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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

Lifestyle

'Devastated': Support Growing For Family Of Long Island Woman Killed By Hit-Run Driver As police continue searching for the driver who hit and killed a woman on a busy Long Island roadway, the victim’s family is working to raise enough money to pay for her funeral expenses. Jennifer Bianco, age 42, of Bay Shore, was found dead in a grassy area of Holtsville, along North Ocean Avenue near Fish Road, on Sunday morning, May 21. Suffolk County Police determined that she had been struck several hours earlier by a vehicle that fled the scene. Earlier Report: New Update: Police Seeking This Vehicle In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Woman In Holtsville Investigators asked the public to…

by Michael Mashburn

06/01/2023

Traffic

Give 'Em A Brake: Closure Scheduled For Portion Of Northern State Parkway Scheduled roadwork could spell delays for drivers on Long Island. The eastbound lanes of the Northern State Parkway in Huntington will close nightly between Exit 40 (State Route 110) and Exit 41 (Wolf Hill Road) from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m., starting Wednesday, May 31, through Friday, June 2. During the closure, drivers can follow a signed detour to the Long Island Expressway (I-495) via Route 110, according to the Department of Transportation. The closure will allow crews to continue work on a drainage rehabilitation project. Transportation officials encouraged drivers to exercise caution t…

by Michael Mashburn

05/31/2023

News

Long Island Father Admits Raping Biological Daughter After Giving Her Sleeping Pills A Long Island father could spend years behind bars after admitting that he raped his biological daughter. The 45-year-old South Huntington resident, who prosecutors are not naming in order to protect the identity of the victim, pleaded guilty to first-degree rape in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, May 31. According to the DA’s office, the defendant admitted that his 21-year-old daughter was spending the night with him in February 2022 when he gave her an Advil PM. The woman later awoke to her father rubbing her back and her buttocks. When she realized what was happening, the man pinne…

by Michael Mashburn

05/31/2023

News

Deadly Stabbing: Man Who Admitted Murdering Long Island Ex-Girlfriend Gets Decades In Prison More than a year after a 27-year-old woman was stabbed to death outside of her Long Island home, her killer from upstate New York is facing decades in prison. Kason Parker, age 35, of Albany, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, May 31. It came weeks after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of his ex-girlfriend Meghan Kiefer in October 2021. Earlier Report: Stabbed 54 Times: Man Admits Murdering Coram Ex-Girlfriend On First Day Of Trial According to prosecutors, Kiefer, age 27, had returned to her Coram home with a frie…

by Michael Mashburn

05/31/2023

Obituaries

Hero Who Saved Man, Pet From Capital Region Fire As Teen Dies At Age 36: 'A True Friend' Friends and loved ones are mourning the death of a man from the region who was once hailed as a hero for saving another man’s life. Rensselaer County resident Jacob Waldron, of Rensselaer, died in May 2023 at the age of 36, according to his obituary. An exact date and cause of death was not given. “It is with great sadness that Jake’s family announces the unexpected death of their beloved son and brother,” reads his memorial. Waldron graduated from Rensselaer High School in 2005 and later attended Hudson Valley Community College. In 2006, at the age of 19, the Rensselaer County Legislatur…

by Michael Mashburn

05/30/2023

News

44-Year-Old Dies In 2-Car Crash In Capital Region A man is dead following a Memorial Day car crash in the region. Emergency crews in Rensselaer County were called shortly after 8 p.m. Monday, May 29, with reports of a two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle in the village of Hoosick Falls, on State Route 22. An investigation by New York State Police determined that 44-year-old Michael Cameron, of Eagle Bridge, was driving his motorcycle northbound when he attempted to pass another vehicle in a no-passing zone. As he did so, he struck a southbound vehicle that was making a left turn. The impact left Cameron dead at the scene, troopers sa…

by Michael Mashburn

05/30/2023

Police & Fire

Bank Robbery Update: Police Seeking This Man Who Targeted Long Island Branch This story has been updated to include a photo of the suspect. A man is on the run after robbing a Long Island bank. The incident happened just after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 30, in Central Islip, at the Bethpage Federal Credit Union branch located on South Research Place. According to Suffolk County Police, the suspect entered the bank and passed the teller a note demanding cash. The teller complied and the suspect fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. Nobody was injured in the robbery. Police described the man as having dark skin and approximately 5-feet-6-inches tall. He wa…

by Michael Mashburn

05/30/2023

News

Deadly Avalanche: Body Of NY Climber Recovered Months After 3 Killed In Washington State The body of a New York woman has finally been recovered months after she and two other climbers were killed in an avalanche in Washington State. The incident happened on Feb. 19, in the central Cascade Mountains near Colchuck Lake, located 70 miles east of Seattle. On Tuesday, May 30, the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office announced that the body of 60-year-old Jeannie Lee, of Bayside, Queens, had been recovered. Earlier Report: NY Woman Among 3 Killed In Avalanche In Washington State Authorities identified the two others killed as Connecticut resident Seong Cho, age 54, a Korean nationa…

by Michael Mashburn

05/30/2023

News

Migrant Crisis: Asylum Seekers Arrive In Capital Region From NYC Dozens of asylum seekers have arrived in the Capital Region as part of New York City’s plan to temporarily house hundreds of migrants in hotels across the region. On Monday evening, May 29, a bus of approximately 40 male asylum seekers arrived at the Ramada Hotel in Albany, located on Watervliet Avenue, “at the direction of New York City,” a city spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice. It came one day after a bus of another 40 asylum seekers arrived at the same hotel. Related Report: Dutchess County Granted Temporary Restraining Order Barring More Migrants A bus of approximately 25 as…

by Michael Mashburn and Kathy Reakes

05/30/2023

News

$5,000 Reward: Person Of Interest Sought In Woman's Killing At Capital Region Home Police are hoping that a cash reward will lead to a person of interest being sought in connection with a woman’s death in the region. Emergency crews in Schenectady were called shortly after 5 a.m. Sunday, May 28, with reports of a woman in need of medical attention at a home on Pleasant Street. When officers and medics arrived at the home, they found 44-year-old Tishawn Folkes-Taylor unconscious. She was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Schenectady Police. Investigators said only that Folkes-Taylor died of “trauma.” An exact cause of death will be determined by an autopsy. On T…

by Michael Mashburn

05/30/2023

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