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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National Interest
Supreme Court Blocks Full SNAP Payments Ordered By Judge Amid Shutdown Supreme Court Blocks Full SNAP Payments Ordered By Judge Amid Shutdown Supreme Court Blocks Full SNAP Payments Ordered By Judge Amid Shutdown
Supreme Court Blocks Full SNAP Payments Ordered By Judge Amid Shutdown The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked a Rhode Island judge’s order requiring the Trump administration to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as millions of Americans await food aid during the ongoing government shutdown. U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. ordered the administration on Thursday, Nov. 6, to issue full November SNAP payments by Friday, Nov. 7, using Section 32 funds after finding the government’s plan to pay only 65% of benefits “unacceptable.” “This should never happen in America,” McConnell said during the hearing. “The evidence shows tha…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lebanon, PA
Breaking News
Woman Threatens To Blow Up Lebanon County Medical Facility: Police Woman Threatens To Blow Up Lebanon County Medical Facility: Police Woman Threatens To Blow Up Lebanon County Medical Facility: Police
Woman Threatens To Blow Up Lebanon County Medical Facility: Police A Lebanon woman is accused of threatening to blow up a medical facility, Lebanon City police announced on Friday, Nov. 7. Veronica Lee Madeira, 40, was taken into custody around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5, in the 500 block of Bollman Street, according to the department. Madeira allegedly made threats regarding blowing up a medical facility in the area, police said. Authorities did not specify which facility was targeted. Madeira was charged with making terroristic threats, police said. “The Lebanon City Police Department takes threats to public safety seriously and encourages anyone with…

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Hanover-Penn Township, PA
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Jealous Rage Leads To Attempted Murder Conviction In PA Shooting: DA Jealous Rage Leads To Attempted Murder Conviction In PA Shooting: DA Jealous Rage Leads To Attempted Murder Conviction In PA Shooting: DA
Jealous Rage Leads To Attempted Murder Conviction In PA Shooting: DA A woman has been convicted of attempted murder for shooting her former roommate in Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announced on Friday, Nov. 7. After just over an hour of deliberations, a Westmoreland County jury found Leah H. Gillis, 36, of North Versailles, guilty of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, and reckless endangerment in the Aug. 2, 2022, shooting of Erik Allison inside a home they once shared. Gillis became enraged and jealous after Allison told her that he had started a new romantic relationship, prosecutors said. She then fired a r…

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Copiague, NY
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Driver Charged After Pedestrian Killed In Copiague Hit-And-Run Driver Charged After Pedestrian Killed In Copiague Hit-And-Run Driver Charged After Pedestrian Killed In Copiague Hit-And-Run
Driver Charged After Pedestrian Killed In Copiague Hit-And-Run A man has been arrested for a deadly hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian crossing Montauk Highway in Copiague, Suffolk County police announced on Friday, Nov. 7. Lloyd Berger, 64, of Copiague, was charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving a fatality. The charge stems from the crash that occurred on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 8:44 p.m. Police say Berger was driving a gray sedan westbound when he struck Louis Lasusa, 69, of Massapequa Park, who was walking northbound across Montauk Highway in front of 1051 Montauk Highway. Berger allegedly fled westbound without stopp…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Breaking News
5 Philadelphia Police Officers Fired, 4 Former Members Charged In ‘Guns Down, Gloves Up’ 5 Philadelphia Police Officers Fired, 4 Former Members Charged In ‘Guns Down, Gloves Up’ 5 Philadelphia Police Officers Fired, 4 Former Members Charged In ‘Guns Down, Gloves Up’
5 Philadelphia Police Officers Fired, 4 Former Members Charged In ‘Guns Down, Gloves Up’ Five active-duty Philadelphia police officers have been fired following criminal charges related to their involvement in a city-funded youth boxing program, officials announced on Friday, Nov. 7. The charges stem from an Internal Affairs and District Attorney’s Office investigation into the “Guns Down, Gloves Up” initiative — a boxing program designed to deter youth violence but allegedly exploited for double compensation. According to police, the officers received payment from the program while also being paid by the City as active-duty officers, sometimes during scheduled working hours. P…

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National Interest
WATCH ‘Bearista’ Starbucks Fight After Cup Sells Out In 1 Day – Here’s How To Get One WATCH ‘Bearista’ Starbucks Fight After Cup Sells Out In 1 Day – Here’s How To Get One WATCH ‘Bearista’ Starbucks Fight After Cup Sells Out In 1 Day – Here’s How To Get One
Watch ‘Bearista’ Starbucks Fight After Cup Sells Out In 1 Day – Here’s How To Get One Starbucks fans couldn’t bear the disappointment after the company’s surprise newest holiday item — the viral “Bearista Cold Cup” — sold out nationwide within hours of its release. The Seattle-based coffee chain issued a public apology after the launch turned chaotic, with viral videos showing customers fighting in stores and scrambling to grab the limited-edition item that sold out within hours on Wednesday, Nov. 6. “The excitement for our merchandise exceeded even our biggest expectations,” Starbucks said in a statement to People. “Despite shipping more Bearista cups to coffeehous…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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SVU: Infant Found Dead In Pennsylvania SVU: Infant Found Dead In Pennsylvania SVU: Infant Found Dead In Pennsylvania
SVU: Infant Found Dead In Pennsylvania An infant boy was found dead inside a Philadelphia home early Friday morning, Nov. 7, police announced. Officers from the 26th District and members of the Philadelphia Fire Department’s Medic Unit were called to a hospital case on the 1900 block of East Cumberland Street at 4:29 a.m., according to police. Medics pronounced the baby dead at 4:42 a.m., investigators said. The case is being handled by the Special Victims Unit. No further information has been released.

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Harrisburg, PA
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‘Suspicious’ Death Near PA Golf Course Ruled Homicide; Arrest Made: DA ‘Suspicious’ Death Near PA Golf Course Ruled Homicide; Arrest Made: DA ‘Suspicious’ Death Near PA Golf Course Ruled Homicide; Arrest Made: DA
‘Suspicious’ Death Near PA Golf Course Ruled Homicide; Arrest Made: DA A man has been charged in connection with the death of Robert Friend, whose body was found near a Pennsylvania golf course last month, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, Nov. 6. Joseph Zvara, 47, was charged with Felony Criminal Homicide and Felony Abuse of a Corpse following an investigation conducted with the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office. Friend, 64, was discovered by two hunters on state game lands near Mannitto Golf Club off Bush Road in Loyalhanna Township, on Saturday, Oct. 26, according to state police. The circumstances surrounding Friend’s death wer…

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East Islip, NY
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Driver ID’d In Fatal East Islip Garbage Truck Crash: Police (UPDATE) Driver ID’d In Fatal East Islip Garbage Truck Crash: Police (UPDATE) Driver ID’d In Fatal East Islip Garbage Truck Crash: Police (UPDATE)
Driver ID’d In Fatal East Islip Garbage Truck Crash: Police (Update) The garbage truck driver killed in a crash on Long Island has been identified, Suffolk County Police announced on Thursday, Nov. 6. The crash happened around 11:50 a.m. Thursday on the eastbound Sunrise Highway Service Road in East Islip near the Southern State Parkway exit, police said. Xavier Angulo Espinoza, 45, of Central Islip, lost control of the truck, which overturned and caught fire near the loop ramp connecting Sunrise Highway to the Heckscher State Parkway. Espinoza was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in the truck was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital wi…

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Centereach-Selden, NY
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘She Was Our Light’, Family Remembers Victoria Hutson After Fatal Selden Hit-Run EXCLUSIVE: ‘She Was Our Light’, Family Remembers Victoria Hutson After Fatal Selden Hit-Run EXCLUSIVE: ‘She Was Our Light’, Family Remembers Victoria Hutson After Fatal Selden Hit-Run
Exclusive: ‘She Was Our Light’, Family Remembers Victoria Hutson After Fatal Selden Hit-Run The family of Victoria “Vicky” Hutson, the 37-year-old Selden woman killed in a Boyle Road hit-and-run, is sharing their heartbreak and memories of the woman they say brought warmth and laughter wherever she went. Hutson was fatally struck around 11:21 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, as she walked along Boyle Road, according to Suffolk County Police. The driver, Lan Huynh Truong, 44, also of Selden, was later arrested and charged with Leaving the Scene of an Accident. Now, her loved ones are speaking out. “Vicky was more than a daughter, sister, wife and aunt — she was a light in our family and in…

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