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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Harrisburg, PA
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PA House Cancels Sessions Ahead Of Major Snowstorm PA House Cancels Sessions Ahead Of Major Snowstorm PA House Cancels Sessions Ahead Of Major Snowstorm
PA House Cancels Sessions Ahead Of Major Snowstorm The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has canceled legislative sessions for Monday and Tuesday ahead of the major snowstorm expected to hit the state this weekend, lawmakers announced on Thursday, Jan. 22. The storm is expected to bring a foot or more of snow to the region, creating hazardous travel conditions. Lawmakers are expected to resume sessions on Wednesday, Jan. 28.

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by Jillian Pikora
Carlisle, PA
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PA Deputy AG Charged With DUI At Highest Rate Of Alcohol: Court Docs PA Deputy AG Charged With DUI At Highest Rate Of Alcohol: Court Docs PA Deputy AG Charged With DUI At Highest Rate Of Alcohol: Court Docs
PA Deputy AG Charged With DUI At Highest Rate Of Alcohol: Court Docs A Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office prosecutor is facing DUI charges after police found her vehicle stopped in the roadway in Carlisle on Christmas Eve, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Jan. 22. Lauren Perchinski, 34, of Carlisle, was charged after Carlisle Borough police responded to the 100 block of North College Street at 6:16 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, court documents show. A witness reported Perchinski’s dark-colored BMW SUV was moving at about 2 mph in a 25 mph zone before stopping in the roadway, according to an affidavit of probable caus…

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Carlisle, PA
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Carlisle Man's Mugshot Released In Spanking With Hand Marks Case: Police Carlisle Man's Mugshot Released In Spanking With Hand Marks Case: Police Carlisle Man's Mugshot Released In Spanking With Hand Marks Case: Police
Carlisle Man's Mugshot Released In Spanking With Hand Marks Case: Police A man who is accused of physically punishing a child so severely that hand marks were left on the child’s body has had his mugshot released, Middlesex Township police announced on Monday, Jan. 19. Scott J. Giornesto, 41, of Carlisle, was charged after authorities investigated a child abuse report involving visible hand marks imprinted on a child’s buttocks, according to the initial police release on Monday, Jan. 5. The investigation began after Middlesex Township Police and Child Protective Services received a report on Friday, Nov. 7, alleging abuse at a residence along Ridge Road in Carl…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Villanova Closes Campus After Threat, FBI Investigating: Officials Villanova Closes Campus After Threat, FBI Investigating: Officials Villanova Closes Campus After Threat, FBI Investigating: Officials
Villanova Closes Campus After Threat, FBI Investigating: Officials Villanova University shut down campus operations after receiving a threat of violence targeting an academic building, officials announced Thursday, Jan. 22. The FBI is actively investigating the threat, and the university’s Department of Public Safety is working with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, according to a NOVA Alert. The university said it closed campus “out of an abundance of caution,” canceling all activities for the day. Residential students were advised to remain inside their residence halls. Non-residential students were told not to come to campus, and facu…

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by Jillian Pikora
West Grove-Avondale, PA
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Physical Contact Harassment Reported At Hillendale Elementary In Chester County: PSP Physical Contact Harassment Reported At Hillendale Elementary In Chester County: PSP Physical Contact Harassment Reported At Hillendale Elementary In Chester County: PSP
Physical Contact Harassment Reported At Hillendale Elementary In Chester County: PSP A report of physical contact harassment involving a 7-year-old boy is under investigation, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 21. Troopers with the Avondale Patrol Unit received an anonymous report on Monday, Dec. 22. The incident happened at Hillendale Elementary on Hillendale Road, Pennsbury Township (Chester County), police said. The child involved is a 7-year-old boy from West Chester, troopers said. No injuries were reported, and the investigation is ongoing, police said. Daily Voice is working on a report about bullying and harassment in Pennsylvania schools, wi…

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by Jillian Pikora
Huntington, NY
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Illegal Massage Parlor Raids Lead To 4 Arrests Across Long Island, Including Huntington: Police Illegal Massage Parlor Raids Lead To 4 Arrests Across Long Island, Including Huntington: Police Illegal Massage Parlor Raids Lead To 4 Arrests Across Long Island, Including Huntington: Police
Illegal Massage Parlor Raids Lead To 4 Arrests Across Long Island, Including Huntington: Police Illegal massages and sexual acts were allegedly being offered at two Long Island spas, resulting in four arrests during separate investigations on Wednesday, Jan. 21, police said. West Hempstead (Nassau County) Detectives with the Narcotics/Vice Squad investigated Beauty Spa at 275 Hempstead Turnpike in West Hempstead, Nassau County police announced. Illegal massages were being performed and sexual acts were offered at the location, police said. Investigators also determined the two employees did not have massage licenses, according to authorities. Sumanjit Kaur, 38, of Franklin Square, an…

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by Jillian Pikora
Wyandanch, NY
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Wyandanch Home Health Aide Accused Of Stealing Patient’s ATM Card, Withdrawing $1,100: Police Wyandanch Home Health Aide Accused Of Stealing Patient’s ATM Card, Withdrawing $1,100: Police Wyandanch Home Health Aide Accused Of Stealing Patient’s ATM Card, Withdrawing $1,100: Police
Wyandanch Home Health Aide Accused Of Stealing Patient’s ATM Card, Withdrawing $1,100: Police A home health aide is accused of stealing money from her elderly patient on Long Island, police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 21. Ceceily Williams, 36, of Wyandanch, was arrested after investigators determined she took a 72-year-old woman’s ATM card from her wallet and used it to withdraw about $1,100 from her bank account, according to Suffolk County Police. The victim reported on Aug. 11 that an unknown person had used her debit card to access her bank account and make the withdrawal, authorities said. Following an investigation by Financial Crimes Unit detectives, police said Williams — …

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by Jillian Pikora
Bensalem, PA
Obituaries
Driver, Leaves Wife, 3 Kids Behind In Bensalem After Tanker Truck Crash Off I-276 Driver, Leaves Wife, 3 Kids Behind In Bensalem After Tanker Truck Crash Off I-276 Driver, Leaves Wife, 3 Kids Behind In Bensalem After Tanker Truck Crash Off I-276
Driver, Leaves Wife, 3 Kids Behind In Bensalem After Tanker Truck Crash Off I-276 A tanker truck driver was killed after crashing and overturning off an I-276 ramp in Bensalem early Monday, Jan. 19, and loved ones say he was a Marine who leaves behind a wife and three children. The driver was identified as 34-year-old Matthew Ronca of Lancaster, who died after the tanker truck overturned on the off-ramp from eastbound Interstate 276 to Route 1 in Trevose just before 1 a.m., Bucks County Coroner Patti Campi said. Ronca lost control of the tanker truck before it overturned and landed on its side down an embankment, authorities said. The tanker truck also rolled down an emb…

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by Jillian Pikora
West Grove-Avondale, PA
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2 Critically Injured In 8-Person Crash With Entrapment In Chesco: PA State Police 2 Critically Injured In 8-Person Crash With Entrapment In Chesco: PA State Police 2 Critically Injured In 8-Person Crash With Entrapment In Chesco: PA State Police
2 Critically Injured In 8-Person Crash With Entrapment In Chesco: PA State Police A two-vehicle crash involving eight people left two occupants critically injured, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 21. Troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police Avondale Barracks responded to the crash at Irving Drive and W. Baltimore Pike in Penn Township (Chester County) around 10:58 a.m., along with West Grove Fire and EMS, Union Fire Co. and EMS, and Avondale Fire and EMS, according to a PSP release. Seven people were inside the first vehicle, while the second vehicle had one occupant, troopers said. Two occupants from the first vehicle were transported to lo…

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by Jillian Pikora
Newtown-Upper Makefield, PA
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George School Freshman, Promising Athlete Adiberi Udom Dies, Fund Says George School Freshman, Promising Athlete Adiberi Udom Dies, Fund Says George School Freshman, Promising Athlete Adiberi Udom Dies, Fund Says
George School Freshman, Promising Athlete Adiberi Udom Dies, Fund Says A GoFundMe has been launched to support the family of Adiberi “Adi” Udom, a high school freshman at George School who died on Sunday, Jan. 12, organizers said. The fundraiser, titled “Support for the Udom Family in Adi's Memory,” was created by Ariadne Costa for Cynthia Udom, according to the GoFundMe page. Costa said the community is mourning Udom, describing her as “a kind soul,” a cherished member of Westwood dorm, a “promising athlete,” and “a dedicated 9th-grade student.” View this post on Instagram George School is an all-gender boardin…

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