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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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American Airlines Cancels More Than 1,800 Flights At Philadelphia International Airport American Airlines has canceled more than 1,800 flights at Philadelphia International Airport, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal. The airport's largest carrier will be cutting two percent of its flights through September and October, the outlet says. The cancellations were attributed to a "need to balance passenger demand with capacity and staffing," an airline spokesperson told the outlet. Click here for more from the Philadelphia Business Journal.

by Nicole Acosta

08/05/2022

Police & Fire

Eastern PA Man Dies After Getting Pinned Under Lawn Mower: Police A 79-year-old man has died after getting pinned under his own lawn mower in Eastern Pennsylvania, authorities said. John Lippert was found dead under a zero-turn lawn mower by his mailbox on the 100 block of Browns Church Road in Wayne Township (Schuylkill County) around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 4, Pennsylvania State Police said. Family members told investigators that Lippert had used the lawn mower as means to get his mail due to his declining health. However, at some point in the past, the emergency cutoff switch under the mower's seat was turned off, police said. When Lippert u…

by Nicole Acosta

08/05/2022

Police & Fire

Thief Wanted In NJ, PA Nabbed After Causing Disruption In Hospital: Report A man who was wanted for theft in Burlington County, New Jersey and later nabbed in Pennsylvania on similar charges was captured again after fleeing from police and causing a disruption to hospital staff, LevittownNow reports. Mallet Clark, 30, of Bensalem, was arrested on June 30 in Levittown for stealing from cars, and officers used a Taser device on him to take him into custody, the outlet says. He was sent to Jefferson Bucks Hospital, where he's accused of later escaping in a getaway car. When Clark was found and brought back into the hospital for sedation, he assaulted a secu…

by Nicole Acosta

08/05/2022

Police & Fire

Motorcyclist Driving Through Red Light Killed After Crash With SUV In Chester County: Police A motorcyclist who was fleeing from police died after driving through a red light and crashing into an SUV in Chester County, authorities said. Troopers spotted the speeding motorcycle traveling westbound on SR 322 in Honey Brook Borough, and tried to initiate a traffic stop around 8 p.m on Wednesday, Aug. 3, Pennsylvania State Police said. Instead, he continued to speed down the highway, running a red light at the intersection of SR 10 and SR 322, police said. The motorcycle operator ended up hitting the driver's side of a Toyota Highlander, authorities said. The motorcyclist was pr…

by Nicole Acosta

08/04/2022

News

Three Guns, Knives Seized In Five Days At Philadelphia International Airport: TSA Three guns were seized along with several knives from people at Philadelphia International Airport in five days, officials said. The three guns were detected in the checkpoint X-ray machine on Saturday, July 30, Tuesday, Aug. 2, and Wednesday, Aug. 2, according to the Transportation Security Administration. The first arrest was made when officers stopped a Millville, NJ man from carrying a revolver and five knives onto his flight on Saturday, TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said. Then, on Tuesday, an Eagles Mere, PA man had been issued a gate pass from the airline to escort his yo…

by Nicole Acosta

08/04/2022

Police & Fire

Support Surges For Family Of Lehigh Valley Girl, 16, Reading Man Killed In Crash Support is pouring in for the families of a teenage girl and a 42-year-old man killed in a Lehigh Valley crash. Mia G. Due, 16, was a passenger in a vehicle struck by a motorcycle at MacArthur Road near Mechanicsville Road in Whitehall Township around 6:55 p.m. on Sunday, July 31, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said. The motorcyclist, who was identified as Jose Estrada, 42, of Reading, also died at the scene, authorities said. More than $33,300 had been raised for Due's family on a GoFundMe page as of Thursday, Aug. 4. Due was one of three sisters and aspired to be a&nb…

by Nicole Acosta

08/04/2022

Police & Fire

Winner: $3 Million Mega Millions Ticket Sold North Of Lehigh Valley A Pennsylvania Lottery ticket worth $3 million was sold north of the Lehigh Valley. The Mega Millions with Megaplier ticket for the Tuesday, Aug. 2 drawing was sold at Tobacco Outlet on Main Street in Stroudsburg, state lottery officials said. The winning numbers were: 10-14-25-37-63. Without the $1 Megaplier option the ticket would have been worth $1 million. The retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Pennsylvania Lottery Mega Millions winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes. Winning tickets purchased at a Lottery retaile…

by Nicole Acosta

08/04/2022

Police & Fire

One Shot Dead In Broad Daylight Near Chester Church, Police Say One person was shot dead in broad daylight in Chester, authorities said. Responding officers found a male with gunshot wounds near Grace Cogic church on the 2100 block of Edgmont Avenue around 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3, Chester City police said. The unidentified victim was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS workers, police said. Police say his identity is being withheld. Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call Chester Detective Raheem Blanden at 610-447-8420 or Delco CID Detective Timothy Deery at 610-891-8030.

by Nicole Acosta

08/03/2022

Police & Fire

Elderly Woman Struck By Pickup Truck At Lehigh Valley Storage Facility: PD An elderly woman was struck by a pickup truck at a storage facility in the Lehigh Valley, authorities said. The unidentified victim was hit by the vehicle in the parking lot of Public Storage Facility on MacArthur Road in Whitehall Township around 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, police Lt. Gregory Bealer said. The woman was taken to a local hospital, where the extent of her injuries remains unknown, according to police. The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigating officers, the lieutenant said. The investigation remains ongoing.

by Nicole Acosta

08/03/2022

Police & Fire

Firefighters Suffer Heat Exhaustion As Crews Battle Fire At Berks County Factory: Officials UPDATE: Firefighters suffered heat exhaustion after an explosion at a factory in Berks County, authorities said. Crews from Berks, Lancaster, and Lebanon counties were on the scene at the Reading Alloys factory on West Penn Avenue in Robesonia in response to the heavy fire around 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, according to the Western Berks Fire Department. ACTIVE INCIDENT - LARGE EXPLOSION & STRUCTURE FIRE WBFD personnel and mutal aid departments are currently on scene of a... Posted by Western Berks Fire Department on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 Reading Alloy manufactures and sells met…

by Nicole Acosta

08/03/2022

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