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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

Report Of Gunshots Prompts Lockdown At Northwest DC High School A report of gunshots prompted a lockdown at a Northwest DC high school on Friday, Nov. 18, authorities said. The DC Police Department responded to Jackson-Reed High School, formerly named Woodrow Wilson High School, on Chesapeake Street after receiving a report of suspects in two vehicles exchanging gunfire, they said on Twitter around 3 p.m. Prelim info for sounds of gunshots in the 3900 block of Chesapeake St, NW-suspects in 2 vehicles exchanged gunfire. There is no active threat at this time. Ongoing investigating. School was placed on lockdown for precautionary measures. Media Stagi…

by Nicole Acosta

11/18/2022

Police & Fire

Drunk Virginia Man Threw Folding Knife, Tried To Disarm Officer During Arrest: Police A Virginia man has been charged with allegedly throwing a weapon at a police officer and trying to disarm them during an arrest attempt. It all went down around 3:15 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17 on Ashton Avenue and Bannerwood Drive in Manassas, according to the Prince William Police Department. Dion Gruger Garner, 32, of Woodbridge, was driving a car that had stopped near the intersection when officers approached him and determined he was drunk, they said. When cops tried to arrest Garner, he refused to get out of the car and tried to drive off, police said. Officers were able to stop …

by Nicole Acosta

11/18/2022

Police & Fire

Virginia Couple Slapped With Slew Of Charges After 120MPH Pursuit On I-95 A Virginia couple was slapped with a slew of charges after leading police on a high-speed chase on I-95. Anthony Raposo, 39, of Fredericksburg, was behind the wheel of a car stopped at the Wawa on Garrisonville Road in Stafford when officers realized the vehicle had a fake temporary license plate around 1 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, they said. Officers tried to speak with him, but he sped onto southbound I-95, reaching speeds of up to 120 miles per hour at one point. Meanwhile, Quinn Poole, 27, of Dumfries, was sitting in the passenger seat as Raposo struck a guardrail near the 126 exit, po…

by Nicole Acosta

11/18/2022

News

Fundraisers Launched, Campus Memorial Service Scheduled For Slain UVA Football Players Support is surging for the families of the three University of Virginia football players who were killed in a mass shooting on the Charlottesville campus Sunday, Nov. 13. Devin Chandler, 20, of Virginia Beach, VA, D’Sean Perry, 22, of Miami, FL, and Lavel Davis Jr., 20, of Ridgeville, SC, were killed after the charter bus they were riding in returned at Culbreth Garage around 10:15 p.m. from a field trip to see a play in Washington DC, authorities previously said. Two other victims, who President Jim Ryan identified as football player Michael Hollins Jr. of Baton Rouge, LA, and Marlee Morg…

by Nicole Acosta

11/18/2022

Police & Fire

Suspect At Large After Two Shot On Metrobus Near Southeast DC School: Report A suspect was at large after two people were shot on a Metrobus near a Southeast DC school on Thursday, Nov. 17, WJLA reports. The shooting happened around 8:20 a.m. on the 800 block of Yuma Street close to KIPP DC Legacy College Preparatory school, which is located on 8th Street, according to DC police and the outlet. A man and teen girl, who was on her way to school, were taken to a local hospital, where both are expected to survive, the outlet says. No arrests have been made and police say they are looking for a 17-year-old Black man who stands 4-foot-8 to 5 feet tall. Alert: Shoot…

by Nicole Acosta

11/17/2022

Police & Fire

VA Man Nabbed At Dulles Airport After Fatally Shooting Ex-GF, Man, Dog Inside Home: PD A 24-year-old Virginia man is in custody after authorities say he shot and killed his ex-girlfriend, another man, and a dog inside a Dumfries home on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Desmond Malcolm Daniel led authorities to Dulles International Airport, where he was arrested around 2 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17 in connection with the shooting deaths of Alyssa Trynese Gainey, 22, of Woodbridge, and Javon Alberto Williams, 24, of Dumfries, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Officers were initially called to a home on the 17400 block of Isle Royale Terrace around 11:15 p.m. …

by Nicole Acosta

11/17/2022

Police & Fire

Fairfax Teen Fatally Struck By Car Had Dreams Of Becoming Nurse, Loved Ones Say Support was surging for the family of a 17-year-old Fairfax High School student struck and killed by a car this week. Lesly Diaz-Bonilla's dreams of being a nurse were cut short Wednesday, Nov. 16 when she was struck while crossing Columbia Pike from Barcroft View Terrace in Bailey's Crossroads just before 9 a.m., according to a GoFundMe launched for her family, and authorities. A westbound 2014 Toyota Camry struck the girl, but the driver has not yet been identified. Though the investigation remains ongoing, authorities say alcohol does not appear to be a factor. Condolenc…

by Nicole Acosta & Cecilia Levine

11/17/2022

Police & Fire

Suspect In Custody After Sexually Assaulting Sunoco Employee In Virginia, Police Say A suspect accused of sexually assaulting a gas station worker in Prince William County has been arrested, authorities said. Davondre Marcel Lambert, 22, was arrested on Monday, Nov. 14, and charged with sexual battery in connection with the Oct. 25 incident, according to the Prince William County Police Department. It happened around 12:20 p.m. at the Sunoco located at 7203 Sudley Rd. in Manassas. The 43-year-old woman was stocking shelves when a man approached her from behind and made "inappropriate gestures," police said. When another employee began taking photos of the man, h…

by Nicole Acosta

11/17/2022

Police & Fire

Virginia Mom Apprehended For Child Neglect After Unattended 2-Year-Old Son Shoots Himself: PD The Virginia mom of a toddler who shot himself after being left unattended has been arrested. Christalle Phillips Moat, 39, of Manassas, surrendered to police on Tuesday, Nov. 15, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Moat's charge is connected to an incident that happened inside a home on the 7600 block of Monitor Court on Oct. 26, police said. Authorities say they were initially notified by Child Protective Services (CPS) that a mom, later identified as Moat, brought her 2-year-old son to an area hospital for treatment of a non-life-threatening gun…

by Nicole Acosta

11/16/2022

Obituaries

Tributes, Memories Pour In For DC Legend Ms. Virginia McLaurin, 113 Ms. Virginia McLaurin, who made headlines in 2016 when a video of her spontaneously dancing with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama during a visit to the White House went viral, has died. She was 113. The longtime Washington DC resident had been under hospice care for a few days before passing the morning of Monday, Nov. 14, her loved ones wrote on her official Facebook page. With heavy hearts we share that Ms. Virginia McLaurin passed away this morning (11/14/2022). She had been under hospice... Posted by Virginia McLaurin's Page on Monday, November 14, 2022 "She liv…

by Nicole Acosta

11/16/2022

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