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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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Widower Details Every Injury Late Wife Suffered In Bethlehem DWI Crash During Sentencing Widower Details Every Injury Late Wife Suffered In Bethlehem DWI Crash During Sentencing
Widower Details Every Injury Late Wife Suffered In Bethlehem DWI Crash During Sentencing Nearly a year after a wife and mother was killed in a head-on, drunk driving crash in the Capital Region, the man responsible is heading to prison. Matthew Monthie, 29, of Clifton Park, was sentenced to three to 10 years behind bars in Albany County Court on Tuesday, March 4, following his conviction for manslaughter and related charges in the death of Shawna Marzhal. Monthie was driving westbound on Route 85 in Bethlehem when he crossed over the center line and struck the 53-year-old Marzahl in the eastbound lane early on May 1, 2024, according to prosecutors. Marzahl, of Selkirk, suffere…

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Father-Daughter Duo Who Stole $230K From Elderly Victim In Kingston Dodges Prison Father-Daughter Duo Who Stole $230K From Elderly Victim In Kingston Dodges Prison
Father-Daughter Duo Who Stole $230K From Elderly Victim In Kingston Dodges Prison A father and daughter who scammed a 92-year-old woman out of more than $230,000 in Ulster County won’t spend a day in prison. Frank Whittaker, 56, of Kingston, and his daughter, Christine Ellsworth, 39, of Accord, were sentenced to probation and ordered to pay restitution in Ulster County Court on Tuesday, March 4. The daddy-daughter duo gained the victim’s trust by helping with yard work and household tasks, according to the New York Attorney General’s office. Over time, Whittaker convinced the woman to grant him Power of Attorney over her finances. But instead of managing her money resp…

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Police & Fire
Mystery Assailant Punches Uber Customer Outside Uniondale Walgreens, Police Say Mystery Assailant Punches Uber Customer Outside Uniondale Walgreens, Police Say
Mystery Assailant Punches Uber Customer Outside Uniondale Walgreens, Police Say If you recognize this woman, police want to hear from you. Authorities are seeking tips after a woman was assaulted by an unknown assailant outside a Long Island Walgreens. The incident happened in Uniondale, outside the Walgreens at 603 Uniondale Avenue, at around 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 20, 2024. A 22-year-old woman had just exited the store and was heading for an Uber car when another woman approached and shoved her to the ground, causing cuts to the victim’s hand, Nassau County Police said. The assailant then punched the victim in the face, causing substantial pain. Following an argume…

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Prison Killing: Guards Smashed Messiah Nantwi's Face, Made Cellmate Clean Up Blood, Report Says Prison Killing: Guards Smashed Messiah Nantwi's Face, Made Cellmate Clean Up Blood, Report Says
Prison Killing: Guards Smashed Messiah Nantwi's Face, Made Cellmate Clean Up Blood, Report Says Shocking new details paint a horrific scene in the alleged beating death of a 22-year-old man at the hands of New York State prison guards. Messiah Nantwi, 22, died at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy on Saturday, March 1, a spokesperson for the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) told Daily Voice. While an official cause of death had not been released as of Wednesday, March 5, an inmate at the facility told Albany station WRGB that Nantwi was severely beaten by CERT (Correctional Emergency Response Team). “There was a sergeant there who turned his back so t…

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Cocaine Trafficker's Schenectady Son Who Beat Teen For Mother's Trial Testimony Gets Prison Cocaine Trafficker's Schenectady Son Who Beat Teen For Mother's Trial Testimony Gets Prison
Cocaine Trafficker's Schenectady Son Who Beat Teen For Mother's Trial Testimony Gets Prison A New York man will spend over a year behind bars for violently attacking a 15-year-old boy in retaliation for the boy’s mother testifying in a federal drug case. Patrick Civitello, 19, of Schenectady, was sentenced to 18 months in prison in Albany federal court on Tuesday, March 4, after admitting he punched and kicked the teen in a restaurant parking lot in Glenville in May 2024. The boy’s mother had testified against Civitello’s father, Jeffrey Civitello Sr., and brother, Jeffrey Civitello Jr., in a federal drug case. The father and son were convicted of drug trafficking charges in April…

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Lifestyle
Massapequa Newlywed, Business Owner's Cancer Battle Sparks Flood Of Support Massapequa Newlywed, Business Owner's Cancer Battle Sparks Flood Of Support
Massapequa Newlywed, Business Owner's Cancer Battle Sparks Flood Of Support For Darielle DeViccaro, life was filled with love, success, and new beginnings—until a devastating diagnosis turned everything upside down. The licensed esthetician and business owner from Massapequa has spent years helping others feel beautiful through her work at BD Esthetics. But now, she’s the one in need of support as she battles Stage 4 breast cancer, just months after marrying the love of her life, NYPD officer Justin Senese. Her diagnosis, which came just before Thanksgiving 2024, revealed that the cancer had already spread to her lung. She began intense chemotherapy treatments at t…

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27-Year-Old Found Stabbed To Death On Blue Point Beach 27-Year-Old Found Stabbed To Death On Blue Point Beach
27-Year-Old Found Stabbed To Death On Blue Point Beach A murder investigation is underway after a 27-year-old man was found stabbed to death on a Long Island beach.  Suffolk County Police responded to Blue Point Beach, at the end of Blue Point Avenue, after a passerby reported a body on the beach at around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 4. Officers located Carlos Lopez, 27, of Central Islip, with multiple stab wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Authorities did not speculate on how long Lopez was there or what led up to his killing. No suspects had been arrested as of Tuesday afternoon. Detectives are asking anyone wit…

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Car Theft Ring: 13 Gang Members Stole Dozens Of Cars, Credit Cards In Suffolk County, DA Says Car Theft Ring: 13 Gang Members Stole Dozens Of Cars, Credit Cards In Suffolk County, DA Says
Car Theft Ring: 13 Gang Members Stole Dozens Of Cars, Credit Cards In Suffolk County, DA Says Thirteen alleged gang members have been indicted in Suffolk County for their involvement in a massive vehicle theft and fraud ring, prosecutors announced Tuesday, March 4. The group, associated with the Hempstead/Freeport-based gang “5-L” or “CC Boyz,” targeted cars across Suffolk County between February 2023 and August 2024, stealing 15 vehicles, breaking into 52 more, and taking 75 credit cards, which they used to make more than $40,000 in fraudulent purchases, prosecutors alleged. The suspects traveled from Nassau County to Suffolk County late at night or early in the morning, looking fo…

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Police & Fire
Man Hit Victim Over Head With Guitar In Clifton Park, Police Say Man Hit Victim Over Head With Guitar In Clifton Park, Police Say
Man Hit Victim Over Head With Guitar In Clifton Park, Police Say A Capital Region man is facing a felony charge after allegedly striking another person over the head with a guitar. Saratoga County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a Clifton Park residence on Lapp Road for an assault at around 1 p.m. Monday. March . An investigation found that Nicholas Gidley, 34, intentionally injured another person by striking them over the head with a guitar, sheriff’s officials said. The instrument was considered a “deadly weapon or dangerous instrument,” according to deputies. Gidley was arrested on suspicion of second-degree assault, a felony, and was later release…

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19-Year-Old Murdered Man At Homeless Camp Steps From Police Station In Central Islip: Cops 19-Year-Old Murdered Man At Homeless Camp Steps From Police Station In Central Islip: Cops
19-Year-Old Murdered Man At Homeless Camp Steps From Police Station In Central Islip: Cops A 19-year-old Hudson Valley man is accused in the murder of a homeless man that occurred just steps from a Long Island police station. Brayan Heredia-Escobar was apprehended following a joint investigation between the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and Suffolk County Police in the village of Brewster on Saturday, March 1. Heredia-Escobar was taken to Suffolk County, where he’s charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Condido Devenites, sheriff’s officials said. Devenites was found slain in a makeshift tent in Central Islip, just steps from the MTA Police Department near Suffolk …

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