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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Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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Nearly $800K Worth Of Jewelry Stolen In Multi-County PA Burglary Spree: Montco DA Nearly $800K Worth Of Jewelry Stolen In Multi-County PA Burglary Spree: Montco DA Nearly $800K Worth Of Jewelry Stolen In Multi-County PA Burglary Spree: Montco DA
Nearly $800K Worth Of Jewelry Stolen In Multi-County PA Burglary Spree: Montco DA Nearly $800,000 in jewelry, luxury watches, and safes were taken during a trio of overnight break-ins targeting sprawling Main Line homes in multiple counties, authorities announced on Wednesday, Sept. 2.  A 24-year-old Philadelphia man has now been charged in the Bryn Mawr, Wynnewood, and Malvern burglaries, which unfolded between June 22 and July 18, according to prosecutors. Jabir Hanif Parker was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 1, after investigators used surveillance video, cellphone data, rental-car records, license-plate reader hits, and his online searches to tie him to the burglaries,…

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Easton, PA
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Easton Dad, Grandpa Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash Remembered Easton Dad, Grandpa Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash Remembered Easton Dad, Grandpa Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash Remembered
Easton Dad, Grandpa Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash Remembered A dad and grandfather killed in a head-on motorcycle crash is being remembered as a man who brought “laughter, friendship, love, and memories” to the people around him. Chad A. Hess, 46, of Easton, originally of Bangor, was riding a 2010 Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide south on North Delaware Drive, also known as Route 611, in Lower Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, around 5:10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, PA State Police Bethlehem said. Hess lost control of the motorcycle, crossed into the northbound lane, and struck a northbound 2011 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide, police said. He wa…

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
Family Of PA Trooper Killed In Fiery I-81 Crash Sues Truck Driver, Freight Firms Family Of PA Trooper Killed In Fiery I-81 Crash Sues Truck Driver, Freight Firms Family Of PA Trooper Killed In Fiery I-81 Crash Sues Truck Driver, Freight Firms
Family Of PA Trooper Killed In Fiery I-81 Crash Sues Truck Driver, Freight Firms The mother of Pennsylvania State Police Trooper First Class Michael E. Pahira Jr. has sued the Massachusetts truck driver accused of causing the fiery Interstate 81 crash that killed him, as well as the Alabama trucking company and Texas freight broker behind the load. Patricia Pahira filed the federal wrongful-death and survival lawsuit Wednesday, Sept. 2, individually and as administrator of her son’s estate. The complaint names driver Michael Bon, Augustin Freight Services LLC, and SNK Logistics LLC as defendants. Pahira, 44, was conducting a commercial vehicle safety inspection on I-81 …

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Media, PA
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$7K Stolen From Media Little League By Local Mom: Prosecutors $7K Stolen From Media Little League By Local Mom: Prosecutors $7K Stolen From Media Little League By Local Mom: Prosecutors
$7K Stolen From Media Little League By Local Mom: Prosecutors Money meant for uniforms, equipment, and other needs at Media Little League was targeted in an alleged check-fraud scheme, authorities said. Robin Lyn Massing is charged with forgery, bad checks, theft by unlawful taking, and receiving stolen property, Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse announced Tuesday, Sept. 2. Update: Massing has also been charged in a $60,000 senior scam. Click here to read our updated report. Daily Voice obtained court documents Wednesday, Sept. 2, which say three checks mailed from a mailbox at Baltimore and Providence roads in Upper Providence Township …

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Waynesboro, PA
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Viral Video: Youth Football Coaches Brawl In Front Of Children At PA Game Viral Video: Youth Football Coaches Brawl In Front Of Children At PA Game Viral Video: Youth Football Coaches Brawl In Front Of Children At PA Game
Viral Video: Youth Football Coaches Brawl In Front Of Children At PA Game A youth football game involving third- and fourth-graders erupted into chaos when coaches began fighting on the field as their young players watched, viral video shows. The altercation happened during Saturday’s game between the Carlynton Little Cougars and Keystone Oaks in Carnegie, near Pittsburgh. Carlynton parent Ryan Crux recorded the fight late in the fourth quarter as his son’s team trailed 7-0 and had possession with about three minutes remaining. “It’s the 4th quarter, we’re down 7-0 with 3:00 min left with the ball and a chance to tie the game, then this happens,” Crux wrote when…

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York, PA
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2 $1M Lottery Tickets Sold In Pennsylvania In 3 Days 2 $1M Lottery Tickets Sold In Pennsylvania In 3 Days 2 $1M Lottery Tickets Sold In Pennsylvania In 3 Days
2 $1M Lottery Tickets Sold In Pennsylvania In 3 Days Two Pennsylvania Lottery players struck it rich days apart, each scoring a $1 million top prize on the same Scratch-Off game. The winning $10 Win Win Win tickets were sold at retailers in Philadelphia and Mifflin County, according to Pennsylvania Lottery releases issued on Monday, Aug. 31, and Wednesday, Sept. 2. The Philadelphia ticket was sold at Ennie Inc., located at 5647 Walnut St. The Mifflin County ticket was purchased at Uni-Mart, located at 3 Center St. in Armagh Township. Each retailer will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling a winning ticket. The winners were not identified. Sc…

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Patchogue-Medford, NY
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Long Island Motorcyclist, 20, Killed In Route 112 Medford Crash Remembered As 'Kind Person' Long Island Motorcyclist, 20, Killed In Route 112 Medford Crash Remembered As 'Kind Person' Long Island Motorcyclist, 20, Killed In Route 112 Medford Crash Remembered As 'Kind Person'
Long Island Motorcyclist, 20, Killed In Route 112 Medford Crash Remembered As 'Kind Person' A 20-year-old Long Island motorcyclist killed in an early-morning crash is being remembered by his family as a kind young man with a bright future. Edison Aguilar, of Patchogue, was riding a 2008 Honda motorcycle north on Route 112 in Medford when he collided with a southbound Toyota Matrix at the intersection with Southaven Avenue at 6:53 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, according to Suffolk County Police. The Toyota was attempting to make a left turn onto Southaven Avenue when the motorcycle struck the vehicle, police said. Aguilar was rushed to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pron…

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Commack, NY
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2 Women Charged With Prostitution After Commack Massage Parlor Raid: Police 2 Women Charged With Prostitution After Commack Massage Parlor Raid: Police 2 Women Charged With Prostitution After Commack Massage Parlor Raid: Police
2 Women Charged With Prostitution After Commack Massage Parlor Raid: Police Two women were arrested during a raid at a Commack massage parlor following community complaints, Suffolk County Police said. Second Precinct Crime Section officers, working with the Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and ordinance inspector, investigated ACU Therapy at 283 Commack Road, Suite 212, on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Sirong Ke, 47, of Flushing, was charged with two counts each of unauthorized practice of a profession, a felony, and prostitution, a misdemeanor, police said. Zhirong Cui, 54, also of Flushing, was charged with unauthorized practice of a profession and prostitution. Town of Hu…

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Pottstown, PA
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Upper Pottsgrove Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ Baseball Player At Wrong Home Upper Pottsgrove Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ Baseball Player At Wrong Home Upper Pottsgrove Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ Baseball Player At Wrong Home
Upper Pottsgrove Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ Baseball Player At Wrong Home The Upper Pottsgrove Township police corporal who shot and killed 22-year-old college baseball player Glenwood “Bubba” Pysher IV at the wrong Pennsylvania home has been charged with voluntary manslaughter, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 1. Cpl. Sean Farrell, 58, surrendered to Montgomery County Detectives and was awaiting arraignment Tuesday after investigators concluded that his shooting of the unarmed Pysher was not a legal use of deadly force, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Pysher was fatally shot around 12:29 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, after homeowners at a S…

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Bethlehem, PA
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NJ Business Owner Dies A Week After I-80 Motorcycle Crash In PA NJ Business Owner Dies A Week After I-80 Motorcycle Crash In PA NJ Business Owner Dies A Week After I-80 Motorcycle Crash In PA
NJ Business Owner Dies A Week After I-80 Motorcycle Crash In PA A New Jersey business owner has died a week after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle on Interstate 80 in the Poconos, officials said. Albert R. VanRiper III, 71, of Montville, was pronounced dead at 12:32 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. VanRiper was riding a motorcycle when it crashed around 8:16 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, on I-80 near mile marker 305 in Stroudsburg, Monroe County, the coroner said. The Montville resident was the president and owner-operator of A. R. Van Riper Jr. Inc., according to h…

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