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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Kerhonkson-Accord, NY
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Kerhonkson Man Murdered, Dismembered PA Ex-GF After Breakup, Dumped Her Body Parts In NY: DA Kerhonkson Man Murdered, Dismembered PA Ex-GF After Breakup, Dumped Her Body Parts In NY: DA Kerhonkson Man Murdered, Dismembered PA Ex-GF After Breakup, Dumped Her Body Parts In NY: DA
Kerhonkson Man Murdered, Dismembered PA Ex-GF After Breakup, Dumped Her Body Parts In NY: DA A 44-year-old Pennsylvania native, grandmother, and nursing assistant was murdered and dismembered by her ex-boyfriend after ending their relationship, with her killer attempting to dispose of her body parts before police intervened, authorities announced. Damon Foy, 50, of Kerhonkson, New York, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Alberta Dale, 44, originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Ulster County Court on Wednesday, Oct. 7, according to a release from the Ulster County District Attorney's Office issued Thursday, Oct. 8. Foy murdered Dale sometime between Sunday, M…

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Harrisburg, PA
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Man Kills Ex-GF's New BF, Holds Her, 4 Kids Hostage, Shoots Self After Harrisburg Chase: DA Man Kills Ex-GF's New BF, Holds Her, 4 Kids Hostage, Shoots Self After Harrisburg Chase: DA Man Kills Ex-GF's New BF, Holds Her, 4 Kids Hostage, Shoots Self After Harrisburg Chase: DA
Man Kills Ex-GF's New BF, Holds Her, 4 Kids Hostage, Shoots Self After Harrisburg Chase: DA A 29-year-old Pennsylvania man shot and killed his ex-girlfriend's current boyfriend, held her and her four children hostage, then shot himself in the head with a 9mm Glock after leading state police on a multi-county chase on Saturday, Oct. 10, authorities said. Tobias John-Allen Click, of Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, broke into a home in the 400 block of Aaron Lane in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, shortly after 6 a.m. and fatally shot Ernesto Rodriguez, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. The woman, who previously dated Click and was now in a…

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Harrisburg, PA
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Coroner Called After Fatal Harrisburg House Fire Reportedly Started By Space Heater Coroner Called After Fatal Harrisburg House Fire Reportedly Started By Space Heater Coroner Called After Fatal Harrisburg House Fire Reportedly Started By Space Heater
Coroner Called After Fatal Harrisburg House Fire Reportedly Started By Space Heater At least one person was killed in a house fire in Pennsylvania that reportedly started with a space heater in a bedroom on Saturday morning, Oct. 10, according to emergency dispatch reports. The fire broke out around 7:05 a.m. at a home in the 2900 block of Green Street, Harrisburg, according to Dauphin County dispatch logs. The initial 911 caller reported that the fire started from a space heater in a bedroom and that a woman was the only person still inside the home, according to dispatch records. Firefighters responded to the scene, where Harrisburg police and the Dauphin County Coroner…

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Freeport, NY
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Freeport Mom Drove Drunk With 10-Year-Old Daughter In Car: Police Freeport Mom Drove Drunk With 10-Year-Old Daughter In Car: Police Freeport Mom Drove Drunk With 10-Year-Old Daughter In Car: Police
Freeport Mom Drove Drunk With 10-Year-Old Daughter In Car: Police A New York mother was arrested for allegedly driving drunk with her 10-year-old daughter in the car during a late-night traffic stop, police announced on Saturday, Oct. 10. Zaneta Lachapelle, 43, of Freeport, Long Island, was arrested at approximately 10:10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Officers stopped a 2015 Nissan near the intersection of North Grove Street and Lena Avenue in Freeport for a vehicle and traffic law violation, police said. Lachapelle was behind the wheel, and her 10-year-old daughter was a passenger, investigators said. During …

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Lykens Valley, PA
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Pregnant Woman, 3 Children Among 10 Killed In PA Family Massacre: Police Pregnant Woman, 3 Children Among 10 Killed In PA Family Massacre: Police Pregnant Woman, 3 Children Among 10 Killed In PA Family Massacre: Police
Pregnant Woman, 3 Children Among 10 Killed In PA Family Massacre: Police A woman who was eight months pregnant, a 5-year-old boy, and a 22-month-old girl were among 10 people killed in a mass shooting at a multigenerational Pennsylvania family home, authorities revealed during a Saturday, Oct. 10, press conference. The shooting unfolded around 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, near East Seventh and Perry streets in Erie, where police responding to a ShotSpotter alert and multiple 911 calls discovered two women shot dead outside a residence and additional victims inside, Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said. The two women found outside the home were 51 and 37 years old, police…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Philadelphia Officer, Dad Shane Seiber, Killed In Ambush; Eric Lewis Charged With Murder Philadelphia Officer, Dad Shane Seiber, Killed In Ambush; Eric Lewis Charged With Murder Philadelphia Officer, Dad Shane Seiber, Killed In Ambush; Eric Lewis Charged With Murder
Philadelphia Officer, Dad Shane Seiber, Killed In Ambush; Eric Lewis Charged With Murder A police officer and father of two young children was killed, and another officer was critically wounded during a struggle with a gunman on a West Philadelphia porch early Saturday, Oct. 10, police said. Officer Shane Seiber, 40, a 10-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, was pronounced dead at 9:04 a.m. at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, according to a police release issued Saturday evening. Eric Lewis, 35, was taken into custody following a SWAT response and faces charges of murder, attempted murder, and numerous related offenses, police said. Seiber leaves behind a 7-yea…

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Carlisle, PA
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Carlisle Mom, 2 Teen Daughters Missing For Month, DA Says Carlisle Mom, 2 Teen Daughters Missing For Month, DA Says Carlisle Mom, 2 Teen Daughters Missing For Month, DA Says
Carlisle Mom, 2 Teen Daughters Missing For Month, DA Says A Pennsylvania mother and her two teenage daughters have been missing for a month, with family members, friends, and associates reporting no contact with any of them, authorities announced on Friday, Oct. 9. Jeanette Price, 45, and her daughters, Samantha Evans, 15, and Jalisa Freshwater, 16, were last seen on Wednesday, Sept. 9, according to the Cumberland County District Attorney's Office. The family is missing from the Carlisle area, and investigators are asking the public for help locating all three. Although authorities said there is no specific indication that the mother or her daugh…

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West Babylon, NY
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West Babylon Man ID'd As Construction Worker Killed In Underground Water Main Break On LI West Babylon Man ID'd As Construction Worker Killed In Underground Water Main Break On LI West Babylon Man ID'd As Construction Worker Killed In Underground Water Main Break On LI
West Babylon Man ID'd As Construction Worker Killed In Underground Water Main Break On LI A 56-year-old Long Island construction worker who was submerged in water after a water main broke while he was working underground has been identified by police. Rafael Peralta, of West Babylon, died following the incident in East Garden City on Friday, Oct. 9, Nassau County Police announced. The incident happened around 11:13 a.m. in the vicinity of Ring Road, where Third Precinct officers responded to a report of a person needing medical assistance, according to detectives. Peralta had been working underground when a water main broke, leaving him submerged in water, police said. His cow…

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Mercersburg, PA
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Excavation Company Faces $254K Fine For Mennonite Man Killed In Franklin County Trench Collapse Excavation Company Faces $254K Fine For Mennonite Man Killed In Franklin County Trench Collapse Excavation Company Faces $254K Fine For Mennonite Man Killed In Franklin County Trench Collapse
Excavation Company Faces $254K Fine For Mennonite Man Killed In Franklin County Trench Collapse A 20-year-old Maryland Mennonite construction worker was buried in a trench collapse in Pennsylvania after his employer failed to provide adequate protection against cave-ins, federal investigators say. Dalen Daniel Martin, of Smithsburg, Maryland, was killed Thursday, April 2, while working at a construction site in Franklin County. Six months later, the U.S. Department of Labor announced $254,884 in proposed penalties against Jonas David Wagoner, doing business as J.D. Wagoner Excavating, for workplace safety violations uncovered during its investigation. The Occupational Safety and Heal…

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Manheim, PA
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'Black Tax', Naked Assaults: Manheim Central Football Players, Coach Charged In Hazing 'Black Tax', Naked Assaults: Manheim Central Football Players, Coach Charged In Hazing 'Black Tax', Naked Assaults: Manheim Central Football Players, Coach Charged In Hazing
'Black Tax', Naked Assaults: Manheim Central Football Players, Coach Charged In Hazing A so-called "Black tax," a makeshift "gas chamber," and repeated sexual humiliation inside a high school football locker room have led to criminal charges against three students and a former teacher and assistant football coach, prosecutors announced on Friday, Oct. 9. The alleged abuse took place during school hours at Manheim Central High School in Pennsylvania this past April, when several teenage boys were subjected to racist harassment, physical assaults, extortion, and indecent exposure, Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams said. Former social studies teacher and assistant…

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