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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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Brazen Black Bear Kills Miniature Donkey In Upstate NY Brazen Black Bear Kills Miniature Donkey In Upstate NY
Brazen Black Bear Kills Miniature Donkey In Upstate NY A New York woman is mourning the loss of her beloved pet donkey after the animal was killed by a bear. Columbia County resident Laura-Ann Camissa told News10 ABC in Albany that the attack happened sometime overnight Monday, Oct. 3, at her home in the town of Claverack, where she frequently takes in unwanted donkeys. She told the outlet that she last saw the miniature donkey, named Lucy, late Monday night in her pen that she shared with her companion, Ricky, and two other donkeys. Camissa made the horrifying discovery the next morning. Officials with the New York State Department of Envir…

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Obituaries
Postal Worker From Capital Region Who Died At Age 24 Remembered As 'Bright Light' Postal Worker From Capital Region Who Died At Age 24 Remembered As 'Bright Light'
Postal Worker From Capital Region Who Died At Age 24 Remembered As 'Bright Light' Colleagues and loved ones are mourning the loss of a young postal worker from the region following his untimely death. Czsar Lewis, of Albany, died on Sunday, Oct. 2, at the age of 24, according to his obituary. A cause of death was not given. Known by family and friends as “CJ,” Lewis was born on Dec. 29, 1997, to parents Connie Wiggins and Terry Lewis, his memorial said. A lover of the outdoors, he also enjoyed volunteering with Young Voters Registration and neighborhood church gardening, reads his obituary. Lewis later graduated from Albany High School and attended Schenectady Communit…

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Police & Fire
Police Issue Alert For Man Who Snuck Out Of Assisted Living Facility In New Rochelle Police Issue Alert For Man Who Snuck Out Of Assisted Living Facility In New Rochelle
Police Issue Alert For Man Who Snuck Out Of Assisted Living Facility In New Rochelle Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man who they say snuck out of an assisted living facility in Westchester County. William “Bill” Allen, age 66, was last seen at his New Rochelle home, located on Lockwood Avenue, at around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4, when he “absconded” from the facility, police said. Originally from the Yorktown area, Allen suffers from schizophrenia and alcohol abuse, according to police. He is described as a white man standing 5-feet-11-inches tall, weighing 160 pounds, with blue eyes and long gray hair. He also has multiple scabs on his hands and…

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Hundreds Charged In Capital Region During Crackdown On Underage Drinking, Fake IDs Hundreds Charged In Capital Region During Crackdown On Underage Drinking, Fake IDs
Hundreds Charged In Capital Region During Crackdown On Underage Drinking, Fake IDs Hundreds of people are facing charges following an investigation into underage drinking and fake ID usage at concert venues across New York. More than 550 people received tickets during a New York State Department of Motor Vehicles probe known as Operation Prevent, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office. The enforcement campaign targeted summer concert venues, where young people frequently try to use fake IDs to buy alcohol. Using “state of the art equipment” to scan and detect fraudulent IDs, DMV investigators worked with concert venues and local police to deter underage drinking and pr…

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Police & Fire
4 Nabbed Following Investigation Into String Of Home Burglaries On Long Island 4 Nabbed Following Investigation Into String Of Home Burglaries On Long Island
4 Nabbed Following Investigation Into String Of Home Burglaries On Long Island Four men are facing charges following an investigation into a string of home burglaries on Long Island. Nassau County Police were looking into several robberies in the North New Hyde Park area on Monday, Oct. 10, when they witnessed two of the suspects knock on the door of a South Street home and then walk away before circling the block multiple times after nobody answered, police said. Police also observed two of the suspects enter the backyard of a home on South Drive and break the glass of a rear sliding door and pry it open. When a woman inside the home screamed, the suspects ran away …

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Squashed Already: NY Farmer's Days-Old Pumpkin All-Time Record Broken (Barely!) Squashed Already: NY Farmer's Days-Old Pumpkin All-Time Record Broken (Barely!)
Squashed Already: NY Farmer's Days-Old Pumpkin All-Time Record Broken (Barely!) Well, that didn’t last long. Just one week after a farmer in upstate New York set the record for the heaviest pumpkin ever grown in North America, that record has already been squashed by a grower in Minnesota. The massive 2,560-pound gourd was unveiled in California on Monday, Oct. 10, at the 49th Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, near San Francisco. Earlier Report: Good Gourd: NY Farmer Breaks Record For Heaviest Pumpkin In North America Grown by Travis Gienger, of Anoka, Minnesota, it just barely beat out the previous pumpkin king, Scott Andrusz, of Willia…

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'Brazen Burglar' Sentenced For Role In Stealing $1M In Cash, Property From Long Island Homes 'Brazen Burglar' Sentenced For Role In Stealing $1M In Cash, Property From Long Island Homes
'Brazen Burglar' Sentenced For Role In Stealing $1M In Cash, Property From Long Island Homes For taking part in a lucrative burglary ring that targeted affluent homes on Long Island, a convicted felon will spend two decades in prison. Andres Zapata, age 24, of Queens, was sentenced to 20 years behind bars Wednesday, Oct. 12, in Nassau County Supreme Court. The sentence followed his jury conviction in April 2022 on seven counts of second-degree burglary, attempted burglary, and possession of burglar tools. Prosecutors argued that Zapata and his co-defendants burglarized or attempted to burglarize eight houses in gated communities on the North Shore of Nassau County between May and…

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'Cold, Hungry, Thirsty': Lost Students Rescued Hours After Bus Leaves Them In Adirondacks 'Cold, Hungry, Thirsty': Lost Students Rescued Hours After Bus Leaves Them In Adirondacks
'Cold, Hungry, Thirsty': Lost Students Rescued Hours After Bus Leaves Them In Adirondacks Two college students in New York had to be rescued by state Forest Rangers after getting left behind in the woods of the Adirondacks while on a day retreat. Emergency crews in Warren County were called at around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, with reports that two students were lost near Dippikill Pond, located about 10 miles northwest of the town of Warrensburg. A Forest Ranger contacted the students via phone and responded to the area, where he was able to make voice contact with them, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) said.  He then made his way to them a short time …

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Alex Jones Ordered By Jury To Pay Nearly $1B To Sandy Hook Families For Mass Shooting Lies Alex Jones Ordered By Jury To Pay Nearly $1B To Sandy Hook Families For Mass Shooting Lies
Alex Jones Ordered By Jury To Pay Nearly $1B To Sandy Hook Families For Mass Shooting Lies Far-right radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered by a Connecticut jury to pay nearly $1 billion to the families of students killed in the December 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown. In a unanimous decision Wednesday, Oct. 12, the jury said the Infowars founder must dole out $965 million in damages to eight families of students killed, as well as an FBI agent, for repeatedly claiming that the school massacre in December 2012, which killed 20 students and six staff members, was a hoax carried out by “crisis actors.” Earlier Report: Alex Jones Order…

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Police & Fire
Duo Busted With Loaded Gun, Oxycodone During Traffic Stop On Long Island, Police Say Duo Busted With Loaded Gun, Oxycodone During Traffic Stop On Long Island, Police Say
Duo Busted With Loaded Gun, Oxycodone During Traffic Stop On Long Island, Police Say Two Long Island residents are facing charges after they were allegedly caught with a loaded gun and drugs during a traffic stop, authorities said. Alonzo Loyola, age 24, of Valley Stream, and Pia Califano, age 19, of Levittown, were stopped at around 11:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10, as they drove through Inwood. Officers initiated a traffic stop near Burnside Avenue and Nassau Expressway after noticing that their 2011 Infiniti had excessive tinted windows, Nassau County police said. A subsequent investigation turned up a loaded firearm and one pill believed to be oxycodone, according to police…

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