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

Lampeter-Strasburg, PA
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Lampeter Mistress Murderer Denied Release To Wife's Care Appeal Rejected: Prosecutor Lampeter Mistress Murderer Denied Release To Wife's Care Appeal Rejected: Prosecutor Lampeter Mistress Murderer Denied Release To Wife's Care Appeal Rejected: Prosecutor
Lampeter Mistress Murderer Denied Release To Wife's Care Appeal Rejected: Prosecutor A convicted murderer who claimed he was dying has lost his bid to leave prison for his wife’s care, with a Pennsylvania appeals court backing a judge who said the argument “defies logic,” officials announced on Thursday, April 23. Randall Scott Shreiner, 68, of West Lampeter Township, had sought compassionate release from his life sentence, claiming state prison could not provide treatment for his stage-five chronic kidney disease and that he had less than six months to live. The Superior Court of Pennsylvania upheld Lancaster County Judge Jeffery D. Wright’s decision to deny that request w…

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Doylestown, PA
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Child Rapes Land Philadelphia Man In Custody Of US Marshals After Years-Long Abuse: Bucks DA Child Rapes Land Philadelphia Man In Custody Of US Marshals After Years-Long Abuse: Bucks DA Child Rapes Land Philadelphia Man In Custody Of US Marshals After Years-Long Abuse: Bucks DA
Child Rapes Land Philadelphia Man In Custody Of US Marshals After Years-Long Abuse: Bucks DA A man accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a child over several years has been taken into custody, Bucks County authorities announced on Wednesday, April 22. Bryan Christopher Williams, 31, of Philadelphia, was apprehended around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21 at a residence in Philadelphia by the U.S. Marshals Service Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. He was transported to Bucks County and turned over to county detectives for processing, officials said. Williams is charged with rape of a child, involunta…

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National Interest
WATCH: Worker Falls Through Ceiling Into Snake-Filled Room At Reptile Rescue In Lancaster WATCH: Worker Falls Through Ceiling Into Snake-Filled Room At Reptile Rescue In Lancaster WATCH: Worker Falls Through Ceiling Into Snake-Filled Room At Reptile Rescue In Lancaster
Watch: Worker Falls Through Ceiling Into Snake-Filled Room At Reptile Rescue In Lancaster A routine roof repair took a sudden and dangerous turn at a Pennsylvania reptile facility when a worker crashed through the ceiling into a room filled with animals. The incident happened at Forgotten Friend Reptile Rescue in Lancaster County, where the worker had been in the attic above the main reptile building when the ceiling gave way on Wednesday, April 22. Video from inside the building shows the worker plunging through the ceiling before catching himself on exposed studs with his arms, preventing a full fall, according to the organization. His feet briefly made contact with several s…

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Bensalem, PA
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Student Reports ‘Gun’ At Shafer Middle School: Bensalem Police Student Reports ‘Gun’ At Shafer Middle School: Bensalem Police Student Reports ‘Gun’ At Shafer Middle School: Bensalem Police
Student Reports ‘Gun’ At Shafer Middle School: Bensalem Police A report of a student carrying a suspected firearm inside a Bucks County school prompted a swift response from staff and police, authorities announced. Administrative personnel at Shafer Middle School in Bensalem were alerted on Friday, April 24, after a student reported seeing a male classmate with what appeared to be a gun in his waistband, according to Bensalem Police. The student said the suspected weapon was visible when the classmate lifted his shirt, police detailed. A School Resource Officer and additional officers responded immediately as a school administrator located the student…

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Baldwin, NY
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Bank Robbery, Attempted Heist, Stolen BMW In Crime Spree: Nassau County Police Bank Robbery, Attempted Heist, Stolen BMW In Crime Spree: Nassau County Police Bank Robbery, Attempted Heist, Stolen BMW In Crime Spree: Nassau County Police
Bank Robbery, Attempted Heist, Stolen BMW In Crime Spree: Nassau County Police A brazen, days-long crime spree stretching across Nassau County has landed a Long Island man behind bars, police announced on Friday, April 24. Brian Quinn, 50, of Rockville Centre, is accused of targeting a car shop and two banks in a rapid series of incidents, according to Nassau County Police. The spree began on Saturday, April 19, when Quinn allegedly test drove a 2011 BMW from A Plus Auto Technician on Grand Avenue in Baldwin — and never brought it back. Just one day later, on Sunday, April 20, police say he walked into a Chase Bank in Oceanside and demanded money from a teller, who r…

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Manorville, NY
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$416K Damage After Driving Onto Golf Course Twice Lands Manorville Man Charges: Police $416K Damage After Driving Onto Golf Course Twice Lands Manorville Man Charges: Police $416K Damage After Driving Onto Golf Course Twice Lands Manorville Man Charges: Police
$416K Damage After Driving Onto Golf Course Twice Lands Manorville Man Charges: Police A months-long investigation into massive damage at a Long Island golf course has led to an arrest, Suffolk County police announced on Friday, April 24. Joseph Manzella, 24, of Manorville, is accused of driving a vehicle onto the Pine Hills Golf and Country Club property—causing $416,500 in damage during two separate incidents in 2025, according to police. The damage happened on Jan. 13 and Oct. 11 at the course on Country Club Drive in Manorville, authorities said. Following an investigation by Seventh Precinct Crime Section officers and Seventh Squad detectives, Manzella was arrested at…

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Warminster-Southampton, PA
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Maine Man Accused Of Posing As Teen To Exploit Southampton Girl Turns Self In: Police Maine Man Accused Of Posing As Teen To Exploit Southampton Girl Turns Self In: Police Maine Man Accused Of Posing As Teen To Exploit Southampton Girl Turns Self In: Police
Maine Man Accused Of Posing As Teen To Exploit Southampton Girl Turns Self In: Police A New England man is accused of posing as a teenager online to sexually exploit a Pennsylvania girl, police announced on Friday, April 24. John Pulk, 33, of Maine, turned himself in following the investigation, according to the police. Pulk is charged with sexual abuse of children, unlawful contact with a minor, and related offenses, Lower Southampton Township Police said. Investigators determined Pulk allegedly posed as a 16-year-old boy on social media before contacting a juvenile female from Bucks County, authorities detailed. He is accused of soliciting explicit images from the girl, l…

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Bristol, PA
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Ex-Bristol Cop, School Security Guard In PA Arrested For 20-Year Child Porn Stash: DA Ex-Bristol Cop, School Security Guard In PA Arrested For 20-Year Child Porn Stash: DA Ex-Bristol Cop, School Security Guard In PA Arrested For 20-Year Child Porn Stash: DA
Ex-Bristol Cop, School Security Guard In PA Arrested For 20-Year Child Porn Stash: DA A decades-long child pornography investigation has led to the arrest of a former police officer and school security guard in Bristol Township, authorities announced on Friday, April 24. David Jayne, 63, of Levittown, was taken into custody after investigators executed a search warrant at his Granite Road home in the Goldenridge section, according to Bristol Township police. The case began on Tuesday, April 21, when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force alerted police to suspected child sexual abuse material linked to Jayne…

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Manheim, PA
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Manheim Doctor Admits To Exploiting 13-Year-Old Girl, Possessing Child Pornography Manheim Doctor Admits To Exploiting 13-Year-Old Girl, Possessing Child Pornography Manheim Doctor Admits To Exploiting 13-Year-Old Girl, Possessing Child Pornography
Manheim Doctor Admits To Exploiting 13-Year-Old Girl, Possessing Child Pornography Warning: The following details may be disturbing to some readers. A former Lancaster County family medicine physician has been sentenced after pleading guilty to sexually exploiting a 13-year-old girl and possessing child pornography, authorities announced. Frank Yang Liu, 34, of Manheim, was sentenced by Judge Merrill Spahn after pleading guilty on Monday, April 21 to multiple felony offenses, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. He received a state prison sentence of three to nine years. Liu was originally charged after an investigation by the FBI’s Child Exploita…

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Lebanon, PA
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Newborn Baby Dies Days After Home Birth, Toddler Found In Critical Condition: Lebanon DA Newborn Baby Dies Days After Home Birth, Toddler Found In Critical Condition: Lebanon DA Newborn Baby Dies Days After Home Birth, Toddler Found In Critical Condition: Lebanon DA
Newborn Baby Dies Days After Home Birth, Toddler Found In Critical Condition: Lebanon DA A newborn’s death and the discovery of a critically ill toddler have led to charges against both parents in Lebanon County, authorities announced on Friday, April 24. Martin Joseph Deimler, 34, and Connie Marie Deimler, 37, both of Grantville, were charged after an investigation into the death of their 6-day-old son at a home on Webster School Road in East Hanover Township, Pennsylvania State Police and the Lebanon County District Attorney’s Office said. Troopers were called to assist EMS at the home on Dec. 12, where the infant was already dead and beyond medical intervention, according to…

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