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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Allentown, PA
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Driver Slapped With 31 Felony Charges After Car Crashes Into Allentown Home: PSP Driver Slapped With 31 Felony Charges After Car Crashes Into Allentown Home: PSP Driver Slapped With 31 Felony Charges After Car Crashes Into Allentown Home: PSP
Driver Slapped With 31 Felony Charges After Car Crashes Into Allentown Home: PSP The driver who police say sped through a stop sign, slammed into another vehicle, and sent it crashing into an Allentown home before running from the scene has been slapped with 31 felony charges, Pennsylvania State Police announced Thursday, July 23. Kevin Abdiel Santiago has been charged with one count of burglary, 15 counts of receiving stolen property, and 15 counts of persons prohibited from possessing a firearm, according to state police. The charges stem from the investigation into the crash that happened at approximately 1:06 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, at the intersection of North 6…

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
Council Rock HS Grad Dead, Husband Found Hanging In NYC Murder Suicide: Reports Council Rock HS Grad Dead, Husband Found Hanging In NYC Murder Suicide: Reports Council Rock HS Grad Dead, Husband Found Hanging In NYC Murder Suicide: Reports
Council Rock HS Grad Dead, Husband Found Hanging In NYC Murder Suicide: Reports A new dad is believed to have killed his wife in their New York City apartment before taking his own life, years after his brother killed their father in Pennsylvania, according to published reports and documents obtained by Daily Voice. Police responded to a 911 call reporting an assault at a home on 41st Street in Astoria at approximately 12:24 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, where officers found 34-year-old Mary Kate Golding with a stab wound to her back inside the home. EMS pronounced her dead at the scene, the NYPD said. About six hours later, at approximately 6:39 a.m., officers responded…

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Upper Perkiomen, PA
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Arson: American Flags Burnings, Series Of Fires In Perkiomen By Child, State Police Say Arson: American Flags Burnings, Series Of Fires In Perkiomen By Child, State Police Say Arson: American Flags Burnings, Series Of Fires In Perkiomen By Child, State Police Say
Arson: American Flags Burnings, Series Of Fires In Perkiomen By Child, State Police Say A juvenile is accused of burning American flags and setting multiple fires across several Perkiomen Township neighborhoods before Pennsylvania State Police tracked the suspect down with help from township workers, authorities said. The incidents began around noon on Monday, July 20, when troopers responded to the 100 block of Equestrian Lane for a report of criminal mischief, Pennsylvania State Police said in a release issued Wednesday, July 22. A homeowner told investigators someone had set an American flag on the property on fire before fleeing in a gray Buick sedan, police explained. Wh…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Man Vanishes After Entering Delaware River In Philadelphia, Search Ends Without Finding Him Man Vanishes After Entering Delaware River In Philadelphia, Search Ends Without Finding Him Man Vanishes After Entering Delaware River In Philadelphia, Search Ends Without Finding Him
Man Vanishes After Entering Delaware River In Philadelphia, Search Ends Without Finding Him A man is missing after entering the Delaware River along Philadelphia's waterfront Wednesday evening, July 22, police said. Officers responded at approximately 6:59 p.m. to a report of a person in the water at 101 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd., according to the Philadelphia Police Department. When officers arrived, they were told an adult man had entered the river and had not resurfaced, police said. Philadelphia Police Marine Unit 3 responded and conducted search operations. The search ended without locating the man, and the scene has since been cleared, according to police. The investi…

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Susquehanna Township, PA
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2 Men ID'd In Double Fatal I-81 Crash Involving Amazon Tractor-Trailer In Susquehanna Twp. 2 Men ID'd In Double Fatal I-81 Crash Involving Amazon Tractor-Trailer In Susquehanna Twp. 2 Men ID'd In Double Fatal I-81 Crash Involving Amazon Tractor-Trailer In Susquehanna Twp.
2 Men ID'd In Double Fatal I-81 Crash Involving Amazon Tractor-Trailer In Susquehanna Twp. Two men killed after a van crashed into a disabled Amazon tractor-trailer on Interstate 81 in Dauphin County have been identified. Trevon Wallace, 28, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was driving the white Chevrolet van, and Anthony Pena, 41, of Westmoreland County, was his passenger, according to the Dauphin County Coroner's Office. Both men died from multiple traumatic injuries, and their deaths were ruled accidental. The crash happened at approximately 10:06 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, on I-81 north near mile marker 70.4 in Lower Paxton Township, state police said. A person was killed a…

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Mechanicsburg, PA
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Ex-PA Lawmaker Caught With Child Porn After FBI Raid At Cumberland County Home: Court Docs Ex-PA Lawmaker Caught With Child Porn After FBI Raid At Cumberland County Home: Court Docs Ex-PA Lawmaker Caught With Child Porn After FBI Raid At Cumberland County Home: Court Docs
Ex-PA Lawmaker Caught With Child Porn After FBI Raid At Cumberland County Home: Court Docs Former Pennsylvania state Rep. Jesse White, who was disbarred after misappropriating more than $100,000 from clients, is now facing federal child pornography charges after investigators said they found more than 100 illicit files at his Cumberland County home. The former Democratic lawmaker, who represented parts of Allegheny, Beaver, and Washington counties from 2007 to 2015, was arrested Tuesday after the FBI searched his Mechanicsburg-area home in Upper Allen Township. Federal investigators seized multiple computers and hard drives during the search. A Lenovo laptop allegedly contained n…

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Lancaster, PA
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Pair Evacuated As Manhunt Turns Into Standoff After Suspect Flees Stolen Vehicle: Lancaster PD Pair Evacuated As Manhunt Turns Into Standoff After Suspect Flees Stolen Vehicle: Lancaster PD Pair Evacuated As Manhunt Turns Into Standoff After Suspect Flees Stolen Vehicle: Lancaster PD
Pair Evacuated As Manhunt Turns Into Standoff After Suspect Flees Stolen Vehicle: Lancaster PD A manhunt for a stolen vehicle suspect escalated into a standoff that forced the evacuation of two people and nearby apartments before the suspect surrendered peacefully in Pennsylvania on Tuesday evening, police said. Officers with the Lancaster City Bureau of Police were searching for a vehicle stolen from the 600 block of Poplar Street when they found it around 6:37 p.m. near East King Street and South Ann Street, police said. The driver, identified as Reicel Paneque-Gavilan, 35, jumped out of the stolen vehicle and ran into his home at the Garden Court Apartments, police said. Officers…

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Allentown, PA
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Teen Killed When Scooter Launches Into Creek Where Bridge Once Stood In Allentown: Coroner Teen Killed When Scooter Launches Into Creek Where Bridge Once Stood In Allentown: Coroner Teen Killed When Scooter Launches Into Creek Where Bridge Once Stood In Allentown: Coroner
Teen Killed When Scooter Launches Into Creek Where Bridge Once Stood In Allentown: Coroner An 18-year-old gas scooter rider was killed after attempting to cross Trout Creek at the site of a former bridge in Allentown, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said Tuesday, July 21. Kenneth Aristizabal, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at 7:11 a.m. Monday, July 20, at the scene near the 320 block of West Brookdale Street, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Investigators said Aristizabal was riding south from Wabash Street onto South Race Street when he apparently tried to cross Trout Creek where a bridge had previously existed. The scooter failed to clear the creek em…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Missing Teen Struck, Killed By CSX Freight Train In Northeast Philadelphia: Police Missing Teen Struck, Killed By CSX Freight Train In Northeast Philadelphia: Police Missing Teen Struck, Killed By CSX Freight Train In Northeast Philadelphia: Police
Missing Teen Struck, Killed By CSX Freight Train In Northeast Philadelphia: Police A 15-year-old boy who had been reported missing was struck and killed by a CSX freight train Philadelphia late Monday night, police said. Officers responded to the 1500 block of Grant Avenue around 11:30 p.m. on Monday, July 20, for a report of a train striking a pedestrian, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. The victim was identified as Abdusalom Babaev, 15, of the 9300 block of Neil Road, Officer Tanya Little told Daily Voice on Tuesday, July 21. A preliminary investigation found the northbound CSX freight train was traveling at a normal operating speed in darkness and limi…

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by Jillian Pikora
Hempstead, NY
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VIDEOS: Flames Erupt At Nassau County Courthouse After Transformer Fire In Hempstead VIDEOS: Flames Erupt At Nassau County Courthouse After Transformer Fire In Hempstead VIDEOS: Flames Erupt At Nassau County Courthouse After Transformer Fire In Hempstead
Videos: Flames Erupt At Nassau County Courthouse After Transformer Fire In Hempstead Heavy smoke and flames erupted from a transformer outside Nassau County District Court in Hempstead on Tuesday evening, prompting a large emergency response, police said. The fire broke out at about 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, on the exterior of the courthouse at 99 Main St., according to the Nassau County Police Department. Third Precinct officers and the Hempstead Police Department responded and found heavy smoke and flames coming from the transformer, police said. You can watch video here, here, and here. The Hempstead Fire Department and neighboring fire departments extingu…

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