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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

Deadly Crash Closes I-95 In Bensalem A deadly crash has closed a portion of I-95 in Bensalem (Bucks County) early Friday morning. The crash involving a Jeep Wrangler and a Toyota Tacoma was reported around 6:20 a.m. on the northbound lanes at Woodhaven Road, Pennsylvania State Police said. One person was killed, PSP Trooper Nathan Branosky confirmed to Daily Voice. Traffic is being detoured onto Woodhaven Road, according to various news outlets. The crash is under investigation by PSP Trevose Patrol Unit.

by Nicole Acosta

12/10/2021

Police & Fire

Bucks Man Convicted Of Raping Girl For Over 7 Years A 51-year-old Bucks County man was sentenced Thursday to 10 to 20 years in state prison after pleading guilty to the repeated rape of a woman for more than seven years, authorities said. Joseph Exume, of Morrisville, is accused of raping the girl from the time she was 16 years old in 2013 until she reported it to the Morrisville Police Department in May 2021, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said. Exume was subsequently charged in June 2021. Exume pleaded guilty to one count each of rape by forcible compulsion, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse by forcible compulsi…

by Nicole Acosta

12/09/2021

Police & Fire

Bucks Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Boy For 12 Years A 62-year-old Bucks County man was convicted Wednesday of sexually abusing a boy for 12 years, authorities said. David C. Hofmann, of Bristol Township, was found guilty of rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse of a person less than 13 years old, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse of a person less than 16 years old, indecent assault of a person less than 13 years old, indecent assault of a person less than 16 years old, statutory sexual assault and corruption of minors, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Hofmann is accused of sexually assault…

by Nicole Acosta

12/09/2021

Police & Fire

PA High School Student Looked Up 'How To Kill Teacher' Before Arrest, Police Say A high school student in southeastern Pennsylvania was arrested Thursday after looking up "how to kill a teacher" on a classmate's laptop, authorities said. Officers were called to Springfield Township High School Thursday morning on reports of a school shooting threat, local police said in a release. An "adult male" student made indirect threats about organizing a school shooting Wednesday and used another student's computer to search "how to kill a teacher," police learned. The suspect was arrested and is awaiting arraignment on a terroristic threat charge, according to police. The stud…

by Nicole Acosta

12/09/2021

Police & Fire

Bensalem HS Teacher's Aide Arrested For 'Sexually Inappropriate' Contact With Underage Students A 27-year-old high school teacher's aide in Bucks County was charged Thursday for having sexually inappropriate contact with underage students, authorities said. Donnie Reed, of Philadelphia, was arraigned on charges of unlawful contact with a minor, sexual abuse of children, corruption of minors, and related offenses, according to the Bensalem Police Department. On Oct. 6, police received an anonymous report alleging that a Bensalem High School teacher was sending inappropriate text messages and photos to underage girls, they said. Reed, who was also a basketball and football coach at the…

by Nicole Acosta

12/09/2021

News

I-95 Reopens After Deadly Crash In Delaware County A portion of I-95 in Delaware County has reopened after a Thursday morning crash that left one person dead, authorities confirmed. The crash was reported just before 5:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes at mile marker 3.6 in Chester, Pennsylvania State Police said in a Wednesday afternoon release. Police say the incident began when a driver in a dark-colored sedan struck another car and subsequently fled the scene, according to police. The initial crash resulted in three separate crashes, one of which resulted in the death of a woman whose identity is being withheld by police. All I-95 south…

by Nicole Acosta

12/09/2021

Police & Fire

6 People Hurt After SEPTA Trolley Crashes Into Freight Train In Delaware County Multiple people were hurt after a SEPTA trolley crashed into a freight train Thursday morning in Delaware County, authorities said. Authorities were called to the scene at South 6th Street and Main Street in Darby around 8:30 a.m., where they discovered six people who had been injured, one of whom was the trolley operator, a SEPTA spokesperson told Daily Voice. SEPTA released the following statement to Daily Voice at 11:30 a.m.: "At approximately 8:30 a.m. today, a Route 11 SEPTA Trolley collided with a CSX train at 6th and Main Streets in Darby. At this time, there are six reported injurie…

by Nicole Acosta

12/09/2021

Police & Fire

PA Resident Bound, Gagged; NJ Man Sought By Police Police are looking for a 21-year-old New Jersey man who they say bound and gagged a Pennsylvania resident during a robbery last week. Officers were called to the 100 block of East Chestnut Street in West Chester around 6:15 p.m. on Nov. 30 on reports of an armed robbery, local police said in a Wednesday release. Patrick Wells, of Audubon, is accused of being one of three men who tied a man by his hands and feet and gagged him while stealing multiple items worth more than $5,000 from his apartment, according to West Chester police. The group is believed to have fled in a dark-colored vehicl…

by Nicole Acosta

12/09/2021

Obituaries

Mom Killed In PA Gas Leak Was 'Accepting, Loving Person' A 51-year-old mom killed in a gas leak at her Bucks County home Wednesday was being remembered on social media as an "accepting and loving person." Susan Hess was found dead inside her home on the 2000 block of OId Bethlehem Pike in Sellersville around 4 p.m., authorities said. As the news broke and her identity was revealed, tributes poured in on her Facebook page. "I just heard this unfortunate news! It's so hard to believe! I'm going to miss your friendship and smile. Rest In Peace sweet lady! My thoughts and prayers are with the family at this difficult time," one user wrote. "Mama su…

by Nicole Acosta

12/09/2021

Police & Fire

1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Gas Leak At Sellersville Home: Report SEE MORE: "Mom Killed In PA Gas Leak Was 'Accepting, Loving Person'" *** One woman died while two family members were injured in a gas leak at a Sellersville (Bucks County) home Wednesday, CBS3 reports. Crews were called to the 2000 block of OId Bethlehem Pike around 4 p.m., where they found 51-year-old Susan Hess dead inside the home, the outlet reports citing police. The woman's 54-year-old husband and 31-year-old son, both named Tony Hess, were taken to an area hospital for treatment, according to the outlet. The gas leak appears to have been accidental, but the woman's exact cau…

by Nicole Acosta

12/08/2021

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