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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Amityville, NY
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Gambling Bust At Amityville Deli Leads To Owner, Customer Arrests, 10 Violations: Police Gambling Bust At Amityville Deli Leads To Owner, Customer Arrests, 10 Violations: Police Gambling Bust At Amityville Deli Leads To Owner, Customer Arrests, 10 Violations: Police
Gambling Bust At Amityville Deli Leads To Owner, Customer Arrests, 10 Violations: Police A community complaint led to a gambling bust at a Long Island deli, where two people were arrested and 10 violations were issued, police announced Saturday, Sept. 19. The bust happened at Galeanos Deli, located at 58 Albany Ave. in Amityville, at approximately 10:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. First Precinct Crime Unit officers conducted the inspection alongside the New York State Liquor Authority, Village of Amityville Fire Marshal, and Village of Amityville Building Inspector after receiving a complaint from the community, police said. Edwin…

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Wyandanch, NY
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Wyandanch Man's Fake Cop Bail Scam Backfires When Long Island Woman Calls Police: Authorities Wyandanch Man's Fake Cop Bail Scam Backfires When Long Island Woman Calls Police: Authorities Wyandanch Man's Fake Cop Bail Scam Backfires When Long Island Woman Calls Police: Authorities
Wyandanch Man's Fake Cop Bail Scam Backfires When Long Island Woman Calls Police: Authorities A phone call claiming her daughter was in jail and needed bail money nearly cost a 79-year-old Long Island woman thousands — until she realized something wasn't right and called the real police, authorities said. The scam ended with the arrest of Richard Francisco Perozo Rodriguez, 28, of Wyandanch, in Muttontown on Friday, Sept. 18, according to Nassau County Police. The woman received a call from someone claiming to be a police officer, detectives said. The caller told her that her daughter had been arrested and needed cash for bail. Instead of handing over the money, the woman realized…

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Lebanon, PA
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ESCAPE: Search Underway For Missing Lebanon County Prison Inmate ESCAPE: Search Underway For Missing Lebanon County Prison Inmate ESCAPE: Search Underway For Missing Lebanon County Prison Inmate
Escape: Search Underway For Missing Lebanon County Prison Inmate A search is underway for a missing Pennsylvania inmate who is now wanted on a felony escape charge, state police announced on Friday, Sept. 18. Aundria Devell Scott Sr., 54, of Lebanon, failed to return to the Lebanon County Correctional Facility on Thursday, Sept. 17, according to Pennsylvania State Police. A warrant was issued for his arrest on a third-degree felony charge of escape, PSP said. Court records confirm the charge was filed Thursday by Trooper Justin Marderness of PSP Jonestown. Scott hadn't broken out of the prison. He had been permitted to leave the facility for work rel…

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Corinth, NY
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At Least 1 Dead After 2 Gliders Collide Midair In Saratoga County: Report At Least 1 Dead After 2 Gliders Collide Midair In Saratoga County: Report At Least 1 Dead After 2 Gliders Collide Midair In Saratoga County: Report
At Least 1 Dead After 2 Gliders Collide Midair In Saratoga County: Report At least one person has been found dead after two gliders collided midair in New York on Friday afternoon, Sept. 18, according to sources cited by NewsChannel 13. The two gliders collided in the area of Wheeler Road in Edinburg at approximately 2:26 p.m., New York State Police said. One of the aircraft managed to land safely at nearby Plateau Sky Ranch Airport. The pilot was uninjured, according to police. The second glider went down, sparking a large search in the remote area near Great Sacandaga Lake in northern Saratoga County. NewsChannel 13 reporter Lauren Holdmeyer and photojournali…

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Hicksville, NY
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Bomb Scare Empties Hicksville Library, Puts Nearby Schools On Lockout Bomb Scare Empties Hicksville Library, Puts Nearby Schools On Lockout Bomb Scare Empties Hicksville Library, Puts Nearby Schools On Lockout
Bomb Scare Empties Hicksville Library, Puts Nearby Schools On Lockout A bomb scare forced a Long Island library to evacuate and put nearby schools on lockout on Friday morning, Sept. 18, police said. An individual made a statement interpreted as a potential threat at the Hicksville Public Library at 169 Jerusalem Avenue at about 10 a.m., according to Nassau County police. The library was evacuated, and nearby schools were placed on lockout as a precaution. The Arson/Bomb Squad responded and determined there was no threat, police said. The person who made the statement was taken into custody. Police did not release the person's name or announce any charges. …

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Albany, NY
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Fatal Albany Barbershop Shooting That Killed Worker, Injured Child Leads To Teen Guilty Plea Fatal Albany Barbershop Shooting That Killed Worker, Injured Child Leads To Teen Guilty Plea Fatal Albany Barbershop Shooting That Killed Worker, Injured Child Leads To Teen Guilty Plea
Fatal Albany Barbershop Shooting That Killed Worker, Injured Child Leads To Teen Guilty Plea The final two men behind a deadly burst of gunfire that left a barber dead and two others wounded — including a child — in Albany have been sentenced to state prison, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 18. Samir Princeton, 22, of Albany, and Dejoune Smith, 21, of Troy, were sentenced by Judge William Little after pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter in July, according to Albany County District Attorney Lee C. Kindlon. Barber Tyrone Staley, 47, was killed after being shot in the torso and shoulder during the May 13, 2023, shooting at Village Barber & Beauty on Second Avenue. A …

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
NYU Langone, UPMC To End Gender-Affirming Care For Minors In DOJ Deals NYU Langone, UPMC To End Gender-Affirming Care For Minors In DOJ Deals NYU Langone, UPMC To End Gender-Affirming Care For Minors In DOJ Deals
NYU Langone, Upmc To End Gender-Affirming Care For Minors In DOJ Deals Two major New York and Pennsylvania health systems will stop providing gender-affirming medical care to minors under agreements reached with the US Department of Justice, federal officials announced Friday, Sept. 18. NYU Langone Hospitals and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, or UPMC, agreed to stop providing puberty blockers, hormones, and surgical procedures to patients younger than 18, according to the DOJ. NYU also agreed to pay $8.5 million, while UPMC will pay $950,000 as part of the resolutions, the department said. The agreements resolve investigations into potential vio…

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Bethlehem, PA
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Motorcyclist Killed In Bethlehem Charter Bus Crash ID'd: Coroner Motorcyclist Killed In Bethlehem Charter Bus Crash ID'd: Coroner Motorcyclist Killed In Bethlehem Charter Bus Crash ID'd: Coroner
Motorcyclist Killed In Bethlehem Charter Bus Crash ID'd: Coroner A motorcyclist killed in a crash with a turning charter bus in Pennsylvania has been identified, authorities announced on Friday, Sept. 18. Samuel Velasquez Jr., 28, of Bangor, was riding west on Industrial Drive in Bethlehem when the crash happened around 9:39 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, according to Bethlehem police. The charter bus was traveling east and attempting to turn left into the Trans-Bridge Lines property at 2012 Industrial Drive when Velasquez’s motorcycle struck the passenger side of the bus, a preliminary investigation found. The bus was returning to the depot and was not ca…

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Lower Paxton, PA
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Dauphin County Road Rage Near-Crash Leads To Petco Pursuit, Punches, Shooting: Police Dauphin County Road Rage Near-Crash Leads To Petco Pursuit, Punches, Shooting: Police Dauphin County Road Rage Near-Crash Leads To Petco Pursuit, Punches, Shooting: Police
Dauphin County Road Rage Near-Crash Leads To Petco Pursuit, Punches, Shooting: Police A road rage near-crash led one driver to follow another to a Pennsylvania Petco, where shoving and punching ended with gunfire, police say. Kyree David Spence, 21, was charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following the Thursday, Sept. 17, shooting in Swatara Township, police announced Friday. Daily Voice obtained court documents on Friday, Sept. 18. The road rage encounter began near Chambers Hill Road and Harrisburg Street, where the other driver told investigators that Spence cut him off and nearly struck his vehicle, according to the affidavit. The driver admitte…

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York, PA
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Student Kicks Staffer, Punches Officer Breaking Up William Penn High School Fight: Police Student Kicks Staffer, Punches Officer Breaking Up William Penn High School Fight: Police Student Kicks Staffer, Punches Officer Breaking Up William Penn High School Fight: Police
Student Kicks Staffer, Punches Officer Breaking Up William Penn High School Fight: Police A student repeatedly kicked a staff member and struck a school police officer in the face as they tried to break up a fight at a Pennsylvania high school, authorities announced on Friday, Sept. 18. York City Police were called to William Penn High School at approximately 9:35 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, for a reported assault, according to the department’s release. Officers learned that a York City School District police officer and a school staff member had attempted to separate two juvenile students who were fighting, police said. During the struggle, a female student repeatedly kicked t…

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