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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

DA: Philly Man Found Guilty In Fatal Heroin Overdose Of Chester County Man A Philadelphia man was found guilty of selling heroin to a 34-year-old Chester County man who fatally overdosed from the drug two years ago, authorities said. The victim, whose name has not been released to the public, overdosed on the heroin that Jamal Keys, 43, sold to him the day he died on March 29, 2019, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Willistown officers were dispatched to a home on Devon Road in Paoli on April 1, 2019, and found the deceased 34-year-old man, along with 14 packets of heroin and drug paraphernalia on the nightstand beside him, aut…

by Nicole Acosta

07/23/2021

Police & Fire

Purported Eagles-Giants Argument Leaves NJ Man Dead Outside Of Popular Philly Cheesesteak Joint An argument between a Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants fan turned deadly when one killed the other while waiting in line for cheesesteaks early Thursday morning in Philly. Paul C. Burkert, 36, of Reading, pulled out a gun and shot 23-year-old Camden resident David Padro around 1 a.m. outside of Pat's Steaks, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The two had gotten into a dispute when things turned physical on Ninth and Wharton Streets, authorities said. Padro was rushed to Jefferson University Hospital where he died of a gunshot wound to the back, police said. Pat's general manage Tom…

by Nicole Acosta

07/23/2021

Police & Fire

Crews Battle House Fire In Schwenksville Crews battled a house fire in Schwenksville (Montgomery County) Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Arriving crews found flames coming from the roof of a home in the 700 block of Bergeys Mill Road and requested aid from neighboring companies, according to the Harleysville Fire Company. Firefighters established a tanker fill site to provide water to the scene as there were no fire hydrants in the local area, officials said. Crews quickly extinguished the fire and were on scene for about 4 hours to ensure it did not spread to the rest of the home, officials said. There were…

by Nicole Acosta

07/23/2021

Police & Fire

DA: Corrections Officer Arrested For Smuggling Suboxone Into Bucks County Jail A corrections officer was arrested Tuesday for smuggling suboxone strips into the Bucks County Correctional Facility, authorities said. Anthony Miller, 28, of Quakertown, is accused of agreeing to illegally smuggle 100 suboxone strips into the jail for $5,000, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Miller was found with 88 suboxone strips inside a pocket on his duty belt when he was arrested on Tuesday, authorities said. In an interview with investigators, Miller admitted to smuggling the drugs into the jail several other times since February 2020, according to a crimina…

by Nicole Acosta

07/22/2021

Police & Fire

4 People Arrested On Drug Trafficking Charges In Reading Four people were arrested Wednesday for drug trafficking in Reading, authorities said. The four-month-long investigation began in early March when confidential sources told Reading police that Julio Arocho, 53, and his associates were dealing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine in the 400 block of Minor Street, Chief County Detective Michael Gombar said. Carlos Davila, 40, Emily Grace Bernheiser, 41, and Maria Quinones, 38, frequently sold the drugs to undercover officers on Minor Street, authorities said. Detectives served a search warrant for Arocho's Minor S…

by Nicole Acosta

07/22/2021

Police & Fire

Update: 2 Kids, 1 Adult Remain Hospitalized In Coatesville House Explosion, Police Say A day after being trapped inside an exploding Coatesville home, two children and one adult remain hospitalized, authorities said. The blast happened just before noon Wednesday, sparking a two-alarm fire at the Hibernia Road home in West Brandywine Township, fire officials said. Three other people including four children and one adult had been released from the hospital, West Brandywine Police Chief Jeff Kimes said. Over 260,000 gallons of water were used to fight the fire, and nearly two dozen fire and rescue companies responded to the scene from Berks, Chester, and Lehigh counties, offici…

by Nicole Acosta

07/22/2021

Police & Fire

PA Rep. Davidson Resigns After Misusing $8K In Campaign Funds, AG Says A Pennsylvania lawmaker representing Delaware County resigned Thursday after being charged with theft, solicitation, and more for misuse of campaign funds, authorities said. State Rep. Margo Davidson, 58, -- who represents a portion of Delaware County -- is accused of requesting overnight expenses for nights she did not spend in Harrisburg between 2017 and 2019 and received personal reimbursements for expenses that had been paid for by her campaign, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office. Between 2015 and 2019, her campaign's bank records and campaign finance reports r…

by Nicole Acosta

07/22/2021

News

Watch: Pennsylvania Teen Leaves 'America's Got Talent' Judges Speechless With Queen Cover A 14-year-old Pennsylvania native has taken social media by storm with his performance of "Somebody to Love" by Queen on "America's Got Talent." Racking up more than 6 million views on Facebook and nearly 2 million views on YouTube as of Thursday, Dylan Zangwill represented Exton in the Tuesday, July 20 episode of the show. We’re thinking Dylan Zangwill is going to have to start talking about himself a little more after this awesome Audition. 🤩 Posted by AGT Auditions on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Zangwill's vocal and piano skills made three of the four judges stand in applause. Only Simon…

by Nicole Acosta

07/22/2021

Police & Fire

Know Anything? Bensalem Police Probe Car Wash Arson Police in Bucks County are seeking the public's help identifying a suspect who they say set fire to a money machine at a car wash in Bensalem overnight Wednesday. Security footage obtained by police captured a man using a blowtorch to set a money machine on fire around 2:40 a.m. at the Red Rhino Car Wash on Bristol Pike, according to Bensalem police. The man fled the area in a dark in color Nissan sedan, possibly an Altima, with paint chipping off the hood, roof, and driver's front door, police said. The suspect is believed to be a black or Hispanic male wearing a dark-colored hooded …

by Nicole Acosta

07/22/2021

Police & Fire

Overnight Fire Damages Lansdale Restaurant A restaurant in Montgomery County was left heavily damaged after a fire broke out overnight Thursday, authorities said. Crews were dispatched around 1 a.m. to Wimberly Spanish Food Pizza and Pasta at 4th and Walnut Streets in Lansdale, according to Fairmount Fire Company. There were no injuries reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

by Nicole Acosta

07/22/2021

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