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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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Business
DoorDash Unveils ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ For Deliveries—Internet Has A Field Day DoorDash Unveils ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ For Deliveries—Internet Has A Field Day
DoorDash Unveils ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ For Deliveries—Internet Has A Field Day Struggling to justify that $30 fast food order? No worries–DoorDash is letting you buy now, worry later. The popular food delivery app announced a partnership with Klarna, the buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform, allowing customers to split the cost of their meals, groceries, and even DashPass membership into installment payments. In the coming months, DoorDash users will have three new payment options at checkout: Pay in Full: The traditional method Pay in 4: Split payments into four interest-free installments Pay Later: Defer payments until a later date, aligning them with your paycheck …

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News
Child, 8, Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Schenectady, Police Say Child, 8, Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Schenectady, Police Say
Child, 8, Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Schenectady, Police Say An 8-year-old boy was struck and killed by a driver who then fled the scene in the Capital Region. Fire and aid crews in Schenectady responded to Chrisler Avenue near Crane Street for a child who had been struck by a vehicle at around 7:40 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, Schenectady Police said. Officers located an 8-year-old boy who was unresponsive. The child was rushed to Ellis Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police. Following the collision, the driver fled the scene without stopping or rendering aid to the boy, police said. Officers located the suspect, 29-year-old C…

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News
Off-Duty MTA Officer Hits, Kills Pedestrian In North Amityville; AG Opens Investigation Off-Duty MTA Officer Hits, Kills Pedestrian In North Amityville; AG Opens Investigation
Off-Duty MTA Officer Hits, Kills Pedestrian In North Amityville; AG Opens Investigation The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has launched an investigation into the death of a pedestrian who was fatally struck by an off-duty Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) police officer. Jose Escobar, 56, was crossing Route 110 near Francine Avenue in North Amityville when he was struck by a Mazda SUV early Saturday, March 15, as Daily Voice reported. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, identified as a 30-year-old MTA police officer from Amityville, was not injured and remained at the scene, officials said. Under New York State Executi…

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Police & Fire
Man, Woman Killed In Home Explosion In Hurley Man, Woman Killed In Home Explosion In Hurley
Man, Woman Killed In Home Explosion In Hurley Two people were killed in a house explosion in the Hudson Valley. Emergency crews in Ulster County responded to a residence on Brueckner Lane in the town of Hurley for an explosion at around noon Wednesday, March 19, according to New York State Police. Firefighters found the home completely leveled and engulfed in flames. Further investigation revealed that two residents–Ralph Brueckner, 75, and Cheryl Hathaway, 58–were both killed in the blast, police said. The cause of the explosion is under investigation, and anyone with information is asked to contact the State Police Kingston Bureau…

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Police & Fire
Stranger Brutally Beats Elderly Woman In Broad Daylight Attack At Manhasset Bus Stop: Police Stranger Brutally Beats Elderly Woman In Broad Daylight Attack At Manhasset Bus Stop: Police
Stranger Brutally Beats Elderly Woman In Broad Daylight Attack At Manhasset Bus Stop: Police A New Jersey woman is accused of brutally assaulting an elderly woman as she waited at a New York bus stop. Dalisa Wormack, 40, of Newark, was arrested following the attack near Northern Boulevard and Maple Street in Manhasset on Wednesday, March 19, Nassau County Police said. A 76-year-old woman was seated on a bus stop bench shortly after 1 p.m., waiting for a bus, when Wormack punched her numerous times with a closed fist, according to police. Two good Samaritans came to the victim's aid and stopped the attack. The victim was taken to the hospital with fractured ribs, as well …

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News
High-Ranking MS-13 Leader Arraigned On Terrorism Charges On LI After FBI's 'Most Wanted' Arrest High-Ranking MS-13 Leader Arraigned On Terrorism Charges On LI After FBI's 'Most Wanted' Arrest
High-Ranking MS-13 Leader Arraigned On Terrorism Charges On LI After FBI's 'Most Wanted' Arrest A top leader of the notorious MS-13 gang, who was recently added to the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list, has been arraigned in federal court in New York. Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales, 47, was taken into custody in San Diego, California, on Tuesday, March 18, after Mexican authorities located him in Veracruz and expelled him from the country, the US Attorney’s Office said. He had been a fugitive for nearly three years. Roman-Bardales, a founding member of MS-13’s leadership structure known as Ranfla en las Calles, was arraigned in the Eastern District of New York on Wednesday, March 1…

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Retired Detective Shot To Death By Son In Dix Hills Home, Police Say Retired Detective Shot To Death By Son In Dix Hills Home, Police Say
Retired Detective Shot To Death By Son In Dix Hills Home, Police Say A retired police detective was shot to death by his adult son in their shared home in an affluent Long Island neighborhood, police said.  John “Jack” Miller, 75, was found dead inside his Dix Hills residence on Bruno Lane on Wednesday morning, March 19, Suffolk County Police said. Miller was a retired Suffolk County Police detective, an agency spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice. Officers initially responded to a Dix Hills residence on Seaman Neck Road at around 7:30 a.m. after a 911 caller reported a man hiding in their shed. When police arrived, they determined that the man, 43-yea…

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Victim ID'd After Pedestrian Killed In North Amityville Crash Victim ID'd After Pedestrian Killed In North Amityville Crash
Victim ID'd After Pedestrian Killed In North Amityville Crash A man who was struck and killed by a car on Long Island was identified by police days later. Jose Escobar, 56, of North Amityville, died after being struck in North Amityville early Saturday, March 15, Suffolk County Police confirmed. Escobar was crossing Broadway near Francine Avenue shortly after midnight when he was struck by a Mazda SUV in the southbound lane, as Daily Voice reported. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, a 30-year-old man from Amityville, was not injured and remained at the scene, police said. Additional details about Escobar’s life were not immediately av…

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Business
Mom Outraged After Price Chopper Kicks Her, Baby Out Of Mechanicville Store: Social Post Mom Outraged After Price Chopper Kicks Her, Baby Out Of Mechanicville Store: Social Post
Mom Outraged After Price Chopper Kicks Her, Baby Out Of Mechanicville Store: Social Post A Capital Region mother claims she and her family, including a baby, were booted from a Price Chopper store following a dispute over a stocking cart. Destiney Whalen detailed the alleged incident, which happened at the Mechanicville Price Chopper on North Central Avenue, in a post on the “West Side News” Facebook group on Wednesday, March 19. Whalen alleges that she, her boyfriend, and their baby were shopping when they encountered a U-boat cart—a long, narrow cart commonly used by retail employees to stock shelves—blocking the aisle. “Being the gentleman he is,” her boyfriend moved the ca…

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Schools
Twins Endured 'Years Of Terror' Being Bullied At Patchogue School, Parents Claim In Lawsuit Twins Endured 'Years Of Terror' Being Bullied At Patchogue School, Parents Claim In Lawsuit
Twins Endured 'Years Of Terror' Being Bullied At Patchogue School, Parents Claim In Lawsuit A pair of twins endured relentless bullying at their Long Island school—physical assaults, cruel taunts, and even the circulation of an illicit photo—while their parents begged administrators for help, only to be met with silence and retaliation, a federal lawsuit alleges. The suit, filed in the Eastern District of New York in February, accuses the Patchogue-Medford School District of failing to protect the male and female students from relentless bullying, harassment, and discrimination—despite repeated pleas for help. District officials ignored formal complaints, failed to intervene in da…

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