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Jillian Pikora

Senior Assistant Managing Editor

jpikora@dailyvoice.com

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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‘Forced To Live In Shed, Dig Hole To Defecate’ Couple Starved Child: Affidavit ‘Forced To Live In Shed, Dig Hole To Defecate’ Couple Starved Child: Affidavit
‘Forced To Live In Shed, Dig Hole To Defecate’ Couple Starved Child: Affidavit A Lancaster County couple forced a juvenile to live in a shed without plumbing, starved him, and assaulted him when he refused to return there, according to affidavits of probable cause released on Thursday, July 31. Grace Louise Sensenig, 42, and Daryl Jay Sensenig, 41, of Reinholds, were arrested after Ephrata Police responded to a domestic dispute on the 800 block of Laurel Ridge Road around 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, police said. The juvenile had been living in a wooden shed about 100 yards behind the couple’s home since mid‑March, according to court filings obtained by Daily Voice. Inv…

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Lehigh Weis Market Chaos: Man Dies After Throwing Wine Bottle, Fighting Police: DA (UPDATE) Lehigh Weis Market Chaos: Man Dies After Throwing Wine Bottle, Fighting Police: DA (UPDATE)
Lehigh Weis Market Chaos: Man Dies After Throwing Wine Bottle, Fighting Police: DA (Update) A chaotic scene inside a Lehigh County Weis Market ended with a 45-year-old Emmaus man dead, officials announced on Thursday, July 31. Timothy D. Vanbilliard was acting erratically, paranoid, and uncooperative inside the Weis Market on the 1500 block of North Cedar Crest Boulevard in South Whitehall Township on Sunday, May 11, according to District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan. Vanbilliard accused responding officers of being imposters sent to kill him before he began destroying items and hurled a wine bottle at police, investigators said. Officers attempted to deescalate him for several minut…

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Lancaster Man Fires Gun, Attempts Homicide Of Family Member During Destructive Dispute: Police Lancaster Man Fires Gun, Attempts Homicide Of Family Member During Destructive Dispute: Police
Lancaster Man Fires Gun, Attempts Homicide Of Family Member During Destructive Dispute: Police A Lancaster man is accused of attempting to shoot a family member after recklessly firing a stolen gun into the air, police announced on Thursday, July 31. Rodrigo Valdez-Martinez, 24, was taken into custody after officers responded to the 200 block of North Shippen Street around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, July 30, Lancaster City police said in a release. Investigators said Valdez-Martinez had been in a dispute with a family member when he attempted to fire at them. The gun, however, was no longer loaded, having just been discharged recklessly into the air, police detailed. No one was struck in e…

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Standoff Leads To Arrest In Triple Fatal Mass Shooting That Injured 6 In Philly: US Marshals Standoff Leads To Arrest In Triple Fatal Mass Shooting That Injured 6 In Philly: US Marshals
Standoff Leads To Arrest In Triple Fatal Mass Shooting That Injured 6 In Philly: US Marshals A man wanted for a 2024 mass shooting at a Philadelphia block party that left three people dead and six others injured was arrested Thursday morning following a standoff, U.S. Marshals announced. Amir Jones, 32, was taken into custody by members of the U.S. Marshals Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force at an apartment on the 4900 block of Kershaw Street around 6 a.m. on Thursday, July 31, according to a statement from the Marshals. Jones had been on the run for a year after being charged with three counts of homicide in connection to the July 21, 2024, mass shooting on th…

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PA Man Missing Over 2 Weeks, Police Say PA Man Missing Over 2 Weeks, Police Say
PA Man Missing Over 2 Weeks, Police Say A Columbia man has been missing for two weeks, the Columbia Borough Police Department announced on Thursday, July 31. Estiven Alvarez has not been seen or heard from since mid-July, according to police. Reports indicate he was last spotted in Columbia Borough, though he is known to frequent both Lancaster and York counties. Authorities said Alvarez was officially listed as a missing person after loved ones were unable to reach him for approximately two weeks. Anyone with information on Alvarez’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Columbia Borough Police Department at 717-684-7735.

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Horse And Buggy Crash With Pickup In Lanco Hospitalizes Teens, Toddler Rescued: PA State Police Horse And Buggy Crash With Pickup In Lanco Hospitalizes Teens, Toddler Rescued: PA State Police
Horse And Buggy Crash With Pickup In Lanco Hospitalizes Teens, Toddler Rescued: PA State Police A horse and buggy crash left two teenagers hospitalized in Colerain Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, July 31. The collision happened in the 400 block of Bell Road near Sproul Road at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30, according to investigators. Troopers said a 2024 Ford Maverick, driven by a 38-year-old man from Oxford, was traveling south on Bell Road when it struck a horse and buggy that had just pulled out of a driveway. Three people were inside the buggy at the time — a man and a woman, both 19 years old, and a 2-year-old girl, all of Kirkwood. The man, who wa…

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6 Girls Sexually Abused In PA Farm Basement, Barn: Affidavit 6 Girls Sexually Abused In PA Farm Basement, Barn: Affidavit
6 Girls Sexually Abused In PA Farm Basement, Barn: Affidavit A Pennsylvania man is accused of sexually abusing six girls in a Salisbury Township farm basement, barn, and pond over several years, Pennsylvania State Police announced in an affidavit of probable cause filed this month. Samuel S. Beiler, 25, of Gap (Lancaster County), has been charged with 12 felonies, including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, and corruption of minors, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. The case began after Lancaster County Children and Youth Services filed multiple child welfare reports in June 2025, investigators e…

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Electrician, 57, Killed While Doing Electrical Work Outside Northampton County Home: Coroner Electrician, 57, Killed While Doing Electrical Work Outside Northampton County Home: Coroner
Electrician, 57, Killed While Doing Electrical Work Outside Northampton County Home: Coroner  57-year-old journeyman electrician died after suffering a medical event while performing electrical work outside a home in Allen Township, the Northampton County Coroner’s Office announced on Tuesday, July 29. The victim has been identified as James S. Akins of Effort, according to Northampton County Coroner Zachary R. Lysek. Akins collapsed while completing ground-level electrical work outside a private residence on Millrace Road, authorities said. Officials clarified that he was not on the roof at the time of the incident. The coroner ruled the manner of death as natural causes. A…

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Mexican National Wanted For Rape Arrested In Malvern: ICE Philadelphia Mexican National Wanted For Rape Arrested In Malvern: ICE Philadelphia
Mexican National Wanted For Rape Arrested In Malvern: ICE Philadelphia A Mexican national wanted for rape was arrested in Malvern, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Philadelphia announced on Tuesday, July 30. Silvestre Herrera-Vasquez, 48, was taken into custody on Monday, July 28, by ERO Philadelphia alongside Homeland Security Investigations Philadelphia, IRS Philadelphia, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Philadelphia, authorities said. Herrera-Vasquez, who entered the United States at an unknown date and time, has a criminal history in Philadelphia. Police arrested him on May 15, 2011, u…

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Honduran ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ Fugitive Removed After Hiding On Long Island: ICE Philadelphia Honduran ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ Fugitive Removed After Hiding On Long Island: ICE Philadelphia
Honduran ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ Fugitive Removed After Hiding On Long Island: ICE Philadelphia  Honduran fugitive on his country’s “Top 10 Most Wanted” list has been deported from the United States, ICE Philadelphia announced on Tuesday, July 29. Olvin Mauricio Martinez Coto, a citizen of Honduras, was removed on Wednesday, July 23, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Philadelphia. Martinez Coto is wanted in Honduras for aggravated femicide — intentionally killing a woman because she was a woman — along with attempted homicide and forcible home invasion. He faces up to 44 years in prison if convicted in his home countr…

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