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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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WHO Issues Warning After Reports Of Fatal Attacks On Monkeys Amid Monkeypox Outbreak WHO Issues Warning After Reports Of Fatal Attacks On Monkeys Amid Monkeypox Outbreak
WHO Issues Warning After Reports Of Fatal Attacks On Monkeys Amid Monkeypox Outbreak As fears grow over the monkeypox outbreak, health officials are reporting an increasing number of violent attacks on monkeys. During an update Tuesday, Aug. 9, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged the public not to attack monkeys following reports that the animals have been poisoned, shot, or otherwise harmed in the weeks since the disease began making headlines. At least 10 marmoset or capuchin monkeys in Brazil were found to be suffering from poisoning or physical harm, according to reports. Seven of them died. Brazilian authorities believe the attacks were carried out over a mispl…

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Silly Goose: NY Woman Ticketed After Illegal 'Pet' Bird Found Caged Silly Goose: NY Woman Ticketed After Illegal 'Pet' Bird Found Caged
Silly Goose: NY Woman Ticketed After Illegal 'Pet' Bird Found Caged A New York woman’s goose is cooked, metaphorically, after she was allegedly caught housing a Canadian Goose in her backyard. Officers with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) on Long Island were contacted on Saturday, July 30, with a complaint from a Nassau County resident claiming their neighbor was keeping a Canadian Goose in a cage. The caller told officers they were concerned that the animal did not have enough room to move around and did not have ample food and water, the department said. When officers arrived at the home, they found the goose in a wire dog cra…

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Police & Fire
20-Year-Old Dies In Apparent Drowning At Beach In Hudson Valley 20-Year-Old Dies In Apparent Drowning At Beach In Hudson Valley
20-Year-Old Dies In Apparent Drowning At Beach In Hudson Valley A young man has died in an apparent drowning in the Hudson Valley. In Orange County, state police were called at around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, with reports of a possible drowning on the Delaware River in Deerpark, near Hook Road Beach. Multiple agencies responded to the scene, including the Town of Deerpark Police and Sparrowbush Fire Department. Related story: Westchester Man Drowns At Bear Mountain State Park Crews eventually found the man underwater. He was taken to Bon Secours community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Authorities identified him as 20-year-old …

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Obituaries
'Life Of The Party': Longtime Special Ed Teacher In Capital District Dies At Age 68 'Life Of The Party': Longtime Special Ed Teacher In Capital District Dies At Age 68
'Life Of The Party': Longtime Special Ed Teacher In Capital District Dies At Age 68 A longtime educator in the Capital District is being remembered for her ability to connect with her students. Joan Murray, of Albany, died Monday, Aug. 1, at the age of 68 following a “courageous battle” with pancreatic cancer, according to her obituary.  Born in Albany on Aug. 25, 1953, to John and Loretta, Murray graduated from Marylrose Academy in 1971 and D’Youville College in Buffalo in 1975, her obituary said. She earned her master’s degree from the College of St. Rose. “Joan was always active - the life of the party,” her memorial said. “She welcomed everyone into her home and had …

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Fugitive MS-13 Member Extradited From El Salvador To Face Murder, Other Charges In NY Fugitive MS-13 Member Extradited From El Salvador To Face Murder, Other Charges In NY
Fugitive MS-13 Member Extradited From El Salvador To Face Murder, Other Charges In NY An MS-13 gang member accused of taking part in the brutal killing of a 20-year-old man on Long Island has been extradited to the United States. Jose Jonathan Guevara-Castro was extradited from El Salvador on Tuesday, Aug. 9, nearly a month after the country’s top court gave the green light, the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District announced. Guevara-Castro, also known as “Suspechoso,” had been detained in El Salvador since August 2020, weeks after he was indicted by a federal grand jury in Central Islip for the murder of Kerin Pineda. The former Freeport High School student’s body …

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Mosquitoes With West Nile Virus Found In Rye Mosquitoes With West Nile Virus Found In Rye
Mosquitoes With West Nile Virus Found In Rye For the first time this year, mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus have been confirmed in Westchester by state health officials. The county's health department announced Wednesday, Aug. 10, that the virus was identified through testing done on a batch of mosquitoes in Rye. The area surrounding the positive mosquito batches are being inspected and catch basins that need it are being treated in order to prevent further mosquito breeding, the department said. Wednesday’s announcement marks the first positive out of 101 batches of mosquitoes that were collected in Westchester County and tested …

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Capital District Man Accused Of Assaulting, Strangling 1-Year-Old Capital District Man Accused Of Assaulting, Strangling 1-Year-Old
Capital District Man Accused Of Assaulting, Strangling 1-Year-Old A Capital District man is facing charges after allegedly becoming so violent with a 1-year-old that he strangled the child. Saratoga County resident William Burden, age 30, of Ballston, was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 9, after someone reported the alleged incident to police. Burden is accused of striking and obstructing the child’s breathing, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office.  Police did not say how Burden and the child are related, only that the child is known to him. Burden was arraigned at the Town of Milton Court on one count of second-degree assault and one count of…

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Suspect Charged In Shooting Death Of 46-Year-Old Outside Of Capital District Bar Suspect Charged In Shooting Death Of 46-Year-Old Outside Of Capital District Bar
Suspect Charged In Shooting Death Of 46-Year-Old Outside Of Capital District Bar More than four months after a 46-year-old man was gunned down outside of a Capital District bar, his accused killer has been caught. With the help of the US Marshals Office, Rensselaer County resident Thaddaeus Steed Jr., age 31, of Troy, was arrested Monday, Aug. 8, for the shooting death of Maurice Miller. Miller, a Troy resident, was found at around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, March 26, outside of the Bradley bar, located on Fourth Street in Troy. He had been shot in the chest and later died at the hospital, police said. Months went by before Troy Police finally linked Steed to the killing. Th…

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Capital District Man Admits To $207K Unemployment Insurance Fraud Capital District Man Admits To $207K Unemployment Insurance Fraud
Capital District Man Admits To $207K Unemployment Insurance Fraud A Capital District man could spend decades in federal prison after admitting to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits. Kahleke Taylor, age 21, of Albany, pleaded guilty to mail fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft charges Tuesday, Aug. 9, in federal court in Albany. Prosecutors said Taylor stole the personal information of other people on social media and then used that information to file false unemployment insurance applications with the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL). On one application, filed in A…

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Serial Sex Offender Nabbed In Area After Assaulting Man With Autism, Police Say Serial Sex Offender Nabbed In Area After Assaulting Man With Autism, Police Say
Serial Sex Offender Nabbed In Area After Assaulting Man With Autism, Police Say A violent sex offender with a history of targeting vulnerable adults has been arrested in the region after allegedly assaulting a man with autism. In Albany County, Watervliet Police arrested 64-year-old Jamal Ali, of Watervliet, on multiple sex crimes following an alleged incident that occurred on Thursday, Aug. 4. Investigators said Ali approached the victim, an adult man with autism, at a bus stop and invited him back to his home to drink alcoholic beverages and watch a movie. Shortly after they arrived at Ali’s Third Avenue home, he sexually assaulted the victim, according to police. …

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