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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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Firebomb Tossed Into PA Mosque Leads To Federal Arson Charge Firebomb Tossed Into PA Mosque Leads To Federal Arson Charge Firebomb Tossed Into PA Mosque Leads To Federal Arson Charge
Firebomb Tossed Into PA Mosque Leads To Federal Arson Charge Federal charges have been filed after investigators identified the man who threw a homemade incendiary device into a Philadelphia mosque over the Fourth of July weekend, sparking a fire that damaged the building and prompted a hate crime investigation. Vincent Lang, 60, of Philadelphia, was arrested and charged Thursday, July 16, with maliciously damaging or destroying, or attempting to destroy, a building used in interstate commerce by means of fire, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. Lang approached the Northeast Philadelphia Islamic Center on the 1400 block of Tyson Avenue during …

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Huntington, NY
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2 Women Busted In Raid At Huntington Station Massage Parlor 2 Women Busted In Raid At Huntington Station Massage Parlor 2 Women Busted In Raid At Huntington Station Massage Parlor
2 Women Busted In Raid At Huntington Station Massage Parlor A raid at a massage parlor ended with the arrests of two women after police investigated the business following community complaints on Thursday, July 16. Second Precinct Crime Unit officers, working alongside the Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and Ordinance Inspector, investigated an unnamed business at 831 E. Jericho Turnpike before making the arrests, Suffolk County Police said. Yanping Deng, 44, of Flushing, was charged with unauthorized practice of a profession, a felony, and prostitution, a misdemeanor, police said. Qiuyan Huang, 42, also of Flushing, was charged with criminal nui…

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West Babylon, NY
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Crack, Cocaine Seized At West Babylon Convenience Store; Employee Arrested Crack, Cocaine Seized At West Babylon Convenience Store; Employee Arrested Crack, Cocaine Seized At West Babylon Convenience Store; Employee Arrested
Crack, Cocaine Seized At West Babylon Convenience Store; Employee Arrested A convenience store employee was arrested after police executed a search warrant and found him with a felony amount of crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia at a Long Island business on Thursday, July 16, police said. The search warrant was carried out at approximately 3 p.m. at Infinite Convenience Store, 419A Great East Neck Road, West Babylon, following community complaints, police said. Officers from the First Precinct Crime Unit, First Precinct Community Support Unit, and Town of Babylon officials took part in the operation. Jerome Jones, 55, of Patchogue, was found with a felony amoun…

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Reading, PA
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Fake Burglary, Straw Gun Scheme Busted After Serial Number Brings Detectives To Reading Men Fake Burglary, Straw Gun Scheme Busted After Serial Number Brings Detectives To Reading Men Fake Burglary, Straw Gun Scheme Busted After Serial Number Brings Detectives To Reading Men
Fake Burglary, Straw Gun Scheme Busted After Serial Number Brings Detectives To Reading Men A Pennsylvania man allegedly lied about a storage unit burglary to cover up an illegal gun trafficking operation, leading detectives to uncover what they say was a straw purchasing scheme involving a second man prohibited from owning firearms, prosecutors announced Thursday, July 16. The investigation began in April after detectives with the Berks County District Attorney's Gun Violence Reduction Task Force connected a recovered handgun with an obliterated serial number to Joel Morales-Colon, 29, and Joymar Ortiz-Lugo, 39, both of the 100 block of South Sixth Street in Reading, the district …

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Lykens Valley, PA
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Longtime Knoebels President Richard 'Dick' Knoebel Dies Longtime Knoebels President Richard 'Dick' Knoebel Dies Longtime Knoebels President Richard 'Dick' Knoebel Dies
Longtime Knoebels President Richard 'Dick' Knoebel Dies The man who helped make Knoebels one of America's most beloved amusement parks while preserving its family traditions and free-admission model has died. Richard "Dick" Knoebel, President Emeritus of Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, died at age 87, the family-owned park announced on Thursday, July 16. Knoebel served as president from 1988 until 2025, when he transitioned into the role of president emeritus. During nearly four decades leading the park, he guided Knoebels through significant growth while preserving the community roots and traditions that made it a nationally recognized d…

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Pottstown, PA
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Man Steals Police Cruiser, Tries To Run Down Officer Before Shooting In Pottstown: DA Man Steals Police Cruiser, Tries To Run Down Officer Before Shooting In Pottstown: DA Man Steals Police Cruiser, Tries To Run Down Officer Before Shooting In Pottstown: DA
Man Steals Police Cruiser, Tries To Run Down Officer Before Shooting In Pottstown: DA A man is facing multiple felony charges after authorities say he stole a police cruiser, threatened to shoot officers, crashed during a getaway, broke into a home, and then tried to run down an officer before he was shot in Pennsylvania, prosecutors announced Thursday, July 16. Joshua McFadden, 40, of Pottstown, was charged with attempted aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, robbery of a motor vehicle, burglary, fleeing and eluding police, terroristic threats, possession of methamphetamine, DUI, and numerous related offenses following the June 22 incident, according to the Cheste…

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Lykens Valley, PA
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Mom Dies After Son's Incest Rape, Beating Before PSP Standoff; Murder Charge Coming (UPDATE) Mom Dies After Son's Incest Rape, Beating Before PSP Standoff; Murder Charge Coming (UPDATE) Mom Dies After Son's Incest Rape, Beating Before PSP Standoff; Murder Charge Coming (UPDATE)
Mom Dies After Son's Incest Rape, Beating Before PSP Standoff; Murder Charge Coming (Update) "Get away from me, I'm dangerous." That's what a Pennsylvania man told two trash collectors after they pulled him off his badly injured mother, who died nine days after the attack. Prosecutors now say a murder charge will be added to the case. Karen Conroy, 71, of Duncannon, died at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center on Wednesday, July 15, after succumbing to the severe injuries she suffered during the July 6 attack, according to Pennsylvania State Police. State Police publicly announced her death on Thursday, July 16, identified the investigation as an intentional homicide, and s…

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Bethlehem, PA
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Birthday Booze Leads To Prison For Bethlehem Driver Who Left Woman In Coma Birthday Booze Leads To Prison For Bethlehem Driver Who Left Woman In Coma Birthday Booze Leads To Prison For Bethlehem Driver Who Left Woman In Coma
Birthday Booze Leads To Prison For Bethlehem Driver Who Left Woman In Coma A man who celebrated his birthday by drinking before getting behind the wheel and leaving a young woman with catastrophic injuries in a hit-and-run has learned his fate, prosecutors announced Thursday, July 16. Leroy Mendez, of Bethlehem, was sentenced on Wednesday, July 15, after being found guilty in April of aggravated assault, aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, accidents involving death or personal injury, insurance fraud, DUI, and related offenses, according to the Northampton County District Attorney's Office. The case stemmed from a hit-and-run on the unit block of East 4th St…

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National Interest
Trump Assassination Attempt In PA Was An 'Inside Job,' Slain Bystander's Widow Says Trump Assassination Attempt In PA Was An 'Inside Job,' Slain Bystander's Widow Says Trump Assassination Attempt In PA Was An 'Inside Job,' Slain Bystander's Widow Says
Trump Assassination Attempt In PA Was An 'Inside Job,' Slain Bystander's Widow Says The widow of the fire chief killed during the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump believes the gunman did not act alone and that the deadly Pennsylvania rally attack was "an inside job." Helen Comperatore shared her beliefs during a NewsNation interview marking two years since the July 13, 2024 shooting at the Butler Farm Show grounds in Butler Township that claimed the life of her husband, Corey Comperatore. Former Buffalo Township Fire Chief Corey Comperatore, who was supposedly killed by a bullet aimed at former president Donald Trump by Thomas Matthew Crooks. Faceb…

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Upper Macungie, PA
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'I Killed Everyone I Love': Triple Homicide Suspect Told PA Troopers, Affidavit (UPDATE) 'I Killed Everyone I Love': Triple Homicide Suspect Told PA Troopers, Affidavit (UPDATE) 'I Killed Everyone I Love': Triple Homicide Suspect Told PA Troopers, Affidavit (UPDATE)
'I Killed Everyone I Love': Triple Homicide Suspect Told PA Troopers, Affidavit (Update) A 29-year-old man accused of killing his uncle and two friends in a Pennsylvania home told State Police, "I killed everyone I love," as troopers took him into custody, according to an affidavit obtained by Daily Voice. Pennsylvania State Police responded to a home on Baptist Hill Road in Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County at approximately 6 p.m. Monday, July 13, for a reported shooting. Inside, troopers found three men dead from gunshot wounds, police said. The victims were identified as Philip Johnson, 53, of Hallstead; Kevin Igo, 38, of Susquehanna; and Frank Talarico Jr., 29, of Bin…

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