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

Harrisburg, PA
Breaking News
Harvard, Stanford Grad Turned UPMC Pediatrician Dies In Harrisburg House Fire Harvard, Stanford Grad Turned UPMC Pediatrician Dies In Harrisburg House Fire Harvard, Stanford Grad Turned UPMC Pediatrician Dies In Harrisburg House Fire
Harvard, Stanford Grad Turned Upmc Pediatrician Dies In Harrisburg House Fire A Harvard and Stanford graduate who became a pediatrician caring for children across the country before joining UPMC in Harrisburg has died in a house fire at age 41, her employer confirmed. Dr. Julia Pederson died following a fire at a home in the 2900 block of Green Street in Harrisburg on Saturday, Oct. 10, according to UPMC and emergency dispatch records. The fire broke out around 7:05 a.m., and the initial 911 caller reported that a space heater in a bedroom had started the blaze, according to Dauphin County dispatch logs. The caller also reported that a woman was the only person stil…

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by Jillian Pikora
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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by Jillian Pikora
Mineola, NY
Breaking News
Woman Stabs Man Multiple Times With Kitchen Knife During Nassau County Motel Fight: Police Woman Stabs Man Multiple Times With Kitchen Knife During Nassau County Motel Fight: Police Woman Stabs Man Multiple Times With Kitchen Knife During Nassau County Motel Fight: Police
Woman Stabs Man Multiple Times With Kitchen Knife During Nassau County Motel Fight: Police A 57-year-old woman stabbed a man multiple times with a kitchen knife during an argument inside a Long Island motel room, sending him fleeing to the front desk for help, police said. Tammy Taylor was arrested following the stabbing, which occurred in Nassau County around 11:06 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 12, according to Nassau County Police Department Second Squad detectives. Officers responded to the motel after receiving a report of a disturbance involving Taylor and a 47-year-old man, investigators said. The two had been arguing inside one of the motel rooms when the confrontation turned phys…

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by Jillian Pikora
Mastic-Shirley, NY
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Mortgage Company Owner, 55, Killed In Shirley Motorcycle Crash Into Parked Jeep Mortgage Company Owner, 55, Killed In Shirley Motorcycle Crash Into Parked Jeep Mortgage Company Owner, 55, Killed In Shirley Motorcycle Crash Into Parked Jeep
Mortgage Company Owner, 55, Killed In Shirley Motorcycle Crash Into Parked Jeep A 55-year-old Long Island businessman who spent decades working in mortgage lending and real estate financing was killed when his motorcycle struck a parked Jeep on Monday afternoon, Oct. 12, police said. Robert Haufler, of Holbrook, was riding a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle southbound on William Floyd Parkway near Ridgewood Drive in Shirley when he lost control around 1:20 p.m., according to Suffolk County Police. The motorcycle struck the driver's side of a parked 2016 Jeep, throwing Haufler from his bike, police said. He was rushed to NYU Langone Hospital–Suffolk in Patchogue, where he was pr…

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by Jillian Pikora
Cranbury, NJ
Breaking News
6 PA Boys Involved In Deadly Cranbury NJ Turnpike Crash: 2 Dead, 4 Hospitalized 6 PA Boys Involved In Deadly Cranbury NJ Turnpike Crash: 2 Dead, 4 Hospitalized 6 PA Boys Involved In Deadly Cranbury NJ Turnpike Crash: 2 Dead, 4 Hospitalized
6 PA Boys Involved In Deadly Cranbury NJ Turnpike Crash: 2 Dead, 4 Hospitalized Six Pennsylvania teens were involved in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that killed two of them and sent four others to the hospital, according to authorities and  The crash happened around 5:06 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, in the southbound outer lanes near mile marker 69.9 in Cranbury, Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera and New Jersey State Police Acting Superintendent Jeanne Hengemuhle said.  The vehicle was carrying six people when it crashed, ejecting two occupants, a 19-year-old from Warminster and a 16-year-old from Hatboro, authorities said. Both were pronounced …

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by Cecilia Levine & Jillian Pikora
Lampeter-Strasburg, PA
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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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by Jillian Pikora
Coatesville-Caln, PA
Breaking News
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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by Jillian Pikora
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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by Jillian Pikora
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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by Jillian Pikora
Albany, NY
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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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