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Nicole Acosta

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nacosta@dailyvoice.com

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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

Obituaries

Beloved Philly Drag Queen Valencia Prime Dies Mid-Performance At Popular Gay Bar Members and allies of the LGBTQ community were coming together after a Philadelphia drag queen and transgender woman unexpectedly died mid-performance at a popular gay bar in the city. Valencia Prime, 25, was performing at Tabu Lounge and Sports bar on Monday, Sept. 12 when she suddenly collapsed onstage, bar owner Jeffrey Sotland told NBC News. Her cause of death was not immediately known. "Today we mourn the loss of a very bright and rising star in the performance community and a person who was always full of love and positivity," the business said in a statement shared on Facebook and…

by Nicole Acosta

09/15/2022

Police & Fire

Reading Gunman Arrested While Asking Livestream Viewers To Send Him Money To Flee: Police A man's social media profile helped investigators in Reading identify him as the gunman in a shooting, they said. Roberto Torres-Pérez, 41, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 14, during a social media livestream in which he asked his viewers for money to flee, authorities said. Torres-Perez had been accused of shooting another man in the area of Muhlenberg Street and Wunder Street around 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13. An ensuing investigation identified Torres-Perez as the alleged shooter and a warrant was then issued for his arrest. Police were able to identify his location from the video…

by Nicole Acosta

09/15/2022

Police & Fire

Man Wanted For Murder In Reading, Police Say Police in Berks County are seeking a man on murder charges, they announced Thursday, Sept. 15. Andre Lee Davis is wanted in connection with the Sunday, Sept. 11 shooting on the 100 block of N Fourth Street near Walnut Street, where responding officers found 57-year-old Bruce Sellers around 1:40 a.m., Reading police said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Details on what led up to the shooting were not immediately known. Authorities say Davis should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Reading Polic…

by Nicole Acosta

09/15/2022

Police & Fire

Children Airlifted In Bucks County Crash, Police Say Two children were flown to a nearby hospital following a two-vehicle crash in Bucks County, authorities said. The crash involving a trash truck and SUV happened at the intersection of Route 113 and Minsi Trail in Hilltown Township around 3:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, local police said. The kids, who were riding in the SUV, were airlifted to Lehigh Valley Hospital with serious injuries, Hilltown police said. The SUV driver was brought to Grand View Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the trash truck was uninjured. Traffic was diverted from the area for abou…

by Nicole Acosta

09/15/2022

Police & Fire

Multiple People Injured In Explosion During Training Exercise At SCI Phoenix Prison: Officials Multiple people were injured Thursday, Sept. 15 when an explosion occurred during a training exercise at SCI Phoenix prison in Montgomery County, officials said. The accident happened around 9:50 a.m. at the prison in Skippack Township, a county spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice. Members of the county bomb squad were installing an explosive device for a later training exercise when it exploded prematurely, according to 6abc. The extent of the injuries was not immediately known, however, officials say multiple people were taken to the hospital. The FBI is handling the investigatio…

by Nicole Acosta

09/15/2022

Police & Fire

Allentown School Lockdown Ends After Police Nab Juvenile With Gun Lockdowns at several Allentown schools ended Thursday, Sept. 15, after police arrested a juvenile with a gun, they said. William Allen High School, Raub Middle School, and Union Terrace Elementary all were placed on lockdown as a precaution after officers received a report of a person with a weapon on Linden Street in the West Park neighborhood around 8:50 a.m., Allentown police said. Officers eventually found a juvenile in the area with a loaded semi-automatic handgun, they said. The minor was subsequently arrested. The lockdowns were lifted just after noon, police said. Anyone wit…

by Nicole Acosta

09/15/2022

Police & Fire

Police Shoot Wanted Man After Vehicle Strikes Officer Outside Reading Wawa: DA Police shot a wanted man in Reading on Wednesday, Sept. 14, after an officer was struck by the car he was driving, authorities said. Officers on patrol around 4:45 p.m. saw Emanuel Padilla Tirado, 31, driving a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu, which was later parked at the Wawa on the 400 block of Lancaster Avenue, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office. Investigators had been searching for Padilla Tirado and were aware that there was an active felony warrant for his arrest. He had been wanted on aggravated assault charges stemming from a shooting that happened on Sept. 9 at …

by Nicole Acosta

09/14/2022

Police & Fire

Search For Clues To Woman Missing Since 2014 Under Way In Chester County Authorities on Wednesday, Sept. 14 were searching a property in Chester County that has a possible connection to the disappearance of a suburban Philly woman, who was last seen more than eight years ago, CBS3 reports. Amanda DeGuio was reported missing by relatives on Aug. 27, 2014, but had not been seen by her family in Upper Darby, since the first week of June 2014, after she returned from a trip to Florida, according to the FBI. The property was confirmed to be in East Nottingham Township (Chester County), about an hour away from Upper Darby. As of Wednesday night, there were no major d…

by Nicole Acosta

09/14/2022

Police & Fire

Video Shows Gunman Stalking Teen Victim In Philadelphia Before Deadly Attack Police have released surveillance footage of a gunman stalking his victim in the moments leading up to her death, carried out at his hands in Philadelphia, they said. The footage shows a hooded male in dark-colored clothing hiding behind vehicles, appearing to look for 17-year-old Teryn Johnson, who was walking her dog with a friend on the 5300 block of Horrocks Street around 8:50 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11, according to Philadelphia police and various news reports. She was brought to Temple University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead just after 9:15 p.m., police said. Although no w…

by Nicole Acosta

09/14/2022

News

Winner: PA Lottery Scratch-Off Ticket Worth $3 Million Sold In Philly Suburbs A Pennsylvania Lottery ticket worth $3 million was sold in Chester County. The $3,000,000 Payout scratch-off was sold at Wawa on East Gay Street in West Chester, state lottery officials announced on Wednesday, Sept. 14. The retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. $3,000,000 Payout is a $30 game that offers top prizes of $3 million. Winners should immediately sign the back of their ticket and call the Lottery at 1-800-692-7481.

by Nicole Acosta

09/14/2022

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