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

Macungie-Alburtis-Emmaus, PA
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Crash Kills 31-Year-Old Emmaus Man: Lehigh County Coroner Crash Kills 31-Year-Old Emmaus Man: Lehigh County Coroner Crash Kills 31-Year-Old Emmaus Man: Lehigh County Coroner
Crash Kills 31-Year-Old Emmaus Man: Lehigh County Coroner A 31-year-old man has died after a crash along the Lehigh County Coroner announced on Saturday, Feb. 14. Kyle Lee Warner, 31, of Emmaus, was pronounced dead at 7:21 p.m. in the Emergency Department at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest on Friday, Feb. 13, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Warner was the operator of a motor vehicle that veered off the roadway and struck several fixed objects before coming to rest in the area of the 7000 block of Hamilton Boulevard in Upper Macungie Township at approximately 6:44 p.m., the coroner said. The cause of death was multiple blun…

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Morrisville, PA
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Strip Club Shooter From NJ Sentenced For Murder In Morrisville Strip Club Shooter From NJ Sentenced For Murder In Morrisville Strip Club Shooter From NJ Sentenced For Murder In Morrisville
Strip Club Shooter From NJ Sentenced For Murder In Morrisville A New Jersey man will spend decades behind bars for fatally shooting a Good Samaritan outside a Pennsylvania strip club, prosecutors announced on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. Pedro E. Rodriguez, 29, of Trenton, was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in state prison for the killing of 28-year-old Mekhi Norman at The Border Gentlemen’s Club on South Pennsylvania Avenue on Aug. 29, 2024,  Bucks County District Attorney explained. Rodriguez entered guilty pleas before Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller to third-degree murder, discharging a firearm into an occupied structure, possession of …

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Lancaster, PA
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Man On The Run After Unlawful Contact With Minor Charge: Lancaster Police Man On The Run After Unlawful Contact With Minor Charge: Lancaster Police Man On The Run After Unlawful Contact With Minor Charge: Lancaster Police
Man On The Run After Unlawful Contact With Minor Charge: Lancaster Police A man is wanted on an active warrant for alleged crimes involving a minor, police announced. Gregory Martinez, 46, of Lancaster, is charged with unlawful contact with a minor, prostitution and related offenses, criminal use of a communication facility, corruption of minors, and open lewdness, according to the Lancaster City Bureau of Police. The warrant was issued on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, in Lancaster, PA 17603, according to the Crimewatch listing. Martinez’s current whereabouts are unknown, and he remains wanted on the active warrant, police said. Authorities are asking anyone with info…

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Mount Wolf-Manchester, PA
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3X Convicted Bank Robber Linked To Multiple Central Heists Waives Hearing In Manchester Case 3X Convicted Bank Robber Linked To Multiple Central Heists Waives Hearing In Manchester Case 3X Convicted Bank Robber Linked To Multiple Central Heists Waives Hearing In Manchester Case
3X Convicted Bank Robber Linked To Multiple Central Heists Waives Hearing In Manchester Case A Dauphin County man already accused of robbing a Manchester Township bank is now facing prosecution in Lancaster County after waiving his preliminary hearing in a separate bank heist, prosecutors announced on Friday, Feb. 14. Shannon Eric Steckbeck, 59, of West Hanover Township, waived his preliminary hearing before Judge Clark Bearinger on Jan. 6 on a single count of robbery in connection with a Nov. 14 holdup at Truist Bank in the 2600 block of North Reading Road in East Cocalico Township, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Investigators say Steckbeck entered t…

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Bellmore, NY
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Donation Boxes Stolen From Multiple Nassau Churches, Homeless Man Arrested: Police Donation Boxes Stolen From Multiple Nassau Churches, Homeless Man Arrested: Police Donation Boxes Stolen From Multiple Nassau Churches, Homeless Man Arrested: Police
Donation Boxes Stolen From Multiple Nassau Churches, Homeless Man Arrested: Police A homeless man is accused of targeting donation boxes at several Roman Catholic churches across Nassau County, police announced on Friday, Feb. 13. William Hepworth, 60, was arrested at 2:10 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, following an extensive investigation into thefts at multiple religious institutions throughout the county, according to the Nassau County Police Department’s Third Squad. Hepworth damaged a donation box and removed U.S. currency from Maria Regina Roman Catholic Church on Jerusalem Avenue in Seaford on Dec. 12, 2025, detectives said. On Dec. 22, 2025, he allegedly removed …

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Bellport-Brookhaven-East Patchogue, NY
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Pedestrian Killed In Sunrise Highway DWAI-Drug Crash Identified As Bellport Man: Police Pedestrian Killed In Sunrise Highway DWAI-Drug Crash Identified As Bellport Man: Police Pedestrian Killed In Sunrise Highway DWAI-Drug Crash Identified As Bellport Man: Police
Pedestrian Killed In Sunrise Highway Dwai-drug Crash Identified As Bellport Man: Police A pedestrian was killed in an early-morning crash on Sunrise Highway in Bay Shore, Suffolk County Police said. Officers responded to the eastbound Sunrise Highway Service Road near the Brentwood Road overpass at 5:18 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 13, where a vehicle struck a man walking along the roadway, according to police. The pedestrian has been identified as Korey Klein, 37, of Bellport, police said in an update later that day. Andrew Holmes Garriques, 27, of Bellport, was driving a 2008 Mercedes C350 when he hit Klein, authorities said. Klein was pronounced dead at the scene, according to po…

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Waynesboro, PA
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Dad, 2 Young Daughters, Dogs Killed In PA Duplex Fire Dad, 2 Young Daughters, Dogs Killed In PA Duplex Fire Dad, 2 Young Daughters, Dogs Killed In PA Duplex Fire
Dad, 2 Young Daughters, Dogs Killed In PA Duplex Fire A fast-moving duplex fire killed a father and his two young daughters early Friday morning, Pennsylvania State Police announced. The blaze broke out along the 400 block of Hancock Street in Clymer Borough (Indiana County) at approximately 4:14 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 13, according to state police. The Clymer Volunteer Fire Company and several neighboring departments were dispatched to the residential structure fire, where both sides of the duplex were occupied at the time, police said. When crews arrived, the home was fully engulfed in flames and firefighting efforts immediately began, author…

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Coatesville-Caln, PA
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Wife Speaks After ‘Sacrifice’ Claim In Coatesville Infant Stabbing Case Wife Speaks After ‘Sacrifice’ Claim In Coatesville Infant Stabbing Case Wife Speaks After ‘Sacrifice’ Claim In Coatesville Infant Stabbing Case
Wife Speaks After ‘Sacrifice’ Claim In Coatesville Infant Stabbing Case Dominique Cialini-Phillips is speaking publicly after court documents alleged her husband said he had to “sacrifice” their 3-month-old son before stabbing the baby and throwing him into the snow outside their Coatesville apartment. Michael Phillips, 44, is charged with Attempted Homicide and related offenses following the Feb. 11 attack on Smithbridge Drive, according to authorities. The infant, Briggs Phillips, remains hospitalized as he recovers from serious injuries. In a statement shared on social media, Cialini-Phillips called the incident a “horrific nightmare” and said she is fully …

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Lancaster, PA
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Assaults Of Young Girls In Lancaster Homes Lands Virginia Man Conviction: Prosecutor Assaults Of Young Girls In Lancaster Homes Lands Virginia Man Conviction: Prosecutor Assaults Of Young Girls In Lancaster Homes Lands Virginia Man Conviction: Prosecutor
Assaults Of Young Girls In Lancaster Homes Lands Virginia Man Conviction: Prosecutor A Virginia man has been convicted of sexually assaulting two young girls in Pennsylvania homes more than 20 years ago, prosecutors announced Wednesday, Feb. 11. Jacob Lee Smyth, 45, of Woodlawn, VA, was found guilty on Tuesday, Jan. 14, following a three-day jury trial, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. The jury convicted Smyth of two counts of unlawful contact with a minor, two counts of indecent assault of a person less than 13 years of age, and two counts of corruption of minors, the DA’s Office said. Prosecutors said the assaults happened at two different co…

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Allentown, PA
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Arsonist Sentenced After 7 Hospitalized, 31 Displaced, 6 Allentown Homes Damaged Arsonist Sentenced After 7 Hospitalized, 31 Displaced, 6 Allentown Homes Damaged Arsonist Sentenced After 7 Hospitalized, 31 Displaced, 6 Allentown Homes Damaged
Arsonist Sentenced After 7 Hospitalized, 31 Displaced, 6 Allentown Homes Damaged An Allentown man who set a fire during a domestic dispute, displacing more than 30 people and injuring residents and firefighters, has been sentenced to decades in state prison, authorities announced Wednesday, Feb. 11. Santos Mota-Ramirez, 61, pleaded guilty to two counts of Criminal Attempted Homicide, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Simple Assault, Arson, and Causing a Catastrophe, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office. He waived his right to a pre-sentence investigation and was sentenced by Judge Robert L. Steinberg to serve 20 to 40 years in state prison, o…

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