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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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NY Brothers, 19 & 20, Deported Without Warning Despite Pending Legal Status, Attorney Claims NY Brothers, 19 & 20, Deported Without Warning Despite Pending Legal Status, Attorney Claims
NY Brothers, 19 & 20, Deported Without Warning Despite Pending Legal Status, Attorney Claims Two Long Island brothers who spent nearly half their lives in the US were abruptly deported, despite having no criminal record and a pending path to legal residency, their attorney claims. Jose Trejo Lopez, 20, and Josue Trejo Lopez, 19, were deported to El Salvador on Wednesday, May 7, just weeks after a New York Family Court granted them legal guardianship—an important step in their effort to remain in the US legally, their attorney, East Islip immigration lawyer Ala Amoachi, said. The brothers, originally from El Salvador, came to the US in 2016 at ages 10 and 11 with their mother, fleei…

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Sixth Rabid Raccoon Found In Amityville This Year: Here's How To Protect Yourself, Pets Sixth Rabid Raccoon Found In Amityville This Year: Here's How To Protect Yourself, Pets
Sixth Rabid Raccoon Found In Amityville This Year: Here's How To Protect Yourself, Pets Health officials in Suffolk County are urging residents to take precautions after a sixth raccoon tested positive for rabies in the area this year. The raccoon, found dead in Amityville on Saturday, May 10, tested positive for rabies, with results confirmed by New York State Department of Health’s Wadsworth Center. There were no known human or pet exposures linked to this incident, Suffolk County Health Department officials said. It marks the sixth locally acquired case of rabid raccoons in Amityville in 2025. Prior to this year, Suffolk County had not reported a rabid raccoon since 2009. …

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17-Year-Old Girl Dies In Dirt Bike Accident At Capital Region Park 17-Year-Old Girl Dies In Dirt Bike Accident At Capital Region Park
17-Year-Old Girl Dies In Dirt Bike Accident At Capital Region Park A nighttime dirt bike ride ended in tragedy when a 17-year-old girl was fatally injured at a Capital Region park. Schenectady Police officers responded to the city’s Central Park, near Duck Pond Road, for reports of a serious accident involving a dirt bike just before 9 p.m. Friday, May 16. A preliminary investigation found that the victim struck a chain barrier that separates different areas of the park, police said. She suffered critical injuries in the crash. Medics from the Schenectady Fire Department treated her at the scene before rushing her to Ellis Hospital, where she died from h…

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'Dilbert' Author, NY Native Scott Adams Has Months To Live After Same Cancer Diagnosis As Biden 'Dilbert' Author, NY Native Scott Adams Has Months To Live After Same Cancer Diagnosis As Biden
'Dilbert' Author, NY Native Scott Adams Has Months To Live After Same Cancer Diagnosis As Biden Scott Adams, the controversial creator of the comic strip Dilbert, has revealed he is battling terminal cancer and expects to die within months. In an episode of his “Coffee With Scott Adams” podcast on Monday, May 19, the 66-year-old New York native revealed he has the same aggressive form of prostate cancer that former President Joe Biden is facing — but claims he’s had it longer. “I have the same cancer that Joe Biden has,” Adams said in the video. “I also have prostate cancer that has also spread to my bones, but I’ve had it longer than he’s had it – well, longer than he’s admitted havi…

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Drunk Freeport NYPD Cop Flipped Car, Injured 2 In Fiery Crash—Now He’s Heading To Prison Drunk Freeport NYPD Cop Flipped Car, Injured 2 In Fiery Crash—Now He’s Heading To Prison
Drunk Freeport Nypd Cop Flipped Car, Injured 2 In Fiery Crash—Now He’s Heading To Prison A former NYPD detective is headed to prison after admitting he was drunk and speeding when he crashed his car on a Long Island parkway, seriously injuring two women. George Moore, 40, of Freeport, was sentenced to three to six years in prison in Nassau County Court on Monday, May 19, after pleading guilty to aggravated vehicular assault and related charges in connection with the August 2023 incident. Moore was behind the wheel of a Mercedes with a female passenger around 4 a.m. on August 4, 2023, when he slammed into a Jeep Grand Cherokee in the center lane of the Meadowbrook Parkway while…

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Woman Stabbed Ex To Death Outside Bay Shore Train Station, DA Says Woman Stabbed Ex To Death Outside Bay Shore Train Station, DA Says
Woman Stabbed Ex To Death Outside Bay Shore Train Station, DA Says A woman was captured on surveillance video stabbing her ex-boyfriend to death outside a Long Island train station, prosecutors said. Nikeya Barker, 44, of Bay Shore, was arraigned on murder charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, May 19, in the killing of 47-year-old Shurvell Rush, of Central Islip. The fatal stabbing happened around 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, when Suffolk County Police responded to Railroad Plaza and found Rush with a stab wound to the chest. He was taken to South Shore University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, as Daily Voice reported. Surveillance video fr…

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‘He Wanted A Boy’: Husband Who Murdered Pregnant Wife, Attacked 2 Daughters In NY Gets Decades ‘He Wanted A Boy’: Husband Who Murdered Pregnant Wife, Attacked 2 Daughters In NY Gets Decades
‘He Wanted A Boy’: Husband Who Murdered Pregnant Wife, Attacked 2 Daughters In NY Gets Decades A New York man who admitted to brutally stabbing his pregnant wife to death and severely injuring their two young daughters will spend the next three decades behind bars. Drew Garnier, 33, was sentenced to 30 years in prison in Delaware County Court on Tuesday, May 13, for the death of his 29-year-old wife Samantha. The September 4, 2024, attack occurred inside the family’s home on Houck Road in Masonville. Garnier repeatedly stabbed Samantha and the children, according to prosecutors. Samantha died while the two young girls, though gravely injured, survived the attack. While reading his …

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Video Shows Moment Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder Ben Cohen Is Hauled Out Of Senate Over Gaza Protest Video Shows Moment Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder Ben Cohen Is Hauled Out Of Senate Over Gaza Protest
Video Shows Moment Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder Ben Cohen Is Hauled Out Of Senate Over Gaza Protest Dramatic video shows the moment Ben & Jerry’s co-founder and Long Island native Ben Cohen was escorted out of a US Senate hearing while protesting Congress’ role in the Israel-Hamas war. The 74-year-old Cohen was arrested Wednesday, May 14, after joining several protesters in interrupting a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing that featured testimony from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Capitol Police said Cohen and the others were charged with “crowding, obstructing, or incommoding,” a misdemeanor offense related to illegal protesting…

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School Of Horror: Hochul To Apologize For NY’s Role In Native Child Abuse At Notorious Site School Of Horror: Hochul To Apologize For NY’s Role In Native Child Abuse At Notorious Site
School Of Horror: Hochul To Apologize For NY’s Role In Native Child Abuse At Notorious Site New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is gearing up to formally acknowledge a painful chapter in the state's history. Hochul is planning a historic visit to Seneca Nation Territory to apologize for the state’s role in the abuses carried out at the Thomas Indian School. In a joint statement, the governor and Seneca Nation President JC Seneca called it a pivotal moment in the long road to healing for Indigenous communities affected by the state-run boarding school system. The visit, scheduled for Tuesday, May 20, on the Seneca Nation’s Cattaraugus Territory will mark the first time a sitting…

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Chloroform Sex Game Killing Elvis Impersonator Amounts To Manslaughter By Milton Man: Jury Chloroform Sex Game Killing Elvis Impersonator Amounts To Manslaughter By Milton Man: Jury
Chloroform Sex Game Killing Elvis Impersonator Amounts To Manslaughter By Milton Man: Jury A dangerous sexual roleplay session that claimed the life of a beloved Elvis impersonator has landed a New York chiropractor a manslaughter conviction. Ronald Rayher, 69, was also found guilty of evidence tampering by a Saratoga County jury after just a few hours of deliberations on Friday, May 16, in the 2024 death of Thomas Krider. Krider, a well-known Elvis tribute artist who performed under the stage name TJ Greene, was found dead inside Rayher’s Milton home on April 9, 2024, as Daily Voice reported.  The two men had a long-standing relationship, and both the prosecution and defen…

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