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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Middletown-Lower Swatara, PA
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2 Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Lower Swatara Police 2 Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Lower Swatara Police 2 Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Lower Swatara Police
2 Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Lower Swatara Police Two people were beaten to death before their killer intentionally set a house on fire — only to die in the blaze, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The deadly fire at 508 Morgan Drive in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was not accidental, forensic evidence revealed during what Lower Swatara Township Police called an "exhaustive investigation." Two of the victims suffered severe blunt-force trauma at the hands of the third person before that individual intentionally set the fire inside the house, according to Lower Swatara Township police. The person who set the fire then died of fire-rel…

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by Jillian Pikora
Allentown, PA
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18-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Allentown Crash With Moped ID'd: Coroner 18-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Allentown Crash With Moped ID'd: Coroner 18-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Allentown Crash With Moped ID'd: Coroner
18-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Allentown Crash With Moped ID'd: Coroner An 18-year-old motorcyclist killed in a crash with a moped in Allentown has been identified, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Jose E. De Aza, of Allentown, was operating a motorcycle when it collided with a moped at South 25th and Hamilton streets at approximately 1:34 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. De Aza was taken to the Emergency Department at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead at 2:11 p.m., the coroner said. An autopsy was completed on Tuesday at the Lehigh County Coroner's Office & Forensic Center…

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by Jillian Pikora
Harrisburg, PA
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Smoke On Plane From Cockpit Forces Emergency Landing (PHOTOS) Smoke On Plane From Cockpit Forces Emergency Landing (PHOTOS) Smoke On Plane From Cockpit Forces Emergency Landing (PHOTOS)
Smoke On Plane From Cockpit Forces Emergency Landing (Photos) Smoke reported inside a plane traveling from Virginia to New York forced an emergency landing in Pennsylvania Monday night, officials said. The American Eagle flight was traveling from Arlington, Virginia, to Albany, New York, when it diverted to Harrisburg International Airport after smoke was reported inside the cabin on Monday, Aug. 17, according to an airport spokesperson. Emergency crews were dispatched to HIA for an Alert 2 around 9:35 p.m., according to dispatch and airport officials. The aircraft landed safely around 9:45 p.m. and stopped near the end of the runway, officials said.…

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by Jillian Pikora
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Baby Dumped On Sidewalk After Thief Steals Mom's Car In Pennsylvania: Police Baby Dumped On Sidewalk After Thief Steals Mom's Car In Pennsylvania: Police Baby Dumped On Sidewalk After Thief Steals Mom's Car In Pennsylvania: Police
Baby Dumped On Sidewalk After Thief Steals Mom's Car In Pennsylvania: Police A 1-year-old boy was found abandoned on a sidewalk after a thief stole his mother's car with him still inside in Philadelphia's East Falls neighborhood late Monday night, authorities said. The black Honda Accord was stolen from the 3400 block of Henry Avenue at approximately 10:51 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, according to Philadelphia police. The boy's mother had parked outside her family's home and briefly stepped away from the Honda while her son remained inside, police explained. The mother had a tracking device in the vehicle, helping police locate the abandoned Honda in the 4000 block of …

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by Jillian Pikora
Souderton-Telford, PA
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International Manhunt Ends With BF Captured After GF Found Slashed, Hidden In Telford Closet International Manhunt Ends With BF Captured After GF Found Slashed, Hidden In Telford Closet International Manhunt Ends With BF Captured After GF Found Slashed, Hidden In Telford Closet
International Manhunt Ends With BF Captured After GF Found Slashed, Hidden In Telford Closet An international manhunt for a man accused of slashing his girlfriend’s throat, hiding her body in a closet, and fleeing the country ended with his capture in Honduras, prosecutors announced on Monday, Aug. 17. Darwin David Espinal-Del Cid, 27, of Telford, Pennsylvania, was taken into custody by Honduran agents with the Technical Agency for Criminal Investigation during an operation coordinated with the FBI early Monday in Pespire, Honduras, according to Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan. Espinal-Del Cid is accused of killing his girlfriend, 23-year-old Maria Bernarda Popol Garcia, as…

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by Jillian Pikora
Ephrata, PA
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Ephrata Mom Of 4 Rideshare Driver And Passenger Killed In Crash Ephrata Mom Of 4 Rideshare Driver And Passenger Killed In Crash Ephrata Mom Of 4 Rideshare Driver And Passenger Killed In Crash
Ephrata Mom Of 4 Rideshare Driver And Passenger Killed In Crash A mother of four and a woman using a rideshare service were killed in a two-vehicle crash in Lancaster County over the weekend, officials announced on Monday, Aug. 17. Nicole Bibbus, 37, of Ephrata Borough, and Cynthia Walsh, 71, of East Cocalico Township, died in the collision at North Reading Road and Keeler Avenue in East Cocalico Township on Saturday, Aug. 15, according to the Lancaster County Coroner's Office. The crash involved a sedan and a subcompact car, the coroner's office said. Bibbus was driving the subcompact car, while Walsh was a backseat passenger in the sedan and was parti…

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by Jillian Pikora
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (UPDATE) Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (UPDATE) Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (UPDATE)
Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (Update) The off-duty Philadelphia police officer shot and killed over the weekend has been identified as police search for the man suspected in his murder. Officer Alhassane Barry, 29, a two-year veteran assigned to the Philadelphia Police Department's 12th District, was shot on the 7200 block of Elmwood Avenue on Sunday, Aug. 16, according to police. Barry was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 8 a.m., police said. A second adult man was also shot and taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. His condition has not been released. The Philadel…

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by Jillian Pikora
Mercersburg, PA
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NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (UPDATE) NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (UPDATE) NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (UPDATE)
NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (Update) Aspiring lawyers, entrepreneurs, finance students, and former athletes are among 14 people accused in a cocaine trafficking operation that allegedly moved kilos of drugs from New York to Penn State fraternity houses, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, Aug. 17. Thirteen defendants were Penn State students at or around the time of the alleged conduct in 2023 and 2024, while the 14th is the father of one of the accused students, according to the Attorney General's Office. Agostino Abbatiello, of Westbury, New York, and Thomas Robinson, of Pittsburgh, were identified…

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by Daily Voice
Waynesboro, PA
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Son Charged In Father's Fatal Shooting After Dispute At Pennsylvania Home Son Charged In Father's Fatal Shooting After Dispute At Pennsylvania Home Son Charged In Father's Fatal Shooting After Dispute At Pennsylvania Home
Son Charged In Father's Fatal Shooting After Dispute At Pennsylvania Home A 28-year-old man has been charged with killing his father after allegedly shooting and stabbing him outside a his home over the weekend, prosecutors announced on Monday, Aug. 17. Cody Lawrence, of Cook Township, was charged with criminal homicide in the death of his father, 59-year-old Edward Lawrence Jr., following the shooting on Lawrence Lane on Saturday, Aug. 15, according to the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office office. Pennsylvania State Police responded to the home for a reported shooting and found Edward lying near the garage of a neighboring residence, according to th…

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by Jillian Pikora
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Father, Daughter Found Dead In PA Murder-Suicide: Police Father, Daughter Found Dead In PA Murder-Suicide: Police Father, Daughter Found Dead In PA Murder-Suicide: Police
Father, Daughter Found Dead In PA Murder-Suicide: Police A father and his 21-year-old daughter were found shot dead inside a Pennsylvania home in an apparent murder-suicide that investigators believe happened days before their bodies were discovered. Philadelphia police were called to the home on the 2800 block of Mercer Street in Port Richmond for a welfare check around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, after no one had heard from the residents. Uniformed officers entered the home and found a 58-year-old man and his daughter suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were pronounced dead at approximately 2 p.m., according to Philadelphia police. Invest…

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