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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2 Pilots Dead When Plane Hits Firetruck On Runway At LaGuardia Airport 2 Pilots Dead When Plane Hits Firetruck On Runway At LaGuardia Airport 2 Pilots Dead When Plane Hits Firetruck On Runway At LaGuardia Airport
2 Pilots Dead When Plane Hits Firetruck On Runway At LaGuardia Airport Two pilots were killed and more than 40 passengers were evaluated when an Air Canada plane collided with a rescue vehicle on a runway at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, NY late Sunday night, March 22, officials said. The crash happened around 11:40 p.m. when a Jazz Aviation flight operating on behalf of Air Canada hit a Port Authority Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) vehicle on Runway 4 in Queens, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The rescue truck had been responding to a separate incident involving another aircraft reporting an unknown odor in the cockpit when…

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Mercersburg, PA
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SCI Officer Wrote On Trainees’ Bodies, Sexually Assaulted Them In Hazing Incidents: PA AG SCI Officer Wrote On Trainees’ Bodies, Sexually Assaulted Them In Hazing Incidents: PA AG SCI Officer Wrote On Trainees’ Bodies, Sexually Assaulted Them In Hazing Incidents: PA AG
SCI Officer Wrote On Trainees’ Bodies, Sexually Assaulted Them In Hazing Incidents: PA AG A former corrections officer at SCI Forest has admitted to assaulting two fellow officers during hazing incidents inside the prison, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, March 19. Garrett Smead, 29, of Warren, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to two counts each of indecent assault, indecent exposure, unlawful restraint, and related offenses, according to the release. A sentencing date has not been set. The investigation found that Smead restrained two officers in training by handcuffing them, then removed his clothing and sexually assaulted them during separate incidents on May 21…

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Westbury, NY
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Westbury Animal Hospital Break-In Lands Juvenile Charges; More Suspects Sought: Police Westbury Animal Hospital Break-In Lands Juvenile Charges; More Suspects Sought: Police Westbury Animal Hospital Break-In Lands Juvenile Charges; More Suspects Sought: Police
Westbury Animal Hospital Break-In Lands Juvenile Charges; More Suspects Sought: Police A break-in at a Long Island animal hospital led to a juvenile’s arrest, Nassau County police announced on Thursday, March 19. A juvenile was taken into custody on Wednesday, March 18, in connection with the incident at Westbury Animal Hospital, 319 Union Avenue, in Westbury, according to detectives. A property manager called 911 after arriving at the business and finding the rear door open with broken wood scattered inside at 10 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, police said. Surveillance video showed two males forcibly entering the building, while a third suspect was also involved. The group rema…

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Patchogue-Medford, NY
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Patchogue Man Forced Women Into Oral Sex At Knifepoint: DA Patchogue Man Forced Women Into Oral Sex At Knifepoint: DA Patchogue Man Forced Women Into Oral Sex At Knifepoint: DA
Patchogue Man Forced Women Into Oral Sex At Knifepoint: DA A Patchogue man has been found guilty after a jury trial for carrying out a violent string of sexual assaults against multiple women, Suffolk County prosecutors announced on Thursday, March 19. Gary Conyers, 59, was convicted after forcing six women to perform oral sex at knifepoint during a series of attacks in Suffolk County, according to District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney.  The crimes happened between October and December 2023, when Conyers targeted women struggling with addiction and poverty, luring them with promises of drugs, money, or a place to shower, authorities said. …

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Steelton-Highspire, PA
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Sexual Assault Of Sleeping Victim Leads To Arrest In Highspire: Police Sexual Assault Of Sleeping Victim Leads To Arrest In Highspire: Police Sexual Assault Of Sleeping Victim Leads To Arrest In Highspire: Police
Sexual Assault Of Sleeping Victim Leads To Arrest In Highspire: Police A man is accused of sexually assaulting a victim while they were asleep in Dauphin County, police announced. Juliano J. Fletcher, 26, was taken into custody after an investigation into an alleged assault on the 500 block of Willow Street in Highspire, according to Highspire Borough Police. Officers were dispatched to the area on Sunday, Feb. 8, after a report of a sexual assault, police said. The victim told officers that Fletcher engaged in unwanted sexual acts with them while they were sleeping. Police launched an investigation following the report. As a result, Fletcher has been charge…

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Bellport-Brookhaven-East Patchogue, NY
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Wife Finds iPad Video Of Brookhaven Stepfather Abusing Child: DA Wife Finds iPad Video Of Brookhaven Stepfather Abusing Child: DA Wife Finds iPad Video Of Brookhaven Stepfather Abusing Child: DA
Wife Finds iPad Video Of Brookhaven Stepfather Abusing Child: DA A wife and mother's disturbing discovery on an iPad has lead to decades in prison for a New York stepfather, prosecutors announced on Thursday, March 19. A 37-year-old Brookhaven man was sentenced after admitting to abusing his two stepdaughters, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney.  He pleaded guilty to two counts of course of sexual conduct against a child, authorities said.  His sentencing was held before Acting Supreme Court Justice Karen M. Wilutis, who ordered 30 years in prison followed by 20 years of post-release supervision, prosecutors said.…

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Dix Hills-Melville, NY
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Family Remembers Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into Trees In Suffolk County Family Remembers Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into Trees In Suffolk County Family Remembers Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into Trees In Suffolk County
Family Remembers Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into Trees In Suffolk County A man was killed after losing control of his motorcycle and crashing into trees in Suffolk County, police announced on Tuesday, March 17. Cyle Ashby, 53, of Medford, died following the crash on Ashton Road near Sylvia Lane in Middle Island at approximately 7 p.m., according to Suffolk County Police. Ashby was riding a 2020 Vande Excelsior motorcycle southbound when he lost control, left the roadway, and struck multiple trees, authorities said. He was transported to NYU Langone Hospital – Suffolk in Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The motorcycle was impounded for a sa…

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Hicksville, NY
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Driver Indicted For Teens Killed In BMW Crash Into Building, Tree In Hicksville Driver Indicted For Teens Killed In BMW Crash Into Building, Tree In Hicksville Driver Indicted For Teens Killed In BMW Crash Into Building, Tree In Hicksville
Driver Indicted For Teens Killed In BMW Crash Into Building, Tree In Hicksville A high-speed crash that killed two 19-year-old women after a BMW slammed into a tree and a building in Hicksville has now led to a grand jury indictment, Nassau County prosecutors announced on Thursday, March 19. The victims were identified as Lindsey Parke and Alexa Duryea, both of Levittown, detectives said.  Frank Labidi, 24, of Farmingville, was indicted on charges including Manslaughter in the Second Degree and Assault in the Second Degree in connection with the fatal crash, according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. A 23-year-old man — now identified as Labidi —…

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Lancaster, PA
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911 Dispatchers File Federal Lawsuit Against Lancaster County Claiming Unpaid Overtime 911 Dispatchers File Federal Lawsuit Against Lancaster County Claiming Unpaid Overtime 911 Dispatchers File Federal Lawsuit Against Lancaster County Claiming Unpaid Overtime
911 Dispatchers File Federal Lawsuit Against Lancaster County Claiming Unpaid Overtime A group of 911 dispatchers say they were denied overtime pay despite routinely working more than 40 hours a week, according to a federal lawsuit obtained by Daily Voice. Five employees of Lancaster County-Wide Communications — Spencer Kling, Heather Moser, Jason Snyder, Justin Widmark and Emma Kreider — filed the collective action complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, March 10. The plaintiffs, who work as dispatchers and assistant supervisors in the county’s Department of Public Safety 9-1-1 Division, allege the county violated federal lab…

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Mechanicville, NY
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10+ Horses Trapped On 5-Foot Manure Piles Rescued In Mechanicville: State Police 10+ Horses Trapped On 5-Foot Manure Piles Rescued In Mechanicville: State Police 10+ Horses Trapped On 5-Foot Manure Piles Rescued In Mechanicville: State Police
10+ Horses Trapped On 5-Foot Manure Piles Rescued In Mechanicville: State Police Dozens of animals were found living in what rescuers described as “unimaginable neglect,” including horses trapped on towering piles of manure, New York State Police announced on Thursday, March 19. Edward J. Madlin, 35, of Mechanicville, was charged following an investigation into a property on State Route 40 in Schaghticoke, according to state police. He faces 12 counts of Agriculture & Markets Law 353 — failure to provide proper sustenance — after authorities said a cow and multiple horses were kept without adequate food, water, and care. Troopers said they first received the compla…

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