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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. 

Michael Mashburn's Contributions

Business
Popular Anchor/Reporter Leanne DeRosa Leaving WRGB CBS6 Albany Popular Anchor/Reporter Leanne DeRosa Leaving WRGB CBS6 Albany
Popular Anchor/Reporter Leanne DeRosa Leaving Wrgb CBS6 Albany After covering the Capital District for nearly five years, CBS6 reporter and anchor Leanne DeRosa is saying goodbye to TV news. In a Facebook post Wednesday, June 1, DeRosa said she had accepted another opportunity that fell into her lap and felt right. “It’s a bittersweet move," DeRosa said. “I’m SO THANKFUL for the opportunity to work at the first TV station in the country, with extremely talented coworkers, and I’m thankful to have met so many great people and tell great stories across the beautiful Capital Region!” A native of northern New Jersey, DeRosa joined the CBS6 team in August…

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911 Dispatcher Who Hung Up On Supermarket Employee During Buffalo Mass Shooting Fired 911 Dispatcher Who Hung Up On Supermarket Employee During Buffalo Mass Shooting Fired
911 Dispatcher Who Hung Up On Supermarket Employee During Buffalo Mass Shooting Fired A 911 dispatcher who hung up on a frightened Tops employee during the mass shooting in Buffalo has been fired. Erie County spokesperson Daniel Meyer told Daily Voice the dispatcher, who worked for the county’s Department of Personnel, was “discharged from employment” Thursday, June 2, following an internal investigation. The dispatcher was placed on paid administrative leave two days after the May 14 shooting after an assistant manager at the store told The Buffalo News the dispatcher yelled at her and then hung up because she was whispering while hiding under the customer service counter.…

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Suspect Sought After Man Fatally Shot In Capital District On 21st Birthday Suspect Sought After Man Fatally Shot In Capital District On 21st Birthday
Suspect Sought After Man Fatally Shot In Capital District On 21st Birthday Police in the Capital District are asking for the public's help identifying a man who may be connected to the fatal shooting of a man on his 21st birthday. Treavine Tate, of the Bronx, was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at around 11:30 p.m. Monday, May 30, near State and Hulett streets in Schenectady, according to police. He was later pronounced dead at Ellis Hospital. Police are still working to determine what led up to the shooting and have released surveillance footage of a possible suspect. Anyone who recognizes the individual is asked to contact Schenectady Police at 51…

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Woman Charged After 2-Year-Old Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center With Serious Injuries Woman Charged After 2-Year-Old Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center With Serious Injuries
Woman Charged After 2-Year-Old Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center With Serious Injuries A woman from the region is facing criminal charges after a toddler was found bleeding in a bathroom. In Sullivan County, Village of Liberty Police were called to a home at around 6 p.m. Sunday, May 29, with reports of a two-year-old child bleeding uncontrollably from his leg, according to police. When officers arrived, they found the boy suffering from two large lacerations to his leg and immediately began applying pressure to try and stop the bleeding, police said. The boy was initially taken to a hospital in Sullivan County before being transferred to Westchester Medical Center for emerg…

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Two Dead After Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak In NYC, With 24 Confirmed Cases Two Dead After Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak In NYC, With 24 Confirmed Cases
Two Dead After Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak In NYC, With 24 Confirmed Cases Two deaths have been linked to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City. The Health Department gave an update Wednesday, June 1, on its investigation into a community cluster of the illness in the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx. Twenty-four people have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease in the area since Tuesday, May 3, according to health officials. Four people are hospitalized. The two individuals who died were both over the age of 50 and had risk factors for severe disease, health officials said. Legionnaires’ disease is a type of pneumonia caused by the bac…

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Real Estate
Albany Among 'Juiced Up' Areas Likely To See Home Prices Decline, New Report Says Albany Among 'Juiced Up' Areas Likely To See Home Prices Decline, New Report Says
Albany Among 'Juiced Up' Areas Likely To See Home Prices Decline, New Report Says The Albany area is among the US housing markets that are most likely to see home prices decline as the COVID-19 pandemic housing boom comes to an end, Fortune Magazine reports. Analysts told the outlet that US home prices are now priced ahead of what incomes can support, with the overvaluation varying greatly by market. A market risk assessment found that of roughly 400 metropolitan statistical areas, 67.9 percent were deemed overvalued, Fortune reports. That’s up from 64.7 percent in April. Analysts told the outlet that only 24.5 percent of US housing markets are considered “…

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Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Busted In Stolen Car With Loaded Handgun In Capital District, Police Say 16-Year-Old Busted In Stolen Car With Loaded Handgun In Capital District, Police Say
16-Year-Old Busted In Stolen Car With Loaded Handgun In Capital District, Police Say A teenager from the Capital District is behind bars after he was allegedly caught driving a stolen car with a loaded handgun. Albany Police said they tried stopping the driver near First and Judson streets at around 8:30 p.m. Monday, May 20, but he refused to stop. When the officer activated their emergency lights, the teen reportedly drove north on Judson Street at a high rate of speed before striking several cars near Livingston Avenue. At that point, the driver took off on foot, police said. Officers were able to catch up and arrest the suspect, who was identified as a 16-year-old boy…

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Obituaries
Longtime Capital District Police Detective Who Died At 90 Remembered As Role Model Longtime Capital District Police Detective Who Died At 90 Remembered As Role Model
Longtime Capital District Police Detective Who Died At 90 Remembered As Role Model A retired police detective from the Capital District who died at the age of 90 is being remembered as a great role model. Lifelong Rensselaer County resident James “Jimmy” Mantello, of Troy, died suddenly at Albany Medical Center on Saturday, May 28, according to his obituary. Mantello retired from the Troy Police Department in 1997 after serving 31 years, according to the Troy Police Benevolent and Protective Association (PBA), of which he was a member.  “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Detective Mantello during this hard time,” the PBA said in a Facebook…

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Police & Fire
Crews Battle Pair Of Two-Alarm Residential Fires In Capital District In 36 Hours Crews Battle Pair Of Two-Alarm Residential Fires In Capital District In 36 Hours
Crews Battle Pair Of Two-Alarm Residential Fires In Capital District In 36 Hours Fire crews battled two separate residential fires in the Capital District in a span of 36 hours. The two-alarm fires broke out in Schenectady, according to the city’s fire department. Crews were called to a home near Second Avenue and Sunset Street early Wednesday morning, June 1, with reports of a house on fire. Firefighters had it under control within an hour, officials said. Nobody inside the home was injured, but two firefighters suffered minor injuries. They were taken to Ellis Hospital for treatment and released, according to fire officials. That fire came just a day and a half aft…

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Black Bear Removed From Tree In Capital District Park Black Bear Removed From Tree In Capital District Park
Black Bear Removed From Tree In Capital District Park Authorities removed a black bear that climbed up a tree in a Capital District park Tuesday, May 31. The bear was first spotted wandering in Albany through Washington Park, near State Street and Sprague Place, at around 5:30 a.m., according to Albany Police spokesperson Steve Smith. Officers eventually spotted the animal in a tree, prompting the closure of State Street from Sprague Place to Henry Johnson Boulevard, Smith said. The bear remains in a tree on State Street and has even taken some time to take a snooze. @NYSDEC Police is on scene and are working to safely remove the bear. T…

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