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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Pottstown, PA
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Blind 90-Year-Old Among Sexual Assault Victims In Brutal Home Invasions By Pottstown Man: DA Blind 90-Year-Old Among Sexual Assault Victims In Brutal Home Invasions By Pottstown Man: DA Blind 90-Year-Old Among Sexual Assault Victims In Brutal Home Invasions By Pottstown Man: DA
Blind 90-Year-Old Among Sexual Assault Victims In Brutal Home Invasions By Pottstown Man: DA A pair of violent overnight home invasions left two women sexually assaulted — including a blind 90-year-old — in Montgomery County, authorities announced. Derelle Williams, 37, of Pottstown, has been charged after the attacks in Lower Pottsgrove Township and Pottstown on Wednesday, April 23, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. Police were first called to a home on Terraced Hill Court around 7:45 a.m., where a blind, elderly woman was found assaulted in her bedroom overnight, investigators said. She suffered severe injuries, including bleeding in her brain, a bro…

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Quakertown, PA
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UConn Sophomore Lily Michelfelder Of Quakertown, Pennsylvania Dies At 19: Officials UConn Sophomore Lily Michelfelder Of Quakertown, Pennsylvania Dies At 19: Officials UConn Sophomore Lily Michelfelder Of Quakertown, Pennsylvania Dies At 19: Officials
UConn Sophomore Lily Michelfelder Of Quakertown, Pennsylvania Dies At 19: Officials A college student from Pennsylvania died unexpectedly in Connecticut, leaving her family, friends, and university community in mourning. Lily Jean Michelfelder, 19, of Quakertown, passed away in the emergency department at Windham Hospital in Willimantic, Connecticut, on Saturday, April 25, according to her obituary. Michelfelder was a sophomore at the University of Connecticut, where she was pursuing a degree in dietetics. She had enrolled in Fall 2024 and was studying Nutritional Sciences and Nutrition for Exercise and Sport, according to the university. A graduate of Quakertown High Sch…

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Harrisburg, PA
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Kidnapping Charge Dropped Against Harrisburg School Board Member In Infant Case: Court Records Kidnapping Charge Dropped Against Harrisburg School Board Member In Infant Case: Court Records Kidnapping Charge Dropped Against Harrisburg School Board Member In Infant Case: Court Records
Kidnapping Charge Dropped Against Harrisburg School Board Member In Infant Case: Court Records A Harrisburg School Board member accused of taking an infant without permission is no longer facing a kidnapping charge, according to updated court records obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, April 30. Jaime Janelle Johnsen, 41, was initially charged with kidnapping of a minor following an incident in South Middleton Township, Pennsylvania State Police said. The charge has since been withdrawn and replaced with felony interference with custody of children, according to her updated court docket.  Johnsen remains charged with felony burglary and felony criminal trespass, along with a misdeme…

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Doylestown, PA
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$140K Insurance Fraud Scheme Targets Bucks Homeowners, Seniors: DA $140K Insurance Fraud Scheme Targets Bucks Homeowners, Seniors: DA $140K Insurance Fraud Scheme Targets Bucks Homeowners, Seniors: DA
$140K Insurance Fraud Scheme Targets Bucks Homeowners, Seniors: DA A second public adjuster is accused of exploiting homeowners across Bucks County, including seniors, in a six-figure insurance fraud scheme, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, April 29. Greg A. Micucci, 61, of Bristol, was charged after a four-month investigation found he allegedly misappropriated approximately $140,000 in insurance claim funds meant for nine victims and their contractors, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. The investigation began on Jan. 5, 2026, when a Warminster resident reported Micucci failed to pay contractors for storm-related repairs, authori…

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Reading, PA
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Passenger Dies Days After Fiery Crash Into Reading Building: Coroner Passenger Dies Days After Fiery Crash Into Reading Building: Coroner Passenger Dies Days After Fiery Crash Into Reading Building: Coroner
Passenger Dies Days After Fiery Crash Into Reading Building: Coroner A woman has died days after a violent crash sent a vehicle into a building in Pennsylvania, officials announced on Wednesday, April 29. Elisa L. Plancarte, 38, of Maidencreek Township, was pronounced dead at Reading Hospital at 9:46 a.m., according to Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel. The crash happened on Hampden Boulevard between Bern Street and College Avenue in Reading around 2:10 a.m. on Sunday, April 26, when a vehicle slammed into a building, the coroner said. Plancarte was a passenger in the vehicle and became trapped in the wreckage, requiring extrication by the Reading F…

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Kennett Square-Landenberg, PA
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Toddler Covered In Burns Leads To Arrest Of Maryland Man In Kennett Square: Police Toddler Covered In Burns Leads To Arrest Of Maryland Man In Kennett Square: Police Toddler Covered In Burns Leads To Arrest Of Maryland Man In Kennett Square: Police
Toddler Covered In Burns Leads To Arrest Of Maryland Man In Kennett Square: Police A 23-month-old child found with burns and other injuries has led to the arrest of a Maryland man in Pennsylvania, police announced on Wednesday, April 29. Paul Macatee IV, 22, of North East, was charged following an investigation into suspected child abuse on the 400 block of South Broad Street in Kennett Square, according to the Kennett Square Police Department. Police said the case began on Feb. 10, when officers received a ChildLine report from a mandated reporter at the child’s school, who observed numerous suspected burns on the child’s back. With assistance from Chester County Childre…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Twitch Streamer Hit By Car In Ohio During Livestream Of Cross-Country Walk From Philly To Cali Twitch Streamer Hit By Car In Ohio During Livestream Of Cross-Country Walk From Philly To Cali Twitch Streamer Hit By Car In Ohio During Livestream Of Cross-Country Walk From Philly To Cali
Twitch Streamer Hit By Car In Ohio During Livestream Of Cross-Country Walk From Philly To Cali A cross-country fundraising walk took a shocking turn when a livestreaming creator was struck by a car while walking along a highway in Indiana, officials and video footage show on Tuesday, April 28. Isaiah Thomas, known online as HMBL Zay, was on Day 34 of a planned 3,000-mile journey from Philadelphia to California when the crash happened, according to his social media posts and fundraiser. Video from the twitch livestream shows Thomas walking along the roadway with a vehicle behind him acting as a buffer when another car rear-ended it, pushing it forward and knocking him to the ground. H…

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Enola-East Pennsboro, PA
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Children Left Alone During Overdose Leads To Charges For Enola Mom Children Left Alone During Overdose Leads To Charges For Enola Mom Children Left Alone During Overdose Leads To Charges For Enola Mom
Children Left Alone During Overdose Leads To Charges For Enola Mom Two children were left alone inside a home while their mother overdosed in Cumberland County, leading to criminal charges, police announced on Wednesday, April 29. Connie Lorraine Holt, 44, of Enola, was charged following the incident on Chester Road in East Pennsboro Township, according to East Pennsboro Township Police. Officers and EMS were dispatched to the 100 block of Chester Road for a reported drug overdose at 5:19 p.m. on Monday, April 7, police said. When crews arrived, an investigation determined that two children had been left inside the home without adult supervision during th…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Child Falls From 3rd-Floor Window In North Philadelphia, Rushed To Hospital: PPD Child Falls From 3rd-Floor Window In North Philadelphia, Rushed To Hospital: PPD Child Falls From 3rd-Floor Window In North Philadelphia, Rushed To Hospital: PPD
Child Falls From 3rd-Floor Window In North Philadelphia, Rushed To Hospital: PPD A young child was seriously hurt after a fall from a window in North Philadelphia, authorities said. Officers responded to a home on the 2200 block of North 7th Street in Philadelphia at 6:38 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, after a report of a fall, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. A 4-year-old boy had fallen from a third-floor apartment window, police said. The child was taken by private vehicle to Temple University Hospital and is being transferred to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, where he is listed in stable condition, authorities said. The scene is being held for…

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Lower Makefield-Yardley, PA
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Ex-BF Sentenced In Stabbing Death Of EX-GF In Bucks County During FaceTime Call With Child Ex-BF Sentenced In Stabbing Death Of EX-GF In Bucks County During FaceTime Call With Child Ex-BF Sentenced In Stabbing Death Of EX-GF In Bucks County During FaceTime Call With Child
Ex-BF Sentenced In Stabbing Death Of Ex-gf In Bucks County During FaceTime Call With Child A Bucks County man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for the “rage-fueled” killing of his 19-year-old ex-girlfriend, authorities announced on Tuesday, April 28. Trevor Weigel, 25, of Churchville, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, followed by an additional five to 20 years, for the February 2024 murder of 19-year-old Jaden Battista, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. Trevor Weigel Bucks County DA The sentence was handed down by Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller, concluding a case that devastated the Lower Makefield…

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