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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Allentown, PA
Breaking News
Allentown Officer Justified In Shooting Woman Who Pointed ‘Temperature Gun’ After Knife Threat Allentown Officer Justified In Shooting Woman Who Pointed ‘Temperature Gun’ After Knife Threat Allentown Officer Justified In Shooting Woman Who Pointed ‘Temperature Gun’ After Knife Threat
Allentown Officer Justified In Shooting Woman Who Pointed ‘Temperature Gun’ After Knife Threat An police officer was justified in shooting a woman who advanced toward first responders with a knife and what appeared to be a firearm inside a former hospital lobby, prosecutors announced Wednesday, Feb. 18. The shooting happened at 5:50 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 11 at the former Good Shepherd Hospital, 850 S. Fifth St. in Allentown, authorities said. The 29-year-old woman survived after being struck once in the pelvis. Lehigh County District Attorney Attorney Gavin P. Holihan concluded the officer’s use of deadly force was “objectively and subjectively reasonable,” finding the woman posed an …

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Ellenville-Wawarsing, NY
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Man With Pellet Gun Critical After Shot By Troopers Identified, Charged: NYSP Ellenville Man With Pellet Gun Critical After Shot By Troopers Identified, Charged: NYSP Ellenville Man With Pellet Gun Critical After Shot By Troopers Identified, Charged: NYSP Ellenville
Man With Pellet Gun Critical After Shot By Troopers Identified, Charged: Nysp Ellenville A report of a man walking with what appeared to be a handgun ended in a trooper-involved shooting — and now the suspect has been identified and charged, New York State Police said Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. Benjamin Scism, 33, of Accord, was the man shot by troopers Monday afternoon on Queens Highway in the town of Rochester, Ulster County, according to state police. He remains in critical condition at Westchester Medical Center. Troopers from SP Ellenville had responded to a call from Ulster County 911 at about 12:42 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 16, reporting a man walking southbound toward Stat…

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Carlisle, PA
Breaking News
Amazon Purchases Made On Debit Card Employee Stole From Carlisle Nursing Home Resident: Police Amazon Purchases Made On Debit Card Employee Stole From Carlisle Nursing Home Resident: Police Amazon Purchases Made On Debit Card Employee Stole From Carlisle Nursing Home Resident: Police
Amazon Purchases Made On Debit Card Employee Stole From Carlisle Nursing Home Resident: Police Fraudulent Amazon purchases on a nursing home resident’s bank account have led to charges against an employee, borough police announced on Wednesday, Feb. 18. Rodele Assad, 30, of Carlisle, was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 17, following an investigation into unauthorized debit card transactions at Thornwald Nursing Home on the 400 block of Walnut Bottom Road, according to Carlisle Borough Police. Police began investigating on Dec. 13, 2025, after a family member reviewing a resident’s bank statements reported multiple Amazon charges that were not authorized. The resident confirmed the debit ca…

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Quakertown, PA
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3-Alarm Blaze Erupts Inside Recycling Plant Near Quakertown (DEVELOPING) 3-Alarm Blaze Erupts Inside Recycling Plant Near Quakertown (DEVELOPING) 3-Alarm Blaze Erupts Inside Recycling Plant Near Quakertown (DEVELOPING)
3-Alarm Blaze Erupts Inside Recycling Plant Near Quakertown (Developing) A massive fire tore through a recycling plant in Upper Bucks County late Tuesday night, triggering a third alarm and drawing firefighters from multiple counties. Crews were dispatched to Gladiator Recycling at 1010 Heller Road in Richland Township around 10:10 p.m. after a water flow alarm, according to Bucks County emergency dispatch reports. When firefighters arrived, they found a working commercial structure fire burning inside the 200-by-200-foot recycling facility at the Quakertown Trade Center. Initial interior reports described a 15-foot-high by 15-foot-wide pile of trash on fire th…

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Allentown, PA
Obituaries
‘Voice Of The Vikings’ John Rosenberger Dies After Nearly 50 Years In Catholic Education In PA ‘Voice Of The Vikings’ John Rosenberger Dies After Nearly 50 Years In Catholic Education In PA ‘Voice Of The Vikings’ John Rosenberger Dies After Nearly 50 Years In Catholic Education In PA
‘Voice Of The Vikings’ John Rosenberger Dies After Nearly 50 Years In Catholic Education In PA A beloved Catholic school teacher known as the “Voice of the Vikings” has died, leaving behind nearly five decades of impact in the Lehigh Valley. John M. Rosenberger passed away Monday evening, according to announcements shared Tuesday, Feb. 17 by Allentown Central Catholic High School and Notre Dame High School in Easton. Rosenberger, a 1974 graduate of Allentown Central Catholic High School, began his teaching career there in 1978 and remained for 46 years. He served as Science Department Chair and became a fixture in the school community, earning the nickname “Rosie.” School leaders de…

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Exeter Township, PA
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Woman Killed After Pickup Strikes Pedestrians In Exeter Twp. Shopping Center: Coroner Woman Killed After Pickup Strikes Pedestrians In Exeter Twp. Shopping Center: Coroner Woman Killed After Pickup Strikes Pedestrians In Exeter Twp. Shopping Center: Coroner
Woman Killed After Pickup Strikes Pedestrians In Exeter Twp. Shopping Center: Coroner A 76-year-old woman was killed after a pickup truck struck two pedestrians in a shopping center parking lot, the Berks County Coroner announced on Tuesday, Feb. 17. Ann D. Arena, of Caernarvon Township, was pronounced dead Tuesday afternoon following the crash in Exeter Township, according to Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel. The incident happened around 2:15 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 16, in the parking lot of Boscov’s East at 4500 Perkiomen Avenue, the coroner’s office said. Arena was walking across the lot with another woman when both were struck by a pickup truck, officials detailed. She was tran…

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Waynesboro, PA
Breaking News
3 Found Dead In House Fire, 12-Year-Old Escapes: PA State Police 3 Found Dead In House Fire, 12-Year-Old Escapes: PA State Police 3 Found Dead In House Fire, 12-Year-Old Escapes: PA State Police
3 Found Dead In House Fire, 12-Year-Old Escapes: PA State Police A late-night house fire with entrapment left three people dead, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Feb. 17. Troopers were dispatched to the 1700 block of Pleasant Ridge Road in Bethel Township, in Fulton County, around 12:50 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 15, to assist emergency services with a reported house fire, according to the release. When troopers arrived, the home was fully engulfed in flames, fire crews from across Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland were on the scene,and a 12-year-old juvenile who had escaped the burning residence was located at a neighboring home, state police …

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Morgantown-Honey Brook, PA
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Statutory Rape Investigation Underway In Honey Brook Twp: PA State Police Statutory Rape Investigation Underway In Honey Brook Twp: PA State Police Statutory Rape Investigation Underway In Honey Brook Twp: PA State Police
Statutory Rape Investigation Underway In Honey Brook Twp: PA State Police A report of statutory rape is under investigation, Pennsylvania State Police announced. A subject arrived at PSP Embreeville to report a sex crime that allegedly occurred between June and July of 2025, according to a public information release. The alleged incidents happened along Cambridge Road in Honey Brook Township, Chester County, state police said. The victim is a 17-year-old girl from Elverson, police detailed in the release. Troopers received the report on Wednesday, Feb. 11. An investigation is ongoing, according to police.

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Middletown-Lower Swatara, PA
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Child Struck With Wire, Woman Injured In Lower Swatara Disturbance By Middletown Man: Police Child Struck With Wire, Woman Injured In Lower Swatara Disturbance By Middletown Man: Police Child Struck With Wire, Woman Injured In Lower Swatara Disturbance By Middletown Man: Police
Child Struck With Wire, Woman Injured In Lower Swatara Disturbance By Middletown Man: Police A man is accused of striking a child with a wire and shoving a woman to the ground during a disturbance, police announced on Tuesday, Feb. 17. Logan Thomas Ecker, 37, of Middletown, was arrested after officers responded to the 1900 block of Oberlin Road in Middletown on Sunday, Feb. 15, according to Lower Swatara Township Police. Ecker was charged with Felony Endangering the Welfare of Children and Simple Assault, police said. It is alleged that Ecker struck a child with a wire, causing “a large welt mark” on the child’s back, according to the release. Police also allege he shoved an adul…

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Lancaster, PA
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Man Identified In Lancaster House Fire No Working Smoke Detectors, Severe Hoarding Conditions Man Identified In Lancaster House Fire No Working Smoke Detectors, Severe Hoarding Conditions Man Identified In Lancaster House Fire No Working Smoke Detectors, Severe Hoarding Conditions
Man Identified In Lancaster House Fire No Working Smoke Detectors, Severe Hoarding Conditions A man who died in an early-morning house fire has been identified, authorities announced Monday, Feb. 16. Rodney Kline, 66, of Lancaster City, was pronounced dead in the emergency department at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital after being rescued from his burning home in the 600 block of E. Walnut Street, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. An autopsy determined Kline died from smoke inhalation and thermal burns. His manner of death was ruled accidental. The Lancaster City Fire Bureau was dispatched at approximately 5:30 a.m. Sunday to a reported structure fire near…

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