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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Dillsburg, PA
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Driver Killed After Vehicle Swerves Off Road, Slams Into Tree In York County: Coroner Driver Killed After Vehicle Swerves Off Road, Slams Into Tree In York County: Coroner Driver Killed After Vehicle Swerves Off Road, Slams Into Tree In York County: Coroner
Driver Killed After Vehicle Swerves Off Road, Slams Into Tree In York County: Coroner A driver was killed after a vehicle swerved off a Pennsylvania roadway and slammed into a tree, authorities announced on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The single-vehicle crash happened in the 2600 block of Rosstown Road in Warrington Township, York County, on Tuesday, Nov. 10, according to a release from the York County Coroner's Office. The coroner's office was dispatched to the scene at 3:49 p.m. for a reported vehicle-into-tree crash with one fatality, officials said. Investigators determined the vehicle was traveling northbound on Rosstown Road when it swerved off the roadway and struck a tree, …

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West Chester, PA
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Chester County Police Officer Accused Of Strangling Victim, Driving Drunk After Assault: Docs Chester County Police Officer Accused Of Strangling Victim, Driving Drunk After Assault: Docs Chester County Police Officer Accused Of Strangling Victim, Driving Drunk After Assault: Docs
Chester County Police Officer Accused Of Strangling Victim, Driving Drunk After Assault: Docs A now-former Pennsylvania police officer is facing felony strangulation and DUI charges after investigators said he assaulted a family member during a domestic dispute before getting behind the wheel while impaired, authorities announced on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Michael T. Meredith, 57, of West Chester, was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 8, following an incident in the 300 block of Saint James Road in West Goshen Township, according to court documents. Meredith was employed as an officer with the West Goshen Township Police Department at the time of the incident, the department confirmed to Daily V…

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Bensalem, PA
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20 Guns, Pound Of Meth Seized From Bensalem Man Out On Bail In Arson That Destroyed Home: DA 20 Guns, Pound Of Meth Seized From Bensalem Man Out On Bail In Arson That Destroyed Home: DA 20 Guns, Pound Of Meth Seized From Bensalem Man Out On Bail In Arson That Destroyed Home: DA
20 Guns, Pound Of Meth Seized From Bensalem Man Out On Bail In Arson That Destroyed Home: DA A Pennsylvania man already out on bail in an arson case that left a woman's home destroyed is back behind bars after investigators seized 20 firearms, a pound of methamphetamine, and other drugs from his residence, authorities announced on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Charles Vandenberg, 51, of Croydon, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 4, following a months-long investigation into suspected drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession, according to Bensalem Township police. The investigation began in July after officers with the department's Special Investigations Unit developed information during a…

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Ephrata, PA
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PA Man Who Posed As Teen Soccer Player To Rape Ephrata 12-Year-Old Girl Learns His Fate: DA PA Man Who Posed As Teen Soccer Player To Rape Ephrata 12-Year-Old Girl Learns His Fate: DA PA Man Who Posed As Teen Soccer Player To Rape Ephrata 12-Year-Old Girl Learns His Fate: DA
PA Man Who Posed As Teen Soccer Player To Rape Ephrata 12-Year-Old Girl Learns His Fate: DA A Pennsylvania man who pretended to be a teenage soccer player to sexually assault a 12-year-old girl he met on Snapchat has been sentenced, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Evan Michael Gusherowski, 23, of Hershey, was sentenced to seven and a half to 17 years in state prison by Lancaster County Judge Dennis Reinaker after pleading guilty to eight sex offenses involving the child, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Gusherowski was 21 when he first contacted the girl on Snapchat in March 2025, telling her he was just 16 years old, investigators said. Th…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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PA Cop Shoves Man Over Daughter's Instagram Photos, Slaps Phone In Viral Video: Reports PA Cop Shoves Man Over Daughter's Instagram Photos, Slaps Phone In Viral Video: Reports PA Cop Shoves Man Over Daughter's Instagram Photos, Slaps Phone In Viral Video: Reports
PA Cop Shoves Man Over Daughter's Instagram Photos, Slaps Phone In Viral Video: Reports A Philadelphia police officer was caught on camera shoving a man and repeatedly slapping another man's phone during a heated confrontation over who had been liking his daughter's Instagram photos — but the man who was pushed says the trouble started hours earlier. The confrontation happened near 54th and Arlington streets in West Philadelphia on Thursday, Nov. 5, according to NBC10 Philadelphia. The roughly 40-second viral video shows two uniformed officers arriving in a police vehicle before one walks across a lawn toward a group of men. "Don't come on this property," one man repeatedly w…

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Five Towns, NY
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Swastika Scrawled On Jewish Community Center Door Sparks Arrest: Nassau County Police Swastika Scrawled On Jewish Community Center Door Sparks Arrest: Nassau County Police Swastika Scrawled On Jewish Community Center Door Sparks Arrest: Nassau County Police
Swastika Scrawled On Jewish Community Center Door Sparks Arrest: Nassau County Police A swastika drawn on the door of a Jewish community center on Long Island has led to the arrest of a Brooklyn man, police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The incident was reported at the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC, located at 140 Central Avenue in Lawrence, at approximately 11:38 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, according to Nassau County Police. Officers responding to the community center were informed that a swastika had been drawn on a door on the property, detectives said. Following an investigation, Nassau County Police Fourth Squad detectives arrested Saul Amantecatl Sanchez, 26, of Brooklyn,…

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Elmont, NY
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Switchblade Found In Elmont High School Student's Backpack: Police Switchblade Found In Elmont High School Student's Backpack: Police Switchblade Found In Elmont High School Student's Backpack: Police
Switchblade Found In Elmont High School Student's Backpack: Police An 18-year-old Long Island high school student was arrested after a switchblade knife was discovered inside his backpack, police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The discovery was made at Elmont High School, located at 555 Ridge Road in Nassau County, around 1:50 p.m., according to Nassau County Police. Fifth Precinct officers responded to the school following a 911 call, detectives said. A switchblade knife was recovered from inside the student's backpack, and school staff detained him until police arrived, according to investigators. The student, identified as Dayvion Campbell, 18, of Elm…

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Easton, PA
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Northampton Courthouse Escape Sparks Manhunt: Helicopter Spots Assault Suspect Hiding Near I-78 Northampton Courthouse Escape Sparks Manhunt: Helicopter Spots Assault Suspect Hiding Near I-78 Northampton Courthouse Escape Sparks Manhunt: Helicopter Spots Assault Suspect Hiding Near I-78
Northampton Courthouse Escape Sparks Manhunt: Helicopter Spots Assault Suspect Hiding Near I-78 A 42-year-old Pennsylvania man accused of strangulation and assault sparked a massive police search when he escaped from a state trooper outside a courthouse Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 10, Pennsylvania State Police announced. Blair Cressman, of Williams Township, Northampton County, had just been arraigned on charges of strangulation, simple assault, harassment, and resisting arrest at District Court 03-2-06 in Easton when he fled from a trooper around 3:15 p.m., according to PSP Troop M. His escape triggered a large police response as authorities searched for him. More than three hours later…

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Paradise-Gap, PA
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Amish Boy, 6, ID'd After Drowning In Manure Pit: Lancaster County Coroner Amish Boy, 6, ID'd After Drowning In Manure Pit: Lancaster County Coroner Amish Boy, 6, ID'd After Drowning In Manure Pit: Lancaster County Coroner
Amish Boy, 6, ID'd After Drowning In Manure Pit: Lancaster County Coroner A 6-year-old Amish boy who drowned after falling into a manure pit while visiting a relative's Lancaster County farm has been identified by the coroner. Leon James Blank, of Christiana, was visiting a family member's property in the 6200 block of Meadeville Road in Salisbury Township when he fell into the manure pit on Sunday, Nov. 8, according to a media alert issued by Lancaster County Coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni's office on Monday, Nov. 9. The coroner's office was called to the farm at 4:25 p.m., where investigators pronounced Leon dead. His cause of death was determined to be asphyx…

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Mechanicsburg, PA
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Mechanicsburg Man Raped 2 Girls, One As Young As 9: DA Mechanicsburg Man Raped 2 Girls, One As Young As 9: DA Mechanicsburg Man Raped 2 Girls, One As Young As 9: DA
Mechanicsburg Man Raped 2 Girls, One As Young As 9: DA A Pennsylvania man raped two girls, including one who said the abuse began when she was just 9 years old, authorities announced on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Nathaniel Melendez, 44, of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, was charged Monday, Nov. 9, following an Allentown police investigation, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca said. The investigation began on Jan. 15, 2025, when a woman went to Allentown police to report that Melendez had sexually assaulted her 14-year-old granddaughter, according to the release. During an interview, the girl told…

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