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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Smithtown, NY
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Massage Parlor Raid In Smithtown Lands Flushing Woman Prostitution Charge Massage Parlor Raid In Smithtown Lands Flushing Woman Prostitution Charge Massage Parlor Raid In Smithtown Lands Flushing Woman Prostitution Charge
Massage Parlor Raid In Smithtown Lands Flushing Woman Prostitution Charge A massage parlor in Smithtown was shut down after a raid uncovered alleged prostitution and unlicensed massage services, Suffolk County police announced on Friday, Feb. 6. Officers arrested Hui Lin, 59, of Flushing, during an investigation at Vanilla 139 Spa, located at 139 East Main Street, at approximately 2:30 p.m., according to police. Suffolk County Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers, Fourth Squad detectives, Property Section officers, and the Smithtown Fire Marshal took part in the operation, authorities said. The Smithtown Fire Marshal and Building Department issued 13 violation…

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by Jillian Pikora
Hummelstown, PA
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Route 322 West Shut Down After Tractor-Trailer Overturns At Hummelstown Exit Route 322 West Shut Down After Tractor-Trailer Overturns At Hummelstown Exit Route 322 West Shut Down After Tractor-Trailer Overturns At Hummelstown Exit
Route 322 West Shut Down After Tractor-Trailer Overturns At Hummelstown Exit Both lanes of Route 322 West were shut down Friday night after a tractor-trailer overturned near the Middletown/Hummelstown exit in Dauphin County. The crash happened on the westbound side of Route 322 near South Hanover Street and the Fiddlers Elbow Bridge in Derry Township, according to PennDOT and Dauphin County dispatch. Emergency crews were called to the scene at 6:32 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, dispatch confirmed. The tractor-trailer overturned, trapping the driver inside the cab, according to Londonderry Fire Company. Fire crews later extricated the driver through the front window. Uti…

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by Jillian Pikora
Wrightsville-Hellam, PA
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Fire Police Officer Hospitalized After Medical Emergency At Wrightsville House Fire Fire Police Officer Hospitalized After Medical Emergency At Wrightsville House Fire Fire Police Officer Hospitalized After Medical Emergency At Wrightsville House Fire
Fire Police Officer Hospitalized After Medical Emergency At Wrightsville House Fire A Wrightsville Fire Police officer suffered a sudden medical emergency while operating at the scene of a working house fire in Hellam Township, fire officials announced. The incident happened while Wrightsville Steam Fire Engine and Hose Company No. 1 and automatic aid companies were battling a basement fire at a single-story home in the 6700 block of Dark Hollow Road on Thursday evening, Feb. 5, according to a press release issued Friday, Feb. 6. Company 41 was dispatched to the scene around 5:35 p.m. and arrived to find smoke showing from the residence, fire officials said. Crews located …

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by Jillian Pikora
York, PA
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Driver Charged With Homicide By Vehicle After Slamming Into Route 581 Work Zone, Killing York M Driver Charged With Homicide By Vehicle After Slamming Into Route 581 Work Zone, Killing York M Driver Charged With Homicide By Vehicle After Slamming Into Route 581 Work Zone, Killing York M
Driver Charged With Homicide By Vehicle After Slamming Into Route 581 Work Zone, Killing York M A FedEx driver was distracted by a cell phone when he fatally struck a York City road worker in a Route 581 work zone, Pennsylvania State Police say in newly filed court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Fares Amri, 42, of Glenolden, was charged on Feb. 3, 2026, with Felony Homicide by Vehicle, Felony Aggravated Assault by Vehicle, and multiple misdemeanors and summary offenses related to the April 14, 2025, crash that killed Hector Hernandez, 56. PSP says Amri was using a cell phone or tablet mounted to his dashboard when he drove his Freightliner double trailer into …

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by Jillian Pikora
Quarryville, PA
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Teen's High-Speed Chase In Stolen Car Ends In PA Farm Field Crash: Lancaster DA Teen's High-Speed Chase In Stolen Car Ends In PA Farm Field Crash: Lancaster DA Teen's High-Speed Chase In Stolen Car Ends In PA Farm Field Crash: Lancaster DA
Teen's High-Speed Chase In Stolen Car Ends In PA Farm Field Crash: Lancaster DA A Philadelphia teen accused of leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen car before crashing in a Salisbury Township farm field will have his case proceed to Lancaster County Court, prosecutors announced on Friday, Feb. 6. Exavier Manuel Velez, 18, waived his preliminary hearing before Judge Raymond Sheller on Jan. 23, according to court records. Velez is charged with multiple felony offenses, including Felony Fleeing Or Attempting To Elude An Officer, Felony Receiving Stolen Property, Felony Unlawful Body Armor, Felony Firearms Not To Be Carried Without A License, Felony Agricultur…

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
Body Of Lil Jon's Missing Son Pulled From Georgia Pond, Officials Say Body Of Lil Jon's Missing Son Pulled From Georgia Pond, Officials Say Body Of Lil Jon's Missing Son Pulled From Georgia Pond, Officials Say
Body Of Lil Jon's Missing Son Pulled From Georgia Pond, Officials Say A body recovered from a Georgia pond is believed to be that of 27-year-old Nathan "DJ Slade" Smith, the adult son of rapper Lil Jon, police said. Milton, GA officers responded to a report of a missing adult on the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 3, in the area of Baldwin Drive in Milton, Georgia, authorities said. Officers determined that Smith had left his home under unusual circumstances and could not be located, they said. View this post on Instagram Virtualsand - Wikipedia Police immediately launched a search and coordinated with…

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by Jillian Pikora & Cecilia Levine
Hatfield, PA
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Montgomery County Man Charged With Sharing Child Sexual Abuse Material: PA AG Montgomery County Man Charged With Sharing Child Sexual Abuse Material: PA AG Montgomery County Man Charged With Sharing Child Sexual Abuse Material: PA AG
Montgomery County Man Charged With Sharing Child Sexual Abuse Material: PA AG A man is accused of disseminating dozens of files containing child sexual abuse material, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office announced on Friday, Feb. 6. Alex Asunción, 42, of Montgomery County was charged after investigators with the Office of Attorney General’s Child Predator Section identified files allegedly shared by the defendant, according to the release. Asunción faces 57 felony charges related to the dissemination of child sexual abuse material, Attorney General Dave Sunday said. “In this case, our agents discovered the defendant was sharing files depicting very young…

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by Jillian Pikora
Quarryville, PA
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Marine, Youth Baseball Coach Killed In Christmas Day DUI Crash: Lancaster County DA Marine, Youth Baseball Coach Killed In Christmas Day DUI Crash: Lancaster County DA Marine, Youth Baseball Coach Killed In Christmas Day DUI Crash: Lancaster County DA
Marine, Youth Baseball Coach Killed In Christmas Day DUI Crash: Lancaster County DA A man has pleaded guilty in a Christmas Day head-on crash that killed a New Jersey high school graduate turned marine and beloved coach, and left his wife seriously injured, the prosecutors announced Thursday, Feb. 5. David Ray Whisman, 43, of the 300 block of Hollow Road in Providence Township, entered a guilty plea on Jan. 20 before Judge Dennis Reinaker to 10 charges, including Homicide by Vehicle While Driving Under the Influence, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. The crash happened along Lancaster Pike just south of Truce Road in Providence Township, where i…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lampeter-Strasburg, PA
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Attempted Sex With Teen In Hotel Sting Lands Lancaster County Man State Prison Sentence Attempted Sex With Teen In Hotel Sting Lands Lancaster County Man State Prison Sentence Attempted Sex With Teen In Hotel Sting Lands Lancaster County Man State Prison Sentence
Attempted Sex With Teen In Hotel Sting Lands Lancaster County Man State Prison Sentence A man who arranged to pay for sex with a teenage girl — only to walk into a human trafficking task force sting — has been sentenced to state prison, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Paul Crawford, 64, of East Donegal Township, pleaded guilty last month after responding to an online advertisement and agreeing to pay money to have sex with a 14-year-old girl, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Crawford arrived at a Manheim Township hotel where the encounter was arranged, investigators said. Instead of meeting a teen, he was taken into custody by the Lancast…

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Reading, PA
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$32K In Fake Comp-Time Payouts Allegedly Stolen By Former Township Bookkeeper $32K In Fake Comp-Time Payouts Allegedly Stolen By Former Township Bookkeeper $32K In Fake Comp-Time Payouts Allegedly Stolen By Former Township Bookkeeper
$32K In Fake Comp-Time Payouts Allegedly Stolen By Former Township Bookkeeper A former Old Lycoming Township employee is accused of quietly paying herself tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized compensation while overseeing township finances, Lycoming Regional Police announced on Thursday, Feb. 5. Angela Sarah Reome, 47, was arrested after an internal review uncovered alleged financial irregularities tied to her time as an administrative assistant and later assistant bookkeeper for the township, according to police. The investigation began in early November after the township manager requested assistance reviewing payroll and financial records, authorities said…

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