Michael Mashburn

Reporter

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Michael joined Daily Voice in April 2022, reporting on breaking news and community stories across New York’s Capital Region, Hudson Valley, and Long Island. His coverage ranges from major incidents and investigations to human-interest features, with a focus on clear, accurate reporting that connects readers with the stories shaping their communities.

Prior to joining Daily Voice, he worked in radio news, reporting and anchoring for ABC affiliate KTAR in Phoenix and delivering news and traffic reports for KOMO in Seattle through iHeartMedia. He has also written and anchored national news content distributed to radio stations across the country through NBC News Radio.

Michael earned a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Arizona State University in May 2014.

Michael Mashburn's Contributions

National Interest
White House Taunts Rosie O’Donnell Over Ireland Move: ‘They Can Keep Her!’ White House Taunts Rosie O’Donnell Over Ireland Move: ‘They Can Keep Her!’
White House Taunts Rosie O’Donnell Over Ireland Move: ‘They Can Keep Her!’ The White House is publicly mocking Long Island native Rosie O’Donnell after a Washington Post profile detailed her decision to move to Ireland following President Donald Trump’s re-election. The Post’s feature, published Saturday, Dec. 6, examined the 63-year-old actress’ "life in exile" overseas and her efforts to avoid consuming news about Trump.  The article included an anecdote in which O’Donnell told her therapist she would stop posting about the president for two days — a promise she admitted lasted only hours before she reacted to Trump telling a Bloomberg reporter to “be quiet…

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by Michael Mashburn
Huntington, NY
Breaking News
Driver Flees After Hit-Run Totals Kidney Recipient's Car In Smithtown, Cops Say Driver Flees After Hit-Run Totals Kidney Recipient's Car In Smithtown, Cops Say
Driver Flees After Hit-Run Totals Kidney Recipient's Car In Smithtown, Cops Say Police are searching for a woman suspected of fleeing a head-on crash on Long Island that left a 68-year-old kidney transplant recipient without the vehicle he depends on. The collision happened around 5:50 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26 – the day before Thanksgiving – on Park Avenue in Huntington, according to Suffolk County Police. Investigators determined that a woman was driving northbound on Park Avenue when she struck a Toyota van heading southbound. The woman briefly sat in her car after the impact before backing up and speeding away, police said. The Toyota’s driver, identified by ABC7 as…

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by Michael Mashburn
National Interest
Victim Begged For Help As Ex's New Beau Murdered Him At Stony Brook Yacht Club: DA Victim Begged For Help As Ex's New Beau Murdered Him At Stony Brook Yacht Club: DA
Victim Begged For Help As Ex's New Beau Murdered Him At Stony Brook Yacht Club: DA A North Carolina couple has been indicted in the brutal stabbing death of a man found in the parking lot of the Stony Brook Yacht Club earlier this month. Victor Panebianco, 32, and Kacy Corso, 33, both of King, North Carolina, were indicted by a Suffolk County grand jury for second-degree murder in the death of 52-year-old Christopher Millwater. Officers were called to the waterfront lot on Shore Road around 3:45 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 10, after a fisherman reported finding an unconscious man on the ground, according to Suffolk County Police. They found Millwater suffering from two stab wo…

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by Michael Mashburn
National Interest
LI Teen’s Killing Spurs Memorial Tree, Annual Dance Sponsorship: ‘More Than A Tragic Statistic' LI Teen’s Killing Spurs Memorial Tree, Annual Dance Sponsorship: ‘More Than A Tragic Statistic'
LI Teen’s Killing Spurs Memorial Tree, Annual Dance Sponsorship: ‘More Than A Tragic Statistic' A national youth advocacy foundation is honoring the life and legacy of 18-year-old Emily Finn with a permanent memorial and a new annual sponsorship for aspiring dancers, weeks after the Long Island college freshman was killed in what prosecutors called an execution-style shooting. The Youth Peace and Justice Foundation — also known as The Uvalde Foundation For Kids — announced the expanded tribute this week, describing it as a way to turn grief into meaningful action in Finn’s name. As part of its national Trees for Peace initiative, the foundation will plant a memorial tree for Finn in t…

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by Michael Mashburn & Jillian Pikora
National Interest
Death Of Mom, Special Needs Son In Smithtown Fire Inspires Fundraiser Honoring First Responders Death Of Mom, Special Needs Son In Smithtown Fire Inspires Fundraiser Honoring First Responders
Death Of Mom, Special Needs Son In Smithtown Fire Inspires Fundraiser Honoring First Responders A Long Island mother and her special needs son who died in a house fire are being remembered for their kindness, courage, and the love they shared. Christine Lehmann, 52, and her son, Nicholas, 25, were killed when flames tore through their Smithtown home on Fifty Acres Road around 3:15 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, as Daily Voice reported. A third resident, 91-year-old Ronald Montagna, was rescued from the burning house and taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with smoke inhalation and burns, according to Suffolk County Police. Multiple 911 callers reported the home engulfed in flames, prompt…

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by Michael Mashburn & Jillian Pikora
National Interest
Nassau Exec Bruce Blakeman Launching NY Governor Bid, Setting Up MAGA Showdown: Report Nassau Exec Bruce Blakeman Launching NY Governor Bid, Setting Up MAGA Showdown: Report
Nassau Exec Bruce Blakeman Launching NY Governor Bid, Setting Up Maga Showdown: Report Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is preparing to launch a campaign for New York governor, POLITICO reports. The announcement is expected as early as Tuesday, Dec. 9, setting up a high-profile Republican primary against Rep. Elise Stefanik, according to the outlet. Blakeman, a longtime President Donald Trump ally who won reelection last month, has said Trump has not discouraged him from pursuing statewide office. When asked Monday about Blakeman and Stefanik, Trump told reporters, “He’s great and she’s great. They’re both great people.” Hochul responded to the prospect of a Republican…

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by Michael Mashburn
National Interest
Suspect In 1997 Murders Of LI Army Vet, Toddler Daughter Arrested In Florida: Report Suspect In 1997 Murders Of LI Army Vet, Toddler Daughter Arrested In Florida: Report
Suspect In 1997 Murders Of LI Army Vet, Toddler Daughter Arrested In Florida: Report Nearly 30 years after an Army veteran single mother and her toddler daughter were found murdered on Long Island, a suspect is in custody, ABC News reports. Andrew Dykes, 66, was arraigned in a Florida courtroom Wednesday, Dec. 3, on two counts of murder in the deaths of Tanya Denise Jackson and her daughter, Tatiana Marie Dykes, according to the outlet. Dykes is the child’s father. The charges stem from a warrant issued out of Nassau County, law enforcement sources told ABC News. Cold Case Background Jackson, 26, was found dismembered in June 1997 at Hempstead Lake State Park in Lakeview…

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by Michael Mashburn
National Interest
'Wall Of Fire' Kills 2 UAlbany Grads Trapped In Fast-Moving Albany Blaze 'Wall Of Fire' Kills 2 UAlbany Grads Trapped In Fast-Moving Albany Blaze
'Wall Of Fire' Kills 2 UAlbany Grads Trapped In Fast-Moving Albany Blaze Two University at Albany alumni have died from injuries suffered in a fast-moving house fire in Albany. Emergency crews responded to a home in the city’s Pine Hills neighborhood, on Western Avenue near Quail Street, for a fire with several people trapped inside around 11:50 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, as Daily Voice previously reported. Arriving firefighters found the two-story structure fully engulfed in flames that eventually spread to a neighboring home, Albany Fire officials said. Several people were trapped inside. Four adults were pulled from the building and treated on scene by Albany Fi…

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by Michael Mashburn
Lynbrook-East Rockaway, NY
Breaking News
Camera Catches Health Aide Injuring 96-Year-Old Woman, Skipping 911 Call In Lawrence: Police Camera Catches Health Aide Injuring 96-Year-Old Woman, Skipping 911 Call In Lawrence: Police
Camera Catches Health Aide Injuring 96-Year-Old Woman, Skipping 911 Call In Lawrence: Police A home health aide is accused of injuring a 96-year-old woman on Long Island and then failing to seek medical help. Nassau County Police responded to a Lawrence residence around 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, when a nighttime aide arrived at the victim’s home and noticed a fresh laceration on the woman, who was also complaining of severe leg pain. The aide contacted the victim’s legal guardian and called 911. Responding officers took the woman to a local hospital, where doctors found she had a broken femur, police said. The legal guardian reviewed interior home-camera footage and saw the victim fa…

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by Michael Mashburn
National Interest
Strike 2: Grand Jury Rejects New Case Against NY AG James After Earlier Indictment Tossed Strike 2: Grand Jury Rejects New Case Against NY AG James After Earlier Indictment Tossed
Strike 2: Grand Jury Rejects New Case Against NY AG James After Earlier Indictment Tossed A federal grand jury has declined to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James after prosecutors attempted to revive a criminal case that was thrown out last month, NBC News reports. The Justice Department presented a new case against James to a grand jury in Norfolk, Virginia, on Thursday, Dec. 4. It came less than two weeks after a federal judge dismissed the original indictment because the prosecutor who brought it had been unlawfully appointed, as Daily Voice reported. James, who has denied wrongdoing, had previously been charged with bank fraud and making false statements to a fin…

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