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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Child Cruelty, Fentanyl Trafficking, Robbery: Salvadoran Man Arrested By ICE Philadelphia Child Cruelty, Fentanyl Trafficking, Robbery: Salvadoran Man Arrested By ICE Philadelphia Child Cruelty, Fentanyl Trafficking, Robbery: Salvadoran Man Arrested By ICE Philadelphia
Child Cruelty, Fentanyl Trafficking, Robbery: Salvadoran Man Arrested By ICE Philadelphia A Salvadoran man with a decades-long criminal record was taken into custody during a secure transfer in Pennsylvania, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced on Monday, Dec. 1. Arnoldo Antonio Prieto-Lopez, 51, was arrested by Enforcement and Removal Operations Philadelphia on Sunday, Oct. 20, after local officials honored an immigration detainer, according to ICE. Prieto-Lopez had previously been encountered at the Federal Correctional Institution Allenwood Low in White Deer on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, officials said. Prieto-Lopez’s criminal history spans multiple states and includes …

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Bellmore, NY
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2 Firefighters Injured As Flames Tear Through North Bellmore Home: Arson Squad 2 Firefighters Injured As Flames Tear Through North Bellmore Home: Arson Squad 2 Firefighters Injured As Flames Tear Through North Bellmore Home: Arson Squad
2 Firefighters Injured As Flames Tear Through North Bellmore Home: Arson Squad A fast-moving fire erupted inside a North Bellmore home, sending thick smoke into the neighborhood and injuring two firefighters, the Nassau County Police Department announced on Monday, Dec. 1. Officers rushed to 800 Sacco Place at 6:14 p.m. after reports of a house fire. When they arrived, heavy smoke was pouring from the home and flames were already visible, according to the police. The Bellmore Fire Department, along with multiple neighboring companies, worked to knock down the blaze as the Nassau County Fire Marshal and the Arson Bomb Squad responded to the scene for the investigation.…

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Albany, NY
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1 Dead, 7 Injured In Major Crash On Thruway In Albany: NYSP 1 Dead, 7 Injured In Major Crash On Thruway In Albany: NYSP 1 Dead, 7 Injured In Major Crash On Thruway In Albany: NYSP
1 Dead, 7 Injured In Major Crash On Thruway In Albany: Nysp A driver was killed in a two-car crash that shut down part of the New York State Thruway in Albany on Monday, Dec. 1, according to a release. State Police Troop T responded to the serious crash at Exit 24 at 6:45 p.m., where a vehicle entered the northbound lanes from the acceleration ramp and blocked the path of another vehicle, police said. That's when the crash occurred. The first vehicle held two adults and three minors. The second vehicle carried four adults, according to the release. The operator of the first vehicle was taken to Albany Medical Center, where they were later pronounce…

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Aston-Brookhaven, PA
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Man Found Dead In Aston Creek; Next Of Kin Sought: Police Man Found Dead In Aston Creek; Next Of Kin Sought: Police Man Found Dead In Aston Creek; Next Of Kin Sought: Police
Man Found Dead In Aston Creek; Next Of Kin Sought: Police A man was found dead in a creek on Saturday, Nov. 29, police announced. Officers were called to the creek in the area behind Stanley Court in Aston around 5 p.m. on Saturday, according to Upper Chichester Township Police. Investigators were told there was a possibly deceased person in the water. They found a white man, believed to be between 30 and 40 years old, lying on his back in the creek, according to the release on Monday, Dec. 1. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His name is being withheld until police can locate his family. Investigators are asking residents in the Stanley …

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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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