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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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Dozen PA Residents Charged In Federal $1 Million Social Security Fraud Case Nearly a dozen Pennsylvania residents have been charged in a $1 million federal social security fraud case, with nine already pleading guilty, authorities announced. The charges stem from a targeted investigation to catch those who steal a dead beneficiary's social security payments, United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero said on Monday, Oct. 3. In total, the fraud loss in these 12 cases amounts to nearly $1 million. The following individuals have been charged: Sloan Carter, 59, of Philadelphia; charged by Information on Aug. 2, with theft of government funds; pleaded…

by Nicole Acosta

10/04/2022

News

Five Virginia Residents Named To Forbes List Of Richest In America Five Virginia residents were named to the 2022 Forbes list of the 400 richest people in America. The nation's wealthiest citizens are worth $4 trillion — $500 billion less than last year, Forbes said. The minimum net worth required to make the list also fell for the first time since the Great Recession, by $200 million, to $2.7 billion. The wealthiest man in the country is Elon Musk, who is worth $251 billion, and the second wealthiest is Jeff Bezos, who is worth $151 billion. Fortunes were calculated on Sept. 2 using stock prices and exchange rates. The Virginians who…

by Nicole Acosta

10/04/2022

News

Nine Pennsylvania Residents Named To Forbes List Of Richest In America Nine Pennsylvania residents were named to the 2022 Forbes list of the 400 richest people in America. The nation's wealthiest citizens are worth $4 trillion — $500 billion less than last year, Forbes said. The minimum net worth required to make the list also fell for the first time since the Great Recession, by $200 million, to $2.7 billion. The wealthiest man in the country is Elon Musk, who is worth $251 billion, and the second wealthiest is Jeff Bezos, who is worth $151 billion. Fortunes were calculated on Sept. 2 using stock prices and exchange rates. The Pennsylvanians…

by Nicole Acosta

10/03/2022

Police & Fire

14 Residents Displaced After Fire Breaks Out In Bucks County Mixed-Use Building Several residents were displaced by a fire that damaged a mixed-use building in Bucks County on Monday, Oct. 3, authorities said. No serious injuries were immediately reported in the fire, which broke out in the three-story building on the 700 block of Ridge Road in West Rockhill Township around 7:10 a.m., according to the Sellersville Fire Department. The first floor is occupied by a company named B-Enterprise, with apartments above. The fire quickly went to a second alarm, prompting the request of several area companies. Firefighters evacuated the building, and called for two tank…

by Nicole Acosta

10/03/2022

Police & Fire

Seen HIM? Alert Issued For Missing, Endangered Doylestown Man Authorities have issued an alert for a missing and endangered Bucks County man. Richard Washington was last seen walking to a mailbox on Sandy Ridge Drive in Doylestown around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2, according to the Central Bucks Regional Police Department. The 49-year-old man stands 5 feet tall, weighs 115 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes, authorities said. He was last seen wearing a green and/or grey military-style jacket, green pants, blue and white sneakers, and glasses. Anyone with information on Washington's whereabouts is asked to call 9-1-1 or Officer Danielle …

by Nicole Acosta

10/03/2022

Police & Fire

63-Year-Old Pedestrian Dies In Allentown Crash: Officials A 63-year-old pedestrian died in a crash in Allentown, authorities said. John Sassaman was pronounced dead on Sunday, Oct. 2 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest after the crash just before 1 a.m. on the 400 Block of S. 24th Street, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The Salisbury Township resident died of complications from multiple traumatic injuries, the coroner said. His manner of death was determined to be accidental. Further details about the crash were not immediately known. The incident remains under investigation by the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, Allentown Pol…

by Nicole Acosta

10/03/2022

Police & Fire

80-Year-Old Driver Dies Weeks After Northeastern PA Crash, Coroner Says An 80-year-old driver who was in a northeastern Pennsylvania crash in August has died from her injuries, authorities said. Patricia A. Rodenbach died Friday, Sept. 30 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg after colliding with another vehicle around 7:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 17 at the intersection of Blakeslee Boulevard Drive East and Fredericks Grove Road in Mahoning Township (Carbon County), according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The Lehighton woman died of complications from multiple traumatic injuries, the coroner said. Her manner of death was ruled an accident. The …

by Nicole Acosta

10/03/2022

Police & Fire

Woman, 87, Dies Nine Days After Being Rescued From Burning Allentown Home: Authorities An 87-year-old woman who was rescued from an Allentown house fire last month has died from her injuries, authorities said. Nancy L. Joseph, of Allentown, died Sunday, Oct. 2 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest after she was rescued from a house fire on Friday, Sept. 23 on the 700 block of E. Tilghman Street, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Joseph died of complications from smoke inhalation, the coroner said. A second person was also pulled from the burning home, and brought to a local hospital. Authorities initially said both victims were in stable condition. …

by Nicole Acosta

10/03/2022

Police & Fire

Resident, Pets Killed In Upper Southampton House Fire: Officials A fire on Friday, Sept. 30 claimed the life of a resident and multiple pets in Upper Southampton Township, authorities said. Ten fire companies were called to the Wendy Road home up in flames just before midnight. Firefighters arrived to find a "well-advanced fire" on the first and second floors, according to the Southampton Fire Company. "During a search for occupants, we unfortunately did find one person and several pets deceased," reads a statement from the department. The victim has yet to be identified. Overgrown brush surrounding the front and back of the house made it difficult fo…

by Nicole Acosta

10/03/2022

Police & Fire

Bicyclist Struck, Killed By Car In Bucks County: Report A 40-year-old bicyclist was struck and killed by a Ford Mustang in Bucks County on Wednesday, Sept. 28, LevittownNow reports. The Mustang was heading east on New Falls Road and Bristol-Oxford Valley Road in Bristol Township struck the cyclist, who was coming from the westbound lane into the eastbound lane around 8:25 p.m., the outlet says citing local police. The Fairless Hills resident was pronounced dead at the scene, while the 46-year-old driver from Morrisville began cooperating with police, according to the outlet. Click here for more from LevittownNow.

by Nicole Acosta

10/01/2022

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