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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Waynesboro, PA
Breaking News
Explosion Reported At Metal Plant, Shelter-In-Place Issued In Washington County: Reports Explosion Reported At Metal Plant, Shelter-In-Place Issued In Washington County: Reports Explosion Reported At Metal Plant, Shelter-In-Place Issued In Washington County: Reports
Explosion Reported At Metal Plant, Shelter-In-Place Issued In Washington County: Reports An explosion was reported at a metal fabricating plant in Washington County, prompting officials to issue a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents Thursday night, according to multiple reports. Emergency crews were called to the Langeloth Metallurgical Company on Langeloth Road in Smith Township around 6:15 p.m., WTAE reported. Washington County officials issued the shelter-in-place notice for the Langeloth neighborhood due to concerns about a potential release of hydrogen peroxide into the air, according to WTAE. A hazardous materials team was requested to the scene. One person was t…

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Lower Makefield-Yardley, PA
Your Community
Elementary School Aide Arrested On Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges: Bucks DA Elementary School Aide Arrested On Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges: Bucks DA Elementary School Aide Arrested On Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges: Bucks DA
Elementary School Aide Arrested On Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges: Bucks DA An elementary school instructional assistant is accused of soliciting and possessing child sexual abuse material following a cybercrime investigation in Bucks County, prosecutors announced on Thursday, Jan. 29. Charles Lucas Dingman, 29, of Yardley, was arrested after investigators traced explicit online activity involving minors to his residence, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. Dingman was employed part-time as a Title I instructional assistant at Holland Elementary School in the Council Rock School District for approximately three months, authorities said. Distri…

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Newtown Square-Broomall, PA
On Your Side
Amazon Fresh Layoffs Affect Nearly 190 Workers In Broomall Amazon Fresh Layoffs Affect Nearly 190 Workers In Broomall Amazon Fresh Layoffs Affect Nearly 190 Workers In Broomall
Amazon Fresh Layoffs Affect Nearly 190 Workers In Broomall Nearly 1,000 Amazon Fresh employees across four Pennsylvania counties are set to lose their jobs as the company shutters its physical grocery stores, according to a January notice filed with the PA Department of Labor. The layoffs will impact approximately 983 workers at six Amazon Fresh locations in Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, records show. The affected stores include: 555 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia (about 205 employees) 1837 Street Road, Bensalem (about 161 employees) 389 Easton Road, Warrington (about 144 employees) 102 Park Avenue, Willow Grove (about …

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Lebanon, PA
Breaking News
Warrant Details Released In Fatal Trooper-Involved Shooting In Lebanon County Warrant Details Released In Fatal Trooper-Involved Shooting In Lebanon County Warrant Details Released In Fatal Trooper-Involved Shooting In Lebanon County
Warrant Details Released In Fatal Trooper-Involved Shooting In Lebanon County New details have been released in the fatal trooper-involved shooting tied to a child pornography investigation in Lebanon County, including the identity of the suspect and evidence outlined in a newly unsealed search warrant Thursday, Jan. 29. John W. McDowell, 47, was under investigation when Pennsylvania State Police arrived to serve a search warrant at his home in the first block of Gable Drive in Jackson Township around 6 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, according to court documents. After entering the residence, McDowell “confronted troopers in a manner which resulted in members discharging t…

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Lykens Valley, PA
Breaking News
PA Firefighters Hospitalized After Engine Tanker Slams Into Tree Going To Fire (PHOTOS) PA Firefighters Hospitalized After Engine Tanker Slams Into Tree Going To Fire (PHOTOS) PA Firefighters Hospitalized After Engine Tanker Slams Into Tree Going To Fire (PHOTOS)
PA Firefighters Hospitalized After Engine Tanker Slams Into Tree Going To Fire (Photos) A routine response to a structure fire took a dangerous turn when a fire engine left the roadway and slammed into a tree, sending two firefighters to the hospital, officials said. Company 16 was dispatched to a reported structure fire on Graham Road in Bradford Township (Clearfield County) at approximately 7:15 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 29, when the engine tanker was involved in a crash while en route, according to the release. The apparatus left the roadway and struck a tree, trapping the driver inside the truck while the passenger was shaken up, officials detailed. Injuries were reported. B…

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National Interest
Triple Fatal Bristol Nursing Home Explosion Update As NTSB Details Gas Leak Triple Fatal Bristol Nursing Home Explosion Update As NTSB Details Gas Leak Triple Fatal Bristol Nursing Home Explosion Update As NTSB Details Gas Leak
Triple Fatal Bristol Nursing Home Explosion Update As NTSB Details Gas Leak Federal investigators have released new details outlining a gas leak reported hours before the explosion at a Bucks County nursing home that killed three people, as PECO issued a statement responding to the findings. The NTSB said Wednesday, Jan. 28, that the Dec. 23 natural gas–fueled explosion at the Bristol Health and Rehab Center in Bristol Township (Bucks County) caused a fire and partial building collapse that killed three people — two residents and one employee — and injured about 20 others. The victims were identified as Patricia Mero, 66, and Ann Reddy, both residents of the facili…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
Your Community
Touchless Customs Processing Launches At Philadelphia International Airport Touchless Customs Processing Launches At Philadelphia International Airport Touchless Customs Processing Launches At Philadelphia International Airport
Touchless Customs Processing Launches At Philadelphia International Airport US travelers returning from overseas will now move through customs faster at Philadelphia International Airport, following the launch of a new biometric screening system, federal officials announced on Wednesday, Jan. 28. US Customs and Border Protection and Philadelphia International Airport rolled out Enhanced Passenger Processing, a touchless system that uses facial comparison technology to verify a traveler’s identity and citizenship while reducing wait times at international arrivals, according to the release. The technology allows CBP officers to automate routine processing for eligib…

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Lebanon, PA
Breaking News
Cold Case Fugitive Captured In NY In Lebanon Teen’s Killing: U.S. Marshals Cold Case Fugitive Captured In NY In Lebanon Teen’s Killing: U.S. Marshals Cold Case Fugitive Captured In NY In Lebanon Teen’s Killing: U.S. Marshals
Cold Case Fugitive Captured In NY In Lebanon Teen’s Killing: U.S. Marshals A teenager charged in a deadly Pennsylvania shooting who vanished for years has been captured in New York, the Lebanon County District Attorney’s Office announced. Jaden Andrew Pagan, now 19, was arrested in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Jan. 28, in New York City by members of the United States Marshals Service and the New York City Police Department, according to the district attorney’s release. Pagan was 15 at the time of the killing and had been wanted on a Lebanon County homicide warrant stemming from a 2021 investigation conducted by the Lebanon City Police Department and the L…

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Saint James-Nesconset, NY
Breaking News
Massage Parlor Deemed Unsafe After Raid, 2 Women Charged In Nesconset Massage Parlor Deemed Unsafe After Raid, 2 Women Charged In Nesconset Massage Parlor Deemed Unsafe After Raid, 2 Women Charged In Nesconset
Massage Parlor Deemed Unsafe After Raid, 2 Women Charged In Nesconset A massage parlor in Nesconset was shut down and deemed unsafe for human occupancy following a police raid that led to two arrests, authorities announced on Wednesday, Jan. 28. Suffolk County Police Fourth Precinct Investigative Unit officers, working with Fourth Squad detectives, Property Section officers, and the Smithtown Fire Marshal, conducted the investigation at Tao’s Foot Spa, located at 279 Smithtown Boulevard, at 5 p.m., according to police. The Smithtown Fire Marshal and Building Department issued 11 violations for fire code and building offenses and determined the business was un…

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Carlisle, PA
Breaking News
Search To Find Missing Human Trafficking Survivor Last Seen In Carlisle Ends: PSP Search To Find Missing Human Trafficking Survivor Last Seen In Carlisle Ends: PSP Search To Find Missing Human Trafficking Survivor Last Seen In Carlisle Ends: PSP
Search To Find Missing Human Trafficking Survivor Last Seen In Carlisle Ends: PSP A woman who had been reported missing for more than a year has been found, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 28. Lauren Steele was 36 years old when she was reported missing after her last contact with family on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, Pennsylvania State Police said. On Jan. 28, 2026, Steele was located and is safe, State Police said. Additional details about where she was found or the circumstances surrounding her recovery were not released. Steele had last been known to be living in a hotel in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in August, according to investiga…

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