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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Hershey, PA
Breaking News
Animal Rescuer Charged After Pug Dies; 44 Cats, Dogs Found In Hershey U-Haul: Police Animal Rescuer Charged After Pug Dies; 44 Cats, Dogs Found In Hershey U-Haul: Police Animal Rescuer Charged After Pug Dies; 44 Cats, Dogs Found In Hershey U-Haul: Police
Animal Rescuer Charged After Pug Dies; 44 Cats, Dogs Found In Hershey U-Haul: Police A New York woman transporting dozens of rescue animals to Oklahoma was arrested in Pennsylvania after police found 45 animals packed inside a U-Haul without water and a severely injured pug that had to be euthanized, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 21. Selma T. Kizil, 57, told Derry Township police she runs an animal rescue on Long Island and was moving the animals to her new home in Oklahoma City when officers discovered them at the Hershey Animal Emergency Center around 9:09 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, according to the department. Officers found the animals throughout the front and bac…

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Greencastle, PA
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‘Demon’ Made BF Stab PennWest Soccer Star Dead, Mom Helped Hide Body: Court Docs ‘Demon’ Made BF Stab PennWest Soccer Star Dead, Mom Helped Hide Body: Court Docs ‘Demon’ Made BF Stab PennWest Soccer Star Dead, Mom Helped Hide Body: Court Docs
‘Demon’ Made BF Stab PennWest Soccer Star Dead, Mom Helped Hide Body: Court Docs A soccer player days away from starting her freshman year was stabbed to death by her boyfriend after he claimed a “demon” took over and told him to stab her in a Jeep parked near her dorm — then his mother helped clean up and conceal her body, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 21. Royce Joel Moser, 18, of Canonsburg, is charged with criminal homicide in the death of 18-year-old Karoline Jordyn Heintz, along with abuse of a corpse, conspiracy, tampering with evidence, conspiracy to tamper with evidence, and obstructing the administration of law, court recor…

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Wyomissing, PA
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36-Year-Old Man ID'd After Being Found Dead In Wyomissing Swimming Pool: Coroner 36-Year-Old Man ID'd After Being Found Dead In Wyomissing Swimming Pool: Coroner 36-Year-Old Man ID'd After Being Found Dead In Wyomissing Swimming Pool: Coroner
36-Year-Old Man ID'd After Being Found Dead In Wyomissing Swimming Pool: Coroner The 36-year-old man found dead in a swimming pool at his Berks County home has been identified, officials announced on Friday, Aug. 21. Patrick Thomas Barrett, of the 1400 block of Cleveland Avenue in Wyomissing, was identified as the man found unresponsive in the pool, according to Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel. The coroner's office was called to the home at 5:47 p.m., and deputies pronounced Barrett dead at the scene. His body was then taken to Reading Hospital for further investigation. Wyomissing police were called to the Cleveland Avenue home after a neighbor reported findin…

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Allentown, PA
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School Bus Drivers Sneak Into Allentown Garage, Accessing Protected Student Records, Police Say School Bus Drivers Sneak Into Allentown Garage, Accessing Protected Student Records, Police Say School Bus Drivers Sneak Into Allentown Garage, Accessing Protected Student Records, Police Say
School Bus Drivers Sneak Into Allentown Garage, Accessing Protected Student Records, Police Say Two school bus drivers are accused of sneaking into a secure Pennsylvania school garage after hours and repeatedly accessing protected district records, the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Shawn Levy, of Breinigsville, and Tyler Young, of Allentown, worked as Parkland School District bus drivers when the alleged crimes occurred, according to the release. Both are charged with felony counts of Conspiracy to Burglary, Conspiracy to Criminal Trespass, and Conspiracy to the Unlawful Duplication. The investigation began after Parkland School Director of…

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Bristol, PA
Weather
Tornado Watch Issued In PA, NJ, Delaware As 75 MPH Winds Blow Across Region Tornado Watch Issued In PA, NJ, Delaware As 75 MPH Winds Blow Across Region Tornado Watch Issued In PA, NJ, Delaware As 75 MPH Winds Blow Across Region
Tornado Watch Issued In PA, NJ, Delaware As 75 MPH Winds Blow Across Region A tornado watch has been issued across a large portion of the Mid-Atlantic as potentially dangerous storms threaten the region Thursday afternoon and evening. The watch is in effect until 10 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20, across parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC, according to the National Weather Service. The watch area includes the Philadelphia region and stretches south through Baltimore, Washington, DC, and much of the Eastern Shore, as shown on the National Weather Service map. A couple of tornadoes are possible within the watch area, accor…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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$7M Tax Scheme Tied To Staffing Firm Supplying PA Factory Workers: DOJ $7M Tax Scheme Tied To Staffing Firm Supplying PA Factory Workers: DOJ $7M Tax Scheme Tied To Staffing Firm Supplying PA Factory Workers: DOJ
$7M Tax Scheme Tied To Staffing Firm Supplying PA Factory Workers: DOJ A staffing company owner accused of supplying temporary workers to Pennsylvania businesses while hiding millions of dollars from the federal government is facing an expanded slate of charges, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday, Aug. 20. Jimmy Fabian, president, owner, and operator of Celebes Staffing Services Inc., was charged in a superseding indictment with conspiring to defraud the United States through a scheme that allegedly underpaid more than $7 million in employment taxes, according to the US Department of Justice. Celebes, a Philadelphia-based labor-leasing company, provided…

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King of Prussia, PA
Breaking News
Fake Caregiver Kickbacks In $1.76M Medicaid Scheme Lands King Of Prussia Mom, Daughter In Jail Fake Caregiver Kickbacks In $1.76M Medicaid Scheme Lands King Of Prussia Mom, Daughter In Jail Fake Caregiver Kickbacks In $1.76M Medicaid Scheme Lands King Of Prussia Mom, Daughter In Jail
Fake Caregiver Kickbacks In $1.76M Medicaid Scheme Lands King Of Prussia Mom, Daughter In Jail A home care agency owner whose daughter was already jailed in a massive Medicaid fraud case is now headed to state prison herself, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, Aug. 20. Stephanie Mobley, 54, of King of Prussia, owned ComfortZone Home Health Care, LLC, where prosecutors say she approved kickback arrangements, assigned phony caregivers to clients, and recruited clients to participate in the scheme. A Montgomery County judge sentenced Mobley to 17 months to 10 years in state prison and ordered her to pay $1.76 million in restitution on Wednesday, Aug. 19, ac…

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Bensalem, PA
Breaking News
Contractor Takes Nearly $180K, Leaves Bensalem Home Projects Unfinished: Police Contractor Takes Nearly $180K, Leaves Bensalem Home Projects Unfinished: Police Contractor Takes Nearly $180K, Leaves Bensalem Home Projects Unfinished: Police
Contractor Takes Nearly $180K, Leaves Bensalem Home Projects Unfinished: Police A contractor is accused of taking nearly $180,000 from homeowners for renovation projects that were never started or left unfinished, police announced on Thursday, Aug. 20. Shawn Hagan, 46, of Philadelphia, owner of Hagan Home Concepts, was charged following a multi-jurisdictional investigation by Bensalem and Middletown township police, according to the release. The investigation involved three homeowners who reported paying Hagan a combined $178,291 for projects estimated to cost more than $300,000, police said. A Bensalem resident hired Hagan to build a home addition for an estimated $7…

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Carlisle, PA
Breaking News
Doctor, PA Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Carlisle Collision With State Police Helicopter Doctor, PA Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Carlisle Collision With State Police Helicopter Doctor, PA Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Carlisle Collision With State Police Helicopter
Doctor, PA Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Carlisle Collision With State Police Helicopter The pilot killed when his Cessna collided with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter at Carlisle Regional Airport has been identified as a 57-year-old Hershey man with decades of experience in emergency medicine. Paul William Sokoloski, 57, of Hershey, was pronounced dead at the scene of the Wednesday, Aug. 19 crash, according to Pennsylvania State Police and Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall. Sokoloski was the pilot and sole occupant of a Cessna 150 single-engine airplane that collided with a PSP Bell 407GX helicopter at the airport, located at 228 Petersburg Road in South Middleton …

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Syosset-Woodbury, NY
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$495K In Mailed Checks Intercepted From Woodbury Company, Queens Man Charged: Police $495K In Mailed Checks Intercepted From Woodbury Company, Queens Man Charged: Police $495K In Mailed Checks Intercepted From Woodbury Company, Queens Man Charged: Police
$495K In Mailed Checks Intercepted From Woodbury Company, Queens Man Charged: Police A Queens man has been arrested more than a year after nearly half a million dollars in checks mailed by a Long Island company were intercepted, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Raymond Nagaloo, 31, of Queens, was arrested following an investigation by the department's Electronics Squad/Fraud & Forgery Section, Nassau County Police said. The investigation began after a Woodbury company mailed two checks totaling more than $495,000 that were intercepted by an unknown person on Monday, June 23, 2025, according to detectives. Nagaloo was arrested in connection with the intercepted c…

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