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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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Winning $50K Scratcher Sold At Maryland Liquor Store To Persistent Frederick County Player Winning $50K Scratcher Sold At Maryland Liquor Store To Persistent Frederick County Player
Winning $50K Scratcher Sold At Maryland Liquor Store To Persistent Frederick County Player Persistence paid off for a Maryland Lottery winner who continued buying tickets until ultimately cashing in on a $50,000 jackpot. After what now looks like a modest Keno win of $465, an enthusiastic Frederick County Lottery player decided to test his luck with a scratch-off ticket. Which led to the purchase another scratch-off ticket. Then another scratch-off. Then, what started as a $30 gamble led to the fateful purchase of a 200X The Cash scratcher that landed for a second-tier $50,000 prize at Paddock Wine & Spirits in Woodbine. According to Lottery officials, the Frederick C…

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Police & Fire
Wanted Reckless Driver Busted For DUI After Hit-Run Crash In Stafford County, Sheriff Says Wanted Reckless Driver Busted For DUI After Hit-Run Crash In Stafford County, Sheriff Says
Wanted Reckless Driver Busted For DUI After Hit-Run Crash In Stafford County, Sheriff Says A hit-and-run driver in Stafford County was already wanted before being busted for DUI on Friday night, officials say. Stafford resident Patrick Ridenour, 35, is facing a host of new charges following a crash at around 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 30 in the 800 block of Garrisonville Road. Members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office were called to investigate the hit-and-run, and a keen-eyed deputy spotted the suspect vehicle while he was responding to the crash scene. It was also determined that Ridenour was wanted in Stafford County. During a subsequent traffic stop on Shiloh Way, it was …

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News
Fisher-Price Recalling 366K Baby Dumbbell Toys Due To Infant Choking Hazard Fisher-Price Recalling 366K Baby Dumbbell Toys Due To Infant Choking Hazard
Fisher-Price Recalling 366K Baby Dumbbell Toys Due To Infant Choking Hazard Fisher-Price is recalling hundreds of thousands of baby dumbbell toys that could pose a potential choking threat to infants the US Consumer Product Safety (CPSC) announced. The retailer is recalling 366,200 toys that were sold nationwide and online along with the Baby Biceps Gift Set that includes dumbbells with caps that can pop off, creating the hazard. CPSC The bar of the dumbbell toy is gray with orange and red plastic weights on each side, officials said. The model number GJD49 is located on the back of the kettlebell toy in the gift set. CPSC None of the other toys inside the Bab…

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Police & Fire
Traffic Stop Results In Third DUI In Five Years For Wanted Man In Stafford County, Sheriff Says Traffic Stop Results In Third DUI In Five Years For Wanted Man In Stafford County, Sheriff Says
Traffic Stop Results In Third DUI In Five Years For Wanted Man In Stafford County, Sheriff Says A wanted Stafford County man found himself in a familiar position on Friday night. Lawrence Collins, 33, was arrested for his third DUI and several other offenses in South Stafford after taking a Kia Sportage without permission, according to the sheriff's office. Shortly before 9:15 p.m. on Aug. 30, deputies were called to Stonehaven Drive for a reported disturbance involving Collins, who was reportedly intoxicated. Deputies tracked down the Kia and stopped Collins, and it was confirmed he was under the influence, and further investigation found that he was already wanted in Stafford …

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Pedestrian Walking In Roadway Fatally Struck By Driver In Charlotte Hall: Sheriff Pedestrian Walking In Roadway Fatally Struck By Driver In Charlotte Hall: Sheriff
Pedestrian Walking In Roadway Fatally Struck By Driver In Charlotte Hall: Sheriff One driver was able to avoid a pedestrian from South Carolina, but a second was unable to swerve out of the way in St. Mary's County, resulting in a fatal strike, the sheriff says. Gaston resident Lew William Chavis, 39, has been identified by officials as the pedestrian killed in an early morning strike in Charlotte Hall. According to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1, patrol officers were called to the area of Three Notch Road and Carpenter Lane in Charlotte Hall, where paramedics were attempting to revive Chavis. Investigators say that a&…

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Police & Fire
Hit-Run Driver Who Killed Pedestrian In Bladensburg Charged With Manslaughter Hit-Run Driver Who Killed Pedestrian In Bladensburg Charged With Manslaughter
Hit-Run Driver Who Killed Pedestrian In Bladensburg Charged With Manslaughter A hit-and-run driver who killed a 64-year-old District woman in Prince George's County has been apprehend, the Bladensburg Police Department announced.  Beltsville resident Jerome Michael Phillip Young, 42, was arrested on a warrant following the investigation into the fatal crash involving Susan Woodard earlier this month. First responders were called to investigate a pedestrian hit-and-run shortly before noon on Tuesday, Aug. 20 in the 4500 block of Bladensburg Road, where there was a report of a person down. Officers from the Bladensburg Police Department provided aid to Woodard un…

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Police & Fire
Infant's Death In DC Due To Fentanyl Intoxication Ruled A Homicide: MPD Infant's Death In DC Due To Fentanyl Intoxication Ruled A Homicide: MPD
Infant's Death In DC Due To Fentanyl Intoxication Ruled A Homicide: MPD Months after 2-month old Amiri Royal Bynum was found unconscious and later died, her death is being investigated as a homicide, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Late in the morning on Monday, May 27, officers were called to an apartment in the 1400 block of Newton Street NW, where there was an unconscious infant. She was rushed by DC Fire and EMS personnel to an area hospital where she would later die.  This week, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the District of Columbia determined the infant died from fentanyl/methamphetamine intoxication. Her death …

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Traffic
One Dead, Three Hospitalized In Temple Hills Crash, Police Say (DEVELOPING) One Dead, Three Hospitalized In Temple Hills Crash, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
One Dead, Three Hospitalized In Temple Hills Crash, Police Say (Developing) Four people were rushed to area hospitals - one of whom died - following a two-vehicle crash on Saturday morning in Prince George's County, police say. At approximately 9:45 a.m. on Aug. 31, the northbound lanes of Branch Avenue were closed between Beech Road and Auth Way in Temple Hills during a crash investigation. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, two vehicles crashed at the intersection, sending four of to the hospital. One of the drivers, described only as an adult male, was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. The events leading up to the fatal crash were sti…

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Signal Hill Park Shut Down Amid Ongoing Search For Manassas Mom Mamta Kafle Bhatt (DEVELOPING) Signal Hill Park Shut Down Amid Ongoing Search For Manassas Mom Mamta Kafle Bhatt (DEVELOPING)
Signal Hill Park Shut Down Amid Ongoing Search For Manassas Mom Mamta Kafle Bhatt (Developing) The search for missing Manassas mom Mamta Kafle Bhatt's body made its way to Signal Hill Park on Friday afternoon. Investigators temporarily shut down the park on Aug. 30 as they continue to search for evidence regarding the woman's disappearance, and the subsequent cover-up by husband Naresh Bhatt, who is behind bars. Mamta was last seen in Prince William County on July 27, and last heard from the following day during a phone call to a friend. A welfare check was then conducted at the family's home on Aug. 2, and Naresh Bhatt reported his wife missing three days later on Aug. 5. On Friday…

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Police & Fire
Reston Man Who Inappropriately Touched Child In Virginia Facing New Child Porn Charges: Police Reston Man Who Inappropriately Touched Child In Virginia Facing New Child Porn Charges: Police
Reston Man Who Inappropriately Touched Child In Virginia Facing New Child Porn Charges: Police The Virginia man who inappropriately touched a child and took her photo inside a Fairfax County store is facing a host of fresh charges, according to police. Reston resident Arturo Elmore-Adon was charged with more than a dozen new child porn offenses amid the ongoing investigation into his activities. According to a spokesperson from the Fairfax County Police Department, at around 10:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 9, officers were called to the 11100 block of South Lakes Drive in Reston, when Elmore-Adon allegedly touched a 7-year-old child and took the photo while she shopped with her mothe…

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