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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Lancaster, PA
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Iranian National Info Leaked By Lancaster County Employee To Obstruct Probe: DA (UPDATE) Iranian National Info Leaked By Lancaster County Employee To Obstruct Probe: DA (UPDATE) Iranian National Info Leaked By Lancaster County Employee To Obstruct Probe: DA (UPDATE)
Iranian National Info Leaked By Lancaster County Employee To Obstruct Probe: DA (Update) A Lancaster County employee accused of leaking sensitive information tied to a federal investigation will have his case move forward after waiving a key court hearing, prosecutors announced on Thursday, May 21. Lucas Keener, 31, of the 400 block of West Marion Street in Lancaster city, waived his preliminary hearing before Judge Andrew LeFever on May 8, allowing the case to proceed to county court, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. He is charged with a misdemeanor count of obstructing the administration of law or other governmental function, specifically by breac…

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Lampeter-Strasburg, PA
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Philadelphia Woman Killed After Norfolk Southern Train Strike In Lancaster County ID'd (UPDATE) Philadelphia Woman Killed After Norfolk Southern Train Strike In Lancaster County ID'd (UPDATE) Philadelphia Woman Killed After Norfolk Southern Train Strike In Lancaster County ID'd (UPDATE)
Philadelphia Woman Killed After Norfolk Southern Train Strike In Lancaster County ID'd (Update) A Philadelphia woman was killed after she was struck by a train in Lancaster County early Thursday morning, officials confirmed. Emergency crews were called to the Amtrak rail line just east of the Horseshoe Road overpass in East Lampeter Township at 3:59 a.m. on Thursday, May 21, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. Coroner investigators pronounced 40-year-old Megan Pimm, of Philadelphia, dead at the scene after she was struck by a Norfolk Southern train traveling on the westbound track, the coroner’s office said. Primm was transported to the Lancaster County Forensic Cen…

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Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
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Tractor-Trailer Driver Found Dead After I-81 Crash In Cumberland County Tractor-Trailer Driver Found Dead After I-81 Crash In Cumberland County Tractor-Trailer Driver Found Dead After I-81 Crash In Cumberland County
Tractor-Trailer Driver Found Dead After I-81 Crash In Cumberland County A truck driver was found dead after his tractor-trailer veered off Interstate 81 and crashed in Pennsylvania early Thursday morning, authorities said. Brian Dunn, 37, of Kenner, Louisiana, was driving a tractor-trailer hauling mulch when it struck a guardrail and came to rest in the highway median around 12:45 a.m. on Thursday, May 21, at mile marker 45 in Plainfield Township, according to Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall and PennDOT. Initial reports indicated Dunn suffered a medical emergency while driving, PennDOT said. No other vehicles were involved in the crash. Pennsylvania St…

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Elizabethtown, PA
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Raping, Abusing 4 Children Lands Elizabethtown Man Up To 100 Years In Prison Raping, Abusing 4 Children Lands Elizabethtown Man Up To 100 Years In Prison Raping, Abusing 4 Children Lands Elizabethtown Man Up To 100 Years In Prison
Raping, Abusing 4 Children Lands Elizabethtown Man Up To 100 Years In Prison A man trusted around children sexually abused and raped four young victims over several years in Elizabethtown, Lancaster County prosecutors said Tuesday, May 19. Robert E. Anderson, 55, of Elizabethtown Borough, was sentenced by Judge Jeffery Wright on May 4 to 46 to 100 years in state prison after a jury convicted him of 37 offenses following a December trial, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. The convictions included three counts of rape of a child, one count of attempted rape of a child, six counts of statutory sexual assault, and one count of attempted statu…

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Lykens Valley, PA
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Predators Busted In Central PA Child Exploitation Sting Targeting Kids Online Predators Busted In Central PA Child Exploitation Sting Targeting Kids Online Predators Busted In Central PA Child Exploitation Sting Targeting Kids Online
Predators Busted In Central PA Child Exploitation Sting Targeting Kids Online A multi-agency undercover operation targeting adults accused of trying to sexually exploit children online led to the arrests of nine men across Central Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, May 20. The investigation, dubbed “Operation Wrong Place,” was conducted by Pennsylvania State Police, Dauphin County CID, and Derry Township Police Department during the weekend of May 15 through May 17, according to the release. Investigators used social media platforms to identify and locate people accused of attempting to sexually exploit children online, police said. The …

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Huntington, NY
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Actor, Educator Accused Of Secretly Sending Customer’s Intimate Photos At Huntington Best Buy Actor, Educator Accused Of Secretly Sending Customer’s Intimate Photos At Huntington Best Buy Actor, Educator Accused Of Secretly Sending Customer’s Intimate Photos At Huntington Best Buy
Actor, Educator Accused Of Secretly Sending Customer’s Intimate Photos At Huntington Best Buy A Long Island actor and educator is accused of secretly sending a customer’s intimate photos to himself while helping her with her cellphone at a Best Buy in Suffolk County, police announced on Wednesday, May 20. Kaelem Von Camper, 31, of Greenlawn — who identifies himself online as an actor, director, playwright, and educator — was arrested following the investigation into the incident at the Best Buy on Walt Whitman Road in Huntington Station, according to Suffolk County Police. A 36-year-old woman visited the store around 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 17 to resolve an issue with her cellph…

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Doylestown, PA
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Parents Confront Men Who Sexually Assaulted Girl In Bucks County Snapchat Grooming Scheme Parents Confront Men Who Sexually Assaulted Girl In Bucks County Snapchat Grooming Scheme Parents Confront Men Who Sexually Assaulted Girl In Bucks County Snapchat Grooming Scheme
Parents Confront Men Who Sexually Assaulted Girl In Bucks County Snapchat Grooming Scheme Two men who sexually assaulted a 13-year-old Bucks County girl after encounters arranged through a Snapchat grooming and trafficking scheme were sentenced to state prison on Wednesday, May 20, authorities announced. Randy Francis Quinn, 43, of Coopersburg, was sentenced to five to 10 years in state prison followed by 10 years of probation, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. Jon Thomas Van Ingen, 68, of Perkiomenville, was sentenced to two to four years in state prison with eight years of concurrent probation. Both sentences fell within the aggravated range of state sen…

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Reading, PA
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Volunteer Reading Firefighter Killed When Motorcycle Slams Into Stopped Vehicle: Coroner Volunteer Reading Firefighter Killed When Motorcycle Slams Into Stopped Vehicle: Coroner Volunteer Reading Firefighter Killed When Motorcycle Slams Into Stopped Vehicle: Coroner
Volunteer Reading Firefighter Killed When Motorcycle Slams Into Stopped Vehicle: Coroner A motorcyclist was killed after crashing into the rear of a stopped vehicle in Pennsylvania, officials said in an update released Wednesday, May 20. Nicholas V. DePietro, 38, of Reading, originally of Philadelphia, died after the crash on Route 183 (Bernville Road) in Penn Township on Sunday, May 17, according to Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel. Calls came into the Berks County 911 Center around 1:47 p.m. reporting a motorcycle traveling southbound on Route 183 struck the rear of a vehicle stopped to turn eastbound onto Shartlesville Road, the coroner said. DePietro was taken by am…

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Harrisburg, PA
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Police Chief Found Dead In Patrol Vehicle While On Duty In Pennsylvania Police Chief Found Dead In Patrol Vehicle While On Duty In Pennsylvania Police Chief Found Dead In Patrol Vehicle While On Duty In Pennsylvania
Police Chief Found Dead In Patrol Vehicle While On Duty In Pennsylvania A Pennsylvania police chief died while on duty after he was found unresponsive inside his patrol vehicle, officials announced. Heidelberg Borough Police Chief Dennis Dixon, 57, was found deceased in his patrol car at approximately 8:50 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, according to Heidelberg Borough officials. The Allegheny County Police Department is investigating the death and said it “does not appear suspicious.” The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has not yet determined the cause or manner of death. Dixon joined the Heidelberg Borough Police Department in 2008 and was promoted to chi…

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Allentown, PA
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2 Die From Heat Exposure Inside Lehigh County Homes Amid Early Season Heat Wave 2 Die From Heat Exposure Inside Lehigh County Homes Amid Early Season Heat Wave 2 Die From Heat Exposure Inside Lehigh County Homes Amid Early Season Heat Wave
2 Die From Heat Exposure Inside Lehigh County Homes Amid Early Season Heat Wave Two men died from heat exposure inside their homes in Lehigh County, the county coroner announced on Wednesday, May 20. A 78-year-old man from Washington Township was pronounced dead at his residence at 5:56 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio, D-ABMDI. The cause of death was hyperthermia, and the manner of death was ruled accidental. Officials said the man had been exposed to extreme heat conditions inside his residence. A 76-year-old man from Allentown was pronounced dead at 6:41 p.m. Tuesday in the emergency department at St. Luke’s University Hos…

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