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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Albany, NY
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Hammer Attack Inside Albany Home, Police Find Man Stabbed In Chest Hammer Attack Inside Albany Home, Police Find Man Stabbed In Chest Hammer Attack Inside Albany Home, Police Find Man Stabbed In Chest
Hammer Attack Inside Albany Home, Police Find Man Stabbed In Chest A fight inside an Albany home ended with one man struck in the head with a hammer and another stabbed in the chest, police said. George Delaughter, 61, of Albany, was arrested following the violent altercation at a residence on the 300 block of Clinton Avenue near Henry Johnson Boulevard around 9:10 p.m. on Friday, May 8, Albany police announced the following day. Officers responding to reports of two injured people found Delaughter suffering from stab wounds to the chest, according to police. Minutes later, a 31-year-old man connected to the incident was found nearby at Second Street and L…

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Ronkonkoma, NY
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Cash Demand Note Passed During TD Bank Robbery In Lake Ronkonkoma Cash Demand Note Passed During TD Bank Robbery In Lake Ronkonkoma Cash Demand Note Passed During TD Bank Robbery In Lake Ronkonkoma
Cash Demand Note Passed During TD Bank Robbery In Lake Ronkonkoma A man robbed a TD Bank in Lake Ronkonkoma on Friday, May 8, Suffolk County Police announced. The robbery happened at the TD Bank located at 474 Portion Road at approximately 5:15 p.m., according to Suffolk County Police. Investigators said the man entered the bank and handed a teller a note demanding cash. The teller complied and the suspect fled on foot, police said. Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives are investigating the robbery. Anyone with information is asked to call Major Case at 631-852-6555 or Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. Anonymous tips also can …

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Watervliet, NY
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Vehicle Leaves Road, Strikes Pedestrian On Watervliet Sidewalk Vehicle Leaves Road, Strikes Pedestrian On Watervliet Sidewalk Vehicle Leaves Road, Strikes Pedestrian On Watervliet Sidewalk
Vehicle Leaves Road, Strikes Pedestrian On Watervliet Sidewalk A vehicle veered off the roadway and struck a pedestrian walking on a sidewalk in Watervliet Thursday night, police announced. The crash happened near the intersection of 19th Street and 4th Avenue around 9 p.m. on Friday, May 8, according to Watervliet police. Investigators determined the vehicle left the roadway before crashing into a tree, a street sign, and a pedestrian before coming to a stop, authorities said. The victim, a 54-year-old man, suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a local hospital by the Watervliet Fire Department, police said. The driver …

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Waynesboro, PA
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Teacher Charged With Attempted Rape Of Child: PA AG Teacher Charged With Attempted Rape Of Child: PA AG Teacher Charged With Attempted Rape Of Child: PA AG
Teacher Charged With Attempted Rape Of Child: PA AG A teacher is accused of attempting to rape a child after allegedly arranging to meet someone who he believed was an 11-year-old boy and the child’s father at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Friday, May 8. Justin L. Pavetto, 37, of Butler County, was arrested this past weekend following an investigation by the Office of Attorney General’s Child Predator Section and the FBI, according to the release. Pavetto was employed as a teacher at New Horizon School, a public special needs school in Beaver County, at the time of his arrest, authorities said. The a…

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Waynesboro, PA
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Monongahela Incline Closed After Multiple Rope Rescues Of Stranded Passengers In Pittsburgh Monongahela Incline Closed After Multiple Rope Rescues Of Stranded Passengers In Pittsburgh Monongahela Incline Closed After Multiple Rope Rescues Of Stranded Passengers In Pittsburgh
Monongahela Incline Closed After Multiple Rope Rescues Of Stranded Passengers In Pittsburgh The Monongahela Incline has suffered multiple breakdowns requiring dramatic rope rescues in recent months, including a large-scale rescue operation involving nearly 30 passengers and another overnight incident that left two riders stranded high above Pittsburgh. During the larger rescue on Saturday, Nov. 1, Pittsburgh EMS crews were dispatched around 2:30 p.m. after both incline rail cars stalled on the tracks, according to Pittsburgh EMS Rescue Division officials. Paramedics found five passengers trapped in one car and 24 in the other. Due to the complexity of the situation, EMS officials …

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Body Found Inside Bin In Pennsylvania Under Investigation: Police Body Found Inside Bin In Pennsylvania Under Investigation: Police Body Found Inside Bin In Pennsylvania Under Investigation: Police
Body Found Inside Bin In Pennsylvania Under Investigation: Police A death investigation is underway after a person was found dead inside a bin in Pennsylvania, police announced on Friday, May 8. Philadelphia police officers and Philadelphia Fire Department medics responded to the 2700 block of Wheatsheaf Lane in Philadelphia’s Port Richmond section at 2 p.m. for a reported hospital case, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. When crews arrived, they found a person inside a bin, police said. The individual was pronounced dead at the scene by medics at 2:02 p.m. The deceased was transported to the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office to determ…

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Wernersville-Robesonia-Womelsdorf, PA
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Next Of Kin Sought For 78-Year-Old Reading Area Man: Berks County Coroner Next Of Kin Sought For 78-Year-Old Reading Area Man: Berks County Coroner Next Of Kin Sought For 78-Year-Old Reading Area Man: Berks County Coroner
Next Of Kin Sought For 78-Year-Old Reading Area Man: Berks County Coroner A 78-year-old man from the Reading area has died, and Berks County officials are asking for the public’s help locating his family, the coroner’s office announced on Friday, May 8. Robert D. Waters passed away on Thursday, May 7, according to the Berks County Coroner’s Office. Anyone with information about Waters’ next of kin is asked to contact the Berks County Coroner’s Office at 610-478-3280. Details about Waters’ life were not immediately available. His loved ones are invited to share information with Daily Voice by emailing [email protected].

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Lebanon, PA
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New Plea Issued In Cold Case Killing Of Lebanon Boy Jason Rivera New Plea Issued In Cold Case Killing Of Lebanon Boy Jason Rivera New Plea Issued In Cold Case Killing Of Lebanon Boy Jason Rivera
New Plea Issued In Cold Case Killing Of Lebanon Boy Jason Rivera More than four years after 13-year-old Jason Rivera was gunned down outside a South Lebanon Township apartment complex, investigators are making another emotional plea for answers in the still-unsolved homicide tied to a deadly trail of violence stretching into Maryland. Jason Rivera’s life was cut short on Feb. 15, 2022, when he was shot 12 times outside his uncle’s apartment in South Lebanon Township. The seventh grader’s murder weapon — a Glock 26 — later became a key piece in a broader investigation connected to multiple violent crimes in Maryland. The same gun was linked to a drive-by …

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Quarryville, PA
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Lancaster County Couple Charged After 93 Animals, Teen Found Living In Filth-Filled Home: Docs Lancaster County Couple Charged After 93 Animals, Teen Found Living In Filth-Filled Home: Docs Lancaster County Couple Charged After 93 Animals, Teen Found Living In Filth-Filled Home: Docs
Lancaster County Couple Charged After 93 Animals, Teen Found Living In Filth-Filled Home: Docs A Pennsylvania couple accused of keeping nearly 100 animals inside a feces-covered home where a teenager was also living now faces more than 140 animal cruelty charges, officials announced Friday, May 8. Jessica Lynn Drexler, 44, and Andrew S. Culp, 42, both of West Hempfield Township, were each charged with 146 offenses tied to the abuse and neglect of 93 animals rescued from their High Ridge Road home in Columbia on April 22, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office and Pennsylvania SPCA officials. The charges include two felony counts each of aggravated cruelty to ani…

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Bethlehem, PA
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Bethlehem Woman Dies Weeks After House Fire: Coroner Bethlehem Woman Dies Weeks After House Fire: Coroner Bethlehem Woman Dies Weeks After House Fire: Coroner
Bethlehem Woman Dies Weeks After House Fire: Coroner A woman injured in a Bethlehem house fire last month has died from her injuries, officials announced on Friday, May 8. Christine L. Garganta, 50, of Bethlehem, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest at 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. Her death was ruled an accident caused by complications of inhalation of products of combustion from the fire, the coroner said. The fire happened in the 2100 block of Princeton Avenue at approximately 8:17 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, authorities said. The Bethlehem Police Department and Bethle…

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