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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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Road Rage Shooting On I-95 North Leaves Passenger Wounded, Suspect Detained: PA State Police Road Rage Shooting On I-95 North Leaves Passenger Wounded, Suspect Detained: PA State Police Road Rage Shooting On I-95 North Leaves Passenger Wounded, Suspect Detained: PA State Police
Road Rage Shooting On I-95 North Leaves Passenger Wounded, Suspect Detained: PA State Police A road rage encounter on I-95 North in Philadelphia turned violent when a driver opened fire on another vehicle, leaving a passenger wounded, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Sunday, Nov. 30. The confrontation happened near the Cottman Avenue area when the driver of a silver Honda Accord fired multiple shots from a semi-automatic pistol at a brown Honda CR-V, troopers explained. The CR-V was hit several times, and a passenger inside was struck once in the arm. The occupants of the CR-V drove the victim to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, where they are receiving treatment, according to…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Man Pulled From Car Lifted Out Of Creek In Pennsylvania: Police Man Pulled From Car Lifted Out Of Creek In Pennsylvania: Police Man Pulled From Car Lifted Out Of Creek In Pennsylvania: Police
Man Pulled From Car Lifted Out Of Creek In Pennsylvania: Police A man was rescued from a submerged vehicle after a serious crash in Philadelphia’s Mount Airy neighborhood on Sunday, Nov. 30, at 7:08 p.m., authorities announced. Police and fire crews responded to the area of Lincoln Drive and Cresheim Valley Drive, where they closed the roadway and focused on a section of broken guardrail overlooking Cresheim Valley Creek, according to a release issued by Officer Tanya Little of the Philadelphia Police Department. A car was lifted out of the creek, and the man inside was pulled from the river before being taken by medics to Albert Einstein Medical Center…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Pit Bull Shot Dead After Mauling Philly Officer During Domestic Call: Police Pit Bull Shot Dead After Mauling Philly Officer During Domestic Call: Police Pit Bull Shot Dead After Mauling Philly Officer During Domestic Call: Police
Pit Bull Shot Dead After Mauling Philly Officer During Domestic Call: Police A Philadelphia police officer was seriously hurt when a pit bull attacked her during a domestic disturbance call in Olney, authorities announced on Sunday, Nov. 30. The attack happened on the 5200 block of Arbor Street at around 7:46 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 29, as officers were speaking with a family member outside the home, according to Philadelphia Police Inspector D.F. Pace. “A large pit bull came out from inside the house and attacked the officer, biting her in the upper arm,” Pace said in the release. The officer suffered a “significant injury to the arm” but was listed in stable condi…

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Lancaster, PA
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Woman Stabs Man During Family Fight In Lancaster: Police Woman Stabs Man During Family Fight In Lancaster: Police Woman Stabs Man During Family Fight In Lancaster: Police
Woman Stabs Man During Family Fight In Lancaster: Police A late-night stabbing during a family fight left a man slashed in Lancaster on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, the Lancaster City Bureau of Police announced on Sunday, Nov. 30. Paige Ciera Craig, 31, joined a fight between two relatives in the 400 block of South Duke Street when she stabbed an adult male, investigators said. Officers had first responded to a reported stabbing in the 500 block of Green Street at 8:36 p.m., where they found the victim with non-life-threatening cuts to his left hand and face, according to police. The investigation led officers to surveillance video that identified Cr…

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Lower Paxton, PA
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Gun Matches 22-Year-Old To 2023 Killing Of Amari McFadden In Alley: Police Gun Matches 22-Year-Old To 2023 Killing Of Amari McFadden In Alley: Police Gun Matches 22-Year-Old To 2023 Killing Of Amari McFadden In Alley: Police
Gun Matches 22-Year-Old To 2023 Killing Of Amari McFadden In Alley: Police A long-running homicide investigation in Harrisburg has led to charges against a city man, authorities announced on Wednesday, Nov. 26. James Timothy Scott, 22, was charged in connection with the 2023 shooting death of Amari McFadden, according to Harrisburg police. The deadly shooting happened in the 1500 block of Ella Alley on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, when officers found McFadden dead at the scene, police said. An investigation began immediately and continued for nearly two years as detectives worked the case. Scott has been charged with Criminal Homicide, Misdemeanor Person Not To Poss…

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Valley Stream, NY
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69-Year-Old Man Vanishes From Morning Walk In Nassau County, Police Say 69-Year-Old Man Vanishes From Morning Walk In Nassau County, Police Say 69-Year-Old Man Vanishes From Morning Walk In Nassau County, Police Say
69-Year-Old Man Vanishes From Morning Walk In Nassau County, Police Say A 69-year-old man disappeared while walking in Rosedale on Friday morning, Nov. 28, Nassau County detectives announced on Saturday, Nov. 29. Neil Godden, 69, was last seen on 139th Avenue in Rosedale, Queens at 7:45 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 28, according to the Missing Persons Squad. He was reported missing the following afternoon at 1:50 p.m., detectives said. Godden is described as a Black man standing 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 180 pounds. He has gray hair and brown eyes, authorities said in the release. He was last seen wearing gray pants, a gray jacket, light-colored sneakers, and…

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Bethlehem, PA
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Woman Shot Dead While Sitting In Car In Bethlehem, Killer Gets Life In Prison: DA Woman Shot Dead While Sitting In Car In Bethlehem, Killer Gets Life In Prison: DA Woman Shot Dead While Sitting In Car In Bethlehem, Killer Gets Life In Prison: DA
Woman Shot Dead While Sitting In Car In Bethlehem, Killer Gets Life In Prison: DA A Bethlehem man has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting 21-year-old Jani “Jaay Balla” Bostic of East Stroudsburg as she sat in her car, Northampton County District Attorney Stephen G. Baratta announced on Tuesday, Nov. 25. Marquis Michael Watkins was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the December 10, 2022, murder of Bostic on the 1200 block of Butztown Road in Bethlehem, according to Baratta. Bostic was sitting in the driver’s seat of her vehicle when Watkins approached, took marijuana from her and another man, and then opened fire, investigators said…

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Mechanicsburg, PA
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Back-To-Back Arrests: Robbery, Strangulation Of Woman In Mechanicsburg Leads To Police Chase Back-To-Back Arrests: Robbery, Strangulation Of Woman In Mechanicsburg Leads To Police Chase Back-To-Back Arrests: Robbery, Strangulation Of Woman In Mechanicsburg Leads To Police Chase
Back-To-Back Arrests: Robbery, Strangulation Of Woman In Mechanicsburg Leads To Police Chase A series of violent domestic incidents unfolded inside a Mechanicsburg home over two days, leading to back-to-back arrests of the same man and a brief foot chase, Upper Allen Police announced on Saturday, Nov. 29. Travis Brown, 30, was first arrested when officers responded to a physical domestic in the 400 block of Garden Drive at approximately 9:35 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 27, according to police. The investigation found that Brown strangled and physically assaulted an adult female household member, the release detailed. He was transported to Cumberland County Prison for processing and a pre…

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Bellmore, NY
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Teen Driver Accused Of Drunkenly Hitting 76-Year-Old Pedestrian In Bellmore: Police Teen Driver Accused Of Drunkenly Hitting 76-Year-Old Pedestrian In Bellmore: Police Teen Driver Accused Of Drunkenly Hitting 76-Year-Old Pedestrian In Bellmore: Police
Teen Driver Accused Of Drunkenly Hitting 76-Year-Old Pedestrian In Bellmore: Police A pedestrian suffered a serious leg injury after he was struck by a car, Nassau County police announced on Saturday, Nov. 29. Officers were called to a crash at Bellmore Avenue near Grand Avenue in Bellmore on Friday, Nov. 28 at 12:07 p.m., where they found a 76-year-old man who had been hit while crossing the street. He was taken to a local hospital and is listed in stable condition, according to the police.  Investigators determined that the driver — identified as 19-year-old Luis Vargas of Hempstead — was heading north in a 2010 Honda when he struck the victim. Police said Vargas ha…

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Lampeter-Strasburg, PA
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Two Killed ID'd, Two Critical After Head-On Crash With Heavy Damage In Lampeter Two Killed ID'd, Two Critical After Head-On Crash With Heavy Damage In Lampeter Two Killed ID'd, Two Critical After Head-On Crash With Heavy Damage In Lampeter
Two Killed ID'd, Two Critical After Head-On Crash With Heavy Damage In Lampeter Two people who were killed in a head-on crash, that critically injured two others, have been identified, authorities announced on Saturday, Nov. 29. The collision happened at Lampeter Road and Paramount Avenue in Lampeter Township at 9:41 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 28, according to West Lampeter Township Police. First responders arrived to find a white Honda Civic and a white Nissan sedan with heavy front-end damage. The male driver of the Honda and a female passenger in the Nissan were both pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The Lancaster County Coroner’s Office has identified the male …

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