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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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Decomposed Human Remains Found Inside Pennsylvania Home: Police Decomposed Human Remains Found Inside Pennsylvania Home: Police Decomposed Human Remains Found Inside Pennsylvania Home: Police
Decomposed Human Remains Found Inside Pennsylvania Home: Police Decomposed human remains were found inside a Pennsylvania home on Wednesday, Sept. 9, authorities announced. Officers were called to the residence in the 1500 block of Foulkrod Street around 12:16 p.m., according to Philadelphia police. Medics pronounced the person dead at 12:39 p.m. Police secured the scene as investigators worked to determine the person’s identity and how they died. No additional details were immediately released. The investigation remains active and ongoing.

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by Jillian Pikora
Harrisburg, PA
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‘Army Intelligence’ Caller Threatens To 'Destroy’ PA, Executing Governor, Residents: Police ‘Army Intelligence’ Caller Threatens To 'Destroy’ PA, Executing Governor, Residents: Police ‘Army Intelligence’ Caller Threatens To 'Destroy’ PA, Executing Governor, Residents: Police
‘Army Intelligence’ Caller Threatens To 'Destroy’ PA, Executing Governor, Residents: Police A caller claiming to be “reactivated army intelligence” threatened to destroy Pennsylvania and execute its residents in a voicemail left for Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office, state police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The threatening message reached the governor’s main office line at the State Capitol in Harrisburg around 1:48 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Staff members discovered the voicemail and reported it to the PSP Political Violence Threat Unit. In the recording, the caller identified himself as “reactivated army intelligence” and said his mission w…

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Susquehanna Township, PA
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Elementary School Bus Crashes In Dauphin County Elementary School Bus Crashes In Dauphin County Elementary School Bus Crashes In Dauphin County
Elementary School Bus Crashes In Dauphin County A school bus serving an elementary school in the Central Dauphin School District crashed in Dauphin County on Wednesday morning, Sept. 9, district officials announced. Bus No. 8402 was involved in a traffic accident near Linglestown and Crooked Hill roads, according to a message sent to parents. The bus serves students attending Middle Paxton Elementary School, but no children were aboard when the crash occurred, the district said. The driver was not injured. Additional buses from Krise Transportation were deployed to complete the morning route and minimize disruptions for students and th…

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by Jillian Pikora
Morgantown-Honey Brook, PA
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Morgantown Child Rapist Caught After Religious Confession Learns His Fate Morgantown Child Rapist Caught After Religious Confession Learns His Fate Morgantown Child Rapist Caught After Religious Confession Learns His Fate
Morgantown Child Rapist Caught After Religious Confession Learns His Fate A man who was caught after apologizing for raping a girl and saying he had been seeking God’s forgiveness will spend decades in prison. The survivor, now an adult, told detectives Rodriguez began abusing her when she was 14. The abuse happened at homes in Caernarvon Township, Berks County, and in Chester County, according to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office. The case began after the Berks DA’s Office received a ChildLine referral from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services in March 2025. After the allegations surfaced, a family member confronted Jonathan Eduardo Rodriguez…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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U-Haul Driver Charged In Blue Route Stabbing That Sparked Villanova Lockdown: PSP U-Haul Driver Charged In Blue Route Stabbing That Sparked Villanova Lockdown: PSP U-Haul Driver Charged In Blue Route Stabbing That Sparked Villanova Lockdown: PSP
U-Haul Driver Charged In Blue Route Stabbing That Sparked Villanova Lockdown: PSP A Philadelphia man has been charged after a U-Haul crash on Interstate 476 (the Blue Route) led to a roadside stabbing, police pursuit, officer-involved wreck, and lockdown at Villanova University, authorities announced. Samuel Marquez, 40, was charged Monday morning with aggravated assault in connection with the Sunday, Sept. 6 incident, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Paul Holdefer said in an update. No additional charges had been filed against the others involved as of the latest update, Holdefer said. The incident began around 5:30 p.m. on the ramp connecting I-76 East to I-476 South…

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by Jillian Pikora
Centereach-Selden, NY
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Woman Charged With Prostitution At Vacant Centereach Store: Police Woman Charged With Prostitution At Vacant Centereach Store: Police Woman Charged With Prostitution At Vacant Centereach Store: Police
Woman Charged With Prostitution At Vacant Centereach Store: Police A woman was arrested after an investigation into community complaints about activity at a vacant store on Long Island on Tuesday night, Sept. 8, authorities said. Suffolk County Sixth Precinct Crime Unit officers conducted the investigation at the store at 14 Dawn Drive and arrested Weiyan Jiang around 8 p.m. Jiang, 43, of Centereach, was charged with misdemeanor prostitution. She was issued a desk appearance ticket and is due to be arraigned in First District Court in Central Islip at a later date. Anyone with information is asked to call the Sixth Precinct Crime Section at 631-854-8626.

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by Jillian Pikora
Long Beach, NY
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E-Scooter Rider Critically Hurt In North Long Beach Crash: Police E-Scooter Rider Critically Hurt In North Long Beach Crash: Police E-Scooter Rider Critically Hurt In North Long Beach Crash: Police
E-Scooter Rider Critically Hurt In North Long Beach Crash: Police A 30-year-old man suffered a severe head injury after being thrown from a high-performance electric scooter on Long Island, police said. The man was riding a Teewing electric scooter south on Austin Boulevard in North Long Beach around 4:36 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, when he suddenly stopped at Saratoga Boulevard and was ejected over the handlebars, according to Long Beach police. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was listed in critical but stable condition. No other injuries were reported. Police did not release his name.

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by Jillian Pikora
Susquehanna Township, PA
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Vehicle Fire, Multi-Vehicle Crash Close I-81 South In Central PA (UPDATE) Vehicle Fire, Multi-Vehicle Crash Close I-81 South In Central PA (UPDATE) Vehicle Fire, Multi-Vehicle Crash Close I-81 South In Central PA (UPDATE)
Vehicle Fire, Multi-Vehicle Crash Close I-81 South In Central PA (Update) Two separate incidents closed stretches of Interstate 81 southbound in Central Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Sept. 8, though both roadways reopened later that evening. A multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer and several passenger vehicles was reported around 4:30 p.m. near mile marker 76 in Dauphin County, PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler said. Southbound traffic was detoured from Exit 77 to Exit 72 as crews responded. The closure was cleared shortly before 7 p.m. There was no immediate word on injuries or whether the coroner had been called. About 40 minutes later, fire police…

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by Jillian Pikora
Easton, PA
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NJ Man Found Dead Along Delaware River In Easton ID’d: Coroner NJ Man Found Dead Along Delaware River In Easton ID’d: Coroner NJ Man Found Dead Along Delaware River In Easton ID’d: Coroner
NJ Man Found Dead Along Delaware River In Easton ID’d: Coroner A 30-year-old New Jersey man was found dead along the Delaware River in Pennsylvania over the weekend, authorities announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8.  Jayson Bernardo, of Phillipsburg, was discovered on the riverbank at Delaware Canal State Park in the 200 block of South Delaware Drive in Easton around 6:40 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, according to Easton police and Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek. The scene was cleared, and the area reopened around 9:30 a.m., police said. Bernardo’s cause and manner of death remain under investigation. No additional information was released. Easton …

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Paradise-Gap, PA
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Drunk Mom Put 5-Month-Old In Best Western Spa Tub Before Fatal Drowning: Lancaster DA Drunk Mom Put 5-Month-Old In Best Western Spa Tub Before Fatal Drowning: Lancaster DA Drunk Mom Put 5-Month-Old In Best Western Spa Tub Before Fatal Drowning: Lancaster DA
Drunk Mom Put 5-Month-Old In Best Western Spa Tub Before Fatal Drowning: Lancaster DA A 25-year-old mother was drunk when she put her 5-month-old daughter in a spa tub at a Best Western hotel before the baby drowned, prosecutors said. Diontae Nicole Beckett, of Philadelphia, will face trial in the death of her daughter, A’zara Beckett of Coatesville, after waiving her preliminary hearing on Wednesday, Aug. 26, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced in an update on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Beckett is charged with involuntary manslaughter and endangering the welfare of children. Baby Found Unresponsive At Hotel A’zara was found unresponsive at the Best Western Plu…

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