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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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Business
Capital Region Eatery Closing After 5 Years: 'Beyond My Control' Capital Region Eatery Closing After 5 Years: 'Beyond My Control'
Capital Region Eatery Closing After 5 Years: 'Beyond My Control' A well-reviewed breakfast and lunch spot in the region is calling it quits after five years in business. Saratoga County eatery Spa Café on Broadway – located in Saratoga Springs at 480 Broadway – will permanently close on Friday, May 17, owner Darin Palmetto announced on Facebook. “It is with a very heavy heart that I make this announcement,” Palmetto said. “This decision took a lot of thought and deliberation, but I have come to realize that I can no longer sustain the business in any form due to circumstances that are beyond my control.” He went on to thank all of his customers for supp…

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Business
State Pulls Liquor License From Capital Region Bar Amid Allegations Of Teen Drinking State Pulls Liquor License From Capital Region Bar Amid Allegations Of Teen Drinking
State Pulls Liquor License From Capital Region Bar Amid Allegations Of Teen Drinking A popular watering hole in the region has gone dry following repeated accusations of underage drinking. The New York State Liquor Authority (SLA) summarily suspended the license of Rensselaer County bar O’Leary’s Tavern, located in Troy on 15th Street, following a special meeting on Tuesday, April 30. Since then, the establishment has been barred from serving alcohol on the premises. The move came days after SLA investigators went to O’Leary’s Friday night, April 26, and reportedly found numerous underage patrons. Members of the Troy Police Department and New York State Police were then ca…

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News
NY Veteran Lies About Earning Purple Heart To Defraud Gov't, Charity Donors: Feds NY Veteran Lies About Earning Purple Heart To Defraud Gov't, Charity Donors: Feds
NY Veteran Lies About Earning Purple Heart To Defraud Gov't, Charity Donors: Feds An Army veteran from New York is accused of lying about earning one of the nation's highest military honors in order to rake in six figures from the government and donors to her charity. Orange County resident Sharon Toney-Finch, of Newburgh, was arrested by the FBI’s White Collar Crime Task Force on Wednesday, May 1, following a two-year investigation. According to federal prosecutors, Toney-Finch falsely claimed that she suffered combat-related injuries during a mortar attack and a separate vehicle rollover while serving in Iraq in 2010. Those claims reportedly led to her receiving hundr…

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Garbage Truck Driver Charged In Chain Reaction Hauppauge Crash Killing 24-Year-Old Garbage Truck Driver Charged In Chain Reaction Hauppauge Crash Killing 24-Year-Old
Garbage Truck Driver Charged In Chain Reaction Hauppauge Crash Killing 24-Year-Old A sanitation truck driver is facing homicide charges after allegedly causing a chain reaction crash on Long Island that killed a 24-year-old man. Jaswinder Singh, age 52, of Bellerose, was arraigned on criminally negligent homicide and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, May 3, in the death of Joseph Kelly. According to prosecutors, Singh was driving a garbage truck from Brooklyn to a business in Suffolk County on the morning of July 3, 2023, when he got off the Long Island Expressway at Exit 57 in Hauppauge. He allegedly continued driving at a high rate of speed despite app…

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Lifestyle
'Bit Long Islandy': Popular Pizza Guru Renders Verdict On Albertson Restaurant 'Bit Long Islandy': Popular Pizza Guru Renders Verdict On Albertson Restaurant
'Bit Long Islandy': Popular Pizza Guru Renders Verdict On Albertson Restaurant The verdict is in. Self-proclaimed pizza expert and Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy found himself on Long Island Monday, April 29, and stopped by da-Angelo Pizzeria & Ristorante in Albertson for his popular “One Bite Pizza Reviews” YouTube series. After snapping a quick photo with a fan, the 47-year-old dives into his plain cheese pizza which he cites for having “good undercarriage.” “Thin. Looks a little bit Long Islandy,” he says, taking his first bite. “It’s the same as all Long Island pizza; it’s chewy. All Long Island pizza is chewy. That would be like the number one thing whe…

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Lifestyle
Winning $50K Lottery Ticket Sold At Bay Shore Convenience Store Winning $50K Lottery Ticket Sold At Bay Shore Convenience Store
Winning $50K Lottery Ticket Sold At Bay Shore Convenience Store Feeling lucky? A Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was sold at a convenience store on Long Island, New York Lottery officials said. The third prize-winning ticket was purchased in Bay Shore at Jeel Convenience located at 1197 Sunrise Highway. It was sold for the drawing held on Wednesday, May 1. Wednesday’s winning numbers are 1-11-19-21-68 and the Powerball is 15. Players can check their ticket’s status on the New York Lottery website.

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Mom, Boyfriend Who Murdered 5-Year-Old Found At Brentwood Home Sentenced To Prison Mom, Boyfriend Who Murdered 5-Year-Old Found At Brentwood Home Sentenced To Prison
Mom, Boyfriend Who Murdered 5-Year-Old Found At Brentwood Home Sentenced To Prison A mother and her boyfriend convicted of murdering the woman’s young son will spend decades behind bars. Valerie Owusu and Emmanuel Addae, both 28 and from Queens, were each sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, May 1. It followed a two-week trial after which jurors found the couple guilty of fatally beating Owusu’s 5-year-old son, King. Earlier Report: 'Horrific': Mom, Boyfriend Murdered 5-Year-Old Boy Found At Long Island Home, Jury Finds Prosecutors argued that Owusu and Addae brutally beat the boy with at least four different instruments …

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Police & Fire
Capital Region Man Sells Stolen Car To Dealership, Police Say Capital Region Man Sells Stolen Car To Dealership, Police Say
Capital Region Man Sells Stolen Car To Dealership, Police Say Talk about a lemon. A man from the region is facing charges after allegedly selling a stolen vehicle to a dealership. Rensselaer County resident Mousse Saiid, age 42, of Troy, was arrested on Friday, April 26, on grand larceny and related charges. New York State Police said a Saratoga County car dealership located in Malta contacted troopers in early April 2024 saying they had purchased a vehicle that turned out to be stolen from New York City in the previous December. An investigation found that Saiid used a fraudulent title to sell the vehicle to the dealership for more than $30,000, a…

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News
ID Released For Woman Killed In Head-On Capital Region Highway Crash ID Released For Woman Killed In Head-On Capital Region Highway Crash
ID Released For Woman Killed In Head-On Capital Region Highway Crash Authorities have identified a woman killed in a head-on highway crash in the region that left another man injured. The Albany County wreck happened just before 7 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, in Bethlehem, on State Route 85 near the Albany city limits. Bethlehem Police said a 28-year-old Saratoga County man from Clifton Park was driving westbound on Route 85 when he crossed over the center line and struck an eastbound vehicle. The driver of the eastbound car, 53-year-old Shawna Marzahl, of Selkirk, suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. Due to the im…

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Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing On Mt. Sinai Beach Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing On Mt. Sinai Beach
Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing On Mt. Sinai Beach It wasn’t exactly the runway he was hoping for, but a pilot still managed to land his small plane safely on a Long Island beach. Emergency crews were called at around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, after a single-engine Cessna plane made an emergency landing on Cedar Beach in Mt. Sinai. Suffolk County Police said the aircraft suffered a power failure mid-flight and the 60-year-old male pilot was forced to put it down on the sand. The plane landed safely and neither the pilot nor his 59-year-old female passenger was injured. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating. 

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