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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Patchogue-Medford, NY
Breaking News
Patchogue Man Used Violence To Force Victim Into Sex Trafficking: Police Patchogue Man Used Violence To Force Victim Into Sex Trafficking: Police Patchogue Man Used Violence To Force Victim Into Sex Trafficking: Police
Patchogue Man Used Violence To Force Victim Into Sex Trafficking: Police A second man used violence to force a victim into sexual activity with clients on Long Island, Suffolk County police said after making another arrest in a year-and-a-half-long sex trafficking investigation. Andy Joseph, 35, of Patchogue, was arrested at 630 Mastic Road in Mastic at approximately 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, police said. Human Trafficking Investigations Unit detectives, assisted by the Fifth Precinct Gang Unit, took Joseph into custody a week after investigators arrested another man accused of forcing a woman into prostitution through violent sexual abuse, according to police. …

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by Jillian Pikora
Huntington, NY
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Huntington Contractor Passed Off Fake Pool Permit To Homeowner: DA Huntington Contractor Passed Off Fake Pool Permit To Homeowner: DA Huntington Contractor Passed Off Fake Pool Permit To Homeowner: DA
Huntington Contractor Passed Off Fake Pool Permit To Homeowner: DA A Long Island contractor gave a homeowner a forged building permit for a backyard pool project that had never even been submitted to the town for approval, Suffolk County prosecutors said. Robert Cortese, 39, of Huntington, and his company, Tool Time Construction Inc., pleaded guilty in connection with the fraudulent Town of Islip permit, District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Friday, Nov. 13. The homeowner hired Cortese and his company in May 2021 to install a pool and build a pool house at a residence in Great River, according to prosecutors. After the homeowner repeatedly asked …

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Lancaster, PA
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PA Trooper Had To Relearn How To Write His Name After Being Shot; Gunman Convicted: Lanco DA PA Trooper Had To Relearn How To Write His Name After Being Shot; Gunman Convicted: Lanco DA PA Trooper Had To Relearn How To Write His Name After Being Shot; Gunman Convicted: Lanco DA
PA Trooper Had To Relearn How To Write His Name After Being Shot; Gunman Convicted: Lanco DA A Pennsylvania State Police corporal had to relearn how to write his own name after being shot while executing a search warrant, and the man responsible has now been convicted of attempting to murder him, prosecutors announced on Thursday, Nov. 12. Alfredo Maldonado-Gonzalez, 43, of Dallastown Borough, was found guilty by a Lancaster County jury on Monday, Oct. 12, following a three-day trial in connection with the July 2024 shooting at a storage facility in Lancaster city, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. The corporal testified that he spent eight months recove…

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Lykens Valley, PA
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PA Man, 21, Killed In High-Speed Crash Remembered As 'Little Brother' Who Was 'Robbed Of Time' PA Man, 21, Killed In High-Speed Crash Remembered As 'Little Brother' Who Was 'Robbed Of Time' PA Man, 21, Killed In High-Speed Crash Remembered As 'Little Brother' Who Was 'Robbed Of Time'
PA Man, 21, Killed In High-Speed Crash Remembered As 'Little Brother' Who Was 'Robbed Of Time' A 21-year-old Pennsylvania man killed in a high-speed crash while not wearing a seat belt is being remembered by heartbroken friends as a "little brother" who was "robbed of time." Tanner Rhine, of McClure, was killed in a crash along Alfarata Road in Lewistown around midnight on Sunday, Nov. 8, according to a release issued by Mifflin County Coroner Andrea L. Alcalde on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Rhine was pronounced dead at the scene. Preliminary findings indicate he was traveling at a high rate of speed when the crash occurred and was not wearing a seat belt, the coroner said. An autopsy perf…

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by Jillian Pikora
Carlisle, PA
Breaking News
Driver Killed In High-Speed Cumberland County Crash ID'd After Vehicle Slams Into Tree Driver Killed In High-Speed Cumberland County Crash ID'd After Vehicle Slams Into Tree Driver Killed In High-Speed Cumberland County Crash ID'd After Vehicle Slams Into Tree
Driver Killed In High-Speed Cumberland County Crash ID'd After Vehicle Slams Into Tree A Pennsylvania man was killed when he lost control of his vehicle while traveling at a high rate of speed and slammed into a tree, authorities announced on Thursday, Nov. 12. The driver was identified as Donald Lee Stum, 64, of Carlisle, according to Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall. The single-vehicle crash happened around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, in the first block of Distribution Drive near Newville Road in North Middleton Township, according to [North Middleton Township Police](https://crimewatch.net/us/pa/cumberland/north-middleton-twp-pd/14259/incidents/single-vehicle-fata…

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Aston-Brookhaven, PA
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19 Inches Of Hail Turns Parkside Borough Streets Into Winter Wonderland In November Storm 19 Inches Of Hail Turns Parkside Borough Streets Into Winter Wonderland In November Storm 19 Inches Of Hail Turns Parkside Borough Streets Into Winter Wonderland In November Storm
19 Inches Of Hail Turns Parkside Borough Streets Into Winter Wonderland In November Storm What looked like the aftermath of a massive blizzard was actually the result of a severe thunderstorm that dumped approximately 19 inches of hail on a Pennsylvania community, leaving streets buried in ice and drivers stranded. The extraordinary scene unfolded in Parkside Borough, Delaware County, on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 12, as powerful storms swept through the Philadelphia region. You can watch a video of the storm by clicking here or in the player below.  Parkside Borough Police reported approximately 19 inches of accumulated hail in some areas, transforming roads into what ap…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bensalem, PA
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NJ Attorney Took More Client Money Days After Admitting $156K Theft In PA: DA NJ Attorney Took More Client Money Days After Admitting $156K Theft In PA: DA NJ Attorney Took More Client Money Days After Admitting $156K Theft In PA: DA
NJ Attorney Took More Client Money Days After Admitting $156K Theft In PA: DA A New Jersey attorney accepted another payment from an older client just five days after admitting he stole more than $156,000 from two other clients, Bucks County prosecutors announced on Thursday, Nov. 12. Andrew C. Neville, 40, of Pennsauken, owner of Neville Law PLLC in Newtown Borough, now faces additional charges after an 83-year-old Philadelphia woman came forward following publicity surrounding his October arrest, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. The woman paid Neville $1,500 to prepare trust and will documents he never provided, bringing the total taken fro…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bristol, PA
Weather
TORNADO WATCH: 70 MPH Winds, Large Hail Threaten 8 Pennsylvania Counties TORNADO WATCH: 70 MPH Winds, Large Hail Threaten 8 Pennsylvania Counties TORNADO WATCH: 70 MPH Winds, Large Hail Threaten 8 Pennsylvania Counties
Tornado Watch: 70 MPH Winds, Large Hail Threaten 8 Pennsylvania Counties A tornado watch has been issued for eight Pennsylvania counties as dangerous thunderstorms threaten to bring tornadoes, damaging winds of up to 70 mph, and large hail to the region, according to the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center issued Tornado Watch 705 at 12:50 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, with the watch remaining in effect until 7 p.m. The watch covers the following Pennsylvania counties: Berks Bucks Chester Delaware Lehigh Montgomery Northampton Philadelphia Forecasters warned that a few tornadoes are possible, along with scattered large…

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Ambler-Blue Bell, PA
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Viral TikTok Attack: Driver Gets Up To 50 Years For Running Over Cop 4 Times In Montco Viral TikTok Attack: Driver Gets Up To 50 Years For Running Over Cop 4 Times In Montco Viral TikTok Attack: Driver Gets Up To 50 Years For Running Over Cop 4 Times In Montco
Viral TikTok Attack: Driver Gets Up To 50 Years For Running Over Cop 4 Times In Montco A Mercedes G-Wagon driver whose violent attack on a Pennsylvania police officer was captured in a viral TikTok video will spend decades behind bars after pleading guilty but mentally ill to attempted murder. Dalton Janiczek, 22, of Lower Gwynedd, was sentenced to 25 to 50 years in state prison on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, for intentionally running over Plymouth Township Police Officer Jake Hennessey four times outside a Montgomery County hotel on Oct. 24, 2025. The attack, which left Hennessey with devastating leg injuries, was captured by a bystander in a video that racked up millions of vi…

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
18-Year-Old Soldier Killed In Letterkenny Army Depot Training; Shooter Pleads Guilty: DOJ 18-Year-Old Soldier Killed In Letterkenny Army Depot Training; Shooter Pleads Guilty: DOJ 18-Year-Old Soldier Killed In Letterkenny Army Depot Training; Shooter Pleads Guilty: DOJ
18-Year-Old Soldier Killed In Letterkenny Army Depot Training; Shooter Pleads Guilty: DOJ An 18-year-old Pennsylvania soldier was killed during a firearms training exercise, and the instructor responsible has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, but the soldier's grieving family says justice has not been served. Sean Stark, 38, of Carlisle, entered the guilty plea before US District Judge Joseph F. Saporito Jr. on Thursday, Nov. 12, in connection with the March 12 shooting death of Specialist Krystofer Lee Lopez at Letterkenny Army Depot in Franklin County. Stark, a Department of the Army police officer and firearms instructor at the military installation, admitted to inv…

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