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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

Threatening Call Puts Norristown School On Lockdown Authorities in Montgomery County were investigating after a threatening call was placed in the Norristown Area School District. The call came in Wednesday morning, inciting a lockdown at Norristown Area High School, according to a statement posted to Facebook. IMPORTANT UPDATE: NAHS is in lockdown. A threatened call was received this morning. Police are on site. EVERYONE IS... Posted by Norristown Area School District on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 District schools were locked down around 10:30 a.m. while police investigated. As of 11: 41 a.m., NAHS students were expected to be dismi…

by Nicole Acosta

09/08/2021

Police & Fire

Warrant Issued For Man Who Robbed, Threatened Woman With Gun In Oxford, Police Say Police in Chester County have issued a warrant for the arrest of a man who they say robbed and threatened an Oxford woman with a gun on Monday. Officers responding to a home in the 100 block of Coach Street around 10:30 p.m. on a report of a disturbance were told the alleged suspect, Darrell Thomas, 37, fled the scene on foot, Oxford police said. When Thomas, of Cochranville, entered the house, he grabbed the woman by the neck and broke her necklace. The woman said he then pointed a black semi-automatic handgun at her and threatened to kill her, according to police. Thomas then went into t…

by Nicole Acosta

09/08/2021

Police & Fire

Authorities ID Man Killed In Allentown Shooting Authorities have identified the man shot and killed in Allentown Tuesday as a 28-year-old resident. Officers responding to North 6th Street and Allen Street around 4:40 p.m. found Travis T. Ponce Debach suffering from a gunshot wound, local police said. Debach was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead at 5:06 p.m., the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said Wednesday. An autopsy was determined the cause of death was gunshot wounds to the body and the manner of death was homicide. No one has been charged. The investigation is active and ongo…

by Nicole Acosta

09/08/2021

News

DelCo Bus Company Student Info Breach Was ‘Honest Mistake,’ District Says A Delaware County school district has apologized on behalf of a bus company for its accidental leakage of student information, officials said. Student Transportation of America, the bus company contracted with the Springfield School District, mistakenly sent students' names and bus route information Monday night to all district families who were eligible for the bus, SSD said in a statement. "The error was made by one of its employees in earnest. Once the employee realized the error was made, attempts were made to retract the email; unfortunately, the software did not allow this error …

by Nicole Acosta

09/08/2021

Police & Fire

Bucks Meth Ring Leader Sentenced To Up To 20 Years In Prison A man accused of leading a methamphetamine ring in his Bucks County home was sentenced Tuesday to nine to 20 years in state prison, authorities said. Gary Lynn Moyer, 72, of Dublin, ran the operation out of his home on Cherry Lane and had six people gather items and ingredients required to manufacture methamphetamine, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. They delivered the items to Moyer, and some acted as lookouts while he "cooked" the methamphetamine, authorities said. Each member of the ring was seen on several occasions going to Moyer’s home after buying precursor …

by Nicole Acosta

09/07/2021

Obituaries

Community Rallies For Family Of Lehigh Dad Killed By Driver In South Whitehall The Lehigh County community is rallying for the family of a father of two killed by a driver in South Whitehall last week. Over $35,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe campaign for the family of Barry Evans, 30, who was struck around 8:55 p.m. on Sept. 2 while crossing the 1400 Block of North Cedar Crest Boulevard. The Coplay resident was pronounced dead at 9:24 p.m., the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said. Evans left behind his wife, Rebecca (Ciciliot) Evans, and two children, ages 5 and 3 years old, his GoFundMe reads. He worked as the General Manager of PrimoHoagies on Cedar Crest Boule…

by Nicole Acosta

09/07/2021

Police & Fire

Jury Finds Coatesville Dad Guilty Of Using Son As Shield Against Police, DA Says A jury found a Coatesville father guilty of using his son as a shield against police in a domestic violence incident, authorities said. Kenneth Cole, 43, was found guilty of endangering the welfare of a child and resisting arrest, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. As officers arrived at a home on Rosemont Avenue on May 23, 2019, they spotted Cole going into the house. Officers followed him into the home to find him standing at the top of the stairs with his 11-year-old son nearby, the DA's office said. After refusing to comply with numerous orders from police, aut…

by Nicole Acosta

09/07/2021

Police & Fire

Poconos Motorcyclist Killed In Labor Day Crash A motorcyclist died after colliding with another vehicle in the Poconos on Labor Day, authorities said. Kayson Calim, 26, was traveling south on Route 209 near Wehr Lake Road in Chestnuthill Township around 6:30 p.m. when a car was turning left out of an Exxon gas station onto Route 209 north, according to PA State Police. Calim lost control of the motorcycle and struck the car, state police said. The Bushkill resident was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck head-on, authorities said. No other injuries were reported. Over $2,800 was raised on a GoFundMe campai…

by Nicole Acosta

09/07/2021

Police & Fire

Gun Threat Prompts Police Presence At Parkland School District Authorities in Lehigh County are investigating a possible threat made at the Parkland School District, reports say. The apparent threat made Monday includes circulating Snapchat posts of a handgun and two men with handguns that read “we are hitting up parkland with the gang and we’re shooting up the whole building," WFMZ reports. Parkland School District Possible Threat: An investigation was initiated after these Snapchat posts were brought to the attention of police. One reads “we are hitting up parkland with the gang and we’re shooting up the whole building.” @69News pic.twitter.com/o…

by Nicole Acosta

09/07/2021

Police & Fire

PSP Trooper Struck While Directing Traffic In Chester County Horse, Buggy Crash PA State Police are investigating after one of their own was struck while at the scene of a crash involving a horse and buggy and another vehicle in Chester County Tuesday, authorities said. A trooper was directing traffic in the intersection of 5th Street and Little Elk Creek Road in East Nottingham Township around 8 a.m. when a motorcyclist struck him, according to PSP Trooper Kevin Kochka. Eugenio Ortiz Perez-Bard, 33, had a suspended driver’s license and was operating the motorcycle in a "careless manner" when he hit the trooper, authorities said. Both the trooper and Perez-B…

by Nicole Acosta

09/07/2021

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