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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.

Nicole Acosta's Contributions

News

Services Set For Allentown Woman, 20, Killed In Double Lehigh County Walmart Shooting Support is surging for the family of a woman killed in a double shooting in the parking lot of a Lehigh County Walmart. Nicolette Law, 20, of Allentown, was shot dead by Edward Joel Rosario-Jimenez on Friday evening in the parking lot of the Whitehall Township Walmart, police said. More than $4,700 had been raised in funeral funds for Law's family on a GoFundMe page as of Monday morning. Officers arrived to the MacArthur Boulevard store around 7 p.m. Friday on reports of shots fired, where they found Law and another gunshot victim near a parked car -- the engine still running, W…

by Nicole Acosta

03/01/2021

Police & Fire

DA: Two PA Men Arrested For Selling Heroin, Fentanyl, Ghost Guns In Philadelphia Two men were arrested Friday for charges related to their drug and gun trafficking operation in which they sold counterfeit Oxycodone pills — made of heroin and fentanyl — as well as ghost guns and stolen firearms in Philadelphia, state authorities announced. John To, 36, and Andy Nguyen, 23, were apprehended following an investigation by the 44th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury, according to Attorney General Josh Shapiro. Agents executed a search warrant on To’s home, who now resides in Montgomery County, and found approximately $60,000 in cash, one pound of a methamphetamine-like …

by Nicole Acosta

02/26/2021

Police & Fire

Bucks Driver Crashes Into Upper Southampton Shoe Store Officials are investigating after a Bucks County driver crashed into a shoe store in Upper Southampton Friday, authorities said. The driver crashed into the Faherty Shoe Repair store on Second Street Pike around 11:15 a.m., according to a Facebook post by Emergency Alerts of Bucks, Montgomery, and Delaware Counties. Two people were reportedly pinned under the car, and fire crews used airbags to rescue them, authorities said. The victims were sent to Abington Hospital around 12 p.m. for treatment, authorities said. Their condition was unknown. The car was towed from the scene by J.W Harki…

by Nicole Acosta

02/26/2021

Police & Fire

Chester County Man Facing Assault Charges After Biting Man, Leaving Him With Hole In Chin A Chester County man is facing assault charges after he bit a man and left him with a gaping hole in his chin, authorities said. Upon arrival, the victim told police he was bitten by David P. Medley Jr., 44, around 8:25 p.m. at a home in the 200 block of Walnut Street, in West Grove Borough on Feb. 13, according to the Southern Chester County Regional Police Department. Medley Jr. was charged with simple assault, disorderly conduct, and harassment, police said. Medley Jr. was taken into custody and sent to Chester County Prison after failing to post bail. The case is pendi…

by Nicole Acosta

02/26/2021

Police & Fire

Bucks Police Probe Robbery, Shooting Of Employee At Warminster Metro PCS Police in Bucks County are investigating after two men allegedly robbed a Metro PCS store in Warminster and shot an employee before fleeing the scene, authorities said. Upon arrival, officers found an employee with a single gunshot wound to the stomach, around 3:50 p.m. at the E County Line Road store on Feb. 25, according to the Warminster Township Police Department. The employee told officers that two black males entered the store, robbed him, and later shot him, police said. It is unclear what items the suspects stole, police said. The pair of men apparently fled to the…

by Nicole Acosta

02/26/2021

Police & Fire

Capitol Riots: Bucks Woman Arrested Weeks After Boyfriend A Bristol woman is the fourth Bucks County resident to be arrested for her alleged role in the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riots, federal authorities announced. Rachel Genco, 37, was identified as the girlfriend of Ryan Stephen Samsel, 37, a Bristol man charged last month for knocking down barricades and assaulting a female officer on U.S Capitol grounds, leaving her with a concussion, according to the criminal complaint. Footage from the riots captured Genco walking with Samsel apparently leading a group of rioters toward the U.S Capitol, court documents say. Genco was also seen standin…

by Nicole Acosta

02/26/2021

Obituaries

Hatboro Horsham High School Grad, Nicole Brockwell Dies, 35 Nicole Alicia Brockwell (Yeagley) of Warrington (Bucks County), died on Feb. 17, 2021. She was 35-years-old. Born in Hatboro (Montgomery County), Brockwell worked as an insurance underwriter, her obituary says. Brockwell's obituary remembers her as "a spunky spitfire who had the determination to match." She loved country music and knew the songs from every Disney movie by heart, the obit says. Brockwell was a graduate of Hatboro Horsham High School and Western Governor's University, the obit says. She is preceded in death by her Grandmother Helen Rodriguez; Grandfather Ronald Yeagle…

by Nicole Acosta

02/25/2021

Police & Fire

MontCo Police Probe Brutal Attack Of Norristown Pizzeria Owner Police in Montgomery County are investigating after a brutal attack of a Norristown pizzeria owner was caught on surveillance video, 6abc Action News reports. Security footage shows a group of men looking through Mama Venezia's Pizzeria and later running into the establishment with masks on Feb. 19, the news outlet reports. The group is later seen running out of the pizzeria after owner Ying Ngov, a 56-year-old immigrant from China, told the outlet they stole beers from her. Ngov ran out after the suspects with a snow shovel, but one of the men retaliated by violently pushing he…

by Nicole Acosta

02/25/2021

Police & Fire

PA Brothers Indicted On Federal Charges For Setting Fire To Their Philly Restaurant A pair of Delaware County brothers were indicted on federal charges when authorities discovered that the pair set fire to their restaurant after buying a $750,000 fire insurance policy only two weeks prior to the blaze, officials announced. Imad Dawara, 40, of Swarthmore, and Bahaa Dawara, 32, of Woodlyn, admitted to planning and causing the arson of their business, RCL Management LLC in Philadelphia a little more than three years ago on February 18, 2018, and to evading the assessment of their income tax liabilities from 2015 to 2017, Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Wi…

by Nicole Acosta

02/25/2021

Obituaries

New Hope-Solebury High School Grad, Brad Frith Dies At 47 Following 4-Year Battle With ALS Brad Carter Frith of Bucks County died on Feb. 21, 2021. He was 47 years old. A native to Buckingham Township, Frith and his partners spearheaded TransNoble Logistics, an intermodal trucking service, and technological company DrayNow before he was diagnosed with ALS in 2017, his obituary says. Frith was a graduate of New Hope-Solebury High School and Penn State University, his obit says. "He was a dedicated athlete earning nine varsity letters in basketball, cross country, and tennis. He was also voted Best Male Athlete in his graduating class," the obit reads. Frith's obituary remembered…

by Nicole Acosta

02/24/2021

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