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Michael Mashburn

Reporter

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. 

Michael Mashburn's Contributions

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'Persistent Felon' Behind Schenectady Dad Of 2's Revenge Killing Sentenced 'Persistent Felon' Behind Schenectady Dad Of 2's Revenge Killing Sentenced
'Persistent Felon' Behind Schenectady Dad Of 2's Revenge Killing Sentenced A Schenectady man who gunned down a 26-year-old father in a broad-daylight revenge killing will spend decades behind bars. David “Blokk” Ayala, 39, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in Schenectady County Court on Friday, April 25, following his conviction for manslaughter in the November 2022 killing of Matteo Henderson. Ayala had repeatedly vowed to harm or kill the 26-year-old father of two following an altercation between the two in the summer of 2022, prosecutors said. Witnesses testified that he followed through on those threats, firing a single, fatal shot to the head from …

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Mom Killed In Murder-Suicide Was Award-Winning Filmmaker: Remembering NY's Kaleigh Griffin Mom Killed In Murder-Suicide Was Award-Winning Filmmaker: Remembering NY's Kaleigh Griffin
Mom Killed In Murder-Suicide Was Award-Winning Filmmaker: Remembering NY's Kaleigh Griffin A Hudson Valley wife and mom to two toddlers killed in a suspected murder-suicide was also an award-winning filmmaker whose work touched lives far beyond her hometown. Ulster County resident Kaleigh Smith, 37, of Kingston—credited under her maiden name Griffin—was best known for her 2013 short documentary, First Name: Jogger, Last Name: John, which profiled an “extraordinary man” and his deep connection to the town of Woodstock, New York. The film premiered at the Woodstock Film Festival, won the Grand Prize at the SUNY-Wide Film Festival, and took second place at the Broadcast Education As…

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Traffic
Get In The Loop: New Roundabout Coming To Major Milton Intersection Get In The Loop: New Roundabout Coming To Major Milton Intersection
Get In The Loop: New Roundabout Coming To Major Milton Intersection Get ready to slow your roll. A $3.4 million project is officially underway in the Town of Milton, where the traditional four-way intersection at State Route 29, Rowland Street, and Petrified Sea Gardens Road is being transformed into a brand-new, single-lane roundabout. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the project this week, calling it an important step toward keeping Saratoga County’s roads safer and traffic flowing smoother — just in time for a busy summer in nearby Saratoga Springs. “New Yorkers need the best and safest roads so they can travel to work, visit their families and shop for lei…

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Man Shot To Death Steps From School In Schenectady Man Shot To Death Steps From School In Schenectady
Man Shot To Death Steps From School In Schenectady A homicide investigation is underway after a man was shot to death mere steps from a Capital Region school. The murder occurred in Schenectady, at a home on Hamburg Street north of Abbotsford Road, on Thursday afternoon, April 24. The scene was located directly across the street from the School at Northeast, a coed special education school for grades 6 through 12. Emergency crews responded to the three-story residence just before 1 p.m. for a report of a person with a weapon, Schenectady Police said. Arriving officers found a man who had been shot to death. Authorities were withholding t…

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Masked Teen Robbed 16-Year-Old At Gunpoint Outside East Garden City Mall, Police Say Masked Teen Robbed 16-Year-Old At Gunpoint Outside East Garden City Mall, Police Say
Masked Teen Robbed 16-Year-Old At Gunpoint Outside East Garden City Mall, Police Say A 19-year-old man is accused of robbing a teenager at gunpoint outside a Long Island shopping mall. The incident happened in East Garden City, outside the Roosevelt Field Mall on Old Country Road, at around 8:40 p.m. Thursday, April 24. A 16-year-old boy was waiting for a bus just outside the mall when an unknown male donning a face mask approached, brandished a gun, and demanded the victim's red sweater, Nassau County Police said. The victim complied and the suspect fled the scene. Responding officers located 19-year-old Christian Altidor, of Hempstead, a short distance away and arreste…

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Chilling Update: Cause Of Death Revealed For Murder Victim Found Floating In Island Park Chilling Update: Cause Of Death Revealed For Murder Victim Found Floating In Island Park
Chilling Update: Cause Of Death Revealed For Murder Victim Found Floating In Island Park Authorities released chilling new details in the case of a homicide victim whose body was discovered in a Long Island channel. The body of the deceased man was discovered floating in Reynolds Channel in Island Park, near a dock on Railroad Place, at around 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 8, as Daily Voice reported. In an update Friday, April 25, Nassau County homicide detectives revealed that an autopsy concluded the man was beaten and stabbed to death. Police had previously circulated photos of the man’s clothing–a beige t-shirt with black lettering and two designs, and black cargo joggers with ta…

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Politics
Lyin’ King George Santos Sentenced To Prison In Final Act Of Political Circus Lyin’ King George Santos Sentenced To Prison In Final Act Of Political Circus
Lyin’ King George Santos Sentenced To Prison In Final Act Of Political Circus Disgraced former New York congressman and convicted fraudster George Santos is heading to federal prison. The Republican ex-lawmaker, 36, was sentenced to 87 months (just over 7 years) behind bars in Central Islip federal court on Friday, April 25, months after pleading guilty to wire fraud and identity theft.  As part of his plea agreement, Santos agreed to pay a $200,000 forfeiture and over $373,000 in restitution to his victims. Friday’s sentencing capped off one of the most bizarre chapters in American political history, one in which a sitting member of Congress was expelled and l…

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Lifestyle
Cancer Patient Who Spent 12th Birthday In Hudson Valley Hospital Finds Swelling Of Support Cancer Patient Who Spent 12th Birthday In Hudson Valley Hospital Finds Swelling Of Support
Cancer Patient Who Spent 12th Birthday In Hudson Valley Hospital Finds Swelling Of Support A 12-year-old boy from New York is once again fighting for his life after suffering a dangerous complication amid ongoing cancer treatment. Hudson, who was diagnosed with cancer earlier this month, was airlifted back to Fareri Children’s Hospital in Valhalla on Wednesday, April 23, after developing a large blood clot on his brain, according to his family. The Sullivan County resident, from the town of Liberty, had only just returned home from a previous hospital stay, where he spent nearly three weeks undergoing testing, receiving multiple rounds of chemotherapy, and recovering from a serie…

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NY Prison Guards Admit Beating Inmate, Conspiring To Hide Abuse NY Prison Guards Admit Beating Inmate, Conspiring To Hide Abuse
NY Prison Guards Admit Beating Inmate, Conspiring To Hide Abuse Three New York prison guards formally confessed to beating an inmate and then conspiring to hide the abuse from investigators. Brandon Montanari, 34; Rohail Kahk, 28; and Michael Williams, 38, each pleaded guilty to depriving an inmate of his rights in Syracuse federal court on Wednesday, April 23. The three men admitted to assaulting an inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy in April 2023. They confessed to punching and kicking the man, causing bodily injury. Following the assault, all three agreed to lie about the attack during an internal investigation, prosecutors said. E…

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Dad Murders Mom Before Plummeting To Death From Hudson Valley Bridge, Orphaning 2 Kids: Cops Dad Murders Mom Before Plummeting To Death From Hudson Valley Bridge, Orphaning 2 Kids: Cops
Dad Murders Mom Before Plummeting To Death From Hudson Valley Bridge, Orphaning 2 Kids: Cops A Hudson Valley father murdered his wife before jumping to his death from a bridge, orphaning their two toddlers, police said. Emergency crews in Ulster County were called to the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge for a report of a jumper at around noon Wednesday, April 23. A short time later, investigators located the body of Caleb Smith, 45, of Kingston. When officers went to his Fair Street residence to notify his family, they found his wife, 37-year-old Kaleigh Smith, dead from stab wounds, police said. Detectives concluded that Smith stabbed his wife to death before taking his own life, po…

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