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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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Teen Stabs 13-Year-Old During Fight With 20 Teens In New Cassel: Nassau Police Teen Stabs 13-Year-Old During Fight With 20 Teens In New Cassel: Nassau Police
Teen Stabs 13-Year-Old During Fight With 20 Teens In New Cassel: Nassau Police A 15-year-old boy is accused of stabbing a 13-year-old during a fight involving nearly 20 youths in New Cassel, Nassau County police announced on Wednesday, July 30. Third Precinct officers responded to a 911 call for a large fight at 2:35 p.m. on Monday, July 28, detectives said. When officers arrived, the crowd had dispersed, but they found a 13-year-old male victim with stab wounds to his right arm and left hand. The altercation reportedly began as an argument between the 13-year-old and the 15-year-old suspect before escalating when the suspect pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim…

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Man, 32, Dies After Jumping From The Exchange Rooftop In Lancaster: Coroner Man, 32, Dies After Jumping From The Exchange Rooftop In Lancaster: Coroner
Man, 32, Dies After Jumping From The Exchange Rooftop In Lancaster: Coroner A 32-year-old man died after jumping from The Exchange rooftop restaurant in Lancaster, authorities announced on Wednesday, July 30.Lancaster City police officers were dispatched to the first block of East King Street around 8:50 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29, according to Lancaster County-Wide Communications. The Lancaster County Coroner’s Office said the man died of multiple traumatic injuries after jumping from The Exchange, located atop the Lancaster Marriott Hotel. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No one on the ground was injured, the coroner confirmed. The Exchange announced on social…

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Triple Fatal Crash: DA Clears Police In Limerick Chase Killing Owen J. Roberts HS Students Triple Fatal Crash: DA Clears Police In Limerick Chase Killing Owen J. Roberts HS Students
Triple Fatal Crash: DA Clears Police In Limerick Chase Killing Owen J. Roberts HS Students Montgomery County prosecutors have cleared Limerick Township Police of any wrongdoing in a June crash that killed three Owen J. Roberts High School students, District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Wednesday, July 30. The deadly pursuit began at 9:06 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3, when police responded to a 911 call about a possible theft at the Target store on Ridge Pike in Royersford. A responding officer spotted a Toyota Camry leaving the lot without headlights and attempted a traffic stop with lights and sirens activated, Steele said. Instead of stopping, the vehicle accelerated westbo…

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$3M In Gold Bars Stolen By Man, $18K Used To Buy Porn, Lehigh County DA Says $3M In Gold Bars Stolen By Man, $18K Used To Buy Porn, Lehigh County DA Says
$3M In Gold Bars Stolen By Man, $18K Used To Buy Porn, Lehigh County DA Says A Pennsylvania man is accused of scamming an elderly woman into believing $18,000 from her bank account was used to purchase pornography, then stealing more than $3 million in gold bars, authorities announced on Monday, July 28. Dharmikkumar Sutariya, 25, of Scranton, is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly posing as a “courier” to defraud a 68-year-old Upper Milford Township woman, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said in a release. Sutariya has been charged with two counts of Felony Theft by Unlawful Taking – Movable Property, Felony Receiving Stolen Property, Fe…

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Bensalem Man Molests 12-Year-Old Girl, Gets State Prison Sentence: DA Bensalem Man Molests 12-Year-Old Girl, Gets State Prison Sentence: DA
Bensalem Man Molests 12-Year-Old Girl, Gets State Prison Sentence: DA A Bensalem man who molested a 12-year-old girl has been sentenced to state prison more than two decades after the abuse, prosecutors announced on Monday, July 21, 2025. Sean R. Greer, 42, admitted to molesting the child during incidents between May and October 2002, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said. Greer was sentenced to 21 to 44 months in a state correctional facility, followed by a consecutive five-year probationary period, according to Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller. The investigation began in May 2002 after a referral about Greer’s sexual assault of the girl, Be…

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Gunfire Erupts As Lancaster Pair Targets Home With 4 Inside: Police Gunfire Erupts As Lancaster Pair Targets Home With 4 Inside: Police
Gunfire Erupts As Lancaster Pair Targets Home With 4 Inside: Police A Lancaster man helped a woman open fire on a city home packed with people inside, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 29. Daniel Lee Orlando, 33, of the 700 block of Manor Street, waived his preliminary hearing before Judge Adam Witkonis on Wednesday, July 23, according to the Lancaster City Bureau of Police. Orlando is accused of aiding 34-year-old Venecia Lopez as she pulled a gun and fired three shots into a Prospect Street residence just after 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 13, investigators said. Four people were inside when the bullets tore through the home. Surveillance video capture…

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Woman Seriously Injured In Fiery Crash: Suffolk County Police Woman Seriously Injured In Fiery Crash: Suffolk County Police
Woman Seriously Injured In Fiery Crash: Suffolk County Police A Kings Park woman was seriously injured when her SUV collided with another vehicle in Dix Hills on Tuesday, July 29 at 11:49 a.m., Suffolk County Police announced. The 75-year-old was driving a 2021 Lexus SUV southbound on Half Hollow Road when she struck a 2022 Lexus at the intersection of South Service Road, according to police. The impact caused her vehicle to catch fire, prompting a response from the Dix Hills Fire Department, authorities said. She was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious physical injuries. Her name is being withheld pending notifica…

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Tsunami Alerts Issued For US West Coast, Hawaii, Japan After 8.8 Quake Near Russia Tsunami Alerts Issued For US West Coast, Hawaii, Japan After 8.8 Quake Near Russia
Tsunami Alerts Issued For US West Coast, Hawaii, Japan After 8.8 Quake Near Russia A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula triggered widespread tsunami alerts across the Pacific, including the entire U.S. West Coast, late Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck at 7:24 p.m. local time about 315 miles southwest of Bering Island, at a depth of 46 miles, and is among the top six strongest ever recorded, USGS officials confirmed. It was the strongest quake worldwide since the devastating 2011 Tohoku disaster in Japan. Tsunami Warnings And Evacuations The National Weather Service issued a tsunami watch for the West Coast, …

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Coopersburg Dad Killed In Motorcycle Crash: Northampton County Coroner Coopersburg Dad Killed In Motorcycle Crash: Northampton County Coroner
Coopersburg Dad Killed In Motorcycle Crash: Northampton County Coroner A Coopersburg dad was killed in a motorcycle crash in Williams Township, the Northampton County Coroner’s Office announced on Tuesday, July 29. James Richard Swinney, 47, of Coopersburg, was the operator and sole occupant of a motorcycle that crashed at the intersection of Raubsville and Hexenkopf Roads in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 27, 2025, Coroner Zachary R. Lysek said. The cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries, and the manner of death was ruled accidental, according to the coroner. No additional details were released. Swinney, known to friends and family as “Jim…

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Instagram Purchase From 13-Year-Old Girl Leads To PA Man's Federal Prison Sentence: DOJ Instagram Purchase From 13-Year-Old Girl Leads To PA Man's Federal Prison Sentence: DOJ
Instagram Purchase From 13-Year-Old Girl Leads To PA Man's Federal Prison Sentence: DOJ A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to more than 35 years in federal prison after buying child pornography from a 13-year-old girl on Instagram, U.S. Attorney David Metcalf announced on Tuesday, July 29. Joshua Lang, 37, received a 430-month prison sentence and lifetime supervised release for extensive child sexual exploitation and child pornography offenses. He was also ordered to pay $23,545 in restitution and $14,300 in special assessments, according to the announcement. Lang’s crimes came to light in July 2023, when the Tampa Police Department tipped off the Philadelphia Police Depart…

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