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.

Jillian Pikora's Contributions

Lancaster, PA
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Lancaster Man Killed By Drunk Driver High On Cocaine And Weed Speeding With Kid In Car: DA Lancaster Man Killed By Drunk Driver High On Cocaine And Weed Speeding With Kid In Car: DA Lancaster Man Killed By Drunk Driver High On Cocaine And Weed Speeding With Kid In Car: DA
Lancaster Man Killed By Drunk Driver High On Cocaine And Weed Speeding With Kid In Car: DA A Pennsylvania man was killed in a violent crash by a driver who was drunk, high on cocaine and marijuana, and speeding through a severe thunderstorm with his unbelted child in the car, prosecutors said after the driver was sentenced on Wednesday, June 24. Luis Gustavo Cruz, 31, of the 400 block of Jared Way in Earl Township, was sentenced to four to 10 years in state prison after pleading guilty to causing the May 3, 2025 crash that killed 72-year-old Ralph Timothy Groff, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Judge Dennis Reinaker imposed the sentence after Cruz ple…

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Catasauqua, PA
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Man Accused In Fatal Shooting Of Catasauqua Teen Held For Court After Hearing Man Accused In Fatal Shooting Of Catasauqua Teen Held For Court After Hearing Man Accused In Fatal Shooting Of Catasauqua Teen Held For Court After Hearing
Man Accused In Fatal Shooting Of Catasauqua Teen Held For Court After Hearing A man who had been on the run for months after a 19-year-old was shot and killed inside a Pennsylvania home — only to later surrender — has had his case proceed to court, authorities announced Tuesday, June 23.  Ti'Shaun Singleton, 19, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at 5:46 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8 inside a home in the 200 block of Edward Lane in Catasauqua, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. An autopsy determined he died from a gunshot wound to the chest, and the manner of death was ruled a homicide. Samuel Rolando Colon, 24, of Allentown, is charged with criminal hom…

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York, PA
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Officer Cleared In Shooting That Killed Charging Dog, Wounded Owner: York DA (UPDATE) Officer Cleared In Shooting That Killed Charging Dog, Wounded Owner: York DA (UPDATE) Officer Cleared In Shooting That Killed Charging Dog, Wounded Owner: York DA (UPDATE)
Officer Cleared In Shooting That Killed Charging Dog, Wounded Owner: York DA (Update) A York City police officer was legally justified in shooting a charging dog during an incident that also wounded the animal's owner, according to initial findings released by the York County District Attorney on Wednesday, June 24. York County District Attorney Tim Barker said body-worn camera and patrol vehicle video conclusively show the officer acted in self-defense when he fired at an unleashed pit bull mix that charged him on the 300 block of West Philadelphia Street on Tuesday, June 16. According to the findings, York City police were originally dispatched around 7:20 p.m. to 373 W. …

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Mass Shooting Suspect Arrested: 2 Killed, 3 Injured In Philadelphia Police Say (UPDATE) Mass Shooting Suspect Arrested: 2 Killed, 3 Injured In Philadelphia Police Say (UPDATE) Mass Shooting Suspect Arrested: 2 Killed, 3 Injured In Philadelphia Police Say (UPDATE)
Mass Shooting Suspect Arrested: 2 Killed, 3 Injured In Philadelphia Police Say (Update) A man accused of stepping out of a vehicle wearing a mask and opening fire into a crowd in Philadelphia has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting that left two young men dead and three others wounded, police announced on Tuesday, June 23. Marquis Andrews was taken into custody on Monday, June 23, and transferred from the Philadelphia Federal Detention Center to the Philadelphia Police Homicide Unit, where he faces charges for his alleged role in the shooting, authorities said. The attack happened around 8:40 p.m. on Monday, March 30, on the 300 block of South 60th Street, accordi…

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Lower Paxton, PA
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WATCH: Hostage Video Released As Harrisburg Man Convicted In 2-Year-Old Kidnapping WATCH: Hostage Video Released As Harrisburg Man Convicted In 2-Year-Old Kidnapping WATCH: Hostage Video Released As Harrisburg Man Convicted In 2-Year-Old Kidnapping
Watch: Hostage Video Released As Harrisburg Man Convicted In 2-Year-Old Kidnapping Newly released cellphone video captures the terrifying moments a Harrisburg man held a 2-year-old girl hostage while negotiating with police before tactical officers stormed the apartment and rescued her, Dauphin County prosecutors announced after his conviction. Antonio Hammond was convicted Tuesday, June 23, of kidnapping of a minor, burglary, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, carrying a firearm without a license, receiving stolen property, flight to avoid apprehension, and possession of a firearm by a wanted fugitive, according to Dauphin County District Attorney Francis T. Ch…

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Newtown-Upper Makefield, PA
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Woman Who Posed As Man's Dead Wife After Stabbing Him To Death Sentenced: Bucks DA Woman Who Posed As Man's Dead Wife After Stabbing Him To Death Sentenced: Bucks DA Woman Who Posed As Man's Dead Wife After Stabbing Him To Death Sentenced: Bucks DA
Woman Who Posed As Man's Dead Wife After Stabbing Him To Death Sentenced: Bucks DA A woman who posed as her victim's dead wife after a Bucks County killing has been sentenced for brutally stabbing a man to death after he wouldn't let her sleep, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, June 24. Meghan Macklin, 48, of Philadelphia, killed 72-year-old Richard Scott MacFarland at his Wrightstown Township home in October 2023 before stealing his vehicle and valuables and fleeing the state, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. During her sentencing hearing, a former cellmate testified that Macklin admitted she killed MacFarland after he woke her up and asked for…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Ex-Boyfriend's Child's Mother Arrested In Fatal Stabbing Of Philly Hair Stylist Ex-Boyfriend's Child's Mother Arrested In Fatal Stabbing Of Philly Hair Stylist Ex-Boyfriend's Child's Mother Arrested In Fatal Stabbing Of Philly Hair Stylist
Ex-Boyfriend's Child's Mother Arrested In Fatal Stabbing Of Philly Hair Stylist A woman accused of fatally stabbing her ex-boyfriend's girlfriend in North Philadelphia is now in police custody, authorities announced. Zayahshay Davis, 22, was arrested by officers from Philadelphia's 22nd District in the area of 12th and Huntingdon streets on Wednesday, June 24, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. She is accused in the fatal stabbing of 28-year-old Sariah Conover, which happened at approximately 5:52 p.m. on Monday, June 22, in the 1300 block of West Lehigh Avenue, police said. Following her arrest, Davis was transported to Homicide Headquarters, where she …

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National Interest
Cult Member Charged After 'Mom' Heard Before PA Parents' Execution: DA Cult Member Charged After 'Mom' Heard Before PA Parents' Execution: DA Cult Member Charged After 'Mom' Heard Before PA Parents' Execution: DA
Cult Member Charged After 'Mom' Heard Before PA Parents' Execution: DA Chilling new details have emerged more than three years after a Pennsylvania couple and the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont, allegedly by suspects with ties to a cult-like group, have been arrested. Michelle Jacqueline Zajko, 33, of Media, Pennsylvania, has been charged with murdering her parents, Richard and Rita Zajko, after a years-long Pennsylvania State Police investigation uncovered digital, ballistic, financial, and surveillance evidence tying her to the killings, Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse announced on Wednesday, June 24. Richard Zajko, 72, and …

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Allentown, PA
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Unhoused Man Found Dead In Tent Near D&L Trail In Lehigh County Unhoused Man Found Dead In Tent Near D&L Trail In Lehigh County Unhoused Man Found Dead In Tent Near D&L Trail In Lehigh County
Unhoused Man Found Dead In Tent Near D&L Trail In Lehigh County The man found dead along a walking path in Pennsylvania has been identified, authorities announced on Wednesday, June 24.  Christopher Lee Crouthamel, 57, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at 1:35 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, at the scene in the 200 block of River Street, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio. Crouthamel had been residing in a tent near the D&L Trail , the coroner said. The Lehigh County Coroner's Office had previously confirmed to Daily Voice that investigators were called to the scene after reports of a deceased man found along a walking path on Sand Isl…

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Mastic-Shirley, NY
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Grandma Of 15 Dies After Being Struck By Buick Less Than 1 Block From Shirley Home Grandma Of 15 Dies After Being Struck By Buick Less Than 1 Block From Shirley Home Grandma Of 15 Dies After Being Struck By Buick Less Than 1 Block From Shirley Home
Grandma Of 15 Dies After Being Struck By Buick Less Than 1 Block From Shirley Home A grandmother of 15 has died after she was struck by a car less than a block from the Long Island home where she raised four children and hosted countless family gatherings, according to her loved ones. Theresa Nicke, 64, was walking on the shoulder of Dawn Drive near Pinelawn Avenue in Shirley when she was hit by an eastbound 2013 Buick Regal at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 20, Suffolk County Police said. Nicke was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries following the crash, according to police. Her family announced her death in a GoFundMe campaig…

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