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Jillian Pikora

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Jillian is an editor and reporter based out of Pennsylvania's capital city of Harrisburg. She has a degree in Political Science and is a former political campaign manager. For over a decade, she has worked as a staff reporter and freelance writer at Sisters Magazine, The Tempest, Huffington Post, CairoScene, and several other outlets. Before joining Daily Voice, Jillian worked as a digital news editor at Hearst's local NBC affiliate, WGAL News 8. She currently assists in managing Virginia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts; as well as reporting stories in Pennsylvania for Daily Voice.

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Driver Falls Asleep, Crashes Into Tree; Passenger Seriously Hurt In Ronkonkoma Driver Falls Asleep, Crashes Into Tree; Passenger Seriously Hurt In Ronkonkoma
Driver Falls Asleep, Crashes Into Tree; Passenger Seriously Hurt In Ronkonkoma A passenger was seriously injured when a driver fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed into a tree on Long Island, police announced. Joseph Michael Uhl, 31, of Coram, was driving a 2004 Jeep SUV northbound on Ocean Avenue in Ronkonkoma, when he fell asleep and the vehicle left the roadway, striking a tree at approximately 3:08 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, according to Suffolk County Police. Uhl suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment, police said. The passenger, a 50-year-old East Northport woman, was transported to the same hos…

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Woman Sprays Unknown Substance Into Crowd At Long Island Hotel, Sends 4 To Hospital: Police Woman Sprays Unknown Substance Into Crowd At Long Island Hotel, Sends 4 To Hospital: Police
Woman Sprays Unknown Substance Into Crowd At Long Island Hotel, Sends 4 To Hospital: Police A woman is accused of spraying an unknown substance into a crowd during a disturbance at a Long Island hotel, sending four people to the hospital, police announced on Saturday, June 13. Jacquelyn Chan, 33, of East Garden City, was arrested after officers responded to La Quinta Inn, 821 Stewart Ave., in East Garden City at 8:44 p.m. on Friday, June 12, according to Nassau County Police. Investigators determined that during a physical altercation, Chan sprayed an unknown substance into a crowd of people, police said. Four victims were exposed to the substance, suffered irritation, and were tr…

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Measles Exposure Alert Issued After Infected Resident Visits Lancaster Courthouse Measles Exposure Alert Issued After Infected Resident Visits Lancaster Courthouse
Measles Exposure Alert Issued After Infected Resident Visits Lancaster Courthouse A Lancaster County resident who tested positive for measles may have exposed others at the Lancaster County Courthouse, prompting a public health alert from the Pennsylvania Department of Health on Friday, June 12. The individual visited the Lancaster County Courthouse at 50 N. Duke St. in Lancaster between 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3, according to the department. Health officials said the person primarily visited the courthouse's Marriage License Office but may have come into contact with others while moving throughout the building. The Department of Health has instructed the…

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Woman Accused Of Slashing Man's Neck Faces Attempted Murder Charge In Albany Woman Accused Of Slashing Man's Neck Faces Attempted Murder Charge In Albany
Woman Accused Of Slashing Man's Neck Faces Attempted Murder Charge In Albany A woman accused of slashing a man in the neck during an apartment altercation in Albany has been indicted on attempted murder charges, the Albany County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, June 12. Ronita Roberts, 45, of Albany, was arraigned before Judge Roger McDonough on Friday afternoon and charged with Attempted Murder, Assault in the First Degree, and Assault in the Second Degree, according to the district attorney's office. Albany Police responded to 400 Central Ave. around 1:25 p.m. on Monday, June 2, for a report of a stabbing, authorities said. Officers found a 67-year…

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Community Complaint Leads To Violation-Filled Inspection At Popular Huntington Bar Community Complaint Leads To Violation-Filled Inspection At Popular Huntington Bar
Community Complaint Leads To Violation-Filled Inspection At Popular Huntington Bar A bartender was cited, and a Huntington bar was hit with multiple violations during a late-night inspection prompted by a community complaint, Suffolk County Police announced on Saturday, June 13. Theresa Igoe, 63, of Huntington, was cited for three Alcoholic Beverage Control Law violations following an inspection at JT Carrington's on Elm Street at approximately 11 p.m. on Friday, June 12, according to Suffolk County Police. Second Precinct Crime Section officers conducted the inspection alongside representatives from the New York State Liquor Authority, the Town of Huntington Fire Marsha…

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21-Year-Old Motorcyclist Thrown From Bike, Seriously Hurt In South Huntington Crash 21-Year-Old Motorcyclist Thrown From Bike, Seriously Hurt In South Huntington Crash
21-Year-Old Motorcyclist Thrown From Bike, Seriously Hurt In South Huntington Crash A 21-year-old motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after a crash at a busy South Huntington intersection on Friday, June 12, Suffolk County Police said. The rider was operating a 2026 Yamaha motorcycle eastbound on Old Country Road when a 2015 Toyota Corolla traveling westbound attempted to turn left onto Wolf Hill Road and struck the motorcycle around 3:20 p.m., according to police. The impact ejected the motorcyclist from the bike, authorities said. The rider, a Huntington resident, was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip with serious injuries, police said. Th…

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17-Year-Old Driver Seriously Injures Man Who Stepped Behind Disabled Car In East Northport 17-Year-Old Driver Seriously Injures Man Who Stepped Behind Disabled Car In East Northport
17-Year-Old Driver Seriously Injures Man Who Stepped Behind Disabled Car In East Northport A man suffered serious injuries after he was struck by an SUV while standing behind his vehicle on a Long Island roadway, Suffolk County Police announced. The crash happened in front of 341 Town Line Road in East Northport at approximately 7:36 p.m. on Friday, June 12, according to police. A 35-year-old Brentwood man had been driving eastbound in a Honda Accord when he pulled onto the shoulder, exited the vehicle, and walked to the rear driver's-side trunk area, investigators said. While standing behind the vehicle, he was struck by an eastbound Volkswagen Atlas driven by a 17-year-old N…

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Toddler Found Dead In Car Outside Nazareth Logistics Facility (DEVELOPING) Toddler Found Dead In Car Outside Nazareth Logistics Facility (DEVELOPING)
Toddler Found Dead In Car Outside Nazareth Logistics Facility (Developing) Emergency crews were called to the 4000 block of Hanoverville Road just after 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, for a report of an unresponsive child, according to officials. The toddler was found in a car seat inside an SUV registered to her father and parked in an industrial lot near ID Logistics, Northampton County District Attorney Stephen Baratta and the county coroner confirmed. "This is in the beginning of an investigation," Baratta told reporters at the scene. "I can confirm that the decedent was a female child, approximately 15 months old." Authorities believe the child had been inside…

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$227K In Dead Wantagh Woman's Disability Checks Stolen For Decade By Husband: Indictment $227K In Dead Wantagh Woman's Disability Checks Stolen For Decade By Husband: Indictment
$227K In Dead Wantagh Woman's Disability Checks Stolen For Decade By Husband: Indictment A decade of Social Security disability payments intended for a deceased woman allegedly ended up in her husband's pocket, prosecutors announced on Friday, June 12. Lawrence Nadien, 56, of Nevada, was indicted on charges that he fraudulently collected more than $227,000 in Social Security disability benefits issued in his late wife's name after her death in 2014, according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. Nadien was arraigned before Nassau County Judge Colin O'Donnell on Friday, June 12, on one count of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, prosecutors said. He pleaded not gui…

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Woman Accused Of Pushing Mother Down Stairs To Her Death In Lancaster County Woman Accused Of Pushing Mother Down Stairs To Her Death In Lancaster County
Woman Accused Of Pushing Mother Down Stairs To Her Death In Lancaster County A Pennsylvania daughter is accused of pushing her mother into a wall during an argument, causing the 63-year-old woman to fall down a flight of stairs and suffer fatal injuries, authorities announced on Thursday, June 11. Elissa Blair Waltman, 34, of the 300 block of Laurel Street, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and simple assault in connection with the death of Eileen Flugrath, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. The incident happened at Flugrath's residence in the 100 block of Pickwick Place in Millersville Borough on Saturday, April 5. Police were ca…

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