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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Woman Struck By Vehicle Dies 8 Days Later, Lehigh County Coroner Says Woman Struck By Vehicle Dies 8 Days Later, Lehigh County Coroner Says Woman Struck By Vehicle Dies 8 Days Later, Lehigh County Coroner Says
Woman Struck By Vehicle Dies 8 Days Later, Lehigh County Coroner Says A woman died eight days after she was struck by a vehicle in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Mary A. Pavlik, 81 of Lehighton, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest at 11:05 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, according to the Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Pavlik was a pedestrian when she was struck at the intersection of Iron and South Third streets in Lehighton Borough, Carbon County, at approximately 9:20 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18, Buglio said. Her cause of death was complications of multiple blunt force injuries, and the manner was ruled an acci…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Man Takes Officer’s TASER, Grabs For Gun In Plymouth Meeting Trail Struggle: Police Man Takes Officer’s TASER, Grabs For Gun In Plymouth Meeting Trail Struggle: Police Man Takes Officer’s TASER, Grabs For Gun In Plymouth Meeting Trail Struggle: Police
Man Takes Officer’s TASER, Grabs For Gun In Plymouth Meeting Trail Struggle: Police A man took an officer’s TASER and tried to pull a service pistol from its holster during a struggle that injured two officers on a Pennsylvania trail, police announced Monday, Oct. 26. Dallas Whitt Anderson-James was taken into custody on the Montgomery County Cross County Trail near Barnes & Noble in Plymouth Township on Wednesday, Oct. 21, according to township police. The encounter came hours after officers were called to the 2000 block of Chemical Road at approximately 4:54 p.m. for a report that Anderson-James was repeatedly contacting a woman despite a valid protection from abuse …

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Huntington, NY
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Community Complaints Lead To Huntington Station Massage Parlor Raid, 2 Arrests Community Complaints Lead To Huntington Station Massage Parlor Raid, 2 Arrests Community Complaints Lead To Huntington Station Massage Parlor Raid, 2 Arrests
Community Complaints Lead To Huntington Station Massage Parlor Raid, 2 Arrests A Pennsylvania woman and a New York woman were arrested during a Long Island massage parlor raid prompted by community complaints on Wednesday, Oct. 28, Suffolk County police said. Xiaoqin Xu, 48, of Ambler, Montgomery County, and Cuiping Zhu, 42, of Flushing, Queens, were identified as the two employees arrested at the business at 294 East Jericho Turnpike in Huntington Station, according to police. Second Precinct Crime Section officers investigated the massage parlor alongside the Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and Ordinance Inspector after receiving complaints from the community, polic…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Man Killed In PA Motorcycle Crash, Police Say Man Killed In PA Motorcycle Crash, Police Say Man Killed In PA Motorcycle Crash, Police Say
Man Killed In PA Motorcycle Crash, Police Say A man was killed and a motorcyclist was hospitalized after a crash in Philadelphia on Wednesday evening, Oct. 28, police said. A 2020 dark gray Suzuki Hayabusa was traveling south on East Roosevelt Boulevard when it struck a man attempting to cross Bustleton Avenue at approximately 6:10 p.m., according to the preliminary investigation. Philadelphia Fire Department medics rushed the pedestrian to Albert Einstein Medical Center with severe injuries. Doctors pronounced him dead at approximately 6:46 p.m., police said. The man's identity remained unknown when police issued the release Wednesda…

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Dix Hills-Melville, NY
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Woman Killed By Landscaping Truck Backing Up In Dix Hills Woman Killed By Landscaping Truck Backing Up In Dix Hills Woman Killed By Landscaping Truck Backing Up In Dix Hills
Woman Killed By Landscaping Truck Backing Up In Dix Hills A 93-year-old woman was killed when a landscaping truck backed into her on Long Island on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 28, police said. Surinder Kour, of Dix Hills, was walking north on Seneca Court in Dix Hills when the truck struck her at approximately 2:10 p.m., according to Suffolk County police. Kour was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip, where she was pronounced dead. The driver, Cristian Hernandez Rodriguez, of Huntington Station, was not injured, police said. Motor Carrier Safety Section officers inspected the vehicle at the scene. Second Squad detectives are investigat…

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Reading, PA
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‘Daily Show’ Writer, Obama Speechwriter Kevin Bleyer Killed In PA Crash, 54 ‘Daily Show’ Writer, Obama Speechwriter Kevin Bleyer Killed In PA Crash, 54 ‘Daily Show’ Writer, Obama Speechwriter Kevin Bleyer Killed In PA Crash, 54
‘Daily Show’ Writer, Obama Speechwriter Kevin Bleyer Killed In PA Crash, 54 A four-time Emmy-winning “Daily Show” writer who also penned jokes for former President Barack Obama was killed in a Pennsylvania car crash, his family announced on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Kevin Bleyer, 54, was driving on a rural road in Millrift, Pike County, where he had a home, when the crash happened on Sunday, Oct. 25, his publicist told The Hollywood Reporter. No one else was hurt. His wife, Nella Vera, remembered him as her “soulmate” and “partner in crime” in a heartbreaking tribute shared on his Facebook page. “He had many public accomplishments and awards throughout his long and succes…

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Carlisle, PA
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Mom Killed In Fiery I-81 Cumberland County Pileup; Trucker Admitted Speeding: Affidavit Mom Killed In Fiery I-81 Cumberland County Pileup; Trucker Admitted Speeding: Affidavit Mom Killed In Fiery I-81 Cumberland County Pileup; Trucker Admitted Speeding: Affidavit
Mom Killed In Fiery I-81 Cumberland County Pileup; Trucker Admitted Speeding: Affidavit A mother killed in a fiery seven-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 left behind a daughter, and the truck driver charged in her death admitted speeding before the collision, according to a fundraiser and court documents. Jessica Moore, 36, of Newville, died in the crash Friday morning, Oct. 23, Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall confirmed. David Rodis Lynn III, 43, of Round Rock, Texas, faces homicide by vehicle, aggravated assault by vehicle, recklessly endangering another person, and summary driving charges, according to court records. Daily Voice obtained court documents on Wednesday, O…

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Myerstown, PA
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Myerstown Firefighter, Marine Dies At 22, Leaving Family Heartbroken Myerstown Firefighter, Marine Dies At 22, Leaving Family Heartbroken Myerstown Firefighter, Marine Dies At 22, Leaving Family Heartbroken
Myerstown Firefighter, Marine Dies At 22, Leaving Family Heartbroken A Pennsylvania firefighter and Marine has died at just 22 years old, leaving his mother mourning her son and urging young people to value every day. Lance Cpl. Andrew F. Omstead, who had ties to Myerstown, Lebanon County, and served with Frystown Fire Company, died following a crash in Jacksonville, North Carolina, on Sunday, Oct. 25, authorities said. “2nd Marine Logistics Group is deeply saddened by the death of Lance Cpl. Andrew F. Omstead following a fatal off-base accident on October 25, 2026,” said Gunnery Sgt. Caitlin Brink, of the group’s Communication Strategy and Operations office…

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National Interest
Wolf Bites Toddler At ZooAmerica In Hersheypark, Parents Sentenced: Court Docs Wolf Bites Toddler At ZooAmerica In Hersheypark, Parents Sentenced: Court Docs Wolf Bites Toddler At ZooAmerica In Hersheypark, Parents Sentenced: Court Docs
Wolf Bites Toddler At ZooAmerica In Hersheypark, Parents Sentenced: Court Docs The parents of a toddler bitten by a wolf at ZooAmerica in Hersheypark while they were allegedly distracted by their cellphones have learned their fate, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Carrie Bryant Sortor, 44, and Stephen James Basil Wilson, 62, both of Lititz, Lancaster County, were charged with first-degree misdemeanor endangering the welfare of children after their 17-month-old son was injured at ZooAmerica in Hershey, Dauphin County, in April. The incident happened around 11:35 a.m. on Saturday, April 4, when the unsupervised toddler squeezed t…

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Harrisburg, PA
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Granddaughter Goes On Cruise With Money Stolen From Harrisburg Grandma: Affidavit Granddaughter Goes On Cruise With Money Stolen From Harrisburg Grandma: Affidavit Granddaughter Goes On Cruise With Money Stolen From Harrisburg Grandma: Affidavit
Granddaughter Goes On Cruise With Money Stolen From Harrisburg Grandma: Affidavit A woman stole more than $82,000 from the sale of her grandmother’s Pennsylvania home and spent some of it on a cruise and a new home, investigators said. Jacquelyn Sams, 58, of Pleasant Grove, Alabama, was arraigned on felony theft and forgery charges on Monday, Oct. 26, according to court documents Daily Voice obtained on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Sams was designated as an agent through a power of attorney and received two checks during the April 2, 2025, settlement for her grandmother’s home on Emerald Street in Harrisburg, investigators said. She forged a signature and endorsed both checks for …

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