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Zak Failla

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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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Winning Numbers For Saturday, March 8 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $320M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Saturday, March 8 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $320M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Saturday, March 8 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $320M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Saturday, March 8 Powerball drawing. The estimated jackpot is $320 million with a $150.2 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 10 when the jackpot will approach $335 million.. The winning numbers for Saturday's drawing were 02-04-16-23-63 with a Powerball of 13 and the Power Play was 3X. Lottery players have a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning a Powerball jackpot by matching all fiv…

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Business
$3M Mega Millions Ticket Sold To Virginia Lottery Player $3M Mega Millions Ticket Sold To Virginia Lottery Player
$3M Mega Millions Ticket Sold To Virginia Lottery Player Check your tickets!  A Mega Millions ticket worth millions was sold in Virginia for the drawing on Friday, March 7, though no winner has come forward to claim the seven-figure prize. The winning numbers were: 08-20-48-58-60 with a Mega Ball of 07 with a Megaplier of 3X. MegaMillions According to Lottery officials, the Virginia resident matched five numbers and had the Megaplier to triple the $1 million prize. The winner was one ball away from a $233 million jackpot. With no players claiming the jackpot, it will now roll to $256 million with a cash option of $119.5 milli…

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Police & Fire
DWI Driver Blows Through School Property, Rams Police Cruisers In Sunderland, Sheriff Says DWI Driver Blows Through School Property, Rams Police Cruisers In Sunderland, Sheriff Says
DWI Driver Blows Through School Property, Rams Police Cruisers In Sunderland, Sheriff Says A Maryland man is facing a long list of charges after leading deputies on a wild, high-speed chase that ended with him ramming two police cruisers in an attempt to escape, authorities said. Tarvaris Tony Reid, 47, of Owings, was arrested after a dangerous pursuit through residential neighborhoods, school property, and oncoming traffic before deputies managed to stop him, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. The chaos unfolded when a deputy clocked a vehicle flying down southbound Route 2 near Wayside Drive in Sunderland at 70 mph in a 40 mph zone.  When the deputy attempt…

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Lifestyle
$3.3M Ticket Sat Unchecked For Days As Baltimore Couple Thought They Lost $3.3M Ticket Sat Unchecked For Days As Baltimore Couple Thought They Lost
$3.3M Ticket Sat Unchecked For Days As Baltimore Couple Thought They Lost A pair of Baltimore retirees went from disappointment to multi-millionaire status in the span of three days—without even checking their ticket—after winning a $3.3 million Multi-Match jackpot, officials say. For years, the couple has faithfully played the Maryland Lottery’s Multi-Match game, but when they saw that someone had hit the jackpot on Feb. 24, they were momentarily crushed—thinking the winner wasn’t them. That is, until they noticed the store where the ticket was sold. "I saw on the Lottery website that someone had won the Multi-Match jackpot and was disappointed," said the anony…

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Police & Fire
Man Drunk-Dialing 911 Looking For Free Ride In Prince Frederick—Gets One To Jail: Sheriff Man Drunk-Dialing 911 Looking For Free Ride In Prince Frederick—Gets One To Jail: Sheriff
Man Drunk-Dialing 911 Looking For Free Ride In Prince Frederick—Gets One To Jail: Sheriff A Maryland man who treated 911 like a personal Uber service found himself riding straight to jail instead, authorities said. Maurice Franklin Jacks, 62, of Huntingtown, was arrested after repeatedly calling Calvert County emergency dispatchers asking for a ride—and then hanging up each time, according to the Calvert County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called to the Giant grocery store on N Solomons Island Road in Prince Frederick after Jacks' persistent (and pointless) calls jammed up emergency lines.  When they arrived, they found him intoxicated, irate, and suddenly not intereste…

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News
Man Who Gunned Down Teen Stepping Off School Bus In Waldorf Learns Prison Fate Man Who Gunned Down Teen Stepping Off School Bus In Waldorf Learns Prison Fate
Man Who Gunned Down Teen Stepping Off School Bus In Waldorf Learns Prison Fate A Maryland man who lured a 17-year-old to his car and executed him in broad daylight has been convicted of murder and faces decades behind bars, authorities announced. After a five-day trial, a Charles County jury found 20-year-old Elijah Bernard Barnes guilty of second-degree murder and related charges for the 2023 killing of Rajon Lateef Jackson III, according to State’s Attorney Tony Covington. On Jan. 13, 2023, officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office responded to Harvest Fish Place in Waldorf after reports of a shooting.  When they arrived, they found Jackson lying in th…

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Lifestyle
Winning Numbers For Friday, March 7 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $233M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Friday, March 7 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $233M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Friday, March 7 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $233M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Friday, March 7 Mega Millions drawing. The estimated jackpot is $233 million with a $108.8 million cash option. The winning numbers were 08-20-48-58-60 with a Mega Ball of 07 and a Megaplier of 3X. MegaMillions 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 11. 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 officials…

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Missing Father, 7-Month-Old Son Found After Leaving Mechanicsville Home (UPDATED) Missing Father, 7-Month-Old Son Found After Leaving Mechanicsville Home (UPDATED)
Missing Father, 7-Month-Old Son Found After Leaving Mechanicsville Home (Updated) UPDATED: Shortly after 11 p.m. on Friday, March 7, authorities announced that both the infant and his father have been found safely. ORIGINAL STORY Authorities in St. Mary’s County are asking for the public’s assistance in finding a missing father and his 7-month-old son who vanished after leaving home Friday afternoon. Nicholas Lee Kilduff, 30, was last seen around 1 p.m. on March 7 when he left a Mechanicsville residence with his infant son, Ryker Ryan-Lee Kilduff, officials said. According to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, Kilduff told the child’s mother he was heading to a ne…

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DUI Driver Wrecks Dodge Challenger In Spotsy, Lands Behind Bars: Sheriff DUI Driver Wrecks Dodge Challenger In Spotsy, Lands Behind Bars: Sheriff
DUI Driver Wrecks Dodge Challenger In Spotsy, Lands Behind Bars: Sheriff A King George man who thought he could handle his Dodge Challenger and a few drinks learned the hard way that the road had other plans, officials said. Deputies with the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office responded to a crash near Benchmark Road and Mine Road after receiving reports of a wreck overnight, according to the agency. When Deputy Crystal Cabrera arrived, she found 55-year-old Charles Funkhouser, whose slurred speech, glassy eyes, and strong odor of alcohol made it clear he wasn’t just a bad driver—he was allegedly a drunk one, too. Funkhouser, of King George, was arrested at the…

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Would-Be Church Shooter Penned Chilling Letters Before Being Thwarted In Haymarket: DOJ Would-Be Church Shooter Penned Chilling Letters Before Being Thwarted In Haymarket: DOJ
Would-Be Church Shooter Penned Chilling Letters Before Being Thwarted In Haymarket: DOJ A Falls Church man who entered a Prince William County church armed with a gun and dozens of rounds of ammunition was convicted of a federal hate crime after making threats to kill congregants during Sunday services, authorities announced. After a four-day trial, a federal jury found Rui Jiang, 35, guilty on all charges, including attempting to obstruct the free exercise of religious beliefs through an attempted act of violence involving a dangerous weapon, according to the Department of Justice. Jiang was also convicted of transmitting online threats and a firearms violation, prosecut…

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