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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Lititz, PA
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Lititz Man Sentenced For Raping Child: DA Lititz Man Sentenced For Raping Child: DA Lititz Man Sentenced For Raping Child: DA
Lititz Man Sentenced For Raping Child: DA A Lititz man has been sentenced to state prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting a young girl in his Lancaster County home, authorities announced on Monday, Dec. 1. Josue Efrain Rivera, 43, pleaded guilty on Nov. 4 to raping and molesting a child at his home on the 800 block of Hopeland Road between 2022 and 2025, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Rivera confessed to the abuse after turning himself in to Northern Lancaster County Regional Police in January, investigators said. He admitted to touching and having sex with the victim multiple times. The child late…

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Middletown-Lower Swatara, PA
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8,329 PA Winter Crashes Trigger Urgent Travel Warning Ahead Of Snowstorm 8,329 PA Winter Crashes Trigger Urgent Travel Warning Ahead Of Snowstorm 8,329 PA Winter Crashes Trigger Urgent Travel Warning Ahead Of Snowstorm
8,329 PA Winter Crashes Trigger Urgent Travel Warning Ahead Of Snowstorm Drivers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey counties along the border are being warned to expect dangerous travel conditions as a winter storm moves in overnight into Tuesday, the PA Turnpike Commission and PennDOT announced on Monday, Dec. 1. Heavy, wet snow is expected to begin late Monday into Tuesday morning, with snowfall rates up to 1 inch per hour and totals reaching 6 inches in some areas, according to the release. Sleet and freezing rain will hit parts of southeast Pennsylvania before turning to all rain, creating hazardous conditions for morning and afternoon commutes on both sides of t…

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Allentown, PA
Your Community
Allentown HS Choral Director Pleads Guilty In Secret Student Recording Case: DA (UPDATE) Allentown HS Choral Director Pleads Guilty In Secret Student Recording Case: DA (UPDATE) Allentown HS Choral Director Pleads Guilty In Secret Student Recording Case: DA (UPDATE)
Allentown HS Choral Director Pleads Guilty In Secret Student Recording Case: DA (Update) A former Parkland High School choral director has pleaded guilty to secretly recording a student changing in a school auditorium dressing room, the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, Dec. 1. Francis “Frank” Anonia, 44, of Allentown, admitted guilt to all charges — five felony counts of intercept communications, five felony counts of criminal use of a communication facility, and nine misdemeanor counts of invasion of privacy — during a hearing before Judge Robert L. Steinberg. Steinberg immediately revoked his bail, and Anonia was taken into custody. Prosecutors sa…

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Palmyra, PA
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Hit-And-Run Injures Juvenile In Child Crosswalk, Driver Charged: Police Hit-And-Run Injures Juvenile In Child Crosswalk, Driver Charged: Police Hit-And-Run Injures Juvenile In Child Crosswalk, Driver Charged: Police
Hit-And-Run Injures Juvenile In Child Crosswalk, Driver Charged: Police A juvenile was hurt in a hit-and-run crash while crossing a Palmyra intersection, police announced on Monday, Dec. 1. The child was struck while walking through the intersection of Railroad and Oak streets around 6:54 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, according to the release. The driver did not stop and fled the scene, investigators said. Shane Kramer, 50, was later identified as the driver. Charges were filed against Kramer on Thursday, Nov. 13, including Misdemeanor Accidents Involving Personal Injury, and the following summary offenses: Duty To Give Information And Render Aid, Immediate Noti…

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Lower Paxton, PA
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Lower Paxton Teen Girl, 15, Sexually Assaulted By Family Member From NJ: Affidavit Lower Paxton Teen Girl, 15, Sexually Assaulted By Family Member From NJ: Affidavit Lower Paxton Teen Girl, 15, Sexually Assaulted By Family Member From NJ: Affidavit
Lower Paxton Teen Girl, 15, Sexually Assaulted By Family Member From NJ: Affidavit A 19-year-old New Jersey man is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl he was living with in Lower Paxton Township, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed on Thursday, Nov. 20. Damian Brian Lemay, of Jackson, NJ, had recently moved into the home in late September when the alleged assault happened overnight between Sunday, Oct. 12, and Monday, Oct. 13, detectives wrote in the affidavit. The teen and Lemay were family members living together at the time, investigators said. According to police, the girl told detectives that she and Lemay had been talking that night about…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Woman ID'd After Fatal Officer Involved Shooting: Philadelphia Police Woman ID'd After Fatal Officer Involved Shooting: Philadelphia Police Woman ID'd After Fatal Officer Involved Shooting: Philadelphia Police
Woman ID'd After Fatal Officer Involved Shooting: Philadelphia Police A woman fatally shot by Philadelphia police after pointing a handgun at officers on West Erie Avenue has been identified as 35-year-old Christina Miranda, authorities announced in an updated release issued Monday, Dec. 1. The shooting happened at approximately 4:11 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30 in the 25th Police District after officers were dispatched to the 9XX block of West Erie Avenue for a report of a person with a gun, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. When officers arrived, they found Miranda holding a firearm to the right side of her head, police said. Officers issued multi…

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Quakertown, PA
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Pedestrian Killed After Hit By SUV In Bucks County: PA State Police Pedestrian Killed After Hit By SUV In Bucks County: PA State Police Pedestrian Killed After Hit By SUV In Bucks County: PA State Police
Pedestrian Killed After Hit By SUV In Bucks County: PA State Police A pedestrian was killed after being hit by an SUV along Allentown Road in Milford Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Dec. 1. The crash happened when Wayne Carl Kelchner, 70, was walking near 1765 Allentown Road at around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26, according to PSP Dublin. Kelchner was struck by a 2025 Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by a 55-year-old woman, troopers said. He was taken to St. Luke’s Upper Bucks Campus for his injuries, where he was pronounced dead, police added. The PSP Dublin Patrol Unit is leading the investigation. Troop M’s Forensic Services Unit, t…

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Lititz, PA
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Armed Home Invader Wanted In Lititz: Manheim Township Police Armed Home Invader Wanted In Lititz: Manheim Township Police Armed Home Invader Wanted In Lititz: Manheim Township Police
Armed Home Invader Wanted In Lititz: Manheim Township Police A terrifying home invasion unfolded inside a Lititz-area residence early Wednesday morning, authorities announced on Wednesday, Nov. 26. Manheim Township Police were dispatched to the 3000 block of Kissel Hill Road at 8:13 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, after an armed robbery that occurred about 45 minutes earlier at approximately 7:30 a.m., according to the release. A male occupant told officers he answered the door after hearing the doorbell and was confronted by a man described as a Black male, about 6 feet tall, wearing all black clothing, a hoodie, glasses, and a high-visibility ves…

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Smithtown, NY
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Two Killed In Smithtown House Fire Identified As Mother, Son: Police Two Killed In Smithtown House Fire Identified As Mother, Son: Police Two Killed In Smithtown House Fire Identified As Mother, Son: Police
Two Killed In Smithtown House Fire Identified As Mother, Son: Police The two victims killed in a Smithtown house fire have been identified as a mother and son, Suffolk County police announced on Monday, Dec. 1.  Christine Lehmann, 52, and her son, Nicholas Lehmann, 25, died inside their home at 178 Fifty Acre Road South after a fire broke out on Sunday, Nov. 30 at around 3:15 p.m., according to the updated release.  A third resident, 91-year-old Ronald Montagna, was rescued and taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with smoke inhalation and burns, police said.  Emergency crews responded after multiple 911 callers reported the house engulfe…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Teen Mom, 17, Missing With 5-Month-Old Baby For Days: Philly Police Teen Mom, 17, Missing With 5-Month-Old Baby For Days: Philly Police Teen Mom, 17, Missing With 5-Month-Old Baby For Days: Philly Police
Teen Mom, 17, Missing With 5-Month-Old Baby For Days: Philly Police A 17-year-old teen mom vanished with her 5-month-old baby after slipping out of her Philadelphia home in the early morning hours, police announced on Monday, Dec. 1. Shamya Johnson-Parker, 17, was last seen by her mother around 2 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 28, when she left their home through the rear door after a dispute, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. She is believed to be traveling with her 5-month-old child, Salu Isreal, who is in her care, authorities said. Shamya is described as a Black female standing about 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing 105 pounds. She has brown eyes…

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