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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.

Nicole Acosta's Contributions

Schools

South Mountain Middle School Threat 'Not Credible,' Allentown Police Say A threat made against a school in Allentown on Sunday, Sept. 25 was found to be not credible, authorities said. The gun-related threat was directed at South Mountain Middle School for the Monday, Sept. 26 school day, Allentown police said. An investigation revealed that the threat was unfounded, and as a result, police have implemented increased security measures at the school, they said. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Allentown School District’s Anonymous Tip line at 1-844-SAFE2SAY or safe2say.org.

by Nicole Acosta

09/26/2022

Police & Fire

Viral Videos Show Teens Ransacking Philadelphia Wawa Videos of a mob of teens ransacking a Philadelphia Wawa store have gone viral on social media. Footage posted to Twitter and TikTok shows the swarm of about 100 juveniles trashing the store on the 7000 block of Roosevelt Boulevard around 8:22 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24. #Philadelphia NEW VIDEO: Chaos erupted at this Wawa in Frankford as juveniles destroyed the store. The kids were also fighting in the parking lot. pic.twitter.com/TIs7acsFBQ — PhillyCrimeUpdate (@PhillyCrimeUpd) September 25, 2022 In one video, a customer even asks a worker if they can still get their sandwich as chaos …

by Nicole Acosta

09/26/2022

Police & Fire

Coroner IDs Victim In Weekend Allentown Shooting As 15-Year-Old Boy The victim shot and killed over the weekend in Allentown has been identified as a teenage boy. ALSO SEE: Teen Football Player Killed In Allentown Shooting Was 'Full Of Life' Responding officers found Treshawn J. Tracy, 15, in the area of 6th Street and Tilghman Street around 2:50 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Allentown Police Department. The Allentown resident was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. His death has been ruled a homicide. Further details surrounding the shooting were not immediately known. Anyone with informat…

by Nicole Acosta

09/26/2022

News

Traveler Caught With Loaded Gun At Philadelphia International Airport: TSA An Arizona man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented him from carrying a loaded handgun onto his flight at Philadelphia International Airport. The traveler's 9mm gun was discovered in his carry-on bag in a security checkpoint x-ray machine on Friday, Sept. 24, TSA officials said. It was loaded with 17 bullets. Philadelphia police confiscated the gun and detained the man before arresting him on a weapons violation, they said. The man — whose name has not been released — is expected to face a financial penalty. Passengers can trave…

by Nicole Acosta

09/26/2022

Police & Fire

Gunfire Rings Out After Philly HS Football Game: Report No one was injured when shots rang out after a high school football game in Philadelphia on Friday, Sept. 23, 6abc reports. The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. outside the field on 48th Street and Spruce Street, the outlet says. Police have only said they discovered shell casings around the scene, where the Lincoln High School team and the West Philadelphia High School team were competing, according to the outlet. Click here for more from 6abc.

by Nicole Acosta

09/24/2022

Police & Fire

Ex-PA State Police Corporal Sentenced For Stealing Heroin From Evidence Room A former Pennsylvania State Police corporal who stole heroin, used it on the job, and attempted to use work software to cover it all up has learned his fate, authorities said. Brian Edward Rickard, 48, of Honesdale, was sentenced Tuesday, Sept. 19 to six months to two years of house arrest followed by three years of probation, WNEP reports citing the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office. Rickard was charged in 2021 after investigators found he stole heroin from the Troop R evidence room, "ingesting it while at work and home, and using work computers and programs …

by Nicole Acosta

09/23/2022

Obituaries

PA Boy Battling Brain Cancer Dies Day After 6th Birthday, Family Says A Pennsylvania community is mourning the death of a boy who tragically lost his battle with brain cancer on Thursday, Sept. 22 — just one day after his sixth birthday. On the morning of Ryder Knechtle's birthday celebration, he was fine. Like any other child, he loved to play games, read his favorite book, and even watch "Peppa Pig" with his family. But as the hours passed, he began to feel different. "Around 1:00 he started to crash," the boy's mom, Jenna Knechtle, wrote on GoFundMe and Facebook. **Last Treatment Update** My beautiful baby is now an angel. A beautiful angel in Hea…

by Nicole Acosta

09/23/2022

Police & Fire

1 Dead In Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer On Route 222 One person died in a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a second vehicle on Route 222 Friday, Sept. 23, authorities said. The wreck happened in the southbound lanes near Burgert Lane in Maidencreek Township around 8:10 a.m., according to the Northern Berks Police Department. The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene by the Berks County Coroner's Office. He was identified as Christopher Lee Rankin, 28, WFMZ reports. Further details surrounding the crash were not immediately known. Pennsylvania State Police were also called to investigate and the highway reopened someti…

by Nicole Acosta

09/23/2022

Police & Fire

Police Seek Witnesses To Bucks County Hit-Run Crash That Injured Juvenile Police are seeking witnesses to a Bucks County hit-and-run crash that injured a juvenile. A girl was crossing the street when she was struck by a black Subaru at Diamond Street and E Branch Road in Sellersville around 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19, Perkasie Borough police said. The SUV didn't stop and fled north on Diamond Street, police said. The victim suffered minor injuries. Anyone with information is asked to contact Perkasie police at 215-257-6876.

by Nicole Acosta

09/23/2022

Police & Fire

Two Rescued From Burning Allentown Home: Officials Two people were injured after being rescued from a burning single-family home in Allentown on Friday, Sept. 23, officials said. First responders were called to the detached house on the 700 block of East Tilghman Street around 5 a.m. on a report of a garage fire with residents trapped, Allentown fire officials said. Two people were rescued from the home and brought to an area hospital for treatment, the department said. The victims have yet to be identified, but are in stable condition, 6abc reports. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the local fire marshal's office.

by Nicole Acosta

09/23/2022

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