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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 Toddler Drowns In Backyard Pool, Authorities Say A Pennsylvania toddler drowned in a backyard pool Monday, July 4, authorities said. Twenty-three-month-old Aydeen Cabrera drowned in the pool behind his family's Fenwick Street home in Allentown, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The boy was pronounced dead at 7:18 p.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. An autopsy determined his cause of death was drowning, and his manner of death was an accident, the coroner's office said. The incident remains under investigation by the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and the Allentown Police Department.

by Nicole Acosta

07/05/2022

Police & Fire

11-Year-Old Girl Among 4 Victims Sexually Assaulted By North Jersey Man At Pool: Prosecutor Four people including an 11-year-old girl were sexually assaulted by a 40-year-old man at a North Jersey pool, authorities said. Ashokbhai Vaddoriya, of Jersey City, has been accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl, a 12-year-old girl, a 33-year-old woman, and a 34-year-old woman at a public pool in Union City on Sunday, July 3, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The victims did not know Vaddoriya. Vaddoriya has been charged with two counts of sexual assault by contact, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, and two counts of crimina…

by Nicole Acosta

07/05/2022

News

Winner: $1 Million Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Sold In Delaware County A Pennsylvania lottery ticket worth $1 million was sold in Delaware County. The Mega Millions ticket for the Friday, July 1 drawing was sold at Travers Food Market on Shadeland Avenue in Lansdowne, state lottery officials announced Tuesday, July 5. The winning numbers were: 1-27-29-38-62, but not the yellow Mega Ball 12. The retailer will receive a $5,000 selling 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 retailer should immediately be signed on the b…

by Nicole Acosta

07/05/2022

Police & Fire

Body Of Purported Jumper Pulled From Schuylkill River The body of a purported jumper was pulled from the Schuylkill River Monday, July 4, authorities said. Crews were called to the river near the area of Lock 60 in Upper Providence Township (Montgomery County) around 12:40 p.m., local police said. Witnesses reported seeing a person jump off of the railroad trestle into the river, according to Upper Providence police. At least 11 water rescue and dive teams searched the river and found the body of a female around 3 p.m., they said. The victim's body was turned over to the Montgomery County Coroner's Office. She was identified, and her next of…

by Nicole Acosta

07/05/2022

News

July 4th Philly Shooting: What We Know Two police officers were wounded in a shooting Monday, July 4 in Philadelphia, authorities said. The shooting broke out at the Wawa Welcome America concert on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway around 9:45 p.m., Philadelphia police said. In viral videos shared on Twitter, attendees could be seen frantically running away from the scene as the fireworks display continued. Scene from Ben Franklin Parkway during reported active shooter tonight during firework show #philly #benfranklinparkway #bfp @NBCPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/buXQ6bwbed — Alex Dzomba (@AlexDzomba) July 5, 2022 Went to th…

by Nicole Acosta

07/05/2022

Police & Fire

Suspect Saved By Allentown Officer He Was Running From A suspect dove into the water to elude police — but they jumped in after him to save his life, authorities in Lehigh County said. Officer Phil Shedaker pulled 21-year-old Pablo Acevedo-Santiago from the water in Canal Park around 1 a.m. Friday, July 1, Allentown police said. Patrol officers had spotted an unoccupied vehicle parked after hours. They approached him, and he ran and jumped into the water. Officer Patrick Bull and Sergeant Scott Snyder also helped bring the man to shore, police said. Acevedo-Santiago, of Allentown, was charged with false iden…

by Nicole Acosta

07/01/2022

News

Fentanyl, Cocaine Seized In Berks County Drug Bust: DA Thousands of dollars worth of fentanyl and cocaine along with paraphernalia were seized from a 72-year-old man in a Berks County bust, authorities said. Angel M. Torres-Hernandez became the center of an investigation in May, when authorities learned he was allegedly selling cocaine from his home in Reading, Chief County Detective Michael J. Gombar said. During the investigation, undercover detectives bought cocaine from Torres-Hernandez several times, they said. They later identified a home in the 1100 block of North 9th Street as his residence and stash location. On Thursday, June 3…

by Nicole Acosta

07/01/2022

Police & Fire

Teen Drowned At Suburban Philly Pool While Two Lifeguards Were On Duty, Family Says What was supposed to have been a fun summer day took a horrifying turn for 17-year-old Kaylee Alston and her family. The teen went missing while taking a dip in an outdoor pool at the Franklin Commons apartment complex at Cardinal Drive in Bensalem on Sunday, June 26. Her family begged the two lifeguards on duty to search the pool, but they brushed them off, according to Alston's relative, Antoinette Wright, on a GoFundMe page. But the girl's family refused to leave before something was done and, after closing time, lifeguards found the girl's body in the water. The complex …

by Nicole Acosta

07/01/2022

Police & Fire

Arrest Made In Road Rage Killing Of 54-Year-Old Delco Man A man who pulled out a legally owned handgun and fired shots at another driver during a road-rage incident in Delaware County has been arrested, authorities said. Saddiq Washington, 22, of Darby, has been charged with first and third-degree murder, among other offenses in the death of 54-year-old King Hua, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. Washington had a permit to carry the 9mm pistol that killed Hua, who was discovered with a gunshot wound to the head in his Toyota Camry on State Road in Springfield around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 29, according to a criminal c…

by Nicole Acosta

07/01/2022

Police & Fire

Warrant Issued For 'Armed and Dangerous' Delco Gunman Authorities seeking the public's help in locating a man caught on surveillance video shooting at a vehicle in Delaware County. Tristan A. Long, 26, fired two shots at a vehicle on Baltimore Avenue and Melrose Avenue around 11:50 a.m. Friday, June 10, East Lansdowne police said. Although the victim was unharmed, he discovered bullet holes in his driver's side door and window, police said. Long was later identified as the shooter in a photo array, police said. He is considered armed a dangerous.

by Nicole Acosta

06/30/2022

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