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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

One Dead, Others Injured In Route 82 Crash One person was killed and several injured in a Route 82 crash on Monday, Oct. 3, authorities said. Three cars were involved in the wreck that happened at the intersection of Route 82 and Manor Road in Coatesville around 3:15 p.m., according to Valley Township police. Two southbound vehicles crashed into a northbound Kia, spinning it around and sending it down the road, DailyLocal reports. One of the drivers, identified as 75-year-old Theresa M. Farrell, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Two others were taken by ambulance to the Paoli Hospital. Their conditions were not immedi…

by Nicole Acosta

10/05/2022

Police & Fire

Two PA Cash 5 Lottery Winners Split $1 Million Jackpot A pair of Pennsylvania Cash 5 Lottery players will split a $1,082,698 jackpot, state officials said. Two lucky tickets matched all five balls drawn for the Tuesday, Oct. 4 drawing. Each winning ticket is worth $541,349. The winning numbers were: 4-12-19-33-41. The lucky tickets were sold at the following locations: Montgomery County: Hatfield Market is located at 304 Union St. in Hatfield Philadelphia: ACME Markets is located at 8200 Roosevelt Boulevard Each retailer will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning tickets. Anyone holding a jackpot-winning Cash …

by Nicole Acosta

10/05/2022

Police & Fire

One Rescued After Car Crashes Into Pickup Truck Outside Fire Station In Bucks County One man was rescued after the car he was driving crashed into a parked pickup truck outside a fire station in Bucks County, authorities said. The crash happened just after 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4 in front of the Croydon Fire Company on State Road. Department volunteers were working in the station when they heard a "loud crunch," they said. The workers say they went outside to find the driver, who was trapped inside his car. Shortly after 8pm tonight four volunteers were working in the station when they heard what sounded to be a loud... Posted by The Official Croydon Fire Company, Stat…

by Nicole Acosta

10/05/2022

Police & Fire

Delco Road Reopens After Truck Gets Stuck Under Bridge A Delaware County road has reopened after a truck became stuck under a bridge, authorities said. The tractor-trailer got stuck under the bridge at N. Radnor Chester Road and Matsonford Road Tuesday morning, Radnor Township police said. ROAD CLOSURE - BRIDGE STRIKEKing of Prussia Road is CLOSED between N. Radnor Chester Road and Matsonford Road following a bridge strike. For those arriving at Radnor Elementary, Radnor High School and Archbishop Carroll, the District has been notified. pic.twitter.com/9NHVOUvOiB — RadnorPD (@RadnorPD) October 4, 2022 King of Prussia Road was temporarily …

by Nicole Acosta

10/05/2022

Schools

'Suspicious Man' Arrested On Villanova University Campus A 43-year-old man was arrested Friday, Sept. 30 after police say he was walking around the Villanova University campus without permission and became combative with officers. Anthony Dimaio, of Bryn Mawr, was released without having to post bail after being arraigned on charges of aggravated assault, resisting arrest, and other related offenses, Radnor Township police said. He has also been issued a no-trespass order and is banned from University property, school officials said. On Friday evening, Villanova University Public Safety received a report from a student about a suspicio…

by Nicole Acosta

10/05/2022

Schools

Montco Teen Charged With Threatening To Shoot Up High School In Lehigh Valley: Report A high school in the Lehigh Valley was under increased security for one day last week and a Montgomery County teenager was arrested after police say he threatened to "shoot up the school," according to LehighValleyLive. The 18-year-old Phoenixville resident was released from Northampton County Jail and charged with a felony count of terroristic threats causing serious public inconvenience, and other related charges, the outlet says. Investigators say he directed the threat at two students he knew over social media on Wednesday, Sept. 28, according to the outlet. Click here for more fr…

by Nicole Acosta

10/05/2022

Lifestyle

PA Singer Deserved More From Judges On 'The Voice,' Fans Say Viewers are turning to social media to express their frustrations after a Pennsylvania singer on NBC's "The Voice" received only one chair turn during her blind audition. Hillary Torchiana, 34, of West Chester, sang Adele's "Easy on Me" during the Monday, Oct 3 episode and got interest from seasoned judge Blake Shelton. Hillary Torchiana performs Adele's "Easy on Me" during "The Voice" blind auditions. The Voice Though all of the judges applauded Torchiana at the end of her performance, one commented on how she didn't fully agree with Torchiana's song choice. "I think an Adele song is…

by Nicole Acosta

10/04/2022

Police & Fire

Teen Wanted For Murder In Shooting Outside Philadelphia's Roxborough High School Philadelphia Police are searching for a teenage suspect in connection with the shooting outside Roxborough High School last week that claimed the life of a football player and injured four others. Dayron Burney-Thorne, 16, is wanted on charges of murder, attempted murder, theft, obstruction of justice, and other related offenses in the Sept. 27 shooting on the 4700 block of Pechin Street, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. The teen is considered armed and dangerous. Authorities have increased the reward for information leading to an arrest in the case to $45,000. A …

by Nicole Acosta

10/04/2022

Police & Fire

Human Remains Found In Luzerne County Identified As Wilkes-Barre Teen Girl Who Vanished In 1969 Pennsylvania State Police have identified the human remains found in Luzerne County nearly 10 years ago as a teenage girl who went missing in 1969, they announced Tuesday, Oct. 4. The remains were discovered on Nov. 17, 2012, by individuals digging for relics on the grounds of a former coal-mining operation in Newport Township, state police said. Authorities now know they belong to Joan Marie Dymond, who was 14 years old when she disappeared from Andover Street Park on June 25, 1969. An examination determined the remains were those of a female, estimated to be in her mid-te…

by Nicole Acosta

10/04/2022

Police & Fire

'Intoxicated' PA Man Shot, Killed By State Police After Trying To Run Over Trooper A 41-year-old Pennsylvania man who left a bar intoxicated was shot and killed by state police troopers after "intentionally" driving his pickup truck into one of them and crashing into a police SUV, authorities said. Jason Kilduff, of Pittston, was "highly intoxicated" and assaulted a patron and an employee at the Ole Tyme Charley’s Pub and Grill in Plains Township when troopers were called there around 1:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30, according to Pennsylvania State Police in Wilkes-Barre. When police arrived, Kilduff “intentionally” drove his pickup toward two troopers in an “at…

by Nicole Acosta

10/04/2022

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