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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Lykens Valley, PA
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Horse Trailer, Pickup Truck, Car Crash Shuts Down Busy PA Highway Horse Trailer, Pickup Truck, Car Crash Shuts Down Busy PA Highway Horse Trailer, Pickup Truck, Car Crash Shuts Down Busy PA Highway
Horse Trailer, Pickup Truck, Car Crash Shuts Down Busy PA Highway A crash involving a car and a pickup truck towing a horse trailer loaded with horses has shut down a busy Pennsylvania highway on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 29, according to PennDOT. The crash happened near 3298 Susquehanna Trail North in Watts Township, Perry County, PennDOT Safety Press Officer Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice. Routes 11/15 North are currently closed between Old Trail Road and Mill Street as emergency crews respond to the scene. A medical helicopter may have been requested, along with a veterinarian to evaluate the horses, although neither response has been confirmed, Sc…

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Bensalem, PA
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Stolen Car Slams Into 7-Eleven After Hitting Police Cruiser In Bensalem: Police Stolen Car Slams Into 7-Eleven After Hitting Police Cruiser In Bensalem: Police Stolen Car Slams Into 7-Eleven After Hitting Police Cruiser In Bensalem: Police
Stolen Car Slams Into 7-Eleven After Hitting Police Cruiser In Bensalem: Police A stolen car slammed into a 7-Eleven after striking a police cruiser and another vehicle while fleeing officers in Bucks County, police announced on Thursday, Oct. 29. The crash happened at the 7-Eleven at Street Road and Brookwood Drive in Bensalem Township, according to a release issued by Bensalem Township Police at 3:56 p.m. The vehicle had previously been reported stolen out of Philadelphia when Bensalem officers attempted to pull it over, police said. Instead of stopping, the driver struck a Bensalem police vehicle and an unrelated vehicle before speeding away, according to investiga…

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Lampeter-Strasburg, PA
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Fake Chiropractor Avoids Prison After Amish Sex Assault Victims Intimidated In Strasburg: DA Fake Chiropractor Avoids Prison After Amish Sex Assault Victims Intimidated In Strasburg: DA Fake Chiropractor Avoids Prison After Amish Sex Assault Victims Intimidated In Strasburg: DA
Fake Chiropractor Avoids Prison After Amish Sex Assault Victims Intimidated In Strasburg: DA A Pennsylvania man who posed as a chiropractor and sexually assaulted women and a child has avoided prison after prosecutors said members of the Plain community intimidated victims, pressured them to change their testimony, and created "roadblocks" that prevented a more severe punishment. John Miller Esh, 63, of Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, was sentenced to 10 years of probation on Wednesday, Oct. 28, after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting multiple victims while operating a phony chiropractic practice, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office in a release i…

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Upper Macungie, PA
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Repairman Took Photo Of Girl’s Buttocks, Asked If He Should Delete It: Lehigh DA Repairman Took Photo Of Girl’s Buttocks, Asked If He Should Delete It: Lehigh DA Repairman Took Photo Of Girl’s Buttocks, Asked If He Should Delete It: Lehigh DA
Repairman Took Photo Of Girl’s Buttocks, Asked If He Should Delete It: Lehigh DA A repairman took a photo of a girl’s buttocks inside a Pennsylvania home, then showed her the image and asked whether he should delete it, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 29. Douglas Royer, 62, of Slatington, was working on the heating system at a Lower Macungie Township home when the incident happened on Sept. 24, according to a release from Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Pennsylvania State Police Capt. Seth J. Kelly. The girl retrieved Royer’s cellphone for him while he was working underneath the home, authorities said. After handing him the phone, she was c…

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Harrisburg, PA
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PhD Student Who Killed Infant, Abused Twin Baby Brother In PA Sentenced PhD Student Who Killed Infant, Abused Twin Baby Brother In PA Sentenced PhD Student Who Killed Infant, Abused Twin Baby Brother In PA Sentenced
PhD Student Who Killed Infant, Abused Twin Baby Brother In PA Sentenced A former PhD student from New Jersey who killed her friend’s infant son and abused his twin brother was sentenced in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Oct. 28, court records show. Nicole Elizabeth Virzi, 32, of Saddle Brook, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, aggravated assault, and endangering the welfare of children in the death of 6-week-old Leon Katz and injuries to his twin brother. Leon was alert, behaving normally, and had no head injuries when his parents left him with Virzi at their Pittsburgh apartment, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 29. His p…

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Paradise-Gap, PA
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Fatal Motorcycle Crash Shuts Route 30 In Lancaster County Fatal Motorcycle Crash Shuts Route 30 In Lancaster County Fatal Motorcycle Crash Shuts Route 30 In Lancaster County
Fatal Motorcycle Crash Shuts Route 30 In Lancaster County A deadly crash involving a motorcycle and a sedan shut down both directions of Route 30 in Pennsylvania early Thursday, Oct. 29, emergency dispatchers said. The vehicles collided on Lincoln Highway/Route 30 near Simmontown Road in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, around 3:53 a.m., dispatchers said. The Lancaster County Coroner’s Office confirmed it responded to the scene just before 4 a.m. Route 30 was closed between Mount Vernon Road and White Horse Road as several emergency units responded. The roadway has since reopened, according to 511PA. The identity of the person killed and de…

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Lebanon, PA
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Target Shoppers May Have Been Exposed To Measles In Lebanon County, Health Officials Warn Target Shoppers May Have Been Exposed To Measles In Lebanon County, Health Officials Warn Target Shoppers May Have Been Exposed To Measles In Lebanon County, Health Officials Warn
Target Shoppers May Have Been Exposed To Measles In Lebanon County, Health Officials Warn Shoppers at a Pennsylvania Target may have been exposed to measles, and unvaccinated people face the greatest risk of infection, state health officials warned. A person who tested positive for the highly contagious virus visited the Target at 1745 Quentin Road in Lebanon County on Friday, Oct. 23, potentially exposing others between 5 and 8 p.m., the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Wednesday, Oct. 28. Anyone who was at the store during that window should check their vaccination status and monitor for symptoms, health officials said. The infected person was instructed to isolate…

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Lancaster, PA
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Lancaster Man Flipped Table, Charged Toward Judge During Hearing: DA Lancaster Man Flipped Table, Charged Toward Judge During Hearing: DA Lancaster Man Flipped Table, Charged Toward Judge During Hearing: DA
Lancaster Man Flipped Table, Charged Toward Judge During Hearing: DA A Pennsylvania man flipped over a courtroom table, nearly injured his own attorney and charged toward a judge during a hearing on allegations he burned, struck and strangled a woman, authorities announced on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Fletcher Morton, 57, of the 600 block of East King Street, Lancaster is accused of charging toward Magisterial District Judge Andrew LeFever during a preliminary hearing on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 21, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. A Pennsylvania State Constable restrained Morton before anyone was injured inside the courtroom in the 7…

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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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