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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

Obituaries
Longtime Capital District ‘Santa’ Who Died From ALS Remembered As Devoted Partner Longtime Capital District ‘Santa’ Who Died From ALS Remembered As Devoted Partner
Longtime Capital District ‘Santa’ Who Died From ALS Remembered As Devoted Partner Family and friends are mourning the death of a Capital District man who was better known to many children over the years as Santa Claus. Albany resident Carl Nantista died Monday, May 30, at the age of 67 following a “long, courageous battle” with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, according to his obituary. After graduating from Hudson Valley Community College in 1975, Nantista spent 38 years working for Jacoby/Marcone appliance parts, his obituary said. He drove school buses for the North Colonie Central School District for three years and spent 23 years with the Albany Police Pipes & Dru…

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News
Capital District Man Sentenced For Sexual Contact With Children Capital District Man Sentenced For Sexual Contact With Children
Capital District Man Sentenced For Sexual Contact With Children A man from the Capital District will spend decades in prison for sexually abusing a child in Albany County. Ronald Swartz, age 55, of Watervliet, was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison Thursday, June 2, after being convicted on two counts of predatory sexual assault against a child. Investigators said Swartz had sexual contact with a victim under the age of 13 in the Town of Colonie in 2007. He was accused of engaging in the same crime again with a different child who was under the age of 11 in the Town of Colonie between September 2010 and September 2012, prosecutors said. Albany C…

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Man Accused Of Stabbing Wife To Death In Western Massachusetts Man Accused Of Stabbing Wife To Death In Western Massachusetts
Man Accused Of Stabbing Wife To Death In Western Massachusetts A Berkshire County man is facing a murder charge for allegedly stabbing his wife to death, the District Attorney's Office announced. Luis Rosado, age 49, of North Adams, was arrested Thursday morning, June 2, in connection to the death of his wife, Jillian Rosado. He was taken into custody without incident at around 8:30 a.m. at an apartment on Fenn Street in Pittsfield, the DA announced. Rosado was later arraigned in Central Berkshire District Court on a single count of murder.  It came just days after police and medics were called to a home on Charles Street in North…

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Police & Fire
Police Investigating Woman's ‘Suspicious’ Death At Capital District Apartment Police Investigating Woman's ‘Suspicious’ Death At Capital District Apartment
Police Investigating Woman's ‘Suspicious’ Death At Capital District Apartment Police are investigating after a woman was found dead inside a Capital District apartment. The 30-year-old woman was found just after 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, inside her home at the Loudon Arms Apartments, located on Old Hickory Drive in Albany, according to Albany Police. Officers had been called to do a welfare check on the tenant, police said. Investigators said the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death are considered suspicious and they’re asking anyone with information to contact police. Anonymous tips can be called in to 518-462-8039 or submitted online via the Capital Region C…

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Business
Popular Anchor/Reporter Leanne DeRosa Leaving WRGB CBS6 Albany Popular Anchor/Reporter Leanne DeRosa Leaving WRGB CBS6 Albany
Popular Anchor/Reporter Leanne DeRosa Leaving Wrgb CBS6 Albany After covering the Capital District for nearly five years, CBS6 reporter and anchor Leanne DeRosa is saying goodbye to TV news. In a Facebook post Wednesday, June 1, DeRosa said she had accepted another opportunity that fell into her lap and felt right. “It’s a bittersweet move," DeRosa said. “I’m SO THANKFUL for the opportunity to work at the first TV station in the country, with extremely talented coworkers, and I’m thankful to have met so many great people and tell great stories across the beautiful Capital Region!” A native of northern New Jersey, DeRosa joined the CBS6 team in August…

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News
911 Dispatcher Who Hung Up On Supermarket Employee During Buffalo Mass Shooting Fired 911 Dispatcher Who Hung Up On Supermarket Employee During Buffalo Mass Shooting Fired
911 Dispatcher Who Hung Up On Supermarket Employee During Buffalo Mass Shooting Fired A 911 dispatcher who hung up on a frightened Tops employee during the mass shooting in Buffalo has been fired. Erie County spokesperson Daniel Meyer told Daily Voice the dispatcher, who worked for the county’s Department of Personnel, was “discharged from employment” Thursday, June 2, following an internal investigation. The dispatcher was placed on paid administrative leave two days after the May 14 shooting after an assistant manager at the store told The Buffalo News the dispatcher yelled at her and then hung up because she was whispering while hiding under the customer service counter.…

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Suspect Sought After Man Fatally Shot In Capital District On 21st Birthday Suspect Sought After Man Fatally Shot In Capital District On 21st Birthday
Suspect Sought After Man Fatally Shot In Capital District On 21st Birthday Police in the Capital District are asking for the public's help identifying a man who may be connected to the fatal shooting of a man on his 21st birthday. Treavine Tate, of the Bronx, was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at around 11:30 p.m. Monday, May 30, near State and Hulett streets in Schenectady, according to police. He was later pronounced dead at Ellis Hospital. Police are still working to determine what led up to the shooting and have released surveillance footage of a possible suspect. Anyone who recognizes the individual is asked to contact Schenectady Police at 51…

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Woman Charged After 2-Year-Old Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center With Serious Injuries Woman Charged After 2-Year-Old Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center With Serious Injuries
Woman Charged After 2-Year-Old Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center With Serious Injuries A woman from the region is facing criminal charges after a toddler was found bleeding in a bathroom. In Sullivan County, Village of Liberty Police were called to a home at around 6 p.m. Sunday, May 29, with reports of a two-year-old child bleeding uncontrollably from his leg, according to police. When officers arrived, they found the boy suffering from two large lacerations to his leg and immediately began applying pressure to try and stop the bleeding, police said. The boy was initially taken to a hospital in Sullivan County before being transferred to Westchester Medical Center for emerg…

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Two Dead After Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak In NYC, With 24 Confirmed Cases Two Dead After Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak In NYC, With 24 Confirmed Cases
Two Dead After Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak In NYC, With 24 Confirmed Cases Two deaths have been linked to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City. The Health Department gave an update Wednesday, June 1, on its investigation into a community cluster of the illness in the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx. Twenty-four people have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease in the area since Tuesday, May 3, according to health officials. Four people are hospitalized. The two individuals who died were both over the age of 50 and had risk factors for severe disease, health officials said. Legionnaires’ disease is a type of pneumonia caused by the bac…

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Real Estate
Albany Among 'Juiced Up' Areas Likely To See Home Prices Decline, New Report Says Albany Among 'Juiced Up' Areas Likely To See Home Prices Decline, New Report Says
Albany Among 'Juiced Up' Areas Likely To See Home Prices Decline, New Report Says The Albany area is among the US housing markets that are most likely to see home prices decline as the COVID-19 pandemic housing boom comes to an end, Fortune Magazine reports. Analysts told the outlet that US home prices are now priced ahead of what incomes can support, with the overvaluation varying greatly by market. A market risk assessment found that of roughly 400 metropolitan statistical areas, 67.9 percent were deemed overvalued, Fortune reports. That’s up from 64.7 percent in April. Analysts told the outlet that only 24.5 percent of US housing markets are considered “…

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