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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

Bethlehem Man Dies In Monroe County Crash: Police A 72-year-old man from the Lehigh Valley was killed in a single-car crash over the weekend in Monroe County, authorities said. Jeffry Lee Semprini, of Bethlehem, was driving east on Kunkletown Road in Ross Township when he failed to negotiate a left curve and went off the road around 2:15 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, Pennsylvania State Police said. The vehicle traveled approximately 180 feet along the grass before falling into a creek, state police said. Semprini was taken to St. Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus, where he later died, according to police. Police also contacted the Pe…

by Nicole Acosta

02/14/2022

Police & Fire

Bucks Man Pulled Gun In Road Rage Incident, Police Say A 48-year-old Bucks County man is facing criminal charges after a road rage incident, in which police accused him of pulling a gun. Jeffrey W. Arnold, of Doylestown, was arrested Friday, Feb. 11, and charged with terroristic threats, simple assault, and reckless endangerment, the Central Bucks Regional Police Department said. Arnold was tailgating another vehicle before he started arguing with the driver, according to police. He allegedly pulled out a gun and told the driver to "watch their back," before fleeing the scene. Police arrested Arnold at his home. He was arraigned and sent to…

by Nicole Acosta

02/14/2022

Police & Fire

All Love This Valentine's Day For Allentown Man Allegedly Killed By GF's Son Authorities have identified the man allegedly killed by his girlfriend's son over the weekend in the Lehigh Valley. Miles Brickhouse Jr., 52, of Allentown, died from sharp force injuries sustained in an apartment in the 1900 block of West Woodlawn Street in South Whitehall Township around 10 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. A resident told police that her son, Gabriel Stettler, 18, became "agitated" and stabbed her boyfriend to death during a fight, WFMZ reports citing police. Stettler was arrested at the scene and arraigned on homicide charges, acc…

by Nicole Acosta

02/14/2022

Police & Fire

Driver Dies In Fiery Conshohocken Crash: Report A 47-year-old driver died after crashing his vehicle into a Montgomery County building, setting it on fire, NBC10 reports. The man was driving on East Elm Street in Conshohocken just before 2 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, when he lost control and slammed into the office building, igniting a gas line fire, according to the outlet and the Plymouth Fire Company. At 01:46 hours, the Plymouth Fire Company No. 1 (Montco 43) volunteers were dispatched to the 100 block of East Elm... Posted by Plymouth Fire Company No. 1 (Montco 43) on Sunday, February 13, 2022 The unidentified driver was pulled from …

by Nicole Acosta

02/14/2022

Police & Fire

Gunman Fired 30+ Rounds From AR-15 Killing 35-Year-Old Female Victim In DelCo: Police One woman was killed when a Delaware County man fired a rifle from outside his house into the surrounding neighborhood, authorities said. The situation unfolded around 2 a.m, Sunday, Feb. 13, when Yousuf Bahal began firing an AR-15 rifle in front of his Penn Boulevard home in East Lansdowne, local police said. Responding officers saw 30-year-old Bahal open fire and confronted him, East Lansdowne police said. He later dropped the gun and was arrested, they said. As police were securing the area, they learned that more than 30 rounds had been fired, and found a 35-year-old neighbor…

by Nicole Acosta

02/14/2022

News

DelCo Fire Department Shut Down Mocking Name Of Girl Shot, Making Racist Remarks: Reports A Delaware County-based fire department has been shut down following allegations of racist remarks made by firefighters in what they believed was a private conversation, multiple news outlets say. The announcement comes after county officials voted to temporarily suspend Briarcliffe Fire Company Station 75 in Darby Township for 30 days as the DA's office completes an investigation, CBS3 reports. On a Zoom call in January that they thought was over, members were heard using racial slurs and making disparaging remarks about Black firefighters and Black residents, 6abc says.&nb…

by Nicole Acosta

02/12/2022

News

Baltimore Ravens Fan Wins Seats For 20 Years A Baltimore Ravens fan has won a pair of free seats to every pre-season and regular-season home game for the next two decades thanks to the Maryland Lottery. Diane Heil, of Annapolis, was awarded the coveted prize — which also includes parking — after being hailed the “Seats for 20 Years” winner inside M&T Bank Stadium on Wednesday, Feb. 9, lottery officials said. The 58-year-old Information Technology professional donned her lucky Ed Reed jersey while waiting for the results alongside five other finalists. “I figured his number 20 and the chance to win 20 years of …

by Nicole Acosta

02/12/2022

Police & Fire

Jersey Shore Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty In Cocaine, LSD, Pot Bust: Prosecutor A Lacey Township man on Friday, Feb. 11 pleaded guilty to his role in a Jersey Shore drug bust, authorities said. Detectives discovered several ounces of cocaine, LSD, marijuana, and more during a warranted search of the car and home of Andrew Bradley, 22, in October 2021, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Bradley was storing and selling cocaine and marijuana out of a home in the Forked River section of the township between 2017 and 2020, the prosecutor said. Lacey Township police launched an investigation on Oct. 1, 2021, when they stopped Bradley in his car.&nb…

by Nicole Acosta

02/12/2022

Police & Fire

Update: Skateboarder Arrested After Knocking Elderly Victim Unconscious In Newark UPDATE: The alleged suspect has been arrested. ***Original story below*** Police are seeking the identity of a skateboarder who they say assaulted an elderly man on Friday, Feb. 11 in Newark. The victim was walking when he was knocked unconscious by a suspect riding a skateboard on Ferry Street near Merchant Street around 10 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. He was taken to University Hospital where he reportedly is in stable condition. Police say the suspect was wearing a black jacket, red hoodie, beige pants, and red sneakers. The alleged suspect.Newark Dep…

by Nicole Acosta

02/11/2022

Police & Fire

Charges Filed In 1981 Cold Case Killing Of Pennsylvania's Denise Pierson After 40 years, Pennsylvania authorities have charged a 58-year-old man in the cold case murder of a young Delaware County woman. Denise M. Pierson disappeared on April 14, 1981, after visiting a friend's house, Pennsylvania State Police and the Delaware County District Attorney's Office said in a joint release on Friday, Feb. 11. Her remains were discovered in July 1984 near the railroad tracks located at 7th and Market Streets in Marcus Hook. An autopsy determined that she died as a result of blunt impact injuries to the head and that her manner of death was a homicide. Wayne A. Walke…

by Nicole Acosta

02/11/2022

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