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

Lancaster, PA
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Teen Who Asked 'Do You Want To Die?' Before Shooting Boy In Face Sentenced In Lancaster Teen Who Asked 'Do You Want To Die?' Before Shooting Boy In Face Sentenced In Lancaster Teen Who Asked 'Do You Want To Die?' Before Shooting Boy In Face Sentenced In Lancaster
Teen Who Asked 'Do You Want To Die?' Before Shooting Boy In Face Sentenced In Lancaster A teenager who asked another boy, “do you want to die,” moments before shooting him in the face near a city park has been sentenced after pleading guilty to attempted homicide, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 1. Jay-Quan Edward Williams, 17, of the 300 block of East Liberty Street, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Sept. 24, to attempted criminal homicide, two counts of aggravated assault, and charges of recklessly endangering another person, possession of a firearm by a minor, firearms not to be carried without a license, and persons not to possess a firearm, according to the Lancaster Co…

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Norristown, PA
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13-Year-Old Charged With Murder After Friend, 16, Fatally Shot In Face In Norristown 13-Year-Old Charged With Murder After Friend, 16, Fatally Shot In Face In Norristown 13-Year-Old Charged With Murder After Friend, 16, Fatally Shot In Face In Norristown
13-Year-Old Charged With Murder After Friend, 16, Fatally Shot In Face In Norristown A 13-year-old Pennsylvania child has been charged with murder after his 16-year-old friend was fatally shot in the face with a stolen handgun, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 1. William Boyd, 16, was found dead inside a home in the 800 block of Arch Street in Norristown after police and Montgomery County sheriff's deputies were called for a shooting at 10:28 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele. An autopsy determined Boyd died from a single gunshot wound to the head, and his death was ruled a homicide, according to forensic path…

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Myerstown, PA
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Fake Federal Agents Steal $6.5M; Possible Myerstown Victim Sought: PA Police Fake Federal Agents Steal $6.5M; Possible Myerstown Victim Sought: PA Police Fake Federal Agents Steal $6.5M; Possible Myerstown Victim Sought: PA Police
Fake Federal Agents Steal $6.5M; Possible Myerstown Victim Sought: PA Police Scammers posing as federal agents have stolen approximately $6.5 million from victims across the country, Pennsylvania State Police said. Investigators have now identified an 87-year-old woman who reported handing over $1.5 million in gold. The newly identified victim, from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, confirmed meeting a suspect traveling in the Honda linked to the investigation on Friday, Aug. 28, according to an update shared on Thursday, Oct. 1. Police announced the $6.5 million nationwide total on Friday, Sept. 25, identifying victims in Maryland and Washington State. The latest update…

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Boiling Springs-Mount Holly Springs, PA
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18-Year-Old Boiling Springs Motorcyclist Killed In Route 74 Crash ID'd By Coroner 18-Year-Old Boiling Springs Motorcyclist Killed In Route 74 Crash ID'd By Coroner 18-Year-Old Boiling Springs Motorcyclist Killed In Route 74 Crash ID'd By Coroner
18-Year-Old Boiling Springs Motorcyclist Killed In Route 74 Crash ID'd By Coroner An 18-year-old motorcyclist who died after a crash on Route 74 in Pennsylvania has been identified, authorities confirmed to Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 1. Chase Dagen, of Boiling Springs, died from multiple traumatic injuries following the Tuesday, Sept. 29 crash, Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall told Daily Voice. The crash happened at the intersection of York Road/Route 74 and Valley Street in South Middleton Township at 8:48 p.m., according to Pennsylvania State Police. Dagen was riding his motorcycle north on York Road while a 26-year-old driver was traveling south, according t…

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Lower Paxton, PA
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Gunfire Erupts During Altercation In Lower Paxton McDonald’s Parking Lot, Police Say Gunfire Erupts During Altercation In Lower Paxton McDonald’s Parking Lot, Police Say Gunfire Erupts During Altercation In Lower Paxton McDonald’s Parking Lot, Police Say
Gunfire Erupts During Altercation In Lower Paxton McDonald’s Parking Lot, Police Say A man accused of firing into a juvenile’s vehicle during an altercation in a Pennsylvania McDonald’s parking lot was arrested in Maryland, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 1. The shooting happened at the McDonald’s at 1043 Briarsdale Road in Lower Paxton Township around 7:10 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29, according to the Lower Paxton Bureau of Police. The juvenile told investigators that an altercation began with a male acquaintance in the parking lot. The acquaintance, identified as Mechanicsburg resident Azhan Nadeem, pulled out a gun and fired once into the juvenile’s vehicle, narrow…

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Chambersburg, PA
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Police Search Chambersburg Middle School As Students Shelter In Place Police Search Chambersburg Middle School As Students Shelter In Place Police Search Chambersburg Middle School As Students Shelter In Place
Police Search Chambersburg Middle School As Students Shelter In Place A Pennsylvania middle school was placed under a shelter-in-place protocol while law enforcement searched the building on Thursday morning, Oct. 1, according to an email sent to families. Chambersburg Area Middle School North students were accounted for in their homerooms as Pennsylvania State Police, local law enforcement, and Chambersburg Area School District police searched the school, district officials said. There was no active threat, the district stressed. The reason for the investigation was not immediately made public. Officials said they were following established procedures to c…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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PA Teacher Killed By Audi While Trying To Catch Bus: Police PA Teacher Killed By Audi While Trying To Catch Bus: Police PA Teacher Killed By Audi While Trying To Catch Bus: Police
PA Teacher Killed By Audi While Trying To Catch Bus: Police A 26-year-old teacher was killed when an Audi struck her as she crossed a city street while trying to catch a bus early Wednesday, Sept. 30, authorities announced the following day. Zoe Schemm, of the 1200 block of North Fifth Street, was crossing Lombard Street northbound at 19th Street around 6:42 a.m. when she was struck by a white 2023 Audi A4 traveling west, according to Philadelphia police. Schemm became trapped beneath the vehicle and suffered severe injuries. Philadelphia Fire Department medics pronounced her dead at the scene, police said. Schemm was teaching in Philadelphia at th…

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Bethlehem, PA
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20-Year-Old Firefighter Killed In 3-Vehicle Motorcycle Crash ID'd: PSP Bethlehem 20-Year-Old Firefighter Killed In 3-Vehicle Motorcycle Crash ID'd: PSP Bethlehem 20-Year-Old Firefighter Killed In 3-Vehicle Motorcycle Crash ID'd: PSP Bethlehem
20-Year-Old Firefighter Killed In 3-Vehicle Motorcycle Crash ID'd: PSP Bethlehem A 20-year-old Pennsylvania firefighter killed in a three-vehicle motorcycle crash has been identified, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 1. Jayden J. Sanchez, of Whitehall Township, served with the Whitehall Township Bureau of Fire, online records show. Sanchez was riding a 2006 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6 south on Weaversville Road when the crash happened at Atlas Road in Allen Township, Northampton County, at approximately 7:26 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, according to Pennsylvania State Police. A 2015 Acura TLX driven by a 16-year-old boy and a 2026 Honda CR-V driven by a 55-year-old Whiteha…

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Reading, PA
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Man Came To Reading Park To Meet Girl, 15, For Sex: Police Man Came To Reading Park To Meet Girl, 15, For Sex: Police Man Came To Reading Park To Meet Girl, 15, For Sex: Police
Man Came To Reading Park To Meet Girl, 15, For Sex: Police A 38-year-old Ohio man was arrested after traveling to a Pennsylvania park to meet someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sexual contact, authorities announced on Monday, Sept. 28. Luis Rivera, of Cincinnati, arranged to meet the girl at Pendora Park in Reading, but he had actually been communicating with an undercover police officer posing as the teen, according to the Reading Police Department. Rivera arrived at the park around 8:05 a.m. Monday and messaged the undercover officer to say he was there, police said. Members of the department’s Patrol Division and Criminal Investigat…

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Quakertown, PA
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21-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Bucks County Crash ID'd 21-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Bucks County Crash ID'd 21-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Bucks County Crash ID'd
21-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Bucks County Crash ID'd A 21-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a late-night crash on Route 309 in Pennsylvania, officials announced on Monday, Sept. 28. Caleb J. Sine, of Richlandtown Borough, was operating a motorcycle that collided with another vehicle in the 7600 block of Route 309 in Springfield Township, Bucks County, at approximately 11 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 27, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Sine, who was wearing a helmet, was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead at 11:50 p.m., Buglio said. An autopsy determined that Sine died from multiple blunt…

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