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Jillian Pikora

Assistant Managing Editor

jpikora@dailyvoice.com

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. Over the past decade, she has worked as a staff reporter and freelance writer at Sisters Magazine, The Tempest, Huffington Post, CairoScene, and several other outlets. Prior to joining Daily Voice, Jillian worked as a digital news editor at Hearst's local NBC affiliate, WGAL News 8. She currently manages and reports stories in Pennsylvania for Daily Voice.

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Police & Fire
Shooting At Eagles NFC Championship Celebration Leads To Teen's Arrest: Philadelphia Police Shooting At Eagles NFC Championship Celebration Leads To Teen's Arrest: Philadelphia Police
Shooting At Eagles NFC Championship Celebration Leads To Teen's Arrest: Philadelphia Police A teenager has been arrested in connection with a shooting at the Eagles NFC Championship celebration in Center City, Philadelphia police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Amere Wright, 18, was identified as the suspected gunman who shot a 20-year-old man in the lower abdomen and hip at 1300 Chestnut Street around 9:25 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26, authorities said. The victim, who approached officers assigned to the Eagles Crowd Detail, was rushed to Jefferson Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition, police said. Detectives with the Shooting Investigation Group reviewed surveillan…

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News
Explicit Video Shown To Students, Threatened Teen By Reading Paraprofessional: DA Explicit Video Shown To Students, Threatened Teen By Reading Paraprofessional: DA
Explicit Video Shown To Students, Threatened Teen By Reading Paraprofessional: DA A Reading School District employee showed sexually explicit material to middle school students, inappropriately touched a 13-year-old boy, and threatened another teen, the Berks County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Stephanie Quintero-Ochoa, 19, of Reading, was charged with unlawful contact with a minor, indecent exposure, dissemination of explicit sexual material via electronic communication, corruption of minors, and endangering the welfare of children. The investigation began in December 2024 after multiple ChildLine reports alleged that Quintero-Ochoa was en…

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Police & Fire
Abducted 4-Year-Old Boy Found In Stolen SUV: Philadelphia Police Abducted 4-Year-Old Boy Found In Stolen SUV: Philadelphia Police
Abducted 4-Year-Old Boy Found In Stolen SUV: Philadelphia Police A 4-year-old boy was found safe after being abducted in a stolen SUV in Philadelphia, police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The child was asleep inside a white Toyota RAV-4 when it was stolen from the 3000 block of W. Susquehanna Avenue at 11:56 p.m., authorities said. A frantic search ensued until officers located the vehicle at 2900 W. Flora Street at 12:38 a.m. The child was found alone inside but unharmed, investigators said. The SUV has been secured for fingerprint analysis. No suspect description has been released, and the case remains under investigation by Central Detectives.

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Former Chester Police Commissioner Charged In Hit-And-Run: PSP (UPDATE) Former Chester Police Commissioner Charged In Hit-And-Run: PSP (UPDATE)
Former Chester Police Commissioner Charged In Hit-And-Run: PSP (Update) Former Chester City Police Commissioner Stephen Gretsky has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash in Chester, Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The collision occurred near East 22nd Street and Hyatt Street on Monday morning, when the driver of a black SUV struck a parked vehicle and left the scene without providing personal or insurance information shortly after midnight on Saturday, Jan. 27, Pennsylvania State Police said in a release. No injuries were reported in the crash. The City of Chester placed Police Commissioner Steven Gretsky on admini…

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News
Philly Psychiatrist Billed Medicaid For Phantom Visits—Now Owes $900K: Feds Philly Psychiatrist Billed Medicaid For Phantom Visits—Now Owes $900K: Feds
Philly Psychiatrist Billed Medicaid For Phantom Visits—Now Owes $900K: Feds A Philadelphia psychiatrist and his mental health clinic must cough up $900,000 after allegedly billing Medicaid for thousands of bogus patient visits, federal authorities announced Monday, Jan. 27. Dr. Ghodrat Pirooz Sholevar and Nueva Vida Multicultural/Multilingual Behavioral Health, Inc. allegedly orchestrated a years-long scheme, charging Medicaid for full 15-minute medication management appointments that often lasted mere minutes—or never happened at all—according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Sholevar and Nueva Vida ran three mental health cl…

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Schools
Maple Shade School Bus Driver Fatally Struck By Another Bus: Police Maple Shade School Bus Driver Fatally Struck By Another Bus: Police
Maple Shade School Bus Driver Fatally Struck By Another Bus: Police A Maple Shade School District employee was killed in a tragic accident after being hit by another school bus at the district's bus depot, authorities announced on Tuesday, Jan. 28. The fatal crash happened at Maple Shade High School when a bus driver stepped outside of his vehicle and was struck by another school bus, sustaining fatal injuries, according to Maple Shade police. The driver of the striking bus, also a district employee, remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. No charges have been filed at this time, authorities said. The district is reeling from the loss,…

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Police & Fire
Death Investigation Underway In Franklin County: PSP Death Investigation Underway In Franklin County: PSP
Death Investigation Underway In Franklin County: PSP A death investigation is underway in Franklin County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Troopers from the Chambersburg station responded to a home in the 1500 block of Cumberland Highway in Lurgan Township around 4:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 13, for a report of an undetermined death, authorities said. The victim, whose identity has not been released, was from Newburg, according to police. No further details have been provided as the investigation remains ongoing, but Daily Voice has reached out to State Police for more information.

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Missing Chambersburg Teen Located Safe, State Police Say (UPDATE) Missing Chambersburg Teen Located Safe, State Police Say (UPDATE)
Missing Chambersburg Teen Located Safe, State Police Say (Update) A 15-year-old Chambersburg boy who was reported missing on Monday, Jan. 27 has been located safely, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 28. The teen was initially classified as a runaway and was last seen near Hess Benedict Road in Quincy Township, according to PSP Chambersburg. Authorities confirmed that he was found and is safe, but did not release additional details. Editor's Note: This article has been updated to reflect new information from Pennsylvania State Police.

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Police & Fire
Harrisburg Man ID’d After Stabbing At Paxtang Cemetery; Photo Of Suspect Released (UPDATE) Harrisburg Man ID’d After Stabbing At Paxtang Cemetery; Photo Of Suspect Released (UPDATE)
Harrisburg Man ID’d After Stabbing At Paxtang Cemetery; Photo Of Suspect Released (Update) A Harrisburg man was fatally stabbed and left inside his vehicle at a cemetery following an assault in Swatara Township, police announced in an update on Thursday, Jan. 30. The victim has been identified as 61-year-old Jorge Morales of the 1800 block of North Street in Harrisburg, according to investigators. Authorities had delayed publicly releasing his identity while attempting to notify his next of kin, Dauphin County officials previously confirmed. Detectives determined Morales was attacked on Monday, Jan. 27, around 10 p.m. at 2771 Paxton Street, where officers later found blood in t…

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Two Critically Injured In Yaphank Crash: Suffolk Police Two Critically Injured In Yaphank Crash: Suffolk Police
Two Critically Injured In Yaphank Crash: Suffolk Police Two men were critically injured in a crash involving an Audi and a Ram pickup truck in Yaphank, Suffolk County Police said Tuesday, Jan. 28. The collision happened when a 2020 Audi Q5 traveling eastbound on Longwood Road struck a 2019 Ram pickup truck heading southbound on William Floyd Parkway at 1:32 p.m., police said. The driver of the Audi and a passenger were transported to Long Island Community Hospital in critical condition. Their identities are being withheld pending notification of next of kin, according to authorities. The driver of the Ram suffered minor injuries and was tra…

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