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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Bensalem, PA
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NJ Teacher Revealed As Mom Of 2 Who Left Toddler Sweating In Car At Bensalem Casino NJ Teacher Revealed As Mom Of 2 Who Left Toddler Sweating In Car At Bensalem Casino NJ Teacher Revealed As Mom Of 2 Who Left Toddler Sweating In Car At Bensalem Casino
NJ Teacher Revealed As Mom Of 2 Who Left Toddler Sweating In Car At Bensalem Casino A New Jersey teacher has been identified as the mother accused of leaving her toddler in a hot car outside a Pennsylvania casino, with her mugshot released by police on Tuesday, April 21. Leola Dualuqua, 37, of Willingboro, Burlington County, was arrested after officers responded to Parx Casino in Bensalem around 8:53 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, according to police and court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Officers found a 14-month-old child sleeping alone in the rear seat of a locked vehicle that was not running, with the windows closed, as temperatures hovered in the 80s. The toddler wa…

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National Interest
Haverford Teacher Named National Teacher Of The Year Haverford Teacher Named National Teacher Of The Year Haverford Teacher Named National Teacher Of The Year
Haverford Teacher Named National Teacher Of The Year A Pennsylvania educator has earned the nation’s top teaching honor for the second year in a row, state officials announced. Leon Smith, a teacher at Haverford High School in Havertown, has been named the 2026 National Teacher of the Year, Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Dr. Carrie Rowe said on Tuesday, April 21. Smith, who was named Pennsylvania’s 2025 Teacher of the Year, becomes the latest educator from the Commonwealth to receive the national recognition. “Pennsylvania is honored to have, for the second year in a row, an educator from our great Commonwealth named National Teacher of…

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Allentown, PA
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Motorcycle Crash Injuries Kill Lehigh Man Over 1 Week Later: Coroner Motorcycle Crash Injuries Kill Lehigh Man Over 1 Week Later: Coroner Motorcycle Crash Injuries Kill Lehigh Man Over 1 Week Later: Coroner
Motorcycle Crash Injuries Kill Lehigh Man Over 1 Week Later: Coroner A man has died days after a motorcycle crash in Schuylkill County, authorities announced. Robert C. Freund, 53, of Rush Township, was pronounced dead at St. Luke’s University Hospital in Bethlehem at 5:22 p.m. on Monday, April 20, according to the coroner’s office. His death was caused by multiple blunt force injuries and ruled an accident, the coroner said. Freund had been operating a motorcycle involved in a collision with a motor vehicle in the 700 block of Penn Drive in West Penn Township at approximately 12:08 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, authorities said. The West Penn Township Polic…

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Chambersburg, PA
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Pedestrian Struck, Hospitalized Outside Nursing Facility In Chambersburg: Police Pedestrian Struck, Hospitalized Outside Nursing Facility In Chambersburg: Police Pedestrian Struck, Hospitalized Outside Nursing Facility In Chambersburg: Police
Pedestrian Struck, Hospitalized Outside Nursing Facility In Chambersburg: Police A pedestrian was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, police announced on Monday, April 20. The crash happened in the 1000 block of Stouffer Avenue near the Chambersburg Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at 7:31 p.m., according to Chambersburg Police. Officers and fire crews responded to the scene, where both the driver and the pedestrian remained, police said. The pedestrian was transported to an advanced medical facility for treatment. Their condition was not released. The incident remains under investigation by Chambersburg Police.

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Warminster-Southampton, PA
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Videos Of Child Sex Assaults On Social Media Traced To Warminster Sex Offender: Police Videos Of Child Sex Assaults On Social Media Traced To Warminster Sex Offender: Police Videos Of Child Sex Assaults On Social Media Traced To Warminster Sex Offender: Police
Videos Of Child Sex Assaults On Social Media Traced To Warminster Sex Offender: Police A registered sex offender is accused of distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material online, Bucks County officials announced. Edward Joseph Hockenbury, 42, of Warminster, was charged after an investigation by county detectives, according to District Attorney Joe Khan’s office. He faces felony counts of sexual abuse of children - dissemination of photo/film, sexual abuse of children - possession of child pornography, dissemination of explicit sexual material to a minor, unlawful contact with a minor, and criminal use of a communication facility. The investigation began after the…

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Lebanon, PA
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Man Accused Of Living With Wife’s Decomposing Body Over A Month In Lebanon County: DA Man Accused Of Living With Wife’s Decomposing Body Over A Month In Lebanon County: DA Man Accused Of Living With Wife’s Decomposing Body Over A Month In Lebanon County: DA
Man Accused Of Living With Wife’s Decomposing Body Over A Month In Lebanon County: DA A Lebanon County man is accused of living with his wife’s decomposing body for at least a month and concealing her death, the district attorney announced on Monday, April 20. Sharlene Mikula, 66, was found dead inside her home in the 300 block of Timber Lane in South Londonderry Township, near Mount Gretna, after police conducted a well-being check around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, according to the Lebanon County District Attorney’s Office. Officers initially spoke with her husband, Michael Mikula, 68, who told them his wife was not home, authorities said. As officers continued checki…

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Elizabethtown, PA
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Deadly Domestic Dispute On Elizabethtown Porch Advances To County Court (UPDATE) Deadly Domestic Dispute On Elizabethtown Porch Advances To County Court (UPDATE) Deadly Domestic Dispute On Elizabethtown Porch Advances To County Court (UPDATE)
Deadly Domestic Dispute On Elizabethtown Porch Advances To County Court (Update) A deadly domestic dispute that unfolded on a front porch in Elizabethtown is now headed to county court, as the man accused of pulling the trigger faces homicide charges, officials announced on Monday, April 20. Bradley D. Yinger, 27, will have his case proceed to Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas following a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, March 31, where Judge Frank Ember held all charges for court. Yinger is accused of shooting 24-year-old Tyler J. Halbleib in the chest outside their shared home on the first block of Beech Lane shortly before midnight on Saturday, March 7, according…

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Huntington, NY
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Man Shot And Killed Behind Huntington Station Deli: Police Man Shot And Killed Behind Huntington Station Deli: Police Man Shot And Killed Behind Huntington Station Deli: Police
Man Shot And Killed Behind Huntington Station Deli: Police A man was shot and killed behind a deli on Long Island, police announced on Tuesday, April 21.  The shooting happened behind One Stop Deli at 150 West Pulaski Road in Huntington Station at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Monday, April 20, according to Suffolk County Police. A 911 caller reported that a man had been shot at the location, prompting a response from officers, police said. When officers arrived, they found an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound, authorities said. The victim was transported to Huntington Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. Suffolk Co…

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Lancaster, PA
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Tractor-Trailer Plunges Into Reservoir, Killing Lancaster County Driver: Do Not Drink Advisory Tractor-Trailer Plunges Into Reservoir, Killing Lancaster County Driver: Do Not Drink Advisory Tractor-Trailer Plunges Into Reservoir, Killing Lancaster County Driver: Do Not Drink Advisory
Tractor-Trailer Plunges Into Reservoir, Killing Lancaster County Driver: Do Not Drink Advisory A tractor-trailer crash into a reservoir has left a Lancaster County man dead and prompted a widespread water advisory in Mifflin County, authorities said. Steven Larrabee, 72, of Christiana Borough, was identified as the driver who died after his truck went off U.S. 322 in the Seven Mountains area and into the Laurel Creek Reservoir early Friday morning, April 17, the Mifflin County Coroner’s Office said. The crash happened around 2:30 to 2:45 a.m. when the westbound tractor-trailer failed to navigate a right curve, struck a center concrete barrier, then traveled through a guiderail and al…

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Pottstown, PA
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Vehicle Flips After Slamming Tree Off Route 422 In Pottstown: Police Vehicle Flips After Slamming Tree Off Route 422 In Pottstown: Police Vehicle Flips After Slamming Tree Off Route 422 In Pottstown: Police
Vehicle Flips After Slamming Tree Off Route 422 In Pottstown: Police A driver had to be cut from a wrecked vehicle after a violent crash along Route 422 in Chester County, authorities said. The single-vehicle crash happened in the eastbound lanes near South Keim Street in Pottstown on Monday, April 20, at 12:24 p.m., according to North Coventry Township Police. Officers determined the vehicle crossed both lanes of travel before striking the center median, police said. It then left the roadway, traveled up an embankment, and slammed into a tree. The vehicle overturned and came to rest on its side, authorities said. The driver, who was the sole occupant, was…

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