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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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DA: Allentown Man Accused Of Killing Mom, Sister Pleads Guilty But Mentally Ill DA: Allentown Man Accused Of Killing Mom, Sister Pleads Guilty But Mentally Ill
DA: Allentown Man Accused Of Killing Mom, Sister Pleads Guilty But Mentally Ill An Allentown man charged with killing his mother and sister in 2018 has entered a guilty plea, authorities announced. Zakiiy Carson, 37, on Tuesday pleaded guilty but mentally ill to two counts of murder in the third degree, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin. Carson called 911 himself on Oct. 28, 2018, and told dispatchers he had shot his mother and sister, identified as Newark, NJ natives Latricia Ezell and Ashley Campfield, authorities said. When officers took Carson into custody, he explained he had argued with his mom earlier that day about the treatment…

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West Chester Fire Crews Rescue Man Trapped In Flood Water West Chester Fire Crews Rescue Man Trapped In Flood Water
West Chester Fire Crews Rescue Man Trapped In Flood Water Fire crews rescued a man from floodwater in West Chester early Wednesday morning, authorities said. Crews arrived at approximately 6:50 a.m with rescue boats after EMS had limited access to the man who was in the floodwater along the 400 block of Cottage Lane, West Chester Borough Fire Department Public Information Officer Dave March told Daily Voice. West Chester rescue June 9West Chester PD West Chester rescue June 9West Chester PD Crews were able to safely free the man without injury, March said. The houses on Cottage Lane run along a river, which with heavy rain showers, can eas…

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Double Warminster Crash Leaves 2 Drivers Trapped, On Front Lawns Of Local Homes Double Warminster Crash Leaves 2 Drivers Trapped, On Front Lawns Of Local Homes
Double Warminster Crash Leaves 2 Drivers Trapped, On Front Lawns Of Local Homes Two drivers were trapped following an accident in which one driver drove into the front of a home, while the other came to a stop down the street in another property's front yard Tuesday afternoon in Warminster (Bucks County), authorities said. Fire crews arrived at Cornell Drive & Log College Drive where they were able to extricate the driver in the SUV that collided with the house within 20 minutes. Additional crews took another 15 minutes to free the driver in the Acura SUV down the street, according to Bill Rollin with Emergency Alerts of Southeastern Pennsylvania…

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PD: Man Banned From West Chester Apartment Complex Revisits To Peep Into Resident's Window PD: Man Banned From West Chester Apartment Complex Revisits To Peep Into Resident's Window
PD: Man Banned From West Chester Apartment Complex Revisits To Peep Into Resident's Window A man who was banned from a West Chester apartment complex was arrested after he revisited the complex to peep into a resident's window, authorities said. The male victim told arresting officers that Mahmoud S. Hany, 44, was banned from Wyntre Brook Apartments on Phoenixville Pike a year earlier for looking into his window, just as Hany was on May 31, West Whiteland police Det. Scott Pezick told Daily Voice. He was charged with criminal trespassing, harassment, and loitering, and prowling at night time.

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Heavy Flooding Closes Streets In Coatesville, Downingtown Heavy Flooding Closes Streets In Coatesville, Downingtown
Heavy Flooding Closes Streets In Coatesville, Downingtown Heavy flooding from rain showers closed streets in Coatesville and Downingtown in Chester County Tuesday afternoon. 5th Ave between Lincoln Highway and Walnut Street in Coatesville was announced closed around 4:15 p.m., according to Chester County Emergency Services. Additionally, Route 30 between Coatesville and Downingtown is closed as of 5:26 p.m. The streets will be closed until further notice.

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DelCo DA: Chester City Double Homicide Investigation Closes With 3rd Suspect In Custody DelCo DA: Chester City Double Homicide Investigation Closes With 3rd Suspect In Custody
DelCo DA: Chester City Double Homicide Investigation Closes With 3rd Suspect In Custody The arrest of a third suspect allegedly involved in the February killing of a Philadelphia rapper and his friend in Chester City brings the four-month-long investigation to a close, authorities on Tuesday announced. Darren Majeed, 27, was taken into custody on June 4 in Caln Township (Chester County) and has been charged with the Feb. 1 shooting deaths of Rasheen Jones, 20, also known as aspiring rapper 'RunUp Rico' and Kwan Henderson, 19, both of Philadelphia, according to Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer. SEE: 15-year-old Charged In Deadly Shooting That L…

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Victim In Fatal Falls Township Crash Identified As Morrisville Woman, Police Say Victim In Fatal Falls Township Crash Identified As Morrisville Woman, Police Say
Victim In Fatal Falls Township Crash Identified As Morrisville Woman, Police Say The victim in a fatal crash that occurred in Falls Township Tuesday morning has been identified, authorities said. Nancy Amoroso, 86, of Morrisville, was traveling South on Hood Boulevard in a 2017 Nissan Sentra when she experienced a medical emergency, and veered across the opposite lane, striking a parked unoccupied car, around 7:50 a.m., according to Falls Township police chief Nelson Whitney. Amoroso was transported to Jefferson Bucks Hospital and pronounced dead shortly thereafter, Whitney said. Amoroso's exact medical emergency was not specified. Hood Boulevard between New Falls Ro…

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WINNER: Pennsylvania Lottery Awards Online Prize Of $145K To Bucks County Resident WINNER: Pennsylvania Lottery Awards Online Prize Of $145K To Bucks County Resident
Winner: Pennsylvania Lottery Awards Online Prize Of $145K To Bucks County Resident The Pennsylvania lottery awarded an online prize of $145,286 to a player from Bucks County. The resident won the prize on the game Jungle Tumble Jackpots, which launched in February, according to the Pennsylvania lottery's official website. The game is the Pennsylvania lottery's first progressive jackpot online game, which includes chances to win three jackpots in one game. With every play, the jackpots increase. Players win prizes when a cluster of three or more symbols are connected. The Pennsylvania lottery did not specify which borough/township the resident is from.

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MontCo Man, 22, Allegedly Raped Sleeping Woman In Allentown Home, Report Says MontCo Man, 22, Allegedly Raped Sleeping Woman In Allentown Home, Report Says
MontCo Man, 22, Allegedly Raped Sleeping Woman In Allentown Home, Report Says A 22-year-old Montgomery County man was arrested on accusations he raped a woman while she was asleep in her Allentown (Lehigh County) home, according to a recent news report. The victim told authorities the morning of April 17 she’d had a few friends over the night before for drinks and board games, WFMZ reports citing a criminal complaint. She was unconscious on a bed in her basement, when she allegedly felt Dante M. Morrone, of Souderton, laying behind her and pulling her close to him, the news outlet says citing court records. Morrone is charged with single felony c…

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Authorities ID Teen Victim In Fiery Quakertown Crash Authorities ID Teen Victim In Fiery Quakertown Crash
Authorities ID Teen Victim In Fiery Quakertown Crash Authorities have identified the victim in a fiery crash in Quakertown (Bucks County) Sunday night, according to a recent news report. Makalya Smith, 17, of Quakertown, was heading northbound in a silver Toyota coupe on John Fries Highway in the left lane toward the Weiss Road intersection when she crossed the raised concrete traffic island and drove into oncoming traffic just after 10 p.m., according to WFMZ and Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky. That's when the girl struck a 2013 Chevrolet Silverado heading southbound in the left lane of John Fries Highway, head-on in …

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