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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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Winning $785K PA Lottery Fast Play Ticket Sold At Delaware County Wawa A Pennsylvania Lottery ticket worth $785,032 was sold in Delaware County. The Blank Check ticket was sold on Wednesday, May 25 at the Wawa store on Chester Pike in Folcroft, state lottery officials said Thursday. The retailer will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Blank Check is a $20 Fast Play game that offers progressive top prizes starting at $200,000. To see if they’ve won a prize, players can review the ticket, or scan it at a Lottery retailer or with the ticket checker feature on the Lottery’s official app. The holder of a top-prize winning Fast Play ticket…

by Nicole Acosta

05/26/2022

Police & Fire

Man Threatens To Shoot Allentown Store Clerk After Refusing To Leave Dog Outside: Police An 18-year-old man was arrested after threatening to shoot an Allentown convenience store clerk who asked him to leave his dog outside, authorities said. Jason Rodriguez-Roman, of Allentown, apparently refused the cashier's request and pulled out a handgun at the North Sixth Street store Monday, May 23, before fleeing the scene, Allentown police said. Police identified the suspect as Rodriguez-Roman after reviewing surveillance footage from the area, they said. He was charged with aggravated assault, firearms without a license, and terroristic threats, according to police. Rodriguez-…

by Nicole Acosta

05/26/2022

Police & Fire

NJ Police Officer Was Drunk In Deadly Warren County Crash: Prosecutor A 46-year-old police officer in New Jersey was arrested for driving drunk in a deadly crash earlier this year in Washington Township (Warren County), authorities said. Lawrence Stiscia, a patrol officer with the Franklin Township Police Department in Somerset County, had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.201 percent when he fatally struck a motorcyclist on March 18 on northbound Route 31, according to the Warren County Prosecutor's Office. The federal limit for driving legally is 0.08 percent blood alcohol content. An investigation determined that Stiscia ran into the back of the mo…

by Nicole Acosta

05/26/2022

Police & Fire

PA Man Killed Neighbor In Self Defense: Report A Pennsylvania man who fatally shot his neighbor earlier this year in the Lehigh Valley will not be charged, LehighValleyLive reports. The unidentified man, who legally owns a firearm, was defending himself on Feb. 10 when he shot 36-year-old Vincent Bynum, of Allentown, the outlet says citing Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin. Before being shot, Bynum allegedly assaulted two residents outside of a West Allen Street home while under the influence of alcohol and hallucinogenic drugs, according to the outlet. An autopsy ruled Bynum's death a homicide, the Lehigh…

by Nicole Acosta

05/26/2022

Police & Fire

PA Man Stole Ambulance From Pocono Hospital: Report A Pennsylvania man was arrested after stealing an ambulance from a hospital in East Stroudsburg Tuesday, May 24, LehighValleyLive reports. The 33-year-old man drove off in the empty Bushkill EMS ambulance outside Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono and was later captured in Franklin Township (Carbon County), the outlet says. The unidentified man was being held in Monroe County Prison after being arraigned on charges of theft, receiving stolen property, and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, according to the outlet. Click here for more from LehighValleyLive.

by Nicole Acosta

05/26/2022

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Report Of Armstrong Middle School Student With Gun Unfounded: Police A report of a student with a gun in Bucks County was proven unfounded, authorities said. The school was placed on lockdown just before 8 a.m. Thursday, May 26 as police investigated what turned out to be a student who had brought a black video game controller on a school bus bound for the middle school, Bristol Township police said. Police confirmed there was no threat to the students at Armstrong Middle School. The lockdown was lifted around 9:30 a.m., LevittownNow reports.

by Nicole Acosta

05/26/2022

Police & Fire

PA Man Charged In 1991 Cold Case Murder Of Bucks County Mom A 56-year-old Pennsylvania man is accused of killing a Bucks County mom of two who was found dead in Bristol Township three decades ago. Robert F. Atkins, of Falls Township, is charged with first and second-degree murder, robbery, and arson in the 1991 murder of 35-year-old Joy Hibbs, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday, May 25. Prosecutors say Atkins tried to cover up the April 19, 1991 crime by setting her Spencer Drive home on fire. After the fire was put out, she was found dead inside her 12-year-old son's bedroom, authorities said. Investig…

by Nicole Acosta

05/26/2022

Police & Fire

PA Third Grader Shared Pot Edibles With 9 Friends — Then All Were Hospitalized: Reports Several elementary-aged students in Pennsylvania were taken to the hospital after eating edible marijuana, authorities said. The incident happened Wednesday, May 25 in Chester (Delaware County) when a third-grade student at the Chester Community Charter School brought what police say were pot edibles, and shared them with at least nine other students, according to police and NBC10. Ten students were taken to a local hospital for treatment and later released, the outlet says. The incident remains under investigation by Chester City Officer Jose Alvarez, police said. Click here for…

by Nicole Acosta

05/25/2022

News

'Wheel Of Fortune' Live Shows Coming To PA, NJ Are you a game show fanatic? If so, you could be a contestant or part of the live audience for "Wheel of Fortune" when it comes to Pennsylvania and New Jersey, among other states, this fall. The non-televised theatrical experience will make stops at the following sites: Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem, PA on Sunday, Oct. 2 Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, NJ on Wednesday, Oct. 5 Academy of Music in Philadelphia, PA on Thursday, Oct. 6 Warner Theater in Erie, PA Wednesday, Oct. 19 Guests can audition to go on stage, where they'll have a chance to spin a replica of the whee…

by Nicole Acosta

05/25/2022

Police & Fire

Repeat Offender Secretly Recorded Woman Inside Home: Hudson Prosecutor A repeat offender from Union City was charged with recording a woman inside of her home without her consent, authorities said. Mario Lopez Esquit, 24, is expected to be arraigned Tuesday, May 24, on a charge of invasion of privacy, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Lopez Esquit was being held at the Hudson County Correctional Facility on unrelated charges, Suarez said. He was arrested in January after an investigation found that he shared child porn on social media, the prosecutor previously said. Lopez Esquit was charged with the possession and distribution of child…

by Nicole Acosta

05/25/2022

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