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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Macungie-Alburtis-Emmaus, PA
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21-Year-Old Lower Macungie Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post 21-Year-Old Lower Macungie Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post 21-Year-Old Lower Macungie Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post
21-Year-Old Lower Macungie Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post A 21-year-old Marine died by suicide days after posting a haunting message about death and recognition on Facebook, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, while his grieving family described the circumstances surrounding his death differently in a fundraiser for his funeral. James Arthur Henry Wikkerink, of Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest at 12:37 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio announced Thursday, Oct. 8. An autopsy conducted Thursday determined his manner of death was suicide, Buglio…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Machete-Wielding Robber Stabs Man In Head, Shoulder, Hand In Pennsylvania: Police Machete-Wielding Robber Stabs Man In Head, Shoulder, Hand In Pennsylvania: Police Machete-Wielding Robber Stabs Man In Head, Shoulder, Hand In Pennsylvania: Police
Machete-Wielding Robber Stabs Man In Head, Shoulder, Hand In Pennsylvania: Police A 40-year-old man was stabbed in the head, shoulder, and hand by a machete-wielding stranger who attempted to rob him on a Philadelphia street Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, police said. The attack happened along the 2900 block of Mutter Street in the city's Fairhill neighborhood around 3:05 p.m., according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Officers from the 25th District responded to reports of a stabbing and found the man suffering from three wounds — one to the top of his head, another to his left shoulder, and a third to his left hand, police said. Officers rushed the victim to Temp…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Driver Killed In Fiery Crash Into Pennsylvania U-Haul Building; SUV Bursts Through Wall Driver Killed In Fiery Crash Into Pennsylvania U-Haul Building; SUV Bursts Through Wall Driver Killed In Fiery Crash Into Pennsylvania U-Haul Building; SUV Bursts Through Wall
Driver Killed In Fiery Crash Into Pennsylvania U-Haul Building; SUV Bursts Through Wall A driver was killed when an SUV crashed through the wall of a Pennsylvania U-Haul storage facility and burst into flames early Thursday morning, Oct. 8, authorities said. The fiery crash happened around 5:16 a.m. on the 300 block of East Lehigh Avenue in the city's Kensington section, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. A dark-colored 2014 Dodge Journey was traveling eastbound on Lehigh Avenue when it veered off the roadway and slammed into the building near Kensington Avenue, police said. The SUV appeared to have crashed nearly completely through the wall of the storage facil…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Man Found Stabbed To Death In Closet; PA Woman Charged With Homicide, Abuse Of Corpse Man Found Stabbed To Death In Closet; PA Woman Charged With Homicide, Abuse Of Corpse Man Found Stabbed To Death In Closet; PA Woman Charged With Homicide, Abuse Of Corpse
Man Found Stabbed To Death In Closet; PA Woman Charged With Homicide, Abuse Of Corpse A man was found stabbed to death inside a closet in a Philadelphia apartment, and a 34-year-old woman is now charged with killing him and abusing his corpse, according to police and court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Dorakoma Lim, 37, was discovered inside a closet in a third-floor apartment on the 600 block of East Chelten Avenue in the city's Germantown neighborhood around 6:50 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, according to police and sources familiar with the investigation. Lim had been stabbed multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene, sources said. Marianne Lara Wright, 34, of…

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Lancaster, PA
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Motorcyclist Killed In Early Morning Crash On Lancaster County Road: Police Motorcyclist Killed In Early Morning Crash On Lancaster County Road: Police Motorcyclist Killed In Early Morning Crash On Lancaster County Road: Police
Motorcyclist Killed In Early Morning Crash On Lancaster County Road: Police A motorcyclist was found lying in the roadway and pronounced dead following an early morning crash in Pennsylvania on Thursday, Oct. 8, police announced. East Lampeter Township Police responded to Walnut Street between Route 30 and Ben Franklin Boulevard in Lancaster County around 6:20 a.m. after receiving a report of a person struck, according to a department release. Officers arrived to find the motorcycle rider lying in the road. The rider was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Authorities have not released the rider's identity, age, or gender. Police also have not disclosed wh…

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Lebanon, PA
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Family Returns From Vacation To Find Lebanon Home Burglarized; Credit Cards Used In 3 Counties Family Returns From Vacation To Find Lebanon Home Burglarized; Credit Cards Used In 3 Counties Family Returns From Vacation To Find Lebanon Home Burglarized; Credit Cards Used In 3 Counties
Family Returns From Vacation To Find Lebanon Home Burglarized; Credit Cards Used In 3 Counties A Pennsylvania family returned home from vacation to discover their house had been burglarized, their belongings stolen, and their credit cards used across three counties, police announced on Thursday, Oct. 8. Three people have since been charged in connection with the burglary at a home on the 1800 block of Woodridge Court in North Lebanon Township, according to the Lebanon County Regional Police Department. The family reported the break-in on Wednesday, Sept. 16, after returning from vacation and discovering their belongings were missing, investigators said. Court documents list the date…

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National Interest
Want On ‘Survivor’? CBS Bringing Open Auditions To Pennsylvania Want On ‘Survivor’? CBS Bringing Open Auditions To Pennsylvania Want On ‘Survivor’? CBS Bringing Open Auditions To Pennsylvania
Want On ‘Survivor’? CBS Bringing Open Auditions To Pennsylvania Think you have what it takes to outwit, outplay, and outlast the competition for $1 million? CBS is bringing "Survivor" auditions to Pennsylvania. An open casting call for the long-running reality competition series will be held at Rivers Casino Philadelphia on Thursday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to a casting announcement released Monday, Oct. 5. The auditions will be held inside the casino's Event Center at 1001 North Delaware Avenue. Unlike the show's online application process, hopeful contestants can show up for the Philadelphia casting call without making an appointme…

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Shippensburg, PA
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Police Officer, Shippensburg Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say Police Officer, Shippensburg Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say Police Officer, Shippensburg Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say
Police Officer, Shippensburg Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say A Pennsylvania police officer whose death was initially described as a “sudden medical emergency” was strangled to death during a fight, investigators now say. Michael “Mike” McGeehan, 44, a longtime Middlesex Township police officer and father of five, died following an altercation with 25-year-old Paden Edward Frey on July 11, according to the Lycoming Regional Police Department. Frey, of Cogan Station, was arrested at his home without incident early Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, with assistance from the Lycoming County Sheriff’s Office, police said. He has been charged with murder, stran…

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Pottstown, PA
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'Danger To The Community' Depraved Pottstown Man Charged With 82 Felonies For Child Porn 'Danger To The Community' Depraved Pottstown Man Charged With 82 Felonies For Child Porn 'Danger To The Community' Depraved Pottstown Man Charged With 82 Felonies For Child Porn
'Danger To The Community' Depraved Pottstown Man Charged With 82 Felonies For Child Porn A Pennsylvania man described as a “danger to the community” is facing 82 felony charges after investigators say they uncovered a cache of child sexual abuse material he possessed and shared, authorities announced Wednesday, Oct. 7. Timothy Paul Hoffman, 59, of Pottstown, is charged with 80 counts of sexual abuse of children and two additional felonies, according to Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday. The accusations were serious enough that a magisterial district judge ordered Hoffman held without bail, deeming him a “danger to the community,” the Attorney General’s Office said. The…

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National Interest
5-Year-Old Found Naked In Road; Lebanon Grandma In Viral Zip-Tie Child Case Faces New Charges 5-Year-Old Found Naked In Road; Lebanon Grandma In Viral Zip-Tie Child Case Faces New Charges 5-Year-Old Found Naked In Road; Lebanon Grandma In Viral Zip-Tie Child Case Faces New Charges
5-Year-Old Found Naked In Road; Lebanon Grandma In Viral Zip-Tie Child Case Faces New Charges A Pennsylvania grandmother whose old Facebook post about escaping zip ties resurfaced after her 5-year-old autistic grandson was found naked on a road has been hit with new felony charges — and two more family members are now accused in the case, authorities announced Wednesday, Oct. 7. Stephanie Ann Schaffner, 42, and the child's mother, Jade Destiny Shuey, 21, have each been charged with felony conspiracy to obstruct a child abuse case, Pennsylvania State Police and the Lebanon County Detective Bureau announced. Scott Schaffner, 59, and Cathy Schaffner, 62, have also been charged with fel…

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