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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

Man Found Guilty In Murder Of Berks County Air Force Veteran A 29-year-old man was found guilty in the murder of a Berks County air force veteran, authorities said. Raphael E. Perez-Rodriguez, of Paterson, NJ, was convicted by a jury Thursday, April 20, of first-degree murder, burglary, robbery, and related charges in the killing of 76-year-old Dennis Fink, the Berks County DA's Office said. Perez-Rodriguez fatally stabbed Fink at his Bern Township home on July 17, 2020, prosecutors said. His sentencing is scheduled for Friday, April 22. Perez-Rodriguez had already been serving time for a 2020 incident in Reading in which he sho…

by Nicole Acosta

04/22/2022

Police & Fire

Bucks Driver Was Arguing, Speeding In Crash That Killed BF: Report A Bucks County woman was arguing and speeding when she lost control of her car and crashed, killing her 56-year-old boyfriend two months ago, Yahoo News reports citing the Bucks County Courier Times. Theresa Dowling, of Northampton Township, was going 94 mph on Lower Holland Drive — a 35 mph road — around 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 21, the outlet says citing police. The crash killed her passenger, Andrew Craig, who police told the outlet was also someone she had been in a relationship with. Dowling was arrested on Wednesday, April 20 on the following charges: …

by Nicole Acosta

04/22/2022

Police & Fire

Serial Robber Busted After Targeting Philly Area Banks, Drugstores: Police A serial robber in the Philadelphia area is in police custody after targeting two banks and four drugstores in the past month or so, authorities said. Richard Lawrence, 56, of Philadelphia, was arrested and charged with five counts of robbery and related offenses on Tuesday, April 19, Abingdon Township police said. Lawrence walked into the TD Bank on Moreland Road in Willow Grove while dressed in Muslim garb and with his face hidden, demanding that the teller give him "all the 50's and 100's" before fleeing the scene on Saturday, April 2, police said. He apparently fled towards Philad…

by Nicole Acosta

04/22/2022

Police & Fire

5 Arrested In Eastern PA Drug Bust: AG A drug bust in Eastern Pennsylvania resulted in five arrests, including an alleged ring leader, authorities said. Said Rivera, along with his alleged dealers Christopher Hall, Amanda Tice, Donalea Turolis, and Joseph Weikel, were accused of distributing and trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine in Schuylkill County and the surrounding area, PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Tuesday, April 19. The ring apparently sold more than 1,000 fentanyl pills and one pound of methamphetamine per week in the region in a one-year period. The following items were seized during multiple warran…

by Nicole Acosta

04/20/2022

News

Philly Area Woman Left With 'Serious Injuries' After Dog Attack: GoFundMe A Pennsylvania woman was seriously injured after a dog attack, loved ones said. Now, she needs help covering unexpected medical bills. Jordan Wilson, of Bucks County, was bitten by a mastiff dog and suffered facial injuries that will necessitate several surgeries over the next six months, including a skin graft to her nose, according to a GoFundMe. Wilson, on the other hand, is unable to cover medical costs because she turned 26 in early April and is no longer covered by her parents' health insurance, her mom, Melissa Wilson said. According to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Penns…

by Nicole Acosta

04/20/2022

Obituaries

Support Surges For Deadly I-78 Crash Victim From Brooklyn Support is surging for the family of a 23-year-old Brooklyn driver killed in a crash on I-78 in the Lehigh Valley this week. Emran Hossain was heading west when he hit a barrier, flipped off the highway, and landed on train tracks below on Lehigh Street in Allentown on Tuesday, April 19 around 1:30 a.m., according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and WFMZ. Hossain died at the scene, and his passenger was reportedly taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition. More than $3,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe page in his name as of Wednesday, April 20. All donations will be given to…

by Nicole Acosta

04/20/2022

News

Viral Video Shows Black PA Cop Punching Protester At Black Lives Matter Rally A video showing a black Pennsylvania cop punching a protester at a Black Lives Matter rally has gone viral. Wilkinsburg Officer Seth Taylor was among those confronting a group of protesters Saturday, April 16, the Pittsburgh City Paper reports. The protest occurred in the aftermath of the death of Jim Rogers, a 54-year-old black man who died in October 2021, hours after being tased multiple times by Pittsburgh police officers, Various police departments then told everyone to get out of the street, arresting two who were marching after police approached them and told them to leave the i…

by Nicole Acosta

04/20/2022

Police & Fire

2 Arrests Made In Allentown Robbery Two people were arrested after an early morning robbery in Allentown on Wednesday, April 20, authorities said. Chakina Leftwich, 28, of Newark, NJ, and Shantel Collins, 33, of Allentown, were charged with robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, and simple assault in the incident on the 600 block of North Front Street around 4:55 a.m., Allentown police said. Officers were given a description of the suspects and their vehicle, they said. The pair were arrested after police spotted their car. The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries, police said. Left…

by Nicole Acosta

04/20/2022

Police & Fire

4-Hour Standoff Ends In Philly Area Man's Suicide, Police Say A welfare check turned standoff in the Philadelphia suburbs ended in tragedy on Tuesday, April 19, authorities said. An unidentified man died by suicide outside a home on Brandamore Road in Honey Brook around 8 p.m., West Brandywine police said. The victim was believed to be "suicidal" and "threatening harm," so police from West Brandywine, Honey Brook, and West Caln arrived around 4 p.m. to check on him, they said. Officers arrived to find the unnamed man on a back deck with a shotgun aimed at himself, but he was unable to safely get down, police said. Police responded by initiating a "r…

by Nicole Acosta

04/20/2022

Obituaries

Pennsylvania Firefighter, College Senior Dies Suddenly At 22 Pennsylvania firefighter and college senior John Paul "JP" Ramel died suddenly on Sunday, April 10. He was 22. Born in Sellersville, Ramel was set to graduate from Utica University in New York in May with a bachelor's degree in construction management, his obituary says. Ramel was a member of both the New York Mills Fire Department and the Plumsteadville Volunteer Fire Company in Bucks County, which he had joined in 2015, his memorial says. He was remembered on a GoFundMe page as a hero who "will always serve as a reminder to be kind, gentle, and strong-hearted." "JP always kept…

by Nicole Acosta

04/20/2022

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