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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Bethlehem, PA
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Meth, Mushrooms, LSD, GHB, And Ecstasy Seized From Northampton Home: DA Meth, Mushrooms, LSD, GHB, And Ecstasy Seized From Northampton Home: DA Meth, Mushrooms, LSD, GHB, And Ecstasy Seized From Northampton Home: DA
Meth, Mushrooms, LSD, GHB, And Ecstasy Seized From Northampton Home: DA A man is facing multiple charges after a search warrant turned up meth, hallucinogens, and other drugs inside his home, the Northampton County District Attorney announced on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Robert Harry Thompson of Lower Saucon Township was arrested following a raid by the Lower Saucon Township Police Department and Northampton County Drug Task Force at his residence on the 3800 block of Route 378 on Friday, Oct. 3, authorities said. The investigation began in August 2024, after information was provided by the Bethlehem City Police Department, according to the release. Inside Thompson’s …

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Reading, PA
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Cold Case Cracked 32 Years After Toddler’s Killing, Reading Dad’s Girlfriend Arrested Cold Case Cracked 32 Years After Toddler’s Killing, Reading Dad’s Girlfriend Arrested Cold Case Cracked 32 Years After Toddler’s Killing, Reading Dad’s Girlfriend Arrested
Cold Case Cracked 32 Years After Toddler’s Killing, Reading Dad’s Girlfriend Arrested A father’s girlfriend has been charged in the 1993 homicide of his 2-year-old son, the Berks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. Sandra Guadalupe-Castro, 57, of Reading, was arrested and charged with Murder of the First Degree and Murder of the Third Degree after detectives reopened the decades-old case under the county’s Cold Case Initiative. The 1993 Death On Jan. 8, 1993, the toddler was rushed from a home on the 1000 block of Franklin Street in Reading to St. Joseph’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:50 p.m. A forensic pathologist determin…

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Harrisburg, PA
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Paramount Buys The Free Press, Names PA Native Bari Weiss Editor-In-Chief Of CBS News Paramount Buys The Free Press, Names PA Native Bari Weiss Editor-In-Chief Of CBS News Paramount Buys The Free Press, Names PA Native Bari Weiss Editor-In-Chief Of CBS News
Paramount Buys The Free Press, Names PA Native Bari Weiss Editor-In-Chief Of CBS News Paramount has acquired The Free Press and named its founder, Pennsylvania native Bari Weiss, as the first-ever editor-in-chief of CBS News, the company announced on Monday, Oct. 6. Weiss, who grew up in Squirrel Hill and attended Pittsburgh’s Community Day School and Shady Side Academy, will take on a newly created role to shape CBS News’s editorial priorities, strengthen its values across platforms, and drive innovation in how it delivers coverage. “This partnership allows our ethos of fearless, independent journalism to reach an enormous, diverse, and influential audience,” Weiss said in …

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Valley Stream, NY
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Armed $148K Robbery At Valley Stream Kay Jewelers: Police Armed $148K Robbery At Valley Stream Kay Jewelers: Police Armed $148K Robbery At Valley Stream Kay Jewelers: Police
Armed $148K Robbery At Valley Stream Kay Jewelers: Police Two Brooklyn men are accused of stealing nearly $150,000 worth of jewelry during an armed robbery at Kay Jewelers in Valley Stream, detectives announced on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Alonso Simpson, 40, of East 93rd Street, and Jahquan Williams, 28, of Grafton Street, entered the Green Acres Road store on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 8:02 p.m. and asked a 25-year-old employee to show them a necklace, according to the Major Case Squad. When she opened the display case, one of the men pulled out a gun and forced her to hand over jewelry valued at approximately $148,000, police said. The employee, fearing f…

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Bethpage, NY
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Robbery At TD Bank In Bethpage By Simple Note Demanding Cash: Police Robbery At TD Bank In Bethpage By Simple Note Demanding Cash: Police Robbery At TD Bank In Bethpage By Simple Note Demanding Cash: Police
Robbery At TD Bank In Bethpage By Simple Note Demanding Cash: Police A North Massapequa man is accused of robbing a TD Bank with nothing more than a note demanding money, Nassau County police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Philip V. Ferrito Jr, 44, of Margaret Road, walked into the branch at 145 Stewart Avenue in Bethpage at 2:18 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 6, according to detectives. Ferrito allegedly approached a teller, handed over a note demanding U.S. currency, and fled after the employee, fearing for his life, complied, police said. Detectives tracked Ferrito down following an investigation and arrested him without incident. He was charged with Robbery 3rd D…

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Sayville, NY
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Motorcyclist Thrown From Harley In Crash With Mini-Bus On Sunrise Highway In Sayville: Police Motorcyclist Thrown From Harley In Crash With Mini-Bus On Sunrise Highway In Sayville: Police Motorcyclist Thrown From Harley In Crash With Mini-Bus On Sunrise Highway In Sayville: Police
Motorcyclist Thrown From Harley In Crash With Mini-Bus On Sunrise Highway In Sayville: Police A motorcyclist was seriously hurt after colliding with a mini-bus on Sunrise Highway in Sayville on Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 1:05 p.m., Suffolk County police announced. A 56-year-old man of Lake Ronkonkoma, was traveling east on a 1996 Harley-Davidson when he struck the rear driver’s side of a mini-bus driven by Argelia Matutesolis, 47, of Corona, Queens, along eastbound Sunrise Highway just west of Smithtown Avenue, according to police. The rider was thrown from the motorcycle and taken by ambulance to NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk in Patchogue for with serious physical injuries, authorities said…

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Mercersburg, PA
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2-Month-Old Infant Thrown Six Feet By PA Man Suffers Severe Brain Bleed, Spine Injuries: DA 2-Month-Old Infant Thrown Six Feet By PA Man Suffers Severe Brain Bleed, Spine Injuries: DA 2-Month-Old Infant Thrown Six Feet By PA Man Suffers Severe Brain Bleed, Spine Injuries: DA
2-Month-Old Infant Thrown Six Feet By PA Man Suffers Severe Brain Bleed, Spine Injuries: DA A New Kensington man is accused of throwing a two-month-old child onto a couch, leaving the infant with severe brain and spine injuries, the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Jacob Alexander Piontek, 25, was arrested after investigators said he admitted to tossing the child from five to six feet away while “playing,” according to the release. Emergency responders were called to a Stewart Street home in New Kensington at 2:24 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, for a report of a baby in cardiac arrest, authorities said. Later that day, a social worker at UPMC…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Postal Worker Assaulted Over Mail Truck Blocking Highway In Philadelphia: Police Postal Worker Assaulted Over Mail Truck Blocking Highway In Philadelphia: Police Postal Worker Assaulted Over Mail Truck Blocking Highway In Philadelphia: Police
Postal Worker Assaulted Over Mail Truck Blocking Highway In Philadelphia: Police A U.S. postal worker was assaulted while delivering mail in Philadelphia, police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 7. The 23-year-old victim was on the 4600 block of Horrocks Street when Fabian Colon, 25, confronted her about a mail truck blocking the highway at 1:23 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4, according to Philadelphia police. Colon allegedly attempted to drive the postal vehicle, but the worker stopped him by removing the keys from the ignition. Police said he then assaulted her and took her phone. Colon was arrested on the same block shortly after the incident, investigators said. The victim wa…

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Jenkintown, PA
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Teen Girl Charged For Murder In Jenkintown Fatal Shooting: DA Teen Girl Charged For Murder In Jenkintown Fatal Shooting: DA Teen Girl Charged For Murder In Jenkintown Fatal Shooting: DA
Teen Girl Charged For Murder In Jenkintown Fatal Shooting: DA A teenager is accused of fatally shooting a 17-year-old in Jenkintown, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Precious Hamilton, 15, of Crum Lynne, was arrested for the shooting death of Baseem “Seyven” Baker inside his family’s apartment on the 100 block of York Road on Monday, Oct. 6. They responded to a 911 call at 5:01 p.m. and found Baker unresponsive on the bedroom floor with a gunshot wound to the head, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to investigators. Detectives determined Hamilton had been staying at the apartm…

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Waynesboro, PA
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Armed Man Sets Fire, Opens Fire On Troopers Before Fatal Shooting: PA State Police Armed Man Sets Fire, Opens Fire On Troopers Before Fatal Shooting: PA State Police Armed Man Sets Fire, Opens Fire On Troopers Before Fatal Shooting: PA State Police
Armed Man Sets Fire, Opens Fire On Troopers Before Fatal Shooting: PA State Police A  man was fatally shot by troopers after he set his home on fire and opened fire on police during a violent standoff, authorities announced on Monday, Oct. 6. The incident began around 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, when troopers were dispatched to the 3000 block of Dixonville Road in Grant Township for reports of a physical assault, Pennsylvania State Police said. The suspect, identified as 34-year-old Jonathan James Pierce Jr. of Marion Center (Indiana County) had allegedly assaulted a neighbor, rammed his truck into a vehicle, and fired shots at two adults and two children before flee…

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