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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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Jury Convicts 23-Year-Old For Murder Of Former Football Standout Inside Capital Region Home Jury Convicts 23-Year-Old For Murder Of Former Football Standout Inside Capital Region Home
Jury Convicts 23-Year-Old For Murder Of Former Football Standout Inside Capital Region Home More than two years after a former high school football standout was gunned down inside his home in the region, one of the men responsible has been convicted of murder. Kyle Hutchinson, age 23, of Schenectady, was found guilty of second-degree murder and related charges in Rensselaer County Court on Wednesday, Aug. 30, in the killing of 19-year-old Nathanial Miller. Miller was found shot to death inside his Rensselaer County home in Pittstown on June 9, 2021, according to State Police. Hutchinson and two other men, Carlo Lewis and Devin Van Patten, both of Schenectady, were arrested in con…

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Lifestyle
Lucky Duck: $1,000,000 Lottery Prize Claimed By Capital Region Woman Lucky Duck: $1,000,000 Lottery Prize Claimed By Capital Region Woman
Lucky Duck: $1,000,000 Lottery Prize Claimed By Capital Region Woman A woman from the region has claimed a winning lottery prize worth $1 million. Saratoga County resident Patricia Van Buren, of Clifton Park, hit it big on the Powerball drawing held July 5, matching five numbers and clinching the second prize, New York Lottery announced. Van Buren received a lump sum payment of $651,000 after required withholdings. The lucky ticket was purchased in Clifton Park, at the Halfmoon Sunoco on Route 146. New York’s Powerball game generated over $516.8 million in total sales during fiscal year 2022-2023, according to lottery officials. Of that, school districts…

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Alert Issued For Missing 17-Year-Old From Capital Region Alert Issued For Missing 17-Year-Old From Capital Region
Alert Issued For Missing 17-Year-Old From Capital Region Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teenager from the region. Fulton County resident Harmmony Lamont, age 17, of Johnstown, was reported missing Wednesday, Aug. 30, according to police. Investigators said she may be Johnstown or Gloversville. No other details were made available. Anyone with information in the case is asked to contact the Johnstown Police Department at 518-736-4021. Share this story by clicking the Facebook icon below. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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Police & Fire
Arson: 27-Year-Old Disables Alarm Before Setting Fire To Capital Region Apartment, Police Say Arson: 27-Year-Old Disables Alarm Before Setting Fire To Capital Region Apartment, Police Say
Arson: 27-Year-Old Disables Alarm Before Setting Fire To Capital Region Apartment, Police Say A 27-year-old man is accused of setting fire to an apartment complex in the region. Firefighters in Saratoga County were called at around 2:20 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29, for a structure fire in Ballston on Dominic Drive, according to New York State Police. Members of the Ballston Spa Fire Department isolated and extinguished the fire, and determined it was suspicious. There were no reports of injuries. Several additional agencies responded, including the Saratoga County Office of Emergency Management, and concluded that the fire had been intentionally set by David Fink inside his apartment uni…

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Capital Region Man Sexually Abuses Children, Sends Victims Pornography, Police Say Capital Region Man Sexually Abuses Children, Sends Victims Pornography, Police Say
Capital Region Man Sexually Abuses Children, Sends Victims Pornography, Police Say A man from the region is charged with multiple sex crimes after allegedly abusing two young children and sending them pornography. Rensselaer County resident Daniel Landfear, age 34, of Troy, was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 29, by New York State Police. According to investigators, Landfear had sexual contact with a 10-year-old child and forcibly touched a 16-year-old. Both incidents reportedly occurred in Troy. Leandfear’s arrest came months after he was taken into custody in June 2023 for allegedly sending sexual images to a minor. Troopers with the New York State Police Internet Crimes Agai…

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Hudson Valley Man Sexually Abuses 12-Year-Old, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Sexually Abuses 12-Year-Old, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Sexually Abuses 12-Year-Old, Police Say A 34-year-old man from the region is accused of sexually abusing a young child. Orange County resident Josh Horner, of Walden, was arrested Monday, Aug. 28, by New York State Police. According to troopers, Child Protective Services were tipped off that Horner was sexually abusing a 12-year-old child. A follow-up investigation reportedly confirmed the abuse. Walden is charged with felony and sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor. Following his arraignment, he was ordered held at the Orange County jail on $5,000 bail. Horner is scheduled to appear back in court…

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Bank Robbery Injuring Teller: 29-Year-Old Admits To Armed Heists At Capital Region Branches Bank Robbery Injuring Teller: 29-Year-Old Admits To Armed Heists At Capital Region Branches
Bank Robbery Injuring Teller: 29-Year-Old Admits To Armed Heists At Capital Region Branches A 29-year-old man is facing years in federal prison after admitting his role in two armed bank robberies in the region, one of which injured an employee. Capital Region resident Ulysses Wall, of Rensselaer, pleaded guilty to multiple charges in Albany federal court on Monday, Aug. 21. According to the US Attorney’s Office in the Northern District, Walls and co-defendant Christopher Cohn robbed two banks in Albany and North Greenbush in February 2019. They first hit an Albany Trustco Bank on Feb. 6, 2019, where Cohn told Walls he was about to “go do this,” meaning rob the bank, prosecutors…

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Man Smokes Cigar After Fatally Beating, Urinating On Roommate At Long Island Home: DA Man Smokes Cigar After Fatally Beating, Urinating On Roommate At Long Island Home: DA
Man Smokes Cigar After Fatally Beating, Urinating On Roommate At Long Island Home: DA A 46-year-old man has been formally charged with murder for allegedly beating his roommate to death outside their Long Island home. Felix Martinez, of Port Jefferson Station, was indicted on second-degree murder and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Aug. 29, in the death of Richard Shields. According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, the two got into an argument in front of their Port Jefferson Station home, located on Jarvin Road, shortly after noon on Friday, Aug. 4. Surveillance footage from a neighbor’s home shows that Martinez confronted Shields, age 56, as the vic…

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Teacher Sexually Abuses Underage Student At School On Long Island, Police Say Teacher Sexually Abuses Underage Student At School On Long Island, Police Say
Teacher Sexually Abuses Underage Student At School On Long Island, Police Say A teacher at a Long Island school is accused of sexually abusing an underage student. William Sperl, age 60, of Deer Park, was arrested at the Eastern Suffolk BOCES campus in Bellport on Tuesday, Aug. 29, according to Suffolk County Police. Investigators said Sperl engaged in a sexual relationship with a female student at the school’s Riverhead campus, where he works as an audio production teacher, in 2020. The student was a minor at the time of the alleged relationship, police said. Sperl is charged with four counts of third-degree rape and seven counts of third-degree criminal sex act, …

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Gilgo Beach Murders: Police Investigating Possible Link Between Alleged Killer, Missing Woman Gilgo Beach Murders: Police Investigating Possible Link Between Alleged Killer, Missing Woman
Gilgo Beach Murders: Police Investigating Possible Link Between Alleged Killer, Missing Woman Authorities are investigating a possible connection between Gilgo Beach murder suspect Rex Heuermann and the disappearance of a South Carolina woman around six years ago. Julia Ann Bean was last seen in Sumter County, South Carolina on May 31, 2017. Her daughter reported her missing nearly six months later. On Sunday, Aug. 20, someone claiming to be Bean’s friend contacted the sheriff’s office and claimed to have information in the case, the agency announced on Facebook. Earlier Report: Gilgo Beach Murders: Pizza Crust Helped Nab Suspect Who Allegedly Taunted Victim's Family The perso…

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