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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

Berks County Man Charged With Raping Two Girls Over Course Of Several Years A Berks County man was arrested on a slew of charges Wednesday, Aug. 17 for sexually abusing two girls over the course of five years, authorities said. James D. Fisher, 59, remained held Thursday, Aug. 25 in the Berks County Jail on an unrelated offense, the Berks County District Attorney's Office said. An investigation into Fisher began on Monday, July 11, after the Central Berks Regional Police Department received a complaint from two girls who claimed that they had been sexually abused by Fisher when they were seven years old, authorities said. The alleged sexual abuse happened bet…

by Nicole Acosta

08/25/2022

Police & Fire

Maryland Man Charged In 'Wrong-Way' Crash That Killed PA Woman On Route 1 A 25-year-old Maryland man was arrested for his alleged role in a wrong-way crash that claimed the life of a Pennsylvania woman on Route 1 in July, authorities said. Luke R. Gallucci, of Rising Sun, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 25 on charges of third-degree murder, homicide by vehicle while DUI, homicide by vehicle, and other related offenses, Pennsylvania State Police said. Gallucci was behind the wheel of a southbound vehicle that struck 32-year-old Kelly Felts' car head-on as she was traveling in the northbound lanes of the Route 1 bypass in East Nottingham between SR472 and SR272 …

by Nicole Acosta

08/25/2022

Police & Fire

Man Recorded Students On Hidden Camera In Bathroom Of Illegal Norristown Dance Studio: Police A dance instructor was arrested after police say he used a hidden camera to record his students inside the bathroom of his illegal studio in Norristown. Francis G. Laurenzi, 37, was charged Wednesday, Aug. 17 with invasion of privacy, intercept communications, and possession of instruments of crime, court records show. Laurenzi had been running the unlicensed studio, "Frankie G Dance", in the basement of a home on the 1700 block of Kendrick Lane, Norristown Police Chief Derrick Wood said. An investigation into Laurenzi began after a woman told police on Tuesday, Aug. 16 that she spotted a …

by Nicole Acosta

08/25/2022

News

Motorcyclist Killed In Berks County Crash Leaves Behind Wife, Young Son A fundraiser has been launched for the family of a Berks County man who was killed in a motorcycle crash in Centre Township on Sunday, Aug. 21. Steven Brenner, 29, was traveling south on Railroad Road on his 1973 Harley Davidson when he failed to negotiate a curve in the road while speeding, Pennsylvania State Police said. He drove off the road, hit a ditch in a driveway, and crashed into a farm trailer, police said. The man, who police say was not wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene around 4:40 p.m. Family and friends are now raising funds to help with f…

by Nicole Acosta

08/25/2022

Police & Fire

Quadruple Bucks Co. School Stabbing, Nearby Shooting Related: Police A quadruple stabbing at a Bucks County school and a shooting that happened within hours of each other in the same neighborhood may be related, authorities said. The night of chaos began around 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23 at the Penn Valley Elementary School on North Turn Lane in Levittown, where four people were stabbed during an altercation between two groups, Falls Township police said. The victims, three of whom were minors, were taken to local hospitals, where they are expected to survive, police said. Then around 11:45 p.m., officers were called to the 100 block of Willow Drive in Levi…

by Nicole Acosta

08/24/2022

Police & Fire

Missing PA Man Who 'Planned To Kill Himself' Found Dead, Police Say A missing Pennsylvania man who police say had suicidal ideations has been found dead. The body of Stephen Zborowsky, 53, was found on Thursday, Aug. 18, just four days after he was last seen by family members, Lower Moreland police said. Authorities did not say where his body was discovered or what caused his death. Zborowsky had told his brother that he was going to kill himself by jumping off a boulder at Lorimer Park in Huntingdon Valley, police said. He also apparently told his mother he would buy a rifle and shoot himself in his vehicle. The man had been staying with…

by Nicole Acosta

08/24/2022

News

Traveler Tries To Bring Gun On Plane At Philadelphia International Airport: TSA An out-of-state traveler was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented him from carrying a gun onto his flight at Philadelphia International Airport. The Indiana man's 9mm handgun was discovered in his carry-on bag at a security checkpoint on Tuesday, Aug. 23, TSA officials said. It was not loaded. TSA officers confiscated the gun and detained the man for questioning before arresting him, they said. The man — whose name has not been released — is expected to face a financial penalty. Passengers can travel with firearms only in checked b…

by Nicole Acosta

08/24/2022

Police & Fire

Berks County Drug Dealer Busted With Heroin, Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine In Raid: DA Thousands of dollars worth of heroin and fentanyl was seized along with bags of crack cocaine when police raided the home of an accused drug dealer in Berks County, authorities said. Eduardo Martinez, 43, was arrested following the warranted search of his Court Street home in Reading on Wednesday, Aug. 24, the Berks County District Attorney's Office said. An investigation began in July when detectives with the DA's office identified Martinez as a “street-level” to “mid-level” dealer who was selling heroin and/or fentanyl in the city, they said. Investigators later discovered…

by Nicole Acosta

08/24/2022

Police & Fire

Passerby Spots Body In Schuylkill River: Report A body was recovered from a section of the Schuylkill River in Berks County, WFMZ reports. Pennsylvania State Police and local rescue crews were first called to the scene in Union Township on Tuesday, Aug. 23, after a passerby spotted the unidentified body, the outlet says. It wasn't until around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24 that responders were able to find the body entangled in some trees, according to the outlet. Further information about the person's identity and cause of death was not immediately known because an autopsy had not yet been completed. Click here for more from WFM…

by Nicole Acosta

08/24/2022

Police & Fire

'Honest Mistake': Box Of Guns Shows Up At PA School Instead Of Classroom Supplies, Report Says Officials at Chester High School were expecting a delivery of school supplies on Friday, Aug. 19, but instead received a box of guns, NBC10 reports. FedEx representatives say the delivery of the package containing six 30 caliber M1 rifles was an "honest mistake" and purely the result of an address typo, according to the outlet. The staff did not inspect the box or even realize it had weapons until Monday, Aug. 22, when the delivery driver returned to the West 9th Street school after realizing it had been left at the wrong location, the outlet says. The package, which was not addressed…

by Nicole Acosta

08/24/2022

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