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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Bellmore, NY
Breaking News
Illegal Resident Gave Illegal Massages In Bellmore, Police Say Illegal Resident Gave Illegal Massages In Bellmore, Police Say Illegal Resident Gave Illegal Massages In Bellmore, Police Say
Illegal Resident Gave Illegal Massages In Bellmore, Police Say A Queens woman accused of living in the country illegally was arrested for giving unlicensed massages on Long Island, police announced on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Ji Chen, 30, of Flushing, was taken into custody during an inspection at King Foot Spa, located at 2785 Jerusalem Avenue in North Bellmore, Nassau County police said. Detectives conducted the inspection around 3:05 p.m. and found Chen performing massages without a valid license, according to the release. She was charged with Unauthorized Practice of a Profession and released on an appearance ticket the same day, police said. After…

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National Interest
Former Steelers Star Antonio Brown Arrested On Attempted Murder Charge After Miami Shooting: PD Former Steelers Star Antonio Brown Arrested On Attempted Murder Charge After Miami Shooting: PD Former Steelers Star Antonio Brown Arrested On Attempted Murder Charge After Miami Shooting: PD
Former Steelers Star Antonio Brown Arrested On Attempted Murder Charge After Miami Shooting: PD Former NFL receiver and Albany Empire owner Antonio Brown has been arrested on an attempted murder charge tied to a shooting after a celebrity boxing event in Miami, police confirmed on Thursday, Nov. 6. Brown, 37, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Dubai and flown to Essex County, New Jersey, where he is being held pending extradition to Miami, according to Miami police spokesman Mike Vega told NBCNews. Vega said no date has been set for his transfer to Miami-Dade County. According to the arrest warrant, Brown allegedly grabbed a handgun from a security staffer after the May 16 mat…

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Mount Joy, PA
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Mount Joy Township Man Attacked Officers — Punching, Scratching, And Spitting, Police Say Mount Joy Township Man Attacked Officers — Punching, Scratching, And Spitting, Police Say Mount Joy Township Man Attacked Officers — Punching, Scratching, And Spitting, Police Say
Mount Joy Township Man Attacked Officers — Punching, Scratching, And Spitting, Police Say A Lancaster County man admitted to violently attacking three police officers — punching, scratching, and spitting on them — during an early morning incident outside his Mount Joy Township home earlier this year, authorities announced on Thursday, Nov. 6. Thomas J. Hackman, 65, pleaded guilty on Oct. 27 to aggravated assault, three counts of assaulting a law enforcement officer, and resisting arrest, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. The charges stem from a March 24 incident in the 1000 block of Ridge Road, when three Northwest Regional Police officers encountered…

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Waynesboro, PA
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Waynesboro Child Sex Abuse Material Lands Accused Chambersburg Drug Dealer More Charges Waynesboro Child Sex Abuse Material Lands Accused Chambersburg Drug Dealer More Charges Waynesboro Child Sex Abuse Material Lands Accused Chambersburg Drug Dealer More Charges
Waynesboro Child Sex Abuse Material Lands Accused Chambersburg Drug Dealer More Charges A Chambersburg man already facing several drug-related cases in Franklin County has now been charged with possessing child sexual abuse material, according to the Waynesboro Police Department and court records. Nayquan Alex Brown, 43, of Chambersburg, formerly of Fairplay, Maryland, was charged on Oct. 3, after an incident was reported on East Main Street in Waynesboro on Sept. 22. According to the Waynesboro Police Department and Franklin County Court records, Brown was charged with one count of sexual abuse of children and one count of criminal use of a communication facility in connectio…

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York, PA
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‘I Shot Him’: 23-Year-Old Man Shot Dead At Close Range; Shooter Arrested: York City Police ‘I Shot Him’: 23-Year-Old Man Shot Dead At Close Range; Shooter Arrested: York City Police ‘I Shot Him’: 23-Year-Old Man Shot Dead At Close Range; Shooter Arrested: York City Police
‘I Shot Him’: 23-Year-Old Man Shot Dead At Close Range; Shooter Arrested: York City Police An arrest has been made in the fatal shooting of a York City man, authorities announced on Wednesday, Nov. 5. Jy’teek Christie, 23, of York City, was identified as the victim by the York County Coroner’s Office. Police were called to the 200 block of West Jackson Street around 2:29 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1, for reports of gunfire. When officers arrived, they found Christie lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was rushed to WellSpan York Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:19 a.m., despite life-saving efforts. An autopsy was performed at Lehigh Valley Hospital…

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Lindenhurst, NY
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Nassau County Officer Critically Injured In Funeral Escort Heading Home From Hospital Nassau County Officer Critically Injured In Funeral Escort Heading Home From Hospital Nassau County Officer Critically Injured In Funeral Escort Heading Home From Hospital
Nassau County Officer Critically Injured In Funeral Escort Heading Home From Hospital A Nassau County Highway Patrol officer who was critically injured while escorting a funeral procession last month will be released from the hospital Thursday, Nov. 6, the Nassau County Police Benevolent Association announced. Officer Michael Hyland, 53, suffered serious injuries in an Oct. 6 crash while leading a funeral procession in Lindenhurst. According to Suffolk County Police, Hyland’s 2020 Harley Davidson collided with a 2020 Toyota Tundra driven by Jeffrey Geller, 61, on North Wellwood Avenue at Jerome Street around 11:08 a.m. Hyland, a respected police motorcycle school instructor …

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National Interest
ISIS Inmate Who Planned To ‘Create The Next 9/11’ Stabs Federal Prison Guards In PA, DOJ Says ISIS Inmate Who Planned To ‘Create The Next 9/11’ Stabs Federal Prison Guards In PA, DOJ Says ISIS Inmate Who Planned To ‘Create The Next 9/11’ Stabs Federal Prison Guards In PA, DOJ Says
ISIS Inmate Who Planned To ‘Create The Next 9/11’ Stabs Federal Prison Guards In PA, DOJ Says A Canadian man serving a 40-year federal sentence for plotting a terrorist attack in New York City has pleaded guilty to violently assaulting two correctional officers inside a Pennsylvania prison, federal officials announced on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, 27, of Mississauga, Ontario, attacked two officers at USP Allenwood on December 7, 2020, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Bahnasawy used a sharpened piece of steel from a desk in his cell to stab one officer in the head and face, causing the victim to lose his right eye, invest…

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Lancaster, PA
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Girl Treated As 'Sex Toy' For Nearly A Decade Lands Lancaster Man Up 70 Years In Prison: DA Girl Treated As 'Sex Toy' For Nearly A Decade Lands Lancaster Man Up 70 Years In Prison: DA Girl Treated As 'Sex Toy' For Nearly A Decade Lands Lancaster Man Up 70 Years In Prison: DA
Girl Treated As 'Sex Toy' For Nearly A Decade Lands Lancaster Man Up 70 Years In Prison: DA A Lancaster man will spend decades behind bars after admitting to repeatedly raping and sexually abusing a young girl for nearly ten years, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Dalton Rodney Lewis, 22, was sentenced to 35 to 70 years in state prison by Judge Dennis Reinaker on Oct. 23. Lewis pleaded guilty in July to 16 offenses, including rape and six counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse. During sentencing, the victim bravely addressed the court, describing how the years of abuse left her living in constant fear and struggling to feel safe even in her o…

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Allentown, PA
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Man Who Let Homeless Woman In To 'Warm Up' Convicted Of Rape In Allentown: DA Man Who Let Homeless Woman In To 'Warm Up' Convicted Of Rape In Allentown: DA Man Who Let Homeless Woman In To 'Warm Up' Convicted Of Rape In Allentown: DA
Man Who Let Homeless Woman In To 'Warm Up' Convicted Of Rape In Allentown: DA A jury has convicted Felix Javier Pagan, 40, of raping a woman inside his North 7th Street apartment in 2022, the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday, Nov. 5. He was found guilty on all counts after a three-day trial and now faces a possible 25–50 year sentence. Sentencing is set for 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 9 before Judge Anna-Kristie M. Marks, officials said. Prosecutors said the victim — who was experiencing homelessness at the time — went to Pagan’s apartment in the 200 block of N. 7th Street on Jan. 13, 2022 to get warm. While inside, Pagan raped and sexually assaulted…

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Centereach-Selden, NY
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Pedestrian, 37, Killed In Selden Hit-And-Run; Driver Charged (UPDATE) Pedestrian, 37, Killed In Selden Hit-And-Run; Driver Charged (UPDATE) Pedestrian, 37, Killed In Selden Hit-And-Run; Driver Charged (UPDATE)
Pedestrian, 37, Killed In Selden Hit-And-Run; Driver Charged (Update) A Selden man has been arrested after a hit-and-run crash killed a pedestrian on Boyle Road, Suffolk County Police said. Lan Huynh Truong, 44, of Denise Court, was charged Thursday, Nov. 6, with Leaving the Scene of an Accident following the crash that killed 37-year-old Victoria Hutson, also of Selden. Hutson was walking southbound in front of 53 Boyle Road when she was hit by a 2016 Toyota Camry around 11:21 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, investigators said. The driver fled the scene before officers arrived. Hutson was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Tru…

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