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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Center Moriches-East Moriches, NY
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Underage Alcohol Sales At 2 Long Island Gas Stations Land Employees Charges Underage Alcohol Sales At 2 Long Island Gas Stations Land Employees Charges Underage Alcohol Sales At 2 Long Island Gas Stations Land Employees Charges
Underage Alcohol Sales At 2 Long Island Gas Stations Land Employees Charges Two gas station employees were arrested after allegedly selling alcohol to underage police agents during a series of inspections on Long Island, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Neval Efecik, 52, of East Patchogue, and Shannon Schnoll, 50, of Medford, were arrested during State Liquor Authority inspections in East Moriches, according to Suffolk County Police. Seventh Precinct Crime Section officers inspected five businesses following community complaints and found two were not compliant, police said. Underage police agents were sold alcoholic beverages at both businesses during…

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by Jillian Pikora
Carlisle, PA
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Pilot Killed, 2 Troopers Injured In Midair PSP Helicopter, Plane Collision In Carlisle (UPDATE) Pilot Killed, 2 Troopers Injured In Midair PSP Helicopter, Plane Collision In Carlisle (UPDATE) Pilot Killed, 2 Troopers Injured In Midair PSP Helicopter, Plane Collision In Carlisle (UPDATE)
Pilot Killed, 2 Troopers Injured In Midair PSP Helicopter, Plane Collision In Carlisle (Update) A pilot was killed, and two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were injured when a small plane struck a police helicopter during a training exercise at Carlisle Regional Airport on Wednesday evening, Aug. 19, officials said. Cpl. Bryce Corman and Trooper Jason Mills were conducting routine training exercises in a Bell 407 helicopter when a Cessna 150 approached from behind and struck the helicopter, Pennsylvania State Police Acting Commissioner Lt. Col. George Bivens said during a late-night briefing with Gov. Josh Shapiro. The pilot of the Cessna was killed in the crash. Authorities know t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bensalem, PA
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NJ Man Posed As Religious Solicitor To Meet ‘13-Year-Old’ In Bensalem: Prosecutors NJ Man Posed As Religious Solicitor To Meet ‘13-Year-Old’ In Bensalem: Prosecutors NJ Man Posed As Religious Solicitor To Meet ‘13-Year-Old’ In Bensalem: Prosecutors
NJ Man Posed As Religious Solicitor To Meet ‘13-Year-Old’ In Bensalem: Prosecutors A New Jersey man who drove to Pennsylvania dressed as a religious solicitor to meet someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl for sex has been sentenced, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. The case began when Oscar Castillo-Peralta, 54, of Pleasantville, NJ, started chatting on a social media app with someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl on Jan. 30, 2025, authorities said. Bensalem police previously identified the app as KIK. The pair exchanged phone numbers and continued communicating by text, with the conversations becoming sexual over the following weeks, investigators s…

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by Jillian Pikora
New Holland, PA
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13-Year-Old Girl Takes Pregnancy Test After Sex Assaults At PA Park: Prosecutors 13-Year-Old Girl Takes Pregnancy Test After Sex Assaults At PA Park: Prosecutors 13-Year-Old Girl Takes Pregnancy Test After Sex Assaults At PA Park: Prosecutors
13-Year-Old Girl Takes Pregnancy Test After Sex Assaults At PA Park: Prosecutors An 18-year-old accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl and giving her a pregnancy test will have his case proceed to county court, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Andrew Juan Pemberton, of East Earl Township, is accused of sexually assaulting the girl multiple times, including at New Holland Park and inside a vehicle, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. District Judge Jonathan Heisse ruled following a preliminary hearing on Monday, July 20, that the case could proceed to the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas. Pember…

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by Jillian Pikora
Catasauqua, PA
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21-Year-Old Woman Killed In 3-Vehicle Lehigh Crash Was On Her Way To Work, Family Says 21-Year-Old Woman Killed In 3-Vehicle Lehigh Crash Was On Her Way To Work, Family Says 21-Year-Old Woman Killed In 3-Vehicle Lehigh Crash Was On Her Way To Work, Family Says
21-Year-Old Woman Killed In 3-Vehicle Lehigh Crash Was On Her Way To Work, Family Says A 21-year-old woman killed in a three-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer in Pennsylvania is remembered as a funny, creative animal lover with a passion for cars. Hailey E. Weil, of Bath in Moore Township, was driving a 2004 Subaru Forester when it crashed with a 2021 Freightliner Cascadia and a 2025 Ford Explorer at Airport Road and Race Street in Hanover Township Lehigh County on Monday, Aug. 17, according to Pennsylvania State Police. A trooper on routine patrol came upon the crash at approximately 11:39 a.m., state police previously said. The Freightliner was driven by a 42-year-o…

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
Teens Captured In Connecticut After Multi-State Crime Spree, Firing At PA Troopers Sentenced Teens Captured In Connecticut After Multi-State Crime Spree, Firing At PA Troopers Sentenced Teens Captured In Connecticut After Multi-State Crime Spree, Firing At PA Troopers Sentenced
Teens Captured In Connecticut After Multi-State Crime Spree, Firing At PA Troopers Sentenced A trio of Tennessee teens involved in a multi-state crime spree that included gunfire at Pennsylvania State Troopers, a daring escape through a Schuylkill County Walmart, and a manhunt ending in Connecticut have now been sentenced. Christian J. Guerrero Jr., Jeremiah Dale Begley, and Kadence Ray Gooch all pleaded guilty in Dauphin County, but received dramatically different sentences for their roles in the February 2025 crime spree. Guerrero, who was 17 at the time, received the harshest punishment after pleading guilty to attempted criminal homicide. Now 18, he was sentenced to eight to 16…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lebanon, PA
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Person Struck, Killed By Train Near Route 422 Overpass In Lebanon County Person Struck, Killed By Train Near Route 422 Overpass In Lebanon County Person Struck, Killed By Train Near Route 422 Overpass In Lebanon County
Person Struck, Killed By Train Near Route 422 Overpass In Lebanon County A person was struck and killed by an eastbound train in Lebanon County late Tuesday night, officials confirmed. The person was struck near the Cumberland Street/Route 422 overpass in South Lebanon Township at 11:05 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18, according to Lebanon County dispatch and Norfolk Southern. The incident did not happen at a railroad crossing, a Norfolk Southern spokesperson clarified to Daily Voice on Wednesday, Aug. 19. The train was traveling eastbound when it struck the pedestrian near milepost 84.5, with the Cumberland Street overpass being the closest street, according to Norfo…

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by Jillian Pikora
Patchogue-Medford, NY
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Delivery Truck Seriously Injures Woman Riding Electric Scooter In Medford: Police Delivery Truck Seriously Injures Woman Riding Electric Scooter In Medford: Police Delivery Truck Seriously Injures Woman Riding Electric Scooter In Medford: Police
Delivery Truck Seriously Injures Woman Riding Electric Scooter In Medford: Police A 49-year-old woman was seriously injured when her electric scooter was struck by a delivery truck on Long Island, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The Medford woman was riding an electric scooter eastbound on Lake Drive when she was struck at approximately 1:25 p.m., according to Suffolk County Police. Roger Liburd, 47, of Hempstead, was driving a 2019 Ford delivery truck southbound on Lake Drive when the crash happened, police said. The woman was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries. Liburd was not injured. Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are …

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by Jillian Pikora
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Triple Highway Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured In Pennsylvania (DEVELOPING) Triple Highway Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured In Pennsylvania (DEVELOPING) Triple Highway Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured In Pennsylvania (DEVELOPING)
Triple Highway Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured In Pennsylvania (Developing) A triple shooting on a Philadelphia highway left one person dead and two others hospitalized Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 18, police said. The gunfire broke out on the 2200 block of Ridge Avenue in the 22nd District at approximately 4:49 p.m., according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Three victims were rushed by police to Temple University Hospital, authorities said. One victim was listed in stable condition and another was listed in critical condition. The third victim was pronounced dead at approximately 5:15 p.m., police said. The victims' identities have not been released. No arre…

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by Jillian Pikora
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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NC Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend To Plymouth Mall: Police NC Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend To Plymouth Mall: Police NC Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend To Plymouth Mall: Police
NC Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend To Plymouth Mall: Police A teacher and basketball coach was found stabbed to death inside her North Carolina home, sparking an interstate search aided by Flock cameras that ended with her boyfriend's capture at a Pennsylvania mall, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Sheremy Gwenette Dillard, 57, was found dead at 2201 Whistling Straits Way in Raleigh on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Raleigh Police Department. Officers were dispatched to the home around 12:18 p.m. after family members reported they had not heard from Dillard and told police she lived there with her boyfriend, Rickey Andra Harper. Offi…

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