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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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Full Closures Of Long Island Expressway In Oyster Bay Expected To Last Weeks Full Closures Of Long Island Expressway In Oyster Bay Expected To Last Weeks
Full Closures Of Long Island Expressway In Oyster Bay Expected To Last Weeks Scheduled roadwork will lead to extended closures of the Long Island Expressway. Westbound I-495 will be closed between Exit 48 and Exit 46 in the Town of Oyster Bay nightly from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. beginning on Sunday, March 23, according to the Department of Transportation. The closures, expected to last for approximately two weeks, will allow road crews to carry out preventative highway maintenance, transportation officials said. During those times, drivers will follow a signed detour via the North Service Road. The Northern State Parkway will be available as an alternate route. You can …

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Duo Steals $12K In Burglary At Oceanside Spa Duo Steals $12K In Burglary At Oceanside Spa
Duo Steals $12K In Burglary At Oceanside Spa Police are seeking tips after a pair of burglars stole thousands from a Long Island spa. The break-in occurred in Oceanside, at the Yocheer 2 Nail Spa, located on Long Beach Road near Weidner Avenue, shortly after midnight Friday, March 21. Two people forced open the spa’s front door and proceeded to remove cash from a register and ATM, according to Nassau County Police. In all, the pair fled with nearly $12,000 in cash. No additional details were given. Anyone with information is asked to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or call 911.

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Veteran Teacher Brought Loaded Gun To Shopping Mall In Capital Region, Police Say Veteran Teacher Brought Loaded Gun To Shopping Mall In Capital Region, Police Say
Veteran Teacher Brought Loaded Gun To Shopping Mall In Capital Region, Police Say A teacher was arrested after allegedly bringing a loaded gun to a Capital Region shopping mall, police said. Akili-Abdul Duncan, 53, of Albany, was taken into custody on felony weapons charges by Guilderland Police on Thursday, March 20, the agency said. Duncan, who has taught in Albany area schools since 2006, was connected to a loaded pistol that was recovered from Crossgates Mall in 2021, according to police. He does not possess a New York State pistol permit, police added. The arrest followed a "lengthy investigation” that included assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Fir…

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NY ‘Legal Assistant’ Scammed Desperate Families Out Of Thousands, Jury Finds NY ‘Legal Assistant’ Scammed Desperate Families Out Of Thousands, Jury Finds
NY ‘Legal Assistant’ Scammed Desperate Families Out Of Thousands, Jury Finds A New York man who posed as a legal expert in order to scam desperate families out of thousands of dollars was convicted of multiple federal crimes. Christopher Reese, 57, of East Meadow, was found guilty of fraud and related charges in Manhattan federal court on Thursday, March 20. Using an unlicensed legal operation, Reese defrauded criminal defendants and their families by promising to secure prison releases he had no authority to deliver, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District said. Reese, also known as “Christopher Eugene Thomas,” targeted inmates, friends, and family memb…

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Disaster Averted: NY-Bound Southwest Flight Tries Taking Off On Taxiway Instead Of Runway Disaster Averted: NY-Bound Southwest Flight Tries Taking Off On Taxiway Instead Of Runway
Disaster Averted: Ny-bound Southwest Flight Tries Taking Off On Taxiway Instead Of Runway A near disaster is under investigation after a Southwest Airlines flight bound for New York tried taking off on a taxiway instead of a runway. Flight 3278, bound for Albany, was beginning departure from Orlando International Airport at around 9:30 a.m. Thursday, March 20, when an air traffic controller abruptly canceled its takeoff clearance, an FAA spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice. The order was given after the flight mistakenly began its takeoff roll on a taxiway that runs parallel to the runway, the agency said. No other aircraft were involved and nobody was injured. The FAA is inv…

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House Explosion: Cause Revealed For Blast That Killed Man, Woman In Hudson Valley House Explosion: Cause Revealed For Blast That Killed Man, Woman In Hudson Valley
House Explosion: Cause Revealed For Blast That Killed Man, Woman In Hudson Valley Days after a man and woman were killed in a house explosion in the Hudson Valley, investigators determined what caused the blast. A “significant amount” of propane had leaked into a Brueckner Lane residence in the town of Hurley, causing a massive explosion at around noon Wednesday, March 19, New York State Police said. The blast completely leveled the home, killing residents Ralph Brueckner, 75, and Cheryl Hathaway, 58, according to police. Fire investigators deemed the incident “accidental in nature,” noting that the propane had built up over an extended period of time. Additional detai…

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Iran Sent Hitmen To Kill NY Journalist: Two Mobsters Convicted In Foiled Plot Iran Sent Hitmen To Kill NY Journalist: Two Mobsters Convicted In Foiled Plot
Iran Sent Hitmen To Kill NY Journalist: Two Mobsters Convicted In Foiled Plot Two Eastern European mobsters were convicted in a chilling plot to assassinate an Iranian-American journalist on US soil—at the behest of the Iranian government. A Manhattan federal jury found Rafat Amirov, 46, of Iran, and Polad Omarov, 40, of Georgia, guilty on all five counts related to a murder-for-hire scheme targeting journalist and human rights activist Masih Alinejad on Thursday, March 20. The pair orchestrated the plan under orders from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), offering a hitman $500,000 to kill Alinejad outside her Brooklyn home, according to prosecutors. …

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87-Year-Old Who Grabbed Breast Of Nursing Student At Capital Region VA Hospital Dodges Jail 87-Year-Old Who Grabbed Breast Of Nursing Student At Capital Region VA Hospital Dodges Jail
87-Year-Old Who Grabbed Breast Of Nursing Student At Capital Region VA Hospital Dodges Jail An 87-year-old man who groped a female nursing student at a VA hospital in New York won’t spend a day in jail. Schenectady County resident Danning Lake, of Scotia, was sentenced to one year of probation in Albany federal court on Thursday, March 20. It came after Lake admitted that he grabbed the breast of a nursing student while under care at Albany’s Stratton VA Medical Center in February 2024, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District. He then asked the woman, “Did you like that?” and told her, “they feel nice.” When a Veterans Affairs police officer interviewed…

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Fatal Fire: 'Devoted Husband,' Veteran ID'd As Victim In Raging Island Park Blaze Fatal Fire: 'Devoted Husband,' Veteran ID'd As Victim In Raging Island Park Blaze
Fatal Fire: 'Devoted Husband,' Veteran ID'd As Victim In Raging Island Park Blaze A man who was found dead inside a Long Island home consumed by flames was being remembered as a dedicated family man and proud veteran. George Urich, 83, was the sole victim in a raging fire that tore through his Island Park home on Sunset Avenue early Monday, March 17, Nassau County Police confirmed days later. The massive blaze had engulfed the home in flames by the time Fourth Precinct officers and firefighters arrived, as Daily Voice reported. Fire crews from Island Park and surrounding departments fought to contain the inferno. When the flames were finally extinguished, responders mad…

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NY Art Advisor Who Stole $6.5M From Clients In Years-Long Fraud Scheme Sentenced To Prison NY Art Advisor Who Stole $6.5M From Clients In Years-Long Fraud Scheme Sentenced To Prison
NY Art Advisor Who Stole $6.5M From Clients In Years-Long Fraud Scheme Sentenced To Prison A once-prominent Manhattan art advisor who defrauded her wealthy clients of more than $6.5 million in a years-long scheme is heading to prison. Lisa Schiff, 54, a well-known contemporary art consultant, was sentenced to 30 months behind bars in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday, March 19, after admitting to a massive fraud in which she stole money meant for art purchases and sales, instead using it to fund a lavish lifestyle and cover mounting debts. Schiff ran her scheme for five years, from 2018 through 2023, using her company, Schiff Fine Art (SFA), to swindle at least 12 clients, one…

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