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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York, PA
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Former Susquehannock Soccer Player, 20, Killed In York County Motorcycle Crash Former Susquehannock Soccer Player, 20, Killed In York County Motorcycle Crash Former Susquehannock Soccer Player, 20, Killed In York County Motorcycle Crash
Former Susquehannock Soccer Player, 20, Killed In York County Motorcycle Crash Kollin Krier, a 2025 Susquehannock High School graduate and former varsity soccer player, was killed in a motorcycle crash in Codorus Township. A young motorcyclist was killed in a crash on a York County roadway, authorities announced. Kollin Thomas Krier, 20, of Glen Rock, died after a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Ridge Road in Codorus Township on Saturday, June 13, according to the York County Coroner's Office. The coroner's office was dispatched to the 3700 block of Ridge Road at 10:03 p.m. after the crash was reported. Investigators believe Krier was traveling west on Ridge Road …

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Hanover-Penn Township, PA
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Last Missing Hanover Man Identified After Skeletal Remains Found In Woods Last Missing Hanover Man Identified After Skeletal Remains Found In Woods Last Missing Hanover Man Identified After Skeletal Remains Found In Woods
Last Missing Hanover Man Identified After Skeletal Remains Found In Woods A mystery that gripped the Hanover area for more than a year has come to a heartbreaking end. Skeletal remains found in a wooded area between two farm fields in Penn Township have been identified as Ben Matthew Garrett, 37, of Hanover Borough, the York County Coroner's Office announced on Monday, June 15. The remains were discovered near Old Ridge Road and Ridge Avenue at 7:24 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, according to the coroner's office. Investigators recovered the remains with assistance from the York County Forensic Team. Mercyhurst Forensic Anthropology Laboratory confirmed Garrett's id…

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Oyster Bay, NY
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Kayakers Rescued After Strong Winds Push Them From Shore In Oyster Bay Kayakers Rescued After Strong Winds Push Them From Shore In Oyster Bay Kayakers Rescued After Strong Winds Push Them From Shore In Oyster Bay
Kayakers Rescued After Strong Winds Push Them From Shore In Oyster Bay A routine kayaking trip turned into a water rescue after two men were swept away from shore by strong winds and currents off Long Island, police announced on Monday, June 15. The men were kayaking south of Alhambra Beach in Massapequa when weather and water conditions pushed them farther from shore, preventing them from paddling back, according to Nassau County Police. The kayakers called 911 for help around 6:35 p.m. Monday, June 15, police said. Nassau County Marine Bureau 6, Nassau County Helicopter 4, and Town of Oyster Bay Constables responded and located the pair. The men and their…

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Harrisburg, PA
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PA Supreme Court Rules Skill Games Are Illegal Slot Machines, Gives Operators 120 Days PA Supreme Court Rules Skill Games Are Illegal Slot Machines, Gives Operators 120 Days PA Supreme Court Rules Skill Games Are Illegal Slot Machines, Gives Operators 120 Days
PA Supreme Court Rules Skill Games Are Illegal Slot Machines, Gives Operators 120 Days Tens of thousands of skill game machines operating across Pennsylvania were declared illegal by the state's highest court on Monday, June 15, in a landmark ruling that could reshape the Commonwealth's gambling industry and force lawmakers to finally address the controversial devices. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that so-called skill games are subject to both the state's Gaming Act and Crimes Code, reversing lower court decisions that had allowed the machines to operate in what the justices described as a legal "gray area." The court found that the Commonwealth Court's interpretation …

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Mastic-Shirley, NY
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Man Dies After Shirley Fight, 2 Charged With Gang Assault Man Dies After Shirley Fight, 2 Charged With Gang Assault Man Dies After Shirley Fight, 2 Charged With Gang Assault
Man Dies After Shirley Fight, 2 Charged With Gang Assault A deadly fight inside a New York home has led to criminal charges against two Long Island residents, police announced on Tuesday, June 16. Christopher Martin, 48, suffered serious injuries during a fight at a home on Hounslow Road in Shirley on Sunday, June 14, according to Suffolk County Police. A resident of the home called 911 around 7:30 p.m. to report that a man who rented a room at the residence had been injured during a fight, police said. Officers arrived to find Martin seriously hurt. Martin was taken to NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk in Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead a s…

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Great Neck, NY
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Former Great Neck Attorney Admits Stealing $30K Escrow Deposit In Failed Home Sale Former Great Neck Attorney Admits Stealing $30K Escrow Deposit In Failed Home Sale Former Great Neck Attorney Admits Stealing $30K Escrow Deposit In Failed Home Sale
Former Great Neck Attorney Admits Stealing $30K Escrow Deposit In Failed Home Sale A disbarred former attorney on Long Island has admitted stealing a client's escrow money in connection with a failed Long Island home sale, Suffolk County prosecutors announced on Monday, June 15. Marco Materassi, 59, formerly of Great Neck and now living in Florida, pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree for taking $30,000 that was supposed to be held in escrow during a Lake Grove real estate transaction, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney. Materassi represented the seller in the transaction and received the buyer's $30,000 down payment on Jan. 26…

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Brentwood, NY
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80-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed In Early-Morning Brentwood Crash 80-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed In Early-Morning Brentwood Crash 80-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed In Early-Morning Brentwood Crash
80-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed In Early-Morning Brentwood Crash A pedestrian was struck and killed by an SUV on Long Island during the early morning hours of Monday, June 15, police announced. Richard Jennings, 80, of Brentwood, was standing in the eastbound lane of Suffolk Avenue near Fulton Street in Brentwood when he was hit by a 2017 Ford Escape at approximately 2:20 a.m., according to Suffolk County Police. The vehicle was driven by Britney Barbaron Rojas, 23, of Islip Terrace, police said. Jennings was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Barbaron Rojas was treated for minor injuries. The Ford Escap…

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Waynesboro, PA
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Woman Killed After 30-Foot Fall Into Empty Pool At Pittsburgh Obama School Woman Killed After 30-Foot Fall Into Empty Pool At Pittsburgh Obama School Woman Killed After 30-Foot Fall Into Empty Pool At Pittsburgh Obama School
Woman Killed After 30-Foot Fall Into Empty Pool At Pittsburgh Obama School A construction worker died after falling approximately 30 feet into an empty pool while working at a Pittsburgh school on Monday morning, officials said. Emergency crews were called to Pittsburgh Obama Academy on North Highland Avenue just before 9 a.m. on Monday, June 15. Construction workers were at the school performing work on the pool, where scaffolding had been erected, Pittsburgh Public Schools spokesperson Ebony Pugh said in a statement. The incident happened around 9 a.m. while work was underway, according to Pugh. "Arriving responders located the adult female at the bottom of th…

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Carlisle, PA
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Decade After Death Staged As Suicide, Woman Arrested For Homicide: Cumberland County DA Decade After Death Staged As Suicide, Woman Arrested For Homicide: Cumberland County DA Decade After Death Staged As Suicide, Woman Arrested For Homicide: Cumberland County DA
Decade After Death Staged As Suicide, Woman Arrested For Homicide: Cumberland County DA A woman is accused of fatally shooting her longtime partner and staging his death as a suicide in Pennsylvania, a case that remained unsolved for more than a decade before her arrest in South Carolina, authorities announced on Monday, June 15. Betty Jane Adams, 60, was charged in connection with the May 1, 2015, death of John Wesley Alleman, 68, at his home in the 60 block of Hickorytown Road in Middlesex Township, Cumberland County, according to the district attorney. Alleman was found in bed with a gunshot wound to his head after a 911 call around 7 a.m. initially reported the death as a …

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Central Islip, NY
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Casino Parking Lot Shooting Lands Suffolk County Man In Prison Casino Parking Lot Shooting Lands Suffolk County Man In Prison Casino Parking Lot Shooting Lands Suffolk County Man In Prison
Casino Parking Lot Shooting Lands Suffolk County Man In Prison A man who shot another man twice outside Jake's 58 Casino on Long Island will spend the next decade behind bars, prosecutors announced on Monday, June 8. Nashawn J. Legros, 26, of Wyandanch, was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon for the May 2024 shooting, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney. The attack happened at approximately 10:16 p.m. on Friday, May 31, 2024, in the parking lot of Jake's 58 Casino on Express Drive North in Islandia,…

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