering faith, humility, and purpose." View this post on Instagram …

by Zak Failla

03/22/2025

Police & Fire

Off-Duty Cop Drove Drunk In Marked Cruiser In Laurel, Police Say A young cop in Prince George’s County is under investigation after being busted for allegedly driving drunk — in his marked police cruiser. Officer Simeon Daramola was off duty around 2:15 a.m. Saturday, March 22, when he was spotted by Laurel City Police on Fourth Street in Laurel, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Despite being off-duty, Daramola was behind the wheel of his PGPD-issued cruiser when he was issued DWI-related citations, officials said. Daramola’s police powers have since been suspended. An administrative investigation is underway by the department’…

by Zak Failla

03/22/2025

Lifestyle

Winning Numbers For Friday, March 21 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $324M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Friday, March 21 Mega Millions drawing. The estimated jackpot is $324 million with a $152.1 million cash option. The winning numbers were 15-22-31-52-57 with a Mega Ball of 01 and a Megaplier of 3X. If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll to $181 million until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25. MegaMillions Lottery players have a 1 in 302,575,350 chance of winning a Mega Millions jackpot by matching all five balls plus the gold Mega Ball, according to official…

by Zak Failla

03/21/2025

Police & Fire

Rideshare Ride Turns Violent In Fairfax County, Driver Charged: Police A Northern Virginia rideshare driver is facing charges after allegedly assaulting a passenger during a trip through Fairfax County, authorities said. Mohsen Moslehi-Nik, 64, of Centreville, was arrested Thursday, March 20, after turning himself in at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Detectives say the incident happened Tuesday, March 18, when a woman reported that her rideshare driver attacked her while they were in the Fair Lakes area. The assault was reported to Prince William County Police, who worked with Fairfax detectives to…

by Zak Failla

03/21/2025

Police & Fire

Two Dogs Killed, Family Displaced In Harford County House Fire: Officials A Harford County family lost their pets and their home after a fast-moving fire tore through a basement bedroom and left two people injured, state officials said. Crews were called to the 1300 block of Tralee Circle in Aberdeen around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, March 20, where they found flames ripping through the lower level of a two-story home, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. The fire started in a basement bedroom and caused an estimated $200,000 in total damages, investigators said. One firefighter and one resident suffered minor injuries during the response but refused hospital…

by Zak Failla

03/21/2025

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