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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

Know This CAR? Mail Thief At Large In Lehigh County, Police Say Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a vehicle involved in a string of mail thefts throughout Lehigh County. Troopers were called to a report of two men in a maroon sedan who were seen stealing mail from a mailbox on the 5100 block of Arrowhead Drive in North Whitehall Township around 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30, Pennsylvania State Police said. About an hour later, police were called to the 7900 block of Saegersville Road in Heidelberg Township on the same report involving the same alleged suspects in a maroon car, they said. "Residents in the area who believe they may be a vict…

by Nicole Acosta

08/30/2022

Police & Fire

Duo Rummaging Through MontCo Cars Busted With Pot: Police Two people caught rummaging through vehicles in Montgomery County were also busted with marijuana, authorities said. Officers were on patrol in the 3900 block of Shelley Drive when they saw two people with flashlights near the driveway of a home around 4:05 a.m. on July 1m, Lower Moreland police said. After also hearing two car doors close, the officers kept an eye on the suspects, who were then seen walking away from the driveway and into a gray Hyundai Elantra with a heavy tint, they said. The vehicle was registered to Jaliel A. Johnson, 24, of Philadelphia, police learned. Officers sto…

by Nicole Acosta

08/30/2022

Police & Fire

Family Displaced After Fire Breaks Out In Pottstown Home: Report Firefighters helped knock down a Monday, Aug. 29 blaze that broke out in a Pottstown home, displacing a family, WFMZ reports. A resident was able to stop the fire from spreading by shutting a bedroom door inside the house on the 1200 block of Maple Street around 10:40 p.m., the outlet says. The family of four is reportedly staying elsewhere. Click here for more from WFMZ.

by Nicole Acosta

08/30/2022

Police & Fire

Alcohol Thought To Be Factor In Crash That Killed Driver With No Headlights In Bucks Co.: PD Alcohol was believed to have played a factor in a crash that killed a driver in Bucks County, authorities said. An unidentified man was traveling on the 800 block of Trenton Road in a vehicle with its headlights off when he struck another vehicle that was backing into a driveway around 10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27, Falls Township police said. The first driver was taken to Jefferson Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The second driver was left with minor injuries. "Alcohol use by the deceased operator is believed to be a factor in causation," police said on Facebook. …

by Nicole Acosta

08/29/2022

Police & Fire

Man Tries To Grab Cop's Gun During Arrest In Allentown, Police Say Two alleged gunmen are behind bars after one allegedly tried to grab a police officer's gun during an arrest in Allentown. Officers responded to a report of shots fired at a business on the 1700 block of Union Boulevard around 10:30 a.m. on Sun. Aug. 28, Allentown police said. There, officers saw that multiple shots had been fired at the business, causing damage to the building, they said. An investigation led officers to a house on the 200 block of South Carlisle Street, where they say two suspects were living. As police tried to arrest the pair, one of the men fought the officers and tr…

by Nicole Acosta

08/29/2022

Police & Fire

PA EMT Who Took Sexually Explicit Photo Of Woman In Ambulance May Have More Victims, Police Say It appears that the Delaware County EMT arrested on charges of indecently assaulting a woman in an ambulance also worked for other medical providers, leading authorities to believe he may have more victims. Kevin H. Pressley, 24, is accused of exposing the semi-conscious woman's breasts and taking photos of her as he was with her in the back of an ambulance around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25 on the 4800 block of Edgmont Avenue in Brookhaven, local police said. The victim was being treated at a medical facility in Brookhaven when 911 was called. She was then taken to an area hospital in an a…

by Nicole Acosta

08/29/2022

Police & Fire

Threat By Ex-Student Prompts Increased Security Presence At Lehigh University A threat made by a former student prompted an increased security presence at Lehigh University, authorities said. University police officers were notified around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28 about the threat, which was directed at a group of current students, the school announced just before noon Monday, Aug. 29. Muhamad Diop was later identified as the former student who made the threat, authorities said. He was in New York City, but police had no idea where he was as of Monday morning. Now, they're asking for the public's help in locating him. "There is no evidence the individua…

by Nicole Acosta

08/29/2022

Police & Fire

Man Killed, Another Hurt In Pottstown Double-Shooting, DA Says A 25-year-old man was killed and another victim hurt in a double-shooting in Pottstown, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of shots fired on the 100 block of Grant Street at Union Valley found blood stains and fired cartridge casings around 10:05 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said alongside Pottstown Police Chief Mick Markovich. Minutes later, police were told that two gunshot victims had been taken to Pottstown Hospital in separate vehicles, they said. Dakari Rome, of Pottstown, was pronounced dead at the hospital after suffe…

by Nicole Acosta

08/29/2022

Obituaries

Lehigh Valley Doctor Dies Weeks After Bicycle Accident, Coroner Says A doctor in the Lehigh Valley has died three weeks after a bicycle accident, authorities said. Dr. Lorraine A. Dickey, 60, died Sunday, Aug. 28 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said. Dickey died of complications from a cervical spine injury she suffered in the Aug. 8 accident on the 100 block of Robert Drive in Upper Macungie Township, the coroner said. Dickey was a neonatologist as well as a board-certified pediatric hospice & palliative medicine physician, her LinkedIn profile says. The Allentown woman -- who also survived cancer -- wen…

by Nicole Acosta

08/29/2022

News

Support Surges For 2-Year-Old NJ Boy Battling Leukemia Support is on the rise for a two-year-old New Jersey boy battling a rare form of cancer. Justin Corino, of Bloomfield, is beginning his fight against T-cell leukemia, according to a GoFundMe launched for his ongoing medical expenses. "Due to medical advances, we have high expectations that Justin will make a full recovery and go on to live a healthy and happy life," reads the fundraiser launched by Kira Bjornberg. "However, it is a terrifying and all-consuming experience to have your child diagnosed with cancer, and he will need to undergo extensive treatments." The boy, who is …

by Nicole Acosta

08/26/2022

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