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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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Business
Newly Minted Millionaire: Virginia Man Wins Lottery After Coffee Run At 7-Eleven Newly Minted Millionaire: Virginia Man Wins Lottery After Coffee Run At 7-Eleven
Newly Minted Millionaire: Virginia Man Wins Lottery After Coffee Run At 7-Eleven He stopped for gas and coffee — and walked out a millionaire. Gary Hensley of Charlottesville made a quick trip to the 7-Eleven on Seminole Trail for his usual cup of joe. But something else caught his eye — a Virginia Lottery Bonus Star Millions scratcher. “Something just told me to buy it!” Hensley told Lottery officials. So he did. He took the ticket home, scratched it, and just like that — he was $1 million richer. “I about had a heart attack!” he said. “I didn’t get much sleep that night!” Hensley is the first top prize winner in the new Bonus Star Millions game, which has prizes ra…

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News
Fortnite Players Getting $126M In Refunds For Unwanted Charges, FTC Says Fortnite Players Getting $126M In Refunds For Unwanted Charges, FTC Says
Fortnite Players Getting $126M In Refunds For Unwanted Charges, FTC Says Fortnite players across the US are getting a fresh round of cash — and they didn’t even have to win a battle royale to claim it. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it’s sending out more than $126 million in refunds to players who were charged for unwanted in-game purchases, as part of a settlement with Fortnite’s developer, Epic Games. The latest round of payments includes 969,173 checks and PayPal transfers issued on June 25 and 26, the FTC said this week. This stems from a 2023 settlement in which Epic agreed to pay $245 million after the FTC accused the company of using decept…

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Sports
Former Raven Justin Tucker Suspended 10 Games Amid NFL Misconduct Probe — What We Know So Far Former Raven Justin Tucker Suspended 10 Games Amid NFL Misconduct Probe — What We Know So Far
Former Raven Justin Tucker Suspended 10 Games Amid NFL Misconduct Probe — What We Know So Far Justin Tucker has been suspended for the first 10 games of the 2025 NFL season as part of an ongoing sexual misconduct investigation, league officials announced. The former Ravens kicker, currently a free agent, was found in violation of the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy, according to the officials. His suspension will begin on roster cutdown day — Tuesday, Aug. 26 — and he’ll be eligible for reinstatement on Tuesday, Nov. 11. According to the NFL, Tucker is allowed to sign with a team, participate in training camp, and play in preseason games; however, he must serve the 10-week suspension …

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Demolition Of Maryland’s Key Bridge Is About To Begin — Here's When Demolition Of Maryland’s Key Bridge Is About To Begin — Here's When
Demolition Of Maryland’s Key Bridge Is About To Begin — Here's When The tear-down is on.  Crews will begin dismantling what’s left of the Francis Scott Key Bridge "on or about" Monday, July 7, marking a major step in Maryland’s massive rebuild project, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) officials announced Thursday, June 26. The work marks a big step in the Key Bridge Rebuild project and is expected to take several months.  Crews will begin by removing the remaining deck over the Patapsco River, followed by demolition of bridge sections over Hawkins Point and Sollers Point.  Francis Scott Key Bridge Wikimedia Commons/…

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Police & Fire
Loaded AR-15-Style Pistol, Drum Mag Found In Dumpster After St. Mary's Foot Chase: Sheriff Loaded AR-15-Style Pistol, Drum Mag Found In Dumpster After St. Mary's Foot Chase: Sheriff
Loaded AR-15-Style Pistol, Drum Mag Found In Dumpster After St. Mary's Foot Chase: Sheriff A loaded, unserialized AR-15-style pistol and a 50-round drum magazine were recovered from a dumpster and backpack after a suspect took off running from deputies in Maryland, police said. The foot chase happened around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 26, when detectives with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office spotted someone they believed was armed near Columbus Drive in Lexington Park, according to officials. As deputies moved in, the man bolted and was seen tossing something into a dumpster. He was stopped shortly after in the 21000 block of Liberty Street and identified as Christopher I…

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Police & Fire
Katana-Styled Sword Snatched At Gunpoint In Woodbridge Robbery: Police Katana-Styled Sword Snatched At Gunpoint In Woodbridge Robbery: Police
Katana-Styled Sword Snatched At Gunpoint In Woodbridge Robbery: Police Three suspects from Woodbridge are in custody after a man was robbed of a katana-style blade at gunpoint during a violent apartment complex encounter, according to Prince William County Police. Jaden Patrick Kofi Asante, 21, Jayla Yvette Goodridge, 22, and Jashay’e Ruban Thomas, 21, were arrested on Wednesday, June 25, after officers responded to a robbery at The Landings at Markhams Grant Apartments on the 2700 block of Haverford Loop in Woodbridge, police said. The victims — a 22-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man — were meeting with friends when a fight broke out around 8:39 p.m., poli…

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News
Dulles Airport Measles Case Prompts Public Health Warning In Virginia Dulles Airport Measles Case Prompts Public Health Warning In Virginia
Dulles Airport Measles Case Prompts Public Health Warning In Virginia Another measles exposure has been confirmed at Dulles International Airport, and Virginia health officials are sounding the alarm. The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) said the confirmed case was identified on Thursday, June 19, and involves an international traveler visiting North Carolina.  Health officials are now working to contact passengers who may have been exposed while passing through the Northern Virginia airport. According to VDH, the traveler was at Dulles during the following windows: Concourse A, on transportation to the International Arrivals Building and in baggag…

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Police & Fire
115 MPH Motorcycle Chase Ends In Deadly Crash In Virginia, State Police Say 115 MPH Motorcycle Chase Ends In Deadly Crash In Virginia, State Police Say
115 MPH Motorcycle Chase Ends In Deadly Crash In Virginia, State Police Say A motorcyclist died after hitting 115 miles per hour and initiating a police pursuit that ended in a deadly crash in Virginia, authorities said. Around 1 a.m. Thursday, June 27, a Virginia State Police trooper attempted to stop a motorcycle clocked at 115 mph on southbound I-495 near Eisenhower Avenue, a spokesperson for the department said. The rider refused to stop, launching a pursuit that continued onto I-95 and then Route 1 via Exit 152A. The chase ended when the rider lost control, went off the left side of Route 1, and slammed into the median. The rider was ejected and pronounced d…

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Obituaries
Maryland Father Of Four Dies Weeks Before Opening Dream Distillery: ‘Rest Your Amber Eyes’ Maryland Father Of Four Dies Weeks Before Opening Dream Distillery: ‘Rest Your Amber Eyes’
Maryland Father Of Four Dies Weeks Before Opening Dream Distillery: ‘Rest Your Amber Eyes’ A Maryland father of four and US Army veteran has died after spending more than three weeks in intensive care, devastating his family and community. Mike Minyoung Pyon, 52, died on Thursday, June 19, in Baltimore, 22 days after being hospitalized and placed in intensive care on May 28.  The loss stunned those closest to him—especially his wife Andrea, who had just celebrated their 29th wedding anniversary with him earlier that month. Pyon had been working full-time at Patient First while pouring everything into a dream he’d been building for four years: opening his own craft distiller…

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Police & Fire
Maryland State Police Renew Call For Tips In 1989 Murder Of Colleen Powell West Maryland State Police Renew Call For Tips In 1989 Murder Of Colleen Powell West
Maryland State Police Renew Call For Tips In 1989 Murder Of Colleen Powell West More than three decades after Colleen Powell West was found dead in the woods of Wicomico County, Maryland State Police are asking for the public’s help once again to bring her killer to justice. West, 26, was last seen alive on the night of Sept. 8, 1989, at the Sportsmans Pub on Roland Street in Salisbury, troopers said. Her body was discovered the next day in a remote area along Bear Swamp Road near Wango. Her case remains unsolved. Now, investigators are making a renewed push for information—no matter how small—to help close the case and bring long-awaited answers to West’s loved ones.…

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