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
UPMC Children's Doctor Stabbed To Death In PA Home While Sleeping: Police UPMC Children's Doctor Stabbed To Death In PA Home While Sleeping: Police UPMC Children's Doctor Stabbed To Death In PA Home While Sleeping: Police
Upmc Children's Doctor Stabbed To Death In PA Home While Sleeping: Police A physician who helped care for some of Pennsylvania’s sickest children was stabbed to death inside his home while he and his wife were sleeping, authorities said. Dr. Idris Evans, 46, a physician and medical director at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, died after he and his wife were repeatedly stabbed at their home in the 100 block of Linden Avenue in Edgewood Borough early Thursday, Sept. 24, according to Allegheny County Police. County 911 was notified of the stabbing at 12:31 a.m., police said. First responders found Evans and an adult woman suffering from multiple stab wounds.…

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by Jillian Pikora
Spring Grove, PA
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Grandmother ID'd As Woman Killed In Route 30 Crash: York County Coroner Grandmother ID'd As Woman Killed In Route 30 Crash: York County Coroner Grandmother ID'd As Woman Killed In Route 30 Crash: York County Coroner
Grandmother ID'd As Woman Killed In Route 30 Crash: York County Coroner A grandmother killed in a Route 30 crash in Pennsylvania has been identified, the authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 23. Estelle Ann Cook, 75, of Fayetteville, died in the crash on Wednesday, Sept. 16, according to the York County Coroner’s Office. Cook was the wife of Charles L. Cook Sr., a mother, and a grandmother of three, as stated in her obituary published by Connelly Funeral Home of Essex. The coroner’s office was dispatched at 9:45 p.m. for a reported fatal crash at Rambler Road and Lincoln Highway West in Jackson Township, York County, according to the release. Deputy Coroner…

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National Interest
Penguins Star's Father Killed In Bear Attack During Fishing Trip Penguins Star's Father Killed In Bear Attack During Fishing Trip Penguins Star's Father Killed In Bear Attack During Fishing Trip
Penguins Star's Father Killed In Bear Attack During Fishing Trip The father of Pittsburgh Penguins forward Andrei Kuzmenko has died after being attacked by a bear during a fishing trip in southern Siberia, according to Russian media and the NHL. Alexander Kuzmenko, 62, was fishing with a group in Russia's Tuva Republic when a bear emerged from nearby woods and attacked him, Russian outlet REN TV reported. The attack happened along the Bolshoy Yenisei River on Wednesday, Sept. 23, according to Russian reports. Kuzmenko's companions managed to drive the bear away, provided first aid, and used a satellite phone to call for help. The group then faced a leng…

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by Jillian Pikora
Allentown, PA
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Tree Limb Falls 50 Feet, Killing Man Outside Lehigh County Home: Coroner Tree Limb Falls 50 Feet, Killing Man Outside Lehigh County Home: Coroner Tree Limb Falls 50 Feet, Killing Man Outside Lehigh County Home: Coroner
Tree Limb Falls 50 Feet, Killing Man Outside Lehigh County Home: Coroner A man died after a large tree limb fell about 50 feet and struck him while he was working outside his Pennsylvania home, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 24. The 78-year-old man was working outside his residence in Upper Milford Township when the limb fell and struck him in the head, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead in the emergency department at 4:44 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23. An autopsy determined that he died from blunt force trauma to the head. His death was ruled accidental, Buglio…

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Pottstown, PA
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11-Year-Old Pottstown Boy Dies By Suicide: Coroner 11-Year-Old Pottstown Boy Dies By Suicide: Coroner 11-Year-Old Pottstown Boy Dies By Suicide: Coroner
11-Year-Old Pottstown Boy Dies By Suicide: Coroner An 11-year-old Pennsylvania child died by suicide at the hospital, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 24. The child, a boy from Upper Pottsgrove Township, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest at 11:43 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Buglio ruled the manner of death a suicide. The child has been identified, but the coroner's office will not release his name because of his age. "Only limited information is being released in the interest of transparency," Buglio said. No additional circumstances surrounding the child's d…

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by Jillian Pikora
Paradise-Gap, PA
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York County Grandfather ID'd As Man Killed When RV Slipped Off Jack While Changing Tire York County Grandfather ID'd As Man Killed When RV Slipped Off Jack While Changing Tire York County Grandfather ID'd As Man Killed When RV Slipped Off Jack While Changing Tire
York County Grandfather ID'd As Man Killed When RV Slipped Off Jack While Changing Tire A man crushed beneath an RV while changing a tire in Pennsylvania has been identified, officials announced on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Robert “Bob” William Emig, 72, of Abbottstown, died from blunt force trauma caused by a crush injury, according to the York County Coroner’s Office. His death was ruled accidental. The coroner’s office listed Emig as 79, but his obituary states that he was born on May 5, 1954, making him 72. Emig was working on the RV at his Pine Road home in Paradise Township when the hydraulic jack supporting it apparently slipped, causing the vehicle to fall on top of him on…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Truckloads Of Cocaine, $17M Seized In Pennsylvania Cartel Takedown: Feds Truckloads Of Cocaine, $17M Seized In Pennsylvania Cartel Takedown: Feds Truckloads Of Cocaine, $17M Seized In Pennsylvania Cartel Takedown: Feds
Truckloads Of Cocaine, $17M Seized In Pennsylvania Cartel Takedown: Feds A major Philadelphia drug trafficking organization moved hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Mexico and pushed up to $10 million worth of the drug onto city streets each month, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday, Sept. 23. Ten people have been indicted in the takedown of the Jones-Basley Drug Trafficking Organization, which coordinated with a Mexican drug cartel to transport cocaine into Philadelphia, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. More than $8 million worth of cocaine and multiple firearms were seized locally, while seizures connected…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lebanon, PA
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Lebanon County Man Stood Over Sleeping Ex-Wife, Beat Her With Gun, Shot Her 5 Times: DA Lebanon County Man Stood Over Sleeping Ex-Wife, Beat Her With Gun, Shot Her 5 Times: DA Lebanon County Man Stood Over Sleeping Ex-Wife, Beat Her With Gun, Shot Her 5 Times: DA
Lebanon County Man Stood Over Sleeping Ex-Wife, Beat Her With Gun, Shot Her 5 Times: DA A Pennsylvania woman awoke from a nap to find her ex-husband standing over her with a loaded gun before he beat her in the face and shot her five times as she fought for her life, prosecutors said. Darrell Long, 63, of North Lebanon Township, was convicted by a Lebanon County jury on Tuesday, Sept. 22, of attempted homicide, two counts of aggravated assault, burglary, and harassment, according to a release issued by District Attorney Pier Hess Graf's office on Wednesday, Sept. 23. The attack happened on March 25, 2025, after Dawn Long returned home from work and fell asleep on her couch, pr…

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Ephrata, PA
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Walmart Scissor Lift Collapse Hospitalizes Two Workers In Ephrata: Dispatch Walmart Scissor Lift Collapse Hospitalizes Two Workers In Ephrata: Dispatch Walmart Scissor Lift Collapse Hospitalizes Two Workers In Ephrata: Dispatch
Walmart Scissor Lift Collapse Hospitalizes Two Workers In Ephrata: Dispatch Two employees were hospitalized after a scissor lift collapsed inside a Lancaster County Walmart late Wednesday night, Sept. 23, according to emergency dispatchers. Emergency crews were called to the Walmart on East Main Street in Ephrata Borough at 11:43 p.m. for a rescue, dispatchers told Daily Voice. Inside the store, a scissor lift had collapsed, damaging shelving and trapping two employees, according to dispatch. Both workers had to be rescued from the wreckage and were taken to an area hospital with injuries. Their conditions were not immediately available. It was unclear what cause…

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Lampeter-Strasburg, PA
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Bicyclist Killed In Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Lancaster County: Coroner Bicyclist Killed In Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Lancaster County: Coroner Bicyclist Killed In Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Lancaster County: Coroner
Bicyclist Killed In Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Lancaster County: Coroner A bicyclist has been identified after he was killed in a crash involving a tractor-trailer in Pennsylvania, authorities announced. The crash happened in the area of 485 Weaverland Valley Road in East Earl Township at approximately 9:33 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, according to the Lancaster County Coroner's Office. The bicyclist was identified as 58-year-old Wilmer Leid of Denver, the coroner's office said. A coroner investigator responded to the scene and pronounced Leid dead. His body was taken to the Lancaster County Forensic Center for further investigation. Leid died from multiple b…

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