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

Harrisburg, PA
Breaking News
Capitol Police Bicycle Patrol Officer Guilty In Odd Child Custody Case: Upper Allen Twp Police Capitol Police Bicycle Patrol Officer Guilty In Odd Child Custody Case: Upper Allen Twp Police Capitol Police Bicycle Patrol Officer Guilty In Odd Child Custody Case: Upper Allen Twp Police
Capitol Police Bicycle Patrol Officer Guilty In Odd Child Custody Case: Upper Allen Twp Police An Upper Allen Township man — who served as both a Pennsylvania Capitol Police bicycle patrol officer and a probationary officer with the East Pennsboro Township Police Department — approached two young children at a local park and walked them to a gas station without their parents’ knowledge, police announced on Friday, Dec. 5. Joshua Chilcote, 36, of the 2300 block of Oakwood Hills Drive in Mechanicsburg, was identified as the man who approached a 10-year-old and an 11-year-old at a township park in July 2025, according to the release. Police said Chilcote offered to buy the children snac…

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Manheim Township, PA
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Driver 5X Legal Limit Crushes Pedestrian At 70 MPH In Manheim Twp: DA Driver 5X Legal Limit Crushes Pedestrian At 70 MPH In Manheim Twp: DA Driver 5X Legal Limit Crushes Pedestrian At 70 MPH In Manheim Twp: DA
Driver 5X Legal Limit Crushes Pedestrian At 70 MPH In Manheim Twp: DA A Lancaster city man who drove drunk with a suspended license, slammed into a pedestrian, then crashed moments later, has pleaded guilty to felony charges, prosecutors announced on Friday, Dec. 5. Tyler Anthony Stewart, 31, of the 1300 block of Calvert Lane, entered his plea before Lancaster County Judge Dennis Reinaker on Friday, Nov. 17, admitting to three felonies — Aggravated Assault by Vehicle While DUI, Accidents Involving Death or Injury While Not Licensed, and Aggravated Assault by Vehicle — along with six related misdemeanor and summary offenses. Stewart will be sentenced following…

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Susquehanna Township, PA
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6-Month-Old Infant Thrown, Mom Strangled During Fight With BF In Susquehanna Township: Police 6-Month-Old Infant Thrown, Mom Strangled During Fight With BF In Susquehanna Township: Police 6-Month-Old Infant Thrown, Mom Strangled During Fight With BF In Susquehanna Township: Police
6-Month-Old Infant Thrown, Mom Strangled During Fight With BF In Susquehanna Township: Police A 6-month-old infant was thrown, and the baby’s mother strangled during a violent fight with her boyfriend in Susquehanna Township on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 10 p.m., police announced on Friday, Dec. 5. Ramesh Gurung was arrested after officers responded to a 911 call where the line was left open in the 500 block of Lawrence Drive in Harrisburg, according to the release. When officers arrived, they learned Gurung allegedly hurled the infant onto a bed and strangled his girlfriend during the domestic argument, investigators said. The child was taken by EMS for evaluation and was found to have h…

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Chester, PA
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Nearly 7 Pounds Of Crystal Meth Bound For Europe Seized In Delco Facility: CBP Nearly 7 Pounds Of Crystal Meth Bound For Europe Seized In Delco Facility: CBP Nearly 7 Pounds Of Crystal Meth Bound For Europe Seized In Delco Facility: CBP
Nearly 7 Pounds Of Crystal Meth Bound For Europe Seized In Delco Facility: CBP A massive haul of crystal meth hidden inside an overseas parcel was intercepted before it ever left Pennsylvania, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced on Thursday, Dec. 4. CBP officers discovered the drugs during an x-ray exam at an international shipping service facility in Delaware County on Tuesday, Dec. 2, according to the release. Inside the package — which was headed to an address in the Netherlands — officers found a cloudy crystal-like substance packed into several zip-lock bags. A handheld elemental isotope tool confirmed it was d-Methamphetamine hydrochloride, officials sa…

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Harrisburg, PA
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$65K In Liquor Bought By NY Man With Stolen Credit Cards Across 21 PA Counties: AG $65K In Liquor Bought By NY Man With Stolen Credit Cards Across 21 PA Counties: AG $65K In Liquor Bought By NY Man With Stolen Credit Cards Across 21 PA Counties: AG
$65K In Liquor Bought By NY Man With Stolen Credit Cards Across 21 PA Counties: AG A NY man is accused of buying more than $65,000 in liquor with stolen credit cards across 21 Pennsylvania counties, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Wednesday, Dec. 3. Eugene Antwi, 26, of Brooklyn, allegedly placed more than 200 online orders for expensive liquors using stolen credit and debit cards, according to the Attorney General’s Office. Investigators said he then picked up the orders at Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores statewide. The scheme ran from August 2023 through September 2024 and involved falsified identities and multiple stolen financial accounts, authorities de…

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
Suicidal Teen Indicted For Execution-Style Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend In Nesconset: DA Suicidal Teen Indicted For Execution-Style Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend In Nesconset: DA Suicidal Teen Indicted For Execution-Style Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend In Nesconset: DA
Suicidal Teen Indicted For Execution-Style Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend In Nesconset: DA A Nesconset teen has been indicted for allegedly shooting his ex-girlfriend from behind in what prosecutors called an execution-style killing on Wednesday, Nov. 26, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney.  Austin Lynch, 18, is accused of killing Emily Finn, 18, of Sayville, during a confrontation at his family’s home on Shenandoah Boulevard North while she was home from SUNY Oneonta for Thanksgiving break, the DA’s office said in the Friday, Dec. 5 release.  Finn had arrived to speak with Lynch in person after ending their three-and-a-half-year relationship …

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by Jillian Pikora
East Berlin-York Springs, PA
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After 75+ Years, Snyder Of Berlin Chip Plant Shuttering, Cutting 96 Jobs In PA: WARN Notice After 75+ Years, Snyder Of Berlin Chip Plant Shuttering, Cutting 96 Jobs In PA: WARN Notice After 75+ Years, Snyder Of Berlin Chip Plant Shuttering, Cutting 96 Jobs In PA: WARN Notice
After 75+ Years, Snyder Of Berlin Chip Plant Shuttering, Cutting 96 Jobs In PA: Warn Notice A longtime snack food plant is preparing to close its doors permanently, Pennsylvania labor officials announced. PA Potato Chip Manufacturing LLC — better known as the Snyder of Berlin headquarters on Stadium Street in Somerset County — is expected to fully cease operations by the end of 2026, according to a WARN notice issued Wednesday, Dec. 3. The majority of the company’s 96 employees will lose their jobs on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, according to the Department of Labor & Industry. Six workers will remain temporarily to assist with the final shutdown and cleanup of the Berlin facility,…

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Harrisburg, PA
Your Community
Former Central Dauphin East High School Football Players Swept Up In $2.3M Bank Fraud Ring: AG Former Central Dauphin East High School Football Players Swept Up In $2.3M Bank Fraud Ring: AG Former Central Dauphin East High School Football Players Swept Up In $2.3M Bank Fraud Ring: AG
Former Central Dauphin East High School Football Players Swept Up In $2.3M Bank Fraud Ring: AG A widening investigation into a multimillion-dollar bank fraud ring has pulled in several men already known for past unemployment and debit card scams in Dauphin County, the Pennsylvania Attorney General announced on Thursday, Dec. 5. The newly charged defendants include some of the same young men previously arrested for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance fraud and for a separate $2 million bank scheme investigated earlier this year, according to the release. Many of the men were former high school athletes, primarily playing football at Central Dauphin East High School, according to their soc…

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National Interest
‘Potential Security Threat' On Plane Of Pittsburgh Symphony After NY Trip: Reports ‘Potential Security Threat' On Plane Of Pittsburgh Symphony After NY Trip: Reports ‘Potential Security Threat' On Plane Of Pittsburgh Symphony After NY Trip: Reports
‘Potential Security Threat' On Plane Of Pittsburgh Symphony After NY Trip: Reports A possible security threat triggered a major police response to a plane carrying members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra after it landed at Pittsburgh International Airport on Thursday morning, Dec. 4, multiple media outlets are reporting.  A note considered “potentially threatening” was found inside the terminal before officers traced it to a Sun Country Airlines flight arriving from New York City, police said at the airport. The plane had just returned from the orchestra’s sold-out Carnegie Hall performance when officers boarded the aircraft and ordered everyone to evacuate, acc…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bristol, PA
Breaking News
Driver Injured After Car Crashes Into Bristol Township Home Near Wawa: Police Driver Injured After Car Crashes Into Bristol Township Home Near Wawa: Police Driver Injured After Car Crashes Into Bristol Township Home Near Wawa: Police
Driver Injured After Car Crashes Into Bristol Township Home Near Wawa: Police A car slammed into a home in Bristol Township on Thursday, Dec. 4, prompting a major emergency response across from the Wawa on New Falls Road, police announced. The 2010 Mazda MZ3 had been traveling east out of the Wawa parking lot at 7625 New Falls Road when it continued across Wistar Road and came to rest against the house at 4210 Wistar Road, according to the preliminary investigation released by Bristol Township Police on Thursday, Dec. 4 at 1:22 p.m. The home did not suffer structural damage, but the driver was injured and transported by the Levittown Fairless Hills Rescue Squad to St…

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