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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Lancaster, PA
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Father, Sons Owners Of Lancaster County Restaurants Sentenced In Lengthy Tax Fraud Scheme: DOJ Father, Sons Owners Of Lancaster County Restaurants Sentenced In Lengthy Tax Fraud Scheme: DOJ Father, Sons Owners Of Lancaster County Restaurants Sentenced In Lengthy Tax Fraud Scheme: DOJ
Father, Sons Owners Of Lancaster County Restaurants Sentenced In Lengthy Tax Fraud Scheme: DOJ Three Lancaster County restaurant owners were sentenced in a years-long tax fraud scheme involving the Conestoga Bar and Grill and the Neptune Diner, federal prosecutors announced on Friday, Nov. 14. Antonios Mountis, 81, of Lancaster; his son Alexandros Mountis, 52, also of Lancaster; and his son Kostantinos Mountis, 50, of Lititz, were sentenced by United States District Judge Joseph F. Leeson Jr. for tax offenses, according to a release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Antonios Mountis pleaded guilty in October 2024 to cons…

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Carlisle, PA
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17 Native American Children Disinterned From The Former Carlisle Indian School: US Army 17 Native American Children Disinterned From The Former Carlisle Indian School: US Army 17 Native American Children Disinterned From The Former Carlisle Indian School: US Army
17 Native American Children Disinterned From The Former Carlisle Indian School: US Army Seventeen Native American children who died more than a century ago after being sent to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School have been returned to their families following the eighth year of the Army’s disinterment program in Carlisle, officials announced on Tuesday, Nov. 18 The Office of Army Cemeteries released its findings from the multi-phase effort, which included archaeological and anthropological support from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The remains of one child from the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and 16 children from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes were found to be biologicall…

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Norristown, PA
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Man Stabbed Before Crashing Into Pole In Norristown Identified As Eric King Man Stabbed Before Crashing Into Pole In Norristown Identified As Eric King Man Stabbed Before Crashing Into Pole In Norristown Identified As Eric King
Man Stabbed Before Crashing Into Pole In Norristown Identified As Eric King A homicide investigation is underway in Norristown after a man crashed into a utility pole and was later found to have been stabbed, the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Nov. 19.  A homicide investigation is underway in Norristown after 38-year-old Eric King, of Conshohocken, was found with a fatal stab wound following a vehicle crash, according to a press release from the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office issued on Wednesday, Nov. 19.  Police were called around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18 to the 200 block of Jacoby Street for a single…

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Huntington, NY
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Man Slashes Driver, Bites Fingers During Road Rage Attack In Huntington: Police Man Slashes Driver, Bites Fingers During Road Rage Attack In Huntington: Police Man Slashes Driver, Bites Fingers During Road Rage Attack In Huntington: Police
Man Slashes Driver, Bites Fingers During Road Rage Attack In Huntington: Police A road rage clash left a man slashed and bitten along West Neck Road in Huntington on Tuesday, Nov. 18, Suffolk County police said. Jayson Heitner, 26, of Huntington, approached a 60-year-old driver with a boxcutter after their vehicles collided near Old Hickory Lane at 3:42 p.m., according to the release. The victim had been driving a 2017 Mercedes Sprinter van northbound when a Jeep hit his vehicle. Heitner allegedly confronted the man, leading to a fight where the victim suffered multiple slash wounds to his face and body and bite injuries to his fingers, police said. Heitner was arrest…

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National Interest
Philadelphia Makes History With First-Ever Michelin Stars Philadelphia Makes History With First-Ever Michelin Stars Philadelphia Makes History With First-Ever Michelin Stars
Philadelphia Makes History With First-Ever Michelin Stars Philadelphia’s dining scene reached a historic milestone on Tuesday, Nov. 18, as the prestigious Michelin Guide officially included the City of Brotherly Love in its Northeast Dining Guide. For the first time ever, three Philadelphia restaurants earned coveted Michelin Stars, marking a defining moment for the city’s growing culinary reputation. French restaurant Her Place Supper Club, located on Sansom Street and run by chefs Amanda Shulman and Alex Kemp, earned one of the stars. Shulman began her culinary career cooking for friends in her University of Pennsylvania apartment before transfor…

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National Interest
‘Old, Unsafe, Uninspected’: Philly Plane Crash Killing 8 Was Preventable, Federal Lawsuit Says ‘Old, Unsafe, Uninspected’: Philly Plane Crash Killing 8 Was Preventable, Federal Lawsuit Says ‘Old, Unsafe, Uninspected’: Philly Plane Crash Killing 8 Was Preventable, Federal Lawsuit Says
‘Old, Unsafe, Uninspected’: Philly Plane Crash Killing 8 Was Preventable, Federal Lawsuit Says The families of two victims killed when an air ambulance exploded into a Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood have filed a federal lawsuit alleging the aircraft was dangerously old, poorly maintained, and never should have been flying, according to the documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Nov. 18. 1983 Learjet ‘Should Not Have Been In Service,’ Families Say The wrongful death lawsuit was filed on Monday, Nov. 17, by the estates of Dr. Raul Meza Arredondo, a pediatrician, and Lizeth Murillo Osuna, the mother of Valentina Guzman Murillo, a child patient being flown home to Mexico after…

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Hanover-Penn Township, PA
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Hanover Foods Hit With $1.15M Penalty Over Water Pollution Violations: DOJ Hanover Foods Hit With $1.15M Penalty Over Water Pollution Violations: DOJ Hanover Foods Hit With $1.15M Penalty Over Water Pollution Violations: DOJ
Hanover Foods Hit With $1.15M Penalty Over Water Pollution Violations: DOJ A major Pennsylvania food company faces a seven-figure penalty after federal investigators uncovered years of wastewater violations at its Hanover plant, the Justice Department announced on Tuesday, Nov. 18. Hanover Foods Corp. agreed to pay a $1.15 million civil penalty and make extensive upgrades to its wastewater treatment facility after allegedly failing to properly treat industrial waste in Hanover, according to the proposed consent decree. Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson said the company “jeopardized human health and the environment” by discharging improperl…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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5, 6-Year-Old Siblings, Woman ID'd After Fatal Philadelphia Fire (UPDATE) 5, 6-Year-Old Siblings, Woman ID'd After Fatal Philadelphia Fire (UPDATE) 5, 6-Year-Old Siblings, Woman ID'd After Fatal Philadelphia Fire (UPDATE)
5, 6-Year-Old Siblings, Woman ID'd After Fatal Philadelphia Fire (Update) The victims of a fast-moving overnight house fire on North Hope Street that killed two young siblings and their mom’s cousin in North Philadelphia have been identified, Philadelphia police announced. Police and the Philadelphia Fire Department were called to a home on the 3400 block of North Hope Street for reports of people trapped inside at approximately 12:55 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18, according to Officer Tanya Little of the Philadelphia Police Department’s Public Affairs Unit. Fire crews found an active fire in the kitchen area, and a 46-year-old woman, later identified as Nidre Annette…

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Mount Wolf-Manchester, PA
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Car Crashes Into 200-Year-Old Ice House In East Manchester, Driver Flees: Fire Officials Car Crashes Into 200-Year-Old Ice House In East Manchester, Driver Flees: Fire Officials Car Crashes Into 200-Year-Old Ice House In East Manchester, Driver Flees: Fire Officials
Car Crashes Into 200-Year-Old Ice House In East Manchester, Driver Flees: Fire Officials A car slammed into a 200-year-old ice house in East Manchester Township, damaging part of the historic property before the driver ran off, Union Fire Company No. 1 announced on Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 5:05 a.m. Rescue 23 and Engine 22-1 were dispatched to North George Street and Shady Lane for a crash involving a vehicle and a building, according to the release. Deputy 23 arrived to find a single vehicle that had struck the ice house at Historic Shady Lane — the site of a colonial-era whiskey distillery — officials said. The driver had fled before crews arrived. The scene was held to Rescue 23…

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Harrisburg, PA
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International Wanted Terrorist Given PA Commercial Driving License Before ICE Arrest In Kansas International Wanted Terrorist Given PA Commercial Driving License Before ICE Arrest In Kansas International Wanted Terrorist Given PA Commercial Driving License Before ICE Arrest In Kansas
International Wanted Terrorist Given PA Commercial Driving License Before ICE Arrest In Kansas A wanted terrorist from Uzbekistan who was granted a Pennsylvania commercial driver’s license was arrested while driving an 18-wheeler in Kansas, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced on Monday, Nov. 17. Akhror Bozorov, 31, illegally entered the United States in February 2023 and was later released into the country by the Biden administration, according to the federal agency. He was granted work authorization in January 2024 and received a Pennsylvania commercial driver’s license while living in the US, ICE said. Bozorov was wanted in Uzbekistan for being a member of a terrorist …

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