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.

Jillian Pikora's Contributions

Waynesboro, PA

Breaking News

NJ Couple Caught With Kilo Of Cocaine Hidden Under Christmas Lights, Child In Car: PA AG A New Jersey–linked cocaine trafficking investigation ended with a traffic stop in Blair County after state police found a kilo of cocaine hidden under Christmas lights — with a young child in the vehicle, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Friday, Dec. 12. Quida Martens, 54, and Toya Kennedy, 32, both of Altoona and formerly of Newark, New Jersey, were arrested following a months-long investigation into cocaine trafficking from New Jersey into central Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. Investigators explained that the pair had been t…

by Jillian Pikora

12/12/2025

Allentown, PA

Breaking News

Allentown Man Arrives To Meet ‘12-Year-Old’ For Sex Caught In Police Sting: AG A man who believed he was meeting a 12-year-old child for sexual contact was arrested during an undercover operation in Lehigh County, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, Dec. 11. Kristien Diaz, 31, of Allentown, drove to an arranged meeting spot last week after making plans online with someone he thought was facilitating sexual abuse of a child, according to the Attorney General’s Office. The person he communicated with was an undercover agent. Agents with the Attorney General’s Office and local police took Diaz into custody at the scene. Investigators seized his cellphone,…

by Jillian Pikora

12/12/2025

Huntington, NY

Breaking News

DWI Mom Flips SUV With Child Inside In Huntington: Police A mom is accused of driving drunk with her 10-year-old son in the car when she overturned an SUV at a busy New York intersection, police announced on Friday, Dec. 12. Simran Kour-Bhagat, 47, was heading west on Wolf Hill Road in Huntington in a 2019 Lexus SUV when she lost control, veered off the road, and struck a PSE&G utility pole at Old Country Road at approximately 10 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11, according to the Suffolk County Police. The crash caused the SUV to overturn. Kour-Bhagat was arrested at the scene and taken to the Second Precinct. Her son was not injured and was released…

by Jillian Pikora

12/12/2025

Greencastle, PA

Your Community

Teacher Accused Of Provoking Student Fight At PA High School: Police A classroom disturbance escalated into a physical fight among students at a Pennsylvania high school, police announced on Thursday, Dec. 11. Bradley Reiher, 45, of Tarentum, is accused of provoking a fight among students inside Classroom 202 in October, according to police. Reiher, a math teacher at Valley Junior-Senior High School in New Kensington, is charged with misdemeanor corruption of minors and misdemeanor endangering the welfare of children, investigators said. A criminal complaint states the investigation began after video of the incident surfaced on social media. In the…

by Jillian Pikora

12/11/2025

Warminster-Southampton, PA

Breaking News

Man Who Raped 3 Girls Then Fled Country Captured In El Salvador, Returned To Bucks County: DA A man accused of sexually assaulting three juveniles was captured in El Salvador and returned to Bucks County, District Attorney Jennifer Schorn announced on Thursday, Dec. 11. Noel Angel Yanes, 45, of Warminster Township, fled the country after charges were filed in February, investigators said. He was arrested in El Salvador on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, and extradited to the United States on Wednesday night, according to the district attorney. Yanes was arraigned early Thursday by Magisterial District Judge Maggie Snow and was placed in Bucks County Correctional Facility under bail, a…

by Jillian Pikora

12/11/2025

Levittown, NY

Breaking News

Knifepoint Robberies At Neighborhood Stores On Long Island By 50-Year-Old Man: Police A man is accused of carrying out two knifepoint robberies at neighborhood stores on Long Island, Nassau County police announced on Thursday, Dec. 11. Bryan McMenamin, 50, of 124 Acre Lane in Hicksville, was arrested after a search warrant was executed at his home on Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 6 a.m., according to Robbery Squad detectives. Investigators said McMenamin was linked to two robberies in which a man carrying a brown-handled butcher knife targeted businesses at the following dates and locations: Bolla Mart, 620 Old Country Road in Hicksville, on Sept. 22. A&N Grocery, 151 Le…

by Jillian Pikora

12/11/2025

Wyandanch, NY

Breaking News

Woman Burned, Clothes Melt To Skin In Violent Chemical Attack By BF In Wyandanch: DA A woman was left with melting clothes and severe chemical burns after her boyfriend allegedly doused her with sulfuric acid inside a Wyandanch home, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Thursday, Dec. 11. Douglas Graves, 42, was indicted on multiple felonies after investigators say he splashed the caustic liquid across his girlfriend’s face and body during an argument in the early morning hours of Sunday, Nov. 16, according to the release. Graves allegedly grabbed a Clorox bleach bottle filled with sulfuric acid and threw it at her as she tried to leave the…

by Jillian Pikora

12/11/2025

Baldwin, NY

Breaking News

DWI Crash Airlifts Child, Injures 3 Others In Nassau County: Police A violent head-on crash left an 11-year-old boy airlifted and several others hurt along Beech Street, Atlantic Beach, on Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 5:33 p.m., Nassau County Police announced on Thursday, Dec. 11. Job Giuliana, 30, of Brentwood, was operating a 2020 Chevrolet Equinox eastbound on Beech Street when he struck a 2019 Chevrolet Traverse traveling westbound in the area of Scott Drive, according to the release. The Traverse was occupied by a 52-year-old male driver, a 49-year-old female passenger, and an 11-year-old boy, police said. Officers arrived to find Giuliana suffering from a s…

by Jillian Pikora

12/11/2025

West Babylon, NY

Breaking News

Man Arrested For Robbing Two Flagstar Banks In West Babylon: Police A man accused of robbing two Flagstar Bank branches in West and North Babylon was arrested after a traffic stop in Copiague, Suffolk County Police announced on Thursday, Dec. 11. Brian Blackford, 51, of Kings Park, was identified as the suspect in both robberies during a Major Case Unit investigation, according to the release issued on Thursday, Dec. 11. Detectives took him into custody at 12:40 a.m. during a traffic stop in front of 11 Beach Avenue in Copiague. Blackford robbed the Flagstar Bank at 1501 Deer Park Avenue in North Babylon at 12:48 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10, and the Flagstar…

by Jillian Pikora

12/11/2025

Ephrata, PA

Breaking News

Ephrata Man Accused Of Raping 8-Year-Old Two Decades Ago Has Case Sent To County Court An man charged with repeatedly raping and sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl more than 20 years ago will have his case move to county court after a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 19, authorities announced on Dec. 10. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING IS DISTURBING** Joseph Shimp, 64, Ephrata, is charged with Rape of a Child; four counts of Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child; two counts of Aggravated Indecent Assault; five counts of Indecent Assault of a Person Less Than 13 Years of Age; Contact or Communication with a Minor; and Corruption of Minors, according to Ephrata Boro…

by Jillian Pikora

12/11/2025

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