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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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Grown Man Who Escalated Fight Among Minors Apprehended In Virginia Grown Man Who Escalated Fight Among Minors Apprehended In Virginia
Grown Man Who Escalated Fight Among Minors Apprehended In Virginia A 35-year-old man is facing charges in Virginia after getting involved in a fight between two children and instructing his kid to assault another child, authorities said. Brian Maurice Hill, 35, was arrested on Saturday, Oct. 22, about three days after the incident that happened at the Potomac Ridge Apartments on the 2800 block of Woodmark Dr. in Woodbridge, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Hill is accused of chasing and grabbing a child who he noticed was involved in a fight with his 10-year-old son around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, authorities said. …
Midday Murder Suspect At Large Following Morning DC Shooting, Metropolitan Police Say Midday Murder Suspect At Large Following Morning DC Shooting, Metropolitan Police Say
Midday Murder Suspect At Large Following Morning DC Shooting, Metropolitan Police Say A murder suspect is at large after the victim of a July shooting died a month later from his injuries, authorities said. Officers were called to the 1400 block of Montana Avenue in Northeast around 11 a.m. on July 12 on a report of a shooting, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Cops arrived to find Quion Shears, 24, conscious and breathing, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, they said.  He was taken to a nearby hospital and treated until Aug. 13, when he died from his injuries, authorities said. An autopsy was performed on his body and his cause of death was d…
Police In Virginia Investigating Student-On-Student Assault Police In Virginia Investigating Student-On-Student Assault
Police In Virginia Investigating Student-On-Student Assault Police in Loudoun County are investigating a student-on-student assault. Details were scarce in the incident that allegedly occurred between two juvenile students at Smart's Middle School in Leesburg, local police said on Tuesday, Oct. 25. The apparent assault is being investigated by the Leesburg Police Department and Loudoun County Public Schools. This is a developing story. Check Daily voice for updates. 
Eastern State Hospital Escapee Back In Custody, Virginia State Police Say Eastern State Hospital Escapee Back In Custody, Virginia State Police Say
Eastern State Hospital Escapee Back In Custody, Virginia State Police Say A 32-year-old patient who escaped from a psychiatric hospital in Virginia has been captured, authorities said. Michael Lee Corey Malone, who police say used the alias Christopher Feagin, was nabbed around noon on Tuesday, Oct. 25 after someone spotted him inside a convenience store on the 6400 block of Richmond Road/Route 60. He was brought to Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail and was being processed on a felony warrant for escaping the hospital, according to Virginia State Police and James City County Police. A search was launched after Malone had escaped from Eastern State Hospital in Wil…
Stabbing Suspect Apprehended After Attacking Family Member During Dispute In Virginia Stabbing Suspect Apprehended After Attacking Family Member During Dispute In Virginia
Stabbing Suspect Apprehended After Attacking Family Member During Dispute In Virginia A stabbing suspect was arrested after attacking a family member during a dispute in Virginia, authorities said. Officers were called to a home on the 4100 block of La Maurice Lp. in Dumfries around 9 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 24, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Cops learned that Marquis Davon Bostic, 29, repeatedly stabbed a 55-year-old family member during an argument, they said. The pair eventually separated, and the police were called. The victim was taken to an area hospital, where they are expected to survive, authorities said. Meanwhile, Bostic w…
Child Injured In Triple Shooting In Northwest DC: Police Child Injured In Triple Shooting In Northwest DC: Police
Child Injured In Triple Shooting In Northwest DC: Police A child was among three people shot in Northwest DC on Monday, Oct. 24, authorities said. A four-year-old boy, who police say was not the intended target, was taken to a local hospital by a family member with non-life-threatening injuries after being shot on the 100 block of Kennedy Street NW around 6:45 p.m., according to Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee. Chief Contee and @MayorBowser provides an update regarding the shooting that occurred in the 100 block of Kennedy Street NW. pic.twitter.com/oS3HK0TeaF — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) October 25, 2022 Just twenty minute…
Traffic Tied Up By Overturned Trailer Involved In Multi-Vehicle Fredericksburg Crash Traffic Tied Up By Overturned Trailer Involved In Multi-Vehicle Fredericksburg Crash
Traffic Tied Up By Overturned Trailer Involved In Multi-Vehicle Fredericksburg Crash Traffic was temporarily tied up by an overturned trailer involved in a multi-vehicle crash in Virginia on Tuesday, Oct. 25, officials said. Four vehicles were involved in the wreck in southbound lanes on I-95 at mile marker 138, VADOT Fredericksburg wrote on Twitter around 1:45 p.m. Two lanes blocked on I-95 southbound just passed exit 140/Courthouse Rd. with multi-vehicle crash. Approx. 6 mile backup with left lane of southbound traffic getting by scene. @VSPPIO @staffordvagov @staffcosheriff @staffcofire pic.twitter.com/t7ZkiQSYCP — VDOT Fredericksburg (@VaDOTFRED) October 25, 2022 T…
Stafford County Sheriff Issues Alert About Phony Murder Investigation Making Rounds Online Stafford County Sheriff Issues Alert About Phony Murder Investigation Making Rounds Online
Stafford County Sheriff Issues Alert About Phony Murder Investigation Making Rounds Online Police in Stafford County have issued an alert about a phony murder investigation that's making rounds online. "The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office has been receiving multiple reports and messages regarding this post," the department said in a Tuesday, Oct. 25 Facebook post. "We want to inform you this is a fake." The post reads: "We need help identifying this young woman who was mugged, stabbed, and left for dead on the roadside in Stafford County. She is in a coma right now and deputies are not able to identify her. Let's bump this post so it may reach people who can be able to ide…
Paramount+ Series 'Lioness' Films New Scenes In DC, Shuts Down Roadways Paramount+ Series 'Lioness' Films New Scenes In DC, Shuts Down Roadways
Paramount+ Series 'Lioness' Films New Scenes In DC, Shuts Down Roadways Have you spotted any celebrities? Roads in Washington DC have been shut down to film a new television series. "Lioness," the new Paramount+ original series, is based on a real-life CIA program and follows Cruz Manuelos (Laysla De Oliveira), a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine recruited to join the CIA’s Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from within.  The show is scheduled to film throughout Maryland, including tentative locations in both the Baltimore and Washington, DC metropolitan suburbs, Western Maryland, and the Eastern Shore…
Two Killed, Three Critical While Fleeing Armed Robbery In Virginia: Police Two Killed, Three Critical While Fleeing Armed Robbery In Virginia: Police
Two Killed, Three Critical While Fleeing Armed Robbery In Virginia: Police Two people were killed and three critically injured in a crash while fleeing the scene of an armed robbery in Virginia, authorities said. The incident began around 2:25 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 24, when Fredricksburg police received a call from a victim of an armed robbery at the Spotsylvania County line, they said. A victim told police that the suspect's vehicle was traveling into the city along Lafayette Boulevard. A patrol officer eventually spotted the vehicle on Lafayette Boulevard near Longstreet Avenue and tried to stop it, but the driver sped away, police said. The speeding driver…
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