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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'Active Investigation' Smoke Reported In Oxford Borough (DEVELOPING) 'Active Investigation' Smoke Reported In Oxford Borough (DEVELOPING) 'Active Investigation' Smoke Reported In Oxford Borough (DEVELOPING)
'Active Investigation' Smoke Reported In Oxford Borough (Developing) An active investigation is underway after smoke was reported in Chester County on Sunday, March 29. Emergency crews were called to the 100 block of South Third Street in Oxford Borough at 8:27 p.m., according to police.  Details about the source of the smoke have not been released, and it is unclear if a fire has been confirmed. The public is advised to avoid the area. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

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Hempstead, NY
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Driver Killed After Crossing Double Yellow Line, Crashing Into Oncoming Car In Hempstead Driver Killed After Crossing Double Yellow Line, Crashing Into Oncoming Car In Hempstead Driver Killed After Crossing Double Yellow Line, Crashing Into Oncoming Car In Hempstead
Driver Killed After Crossing Double Yellow Line, Crashing Into Oncoming Car In Hempstead A driver was killed in a head-on crash after crossing into oncoming traffic in Hempstead early Sunday morning, March 29, authorities said. A 40-year-old man was driving a 2008 Nissan Sentra north on Henry Street near Albemarle Avenue when he crossed over the double yellow line and struck a 2023 Hyundai Elantra traveling south, according to detectives. The Nissan driver was extricated from the wreckage by the Hempstead Fire Department and rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead by hospital staff, police said. The 27-year-old woman driving the Hyundai was also taken to a …

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Northport-East Northport, NY
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18-Year-Old Stabs Grandmother’s Fiancé To Death Inside Trailer In East Northport: Police 18-Year-Old Stabs Grandmother’s Fiancé To Death Inside Trailer In East Northport: Police 18-Year-Old Stabs Grandmother’s Fiancé To Death Inside Trailer In East Northport: Police
18-Year-Old Stabs Grandmother’s Fiancé To Death Inside Trailer In East Northport: Police An 18-year-old is accused of fatally stabbing his grandmother’s fiancé inside a trailer in Suffolk County, police said. Noel Bermudez-Chin, of East Northport, was arrested following the violent early morning incident at a home on Catherine Street on Sunday, March 29, according to Suffolk County Police. Officers were called to the property at 3:42 a.m. for a reported stabbing and found that Joseph Falvo had been attacked multiple times inside a trailer parked in the driveway, authorities said. Falvo, 61, was rushed to Huntington Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. Bermu…

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National Interest
Firefighter Dad Shot Dead In Stratford Home; Suspect Arrested After Chase Firefighter Dad Shot Dead In Stratford Home; Suspect Arrested After Chase Firefighter Dad Shot Dead In Stratford Home; Suspect Arrested After Chase
Firefighter Dad Shot Dead In Stratford Home; Suspect Arrested After Chase A firefighter was shot and killed inside a Connecticut home, leading to a multi-agency investigation and arrest, police said. Officers responded to 74 Feeley Street in Stratford, at approximately 1:44 a.m. on Saturday, March 28, for a report of a shooting, according to the Stratford Police Department. When officers arrived, they found Terrence Cramer, 41, of Stevens Street in Bridgeport, suffering from a gunshot wound and bleeding heavily. He was pronounced dead a short time later by a paramedic at the scene. Cramer had served as an active-duty Bridgeport firefighter for approxim…

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New City, NY
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Woman Found Dead After House Fire Engulfs New City Home: Police Woman Found Dead After House Fire Engulfs New City Home: Police Woman Found Dead After House Fire Engulfs New City Home: Police
Woman Found Dead After House Fire Engulfs New City Home: Police A fatal house fire left a woman dead in Rockland County, police announced on Sunday, March 29. New, updated report - Woman, 88, ID'd As Victim Found Dead In Fatal Rockland County Fire (UPDATE) Officers responded to 71 Carolina Drive in New City around 9:05 a.m. for a reported structure fire with possible entrapment, according to the Clarkstown Police Department. Arriving officers found the single-family home heavily engulfed in flames, police said. The New City Fire Engine Company, along with multiple volunteer departments from across Rockland County, responded to the scene to battle…

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Patchogue-Medford, NY
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4-Year-Old Girl Kidnapped From Laundromat Found In Patchogue-Medford Library Play Area: Police 4-Year-Old Girl Kidnapped From Laundromat Found In Patchogue-Medford Library Play Area: Police 4-Year-Old Girl Kidnapped From Laundromat Found In Patchogue-Medford Library Play Area: Police
4-Year-Old Girl Kidnapped From Laundromat Found In Patchogue-Medford Library Play Area: Police A 4-year-old girl was taken from a Patchogue laundromat and later found in a nearby library, Suffolk County Police announced on Saturday, March 28. Carlos Corte, 38, of Patchogue, was arrested after the incident at a laundromat on East Main Street around 12:08 p.m., according to police. The child’s mother had been inside the laundromat with her two children when Corte, who did not know the family, led the girl out a rear exit, police said. After the mother reported her daughter missing, officers responded, reviewed surveillance video, and began searching the area. During that search, the…

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National Interest
‘Explosive’ Whale Carcass Washes Ashore On NY Beach, Vessel Strike Suspected ‘Explosive’ Whale Carcass Washes Ashore On NY Beach, Vessel Strike Suspected ‘Explosive’ Whale Carcass Washes Ashore On NY Beach, Vessel Strike Suspected
‘Explosive’ Whale Carcass Washes Ashore On NY Beach, Vessel Strike Suspected A massive whale found dead along a Queens shoreline showed signs of a violent impact, officials said. A necropsy was completed on the 45-foot male sei whale that washed ashore on Rockaway Beach on Thursday, March 26, according to AMSEAS biologists. The examination found the whale was in good body condition and had recently eaten, as food was present in its digestive tract, officials said. However, investigators noted distinctive abrasions along the whale’s right side, along with extensive internal bruising in the surrounding tissue that extended along the body, according to the release. T…

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Reading, PA
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21-Year-Old Twin Killed In Crash Into Reading Creek 21-Year-Old Twin Killed In Crash Into Reading Creek 21-Year-Old Twin Killed In Crash Into Reading Creek
21-Year-Old Twin Killed In Crash Into Reading Creek A young driver was killed after a crash sent her vehicle into a creek in Pennsylvania, authorities announced. Aleah Marie Kaylor, 21, of Laureldale Borough, died after a single-vehicle crash on the 800 block of Morgantown Road in Reading, Pennsylvania, on Friday, March 27, the Berks County Coroner’s Office said. The crash happened around 10:35 a.m. when Kaylor, driving a Chevrolet Cruze, failed to negotiate a curve, according to the coroner. Her vehicle struck a guardrail, left the roadway, and came to rest on its side, partially in Angelica Creek, officials detailed.  Kaylor was the …

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Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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Use Of Force Justified After Ex-Officer Charged In PA Child Rape Case Shot Dead: Montco DA Use Of Force Justified After Ex-Officer Charged In PA Child Rape Case Shot Dead: Montco DA Use Of Force Justified After Ex-Officer Charged In PA Child Rape Case Shot Dead: Montco DA
Use Of Force Justified After Ex-Officer Charged In PA Child Rape Case Shot Dead: Montco DA The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office ruled the fatal shooting of a former police officer — charged in a child rape case — was justified, according to a release on Friday, March 27. The fatal officer-involved shooting happened at 3:48 a.m. on Old Lancaster Road in the Bala Cynwyd section of Lower Merion Township on Feb. 25, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced. Lower Merion Township Police officers were on patrol when they spotted a vehicle belonging to 38-year-old Francis Connell Collier, who was wanted by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office on ch…

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Lancaster, PA
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Bystander Shot Dead At Party; Lancaster Man Convicted After 5-Day Trial: DA Bystander Shot Dead At Party; Lancaster Man Convicted After 5-Day Trial: DA Bystander Shot Dead At Party; Lancaster Man Convicted After 5-Day Trial: DA
Bystander Shot Dead At Party; Lancaster Man Convicted After 5-Day Trial: DA A man has been sentenced for the fatal shooting of a bystander outside a city party, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, March 27. Steffen Vadoria Tidwell Jr., 31, of the 600 block of North Queen Street, was sentenced by Judge Dennis Reinaker after a jury previously found him guilty of voluntary manslaughter and a summary charge of discharging a firearm. The charges stem from the shooting death of Jomar Almestica, 26, an aspiring rapper known as “J-Easy LP,” during a gathering in the 600 block of Hebrank Street on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. Lancaster …

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