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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Levittown-Fairless Hills, PA
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NTSB Warns SEPTA Silverliner IV Fleet Poses Fire Risk, Urges Suspension NTSB Warns SEPTA Silverliner IV Fleet Poses Fire Risk, Urges Suspension NTSB Warns SEPTA Silverliner IV Fleet Poses Fire Risk, Urges Suspension
NTSB Warns SEPTA Silverliner IV Fleet Poses Fire Risk, Urges Suspension The National Transportation Safety Board issued an urgent warning on Tuesday, Sept. 30, that half of SEPTA’s rail fleet poses an “immediate and unacceptable” safety risk due to repeated electrical fires. The NTSB said its investigation uncovered at least five fires aboard Silverliner IV railcars since February 2025, including incidents in Ridley Park, Levittown, Paoli, Fort Washington, and Philadelphia. One blaze destroyed a railcar carrying 325 passengers in Ridley Park on Feb. 6, leaving four people injured. Another in Paoli sent a conductor to the hospital for smoke inhalation. The repor…

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Spring Grove, PA
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Driver Killed After Fiery Crash On I-83 Ramp In Foggy Conditions: York County Coroner Driver Killed After Fiery Crash On I-83 Ramp In Foggy Conditions: York County Coroner Driver Killed After Fiery Crash On I-83 Ramp In Foggy Conditions: York County Coroner
Driver Killed After Fiery Crash On I-83 Ramp In Foggy Conditions: York County Coroner A driver was killed and two passengers were hospitalized after a fiery crash on Interstate 83 in York County on Sunday morning, Sept. 28, the York County Coroner’s Office announced. The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. on the southbound Exit 40A/Limekiln Road ramp in Fairview Township, according to dispatch. The York County Coroner’s Office was dispatched at 8:12 a.m. after reports of a fatal motor vehicle crash with rollover, Coroner Pam Gay’s office said. Deputy Coroner Scott Pennewill responded to the scene to certify the death. Investigators said the driver’s vehicle left the roadway, s…

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Camp Hill, PA
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Army Soldier Arrested For Masturbation At Capital City Mall Acquitted In Infant’s Death Army Soldier Arrested For Masturbation At Capital City Mall Acquitted In Infant’s Death Army Soldier Arrested For Masturbation At Capital City Mall Acquitted In Infant’s Death
Army Soldier Arrested For Masturbation At Capital City Mall Acquitted In Infant’s Death An Army soldier accused of exposing himself to women at the Capital City Mall has been arrested, the Lower Allen Township Police Department announced on Thursday, Oct. 2. A warrant for Gabriel Alejandro Ceville, 25, charging him with indecent exposure and false reports to law enforcement authorities, was served on Wednesday, Oct. 1, police said. The charges stem from a June 19, incident in which a woman reported seeing Ceville masturbating inside a vehicle while staring at her in the Capital City Mall parking lot, located at 3506 Capital City Mall Drive in Camp Hill. Police said Ceville hon…

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Bellport-Brookhaven-East Patchogue, NY
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Teens Struck In North Bellport Hit-And-Run, Jeep Patriot Sought: Police Teens Struck In North Bellport Hit-And-Run, Jeep Patriot Sought: Police Teens Struck In North Bellport Hit-And-Run, Jeep Patriot Sought: Police
Teens Struck In North Bellport Hit-And-Run, Jeep Patriot Sought: Police Detectives believe a Jeep Patriot was behind a North Bellport hit-and-run that left two teenagers injured, Suffolk County police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 2. The crash happened as the teens were crossing Station Road at Patchogue Avenue when they were struck by a white SUV traveling southbound at 9:38 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26, police said. The driver fled south toward Montauk Highway. Police now say the suspect vehicle is a 2007 to 2017 Jeep Patriot with damage to the front left corner, including the headlight. One teen was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries. T…

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York, PA
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York Man Accused Of Hatchet Attack Dies In Prison Cell: Coroner York Man Accused Of Hatchet Attack Dies In Prison Cell: Coroner York Man Accused Of Hatchet Attack Dies In Prison Cell: Coroner
York Man Accused Of Hatchet Attack Dies In Prison Cell: Coroner A York man accused of attempted homicide in a violent hatchet attack died in his cell at York County Prison on Sunday morning, Sept. 28, the York County Coroner’s Office announced on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Juan Gualberto Ortiz-Ortiz, 64, was found unresponsive in his single cell at the prison on Concord Road shortly after 5 a.m., the coroner’s office said. Resuscitation efforts failed, and he was pronounced dead at 5:39 a.m. Deputy Coroner Karen Frank responded to certify the death. An autopsy was performed Monday, Sept. 29, at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown. The cause and manner of death …

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Wyandanch, NY
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LI Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into Guardrail On William Floyd Parkway In Suffolk: PD LI Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into Guardrail On William Floyd Parkway In Suffolk: PD LI Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into Guardrail On William Floyd Parkway In Suffolk: PD
LI Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into Guardrail On William Floyd Parkway In Suffolk: PD A motorcyclist was killed in a single-vehicle crash on William Floyd Parkway in Upton, Suffolk County police announced on Thursday, Oct. 2. Donald Crispi, 57, of Ridge, was operating a 2014 three-wheel Harley Davidson northbound near Express Drive North when he lost control and struck a guardrail at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, according to police. Crispi was airlifted by a police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. The motorcycle was impounded for a safety check. Detectives are asking anyone with information to con…

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Albany, NY
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14-Year Mystery: Remains Found Off New York Highway Identified, State Police Say 14-Year Mystery: Remains Found Off New York Highway Identified, State Police Say 14-Year Mystery: Remains Found Off New York Highway Identified, State Police Say
14-Year Mystery: Remains Found Off New York Highway Identified, State Police Say State Police identified human remains found off a New York highway as Doh Soe, investigators announced on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. DOT workers found the remains near a culvert during repairs along State Route 36 in Dansville (Steuben County) on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, police said. Through forensic analysis, the remains were confirmed to be Soe, a Burmese refugee known within Rochester’s Burmese community, police said. Soe disappeared after leaving his job at Wegmans Next Door Bar & Grill at 3220 Monroe Avenue in Rochester on Sunday, May 29, 2011, police said. He was reported missing in R…

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Camp Hill, PA
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Fatal Fire In Cumberland County Leaves Man Dead Outside Home Fatal Fire In Cumberland County Leaves Man Dead Outside Home Fatal Fire In Cumberland County Leaves Man Dead Outside Home
Fatal Fire In Cumberland County Leaves Man Dead Outside Home A man was found dead following a house fire in Cumberland County on Wednesday, Oct. 1, authorities announced. Emergency crews responded to a fire on Grahams Wood Road near Wildwood Road in Upper Frankford Township around 4 p.m., according to Pennsylvania State Police and Cumberland County dispatchers. The Cumberland County Coroner’s Office confirmed the man was discovered dead outside the residence. No other injuries were reported. Fire crews from Cumberland and Perry counties battled the blaze until 7:45 p.m., the Upper Frankford Township Volunteer Fire Company said. Multiple EMS units al…

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Mastic-Shirley, NY
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Drunk Driver Guilty Of Killing Grandma, Injuring Mom In Front Of Toddler In Suffolk Crash: DA Drunk Driver Guilty Of Killing Grandma, Injuring Mom In Front Of Toddler In Suffolk Crash: DA Drunk Driver Guilty Of Killing Grandma, Injuring Mom In Front Of Toddler In Suffolk Crash: DA
Drunk Driver Guilty Of Killing Grandma, Injuring Mom In Front Of Toddler In Suffolk Crash: DA A Yaphank woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other charges for driving drunk and high before a crash that killed 75-year-old Esther Guy and injured her daughter in front of a toddler, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Wednesday, Oct. 1. Crash Kills Grandmother, Injures Daughter Melissa Koprowski, 32, admitted she was intoxicated and impaired by marijuana when she caused the deadly head-on collision on Middle Country Road in Middle Island on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at 8:39 p.m., according to prosecutors. Koprowski was behind the wheel of a 2014 Dodge Dura…

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Waynesboro, PA
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DOUBLE HOMICIDE: 14-Year-Old Stabs Mom, Friend To Death In PA Home, DA Says DOUBLE HOMICIDE: 14-Year-Old Stabs Mom, Friend To Death In PA Home, DA Says DOUBLE HOMICIDE: 14-Year-Old Stabs Mom, Friend To Death In PA Home, DA Says
Double Homicide: 14-Year-Old Stabs Mom, Friend To Death In PA Home, DA Says A teenager is charged as an adult with homicide after his mother and a family friend were found stabbed to death inside their Carrolltown home, Cambria County officials announced during a press conference on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Judah Quinn Courtney, 14, is accused of killing his mother, Olivia Lee Courtney, 32, and family friend Ashley Renee Cook, 38, inside their Flick Avenue home the evening of Monday, Sept. 29. State police said both women suffered multiple stab wounds to their heads and torsos, resulting in massive blood loss. Three bloody knives — including a butcher knife, serrated kni…

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