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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North Wales, PA
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US Navy Veteran, Montgomery Twp. Police Sgt. Lee Wagner Dies Suddenly At 48 US Navy Veteran, Montgomery Twp. Police Sgt. Lee Wagner Dies Suddenly At 48 US Navy Veteran, Montgomery Twp. Police Sgt. Lee Wagner Dies Suddenly At 48
US Navy Veteran, Montgomery Twp. Police Sgt. Lee Wagner Dies Suddenly At 48 A Montgomery County police sergeant, US Navy veteran, husband, and father of four died unexpectedly following a sudden medical emergency, his department announced on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Montgomery Township Police Sgt. Lee A. Wagner was 48 when he died on Wednesday, Aug. 19. The nature of the medical emergency was not disclosed. “Throughout his career, Sergeant Wagner was known for unwavering dedication to the community, commitment to fellow officers, and professionalism in service to others,” the department said. Wagner was raised in the Perkiomenville area and graduated from Perkiomen High…

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by Jillian Pikora
Pottstown, PA
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Baseball Player Killed In Upper Pottsgrove By Cops, Drunkenly Ending Up In Wrong Home: Report Baseball Player Killed In Upper Pottsgrove By Cops, Drunkenly Ending Up In Wrong Home: Report Baseball Player Killed In Upper Pottsgrove By Cops, Drunkenly Ending Up In Wrong Home: Report
Baseball Player Killed In Upper Pottsgrove By Cops, Drunkenly Ending Up In Wrong Home: Report A 22-year-old catcher set to begin playing for a New Jersey college this semester was shot and killed by police after his family says he mistakenly went to the wrong Pennsylvania home while drinking with friends. Glenwood Earl Pysher IV was identified as the victim of the officer-involved shooting, according to a statement from the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office sent to Daily Voice on Tuesday, Aug. 25.  Pysher, affectionately known as "Bubba", had been celebrating a friend's birthday at a local bar before the festivities moved to a friend's house in Upper Pottsgrove Township, …

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by Cecilia Levine & Jillian Pikora
Easton, PA
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Easton Man Killed When Car Strikes Tree: Coroner Easton Man Killed When Car Strikes Tree: Coroner Easton Man Killed When Car Strikes Tree: Coroner
Easton Man Killed When Car Strikes Tree: Coroner A 37-year-old Pennsylvania native was killed when his car left a roadway and struck a tree, authorities announced. Daniel Joseph Preziosi, of Easton, was driving along South Locust Drive in Lehigh Township when he lost control in the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 22, Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek said in a release issued Monday, Aug. 24. The car left the roadway and struck a tree, according to Lysek. Preziosi died from multiple blunt-force injuries. His death was ruled accidental. Born in Easton on May 1, 1989, Preziosi was the son of Joseph Preziosi and Sandra (Brodsky…

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by Jillian Pikora
Brentwood, NY
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37 License Suspensions: Brentwood Taxi Driver Busted After Blowing Stop Sign, Police Say 37 License Suspensions: Brentwood Taxi Driver Busted After Blowing Stop Sign, Police Say 37 License Suspensions: Brentwood Taxi Driver Busted After Blowing Stop Sign, Police Say
37 License Suspensions: Brentwood Taxi Driver Busted After Blowing Stop Sign, Police Say A Long Island taxi driver who blew a stop sign was found behind the wheel despite having 37 license suspensions, police said. Dwight Douglas, 51, of Brentwood, was arrested on Monday, Aug. 24, after Suffolk County Police officers stopped him on Suffolk Avenue in Brentwood, according to a release issued that day. Third Precinct Officers Peter Leonello and Anthony Reyes-Torres were conducting directed traffic enforcement in an area identified for a high number of crashes when they spotted a 2016 Toyota Camry fail to stop at a stop sign around 10:19 a.m., police said. The Camry was operating …

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by Jillian Pikora
Albany, NY
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Fugitive Cut Off GPS Ankle Monitor, Used Fake Green Card For Albany Farm Job: DOJ Fugitive Cut Off GPS Ankle Monitor, Used Fake Green Card For Albany Farm Job: DOJ Fugitive Cut Off GPS Ankle Monitor, Used Fake Green Card For Albany Farm Job: DOJ
Fugitive Cut Off GPS Ankle Monitor, Used Fake Green Card For Albany Farm Job: DOJ A Guatemalan man who cut off his GPS ankle monitor and spent nearly seven years on the run has admitted using a counterfeit green card to get a job at a New York farm, federal prosecutors announced on Monday, Aug. 24. Edgar Diaz, 47, pleaded guilty to one count of immigration fraud on Wednesday, Aug. 12, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York. Diaz, a citizen of Guatemala who was illegally in the United States, was allowed to enter Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Alternative to Detention Program in June 2019 while his immigration case was pending, …

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by Jillian Pikora
Glen Cove, NY
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Glen Cove E-Scooter Crash Victim Was Preparing For Comic Con Before Fatal Ride Glen Cove E-Scooter Crash Victim Was Preparing For Comic Con Before Fatal Ride Glen Cove E-Scooter Crash Victim Was Preparing For Comic Con Before Fatal Ride
Glen Cove E-Scooter Crash Victim Was Preparing For Comic Con Before Fatal Ride A 23-year-old Long Island man killed while riding an e-scooter had left home to run errands and was excitedly preparing for Comic Con when he never made it back, according to his family. David Anthony DeJesus, of Roslyn, died after his e-scooter collided with a 2023 Jeep Wrangler near Dosoris Way and Elliot Place in Glen Cove at about 7:22 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, Nassau County Police said. Now, his family is raising money to give the young man they described as a "gentle, innocent soul" a final farewell. "David was only 23 years old and had so much life ahead of him," organizer Tiffany Ro…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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$50K Company Spending Spree: Lower Merion School Board Member Charged With Felony Theft $50K Company Spending Spree: Lower Merion School Board Member Charged With Felony Theft $50K Company Spending Spree: Lower Merion School Board Member Charged With Felony Theft
$50K Company Spending Spree: Lower Merion School Board Member Charged With Felony Theft A school board member who campaigned on her experience with financial oversight and audits is accused of using more than $50,000 from her employer for family vacations, Amazon purchases, and Bar Mitzvah photography, authorities announced on Monday, Aug. 24. Lower Merion School Board member Jennifer Rivera, 41, of Bala Cynwyd, turned herself in to Lower Merion Township Police on Monday on multiple felony charges stemming from her employment at SMB, a Bala Cynwyd law firm marketing agency, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Lower Merion Township Police Superintendent Andre…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lykens Valley, PA
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Upper Dauphin Teacher Charged In Sex Crimes Involving 2 Students: State Police Upper Dauphin Teacher Charged In Sex Crimes Involving 2 Students: State Police Upper Dauphin Teacher Charged In Sex Crimes Involving 2 Students: State Police
Upper Dauphin Teacher Charged In Sex Crimes Involving 2 Students: State Police A Pennsylvania teacher has been charged with sex crimes involving two teenage students after one girl and her mother came forward to troopers, State Police announced on Monday, Aug. 24. James S. Davis, 62, of Thompsontown, was employed as a teacher at Upper Dauphin Area High School when the incidents occurred during the 2025-26 school year, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Troopers with the Lykens Criminal Investigation Unit began investigating after receiving information from a 15-year-old student and her mother that the girl may have been victimized by Davis, police said. During t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Macungie-Alburtis-Emmaus, PA
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Teen Needed Surgery After Genitals Bitten During Sexual Assault At Lower Macungie Hotel: DA Teen Needed Surgery After Genitals Bitten During Sexual Assault At Lower Macungie Hotel: DA Teen Needed Surgery After Genitals Bitten During Sexual Assault At Lower Macungie Hotel: DA
Teen Needed Surgery After Genitals Bitten During Sexual Assault At Lower Macungie Hotel: DA A woman was left unable to walk and needed surgery after a sexual assault at a Pennsylvania hotel, authorities announced on Monday, Aug. 24. Javier Santos-Rivera, 41, of Allentown, was charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated assault, sexual assault, simple assault, indecent assault, and intimidation of a witness or victim, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said. Pennsylvania State Police were called to an area hospital around 7:17 a.m. on March 21 after a 19-year-old woman reported being sexually assaulted, according to the DA's office. Investigators d…

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by Jillian Pikora
Carlisle, PA
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20-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed By Trucker Backing Into His Path; Driver Charged: PSP Carlisle 20-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed By Trucker Backing Into His Path; Driver Charged: PSP Carlisle 20-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed By Trucker Backing Into His Path; Driver Charged: PSP Carlisle
20-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed By Trucker Backing Into His Path; Driver Charged: PSP Carlisle A 20-year-old motorcyclist was killed when a tractor-trailer driver backed out of a private driveway and into his path, leading to a homicide-by-vehicle charge, Pennsylvania State Police and court records show Ethan F. Small, of Gardners, was riding a 2023 Suzuki GXR-R750 east on Walnut Bottom Road in Penn Township when the crash happened near 1608 Walnut Bottom Road in Cumberland County at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, according to PSP Carlisle. Farid Mohammad, 43, of Richmond, Texas, was backing a 2027 Freightliner Cascadia out of a private driveway as Small crested a hill, troopers said. S…

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