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Zak Failla

Assistant Managing Editor

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
Hyattsville Teen Shot Dead Inside Mitchellville Home Identified By Police Hyattsville Teen Shot Dead Inside Mitchellville Home Identified By Police
Hyattsville Teen Shot Dead Inside Mitchellville Home Identified By Police Detectives in Prince George’s County are searching for whoever shot and killed a 19-year-old inside a Mitchellville home over the weekend — and there’s a $25,000 reward for answers. Donnell Stephenson, of Hyattsville, was found dead just after midnight on Sunday, March 23, police said. Officers with the Prince George’s County Police Department were called to the 700 block of St. Michaels Drive around 12:15 a.m. for a reported shooting. Inside the house, they found the teen suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on the scene, officials said. Now the department’s Homicide Uni…

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Child Porn Seized From Virginia Man During SWAT Raid, Sheriff Says Child Porn Seized From Virginia Man During SWAT Raid, Sheriff Says
Child Porn Seized From Virginia Man During SWAT Raid, Sheriff Says A 34-year-old man from Spotsylvania is facing child pornography charges after a tip from a national watchdog led to a raid at his home, authorities said. Robert Yarber was arrested on Monday, March 17, after investigators say he uploaded and stored images of child sexual abuse material on an online account, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office. The case began when the department’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which flagged the possible upload and sharing of the illicit …

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Traffic
Got Milk? 6K Gallons Spill On I-695 After Tanker Overturns, Officials Say Got Milk? 6K Gallons Spill On I-695 After Tanker Overturns, Officials Say
Got Milk? 6K Gallons Spill On I-695 After Tanker Overturns, Officials Say It was one sour start to the weekend for some in Maryland, leaving some motorists crying over spilt milk. A tractor-trailer carrying 6,000 gallons of milk overturned in Baltimore County, causing a massive dairy disaster on I-695 and sending milk flooding into a nearby creek, according to the Maryland Department of the Environment. The crash happened around 1 a.m. Saturday, March 22, near Exit 24, when the truck tipped over and dumped its contents across the highway. The scene of the crash in Baltimore County. Maryland Department of the Environment No injuries were reported, but 75 …

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Police & Fire
Hagerstown Man Sets Fire To Ex’s Clothes With Kids Inside Home: Officials Hagerstown Man Sets Fire To Ex’s Clothes With Kids Inside Home: Officials
Hagerstown Man Sets Fire To Ex’s Clothes With Kids Inside Home: Officials A Maryland man is behind bars after police say he set his ex’s clothes on fire—while their kids were inside the house. Brian Allen Blank, 41, of Hagerstown, was arrested early Sunday, March 23, after a front yard blaze nearly spread to a home on Corbett Street, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. The fire broke out just before 3:00 a.m. in the front yard of Blank’s home, where firefighters found charred clothing and burn damage to the front porch and door. Blank had set fire to personal belongings belonging to his estranged partner—the mother of his two children—by dumping the cl…

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Lifestyle
Conan O’Brien To Receive Mark Twain Prize At Star-Studded Kennedy Center Gala In DC Conan O’Brien To Receive Mark Twain Prize At Star-Studded Kennedy Center Gala In DC
Conan O’Brien To Receive Mark Twain Prize At Star-Studded Kennedy Center Gala In DC Conan O’Brien is getting the last laugh — and this time, it comes with a spot in comedy’s hall of fame. The legendary late-night host and comedy trailblazer will receive the 26th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor during a star-studded gala at the Kennedy Center in DC on Sunday, March 23, officials announced. The prestigious prize, named after the iconic American satirist Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain), honors individuals who have made a lasting impact on American society through humor.  O’Brien joins a stacked lineup of past recipients that includes George Carlin, David Letterman, …

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Politics
WWE Legend Dares Governor To Step In The Ring: 'Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is' WWE Legend Dares Governor To Step In The Ring: 'Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is'
WWE Legend Dares Governor To Step In The Ring: 'Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is' WarGames?  Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs - likely better known as WWE Hall of Famer Kane - is telling Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to "put his money where his mouth is" after the former vice presidential hopeful spoke ill of Trump supporters. The Democrat said that he believed he could "kick most of (Trump supporters') a--es" when referring to elected Republicans. WATCH: Tim Walz says he could ‘kick Trump supporter’s asses’ in a WWE match pic.twitter.com/Lx9MpSBwmP — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 18, 2025 Jacobs, a seven-footer who weighs more than 300 pounds and made a name for h…

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Lifestyle
Winning Numbers For Saturday, March 22 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $443M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Saturday, March 22 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $443M Jackpot
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…

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Police & Fire
Former US Attorney Jessica Aber Found Dead In Virginia Home: Police (DEVELOPING) Former US Attorney Jessica Aber Found Dead In Virginia Home: Police (DEVELOPING)
Former US Attorney Jessica Aber Found Dead In Virginia Home: 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 …

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Sports
DC Club Shooting Claims Former Morgan State Star—Two Named In Case Over A Year Later DC Club Shooting Claims Former Morgan State Star—Two Named In Case Over A Year Later
DC Club Shooting Claims Former Morgan State 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…

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News
Pope Francis Returning To Vatican After Serious Pneumonia Scare, Doctors Say Pope Francis Returning To Vatican After Serious Pneumonia Scare, Doctors Say
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…

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