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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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News

Pair Of PA Lottery Players Split $127K Treasure Hunt Jackpot A pair of Pennsylvania Lottery players will split a Treasure Hunt jackpot worth $127,014. The winning tickets were sold at 7-Eleven on North Pine Street in Langhorne (Bucks County), and D & D Cigar & Cigarette Emporium, on State Route 903 in Albrightsville (Carbon County). Each jackpot-winning ticket matched all five numbers drawn, 3-7-12-23-27, to win individual prizes of $63,507. Treasure Hunt winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes. Winners should immediately sign the back of their ticket and call the Lottery at 1-800-692-7481.

by Nicole Acosta

02/04/2022

Police & Fire

Chester City Man Accused Of Raping 2 Young Girls A Chester City man accused of raping two young family members over the course of two years has been arrested and charged, authorities said. Irvin Saunders, 68, was charged with rape of a child, aggravated indecent assault, involuntary deviate sexual assault, indecent assault, indecent exposure, corruption of minors, endangering the welfare of minors, and unlawful contact of minors, according to the City of Chester Police Department. Police nabbed Saunders on Friday, after the girls, ages 8 and 11, reported being sexually assaulted by him over the course of two years, authorities said. Furt…

by Nicole Acosta

02/04/2022

Police & Fire

Hit-Run Driver Nabbed In Upper Chichester Pedestrian Death A driver who initially fled the scene of a fatal pedestrian crash Thursday in Upper Chichester has been arrested, authorities said. Joseph Garcia, 51, of Brookhaven, was charged with accidents involving death or personal injury, and additional traffic summonses, public court records show. The driver fled the scene of the crash in the 1300 block of Chichester Avenue shortly after 8:25 p.m., according to investigators, but was later identified as Garcia by his license plate, 6abc reports. The victim, who has yet to be identified, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. Howev…

by Nicole Acosta

02/04/2022

Police & Fire

Maryland Teens Who Robbed 5 Innocent Victims At Gunpoint In Custody: Police A pair of Maryland teens who robbed five people at gunpoint in Prince George's County have been arrested, authorities said. A 13-year-old boy was charged in connection with five armed robberies while a 17-year-old boy was charged with two of those robberies, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. In just over two hours on Wednesday, a total of five citizen armed robberies were reported, police said. Based on initial reports, all were believed to be connected. Each victim reported seeing the suspects in a black Toyota Camry, police said. No injuries were reported. The a…

by Nicole Acosta

02/04/2022

Police & Fire

Footage Of Silver Spring Robbery Released Montgomery County police have released footage of a robbery in downtown Silver Spring, and are asking the public's help identifying the alleged suspect. Officers were called to the Home Court store in the 900 block of Philadephia Avenue on a report of a robbery around 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 14, police said. Police say it began when the victim left the store and walked towards his vehicle to get a pair of shoes, police said. As the victim unlocked his car, the male suspect is struck him in the face with his elbow, grabbed the pair of shoes, and fled the scene, according to police. The alleged s…

by Nicole Acosta

02/04/2022

Police & Fire

Support Surges For Injured Owner Of Ambler Auto Repair Shop After 'Tragic' Fire After a "tragic" three-alarm fire damaged an auto repair shop in Ambler on Thursday morning, people are rallying to help the injured owner. The devastating blaze broke out inside a garage at Ebner's Auto on South Main Street near East Butler Avenue around 10 a.m., according to the Wissahickon Fire Company. Crews were on the scene within minutes and battled the fast-moving fire until around 2:30 p.m., with many agencies remaining at the scene until 6 p.m. extinguishing hot spots, according to Emergency Alerts of Southeastern Pennsylvania. SEPTA service in Doylestown was stopped for ove…

by Nicole Acosta

02/04/2022

News

5,000 Blank Covid-19 Vaccination Cards Stolen From Philadelphia Clinic: Report Approximately 5,000 blank COVID-19 vaccination cards and an unknown amount of PPE were stolen from a Philadelphia clinic, 6abc reports. The cards and N95 masks were being stored inside of a staff-only storage room at Pennsylvania Hospital on South 8th Street, the outlet says. There were no signs of forced entry and Philadelphia police were investigating. Click here for more from 6abc.

by Nicole Acosta

02/04/2022

Police & Fire

Alert Issued For Missing Upper Darby Girl Police in Upper Darby are seeking the public's help locating a missing teenage girl. Minata Kaldou, 15, was last seen wearing light blue jeans and a yellow t-shirt in the Stonehurst section of the township around 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 3, police said. She is 5'2" tall. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is urged to call Upper Darby police at 610-734-7693.

by Nicole Acosta

02/04/2022

Police & Fire

Police Seek ID For Chester City Carjackers Police in Delaware County are seeking the public’s help identifying two men who stole an SUV at gunpoint last month. The pair — pictured above — approached a 60-year-old delivery driver at gunpoint in the 1500 block of Arbor Drive around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 20, Chester City police said. One of the men demanded the driver's SUV while the other man stood nearby, according to police. The driver complied, and the pair fled in his 2017 Maroon Honda CRV, police said. Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Michael Maher at 610-447-8430 or mmaher310@chesterpolice.org

by Nicole Acosta

02/03/2022

Police & Fire

US Marshals Nab Remaining Suspects In Shooting Death Of 27-Year-Old Pottstown Man: DA The remaining suspects wanted in the October shooting death of a 27-year-old man in Pottstown were nabbed Thursday by members of the U.S. Marshals Service, authorities said. Samir Bentley, 20, and Ahmed Mohammed, 16, both of Philadelphia, were arrested in Greenville, N.C., and charged with first, second, and third-degree murder, conspiracy, robbery, carrying a firearm without a license, possessing an instrument of crime, and related offenses, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. Their arrests come nearly three months after the arrests of their co-con…

by Nicole Acosta

02/03/2022

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