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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Uniondale, NY
Breaking News
ARSON: Homeless Man Hospitalized After Sparking Fire Inside Uniondale Building, Police Say ARSON: Homeless Man Hospitalized After Sparking Fire Inside Uniondale Building, Police Say ARSON: Homeless Man Hospitalized After Sparking Fire Inside Uniondale Building, Police Say
Arson: Homeless Man Hospitalized After Sparking Fire Inside Uniondale Building, Police Say A fire inside a vacant Uniondale building left a homeless man hospitalized and facing charges investigators announced on Tuesday, Dec. 9. Jose Rubi Alvarado, 29, was found inside 899 Jerusalem Avenue after patrol officers came across a fire in the vacant structure at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 8, according to the Nassau County Arson Bomb Squad. The Uniondale Fire Department responded and extinguished the blaze, police said. Detectives later determined Alvarado started the fire, which caused damage to the building, according to the release. Alvarado was transported to a nearby hospital for …

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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WATCH: 8 PA Teens Steal $2K Sporting Goods While In Florida For Football Tournament WATCH: 8 PA Teens Steal $2K Sporting Goods While In Florida For Football Tournament WATCH: 8 PA Teens Steal $2K Sporting Goods While In Florida For Football Tournament
Watch: 8 PA Teens Steal $2K Sporting Goods While In Florida For Football Tournament Eight Pennsylvania teens in Florida for a youth football championship were arrested after a coordinated retail theft at Dick’s Sporting Goods, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced on Monday, Dec. 8. Deputies were called to the Davenport store at approximately 10:55 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6, after the manager reported multiple juveniles concealing merchandise, according to the release. The teens were identified as Daimon Johnson, 15, Mark Bryan, 15, Ibn Mahdee Abdul Haqq, 14, Elijah Myers, 14, Tymir Speller, 15, Marcus Hudgens, 15, Tymir Smith, 14, and Jacob Scott, 15. All were in Polk C…

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by Jillian Pikora
Harrisburg, PA
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Former 911 Coordinator Who Sexually Abused 5 PA Children Pleads Guilty: DA Former 911 Coordinator Who Sexually Abused 5 PA Children Pleads Guilty: DA Former 911 Coordinator Who Sexually Abused 5 PA Children Pleads Guilty: DA
Former 911 Coordinator Who Sexually Abused 5 PA Children Pleads Guilty: DA A former 911 coordinator pleaded guilty to sexually abusing multiple children after forcing them to endure nearly a week of emotional testimony, prosecutors announced on Monday, Dec. 7. Bradley Lavan, 32, entered his guilty plea to all 39 charges on the fifth day of his child sex abuse trial at the Somerset County Courthouse, according to District Attorney Molly Metzgar. He had been on trial for the sexual abuse of five children, all under the age of seven. The abuse began in 2021, and an investigation into Lavan was launched in 2023 after the children came forward, authorities said. The ju…

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by Jillian Pikora
Chambersburg, PA
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More Victims Of PA Teacher Who Paid Boy $6K To Stay Quiet After Assaults Are Coming Forward: PD More Victims Of PA Teacher Who Paid Boy $6K To Stay Quiet After Assaults Are Coming Forward: PD More Victims Of PA Teacher Who Paid Boy $6K To Stay Quiet After Assaults Are Coming Forward: PD
More Victims Of PA Teacher Who Paid Boy $6K To Stay Quiet After Assaults Are Coming Forward: PD A former Highlands School District teacher is accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting two middle school boys at his home, and now more victims are coming forward, police announced on Monday, Dec. 8. Sean Dicer, 53, of Brackenridge, is charged after a 16-year-old came forward in November saying Dicer abused him when he was 11 or 12, according to the criminal complaint. The teen told investigators he first met Dicer at a park at age 8 and viewed him as a “father figure,” police wrote at the end of the complaint. The teen said the abuse began in the summer of 2021 after he brought another Hi…

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by Jillian Pikora
Commack, NY
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Man, 99, Killed In Crash With Utility Truck In Commack: Police Man, 99, Killed In Crash With Utility Truck In Commack: Police Man, 99, Killed In Crash With Utility Truck In Commack: Police
Man, 99, Killed In Crash With Utility Truck In Commack: Police A 99-year-old Wyandanch man was killed and another man was seriously injured in a violent crash at a busy Commack intersection, Suffolk County Police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 9.  Joseph Dor, 99, was pronounced dead at the scene after the 2002 Honda Odyssey he was riding in was struck by a westbound 2016 National Grid Freightliner truck at the intersection of Veterans Memorial Highway and Apple Lane at approximately 4:40 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 8, according to the release.  The Honda’s driver, Alexandre Paul, 67, also of Wyandanch, had been attempting to turn left onto Apple Lane wh…

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by Jillian Pikora & Cecilia Levine
National Interest
3 Toddlers Found ‘Eating Their Own Feces’ In Filthy PA Home: State Police 3 Toddlers Found ‘Eating Their Own Feces’ In Filthy PA Home: State Police 3 Toddlers Found ‘Eating Their Own Feces’ In Filthy PA Home: State Police
3 Toddlers Found ‘Eating Their Own Feces’ In Filthy PA Home: State Police Three toddlers were found living in “deplorable” conditions and “eating their own feces” inside a Pennsylvania home, State Police announced on Monday, Dec. 8. Troopers opened an investigation after a ChildLine report alleged neglect of three children — a 3-year-old and twin 2-year-olds — at a home on the 900 block of High Street in White Deer Township, Union County, on Friday, Nov. 7 at 11:55 a.m., according to the release. When investigators arrived, they found the children in “filthy conditions,” including two who were “covered in, playing in, and eating their own feces,” police said. All…

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by Jillian Pikora
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Florida Man Killed Slamming Into Utility Truck On I-676 In Philadelphia: PA State Police Florida Man Killed Slamming Into Utility Truck On I-676 In Philadelphia: PA State Police Florida Man Killed Slamming Into Utility Truck On I-676 In Philadelphia: PA State Police
Florida Man Killed Slamming Into Utility Truck On I-676 In Philadelphia: PA State Police A high-speed crash on I-676 left a driver dead in Philadelphia on Monday, Dec. 8, Pennsylvania State Police announced. The collision happened in the center lane of I-676 East, east of Broad Street near 11th Street at approximately 9:57 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 8, according to PSP. A utility truck had stopped in the center lane due to traffic when a dark gray Toyota Corolla with Florida registration struck the back of the truck at high speed, police said. The Corolla was operated by a 27-year-old man from Florida, who was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The roadway was shut down brie…

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by Jillian Pikora
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Driver Shot On I-95 Near Walt Whitman Bridge Before Calling 911 At Live! Casino: PA State Polic Driver Shot On I-95 Near Walt Whitman Bridge Before Calling 911 At Live! Casino: PA State Polic Driver Shot On I-95 Near Walt Whitman Bridge Before Calling 911 At Live! Casino: PA State Polic
Driver Shot On I-95 Near Walt Whitman Bridge Before Calling 911 At Live! Casino: PA State Polic A driver was shot while traveling on I-95 in South Philadelphia before pulling into Live! Casino to call 911, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Dec. 8.  The shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6 as the victim drove southbound near the Walt Whitman Bridge exit, police said. His vehicle was struck by gunfire, and he continued off the interstate to the casino parking lot, where he contacted police, according to PSP. The victim was hit once in the leg and taken by Philadelphia medics to Thomas Jefferson Hospital. His condition was not released. On Sunday, Dec…

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by Jillian Pikora
Allentown, PA
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Driver Killed ID'd After Hitting Troopers With Truck, Crashing Into Allentown Building: PSP Driver Killed ID'd After Hitting Troopers With Truck, Crashing Into Allentown Building: PSP Driver Killed ID'd After Hitting Troopers With Truck, Crashing Into Allentown Building: PSP
Driver Killed ID'd After Hitting Troopers With Truck, Crashing Into Allentown Building: PSP The man who died after crashing during a police pursuit in Allentown has been identified as Cristian F. Jimenez, the Lehigh County Coroner announced on Monday, Dec. 8. Jimenez, 27, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at 12:45 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, according to Coroner Daniel Buglio. An autopsy performed Monday determined he died from multiple blunt force trauma sustained in the crash, and his manner of death was ruled an accident. Jimenez was driving a vehicle that lost control and struck a fire hydrant, a utility pole, and then a building in the 180…

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by Jillian Pikora
Greencastle, PA
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Man Fires At Woman’s Car After Attacking Ex-Girlfriend: PA State Police Man Fires At Woman’s Car After Attacking Ex-Girlfriend: PA State Police Man Fires At Woman’s Car After Attacking Ex-Girlfriend: PA State Police
Man Fires At Woman’s Car After Attacking Ex-Girlfriend: PA State Police A violent confrontation inside a Pennsylvania home erupted into gunfire as a woman tried to flee in her car, state police announced on Saturday, Dec. 6. Matthew Luke, of Foster Township, is accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s residence early Saturday morning and striking her in the face with a gun during a verbal and physical fight, according to District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer. Another woman inside the home heard the yelling and thuds, ran outside, and attempted to drive away from the scene. Police say Luke exited the house and fired at her vehicle as she tried to ma…

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