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Jillian Pikora

Deputy Managing Editor

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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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Police & Fire
SERT Responds To Armed Person Barricaded Inside Lancaster Home After Domestic Violence Call SERT Responds To Armed Person Barricaded Inside Lancaster Home After Domestic Violence Call
Sert Responds To Armed Person Barricaded Inside Lancaster Home After Domestic Violence Call An armed person barricaded themselves inside a Lancaster City home after a reported domestic violence incident, prompting a several-hour police standoff that ended peacefully on Saturday, July 4, police said. Officers with the Lancaster City Bureau of Police responded to a home on the 00 block of Third Street for a reported domestic violence incident at 8:07 a.m., police said. When officers arrived, they safely removed one adult and several juveniles from the home while another armed adult barricaded themselves inside the residence, authorities said. The Lancaster County Special Emergency …

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Driver Collapses Dead After Car Plunges Down Embankment In Fiery Crash In NY: Police Driver Collapses Dead After Car Plunges Down Embankment In Fiery Crash In NY: Police
Driver Collapses Dead After Car Plunges Down Embankment In Fiery Crash In NY: Police A driver collapsed and died after escaping his burning vehicle when it plunged down an embankment at a Long Island home, police said. The crash happened at a residence on Pheasant Run in Nissequogue on Friday, July 3, at approximately 3:40 p.m., according to Suffolk County Police. Investigators said the man was driving a 2002 Hyundai XG350 down the home's driveway when he left the pavement and traveled down a rear-yard embankment. The vehicle came to a stop before catching fire, police said. The driver managed to get out of the Hyundai but collapsed outside the vehicle. He was pronounced…

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Chambersburg Mom Standing Alongside Road Killed After 2 Vehicles Collide At Intersection: PSP Chambersburg Mom Standing Alongside Road Killed After 2 Vehicles Collide At Intersection: PSP
Chambersburg Mom Standing Alongside Road Killed After 2 Vehicles Collide At Intersection: PSP A 53-year-old Chambersburg woman was killed after a two-vehicle crash sent one of the vehicles into her at a Quincy Township intersection, Pennsylvania State Police said. The fatal crash happened at the intersection of Tomstown Road and Mentzer Gap Road in Franklin County at 3:44 p.m. on Thursday, July 2, according to state police. Police identified the pedestrian as Katina I. Espinosa, 53, of Chambersburg. She was pronounced dead at the scene, troopers said. A 60-year-old Fayetteville woman was driving east on Mentzer Gap Road and stopped at the intersection with Tomstown Road, where tr…

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Infinite Lounge Bartender, 3 Bouncers Cited During Surprise SLA Inspection In Port Jefferson Infinite Lounge Bartender, 3 Bouncers Cited During Surprise SLA Inspection In Port Jefferson
Infinite Lounge Bartender, 3 Bouncers Cited During Surprise SLA Inspection In Port Jefferson A bartender and three bouncers were cited after authorities conducted a late-night State Liquor Authority inspection at a lounge following community complaints and a recent assault arrest, police announced Friday, July 3. Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers, working alongside the New York State Liquor Authority and Town of Brookhaven officials, inspected Infinite Lounge, located at 104 Main St., Port Jefferson Station at 11:57 p.m. Thursday, July 2, Suffolk County Police said. The inspection was prompted by community complaints and multiple disturbances at the establishment, including a r…

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Lifestyle
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Donate $1M To Fight Hunger In Berks, Schuylkill Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Donate $1M To Fight Hunger In Berks, Schuylkill
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Donate $1M To Fight Hunger In Berks, Schuylkill Taylor Swift is giving back to her hometown in a big way ahead of her wedding The Berks County native and her fiancé, Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, have donated $1 million to Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank, the organization announced on Thursday, July 3. The unexpected gift will help the Reading-based food bank continue providing nutritious food to families facing hunger across Berks and Schuylkill counties at a time of record-breaking demand. "We were so excited to learn of this unexpected but greatly appreciated donation from a global superstar who grew up right here in our serv…

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Horse-And-Buggy Crash Involving Infant, 2 Seriously Hurt In Lancaster County (DEVELOPING) Horse-And-Buggy Crash Involving Infant, 2 Seriously Hurt In Lancaster County (DEVELOPING)
Horse-And-Buggy Crash Involving Infant, 2 Seriously Hurt In Lancaster County (Developing) A horse-and-buggy crash in southern Lancaster County sent two people to the hospital on Friday morning, July 3, authorities said. The crash happened at the intersection of Truce Road and Buck Heights Road in Providence Township around 8:30 a.m., according to emergency dispatch. A minivan collided with a horse and buggy carrying three people, including an infant, Pennsylvania State Police told WGAL News 8. The infant was not injured, but the other two occupants of the buggy suffered serious injuries and were taken to a hospital for treatment, PSP explained to the outlet. Lancaster County e…

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Motorcyclist Runs Red Light, Dies In Centereach Crash: Police Motorcyclist Runs Red Light, Dies In Centereach Crash: Police
Motorcyclist Runs Red Light, Dies In Centereach Crash: Police A motorcyclist was killed after crashing into a car at an intersection on Long Island early Friday, July 3, police said.  Kevin Zambrano, 25, of Shirley, was riding a Honda VT1 motorcycle eastbound on Middle Country Road in Centereach when he drove through a red light at Eastwood Boulevard and collided with a northbound 2021 Nissan Sentra that had the green light at approximately 12 a.m., Suffolk County Police said.  Zambrano was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.  The Sentra's driver, Corinne Eslinger, 19, of Lake Grove…

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Business
Deer Park Employee Writes $7K In Checks To Boyfriend's Business After Boss Dies: Police Deer Park Employee Writes $7K In Checks To Boyfriend's Business After Boss Dies: Police
Deer Park Employee Writes $7K In Checks To Boyfriend's Business After Boss Dies: Police An employee is accused of stealing more than $7,000 from her employer after the company's owner died, police announced on Thursday, July 2. Precious Ortiz, 34, of Deer Park, allegedly wrote two company checks totaling $7,032 to her boyfriend's business after the owner of Paragon Advertising died on Feb. 26, Suffolk County Police said. The Hauppauge business is located at 70 Corporate Drive. Investigators said Ortiz falsified the company's records to make it appear the checks had been issued to one of the business's vendors. Ortiz was arrested Thursday at Suffolk County Police's Third Pre…

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'They All Have To Die' Granddaughter Finds Grandmother Fatally Stabbed In Swatara: Affidavit 'They All Have To Die' Granddaughter Finds Grandmother Fatally Stabbed In Swatara: Affidavit
'They All Have To Die' Granddaughter Finds Grandmother Fatally Stabbed In Swatara: Affidavit A 28-year-old Dauphin County man is accused of fatally stabbing his grandmother inside their Swatara Township apartment, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Wednesday, July 1. Esteban Paulino Villegas has been charged with First-Degree Murder in the death of Connie Pineda following the attack at the Chestnut Pointe apartment complex on Chambers Hill Road on Tuesday, June 30, according to the criminal complaint. Swatara Township police responded to Apartment 1007 at 3655 Chambers Hill Road around 8:46 p.m. after receiving a 911 call reporting an elderly woman had been st…

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Nazareth Dad Was On THC When He Left His 14-Month-Old Daughter In His Hot SUV To Die: Affidavit Nazareth Dad Was On THC When He Left His 14-Month-Old Daughter In His Hot SUV To Die: Affidavit
Nazareth Dad Was On THC When He Left His 14-Month-Old Daughter In His Hot SUV To Die: Affidavit A Pennsylvania father with active THC in his system has been charged with murder after police say he left his 14-month-old daughter in a hot SUV for hours while he worked, leading to her death, as authorities announced at a press conference on Thursday, July 2. Daniel Jeffrey Moist, 38, is charged with Third-Degree Murder, Involuntary Manslaughter, Endangering the Welfare of Children, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, and Leaving a Child Unattended in a Motor Vehicle, Northampton County District Attorney Stephen Baratta announced following a Thursday, July 2, news conference. Moist was…

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