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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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Police & Fire
Woman Rushes To Save Dogs As Flames Tears Through Maryland Home: Fire Marshal Woman Rushes To Save Dogs As Flames Tears Through Maryland Home: Fire Marshal
Woman Rushes To Save Dogs As Flames Tears Through Maryland Home: Fire Marshal A Maryland woman made a desperate attempt to save her dogs as a fire tore through her home, leaving behind more than $100,000 in damage. Firefighters were called to the single-story manufactured home on First Avenue in Friendsville around 3:15 p.m. on Monday, March 10, after one of the occupants spotted smoke and flames in the kitchen, Maryland State Fire Marshal officials said. The woman immediately called 911 and tried to rescue her pets, but the fire spread quickly.  When firefighters from the Friendsville Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department arrived, they found one dog trapped u…

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Drug Kingpin With 1,700+ Fentanyl Pills In St. Mary's County Gets Prison Time Drug Kingpin With 1,700+ Fentanyl Pills In St. Mary's County Gets Prison Time
Drug Kingpin With 1,700+ Fentanyl Pills In St. Mary's County Gets Prison Time A Maryland man who ran a large-scale drug operation that funneled fentanyl through Southern Maryland will spend the next five decades behind bars. John Thomas Hess, 33, of St. Inigoes, was sentenced to 85 years in prison, with 50 years of active incarceration, for the importation and distribution of fentanyl, St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced. Hess led an extensive drug trafficking network, with investigators seizing over 1,700 fentanyl-laced pills.  Prosecutors made note that even two milligrams of fentanyl can be lethal, meaning the amount Hess possessed ha…

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Lifestyle
Winning Numbers For Monday, March 10 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $336M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Monday, March 10 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $336M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Monday, March 10 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $336M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Monday, March 10 Powerball drawing. The estimated jackpot is $336 million with a $157.6 million cash option after no jackpot was claimed. The jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12 with a $353 million prize. The winning numbers for Monday's drawing were 17-40-47-50-55 with a Powerball of 06 and the Power Play was 2X. Lottery players have a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning a Powerball jackpot by matching all five balls plus the Powerball, according to officials. Prizes t…

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Mass Overdose At Stafford County House Party Ends With Five Hospitalized: Sheriff Mass Overdose At Stafford County House Party Ends With Five Hospitalized: Sheriff
Mass Overdose At Stafford County House Party Ends With Five Hospitalized: Sheriff A house party in Stafford County turned into a chaotic mass overdose scene early Sunday morning, after several people collapsed and needed emergency treatment after ingesting suspected controlled substances, authorities said. Deputies and first responders rushed to a home on Edison Lane at 12:16 a.m. on March 9, where they found an unresponsive man, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said.  As paramedics began treatment, four more partygoers overdosed in front of them, requiring immediate intervention. All five victims were rushed to the hospital and are expected to survive, officia…

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Fool Me Twice: Dealer Hit With Lengthy Sentence After Two Drug Busts In Cecil County Fool Me Twice: Dealer Hit With Lengthy Sentence After Two Drug Busts In Cecil County
Fool Me Twice: Dealer Hit With Lengthy Sentence After Two Drug Busts In Cecil County An Elkton man with a history of drug distribution will spend nearly two decades behind bars after being caught with fentanyl and cocaine—twice, authorities said. Nakia Pollard, 50, was sentenced to 19 years in prison on Friday, March 7, after pleading guilty to multiple counts of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, according to the Cecil County State’s Attorney’s Office. Pollard’s troubles began in June 2022, when investigators with the Cecil County Drug Task Force raided a hotel room where he was staying. Inside, they found fentanyl, cocaine, cash, and drug paraphern…

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Fugitive Barricades Himself In Camper During Standoff With Stafford Deputies: Sheriff Fugitive Barricades Himself In Camper During Standoff With Stafford Deputies: Sheriff
Fugitive Barricades Himself In Camper During Standoff With Stafford Deputies: Sheriff A wanted Woodbridge man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a camper for nearly an hour before finally surrendering to authorities in Stafford County, officials said. Deputies learned that 45-year-old Rafie Bell was staying in a camper on the property of a residence in the 1000 block of Richmond Highway and attempted to serve a warrant for a failure to appear charge around 9:30 p.m. on Friday, March 8, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Instead of complying, Bell refused to come out, prompting deputies to establish a perimeter and issue repeated commands …

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Maryland Man Exposed Himself To Woman Walking In Virginia: Police Maryland Man Exposed Himself To Woman Walking In Virginia: Police
Maryland Man Exposed Himself To Woman Walking In Virginia: Police A Maryland man was arrested after allegedly exposing himself to a woman walking in Centreville, police said. Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department’s Major Crimes Bureau took Zackary Webb, 20, into custody following an investigation into an indecent exposure incident that happened late last month near Route 28 and Machen Drive. According to police, the victim was walking in the area when a man in a car approached her and exposed himself. Detectives, with help from the Real Time Crime Center, identified Webb as the suspect. Webb was arrested and taken to the Fairfax County Adu…

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Mom Stops Kidnapper From Snatching Toddler At Ashburn Restaurant: Sheriff Mom Stops Kidnapper From Snatching Toddler At Ashburn Restaurant: Sheriff
Mom Stops Kidnapper From Snatching Toddler At Ashburn Restaurant: Sheriff A Georgia man is behind bars after allegedly trying to abduct a 3-year-old child from a Virginia restaurant, but was stopped by the child’s quick-thinking mother, authorities said. Deputies with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 43000 block of Central Station Drive in Ashburn around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 9, after receiving reports of an attempted child abduction, officials said. Investigators determined that Shane Paul Bergeron, 34, of Jefferson, Georgia, forcibly grabbed the toddler inside the restaurant. Before he could flee, the child’s mother intervened and got h…

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Lifestyle
Virus Outbreak Halts Dog Adoptions, Intakes At Harford Humane Society Virus Outbreak Halts Dog Adoptions, Intakes At Harford Humane Society
Virus Outbreak Halts Dog Adoptions, Intakes At Harford Humane Society A small outbreak of canine parvovirus has forced the Humane Society of Harford County (HSHC) to temporarily halt all dog adoptions and intakes, officials announced. Four dogs at the Fallston shelter have tested positive for the highly contagious virus in recent weeks, prompting the precautionary measure to protect the current dog population, conduct testing, and contain the illness, according to HSHC. The shelter hopes to resume normal operations in about a week. "We are asking for the public’s understanding as we take these necessary precautions and focus on containing the illness," HSHC …

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Teen Pulled Fake Gun, Made Public Threats In Leesburg: Police Teen Pulled Fake Gun, Made Public Threats In Leesburg: Police
Teen Pulled Fake Gun, Made Public Threats In Leesburg: Police A late-night disturbance in Leesburg led to the arrest of a 19-year-old man who allegedly threatened someone while wielding a pellet rifle that looked like a real firearm, authorities said. Officers responded to the unit block of Royal Street SE around 11 p.m. on Saturday, March 8, and determined that Aidan S. Coffman, of Leesburg, had brandished the weapon and made threats over a public communication channel, according to the Leesburg Police Department. The victim, who knew Coffman, told police that he had made multiple threats before pulling out what appeared to be a real gun. Coffman wa…

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