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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

PA State Police Search For Missing 16-Year-Old Mom, Baby Pennsylvania State Police are seeking the public's help in finding a missing 16-year-old mom and her baby. Aaliya Marie Diaz and her 8-month-old baby Nathaniel Anthony Ortega Jr. were last seen at her foster home on the 1500 block of Randall Circle in Loyalsock Township around 9:50 p.m. on Sunday, July 31, police said. She is described as being 5 feet tall and 89 pounds, with brown eyes, and dyed red hair with dark roots, authorities said. Her son is approximately 2-foot-1 and 15 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. Police said the pair may be in the Reading area. D…

by Nicole Acosta

08/03/2022

Police & Fire

Suspects Sought After Woman Attacked At Lehigh Valley Apartment Complex: Police Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a pair of suspects who they say assaulted a woman at an apartment complex in the Lehigh Valley. The 41-year-old woman was getting out of her car in the Valley Ridge Apartments parking lot in Lower Macungie Township when she was attacked by two masked men around 11:20 p.m. Saturday, July 30, Pennsylvania State Police said. The pair fled the scene in a dark-colored sedan, police said. The woman was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest for treatment. Police did not specify whether this was a targeted incident or a random…

by Nicole Acosta

08/03/2022

Police & Fire

PA Dentist Accused Of Exposing Himself To Employee, Groping Patient: Report A 58-year-old Pennsylvania dentist was arrested for sexual extortion and indecent assault, among other offenses, in connection with incidents involving one of his employees and a patient, PennLive reports. Scott Parkinson, owner of Tremont Dentistry in Tremont Borough, is accused of touching a patient's buttocks during surgery on Dec. 21, 2017, the outlet says. He apparently never charged her for the procedure after she confronted him about his behavior. Then, between May and July 2022, Parkinson, of Orwigsburg, inappropriately touched a now-former worker's leg and tried to kiss her, a…

by Nicole Acosta

08/03/2022

Police & Fire

Third Man Dies In Reading Shooting Spree: Report A third man has died after a 24-hour shooting spree in Reading, WFMZ reports. Samuel Castillo, 36, died Monday, Aug. 1 at Reading Hospital after being found shot inside a vehicle on Locust Street and Greenwich Street around 12:35 a.m., the outlet says citing the county coroner's office. Two other men were also killed in separate shootings in the city within 24 hours of each other, authorities said. ALSO SEE: Three Shootings, Two Murders Within 24 Hours In Reading: PD No arrests have been made in any of the incidents as of Tuesday, Aug. 2. Click here for more from WFMZ.

by Nicole Acosta

08/02/2022

Police & Fire

1 Hospitalized In Blue Marsh Lake Jet Ski Crash: Report A man was hospitalized after a jet ski crash on Blue Marsh Lake, WFMZ reports. One of the jet ski riders struck another jet ski on the lake near the Dry Brooks boat ramp in Bern Township around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Aug. 2, the outlet says. The extent of the unidentified victim's injuries was not immediately known. Click here for more from WFMZ.

by Nicole Acosta

08/02/2022

Police & Fire

Woman Shoots, Kills Roommate In Lehigh Valley: Report A 40-year-old woman was arrested for shooting and killing her roommate in their Lehigh Valley home, WFMZ reports. Salisbury Township police officers were called just before 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 1 to a home on the 700 block of East Federal Street, where they found 37-year-old Tracy Lynn Hoffman dead inside a bedroom, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said in a Tuesday, Aug. 2 release. Terri Hodel, of Allentown, was arraigned on a criminal homicide charge on Monday and remanded to the Lehigh County Jail with bail denied, court records show. It all began on Sunday, July 31, when a member of …

by Nicole Acosta

08/02/2022

Police & Fire

1 Dead In Shooting Outside Delco Bar: Police A man was killed in a shooting outside a bar in Delaware County, authorities said. Responding officers found the man with multiple gunshot wounds outside the Jack Sr. 501 Bar on East 7th Street in Chester around 11 p.m. Saturday, July 30, local police said. The unidentified victim was taken to a local hospital, where he later died. His identity is being withheld, police said. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Chester Detective Steven Byrne at 610-447-8430 or Delco CID Detective Michael Jay at 610-891-4711.

by Nicole Acosta

08/02/2022

Police & Fire

Philly Home Storing 154 Jugs Of Gasoline Erupts In Flames: Report A fire broke out Monday, Aug. 1 at a West Philadelphia home where 154 jugs of gasoline were stored, 6abc reports. Firefighters were called to the blaze on the 100 block of North 59th Street around 8 p.m., the outlet says. Crews battled the fire until around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2. No injuries were reported and a 37-year-old man who used to live in the home was taken in for questioning, according to the outlet. Click here for more from 6abc.

by Nicole Acosta

08/02/2022

News

Support Surges For Lehigh Valley Teen Undergoing Cancer Treatment The Lehigh Valley community is coming together in support of a teen undergoing treatment for cancer. Joey Groller, an incoming sophomore at Whitehall High School, was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia — a type of blood cancer —on Monday, July 18, according to a GoFundMe created for his medical expenses. The family of the basketball player is hoping that "the hustle, effort, and grit that helped him on the court will now need to lead him through this diagnosis." "Joey is a very active 15-year-old with an indomitable spirit and has shown incredible bravery in facing this b…

by Nicole Acosta

08/01/2022

Police & Fire

16-Year-Old Girl Among Two Dead In Lehigh Valley Crash, Coroner Says A 16-year-old girl was among two dead in a Lehigh Valley crash Sunday, July 31, authorities said. Mia G. Due, and Jose Estrada, 42, died after a motorcycle collided with another vehicle at MacArthur Road at Mechanicsville Road in Whitehall Township around 6:55 p.m., Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said. Estrada, of Reading, was operating the motorcycle, while Due, of Whitehall, was a passenger in the other vehicle, the coroner said. The condition of the other driver was not immediately known. Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene. The coroner says their cause and …

by Nicole Acosta

08/01/2022

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