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

Steelton-Highspire, PA
Breaking News
Body Recovered From Susquehanna River At Steelton Boat Launch ID'd As Bridge Jumper Body Recovered From Susquehanna River At Steelton Boat Launch ID'd As Bridge Jumper Body Recovered From Susquehanna River At Steelton Boat Launch ID'd As Bridge Jumper
Body Recovered From Susquehanna River At Steelton Boat Launch ID'd As Bridge Jumper A body recovered from the Susquehanna River days after an extensive search has been identified, officials announced on Thursday, June 11. The man's body was found in the water just north of the Steelton Boat Launch at approximately 3:20 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4, according to the Dauphin County Coroner's Office. Authorities later determined he was the same man who jumped from the Market Street Bridge in Harrisburg at approximately 10:34 a.m. on Sunday, June 1. The Harrisburg Bureau of Fire and Pennsylvania State Police searched for him for about 11 hours that day but were unable to locate …

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Motorcyclist Killed Sliding Under SUV In Philadelphia Crash Motorcyclist Killed Sliding Under SUV In Philadelphia Crash Motorcyclist Killed Sliding Under SUV In Philadelphia Crash
Motorcyclist Killed Sliding Under SUV In Philadelphia Crash A fatal crash claimed the life of a motorcyclist in Philadelphia, police announced on Wednesday, June 10. Ian Patrick Quigg, 30, of the 4500 block of Ritchie Street, died following the collision on the 6800 block of Henry Avenue around 12:20 p.m., according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Police and emergency personnel responded to the scene for a reported crash involving a motorcycle and an SUV. According to preliminary investigators, Quigg was operating a 2006 black Honda CBR-600 southbound on Henry Avenue while a 2025 white Ford Explorer, driven by a 76-year-old man, was travelin…

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National Interest
Mom Of 2 Killed Using Car Wash Vacuum In Lebanon; Cause Of Death Revealed Mom Of 2 Killed Using Car Wash Vacuum In Lebanon; Cause Of Death Revealed Mom Of 2 Killed Using Car Wash Vacuum In Lebanon; Cause Of Death Revealed
Mom Of 2 Killed Using Car Wash Vacuum In Lebanon; Cause Of Death Revealed The cause of death has been revealed for a mother of two who died after a sudden emergency involving a vacuum cleaner at a car wash in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Wednesday, June 10. Gladys Lopez Echevarria, 26, was killed in a bizarre incident at Carriage House Car Wash on the 100 block of Bowman Street at approximately 7:38 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15, according to Lebanon City Police. Officers responded to a medical assist call and found EMS already providing care at the scene, police said. Lopez Echevarria was taken to a local hospital, where she later died. As part of the inv…

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Bethpage, NY
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VIDEO: Nassau County Man ID'd In 51-Year-Old Florida Cold Case; Suspects Sought, Sheriff Says VIDEO: Nassau County Man ID'd In 51-Year-Old Florida Cold Case; Suspects Sought, Sheriff Says VIDEO: Nassau County Man ID'd In 51-Year-Old Florida Cold Case; Suspects Sought, Sheriff Says
Video: Nassau County Man ID'd In 51-Year-Old Florida Cold Case; Suspects Sought, Sheriff Says A young man found dead in a Florida field more than five decades ago has finally been identified, but investigators are still searching for his family, friends, and killer. Robert Russell Freese, originally from Nassau County, New York, was identified as the victim in a 1975 homicide after Broward Sheriff's Office cold case detectives used modern forensic technology to solve a mystery that had remained unsolved for 51 years, authorities announced on Wednesday, June 10. Freese's body was discovered on Sunday, June 1, 1975, in a desolate area near what is now Northwest 44th Street and North U…

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Hanover-Penn Township, PA
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911 Call Leads To Human Remains In Hanover Woods (DEVELOPING) 911 Call Leads To Human Remains In Hanover Woods (DEVELOPING) 911 Call Leads To Human Remains In Hanover Woods (DEVELOPING)
911 Call Leads To Human Remains In Hanover Woods (Developing) Human remains were found in the Pennsylvania woods, prompting a multi-agency investigation, authorities announced on Wednesday, June 10. Police were dispatched to the 700 block of Old Ridge Road in Penn Township at 7:24 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, after York County 911 received a report of human remains being discovered in a wooded area, according to Penn Township Police. Officers from the Penn Township Police Department responded to the scene along with Hanover Borough Police, the York County Forensic Team, and the York County Coroner's Office. Authorities have not released any information a…

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Columbia, PA
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Columbia Borough Friend Of ‘Stupid Kid’ Who Shot Home With Child Inside Sentenced: DA Columbia Borough Friend Of ‘Stupid Kid’ Who Shot Home With Child Inside Sentenced: DA Columbia Borough Friend Of ‘Stupid Kid’ Who Shot Home With Child Inside Sentenced: DA
Columbia Borough Friend Of ‘Stupid Kid’ Who Shot Home With Child Inside Sentenced: DA A man who admitted his role in a shooting that sent bullets into a home with a child inside has been sentenced to state prison, prosecutors announced. Isaiah Jose Diaz, 22, Columbia of the 200 block of Fourth Street, was sentenced by Judge Todd Brown on May 28 to two and a half to six years in state prison for his role in the Nov. 1, 2024 shooting on the 400 block of Avenue K in Columbia Borough, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Diaz pleaded guilty in February to two counts of aggravated assault and criminal conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, along with c…

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Islip, NY
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20-Year-Old Man Thrown Onto Lawn After Stop Sign Motorcycle Crash In Islip 20-Year-Old Man Thrown Onto Lawn After Stop Sign Motorcycle Crash In Islip 20-Year-Old Man Thrown Onto Lawn After Stop Sign Motorcycle Crash In Islip
20-Year-Old Man Thrown Onto Lawn After Stop Sign Motorcycle Crash In Islip A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after a crash sent him onto the lawn of a Long Island home, police announced on Wednesday, June 10. The crash happened at the intersection of South Bay Avenue and Raymond Street in Islip at approximately 6:52 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, according to Suffolk County Police. A 40-year-old Islip woman was driving a 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe eastbound on Raymond Street. After stopping at a stop sign at South Bay Avenue, she proceeded through the intersection toward Wave Crest Drive when a northbound 2006 Honda CBR went through a stop sign and struck the fron…

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Lykens Valley, PA
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911 Hang-Up Leads To Woman Shooting Man, Then Herself In PA Murder-Suicide: Coroner 911 Hang-Up Leads To Woman Shooting Man, Then Herself In PA Murder-Suicide: Coroner 911 Hang-Up Leads To Woman Shooting Man, Then Herself In PA Murder-Suicide: Coroner
911 Hang-Up Leads To Woman Shooting Man, Then Herself In PA Murder-Suicide: Coroner A 911 hang-up call led police to a Pennsylvania property where a woman fatally shot a man before taking her own life, the coroner announced on Monday, June 9. Officers with the Kidder Township Police Department and Pennsylvania State Police were dispatched to a residence on State Street in East Side Borough on Friday, June 5, after concerns about the abandoned emergency call, according to the Carbon County Coroner's Office. When troopers arrived, they found two deceased people inside a motor home on the property. The victims were identified as Samuel Douglas Macadam, 59, formerly of Hazle …

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Brentwood, NY
Breaking News
NY Pastor Who Called His 'Sweet Spot' Child Molestation Gets Federal Prison Time NY Pastor Who Called His 'Sweet Spot' Child Molestation Gets Federal Prison Time NY Pastor Who Called His 'Sweet Spot' Child Molestation Gets Federal Prison Time
NY Pastor Who Called His 'Sweet Spot' Child Molestation Gets Federal Prison Time A New York pastor who admitted that children were his "sweet spot" for sexual abuse and said he found younger victims through his church has been sentenced in federal court, prosecutors announced Tuesday, June 9. Long Island resident, 30-year-old Jose Saez Jr., used encrypted messaging services to engage in sexually explicit conversations with minors and coerce them into creating and sending sexually explicit images and videos, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York. Saez, a pastor at Iglesia Cristiana Alumbrando El Camino in Brentwood, also coerce…

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Chichester, PA
Your Community
'I'm Sending All You To Hell' Man Threatens Delco Catholic School: Affidavit 'I'm Sending All You To Hell' Man Threatens Delco Catholic School: Affidavit 'I'm Sending All You To Hell' Man Threatens Delco Catholic School: Affidavit
'I'm Sending All You To Hell' Man Threatens Delco Catholic School: Affidavit A social media threat targeting a Pennsylvania Catholic church and school prompted a major police response and led to the arrest of an  man, authorities announced. Cristopher Henderson, 37, of Exton, was charged after allegedly posting on Facebook that he was driving to St. Pius X Church and School in Broomall on Tuesday, June 9, according to Marple Township Police. Police were dispatched to the parish shortly after 9 a.m. after receiving reports of alarming online posts. In one message cited in the affidavit, Henderson allegedly wrote that he was driving to St. Pius X and added, "I'm …

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