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.

Jillian Pikora's Contributions

Lampeter-Strasburg, PA
Breaking News
Horse-And-Buggy Crash Injures 1, Closes Road In Strasburg Horse-And-Buggy Crash Injures 1, Closes Road In Strasburg Horse-And-Buggy Crash Injures 1, Closes Road In Strasburg
Horse-And-Buggy Crash Injures 1, Closes Road In Strasburg One person was hospitalized after a horse-and-buggy collided with another vehicle in Lancaster County on Monday, Oct. 12, emergency dispatchers said. The crash happened near the intersection of White Oak and Pond roads in Strasburg Township around 12:02 p.m., according to Lancaster County-Wide Communications. Emergency medical crews responded to the scene and transported one person to a hospital, dispatchers said. The extent of the person's injuries was not immediately known. White Oak Road was closed between Eisenberger Road and May Post Office Road as emergency crews remained at the scen…

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Coatesville-Caln, PA
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Masked Gunmen Drag Man From Car, Threaten To Kill Him In Coatesville Kidnapping Plot Masked Gunmen Drag Man From Car, Threaten To Kill Him In Coatesville Kidnapping Plot Masked Gunmen Drag Man From Car, Threaten To Kill Him In Coatesville Kidnapping Plot
Masked Gunmen Drag Man From Car, Threaten To Kill Him In Coatesville Kidnapping Plot Three masked gunmen fired a shot at a man, pistol-whipped him, threatened to kill him, and forced him to transfer $2,050 through Cash App during a violent robbery and kidnapping attempt in Chester County, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. The three Coatesville men, Raijon Redd, 31, Steven Pittman Jr., 24, and Brandon Norris, 35, pleaded guilty on Monday, Sept. 28, and were sentenced to prison, the Chester County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Oct. 12. The attack happened on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in a parking lot along Business Route 30 in South Coates…

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Carlisle, PA
On Your Side
Giant, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Down After Cybersecurity Incident Giant, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Down After Cybersecurity Incident Giant, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Down After Cybersecurity Incident
Giant, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Down After Cybersecurity Incident Websites for Giant, Food Lion, Stop & Shop, and several other major grocery chains went offline on Monday, Oct. 12, after their parent company reported a cybersecurity incident affecting its network. Ahold Delhaize, the Netherlands-based grocery giant that operates thousands of stores across the United States, confirmed the security issue in a statement issued Monday. The company said it had taken some systems offline as a precaution while investigating the incident. "Our teams are taking steps to assess and mitigate the issue," the company said. "This includes taking some systems offl…

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Niskayuna, NY
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Firefighter's Wife, 81, Killed In Niskayuna House Fire; Husband Of 62 Years Loses Home Firefighter's Wife, 81, Killed In Niskayuna House Fire; Husband Of 62 Years Loses Home Firefighter's Wife, 81, Killed In Niskayuna House Fire; Husband Of 62 Years Loses Home
Firefighter's Wife, 81, Killed In Niskayuna House Fire; Husband Of 62 Years Loses Home A former pediatric nurse, foster mother, and longtime fire department auxiliary member has been identified as the woman killed in a Capital Region house fire that also left her husband of 62 years, a lifelong firefighter, without a home. Donna A. (Baker) Stewart, 81, died Friday, Oct. 9, after a fire broke out at her home on Old River Road in Niskayuna, according to her obituary published by Bowen & Parker Bros. Funeral Home. Her husband, Robert N. "Rocky" Stewart, a longtime member of the Verdoy Volunteer Fire Department, is now mourning his wife while facing the loss of the home they …

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Albany, NY
Breaking News
Loaded Handgun, BB Gun Found On Troy Man, Watervliet Teen Trespassing In Albany: Police Loaded Handgun, BB Gun Found On Troy Man, Watervliet Teen Trespassing In Albany: Police Loaded Handgun, BB Gun Found On Troy Man, Watervliet Teen Trespassing In Albany: Police
Loaded Handgun, BB Gun Found On Troy Man, Watervliet Teen Trespassing In Albany: Police Loaded Handgun, BB Gun Found On Troy Man, Watervliet Teen Trespassing In Albany: Police A Troy man and a 15-year-old Watervliet boy were caught with a loaded handgun and a BB gun while trespassing on private property in Albany, police announced on Monday, Oct. 12. The arrests happened around 1:40 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, when Albany police officers patrolling near Western Avenue and Quail Street spotted two males trespassing on private property, according to the Albany Police Department. While investigating the trespassing, officers found Niyell J. Pope, 22, of Troy, carrying a loaded 9mm h…

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Watervliet, NY
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Driver Blows Nearly 3 Times Legal Limit After Crashing Into Watervliet Home, Fleeing: Police Driver Blows Nearly 3 Times Legal Limit After Crashing Into Watervliet Home, Fleeing: Police Driver Blows Nearly 3 Times Legal Limit After Crashing Into Watervliet Home, Fleeing: Police
Driver Blows Nearly 3 Times Legal Limit After Crashing Into Watervliet Home, Fleeing: Police A New York man with a blood alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit crashed into an occupied vehicle before slamming into a home and walking away from the scene, police said. Ryan Deveaux, 46, of Green Island, was arrested following the crash near 4th Street and 3rd Avenue in Watervliet shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, according to a release issued by Watervliet police on Monday, Oct. 12. Deveaux first struck an occupied parked vehicle before leaving the roadway and crashing into the side of a residence, investigators said. A witness called 911 and reported seeing the drive…

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Elmont, NY
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Elmont Car Thefts: Brooklyn Teen Arrested After Stolen Kia Found With Swapped Plates Elmont Car Thefts: Brooklyn Teen Arrested After Stolen Kia Found With Swapped Plates Elmont Car Thefts: Brooklyn Teen Arrested After Stolen Kia Found With Swapped Plates
Elmont Car Thefts: Brooklyn Teen Arrested After Stolen Kia Found With Swapped Plates A 19-year-old Brooklyn man has been arrested in connection with two vehicle thefts on Long Island, including one in which a stolen car was recovered with license plates taken from another vehicle, Nassau County police announced Monday, Oct. 12. The suspect, Sebastian Bedoya, of East Rockefeller Street in Brooklyn, was arrested Sunday, Oct. 11, following an investigation into the September thefts in Elmont, according to Nassau County Police Department Fifth Squad detectives. The first theft was reported Thursday, Sept. 10, when officers responded to an Elmont home after a victim discovered a…

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Mount Joy, PA
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Naked, Drunk Mount Joy Man Exposed Himself As Children Got Off School Bus: Police Naked, Drunk Mount Joy Man Exposed Himself As Children Got Off School Bus: Police Naked, Drunk Mount Joy Man Exposed Himself As Children Got Off School Bus: Police
Naked, Drunk Mount Joy Man Exposed Himself As Children Got Off School Bus: Police A 62-year-old Pennsylvania man was naked, intoxicated, and sweating profusely outside his home as children got off a school bus and neighbors watched, police said. Thomas M. Hale, of Mount Joy, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 9, following reports of a completely naked man walking outside in the 100 block of Farmington Way, according to Mount Joy Borough Police in a release issued Monday, Oct. 12. Hale was outside his residence without any clothing while multiple neighbors were in the area and children were exiting their school bus, officers said. Hale was intoxicated and sweating profusely wh…

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Reading, PA
Breaking News
Pennsylvania State Police SERT Team Responds To Active Domestic Incident Pennsylvania State Police SERT Team Responds To Active Domestic Incident Pennsylvania State Police SERT Team Responds To Active Domestic Incident
Pennsylvania State Police Sert Team Responds To Active Domestic Incident An active domestic-related incident in a Pennsylvania city prompted a response from the Pennsylvania State Police Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) and local police on Monday morning, Oct. 12, authorities said. The incident was reported near Newberry Street and Johnston Place in Williamsport, Lycoming County, according to a press release issued by Pennsylvania State Police on Monday. Members of the PSP SERT team, troopers from the Montoursville barracks, and Williamsport Bureau of Police officers responded to the scene. Williamsport police issued a public safety announcement at 7:28 a…

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Springfield-Morton, PA
Breaking News
Springfield Lawyer Used $400K In Fake Checks To Dodge Taxes, Buy Electric Truck, Feds Say Springfield Lawyer Used $400K In Fake Checks To Dodge Taxes, Buy Electric Truck, Feds Say Springfield Lawyer Used $400K In Fake Checks To Dodge Taxes, Buy Electric Truck, Feds Say
Springfield Lawyer Used $400K In Fake Checks To Dodge Taxes, Buy Electric Truck, Feds Say A Pennsylvania attorney admitted to using more than $400,000 in fake checks to avoid paying federal taxes and purchase a new electric truck, then suing the dealership after it reclaimed the vehicle, federal prosecutors announced. Daniel A. Pallen, 46, of Springfield, Delaware County, pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion and one count of mail fraud before U.S. District Judge Gail A. Weilheimer on Tuesday, Sept. 1, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania shared by the FBI on Friday, Oct. 9. Pallen, a licensed attorney who owns a la…

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