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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Oxford-Nottingham, PA
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Two Children Struck By Vehicle At Oxford Intersection, Hospitalized: Police Two Children Struck By Vehicle At Oxford Intersection, Hospitalized: Police Two Children Struck By Vehicle At Oxford Intersection, Hospitalized: Police
Two Children Struck By Vehicle At Oxford Intersection, Hospitalized: Police Two children were hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle in Pennsylvania, authorities announced. The crash happened at the intersection of South 5th Street and Market Street in Oxford, Chester County, on Wednesday, March 25, at 3:41 p.m., according to Oxford Police. Officers responded with Station 21 Fire Company, Oxford Ambulance, and Medic 94 to the scene for a report of an auto accident involving two minors, police said. Both victims were hit by a vehicle and taken by EMS to a local hospital for treatment, according to the release. Their conditions have not been disclosed. Pennsy…

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Hanover-Penn Township, PA
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‘Foul Odor’ Death Call Leads To Shocking Discovery Inside PA Home: Affidavit ‘Foul Odor’ Death Call Leads To Shocking Discovery Inside PA Home: Affidavit ‘Foul Odor’ Death Call Leads To Shocking Discovery Inside PA Home: Affidavit
‘Foul Odor’ Death Call Leads To Shocking Discovery Inside PA Home: Affidavit A disturbing scene inside a Pennsylvania home led to child endangerment charges after a man was found dead and investigators uncovered unsafe living conditions, police announced on Thursday, March 26. Jessica Booth, 41, of Hanover Township, was charged following the incident at her home on the 1200 block of Sively Street, according to Hanover Township Police. Officers were dispatched to the residence around 7:22 a.m. on Friday, March 6, for a report of an unresponsive man, later identified as Michael Booth, according to the criminal complaint. Emergency responders attempted lifesaving mea…

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Allentown, PA
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PA Crash Injuries Turn Fatal Weeks Later For 57-Year-Old Driver: Lehigh County Coroner PA Crash Injuries Turn Fatal Weeks Later For 57-Year-Old Driver: Lehigh County Coroner PA Crash Injuries Turn Fatal Weeks Later For 57-Year-Old Driver: Lehigh County Coroner
PA Crash Injuries Turn Fatal Weeks Later For 57-Year-Old Driver: Lehigh County Coroner A crash earlier this month has turned deadly after a driver succumbed to his injuries, authorities announced. Melvin Moreno, 57, of Gouldsboro (Lehigh Township), died on Wednesday, March 25 at 2:47 p.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg, according to the Monroe County Coroner’s Office. His death was ruled accidental, with the cause listed as complications of multiple blunt force injuries, the coroner said. Moreno had been driving a vehicle involved in a collision with another vehicle at the intersection of North 9th Street (SR 611) and Wigwam Park Road in Stroud Township at approximatel…

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New Cumberland-Lemoyne, PA
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Convicted Rapist Working As Coca-Cola Driver Assaults Woman At Lemoyne Gas Station: Affidavit Convicted Rapist Working As Coca-Cola Driver Assaults Woman At Lemoyne Gas Station: Affidavit Convicted Rapist Working As Coca-Cola Driver Assaults Woman At Lemoyne Gas Station: Affidavit
Convicted Rapist Working As Coca-Cola Driver Assaults Woman At Lemoyne Gas Station: Affidavit A lifetime registered sex offender assaulted a woman while working as a Coca-Cola delivery driver at a Pennsylvania gas station, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Wednesday, March 25. Jamal Yusef Barr, 52, of Hanover, York County, was charged after the incident at a Speedway gas station on Market Street in Cumberland County on Wednesday, March 18 around 3 p.m., according to the criminal complaint. Barr allegedly began making sexual comments to the employee during the delivery, including remarks about her body, investigators detailed in the affidavit. He then directe…

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Whitehall-Coplay, PA
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Trooper Justified In Fatal Shooting During North Whitehall SERT Standoff: DA (UPDATE) Trooper Justified In Fatal Shooting During North Whitehall SERT Standoff: DA (UPDATE) Trooper Justified In Fatal Shooting During North Whitehall SERT Standoff: DA (UPDATE)
Trooper Justified In Fatal Shooting During North Whitehall Sert Standoff: DA (Update) A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was justified in fatally shooting a man during a standoff in North Whitehall Township, the Lehigh County District Attorney announced in a newly released report on Wednesday, March 25. The man, identified in the report as D.T., died from a gunshot wound to the head after the trooper fired a single round during the Jan. 24 incident on Rockdale Road, according to the district attorney’s findings. Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan determined the use of deadly force was legally justified and that no criminal charges will be filed against the tro…

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Allentown, PA
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6 Injured At Allentown's Dominican Festival, Gunmen Sentenced: DA 6 Injured At Allentown's Dominican Festival, Gunmen Sentenced: DA 6 Injured At Allentown's Dominican Festival, Gunmen Sentenced: DA
6 Injured At Allentown's Dominican Festival, Gunmen Sentenced: DA A second gunman in a chaotic shootout near Allentown’s Dominican Festival has now pleaded guilty and been sentenced, closing out both major cases tied to the incident that injured six people, authorities announced Wednesday, March 25. Miguel Ovalles-Ubri, 29, of Allentown, pleaded guilty to Aggravated Assault and Recklessly Endangering Another Person and was immediately sentenced to 4 to 10 years in state prison by Judge Anna-Kristie M. Marks, according to the release. Prosecutors said Ovalles-Ubri cooperated with the investigation, was legally allowed to carry a firearm, and did not insti…

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Dix Hills-Melville, NY
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Screaming Child Found In Smoke-Filled Dix Hills House Fire Suffering Severe Burns Screaming Child Found In Smoke-Filled Dix Hills House Fire Suffering Severe Burns Screaming Child Found In Smoke-Filled Dix Hills House Fire Suffering Severe Burns
Screaming Child Found In Smoke-Filled Dix Hills House Fire Suffering Severe Burns A child was seriously injured in a house fire in Dix Hills, Suffolk County police announced on Wednesday, March 25. Second Precinct officers responded to a 911 call after a passing volunteer firefighter spotted an unconscious woman on the lawn outside a home on Marlin Street at approximately 5:05 p.m., according to police. When officers arrived, they saw smoke coming from the house and entered alongside the firefighter, using extinguishers to battle the flames as another officer provided aid to the woman outside, authorities said. While inside, officers heard a child screaming from upsta…

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Huntington, NY
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Woman Seriously Injured After Rescue From Huntington Station House Fire Woman Seriously Injured After Rescue From Huntington Station House Fire Woman Seriously Injured After Rescue From Huntington Station House Fire
Woman Seriously Injured After Rescue From Huntington Station House Fire A woman was seriously injured after being pulled from a house fire on Long Island, authorities announced on Wednesday, March 25. The 79-year-old resident was rescued by firefighters after Suffolk County Police responded to a 911 call reporting a residential fire at a home on Prospect Drive North around 3 p.m., according to the release. Firefighters from the Huntington Manor Fire Department entered the residence and removed the woman from the burning home, police said. She was transported by ambulance to Huntington Hospital for treatment of serious physical injuries. No other injuries were …

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National Interest
Secret Service Officer Accused Of Sending Explicit Texts To Lancaster County Teen: Affidavit Secret Service Officer Accused Of Sending Explicit Texts To Lancaster County Teen: Affidavit Secret Service Officer Accused Of Sending Explicit Texts To Lancaster County Teen: Affidavit
Secret Service Officer Accused Of Sending Explicit Texts To Lancaster County Teen: Affidavit A U.S. Secret Service officer is accused of sending sexually explicit messages and images to a 16-year-old Pennsylvania girl, according to court documents. Tristan William Hale, 28, of Arlington, Virginia, was charged after an investigation into messages exchanged between October and January, Pennsylvania State Police said. Hale is charged with six counts of possessing child sexual abuse material, as well as counts of communicating with a minor for sexual abuse, corruption of minors, disseminating explicit material of a minor, and unlawful contact with a minor, according to his criminal doc…

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Easton, PA
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NJ Gas Station Shooting Claim Unravels — Man Shot Himself In Eye With Stolen Gun In Easton: PD NJ Gas Station Shooting Claim Unravels — Man Shot Himself In Eye With Stolen Gun In Easton: PD NJ Gas Station Shooting Claim Unravels — Man Shot Himself In Eye With Stolen Gun In Easton: PD
NJ Gas Station Shooting Claim Unravels — Man Shot Himself In Eye With Stolen Gun In Easton: PD A shocking shooting claim tied to a New Jersey gas station quickly unraveled when investigators say the injured man actually shot himself in Easton, authorities announced Wednesday, March 25. Christopher Harper Noel, 25, was charged after police responded to the 2900 block of Meadow Lane Drive in Forks Township at 2:55 p.m. on Sunday, March 16, for a reported gunshot victim, according to the release. Officers found Noel suffering from a gunshot wound to his left eye, with an entry wound inside the eye and an apparent exit wound near his left temple, police said. Noel told officers he had b…

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