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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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
Breaking News
Driver Sought In Fatal Hit-And-Run In Philadelphia, Pedestrian ID'd: Police Driver Sought In Fatal Hit-And-Run In Philadelphia, Pedestrian ID'd: Police Driver Sought In Fatal Hit-And-Run In Philadelphia, Pedestrian ID'd: Police
Driver Sought In Fatal Hit-And-Run In Philadelphia, Pedestrian ID'd: Police A man was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash on West Girard Avenue early Saturday, Nov. 1, Philadelphia police announced. Kevin Williams, 60, was standing in the middle of the street when he was hit by a black SUV around 1 a.m. on the 1300 block of West Girard Avenue, according to the department’s release. Investigators said the SUV was traveling eastbound before making a U-turn onto the 1200 block, heading west when it struck Williams. The driver continued west on Girard Avenue without stopping to help, police said. Philadelphia Fire Department medics transported Williams to Jeffers…

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Hempstead, NY
Breaking News
Drunk Driver Kills Pedestrian Crossing Avenue In Hempstead: Police Drunk Driver Kills Pedestrian Crossing Avenue In Hempstead: Police Drunk Driver Kills Pedestrian Crossing Avenue In Hempstead: Police
Drunk Driver Kills Pedestrian Crossing Avenue In Hempstead: Police A man was struck and killed by a drunk driver while crossing North Franklin Avenue in Hempstead, police announced on Saturday, Nov. 1. According to detectives, the crash happened when a 71-year-old man driving a 2023 Jeep Gladiator southbound on North Franklin Avenue near Centre Street hit a 23-year-old pedestrian at 11:40 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31. The pedestrian suffered severe body trauma and was taken by Northwell Hospital Ambulance to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead by a physician. Investigators determined the driver, identified as Jose Forero, 71, of Valley Stream, was …

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National Interest
Missing Louisiana Girl Found Hidden In Box In Pennsylvania Basement: Police Missing Louisiana Girl Found Hidden In Box In Pennsylvania Basement: Police Missing Louisiana Girl Found Hidden In Box In Pennsylvania Basement: Police
Missing Louisiana Girl Found Hidden In Box In Pennsylvania Basement: Police A 13-year-old girl missing from Louisiana was found hidden in a box in the basement of a Pittsburgh home, authorities announced on Friday, Oct. 31. Ki-Shawn Crumity, 26, of Pittsburgh, was arrested after a joint investigation by the Pittsburgh Police Special Victims Unit and the FBI’s Violent Crimes Against Children Task Force. He faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, including Trafficking in Individuals, Statutory Sexual Assault, Unlawful Contact with a Minor, Sexual Assault, and Corruption of Minors, according to police and court records. Officers executed a federal search warran…

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National Interest
Allentown Brother Charged With Child Rape Months After Sister’s Suicide: DA Allentown Brother Charged With Child Rape Months After Sister’s Suicide: DA Allentown Brother Charged With Child Rape Months After Sister’s Suicide: DA
Allentown Brother Charged With Child Rape Months After Sister’s Suicide: DA **WARNING THIS CASE IS DISTURBING** A Pennsylvania big brother allegedly turned abuser has been charged with child rape and sexual assault following his sister’s suicide earlier this year, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Friday, Oct. 31. Christian De Jesus Tavares, 25, of Allentown, was charged with Felony Rape of a Child, Felony Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child, Felony Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Felony Indecent Assault of a Victim Under 13, and Felony Corruption of Minors, according to the DA’s office and court filings. Tavares was …

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Reading, PA
Breaking News
Halloween Party Shooting Hospitalizes 15-Year-Old, PA Man Charged With Attempted Homicide Halloween Party Shooting Hospitalizes 15-Year-Old, PA Man Charged With Attempted Homicide Halloween Party Shooting Hospitalizes 15-Year-Old, PA Man Charged With Attempted Homicide
Halloween Party Shooting Hospitalizes 15-Year-Old, PA Man Charged With Attempted Homicide A 15-year-old boy was hospitalized after being shot during a Halloween night party in Williamsport, police announced on Saturday, Nov. 1. Zaire M. Jones-Wallace, 25, was charged with Felony Criminal Attempt Homicide, Felony Aggravated Assault, Misdemeanor Simple Assault, Misdemeanor Recklessly Endangering Another Person, and Misdemeanor Possessing Instruments of Crime, according to the Williamsport Bureau of Police. Officers were called to a home on the 800 block of Park Avenue around 11:19 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31, for reports of a shooting with a victim struck by gunfire. When they arrived…

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Dix Hills-Melville, NY
Breaking News
Hundreds Of Teens Found At Suffolk County Party Where Alcohol Led To Hospitalizations: Police Hundreds Of Teens Found At Suffolk County Party Where Alcohol Led To Hospitalizations: Police Hundreds Of Teens Found At Suffolk County Party Where Alcohol Led To Hospitalizations: Police
Hundreds Of Teens Found At Suffolk County Party Where Alcohol Led To Hospitalizations: Police A man and his wife were arrested for hosting a massive underage drinking party at their Dix Hills home, Suffolk County police announced on Saturday, Nov. 1. Philip Bacarella, 51, and his wife, Rita Bacarella, 51, were charged with violating the county’s Social Host Law and two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child after authorities broke up a large party at their 63 Seward Drive residence on Friday, Oct. 31, at about 9:40 p.m., according to police. Officers responded after multiple 911 callers reported a large gathering with a possible overdose victim. When police arrived, they found…

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Lancaster, PA
Breaking News
15-Year-Old Girl Found Dead After Camper Fire In Lancaster County: PSP 15-Year-Old Girl Found Dead After Camper Fire In Lancaster County: PSP 15-Year-Old Girl Found Dead After Camper Fire In Lancaster County: PSP
15-Year-Old Girl Found Dead After Camper Fire In Lancaster County: PSP A 15-year-old girl was found dead after a camper caught fire in Salisbury Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Saturday, Nov. 1. Troopers from the Lancaster Station were dispatched to the Roamers Retreat Campground at 5005 Lincoln Highway around 4 a.m., according to the release. When first responders arrived, the camper was fully engulfed in flames with reports of a person trapped inside. Multiple fire companies worked together to extinguish the blaze. Once the fire was out, responders discovered the body of a 15-year-old girl inside the camper, state police said. Troop J Fire…

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Aston-Brookhaven, PA
Breaking News
ROAD RAGE: Delaware Man Shot At Dad, Daughter In Passing Vehicle On I-476, PA State Police ROAD RAGE: Delaware Man Shot At Dad, Daughter In Passing Vehicle On I-476, PA State Police ROAD RAGE: Delaware Man Shot At Dad, Daughter In Passing Vehicle On I-476, PA State Police
Road Rage: Delaware Man Shot At Dad, Daughter In Passing Vehicle On I-476, PA State Police A highway shooting during a road-rage dispute on I-476 left a father and daughter unharmed in Marple Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 31. Troopers were called to I-476 southbound near mile marker 4.7 after a driver reported another motorist fired at his vehicle during a confrontation in Marple Township, Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 8:39 p.m., according to PSP. A projectile was found lodged in the rear of the victim’s vehicle, and a spent cartridge casing was recovered on the shoulder of the highway, investigators said. Through investigative work, troopers identified t…

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Carlisle, PA
Breaking News
‘What Did I Do’: Bartender Bludgeoned To Death By Cellmate In Cumberland Prison: Affidavit ‘What Did I Do’: Bartender Bludgeoned To Death By Cellmate In Cumberland Prison: Affidavit ‘What Did I Do’: Bartender Bludgeoned To Death By Cellmate In Cumberland Prison: Affidavit
‘What Did I Do’: Bartender Bludgeoned To Death By Cellmate In Cumberland Prison: Affidavit An inmate’s cries for help echoed through the Cumberland County Prison moments before he was fatally beaten by his cellmate, according to court records and an affidavit of probable cause filed by Middlesex Township Police. Dangelo Treshon Nowlin, 33, of Yuba City, California, has been charged with Felony Criminal Homicide for the death of 41-year-old Erick Gainer of Marysville, Perry County, prosecutors announced on Thursday, Oct. 23. The attack happened just before 11:52 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, inside Cell C-17 of the Cumberland County Prison in Middlesex Township, according to court fili…

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Bensalem, PA
Obituaries
Bensalem Driver Killed After Truck Hits Tree, Utility Pole In Chester County: PSP Bensalem Driver Killed After Truck Hits Tree, Utility Pole In Chester County: PSP Bensalem Driver Killed After Truck Hits Tree, Utility Pole In Chester County: PSP
Bensalem Driver Killed After Truck Hits Tree, Utility Pole In Chester County: PSP A 69-year-old Bensalem man was killed when his pickup truck struck a tree and a utility pole along West Lincoln Highway in West Sadsbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release on Thursday, Oct. 30. The crash happened around 8:39 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 28, just east of Blackhorse Road, according to police. Michael J. Krukowski III was driving a 2016 Ford F-250 SuperCab eastbound when the vehicle drifted left for an unknown reason, investigators explained. It left the roadway, hit a tree, and then struck a utility pole before coming to rest on its passenger …

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