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Nicole Acosta

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Nicole is a 4-time New York Press Association award-winning writer from The Bronx, New York. She graduated in 2019, with a bachelor's degree in Media Studies and Journalism from Mercy College.

Her passion for community storytelling blossomed during her time as the Managing Editor of her college publication, The Impact, where she covered local news in Westchester County. She’s experienced in all verticals of media. She loves to create engaging and unique content whether it’s through social media, copywriting, digital marketing, or public relations projects.

Nicole was a reporter at Daily Voice and covered Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania.

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Police & Fire

6 Injured In School Van Crash In Bucks County: Police Six people were injured in a crash involving a school van and a pickup truck Wednesday, March 23, authorities in Bucks County confirmed. The two vehicles collided at the intersection of Allentown Road and Grant Road in Milford Township around 9:30 a.m., 6abc reports. The school van driver and their five passengers were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, PA State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky confirmed to Daily Voice. The pickup truck driver was not injured, the trooper added. Members of the Milford Township Fire Company were on the scene for about 90 minut…

by Nicole Acosta

03/23/2022

Police & Fire

PA Dad Wanted In Fentanyl-Related Death Of Infant Son Surrenders Police have arrested a 25-year-old Pennsylvania dad wanted in the fentanyl-related death of his infant son, they said. Daniel Howarth was remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility in lieu of $10 million bail, Bensalem police said on Wednesday, March 23. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Thursday, March 17. Felicity Westmoreland, the four-month-old baby's mother, and his grandmother, Donna Westmoreland, have also been charged in the case, authorities previously said. Bensalem police officers responding to a report of an infant in cardiac arrest found the baby unresponsive…

by Nicole Acosta

03/23/2022

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PA Principal Used $25K In School Funds To Pay Rent, Vacation Hotel Stays, More, DA Says A 56-year-old catholic school principal in Pennsylvania stole thousands of school funds to pay for his house, vacation hotel stays, and other personal expenses, authorities said. John C. McGrath, of East Norriton, spent more than $25,000 on personal expenses on the school-issued credit card provided by Our Lady of Mercy Regional Catholic School in Maple Glen, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said in a joint release. An official with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia contacted Upper Dublin police on Nov. 4, 2021, informing them of an internal investigation that suggeste…

by Nicole Acosta

03/23/2022

Police & Fire

Fingerprint Helps ID Man Accused Of Raping Teen Girl Walking To School In Reading A fingerprint was key in identifying and arresting a man who is now charged with the rape of a teenage girl at knifepoint in Reading, authorities said. The 14-year-old girl told police that she was walking to school on the 1200 block of Hill Road when she was abducted, taken to another location, and sexually assaulted twice, around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16, Reading Police Chief Richard Tornielli said. Thanks in part to a fingerprint, police identified the suspect as 38-year-old Sean Samuels, of Auburn, the chief said. DNA evidence is still pending. He was arrested on Tuesday, …

by Nicole Acosta

03/23/2022

Police & Fire

'Armed And Dangerous' Norristown Gunman Sought By Police Police in Norristown are seeking a man on aggravated assault charges, they announced Wednesday, March 23. Edison Antonio Adames, 24, is wanted in connection with the March 20 shooting at West Marshall Street and George Street, that injured a victim in the stomach and legs, police said. Adames is believed to have used a nine-millimeter handgun in the shooting, which has yet to be found, according to police. He has an active warrant and is considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information on Adames' whereabouts is asked to anonymously contact the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers Toll-Free …

by Nicole Acosta

03/23/2022

Police & Fire

'I'm The Best Drunk Driver Ever:' Says Woman Accused Of Killing PA Troopers, Pedestrian On I-95 Twitter users are slamming the 21-year-old woman accused of killing two Pennsylvania State Police troopers and a pedestrian on I-95 on Monday, March 21, after a tweet about her alleged drunk driving skills surfaced. “If you ask me, I’m the best drunk driver ever,” Jayana Tanae Webb, says in a Jan. 15 tweet. Webb, of Eagleville, was driving the speeding car that struck and killed Trooper Martin F. Mack III, 33, Trooper Branden T. Sisca, 29, and Reyes Rivera Oliveras, 28, of Allentown, near southbound milepost 18 just before 1 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police said. The troopers were trying t…

by Nicole Acosta

03/23/2022

Police & Fire

Authorities ID Pedestrian Killed With PA State Police Troopers On I-95; Driver Charged With DUI A 21-year-old woman has been charged with DUI and third-degree murder, among other offenses, in the I-95 crash in Philadelphia on Monday, March 21 that claimed the lives of two Pennsylvania State Police troopers and a pedestrian, authorities said. Jayana Tanae Webb, of Eagleville, was driving the speeding car that struck and killed Trooper Martin F. Mack III, 33, Trooper Branden T. Sisca, 29, and Reyes Rivera Oliveras, 28, of Allentown, near southbound milepost 18 when the troopers were trying to help Oliveras, who was walking on the highway, into their patrol car just before 1 a.m…

by Nicole Acosta

03/22/2022

Police & Fire

Consequences Coming For PA Constable From NJ Who Lied About His Address: Report An Allentown constable could be removed from his elected position for falsifying his residential address, LehighValleyLive reports. Steven Wiggs, the constable of Allentown's 16th ward since 2016, has been accused of using a neighbor's Allentown address on his election paperwork despite living in Newark, NJ, the outlet says citing Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin. To be certified as an elected constable in the city, you must be a resident. The DA maintains Wiggs moved from his South Woodard Street address two years ago, before being re-elected in November 2021, according to t…

by Nicole Acosta

03/22/2022

Police & Fire

Witnesses Sought In Weekend Bala Cynwyd Shooting Police in Montgomery County are seeking the public's help with any information about a shooting in Bala Cynwyd over the weekend. Nobody was injured when several gunshots were fired in the parking lot of 2 Bala Plaza in the 300 block of East City Avenue around 2:35 p.m Saturday, March 19, Lower Merion police said. Responding officers spotted a black Dodge Durango speeding away from the scene and heading eastbound on I-76, prompting police to initiate a chase, they said. Pennsylvania State Police troopers were able to stop the SUV at the Girard Avenue exit off the highway, they said. …

by Nicole Acosta

03/22/2022

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Maryland Man Sentenced For Kidnapping, Threatening To Kill PA Woman A 32-year-old Maryland man was sentenced to seven to 14 years in prison for violently kidnapping and threatening to kill a Pennsylvania woman two years ago, authorities announced. The 28-year-old Coatesville victim claims that the day of March 7, 2020, was like any other until her friend of 12 years, Adam Hathaway, of Baltimore, went to the house she shared with her 7-year-old daughter, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said. When she asked him to leave, he assaulted and strangled her, even throwing her into a glass mirror, all while her young daughter slept upstairs, the DA said. …

by Nicole Acosta

03/22/2022

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