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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Mastic-Shirley, NY
Breaking News
Deli Worker Sold Alcohol To Underage Police Agent In Shirley: Cops Deli Worker Sold Alcohol To Underage Police Agent In Shirley: Cops Deli Worker Sold Alcohol To Underage Police Agent In Shirley: Cops
Deli Worker Sold Alcohol To Underage Police Agent In Shirley: Cops A Long Island deli employee was busted after police say she sold alcohol to an underage agent during a sting prompted by community complaints. Suffolk County Police conducted the underage alcohol sale operation at V&W Parkway Deli in Shirley at approximately 3:10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, according to the department. During the operation, an underage police agent purchased an alcoholic beverage from employee Leydi Molina Flores, police said. Molina Flores, 37, of Hampton Bays, was arrested and charged with first-degree unlawfully dealing with a child. She was issued a field appearance …

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Mercersburg, PA
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Ex Searched PA Mom's Facebook 300+ Times Before Killing Her, Hiding Body Under Motel Bed: DA Ex Searched PA Mom's Facebook 300+ Times Before Killing Her, Hiding Body Under Motel Bed: DA Ex Searched PA Mom's Facebook 300+ Times Before Killing Her, Hiding Body Under Motel Bed: DA
Ex Searched PA Mom's Facebook 300+ Times Before Killing Her, Hiding Body Under Motel Bed: DA A Pennsylvania man who searched his ex-girlfriend's name on Facebook more than 300 times in the days before killing her, then carried her body into a motel room and hid it beneath a bed, has been convicted of first-degree murder, prosecutors announced. Brian Kuchinka, of Port Allegany, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of 28-year-old K-Leigh Hill-Nelson on Wednesday, Aug. 26, McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer said. Kuchinka had previously pleaded guilty to criminal homicide and abuse of a corpse, admitting he caused Hill-Nelson's death but dis…

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Bethlehem, PA
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Mom Of 2 'Tink' Killed In Freemansburg Double Shooting; Family Hopes To Bring Her Home To NJ Mom Of 2 'Tink' Killed In Freemansburg Double Shooting; Family Hopes To Bring Her Home To NJ Mom Of 2 'Tink' Killed In Freemansburg Double Shooting; Family Hopes To Bring Her Home To NJ
Mom Of 2 'Tink' Killed In Freemansburg Double Shooting; Family Hopes To Bring Her Home To NJ A young mother of two known to her family as "Tink" was shot to death inside a Pennsylvania home, and now her loved ones are raising money to bring her home to New Jersey. Atirah Nitay Steed, 27, of Newark, NJ, died from multiple gunshot wounds following the Saturday, Aug. 22 shooting, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Her death was ruled a homicide following an autopsy. Steed left behind two daughters — one 5 years old and another who is about to turn 1 — according to a GoFundMe launched by her aunt, Shavonne Bacote. "Tink was a loving mother to her two beautiful daught…

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by Jillian Pikora
Collegeville-Trappe, PA
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Dave Portnoy Is Back In Pennsylvania — Here’s How He Ranked The Pizza Dave Portnoy Is Back In Pennsylvania — Here’s How He Ranked The Pizza Dave Portnoy Is Back In Pennsylvania — Here’s How He Ranked The Pizza
Dave Portnoy Is Back In Pennsylvania — Here’s How He Ranked The Pizza Dave Portnoy is back on the Pennsylvania pizza trail — and several Philadelphia-area shops earned some serious praise from the notoriously tough grader. The Barstool Sports founder recently swept through Philadelphia and its suburbs for a new batch of his viral “One Bite Pizza Reviews,” stopping at pizzerias in Montgomery and Bucks counties along with several spots in the city. The reviews have been rolling out online throughout August, with Portnoy handing out multiple scores approaching — or topping — the coveted 8-point mark. His highest score of the latest Pennsylvania run went to John…

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Bethlehem, PA
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2 Teens Stabbed By Adults In Bethlehem Hotel Brawl: Police 2 Teens Stabbed By Adults In Bethlehem Hotel Brawl: Police 2 Teens Stabbed By Adults In Bethlehem Hotel Brawl: Police
2 Teens Stabbed By Adults In Bethlehem Hotel Brawl: Police Two teens were stabbed when an argument escalated into a large fight outside a Pennsylvania hotel, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Officers were called to the Sonesta ES Suites at 2180 Motel Drive around 5:55 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, for a reported fight involving multiple people in the parking lot, according to the Bethlehem Police Department. A 19-year-old man and a juvenile were injured during the altercation and taken to a local hospital for treatment, police said. Detectives reviewed hotel surveillance footage, interviewed victims and witnesses, and recovered a knife believed to…

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Mount Wolf-Manchester, PA
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HOMICIDE: Man Vanished On Way To McDonald 20 Years Ago, ID'd As Remains In West Manchester HOMICIDE: Man Vanished On Way To McDonald 20 Years Ago, ID'd As Remains In West Manchester HOMICIDE: Man Vanished On Way To McDonald 20 Years Ago, ID'd As Remains In West Manchester
Homicide: Man Vanished On Way To McDonald 20 Years Ago, ID'd As Remains In West Manchester A Maryland man who vanished on his way to work at a McDonald's nearly 20 years ago has been identified as the homicide victim whose skeletal remains were found along a busy Pennsylvania road in 2013, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 26. David Anthony Queen was 42 when he was last seen heading to his McDonald's job in Baltimore on Nov. 6, 2006, according to York County District Attorney Tim Barker, West Manchester Township Police, York County Coroner Tania Zech, and the DNA Doe Project. Investigators do not believe Queen ever made it to his shift. His mother reported him missing to Bal…

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Whitehall-Coplay, PA
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Man Shoots Girlfriend Twice, Himself In Whitehall Murder-Suicide Attempt: DA Man Shoots Girlfriend Twice, Himself In Whitehall Murder-Suicide Attempt: DA Man Shoots Girlfriend Twice, Himself In Whitehall Murder-Suicide Attempt: DA
Man Shoots Girlfriend Twice, Himself In Whitehall Murder-Suicide Attempt: DA A man shot his girlfriend twice before calling 911, admitting what he had done, and fatally shooting himself in an attempted murder-suicide inside a Pennsylvania apartment, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 26. The 27-year-old woman remains hospitalized with critical injuries after first responders performed life-saving measures at the scene, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Whitehall Township Police Chief Michael Marks said. Whitehall Township Police received the 911 call around 10:20 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, reporting a shooting at an apartment in the 1220 block of P…

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by Jillian Pikora
Ephrata, PA
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NY Man Who Posed As Fed To Steal Gold Bars From Ephrata Woman Learns His Fate: Prosecutors NY Man Who Posed As Fed To Steal Gold Bars From Ephrata Woman Learns His Fate: Prosecutors NY Man Who Posed As Fed To Steal Gold Bars From Ephrata Woman Learns His Fate: Prosecutors
NY Man Who Posed As Fed To Steal Gold Bars From Ephrata Woman Learns His Fate: Prosecutors A New York man who posed as a federal employee to steal more than half a million dollars in gold bars from a Pennsylvania woman — and was later caught with a gold bar hidden in his sock — is headed to jail, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Zhong Ren, 45, of Brooklyn, was sentenced by Lancaster County Judge Todd Brown to six to 23 months in county jail after pleading guilty to stealing $555,892 worth of gold from an Ephrata woman, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Ren pleaded guilty on July 31 to theft by unlawful taking, conspiracy to commit theft by un…

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by Jillian Pikora
Harrisburg, PA
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Snapchat Addicts Kids, Lies About Sex, Drug Content, PA Lawsuit Claims Snapchat Addicts Kids, Lies About Sex, Drug Content, PA Lawsuit Claims Snapchat Addicts Kids, Lies About Sex, Drug Content, PA Lawsuit Claims
Snapchat Addicts Kids, Lies About Sex, Drug Content, PA Lawsuit Claims Snapchat was designed to hook children with disappearing messages, endless scrolling, late-night alerts, and friendship streaks — then marketed as safe for 13-year-olds while sexual, drug-related, and suicide content remained easy to find, Pennsylvania’s attorney general alleges. Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a lawsuit against Snapchat owner Snap Inc. on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Daily Voice obtained the redacted 49-page complaint, which was filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas under Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. You can read the complaint in…

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by Jillian Pikora
Greencastle, PA
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Family Speaks Out After BF Says ‘Demon’ Made Him Kill PennWest Soccer Star Family Speaks Out After BF Says ‘Demon’ Made Him Kill PennWest Soccer Star Family Speaks Out After BF Says ‘Demon’ Made Him Kill PennWest Soccer Star
Family Speaks Out After BF Says ‘Demon’ Made Him Kill PennWest Soccer Star The family of a soccer player stabbed to death by her boyfriend after he claimed a “demon” told him to do it is speaking out, calling the 18-year-old's killing a “parent’s worst nightmare” as nearly $60,000 has poured in to build a legacy in her name. “This is a parent’s worst nightmare. It has been devastating for family, friends, and the whole community,” Karoline Heintz's family said in a statement released through Pennsylvania State Police. “Karoline was loved by all. She was a kind, smart, beautiful girl. We want justice for our ‘sweet’ Karoline.” The family asked for privacy as they …

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