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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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Wading River Grandfather Admits Sexually Abusing Granddaughter For Years Wading River Grandfather Admits Sexually Abusing Granddaughter For Years
Wading River Grandfather Admits Sexually Abusing Granddaughter For Years A Long Island man is facing years in prison after confessing he sexually abused his young granddaughter for years. The Wading River man, who prosecutors are not naming in order to protect the victim’s identity, pleaded guilty to criminal sexual conduct and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Jan. 14. His plea came in the middle of a jury trial already underway. An investigation found that between the fall of 2017 and March 2021, the defendant subjected the victim to repeated acts of sexual abuse whenever she stayed at his house, prosecutors said. The girl was seven years old…

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Equifax To Pay $725K Over Inaccurate Credit Scores That Raised Costs For NY Consumers Equifax To Pay $725K Over Inaccurate Credit Scores That Raised Costs For NY Consumers
Equifax To Pay $725K Over Inaccurate Credit Scores That Raised Costs For NY Consumers Bad math at Equifax led to bad rates for New Yorkers – now it’s paying up. The credit reporting agency agreed to a $725,000 settlement reached with the Empire State Tuesday, Jan. 15, after a coding error wrongly lowered credit scores for over 77,000 New Yorkers. An investigation found that the three-week error in March 2022 caused inaccurate credit scores to be reported to lenders and insurers. The flub resulted in higher rates on loans, insurance policies, and other financial products for many consumers, James’ office said. Equifax, one of the nation’s largest credit reporting agencies, c…

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Police & Fire
Reward Offered After Arsonist Sets Fire To Church In Hempstead, Police Say Reward Offered After Arsonist Sets Fire To Church In Hempstead, Police Say
Reward Offered After Arsonist Sets Fire To Church In Hempstead, Police Say If you recognize this suspected arsonist, police want to hear from you. Authorities are asking for the public’s help after someone intentionally set fire to a Long Island church. The incident happened in Hempstead, at the La Cosecha Community Church on Greenwich Street, at around 2:40 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. A man carrying a yellow backpack purposely set fire to the building, causing damage, Nassau County Police said. Nobody was injured. Nassau County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest. Anyone with information in the case is…

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Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Hempstead Girl Located Days After Going Missing 14-Year-Old Hempstead Girl Located Days After Going Missing
14-Year-Old Hempstead Girl Located Days After Going Missing A 14-year-old Long Island girl was located days after going missing. Cesia Galeano, 14, had last been seen leaving her Hempstead residence at around 7 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13, Nassau County Police said. She was reported missing later that night. Late Wednesday night, Jan. 15, police said Galeano had been located. No other details were given. Original report: Police are asking for help in locating a missing teenager from Long Island. Cesia Galeano, 14, was last seen leaving her Hempstead residence at around 7 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13, Nassau County Police said. She was reported missing late…

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Lifestyle
'Media Maven' Gives Voice To LI's Missing: 'I Just Do It Out Of Heart' 'Media Maven' Gives Voice To LI's Missing: 'I Just Do It Out Of Heart'
'Media Maven' Gives Voice To LI's Missing: 'I Just Do It Out Of Heart' Tiana Heath is turning heartbreak into hope. Armed with a degree in television and radio from Brooklyn College, the Long Island native, 30, has devoted herself to giving voice to Nassau and Suffolk counties’ voiceless through her budding YouTube series, “Missing on Long Island.” “I was inspired by a show called ‘Disappeared’ on Investigation Discovery. And six years ago, I was like, I want to have a show just dedicated to missing people on Long Island, because nobody is doing that,” Heath told Daily Voice. “I was like, you know what? Let me create that show.” So, in 2019 she and partner An…

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News
MS-13 Leader Admits To 7 Brutal Murders, Including Brentwood High School Students MS-13 Leader Admits To 7 Brutal Murders, Including Brentwood High School Students
MS-13 Leader Admits To 7 Brutal Murders, Including Brentwood High School Students An MS-13 leader formally confessed to his role in seven murders and other violent crimes that devastated Long Island. Jairo Saenz, 28, also known as “Funny,” pleaded guilty to racketeering charges in Central Islip federal court on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Saenz, a high-ranking member of the MS-13 gang’s Brentwood/Central Islip Sailors clique, admitted to taking part in a reign of terror that included the murders of 14-year-old Nisa Mickens and 15-year-old Kayla Cuevas in September 2016, prosecutors said. The Brentwood High School students were brutally attacked with a machete and baseball bats af…

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Police & Fire
Officer Seriously Injured By Drunk Driver On LIE In Brentwood Upgraded To Fair Condition: Cops Officer Seriously Injured By Drunk Driver On LIE In Brentwood Upgraded To Fair Condition: Cops
Officer Seriously Injured By Drunk Driver On LIE In Brentwood Upgraded To Fair Condition: Cops A police officer who was gravely injured by a suspected drunk driver on the Long Island Expressway is on the road to recovery. Suffolk County Police officer Brendon Gallagher has been upgraded to fair condition and remains at Stony Brook University Hospital, the department revealed Tuesday, Jan. 14. Gallagher, a three-year veteran of the force, was critically injured while pursuing Cody Fischer, suspected of speeding under the influence, on Sunday evening, Jan. 5, as Daily Voice reported. The incident began at approximately 6:09 p.m. near Exit 55 in the westbound lanes of the LIE. Gallaghe…

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by Michael Mashburn & Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Funeral Director, Father From St. James Who Died At 43 Was 'One Of Most Caring Men' Funeral Director, Father From St. James Who Died At 43 Was 'One Of Most Caring Men'
Funeral Director, Father From St. James Who Died At 43 Was 'One Of Most Caring Men' Kenneth Maher Jr. was prepared for burial inside the same Long Island funeral home where he helped countless strangers navigate their own losses. The lifelong St. James resident died Friday, Jan. 3 at the age of 43, according to his obituary. Naturally, his visitation was held at the family business: St. James Funeral Home on Middle Country Road. A second-generation funeral director, Maher followed in the steps of his late father, Kenneth Maher Sr, working in the death care industry from an early age, according to his company bio. He completed the Mortuary Science program at Nassau County…

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Police & Fire
Reward Offered After Bulldog's Emaciated Body Found Abandoned In Miller Place Woods Reward Offered After Bulldog's Emaciated Body Found Abandoned In Miller Place Woods
Reward Offered After Bulldog's Emaciated Body Found Abandoned In Miller Place Woods Police are hoping a cash reward will lead to an arrest after a deceased dog was found abandoned in a wooded area of Long Island. The disturbing discovery was made in Miller Place, along Miller Place-Yaphank Road north of Whiskey Road, on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. A passerby found a backpack containing the severely emaciated remains of a deceased French or English bulldog, the Suffolk County SPCA said. The animal was estimated to be between six months and one year old. The animal protection organization initially offered a $3,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. That has since b…

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Police & Fire
Toddler, Grandparents Lose Home, Daycare In 'Unimaginable' Lindenhurst Fire Toddler, Grandparents Lose Home, Daycare In 'Unimaginable' Lindenhurst Fire
Toddler, Grandparents Lose Home, Daycare In 'Unimaginable' Lindenhurst Fire The community is rallying around a Long Island family after their home and business was destroyed in a fire. Flames broke out at a two-story residence, located in Lindenhurst on 51st Street, at around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8. The house is the site of Mama Rutty’s Daycare, owned by Esmeralda Mejia, according to state records. Multiple agencies responded to the scene, including the North Lindenhurst, Copiague, and East Farmingdale fire departments. Photos from the scene showed much of the home was gutted. Several children were inside at the time, but everyone escaped without injury, NB…

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