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

Chambersburg, PA
Breaking News
Missing Endangered Alert Issued For 60-Year-Old Man In Franklin County: PA State Police Missing Endangered Alert Issued For 60-Year-Old Man In Franklin County: PA State Police Missing Endangered Alert Issued For 60-Year-Old Man In Franklin County: PA State Police
Missing Endangered Alert Issued For 60-Year-Old Man In Franklin County: PA State Police A missing and endangered person advisory has been issued for a 60-year-old man who disappeared overnight in Franklin County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, March 4. Ronald Sease was last seen around midnight on Tuesday in the area of Hades Church Road in Antrim Township, according to state police. Troopers said Sease may be driving a 2013 blue Ford Edge bearing Pennsylvania registration KYB-9247. Authorities believe Sease may be at special risk of harm or injury. Sease is described as 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighing about 245 pounds, with gray hair and hazel eyes, polic…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Passenger Killed, Driver Critically Hurt In 3-Vehicle Crash With SEPTA Bus Passenger Killed, Driver Critically Hurt In 3-Vehicle Crash With SEPTA Bus Passenger Killed, Driver Critically Hurt In 3-Vehicle Crash With SEPTA Bus
Passenger Killed, Driver Critically Hurt In 3-Vehicle Crash With SEPTA Bus A passenger was killed, and a driver was critically injured, in a three-vehicle crash involving a SEPTA bus in Philadelphia on Wednesday, March 4, police said. The collision happened at Island Avenue and Buist Avenue at 4:18 p.m., according to the Philadelphia Police Department. All three vehicles were traveling northbound on Island Avenue when a 2019 Honda HR-V struck the rear of a SEPTA bus. A black Jeep Compass then crashed into the back of the Honda, police explained. The driver of the Jeep Compass reported no injuries. Philadelphia Fire Department medics transported the occupants of …

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
WATCH: Military Black Hawk Makes Emergency Landing In Berks Field WATCH: Military Black Hawk Makes Emergency Landing In Berks Field WATCH: Military Black Hawk Makes Emergency Landing In Berks Field
Watch: Military Black Hawk Makes Emergency Landing In Berks Field A military helicopter made an emergency landing in a Pennsylvania field Wednesday afternoon, drawing first responders to the scene. The UH-60 Black Hawk touched down near Weaver and Moyer roads in Robeson Township (Berks County) around 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, US Army officials told Daily Voice. The aircraft, operated by the Pennsylvania National Guard, was carrying two service members and was conducting an instrument training flight when a fire warning light activated in the cockpit, authorities said. As a precaution, the crew executed an emergency landing near Morgantown, Fort In…

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Waynesboro, PA
Breaking News
Fire-Breathing Social Media Trend Leaves PA Teen Intubated With Severe Burns: Reports Fire-Breathing Social Media Trend Leaves PA Teen Intubated With Severe Burns: Reports Fire-Breathing Social Media Trend Leaves PA Teen Intubated With Severe Burns: Reports
Fire-Breathing Social Media Trend Leaves PA Teen Intubated With Severe Burns: Reports A Pennsylvania teen is hospitalized with severe burns after attempting a dangerous “fire-breathing” stunt inspired by a social media trend, according to multiple media reports. The incident happened at a nine-unit apartment complex on Third Street in Pitcairn, Allegheny County on Friday night, according to fire officials. The girl was reportedly experimenting with isopropyl alcohol while attempting to copy the viral stunt, Pitcairn Fire Chief Tommy Dick said, according to CBS News. “She was playing with isopropyl alcohol,” Dick explained. “It's not a very smart thing for anybody to do…

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York, PA
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Man Charged With Homicide For York Killing He Is Accused Of Committing As Juvenile Man Charged With Homicide For York Killing He Is Accused Of Committing As Juvenile Man Charged With Homicide For York Killing He Is Accused Of Committing As Juvenile
Man Charged With Homicide For York Killing He Is Accused Of Committing As Juvenile A suspect who was a juvenile at the time of a fatal 2022 case in York has now been charged with homicide, police announced on Wednesday, March 4. Carlos Rivera, 21, has been charged with Criminal Homicide in connection with the death of Roman Padilla, according to the York City Police Department. Authorities said Rivera was a minor at the time of the killing. The investigation began on Friday, May 6, 2022, when York City Police launched a homicide investigation into Padilla’s death, officials said. After years of continued investigative work, detectives identified Rivera as the suspect and…

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Harrisburg, PA
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Parakeet That 'Smokes Marijuana, Drinks Beer' Injured By Drunk PA Man: Prosecutors Parakeet That 'Smokes Marijuana, Drinks Beer' Injured By Drunk PA Man: Prosecutors Parakeet That 'Smokes Marijuana, Drinks Beer' Injured By Drunk PA Man: Prosecutors
Parakeet That 'Smokes Marijuana, Drinks Beer' Injured By Drunk PA Man: Prosecutors A Pennsylvania man is accused of bringing an injured parakeet into a local bar while intoxicated and telling patrons the bird regularly smoked marijuana and drank beer, authorities announced on Wednesday, March 4. Timothy Grace, 40, was arrested after officers responded to Callaghan’s Bar on the 500 block of South Main Street in Greensburg for reports of an intoxicated man with an injured bird, according to the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office. Police arrived and found Grace heavily intoxicated, and he admitted the parakeet belonged to him, authorities said. Another patron wa…

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Doylestown, PA
Breaking News
‘Swatting’ Hoax Triggers Armed Police Response In Doylestown Neighborhood: Police ‘Swatting’ Hoax Triggers Armed Police Response In Doylestown Neighborhood: Police ‘Swatting’ Hoax Triggers Armed Police Response In Doylestown Neighborhood: Police
‘Swatting’ Hoax Triggers Armed Police Response In Doylestown Neighborhood: Police A false emergency call triggered a major police response in an Eastern Pennsylvania neighborhood late Tuesday night, authorities said. Officers with the Central Bucks Regional Police Department rushed to the Clear Springs Court section of Doylestown Borough after receiving a high-priority report of a critical incident around 10:13 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, according to the department. When officers arrived, they established a perimeter and activated emergency protocols while assessing the situation and communicating with the residents inside the targeted home, police said. Investigators la…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
On Your Side
Take A Look Inside New Dutch Wonderland Inn At Former Cartoon Network Hotel In Lancaster County Take A Look Inside New Dutch Wonderland Inn At Former Cartoon Network Hotel In Lancaster County Take A Look Inside New Dutch Wonderland Inn At Former Cartoon Network Hotel In Lancaster County
Take A Look Inside New Dutch Wonderland Inn At Former Cartoon Network Hotel In Lancaster County A new chapter is about to begin for a familiar Lancaster County landmark. The all-new Dutch Wonderland Inn is preparing to open inside the former Cartoon Network Hotel in East Lampeter Township, park officials announced Tuesday, March 3. The remodeled hotel — located just steps from Dutch Wonderland theme park — now features 155 family-friendly rooms and four suites designed for families visiting the park. Guests will find an expanded arcade, themed dining, and multiple pools, including an outdoor pool with a waterslide and splash pad as well as an indoor pool that will remain open year-ro…

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Paradise-Gap, PA
Breaking News
EX-Lancaster Wrestling Coach, Sex Offender Charged In Fatal Horse-And-Buggy Crash (UPDATE) EX-Lancaster Wrestling Coach, Sex Offender Charged In Fatal Horse-And-Buggy Crash (UPDATE) EX-Lancaster Wrestling Coach, Sex Offender Charged In Fatal Horse-And-Buggy Crash (UPDATE)
Ex-lancaster Wrestling Coach, Sex Offender Charged In Fatal Horse-And-Buggy Crash (Update) A former high school wrestling coach and registered sex offender accused of driving under the influence when he struck and killed a horse-and-buggy driver in Lancaster County will have his case proceed to county court after waiving his preliminary hearing, according to an updated release issued on Tuesday, March 3. Danial Ranck Miller, 33, of Long Swamp Township, Berks County, waived his preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Raymond S. Sheller on Monday, Feb. 17, according to court records. Miller is charged with Felony Homicide by Vehicle While DUI and multiple DUI offenses…

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Centereach-Selden, NY
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Woman's Jacket, Wallet Taken By Knife-Wielding Robber Inside Selden Building: Police Woman's Jacket, Wallet Taken By Knife-Wielding Robber Inside Selden Building: Police Woman's Jacket, Wallet Taken By Knife-Wielding Robber Inside Selden Building: Police
Woman's Jacket, Wallet Taken By Knife-Wielding Robber Inside Selden Building: Police A man accused of robbing a woman at knifepoint inside a Long Island building has been arrested, police announced on Wednesday, March 4. Mitchell Taylor, 32, of Holtsville, was charged after the robbery at a building on the 500 block of College Road in Selden at approximately 6:40 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, according to Suffolk County Police. Taylor allegedly entered the building armed with a knife and approached a 29-year-old woman, demanding her wallet and jacket, authorities said. The woman complied and Taylor fled the scene. She was not injured during the incident, police said. Followin…

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