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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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News

Winner: $150K Powerball Ticket Sold In Philly A Pennsylvania Lottery ticket worth $150,000 was sold in Philadelphia. The Powerball ticket for the Saturday, July 30 drawing was sold at Posh Fuel & Food on Ridge Avenue, state lottery officials said. The ticket matched four of the five white balls drawn, 4-17-57-58-68, and the red Powerball 12. Without the $1 Power Play® option, the ticket would have been worth $50,000. The retailer will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

by Nicole Acosta

08/01/2022

News

Winner: $1 Million Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Suburban Philly A Pennsylvania Lottery ticket worth $1 million was sold in the Philadelphia suburbs. The Mega Millions ticket for the Friday, July 29 drawing was sold at 7-Eleven on West Germantown Pike in Norristown, state lottery officials said. The winning numbers were: 13-36-45-57-67. The retailer will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Pennsylvania Lottery Mega Millions® winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes. To initiate an online prize claim, winners should call 1-800-692-7481.

by Nicole Acosta

08/01/2022

Police & Fire

Three Shootings, Two Murders Within 24 Hours In Reading: PD Two men were killed and one was wounded in separate shootings that happened within 24 hours in Reading, authorities said. The first shooting broke out on the 400 block of Spring Garden Street, where responding officers found Edwin Rivera-Valentín around 3 a.m. on Sunday, July 31, Reading Police Chief Richard Tornielli said. Rivera-Valentín was pronounced dead at the scene. Approximately 50 minutes later, officers were called to the 1200 block of Church Street, where they found Quadell Spradley, the chief said. Spradley was rushed to Tower Health Reading Hospital, where …

by Nicole Acosta

08/01/2022

Police & Fire

'Planned' Confrontation Results In Triple Shooting In Berks County: Report Police in Berks County are seeking information in a triple shooting that happened on Thursday, July 28, WFMZ reports. Three men were shot during a planned confrontation in a parking lot at the Springwood Garden Apartments in Spring Township around 8 p.m., the outlet says. One of the victims was released from the hospital, while the other two remain in critical condition at a local hospital, according to the outlet. Click here for more from WFMZ.

by Nicole Acosta

07/30/2022

News

Heavily Redacted Report Released In Police Shooting Death Of PA's Fanta Bility The Sharon Hill Borough Council released its heavily redacted report on the police shooting death of 8-year-old Fanta Bility last August. The 55-page report was released on Friday, July 29, leaving many members of the public, including the Bility family, with more questions than answers. One of the many blacked out pages in the report.Sharon Hill Borough Council Bruce L. Castor Jr., the attorney representing Bility's family, called the report "completely unacceptable in any society that values the truth and the Rule of Law." "That Sharon Hill Borough officials chose to hide from the pu…

by Nicole Acosta

07/29/2022

News

Best Hospitals In Pennsylvania Ranked In Newly Released Report US News & World Report has released its annual rankings of the best hospitals in Pennsylvania. At the very top are Penn Presbyterian in Philadelphia and UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside in Pittsburgh. Penn Presbyterian was nationally ranked in 12 specialties while UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside was nationally ranked in nine specialties. Two hundred twenty-seven hospitals in the Keystone state were evaluated, with the addition of health equity and cancer ratings. 15. Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia 13. Tie between Main Line Health Bryn Mawr Hospital and Doylestown Ho…

by Nicole Acosta

07/29/2022

Police & Fire

Ex-PA Care Facility Worker Accused Of Raping 94-Year-Old Resident With Dementia A former employee at a care facility in the Lehigh Valley was arrested on charges he raped a 94-year-old resident, authorities said. Anthony Clark, 48, of Allentown, was immediately fired from his position after the incident on Feb. 2 at South Mountain Memory Care on Seventh Street in Emmaus, according to District Attorney Jim Martin and Emmaus Police Chief Jason Apgar. Another worker entered the victim's room and witnessed Clark assaulting the woman, who had dementia and couldn't communicate, authorities said. The investigation turned up evidence that was eventually matched to Clark's DNA…

by Nicole Acosta

07/29/2022

Police & Fire

Authorities ID Person Killed In Late-Night Allentown Shooting Authorities have identified the person who was shot and killed in Allentown late Thursday, July 28. Officers responding to a shooting found Tywon D. Abner, 33, of Allentown, with a gunshot wound on the 500 block of Allen Street around 11:10 p.m., according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Abner was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, where he died at 1:22 a.m. Friday, July 29, police said. No arrests have been made. The incident remains under investigation by the Allentown Police Department, Lehigh County Homicide Task Force, Lehigh County District Attor…

by Nicole Acosta

07/29/2022

Police & Fire

Masked Pair At Large After Gunpoint Robbery Of Lehigh Valley Gas Station Store: Report Police are looking for two people they believe robbed a gas station convenience store in the Lehigh Valley at gunpoint, WFMZ reports. Two masked men walked into Ary's Express Mart in the 1500 block of Northampton Street in Wilson, where one of the suspects pulled out a gun, around 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, the outlet says. The duo then went behind the register and swiped an unspecified amount of cash before fleeing the scene, according to the outlet. The worker was not injured. Click here for more from WFMZ.

by Nicole Acosta

07/29/2022

Police & Fire

PA School Bus Aide Sexually Assaulted Elementary School Students: Authorities A 71-year-old Pennsylvania school bus aide was arrested for sexually assaulting several elementary students, including one who he invited to sit on his lap, authorities said. The Upper Dublin School District in May was notified of the allegations against Willow Grove's Kenneth Cannon, who helps to transport students to and from Thomas Fitzwater and Jarrettown Elementary Schools, the district said in a newly released statement. He and the bus driver were immediately placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of a police investigation. On one occasion between February and …

by Nicole Acosta

07/29/2022

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