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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Berwyn-Devon, PA
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Berwyn EMT, Twin, Pitt Honors Student Killed In Scooter Crash Berwyn EMT, Twin, Pitt Honors Student Killed In Scooter Crash Berwyn EMT, Twin, Pitt Honors Student Killed In Scooter Crash
Berwyn EMT, Twin, Pitt Honors Student Killed In Scooter Crash A young volunteer EMT who dreamed of becoming a neurosurgeon died after fighting for his life for two days following a scooter crash in Pennsylvania, his family and fire company announced. Taha Chomelawala, 21, and a 2023 Conestoga High School graduate from Tredyffrin Township, was involved in the crash on the afternoon of Sunday, Aug. 23, according to a GoFundMe launched for his family. He remained in critical care for two days before dying on Tuesday, Aug. 25, surrounded by loved ones, fundraiser organizers Arun Iyer and Evan Lu said. Chomelawala was preparing to begin his senior year at…

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Nazareth, PA
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Combative Nazareth Patient Injures 2 EMTs During Ambulance Ride: PSP Combative Nazareth Patient Injures 2 EMTs During Ambulance Ride: PSP Combative Nazareth Patient Injures 2 EMTs During Ambulance Ride: PSP
Combative Nazareth Patient Injures 2 EMTs During Ambulance Ride: PSP A man was jailed after he became combative during an ambulance ride in Pennsylvania, injuring two EMTs, State Police announced on Sunday, Aug. 31.  James Zuppert, 58, of Nazareth, was being taken by Hamburg EMS from Upper Bern Township to Geisinger St. Luke’s Hospital for chest pain and shortness of breath around 12:33 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, Pennsylvania State Police said. While the ambulance was on Mountain Road in Tilden Township, Zuppert became uncooperative and combative, police said. When one EMT tried to restrain him in the back of the ambulance, Zuppert pushed her and twisted …

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Five Towns, NY
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Man Holds 2 Long Island Teens At Gunpoint, Steals E-Bike: Police Man Holds 2 Long Island Teens At Gunpoint, Steals E-Bike: Police Man Holds 2 Long Island Teens At Gunpoint, Steals E-Bike: Police
Man Holds 2 Long Island Teens At Gunpoint, Steals E-Bike: Police Two 15-year-old boys were held at gunpoint and robbed of an e-bike on Long Island, police said. The teens were riding near Bayview Avenue in Inwood at about 9:34 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, when a man approached them, displayed a handgun, and demanded the e-bike, Nassau County Police said. Fearing for their lives, the boys handed it over, and the man rode away, according to detectives. Neither teen was injured. Fourth Precinct officers later arrested Lavon Smith, 26, of Far Rockaway, following an investigation, police said. Officers also recovered a stolen firearm. Smith is charged with first…

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Hempstead, NY
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Woman Sprays Chemical In Cop's Face, Kicks Officer During Arrest In Hempstead: Police Woman Sprays Chemical In Cop's Face, Kicks Officer During Arrest In Hempstead: Police Woman Sprays Chemical In Cop's Face, Kicks Officer During Arrest In Hempstead: Police
Woman Sprays Chemical In Cop's Face, Kicks Officer During Arrest In Hempstead: Police A 27-year-old Long Island woman sprayed an unknown chemical substance into a police officer's face and kicked another officer while being arrested following a fight involving a broken glass bottle, authorities said. The incident happened around 4 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 30, in South Hempstead, according to Nassau County Police.  First Precinct officers were called to a home on Willis Street for a reported disturbance, where police said Carolynne Alvarez, of South Hempstead, had gotten into a physical altercation with another 27-year-old woman. Alvarez was attempting to hit the woman with…

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Great Neck, NY
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Man Stabbed Man In Neck Multiple Times In Great Neck: Police Man Stabbed Man In Neck Multiple Times In Great Neck: Police Man Stabbed Man In Neck Multiple Times In Great Neck: Police
Man Stabbed Man In Neck Multiple Times In Great Neck: Police A 34-year-old man was arrested after police say he stabbed another man in the neck multiple times during an argument at a home. Nassau County police were called to a Florence Avenue residence in Great Neck at about 9:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, for a reported disturbance. Eric Vasquez of Great Neck and the 40-year-old victim had been arguing when Vasquez pulled out a folding knife and stabbed the man in the neck several times, police said. Fearing for his safety, the victim called 911, according to detectives. Vasquez was located a short time later and taken into custody without incident, po…

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Corinth, NY
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17 Animals Found Without Proper Care At Condemned Corinth Home: Sheriff 17 Animals Found Without Proper Care At Condemned Corinth Home: Sheriff 17 Animals Found Without Proper Care At Condemned Corinth Home: Sheriff
17 Animals Found Without Proper Care At Condemned Corinth Home: Sheriff An animal complaint in New York led to misdemeanor charges against two people after authorities said 17 animals were not properly cared for at a condemned home. The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office was called to Angel Road in Corinth at 2:42 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, according to Sheriff Jeffrey R. Brown. The investigation resulted in the arrests of Shannon M. Long, 31, of Hadley, and Michael L. Bovee, 47, of Corinth, on Saturday, Aug. 30. Each was charged with 17 counts of overdriving, torturing, and injuring animals by failing to provide proper sustenance, a Class A misdemeanor, the sher…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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2 Women Found Dead After PA Barricade, Murder-Suicide Probe Underway 2 Women Found Dead After PA Barricade, Murder-Suicide Probe Underway 2 Women Found Dead After PA Barricade, Murder-Suicide Probe Underway
2 Women Found Dead After PA Barricade, Murder-Suicide Probe Underway Two women were found dead inside a Pennsylvania home after police responded to a report of a barricaded person and a gunshot heard inside, authorities said. Officers from the 35th District were called to the 1600 block of Conlyn Street in Philadelphia around 1:51 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, Philadelphia police said. A barricade was declared at the residence before it ended around 2:50 p.m., police said. Two adult women were then found inside and pronounced dead at the scene by medics at approximately 2:51 p.m. The deaths are being investigated as a murder-suicide, according to preliminary info…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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PA Woman, 21, Shot In Chest, Neck As Gunfire Hits 3 Vehicles, 2 Homes: Police PA Woman, 21, Shot In Chest, Neck As Gunfire Hits 3 Vehicles, 2 Homes: Police PA Woman, 21, Shot In Chest, Neck As Gunfire Hits 3 Vehicles, 2 Homes: Police
PA Woman, 21, Shot In Chest, Neck As Gunfire Hits 3 Vehicles, 2 Homes: Police A 21-year-old woman was hospitalized after gunfire struck vehicles and homes in Pennsylvania overnight, police said. Officers responded to the 800 block of Reno Place in Philadelphia’s 9th District around 3:41 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, for a report of a person with a gun. At the scene, officers found four spent shell casings, three vehicles hit by gunfire, and two residences struck by bullets, according to police. The woman and a friend had already arrived at Pennsylvania Hospital in a dark-colored sedan that left before officers arrived, police said. They told investigators they had been on R…

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Farmingdale, NY
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Woman Killed Crossing Route 110 In Farmingdale, Police Say Woman Killed Crossing Route 110 In Farmingdale, Police Say Woman Killed Crossing Route 110 In Farmingdale, Police Say
Woman Killed Crossing Route 110 In Farmingdale, Police Say The woman who was struck and killed while crossing a busy Long Island roadway Saturday night, Aug. 29, has been identified, police said. Meghann Jones, 43, of East Farmingdale, was named Wednesday, Sept. 2 as the victim, the Suffolk County Police Department said. The crash happened in East Farmingdale at approximately 8:30 p.m., when Jones was walking west across Route 110 at Conklin Street, according to investigators.  She was struck by a southbound 2011 Hyundai Sonata, police said. Jones was taken to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, where she was pronounced…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Conshohocken Truck Driver Killed In I-476 Work-Zone Crash ID’d Conshohocken Truck Driver Killed In I-476 Work-Zone Crash ID’d Conshohocken Truck Driver Killed In I-476 Work-Zone Crash ID’d
Conshohocken Truck Driver Killed In I-476 Work-Zone Crash ID’d A 28-year-old truck driver was killed when his dump truck crashed into a parked water truck in an active work zone on the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Northeast Extension, authorities said. Joshua Cameron Azariah Adens, known to loved ones as Josh or “JLegend,” died in the crash shortly after 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, in Whitpain Township, Pennsylvania State Police said. His family also identified him in a GoFundMe created to help cover funeral and other unexpected expenses. The Conshohocken trucker was driving a 2004 Mack tri-axle dump truck north on I-476 near mile marker 25.3 when it sudd…

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