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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Lebanon, PA
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Erratic Driver Rams Cars, Flees On Foot After Crash On I-81: PA State Police Erratic Driver Rams Cars, Flees On Foot After Crash On I-81: PA State Police Erratic Driver Rams Cars, Flees On Foot After Crash On I-81: PA State Police
Erratic Driver Rams Cars, Flees On Foot After Crash On I-81: PA State Police An erratic driver forced one vehicle off the road and rammed another three times in an active work zone after leaving I-81, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 12. Troopers began receiving multiple calls about a silver Ford Focus driving dangerously on I-81 before it exited onto SR-61 Southbound in the Frackville area on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 8:29 a.m. After entering the work zone on SR-61 South, the driver forced one vehicle off the roadway, then rammed a second vehicle three times, according to PSP Frackville. The driver continued south, struck multiple vehicles, and fled…

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Newville, PA
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Children Thrown From PA Woman's Moving Car Leave One Unresponsive, Another Hospitalized: DA Children Thrown From PA Woman's Moving Car Leave One Unresponsive, Another Hospitalized: DA Children Thrown From PA Woman's Moving Car Leave One Unresponsive, Another Hospitalized: DA
Children Thrown From PA Woman's Moving Car Leave One Unresponsive, Another Hospitalized: DA A Pennsylvania woman has been charged after two children fell from the hood of a moving vehicle — leaving one unresponsive and another hospitalized with broken bones, the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Nov. 12. New Kensington Police were called to Memorial Park on Oates Boulevard last month after two juveniles reportedly fell from a moving vehicle. Investigators reviewed surveillance footage that showed two children on the hood of a car as it moved through the park. The vehicle slowed as it approached a speed bump, and both children were seen falling …

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Albany, NY
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Bomb Found In NY Home, Man Charged With Child Endangerment: State Police Bomb Found In NY Home, Man Charged With Child Endangerment: State Police Bomb Found In NY Home, Man Charged With Child Endangerment: State Police
Bomb Found In NY Home, Man Charged With Child Endangerment: State Police A New York man was arrested after police found a homemade explosive device inside his home, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 12. Matthew W. Latour, 27, was charged with Felony Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rd (Bomb/Silencer/Machine Gun) and Misdemeanor Endangering the Welfare of a Child, according to police. Troopers responded to a home on Ivy Terrace, Tupper Lake in Franklin County, around 5:18 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11, for a report of an individual in possession of a bomb. An investigation determined that Latour had built an improvised explosive device (IED), police s…

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Islip, NY
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4 Teens Indicted For Violent Armed Robbery At Suffolk County Apartment Complex: DA 4 Teens Indicted For Violent Armed Robbery At Suffolk County Apartment Complex: DA 4 Teens Indicted For Violent Armed Robbery At Suffolk County Apartment Complex: DA
4 Teens Indicted For Violent Armed Robbery At Suffolk County Apartment Complex: DA Four teens have been indicted after a violent gunpoint robbery at a Long Island apartment complex, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Wednesday, Nov. 12. According to investigators, Aubre Vandunk, 18, of Oceanside, Isaac Brutus, 19, of Lindenhurst, a 16-year-old from East Patchogue, and a 17-year-old from Shirley allegedly lured a victim under the pretense of buying clothes advertised on social media on Thursday, Oct. 9. When the victim met the teens in the parking lot of a Middle Island apartment complex around 5 p.m., what started as a casual sale turned into ch…

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Valley Stream, NY
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Fire Erupts At Ben & Tony’s Barber Shop In Valley Stream: Officials Fire Erupts At Ben & Tony’s Barber Shop In Valley Stream: Officials Fire Erupts At Ben & Tony’s Barber Shop In Valley Stream: Officials
Fire Erupts At Ben & Tony’s Barber Shop In Valley Stream: Officials Flames tore through a Valley Stream barber shop late Tuesday night, prompting a multi-department response, Nassau County police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 12. Officers were called to Ben & Tony’s Barber Shop at 539 W. Merrick Road around 9:05 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11, where they found heavy smoke and flames pouring from the building, according to the Arson Bomb Squad. Firefighters from Valley Stream and surrounding departments worked to bring the blaze under control. Two vacant adjoining units suffered smoke damage, officials said. The Nassau County Fire Marshal and the Arson Bomb Sq…

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Boiling Springs-Mount Holly Springs, PA
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Three Killed, Five Injured In Fiery Route 40 Crash: PA State Police Three Killed, Five Injured In Fiery Route 40 Crash: PA State Police Three Killed, Five Injured In Fiery Route 40 Crash: PA State Police
Three Killed, Five Injured In Fiery Route 40 Crash: PA State Police Three people were killed and five others were hospitalized after a fiery crash involving a tractor-trailer in Henry Clay Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Troopers from the Uniontown station were called to National Pike (Route 40) near Dark Hollow Road around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 10. A preliminary investigation determined that a truck tractor traveling east crossed into the westbound lane, striking a Ford pickup truck head-on. The pickup then collided with a Chevrolet Express van, according to state police. The drivers of the truck tractor and pickup tr…

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York, PA
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Knife-Wielding Robber At-Large After Stabbing Dollar General Employee In York: Police Knife-Wielding Robber At-Large After Stabbing Dollar General Employee In York: Police Knife-Wielding Robber At-Large After Stabbing Dollar General Employee In York: Police
Knife-Wielding Robber At-Large After Stabbing Dollar General Employee In York: Police A Dollar General employee was stabbed during a robbery in York City, police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Officers were called to the store on the 200 block of North Sherman Street around 8:45 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 10, after an armed man entered the business and demanded cash, according to York City Police. The suspect pulled a knife and began stabbing a second employee, who suffered multiple non-life-threatening injuries, investigators said. The suspect was described as a man with a medium complexion, over 6 feet tall, and brown eyes. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective…

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Palmyra, PA
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Palmyra Woman Attacks EMT During Domestic Dispute: Police Palmyra Woman Attacks EMT During Domestic Dispute: Police Palmyra Woman Attacks EMT During Domestic Dispute: Police
Palmyra Woman Attacks EMT During Domestic Dispute: Police A Lebanon County woman is accused of assaulting both a victim and an emergency medical technician during a domestic dispute in Palmyra, police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Elisha R. Hoke, 41, was arrested after officers were called to 519 North Railroad Street around 1:18 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 7, according to the Western Lebanon County Regional Police Department. Hoke struck the victim in the face multiple times, causing injuries, investigators said. While on scene, she allegedly hit an EMT who was providing assistance, authorities detailed in the release. Hoke was taken into custody and …

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Measles Exposure Reported At Philadelphia International Airport: Health Department Measles Exposure Reported At Philadelphia International Airport: Health Department Measles Exposure Reported At Philadelphia International Airport: Health Department
Measles Exposure Reported At Philadelphia International Airport: Health Department Travelers who passed through Terminals A and B at the Philadelphia International Airport may have been exposed to measles, the city’s Department of Public Health announced on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Officials said an infected individual was at the airport on Sunday, Nov. 9 between 8:50 a.m. and 4 p.m. The Health Department urged anyone who was there during that time to review their vaccination status and monitor for symptoms. Health Commissioner Dr. Palak Raval-Nelson said there is no threat to the general public but advised those potentially exposed to “take action if they are not protected agai…

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Lancaster, PA
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Child Hospitalized After Dog Bites Two In Lancaster Attack: Police Child Hospitalized After Dog Bites Two In Lancaster Attack: Police Child Hospitalized After Dog Bites Two In Lancaster Attack: Police
Child Hospitalized After Dog Bites Two In Lancaster Attack: Police A child was hospitalized after a dog attacked two people and chased a third, police announced on Friday, Nov. 7 at 5:15 p.m. Lancaster City Bureau of Police officers responded to multiple reports of an animal attack on the 400 block of Beaver Street, where one resident was chased by a roaming dog while two others were bitten, according to the release. Officers used non-lethal force to safely contain the dog before its owner arrived and retrieved the animal, police said. The child who was bitten was transported to a local hospital for treatment, authorities confirmed. An investigation into…

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