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

National Interest

Photo: US Senator John Fetterman Gets 20 Stitches And Leaves Hospital 2 Days After Fall US Senator John Fetterman is back home recovering — and even shared a smiling photo showing the injuries he suffered — after a fall near his Pennsylvania home left him hospitalized, his office announced on Saturday, Nov. 15. Fetterman had been hospitalized in Pittsburgh after a fall near his home in Braddock during an early morning walk on Thursday, Nov. 13, when a ventricular fibrillation flare-up caused him to feel light-headed and fall to the ground, according to a statement posted on his X account that day. He struck his face, leaving visible cuts and bruising. He remained under observa…

by Jillian Pikora

11/15/2025

Bellport-Brookhaven-East Patchogue, NY

Breaking News

Tobacco Sold To Minor By Gas Station Employee In Bellport: Police A gas station worker is accused of selling tobacco to an underage customer at a Bellport business, Suffolk County Police announced on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 10:37 a.m. Nurettin Bayram, 29, was charged after Fifth Precinct Crime Section officers launched an investigation into Gulf Gas on Station Road in response to community complaints, according to the release. An underage agent went into the gas station at 10:37 a.m. and successfully bought tobacco products, police said. Bayram was then charged with Unlawfully Dealing with a Minor 2nd Degree and issued a field appearance ticket, …

by Jillian Pikora

11/15/2025

National Interest

Leg Spotted In Trash Can Leads To Grisly Murder Arrest Along Schuylkill River Trail: Montco DA A gruesome discovery along the Schuylkill River Trail set off a homicide investigation in Norristown, authorities announced on Saturday, Nov. 15. Felix Santos-Colon Jr., 46, who is unhoused in Norristown, was charged with First-Degree Murder in the killing of 44-year-old Oscar Traviezo-Tercero, whose body was found stuffed inside a trash can on Monday, Nov. 10, around 7 p.m., according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. A concerned citizen walking a wooded path near the trail spotted a trash bin lying in brush and initially thought the foul smell was rotting garbage. …

by Jillian Pikora

11/15/2025

Port Jefferson, NY

Breaking News

3D-Printed Gun Parts Found In Suffolk County Home: Police Suffolk County Police arrested a Port Jefferson man after investigators found multiple 3D-printed firearm parts inside his home, according to a press release issued on Saturday, Nov. 15. Officers with the Sixth Precinct Investigative Unit were at the home of Tyler Schmalenberger, 30, on Friday, Nov. 14, while looking into an earlier menacing incident in which he allegedly pointed what appeared to be a handgun at an acquaintance, police said. During their search of the residence in the 1600 block of Main St., investigators recovered several 3D-printed firearm receivers along with other…

by Jillian Pikora

11/15/2025

National Interest

Former Upmc Children’s Hospital Doctor Traveled To Meet Florida Child For Sex: AG A former UPMC Children’s Hospital doctor is accused of traveling to meet a child for sex during a multi-agency sting in Florida, state officials announced on Thursday, Nov. 13. Mohamed Kamal Mesregah, 38, was one of six men arrested in “Operation All Tricks, No Treats,” a three-day undercover investigation targeting online predators in Martin County, according to Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s release. Investigators posing as 14-year-old girls on an online escort website said each suspect engaged in sexually explicit conversations despite being told they were communicating wit…

by Jillian Pikora

11/15/2025

Reading, PA

Your Community

Calling All Girl Bosses: Free Girl Scout Program Helps Eastern PA Teens Earn The Highest Awards A free Girl Scouts program in Reading is helping teens become community leaders while working toward the organization’s highest awards, Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania announced. The Calling All Girl Bosses initiative gives girls in grades 6 through 12 a roadmap to identify a problem in their neighborhood and create real, lasting change. The program, which expanded to Reading this year, runs through May 2026 and includes 12 three-hour workshops led by trained volunteers. Girls are expected to attend all 12 workshops, but the council says they can make accommodations if a participant nee…

by Jillian Pikora

11/15/2025

Huntington, NY

Breaking News

Basement Gambling Busted At Huntington Restaurant During SLA Inspection: Police A Huntington Station restaurant owner was arrested after officers found patrons drinking and gambling in the basement during a late-night New York State Liquor Authority inspection, Suffolk County Police said on Saturday, Nov. 15. Jose Reyes, 30, the owner of La Hacienda at 1650 New York Ave., was taken into custody during the inspection that began at 10:56 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14, according to the release. Officers from the Second Precinct Crime Section were joined by the New York State Liquor Authority, the Town of Huntington Fire Marshal, and a Town of Huntington Ordinance Inspector. Pol…

by Jillian Pikora

11/15/2025

Lancaster, PA

Breaking News

Gunpoint Pizza Delivery Car Theft Lands Lancaster Teen Up To 13 Years In Prison: DA A teenager who held a gun to a pizza delivery driver’s head before stealing her car was sentenced to five to 13 years in state prison, authorities announced on Friday, Nov. 14. Xavier Eriberto Velazquez, 19, of the 500 block of Manor Street in Lancaster, was sentenced by Judge Dennis Reinaker on Sunday, Oct. 27, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Velazquez had pleaded guilty in June to robbery of a motor vehicle, criminal conspiracy to commit robbery of a motor vehicle, robbery, and firearms not to be carried without a license, the release detailed. Velazquez was …

by Jillian Pikora

11/15/2025

Harrisburg, PA

Breaking News

Former Police Chief Accused Of Stealing AR-15, Selling Cocaine: PA AG A former police chief is accused of selling cocaine while under surveillance and keeping a stolen AR-style rifle taken from an evidence room inside his home, Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announced on Friday, Nov. 14. Eric Doutt, 56, of Arnold, was arrested in Armstrong County on Wednesday, Nov. 13, during a Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office drug investigation, according to authorities. Doutt has worked in law enforcement for more than 35 years, most of it with the Arnold Police Department, where he held nearly every rank. According to his LinkedIn profile,…

by Jillian Pikora

11/15/2025

Harrisburg, PA

Breaking News

Former PA Officers Jailed For Violent Assaults, Conspiracy: DOJ Three former police officers violently assaulted people during arrests and covered up their actions for years, federal prosecutors announced on Friday, Nov. 14. Former Mt. Carmel Borough Lt. David Donkockik, 53, of Catawissa; former Patrol Officer Jonathan McHugh, 36, of Tamaqua; and former Patrol Officer Kyle Schauer, 36, of Catawissa, were each sentenced in connection with the civil-rights conspiracy, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Donkockik was sentenced to seven years in prison, McHugh to six years, and Schauer to four years dur…

by Jillian Pikora

11/15/2025

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