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Michael Mashburn

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Michael joined the Daily Voice team in April 2022 covering news throughout New York, including the Capital Region, Hudson Valley, and Long Island.

He previously worked as a radio reporter covering local news and traffic for ABC News Radio affiliates KTAR in Phoenix and KOMO in Seattle.

Michael graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism in May 2014. 

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Parolee Who Shot, Killed Sleeping Man In Hempstead Gets Decades In Prison Parolee Who Shot, Killed Sleeping Man In Hempstead Gets Decades In Prison
Parolee Who Shot, Killed Sleeping Man In Hempstead Gets Decades In Prison A Long Island man who was out on parole when he shot and killed a man sleeping in a car will spend decades in prison. Kadeem Lewis, 31, of Hempstead, was sentenced to 24 years to life behind bars in Nassau County Court on Friday, Jan. 24. It followed his murder conviction for the killing of Jose Sanchez-Velasquez. Lewis and a co-defendant, Richard Ford, were walking around Hempstead looking for a house to burglarize when they spotted Velasquez sleeping in the front seat of his car at around 2:20 a.m. on Nov. 25, 2019, prosecutors said. Lewis went to the driver’s side door while Ford walked…

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Toddler Dies In Hot Car, Monticello Woman Charged With Homicide Toddler Dies In Hot Car, Monticello Woman Charged With Homicide
Toddler Dies In Hot Car, Monticello Woman Charged With Homicide A Hudson Valley woman is facing homicide charges after a toddler died in a hot car. Sarah Carter, 34, of Monticello, was indicted for criminally negligent homicide by a Sullivan County jury on Friday, Jan. 24. Emergency crews were called to the Sleepy Hollow Apartment Complex in July 2024 for a child left in a vehicle. Officers located 2-year-old Antonio Suarez in a Ford Explorer suffering from cardiac arrest, according to New York State Police. Responders immediately began life saving measures, which were unsuccessful. Antonio’s cause of death was determined to be by hyperthermia. Outs…

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by Michael Mashburn & Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Smithtown Marine Who Danced With VP Vance On Inauguration Night Says It ‘Still Feels Surreal’ Smithtown Marine Who Danced With VP Vance On Inauguration Night Says It ‘Still Feels Surreal’
Smithtown Marine Who Danced With VP Vance On Inauguration Night Says It ‘Still Feels Surreal’ It was a dance Lexus Martinez won’t soon forget. The Brooklyn native, 27, is steel reeling after being selected to represent the US Marine Corps in a dance with Vice President JD Vance at the Commander in Chief Ball in Washington, DC on Monday night, Jan. 20. Held in honor of President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, the ball featured plenty of pomp and circumstance. “What an honor to be selected to dance with the vice president!” reads a Facebook post from Martinez, who works as a food service specialist with the Marine Corps Enlisted Aide Program. “It was an amazing experience and s…

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Lifestyle
Cha-Ching! $1M Lottery Prize Claimed By Ferndale Man Cha-Ching! $1M Lottery Prize Claimed By Ferndale Man
Cha-Ching! $1M Lottery Prize Claimed By Ferndale Man A Hudson Valley man has a million more reasons to be smiling. Sullivan County resident Greig Quick, Jr., of Ferndale, claimed a top prize on the $1,000 a Week for Life scratch-off game, New York Lottery said. The top prize guarantees a minimum payout of $1 million. Quick snagged the lucky ticket in Woodbourne, at the Citgo located at 463 Main Street. After paying Uncle Sam his cut, he walked away with $689,977. School districts in Sullivan County received more than $13.7 million in Lottery Aid to Education funds in fiscal year 2023-24, lottery officials said. Players can check their tic…

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Lifestyle
Support Swells For Beekeeper, School Staffer Who Lost Entire Home In West Chester Fire Support Swells For Beekeeper, School Staffer Who Lost Entire Home In West Chester Fire
Support Swells For Beekeeper, School Staffer Who Lost Entire Home In West Chester Fire Support is flooding in for a Pennsylvania beekeeper and elementary school staffer who lost her entire home to a fire. Chester County resident Anne Svelling was attempting to warm her West Chester home with a fire in the fireplace when flames spread throughout the house early Tuesday, Jan. 21, according to a GoFundMe. “Anne and her daughter Hannah, and their pets, escaped the fire safely,” said campaign organizer Johnny DiGiuseppe. Unfortunately, the family’s home wasn’t as lucky. Dozens of firefighters worked tirelessly to contain the flames in frigid temperatures with limited water resou…

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Schools
Student Busted With Loaded Gun At Albany College Dorm, Police Say Student Busted With Loaded Gun At Albany College Dorm, Police Say
Student Busted With Loaded Gun At Albany College Dorm, Police Say A college student is facing weapons charges after allegedly bringing a loaded gun to his Capital Region dorm room. Jalen Brown, 20, was arrested at Bryant and Stratton College’s student housing complex on Union Drive in Albany on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 22, according to Albany Police. Officers responded to the University Heights College Suites at around 5 p.m. after campus security reported a student with a handgun in their dorm room. Investigators located Brown as he returned to his room and found a loaded 9mm handgun, police said. “Through investigation, it was determined that there…

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Police & Fire
Video Captures Arsonist Setting Fire To Parked Car In Central Islip Video Captures Arsonist Setting Fire To Parked Car In Central Islip
Video Captures Arsonist Setting Fire To Parked Car In Central Islip A camera was rolling when an arsonist set fire to a parked car on Long Island. The incident happened in Central Islip, along Cypress Street, at around 1:45 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2024. A person set fire to a vehicle that was parked along the street before fleeing the scene on foot, Suffolk County Police said. Nobody was injured. Detectives are asking neighbors with video to contact the agency’s Arson Section. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information leading to an arrest. Anonymous tips can be submitted on the organization's website or by calling 1-800-220-TIPS. S…

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Police & Fire
Missing Liberty Teens May Be Traveling Out Of State, Police Say Missing Liberty Teens May Be Traveling Out Of State, Police Say
Missing Liberty Teens May Be Traveling Out Of State, Police Say Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a pair of Hudson Valley teenagers. Sullivan County residents Lariah Uhl, 15, and Lluvia Garcia, 16, were last seen in the town of Liberty on Thursday, Jan. 23, according to the New York State Missing Persons Clearinghouse. Uhl was last seen wearing a one piece black jumpsuit, and Garcia had a black sweatshirt, black sweatpants, and was carrying a white purse. The teens are believed to be together and may be traveling to Denver, Colorado, officials said. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-800-346-3543. Share this story by …

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Lifestyle
Jackpot! Lottery Ticket Worth $30K Sold At Newburgh Convenience Store Jackpot! Lottery Ticket Worth $30K Sold At Newburgh Convenience Store
Jackpot! Lottery Ticket Worth $30K Sold At Newburgh Convenience Store Might this lucky ticket be yours? A lottery ticket promising a five-figure payout was sold at a Hudson Valley convenience store, New York Lottery announced. The top prize-winning TAKE 5 ticket – worth $29,469 – was snagged in Orange County, at the Smokes 4 Less located on North Plank Road in Newburgh. It was purchased for the evening drawing held Tuesday, Jan. 21. TAKE 5 drawings are held twice daily, at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Players can check their ticket status on the New York Lottery website.

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Police & Fire
Impaired Driver Struggles With Troopers After Crashing On Clifton Park Highway, Police Say Impaired Driver Struggles With Troopers After Crashing On Clifton Park Highway, Police Say
Impaired Driver Struggles With Troopers After Crashing On Clifton Park Highway, Police Say An alleged impaired driver was combative with troopers after wrecking on a Capital Region highway, police said. Rensselaer County resident John Reinhart, 45, of Melrose, was arrested following a single-vehicle crash in Saratoga County, on State Route 146 in Clifton Park, early Sunday, Jan. 19. Troopers determined that Reinhart was driving while intoxicated and possessed an illegal amount of cannabis and felony-weight narcotics, according to New York State Police. Reinhart was uncooperative during the investigation and resisted arrest while being taken into custody, police said. He reporte…

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