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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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Sports
Don't Miss Baltimore Singer Perform National Anthem At Oriole's Home Opener Don't Miss Baltimore Singer Perform National Anthem At Oriole's Home Opener
Don't Miss Baltimore Singer Perform National Anthem At Oriole's Home Opener It's been a banner month for Baltimore's Gabby Samone. First, the 22-year-old childcare specialist first stunned the judges on "American Idol," earning her golden ticket to Hollywood.  Talent Replay Now, on Monday afternoon, she will kick off the Orioles' season at by singing the National Anthem before the first pitch at an earlier-than-expected 2:35 p.m. start due to the incoming storm. "Samone grew up singing in the choir of New Bethel Abundant Life Ministries, a church just blocks away from Oriole Park, where she fell in love with music," MLB officials said.  "Today, …

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Police & Fire
Group Of Kids Blamed For Setting Fire In Hagerstown Townhouse Community: Officials Group Of Kids Blamed For Setting Fire In Hagerstown Townhouse Community: Officials
Group Of Kids Blamed For Setting Fire In Hagerstown Townhouse Community: Officials Fire officials say a group of kids sparked a blaze that sent firefighters scrambling to a Hagerstown townhome community. The fire was reported over the weekend when flames broke out in a patch of vegetation along Scarlet Oak Drive in the Valley Meadow Townhomes development, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. The fire, reported around 5:20 p.m. on Friday afternoon, didn’t cause major damage — just $50 in content loss — and was knocked down within minutes by the Halfway Volunteer Fire Company.  No one was hurt, and no structures were affected, but investigators quickly determ…

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Police & Fire
$25K Reward Offered After Man Found Shot Dead In Clinton: Police (DEVELOPING) $25K Reward Offered After Man Found Shot Dead In Clinton: Police (DEVELOPING)
$25K Reward Offered After Man Found Shot Dead In Clinton: Police (Developing) Police in Prince George’s County are offering a $25,000 reward as they search for answers in a fatal shooting that left a Clinton man dead on a residential street early Friday morning. Donald Logan Coleman, 33, was found shot outside on the 4900 block of Plata Street around 7 a.m. on March 28, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department.  Officers responded to a report of an unresponsive person and found Coleman suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. Homicide detectives are now working to identify a suspect and determine a mo…

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Politics
Trump Hints At 2029 Comeback, Says Third Term Could Be Possible: Reports Trump Hints At 2029 Comeback, Says Third Term Could Be Possible: Reports
Trump Hints At 2029 Comeback, Says Third Term Could Be Possible: Reports Long live the king?  President Donald Trump was reportedly not joking when he floated the idea of running for a third term, stating that "there are methods which you could do it," in an interview with NBC News. During the call with NBC on Sunday, Trump reportedly stressed that a lot of people want him to ignore the Constitution and run for the third term, but also made note that it's still early in his second administration and there are still things to be accomplished. Trump did not specify how he planned to circumvent the 22nd Amendment, but reportedly has plans in mind for 2029.&nb…

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Sports
Kevin Willard Leaves Maryland For Villanova After Magical Sweet 16 Run Kevin Willard Leaves Maryland For Villanova After Magical Sweet 16 Run
Kevin Willard Leaves Maryland For Villanova After Magical Sweet 16 Run Officials confirmed one of college basketball's worst-kept secrets: Kevin Willard is out at the University of Maryland and is taking over at Villanova University. Now, Willard is heading back to the Big East. Days after leading the Maryland Terrapins to their first Sweet 16 appearance in nearly a decade, Willard has officially left College Park to take over as the head coach at Villanova University, the school announced. The move comes amid weeks of speculation about his possible departure, much of which played out publicly. He reportedly accepted the offer from Villanova earlier this week…

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Politics
FDA Vaccine Chief Resigns, Slams 'Misinformation And Lies' In Exit Letter FDA Vaccine Chief Resigns, Slams 'Misinformation And Lies' In Exit Letter
FDA Vaccine Chief Resigns, Slams 'Misinformation And Lies' In Exit Letter The nation's top vaccine regulator is stepping down — and he's not going quietly. Dr. Peter Marks, Director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), announced his resignation in a letter dated Friday, March 28, saying he will retire from federal service on April 5 after more than a decade at the agency. Marks — one of the key officials behind Operation Warp Speed — did not hold back in his two-page farewell, slamming what he called “an unprecedented assault on scientific truth” and accusing the Health and Human Services Secretary of seeking “subservient confirmation…

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News
I-95 Traffic Backed Up For Miles For Tractor-Trailer Crash In Stafford County (DEVELOPING) I-95 Traffic Backed Up For Miles For Tractor-Trailer Crash In Stafford County (DEVELOPING)
I-95 Traffic Backed Up For Miles For Tractor-Trailer Crash In Stafford County (Developing) All northbound lanes on I-95 in Stafford County came to a grinding halt Friday afternoon, March 28, after a crash involving a tractor-trailer sparked a traffic nightmare, according to VDOT and state police. The wreck happened at mile marker 143.7, near the Aquia/Garrisonville exit, just before 5:15 p.m., closing the entire northbound side of the highway and sending traffic into a two-mile tailspin. "On I-95 at mile marker 143.7... all north lanes are closed," VDOT said. "Traffic backups are approximately 2.0 miles." Crews from Virginia State Police, Stafford County Fire, the Sheriff’s Offi…

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Police & Fire
Former Staffer At Charles H. Hickey School Sexually Abused Minors, Police Say Former Staffer At Charles H. Hickey School Sexually Abused Minors, Police Say
Former Staffer At Charles H. Hickey School Sexually Abused Minors, Police Say A former staff member at a Maryland juvenile facility is facing disturbing charges tied to a series of child sex abuse allegations stretching back nearly 50 years, police announced. Ronald Neverdon, 78, was arrested in Baltimore County on Wednesday, March 26, and charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse of a minor and third-degree sex offense, according to detectives with the Crimes Against Children Unit. Neverdon once worked at the Charles H. Hickey Jr. School, a state-run juvenile justice facility in Baltimore County. Police say the assaults happened between 1976 and 1988 but were on…

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Police & Fire
Fugitive Wanted In Spotsy Tracked Down In After Fleeing In Bright Red SUV, Sheriff Says Fugitive Wanted In Spotsy Tracked Down In After Fleeing In Bright Red SUV, Sheriff Says
Fugitive Wanted In Spotsy Tracked Down In After Fleeing In Bright Red SUV, Sheriff Says A wanted fugitive rolling through Stafford in a bright red Chevy Blazer found out the hard way that you can’t hide in plain sight. Allen Weathers, 46, of Colonial Beach, was busted Thursday morning, March 27, by Stafford County deputies who had been tracking him for multiple outstanding felony probation violation warrants out of Stafford, Spotsylvania, and King George counties, the sheriff’s office said. Around 11 a.m. on Thursday, deputies spotted his unmistakable getaway ride near the 800 block of Kellogg Mill Road and quickly confirmed he was behind the wheel.  When Weathers turned…

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Police & Fire
Barn Destroyed By $150K Loudoun County Blaze With No Hydrants In Sight: Fire Marshal Barn Destroyed By $150K Loudoun County Blaze With No Hydrants In Sight: Fire Marshal
Barn Destroyed By $150K Loudoun County Blaze With No Hydrants In Sight: Fire Marshal A Loudoun County barn burned to the ground after an electrical malfunction sparked a massive blaze that drew fire crews from multiple counties, officials said. Crews were called to the 20000 block of Airmont Road in Bluemont just after 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, where they found a 50-by-50-foot barn fully engulfed in flames, according to a Loudoun County Fire and Rescue spokesperson. With no hydrants in the area and a large column of smoke visible from a distance, crews from Round Hill, Purcellville, Philomont, Fauquier County, Clarke County, and Mount Weather rushed in, with the …

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