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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Waynesboro, PA
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Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle Closes Main Street In Waynesboro (DEVELOPING) Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle Closes Main Street In Waynesboro (DEVELOPING) Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle Closes Main Street In Waynesboro (DEVELOPING)
Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle Closes Main Street In Waynesboro (Developing) A pedestrian was struck on Thursday morning, Aug. 6, prompting a traffic alert and a response from emergency crews. The crash happened near the intersection of E. Main Street and Enterprise Avenue, according to the Waynesboro Police Department. Drivers were urged to use caution in the area as emergency personnel worked at the scene. Motorists should expect delays and use an alternate route if possible, police said. Authorities also reminded drivers to slow down and allow first responders to work safely. No information about the pedestrian's condition or the circumstances surrounding the c…

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Bethlehem, PA
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Pitt Grad Motorcyclist Dies Days After Crashing Into Utility Pole In Bethlehem Pitt Grad Motorcyclist Dies Days After Crashing Into Utility Pole In Bethlehem Pitt Grad Motorcyclist Dies Days After Crashing Into Utility Pole In Bethlehem
Pitt Grad Motorcyclist Dies Days After Crashing Into Utility Pole In Bethlehem A Johnstown native has died more than a week after a motorcycle crash in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Thursday, Aug. 6. Shane M. Hoffman, 25, was pronounced dead at 5:28 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, at St. Luke's University Hospital in Bethlehem, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Hoffman suffered blunt force trauma to the head, and his death was ruled an accident, the coroner said. He had been operating a motorcycle that veered off the roadway and struck a utility pole in the 900 block of Pembroke Road in Bethlehem around 8:35 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28, according …

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Lancaster, PA
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Child Rape Case Uncovers Video Rapes Of Disabled Woman By Lancaster Caretaker: Court Docs Child Rape Case Uncovers Video Rapes Of Disabled Woman By Lancaster Caretaker: Court Docs Child Rape Case Uncovers Video Rapes Of Disabled Woman By Lancaster Caretaker: Court Docs
Child Rape Case Uncovers Video Rapes Of Disabled Woman By Lancaster Caretaker: Court Docs WARNING THE FOLLOWING IS DISTURBING A Pennsylvania caretaker who is accused of secretly recording repeated sexual assaults of a non-verbal disabled woman after evidence was uncovered during a separate child rape investigation will have his case advance to county court, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Aug. 5.  Steve Anthony Jones Jr., 42, of Lancaster, is charged with raping the child at their shared Baron Drive home on May 8. The investigation into those allegations also led detectives to uncover evidence they say showed Jones repeatedly sexually assaulted and secretly recorded a 28…

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Lancaster, PA
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Best-Selling Lancaster 'Life Coach' Convicted Of Child Sex Abuse After 'Spanking Fetish' Trial Best-Selling Lancaster 'Life Coach' Convicted Of Child Sex Abuse After 'Spanking Fetish' Trial Best-Selling Lancaster 'Life Coach' Convicted Of Child Sex Abuse After 'Spanking Fetish' Trial
Best-Selling Lancaster 'Life Coach' Convicted Of Child Sex Abuse After 'Spanking Fetish' Trial A man who built an online following as a "life coach" and sales strategist has been convicted of sexually abusing a child over a period of years, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Kyle Slaymaker, 39, was convicted following a two-day trial of felony indecent assault of a child under 13, felony unlawful contact with a child, felony endangering the welfare of a child, and misdemeanor indecent assault, according to Attorney General Dave Sunday. Testimony at trial showed Slaymaker repeatedly spanked a pre-teen child for his own sexual gratification over …

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Chambersburg, PA
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Missing 14-Year-Old Taken Across State Lines, Raped At Franklin County Hotel: PSP Chambersburg Missing 14-Year-Old Taken Across State Lines, Raped At Franklin County Hotel: PSP Chambersburg Missing 14-Year-Old Taken Across State Lines, Raped At Franklin County Hotel: PSP Chambersburg
Missing 14-Year-Old Taken Across State Lines, Raped At Franklin County Hotel: PSP Chambersburg A Maryland man is accused of taking a missing 14-year-old girl across state lines into Pennsylvania, where investigators say she was sexually assaulted at a hotel, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Jeremy Spikes Jr., 27, of Hagerstown, Maryland, allegedly took the girl from her home in Maryland before driving her into Pennsylvania in a blue Honda Accord with Virginia registration, according to investigators. The girl was forcibly raped at an unknown hotel in the 2300 block of Molly Pitcher Highway in Guilford Township, Franklin County, investigators wrote. Stat…

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Huntington, NY
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E-Bike Crashes Through Huntington Storefront; Rider Seriously Injured: Police E-Bike Crashes Through Huntington Storefront; Rider Seriously Injured: Police E-Bike Crashes Through Huntington Storefront; Rider Seriously Injured: Police
E-Bike Crashes Through Huntington Storefront; Rider Seriously Injured: Police A man was seriously injured after losing control of an e-bike and crashing through a Long Island storefront on Wednesday, Aug. 5, Suffolk County Police said. The rider was operating a 2025 Talaria e-bike in a parking lot at 35A Gerard St. in Huntington at approximately 2:20 p.m. when he lost control, struck a curb, and was thrown from the bike through the window of the business, according to police. The 23-year-old Huntington Station man was taken to Huntington Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The e-bike was impounded for a safety check as Second…

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Valley Stream, NY
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Woman, 75, Mauled By Dogs At Valley Stream Home Woman, 75, Mauled By Dogs At Valley Stream Home Woman, 75, Mauled By Dogs At Valley Stream Home
Woman, 75, Mauled By Dogs At Valley Stream Home A 75-year-old woman was seriously injured after she was attacked by dogs at a Long Island home, police said. Officers responded to an East Avenue residence in Valley Stream for a reported dog bite on Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 4:47 p.m., according to Nassau County Police.  When officers arrived, they found the woman suffering from multiple lacerations to various parts of her body, police said.  She was taken to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment. She was listed in stable condition, according to police.  The Nassau County Emergency Service Unit responded and secured the…

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Oxford-Nottingham, PA
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Man Exposes Himself Multiple Times Inside Chester County Walmart: State Police Man Exposes Himself Multiple Times Inside Chester County Walmart: State Police Man Exposes Himself Multiple Times Inside Chester County Walmart: State Police
Man Exposes Himself Multiple Times Inside Chester County Walmart: State Police A man is accused of exposing himself multiple times inside a Walmart in Chester County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Devin Andrew Demoe was identified after troopers responded to the Walmart at 800 Commons Drive in Lower Oxford Township at 10:46 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4, for a report of a man exposing his genitals inside the store, according to state police. Walmart provided investigators with surveillance images of the suspect's vehicle, which displayed a Pennsylvania registration, police said. Surveillance footage also showed Demoe exposing his genitals multip…

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Lancaster, PA
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Reward Offered For Kidnapper Boyfriend Who Strangled Girlfriend: Lancaster Police Reward Offered For Kidnapper Boyfriend Who Strangled Girlfriend: Lancaster Police Reward Offered For Kidnapper Boyfriend Who Strangled Girlfriend: Lancaster Police
Reward Offered For Kidnapper Boyfriend Who Strangled Girlfriend: Lancaster Police A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a man accused of kidnapping and repeatedly assaulting his girlfriend over two days in Pennsylvania, police announced Wednesday, Aug. 5. Elias Ricardo Brown, 29, Leola, is wanted on an active arrest warrant after investigators said he assaulted his girlfriend multiple times between Monday, July 27, and Tuesday, July 28, according to Lancaster Township Police. Officers responded to the 100 block of Jennings Drive in Lancaster Township, around 11:34 a.m. on Thursday, July 30, for a reported domestic disturbance that had occurre…

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Ephrata, PA
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Man Killed Sister, Stabbing Her 20x In Fight Over Barking Dogs; Case Heads To Court: Lanco DA Man Killed Sister, Stabbing Her 20x In Fight Over Barking Dogs; Case Heads To Court: Lanco DA Man Killed Sister, Stabbing Her 20x In Fight Over Barking Dogs; Case Heads To Court: Lanco DA
Man Killed Sister, Stabbing Her 20x In Fight Over Barking Dogs; Case Heads To Court: Lanco DA A brother accused of stabbing his sister to death after becoming enraged by barking dogs will have his homicide case moved to county court following a preliminary hearing, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Bryan Emeric Adolph, 26, of East Hempfield Township, was ordered to stand trial after Judge Brian Chudzik ruled on Wednesday, July 29, that the case should proceed to the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Adolph remains charged with criminal homicide, two counts of aggravated assault, and possessing an instrument …

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