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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 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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Long Island Man Admits To Beating Nephews So Severely That Victim's Leg Was Amputated Long Island Man Admits To Beating Nephews So Severely That Victim's Leg Was Amputated
Long Island Man Admits To Beating Nephews So Severely That Victim's Leg Was Amputated A Long Island man has admitted to beating his nephews so severely that one victim’s leg had to be amputated. Carlos Ortega, age 42, of Central Islip, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault in Suffolk County court Monday, Sept. 26. His plea came more than four years after the violent attack occurred in August 2018, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said. That’s when the two victims went to Ortega’s Central Islip home to pick up their grandparents, Ortega’s parents, who were visiting from Guatemala, to take them out to dinner. After arriving home and seeing his nephews, Ortega r…

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Police & Fire
Capital Region Man Nabbed Years After Sexually Assaulting Child, Police Say Capital Region Man Nabbed Years After Sexually Assaulting Child, Police Say
Capital Region Man Nabbed Years After Sexually Assaulting Child, Police Say Years after he allegedly sexually assaulted an underage minor, a man from the region is behind bars facing criminal charges. Jason Storms, age 44, of Saratoga Springs, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 27, following a joint investigation by New York State Police and the Internet Crimes Against Children task force. After executing a search warrant on his home, NYSP’s Computer Crime Unit identified a victim under the age of 15 who Storms allegedly raped years prior in Colonie in Albany County, according to police. Storms was arrested on suspicion of second-degree rape and criminal sexual act, b…

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Inmate At Capital Region Jail Accused Of Throwing Feces At Corrections Officers Inmate At Capital Region Jail Accused Of Throwing Feces At Corrections Officers
Inmate At Capital Region Jail Accused Of Throwing Feces At Corrections Officers An inmate at a Capital Region jail is facing new charges after allegedly throwing feces at corrections officers. The incident happened Monday, Sept. 26, at the Albany County jail, according to the sheriff’s office. Ian Neely, age 27, was charged with felony aggravated harassment of an employee by an inmate after the alleged attack. At the time of the incident, Neely was being held on a weapons possession charge. He was arraigned at the Town of Colonie Criminal Court before being taken back to the Albany County jail. If convicted on the new charge, Neely could face an additional one t…

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Bernie Madoff Ponzi Scheme Victims To Get $372M More In Distributions, Feds Announce Bernie Madoff Ponzi Scheme Victims To Get $372M More In Distributions, Feds Announce
Bernie Madoff Ponzi Scheme Victims To Get $372M More In Distributions, Feds Announce Thousands of Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme victims will be receiving their portions of the latest distribution of more than $370 million. US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams announced that the Madoff Victim Fund will be distributing approximately $372 million to 40,000 victims worldwide who were involved in the fraud scheme. Earlier Report: Madoff Ponzi Scheme Victims To Get Nearly $500M More In Distributions To date, approximately $4 billion has been distributed to Madoff’s victims. Williams said that this eighth payment will bring the victims’ total re…

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Police & Fire
Man In Vehicle Wanted In Shooting Incident Apprehended After Pursuit In Northern Westchester Man In Vehicle Wanted In Shooting Incident Apprehended After Pursuit In Northern Westchester
Man In Vehicle Wanted In Shooting Incident Apprehended After Pursuit In Northern Westchester A man wanted by the NYPD for a shooting incident is facing charges after allegedly leading police on a highway chase through the region. The incident began at around 4:40 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26 in Northern Westchester, when Yorktown Police spotted the suspect’s vehicle heading northbound on the Taconic State Parkway. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver ignored their commands and continued heading north before exiting at Bryant Pond Road, police said. After exiting the highway, the driver proceeded through a gas station near the exit and then got back on the northbound par…

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Missing 14-Year-Olds From Hudson Valley Found Missing 14-Year-Olds From Hudson Valley Found
Missing 14-Year-Olds From Hudson Valley Found Update: Two teenagers who were reported missing in the Hudson Valley have been found. Ulster County residents Zachary Hull and Giana St. Hilaire, both 14 years old, had last been seen between 4:30 and 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, at Rondout Valley High School in Accord, the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office said. A passerby spotted the teens Wednesday evening, Sept. 28, as they walked along Berme Road in the Town of Marbletown and called 911.  Both teens were in good health and were returned home by deputies, police said. No further information was released. Original report: P…

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Police & Fire
Waitress In Capital Region Steals Diner's Credit Card, Charges Over $1K, Police Say Waitress In Capital Region Steals Diner's Credit Card, Charges Over $1K, Police Say
Waitress In Capital Region Steals Diner's Credit Card, Charges Over $1K, Police Say A waitress in the Capital Region is facing charges for allegedly stealing a customer’s credit card and then going on a shopping spree. State police in Rensselaer County were called Thursday, Sept. 22, with reports that someone had made over $1,500 in unauthorized charges to the victim’s credit card. Investigators determined that the culprit was 26-year-old Kimberly Gibson, of Castleton-on-Hudson, who works as a waitress at the Schodack Diner, located on Highway 9 in Schodack.  The victim had recently visited the diner and used the same credit card to pay for hear meal, police said. …

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Drunk Long Island Man With 3 Kids In Car Accused In Hit-Run Crash, Police Say Drunk Long Island Man With 3 Kids In Car Accused In Hit-Run Crash, Police Say
Drunk Long Island Man With 3 Kids In Car Accused In Hit-Run Crash, Police Say A Long Island man was driving drunk with three young kids in the vehicle when he crashed into a parked car and then fled the scene, authorities said. Nassau County Police were called at around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, with reports of a car crash in New Cassel, near Elton Street and Anna Avenue. Officers determined that Eyler Ortiz Alvarado, of Westbury, was driving a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck when he struck an empty parked vehicle before fleeing the scene, police said. He was found a short time later near Grand and Union avenues. Officers also discovered three kids in the vehic…

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Politics
Brand-New Poll Shows How Hochul-Zeldin Race Looks As NY Gubernatorial Election Nears Brand-New Poll Shows How Hochul-Zeldin Race Looks As NY Gubernatorial Election Nears
Brand-New Poll Shows How Hochul-Zeldin Race Looks As NY Gubernatorial Election Nears With a little over one month until New Yorkers choose their next governor, new polling shows that Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul continues to be the favorite over her Republican opponent, Congressman Lee Zeldin. Hochul holds a 17-point lead over Zeldin, 54 to 37 percent, according to a new Siena College poll.  That’s up slightly from 53 to 39 percent in August 2022. Debate Over Debates: Zeldin Rips Hochul's Offer Of Single Matchup Before Gubernatorial Election Among their parties, Hochul garnered support from 81 percent of Democrats while 77 percent of Republicans backed Zeldin. Howev…

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Police & Fire
Headless Body Found In Travel Trunk Decades Ago In Hudson Valley ID'd As Woman Reported Missing Headless Body Found In Travel Trunk Decades Ago In Hudson Valley ID'd As Woman Reported Missing
Headless Body Found In Travel Trunk Decades Ago In Hudson Valley ID'd As Woman Reported Missing Forty-two years after a New York woman’s mutilated body was found discarded in a travel trunk near a dumpster at a Hudson Valley apartment complex, investigators have finally made a positive identification. New York State Police identified the victim as Anna L. Papalardo-Blake, of New York City. She was 44 years old at the time. Papalardo-Blake’s headless body was discovered in Dutchess County in March 1980 at the Hudson View Apartments in the town of Fishkill. Both of her hands had also been removed, according to police. The Dutchess County Medical Examiner concluded that she had been ki…

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