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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Reading, PA
Breaking News
Man Killed, Woman Shot In Head During PA Strip Mall Parking Lot Shooting: Police Man Killed, Woman Shot In Head During PA Strip Mall Parking Lot Shooting: Police Man Killed, Woman Shot In Head During PA Strip Mall Parking Lot Shooting: Police
Man Killed, Woman Shot In Head During PA Strip Mall Parking Lot Shooting: Police A man was shot in the head and killed, and a woman was critically wounded during a violent incident in a PA strip mall parking lot, city police announced Wednesday, Jan. 7. Officers were dispatched just before 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 5, to the parking lot outside 403 Coal Street for a report of two gunshot victims, police said. When officers arrived, they found a white Honda CR-V facing J. Campbell Collins Drive, according to the release. A 25-year-old Wilkes-Barre woman was discovered lying on the ground outside the front passenger-side door with an apparent gunshot wound to the front left …

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Reading, PA
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Road Rage Escalates As Driver Blocked In Driveway, Racial Slur Shouted: Caernarvon Twp. Police Road Rage Escalates As Driver Blocked In Driveway, Racial Slur Shouted: Caernarvon Twp. Police Road Rage Escalates As Driver Blocked In Driveway, Racial Slur Shouted: Caernarvon Twp. Police
Road Rage Escalates As Driver Blocked In Driveway, Racial Slur Shouted: Caernarvon Twp. Police A road rage encounter in Berks County escalated when a driver was followed, blocked in a private driveway, and targeted with a racial slur, Caernarvon Township police announced Wednesday, Jan. 6. Kevin Hopfer, 48, of Morgantown, is accused of chasing another motorist after a reported hit-and-run near the intersection of Main Street and Valley Road on Sunday, Dec. 7, according to police. Officers responded to the 3800 block of Main Street around 9:38 a.m. after a witness reported seeing a man exit his vehicle at a red light and approach another driver, authorities said. The second driver fle…

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Quarryville, PA
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Mom Charged After 2-Year-Old She Was Babysitting Drowns In Lancaster Pond Waives Hearing Mom Charged After 2-Year-Old She Was Babysitting Drowns In Lancaster Pond Waives Hearing Mom Charged After 2-Year-Old She Was Babysitting Drowns In Lancaster Pond Waives Hearing
Mom Charged After 2-Year-Old She Was Babysitting Drowns In Lancaster Pond Waives Hearing A Pennsyvlania woman charged in connection with the drowning death of a 2-year-old boy will have her case proceed to Lancaster County Court after waiving her preliminary hearing, authorities announced on Monday, Jan. 6. Anna M. King, 40, of Paradise Township, waived her preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Raymond Sheller on Tuesday, Dec. 3, on two counts of Endangering the Welfare of Children, according to Pennsylvania State Police. King is accused of leaving two young children unsupervised as they played on her farm property in the 1500 block of Mine Road in Salisbury Tow…

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Kutztown, PA
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GoFundMe Launched For Kutztown Father Allegedly Killed By Wife GoFundMe Launched For Kutztown Father Allegedly Killed By Wife GoFundMe Launched For Kutztown Father Allegedly Killed By Wife
GoFundMe Launched For Kutztown Father Allegedly Killed By Wife A GoFundMe has been launched to help cover funeral expenses for a father who was allegedly killed by his wife during a domestic dispute last month. William P. Kelly, 53, was fatally shot inside his West Walnut Street home in Kutztown Borough on Tuesday night, Dec. 30, according to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office. Kelly’s niece, Kayla Kelly, organized the fundraiser, which had raised more than $13,000 as of publication — exceeding its original goal — to help pay for funeral and memorial expenses following his death. In the fundraiser description, the family alleges Kelly was kil…

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Reading, PA
Breaking News
Skeletal Remains Found By Dog Walker Identified As Man Missing Over A Year: Berks Coroner Skeletal Remains Found By Dog Walker Identified As Man Missing Over A Year: Berks Coroner Skeletal Remains Found By Dog Walker Identified As Man Missing Over A Year: Berks Coroner
Skeletal Remains Found By Dog Walker Identified As Man Missing Over A Year: Berks Coroner Skeletal remains found by a dog walker in a wooded area have been identified as a Pennsylvania man who had been missing for more than a year, the Berks County Coroner’s Office announced Tuesday, Jan. 6. The remains were discovered in the Flying Hills community off Lakewood Drive in Cumru Township on Sunday, Dec. 28, when a person walking a dog reported seeing what appeared to be human remains, according to a joint release from the Berks County District Attorney’s Office and Cumru Township Police Department. Cumru Township police officers responded along with detectives from the Berks County…

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Glenside-Wyncote, PA
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Hunter Shot With Arrow During Deer Hunt In Wyncote: Cheltenham Police Hunter Shot With Arrow During Deer Hunt In Wyncote: Cheltenham Police Hunter Shot With Arrow During Deer Hunt In Wyncote: Cheltenham Police
Hunter Shot With Arrow During Deer Hunt In Wyncote: Cheltenham Police A deer hunt ended with a man rushed to a trauma center after he was struck by an arrow in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Tuesday, Jan. 6. The shooting happened in the 7700 block of Green Valley Road in the Wyncote section of Cheltenham Township at 3:48 p.m., according to the Cheltenham Township Police Department. A 48-year-old man was shot with an arrow by another hunter while engaged in deer hunting, police said. He was transported to an area trauma center and is expected to survive. The hunter who fired the arrow remained at the scene, called for emergency help, and is cooperatin…

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Hicksville, NY
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Motorcyclist Struck Dead After School Bus Carrying Students Crashes In Hicksville: Police Motorcyclist Struck Dead After School Bus Carrying Students Crashes In Hicksville: Police Motorcyclist Struck Dead After School Bus Carrying Students Crashes In Hicksville: Police
Motorcyclist Struck Dead After School Bus Carrying Students Crashes In Hicksville: Police A young motorcyclist was killed after a crash involving a school bus transporting students in New York, police announced. The collision happened on Old Country Road in Hicksville at about 7:26 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 6, according to the Nassau County Police Department Homicide Squad. Police said a 21-year-old man was riding a 2022 Kawasaki motorcycle eastbound when it collided with a 2018 yellow school bus operated by a 66-year-old man. The bus was carrying 28 students at the time of the crash, detectives said. The motorcyclist was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead by…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Custody Exchange Shooting Kills Upper Darby Mom Of 3, Fundraiser Launched For Children: Reports Custody Exchange Shooting Kills Upper Darby Mom Of 3, Fundraiser Launched For Children: Reports Custody Exchange Shooting Kills Upper Darby Mom Of 3, Fundraiser Launched For Children: Reports
Custody Exchange Shooting Kills Upper Darby Mom Of 3, Fundraiser Launched For Children: Reports A custody exchange in Delaware County turned deadly when a father allegedly shot and killed the mother of his children inside a car in front of them, police said. Shantal Snowden, 34, was fatally shot during the exchange near the corner of Locust Street and Copley Road in Upper Darby shortly after noon on Friday, Dec. 26, according to NBC10 Philadelphia and 6abc Action News. Police said Snowden was meeting a 45-year-old man to pick up their three children when an argument broke out inside the vehicle. Investigators said the children entered the back seat while their mother sat in the driver…

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Coopersburg-Center Valley, PA
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Suspicious Device At Upper Saucon Wawa Prompts Bomb Squad Response, Road Closures (UPDATE) Suspicious Device At Upper Saucon Wawa Prompts Bomb Squad Response, Road Closures (UPDATE) Suspicious Device At Upper Saucon Wawa Prompts Bomb Squad Response, Road Closures (UPDATE)
Suspicious Device At Upper Saucon Wawa Prompts Bomb Squad Response, Road Closures (Update) A police incident involving a suspicious device shut down a busy stretch of Route 309 in Upper Saucon Township, prompting a bomb squad response and hours-long road closures, authorities said. Police, fire crews, and the Allentown Bomb Squad were dispatched to the Wawa at 6680 Route 309 after a 911 call was made shortly before 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, according to county dispatchers. An uninvolved customer reported seeing a suspicious device inside a vehicle parked in the store’s lot, spotted on the passenger seat as they walked by, police said. Officers secured the perimeter around the …

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National Interest
Third Victim Dies As Lawsuit Filed After Bristol Nursing Home Explosion (VIDEO) Third Victim Dies As Lawsuit Filed After Bristol Nursing Home Explosion (VIDEO) Third Victim Dies As Lawsuit Filed After Bristol Nursing Home Explosion (VIDEO)
Third Victim Dies As Lawsuit Filed After Bristol Nursing Home Explosion (Video) A third person has died from injuries sustained in the deadly explosion that tore through a Bucks County nursing home just before Christmas, as survivors filed the first lawsuit on Monday, Jan. 5, alleging the catastrophe was preventable and caused by widespread negligence. The third victim was identified as Patricia Mero, 66, a resident of the facility, according to the Bucks County Coroner’s Office. Mero was taken to St. Mary’s Medical Center after the Dec. 23 explosion with injuries sustained in the blast and later died at the hospital on Sunday, Jan. 5 at 10:18 a.m. An autopsy was condu…

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