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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New Cumberland-Lemoyne, PA
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Caught On Camera Kissing, Touching 7-Year-Old, New Cumberland Man Out On $40K Bail: Court Do Caught On Camera Kissing, Touching 7-Year-Old, New Cumberland Man Out On $40K Bail: Court Do Caught On Camera Kissing, Touching 7-Year-Old, New Cumberland Man Out On $40K Bail: Court Do
Caught On Camera Kissing, Touching 7-Year-Old, New Cumberland Man Out On $40K Bail: Court Do A Cumberland County man is accused of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl multiple times and is now out on bail after waiving his preliminary hearing, according to court records. Zachary Christopher Yohn, 20, of New Cumberland, was charged after West Shore Regional Police said he was captured on surveillance video kissing and touching the child in a sexual manner along North Second Street in Wormleysburg Borough on Thursday, Jan. 30, according to the affidavit of probable cause. Police wrote in the affidavit that the girl’s mother told officers she had been informed her daughter was sexua…

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Mechanicsburg, PA
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Road Rage Crash With Child On Motorcycle In Cumberland County Leads To Charges For MD Woman Road Rage Crash With Child On Motorcycle In Cumberland County Leads To Charges For MD Woman Road Rage Crash With Child On Motorcycle In Cumberland County Leads To Charges For MD Woman
Road Rage Crash With Child On Motorcycle In Cumberland County Leads To Charges For MD Woman A road rage crash involving a motorcycle carrying a child has led to charges against a Maryland woman, Upper Allen Police announced on Wednesday, Feb. 11. Amya Steele, 23, of the 600 block of Cheraton Road in Baltimore, was charged following the incident on the 1900 block of South Market Street in Upper Allen Township, police said. Officers were dispatched for a crash involving a motorcycle on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, according to the release. The operator of the motorcycle was an adult man, and an 8-year-old girl was riding on the back at the time of the crash, police detailed. The invest…

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
Massage Parlor Raid Uncovers Prostitution On Sunrise Highway, Leads To ICE Arrest In Freeport Massage Parlor Raid Uncovers Prostitution On Sunrise Highway, Leads To ICE Arrest In Freeport Massage Parlor Raid Uncovers Prostitution On Sunrise Highway, Leads To ICE Arrest In Freeport
Massage Parlor Raid Uncovers Prostitution On Sunrise Highway, Leads To ICE Arrest In Freeport A massage parlor raid uncovered prostitution inside a Sunrise Highway business on Long Island, leading to three arrests and one woman taken into ICE custody, police announced on Thursday, Feb. 12. An investigation was conducted on the second floor of 117 West Sunrise Highway in Freeport at 2:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, according to detectives. Authorities determined that illegal massages and prostitution were taking place at the location, police said. Qingling Chai, 47, of Fresh Meadows; Sugar Qiukuok, 37, of Flushing; and Juana Mahecha-Patino, 24, of Linden, Union County, NJ were arres…

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by Jillian Pikora
Abington, PA
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Hired Hit On NY Ex, Two Others Foiled; PA Man Arrested After Entering Uber: Montco DA Hired Hit On NY Ex, Two Others Foiled; PA Man Arrested After Entering Uber: Montco DA Hired Hit On NY Ex, Two Others Foiled; PA Man Arrested After Entering Uber: Montco DA
Hired Hit On NY Ex, Two Others Foiled; PA Man Arrested After Entering Uber: Montco DA A murder-for-hire plot targeting three people in New York was stopped after the would-be hitman went to police, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced Wednesday, Feb. 11. Eric Berkowitz, 41, of Dresher in Upper Dublin Township, is charged with three counts of Criminal Solicitation for Murder, three counts of Attempted Murder, three counts of Recklessly Endangering Another Person, and Person Not to Possess a Firearm, according to the DA’s Office. Upper Dublin resident Steven Luker told police on Tuesday, Feb. 10, that Berkowitz had offered him $5,000 to kill three peop…

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
Hempfield Native Winter Olympian Jasmine Jones Launches GoFundMe To Bring Mom To 2026 Games Hempfield Native Winter Olympian Jasmine Jones Launches GoFundMe To Bring Mom To 2026 Games Hempfield Native Winter Olympian Jasmine Jones Launches GoFundMe To Bring Mom To 2026 Games
Hempfield Native Winter Olympian Jasmine Jones Launches GoFundMe To Bring Mom To 2026 Games A Team USA Winter Olympian with Pennsylvania roots is asking for help bringing the person who made her dream possible to the biggest stage in sports. Jasmine Jones has been selected to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy, as part of the United States two-woman bobsled team. The Winter Games are currently underway, with bobsled competition scheduled from Feb. 15 through Feb. 22. The two-woman event begins Feb. 20. Now, Jones has launched a GoFundMe campaign to cover travel, lodging, and Olympic-related expenses so her mother can attend the Games in person. “Making th…

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Lebanon, PA
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Women Forced Into Sex Acts At Lebanon County Spas, 2 Charged: DA Women Forced Into Sex Acts At Lebanon County Spas, 2 Charged: DA Women Forced Into Sex Acts At Lebanon County Spas, 2 Charged: DA
Women Forced Into Sex Acts At Lebanon County Spas, 2 Charged: DA Women were forced to perform sex acts under the guise of massages at two Lebanon County spas, prosecutors announced Tuesday, Feb. 10. Chaio Ling Chiang, of Philadelphia, and Pei Chi Wu, of Houston, Texas, were charged Monday, Feb. 9, with multiple offenses related to the trafficking of women for sexual services, according to the Lebanon County District Attorney’s Office. Both defendants face identical charges, including: Felony Trafficking in Individuals. Felony Conspiracy in Trafficking in Individuals. Felony Involuntary Servitude. Felony Conspiracy to Commit Involuntary Servitude. Felon…

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Reading, PA
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$260K Of High-Potency THC Seized From Berks Smoke Shops; 3 Arrested $260K Of High-Potency THC Seized From Berks Smoke Shops; 3 Arrested $260K Of High-Potency THC Seized From Berks Smoke Shops; 3 Arrested
$260K Of High-Potency THC Seized From Berks Smoke Shops; 3 Arrested An investigation into illegal THC products allegedly being sold to children from local smoke shops has resulted in felony charges and the seizure of marijuana and edibles valued at more than $260,000 in Berks County, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Feb. 11. Mohammed Hamood Abiah, 39, of Reading; Joshua Velez, 38, of Reading; and Aljenis Kelvin Reyes, 29, of Reading, were charged after a months-long probe by the Berks County District Attorney’s Drug Task Force, according to the release. Detectives, working alongside West Reading Police, focused their investigation on Prime Tobacco Zone a…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bristol, PA
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Family Of Yuan Yuan Lu Speaks Out After Stalking, Sexual Assault, Killing In Bristol Family Of Yuan Yuan Lu Speaks Out After Stalking, Sexual Assault, Killing In Bristol Family Of Yuan Yuan Lu Speaks Out After Stalking, Sexual Assault, Killing In Bristol
Family Of Yuan Yuan Lu Speaks Out After Stalking, Sexual Assault, Killing In Bristol Yuan Yuan Lu was 28 years old, living in the United States far from much of her family, when she was shot and killed inside her vehicle in Levittown early Sunday. Now, relatives are sharing details about her life as prosecutors charge her former partner in what investigators describe as a domestic violence killing that unfolded just hours after Lu reported a sexual assault to police. Yujun Ren, 32, of Philadelphia, turned himself in to Bristol Township police around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8, and directed officers to Outlook Lane, where Lu was found dead in the driver’s seat of her white…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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ChatGPT Used In $3.5M Medicaid Fraud By Philly Pastor, University President: Feds ChatGPT Used In $3.5M Medicaid Fraud By Philly Pastor, University President: Feds ChatGPT Used In $3.5M Medicaid Fraud By Philly Pastor, University President: Feds
ChatGPT Used In $3.5M Medicaid Fraud By Philly Pastor, University President: Feds Two Philadelphia men — a pastor and a university president — admitted they conspired to steal millions from a Medicaid housing program meant to help vulnerable people, federal officials announced on Tuesday, Feb. 10. Anthony Waddell Jefferson, 37, and Lester Brown, 53, both of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to wire fraud for targeting Minnesota’s Housing Stabilization Services program, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Jefferson, who online posts show served as President of Good Life Christian University in Ocala, Florida, and Brown, identified online as pastor of Authentic Life Ch…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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3 Killed, 1 Paralyzed In Gang Feud; 2 Men Get Life Terms: PA AG 3 Killed, 1 Paralyzed In Gang Feud; 2 Men Get Life Terms: PA AG 3 Killed, 1 Paralyzed In Gang Feud; 2 Men Get Life Terms: PA AG
3 Killed, 1 Paralyzed In Gang Feud; 2 Men Get Life Terms: PA AG A jury has convicted two men in a series of gang-related shootings that left three people dead, one man paralyzed, and four others wounded, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Tuesday, Feb. 10. Chris Byard, 27, was convicted of three counts of First-Degree Murder and related charges. Daquan Bishop, 28, was convicted of two counts of First-Degree Murder, according to the Attorney General’s Office. Byard was sentenced to three consecutive life terms, and Bishop was sentenced to two consecutive life terms. The jury returned the verdicts Tuesday afternoon, the release states. The shootin…

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