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Michael Mashburn

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mmashburn@dailyvoice.com

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 reporter for ABC Radio affiliates KTAR in Phoenix and KOMO in Seattle. Michael graduated from Arizona State University with a BA in journalism in May 2014. 

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Child Porn, Public Lewdness: Long Island Man Nabbed Following 'Extensive' Probe, Police Say Child Porn, Public Lewdness: Long Island Man Nabbed Following 'Extensive' Probe, Police Say
Child Porn, Public Lewdness: Long Island Man Nabbed Following 'Extensive' Probe, Police Say A Long Island man is facing nearly a dozen charges following an investigation into child pornography. Paul Allen, age 66, of Hampton Bays, was arrested Monday, May 22, at his King Street home following an “extensive investigation” by the Suffolk County DA’s Office and the Southampton Town Police Department, according to police. Investigators said the probe centered around the possession of child pornography and acts of public lewdness. Allen was arrested on the following charges: Two counts of public lewdness (misdemeanor) Three counts of promoting a sexual performance by a child less th…

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New Update: 2 Deputies Shot, Suspect Killed During Shootout At Capital Region Home New Update: 2 Deputies Shot, Suspect Killed During Shootout At Capital Region Home
New Update: 2 Deputies Shot, Suspect Killed During Shootout At Capital Region Home This story has been updated. The suspect accused of opening fire on two sheriff's deputies at a home in the region has died. The incident happened at around 5:45 a.m. Tuesday, May 23 in Saratoga County, at the Fox Run apartment complex in Clifton Park, located on Foxwood Drive. According to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were assisting the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in executing a federal search warrant at one of the units. Deputies had announced themselves and entered the home when a 23-year-old man inside opened fire on them, Sheriff Michael Zurlo said at…

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E. Jean Carroll Wants New Damages From Trump After His Comments At CNN Town Hall, Report Says E. Jean Carroll Wants New Damages From Trump After His Comments At CNN Town Hall, Report Says
E. Jean Carroll Wants New Damages From Trump After His Comments At CNN Town Hall, Report Says Former President Donald Trump’s words at a televised town hall may come back to bite him if writer E. Jean Carroll gets her way. On Monday, May 22, Carroll asked a Manhattan federal court to award her a “very substantial” additional amount of damages in her civil sexual abuse and defamation case against Trump, CNN reports. According to the outlet, the move is in direct response to Trump’s appearance at a CNN town hall on May 10, in which he continued to deny Carroll’s claims that he sexually abused her in a Manhattan department store dressing room in the 1990s, calling the allegation “fake”…

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Police & Fire
New Update: Police Seeking This Vehicle In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Long Island Woman New Update: Police Seeking This Vehicle In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Long Island Woman
New Update: Police Seeking This Vehicle In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Long Island Woman Authorities are asking the public to be on the lookout for a vehicle believed to be connected to a hit-and-run crash on Long Island that left a 42-year-old woman dead. The victim’s body was discovered at around 7:45 a.m. Sunday, May 21, in a grassy area in Holtsville, on the side of North Ocean Avenue, near Fish Road. Suffolk County Police identified the woman as Jennifer Bianco, of Bay Shore. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Earlier Report: Hit-Run Crash: Bay Shore Woman, Age 42, Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle In Holtsville Investigators determined she was struck by a veh…

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22-Year-Old Sold Fentanyl To Capital Region Man Who Died From Overdose, Police Say 22-Year-Old Sold Fentanyl To Capital Region Man Who Died From Overdose, Police Say
22-Year-Old Sold Fentanyl To Capital Region Man Who Died From Overdose, Police Say Six months after a 26-year-old man from the region died from a drug overdose, the dealer who allegedly sold him the drugs is facing charges. Schenectady resident Reuben Sangster, age 22, was arrested Wednesday, May 17, on suspicion of criminally negligent homicide, according to Watervliet Police. Investigators said Sangster sold fentanyl to the victim not long before the man was found dead from an overdose in the bedroom of a Watervliet home on Nov. 8, 2022. Fentanyl is a powerful, synthetic opioid that is 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine and has contributed to a spike in overdose d…

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Real Estate
Brand-New TV Show Helps Families Find Their Hudson Valley Dream Homes Brand-New TV Show Helps Families Find Their Hudson Valley Dream Homes
Brand-New TV Show Helps Families Find Their Hudson Valley Dream Homes Television’s newest home improvement show will feature a familiar backdrop to New Yorkers. HGTV’s “Small Town Potential” will follow along as life partners Davina Thomasula and Kristin Leitheuser help families find - and renovate - their dream homes in the Hudson Valley. In each episode, real estate agent and designer Thomasula comes up with a “timeless design plan” complemented by the area’s natural surroundings, while contractor Leitheuser brings the vision to life with her master carpenter dad Don, according to the network. The couple is no stranger to the region. Leitheuser grew up in…

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School Bus Crash: 23-Year-Old Killed, Second Driver Injured In Capital Region Collision School Bus Crash: 23-Year-Old Killed, Second Driver Injured In Capital Region Collision
School Bus Crash: 23-Year-Old Killed, Second Driver Injured In Capital Region Collision One driver was killed and another was injured in a crash involving a school bus in the region. Emergency crews in Saratoga County were called at around 7:15 a.m. Monday, May 22, with reports of a three-vehicle wreck in the town of Stillwater, on State Route 67. Investigators determined that a Chevrolet Cobalt was heading eastbound on SR 67 when it crossed into the westbound lane near George Thompson Road, striking a Mechanicville Central School bus head on. The bus then struck a Kia Optima driven by a 45-year-old Rock City Falls woman. The driver of the Chevrolet, 23-year-old Jacob Granbe…

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Seen Them? Pair Of Long Island Teens Go Missing Seen Them? Pair Of Long Island Teens Go Missing
Seen Them? Pair Of Long Island Teens Go Missing Police are investigating the disappearance of two Long Island teenagers who were last seen together. Brittany Villatoro, age 16, and Angelina Smith, age 13, were last seen at around 5:45 p.m. Sunday, May 21, on Stony Brook Road in Stony Brook, according to Suffolk County Police. Villatoro is described as being 5-foot-2-inches and 144 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Smith is 5-foot-5 and 185 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the girls’ whereabouts to contact the Suffolk County Police Department at 631-854-8652 or call 911. Sha…

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Update: Man Who Took Photos Of Kids, Staff At Long Island Gymnastics Center Nabbed, Police Say Update: Man Who Took Photos Of Kids, Staff At Long Island Gymnastics Center Nabbed, Police Say
Update: Man Who Took Photos Of Kids, Staff At Long Island Gymnastics Center Nabbed, Police Say Police have arrested a wanted man accused of taking pictures of children and employees at a Long Island gymnastics center without their permission. Robert Colyvas, age 29, was arrested at his Kings Park home on Tuesday night, May 16, Suffolk County Police said. According to investigators, Colyvas walked into the Gold Medal Gymnastics Center, located in Smithtown on West Main Street, on April 29 and began photographing kids and staff without their consent. Earlier Report: Man Flees After Taking Photos Of Kids, Staff At Gymnastics Center In Smithtown, Police Say He then fled in a four-…

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Politics
Hochul's Favorability Rating Negative For First Time; Strong Majority Says 'Hard Working': Poll Hochul's Favorability Rating Negative For First Time; Strong Majority Says 'Hard Working': Poll
Hochul's Favorability Rating Negative For First Time; Strong Majority Says 'Hard Working': Poll For the first time since taking office, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s favorability rating is in the negative, new polling finds. Among registered voters, 45 percent hold an unfavorable view of the 64-year-old Democrat, compared to 40 percent who view her favorability, according to a newly-released Siena College poll. In March 2023, voters were split evenly 43 to 43 percent. Hochul’s job approval rating also appears to have taken a hit, sliding to 50-44 percent from 52-41 percent in March, according to pollsters. A strong majority, 58 to 20 percent, think she is hard-working, and a plurali…

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