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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Mastic-Shirley, NY
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15-Year-Old Shoots Teen After Pair Exit Bus In Mastic: Police 15-Year-Old Shoots Teen After Pair Exit Bus In Mastic: Police 15-Year-Old Shoots Teen After Pair Exit Bus In Mastic: Police
15-Year-Old Shoots Teen After Pair Exit Bus In Mastic: Police A 15-year-old boy shot and seriously injured a 17-year-old boy after the two exited a bus on Long Island on Friday afternoon, Oct. 23, police said. The teens had been riding a Suffolk County Transit bus before getting off in front of 105 Mastic Road in Mastic, according to Suffolk County Police. The two were involved in an altercation before the 15-year-old shot the 17-year-old at 2:36 p.m., police said. The younger teen fled on foot but was arrested a short time later by Seventh Precinct officers, according to police. The 17-year-old was taken to a local hospital with serious but non-lif…

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by Jillian Pikora
Slate Belt, PA
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Passenger Killed, Both Drivers Seriously Injured In Slate Belt Crash: Authorities Passenger Killed, Both Drivers Seriously Injured In Slate Belt Crash: Authorities Passenger Killed, Both Drivers Seriously Injured In Slate Belt Crash: Authorities
Passenger Killed, Both Drivers Seriously Injured In Slate Belt Crash: Authorities A 58-year-old passenger was killed, and both drivers were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in Pennsylvania late Tuesday night, Oct. 20, authorities said. Stacy W. Fischer, of Plainfield Township, was identified as the passenger who died, Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek announced Friday, Oct. 23. Fischer was riding in the front passenger seat of a vehicle traveling south on Kesslersville Road when it struck another vehicle near the intersection with Engler Road at approximately 11:50 p.m., according to the coroner. Fischer was pronounced dead at the scene. His cause of deat…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bensalem, PA
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NJ Attorney Stole $156K From Clients, Left Older Man With $26: Bucks DA NJ Attorney Stole $156K From Clients, Left Older Man With $26: Bucks DA NJ Attorney Stole $156K From Clients, Left Older Man With $26: Bucks DA
NJ Attorney Stole $156K From Clients, Left Older Man With $26: Bucks DA An attorney stole more than $156,000 from two clients of his Pennsylvania law firm, leaving a 76-year-old man with just $26.21 in his bank account, authorities announced on Friday, Oct. 23. Andrew C. Neville, 40, of Pennsauken, New Jersey, and owner of Neville Law PLLC in Newtown Borough, used stolen money to pay rent for his office and home and transferred a large portion to online gambling, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. Neville surrendered Friday on felony charges following an investigation into money taken from the older man and a deceased woman’s estate, auth…

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Dover, PA
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Woman Killed In York County House Fire Sparked By Propane Heater; Daughter Loses Everything Woman Killed In York County House Fire Sparked By Propane Heater; Daughter Loses Everything Woman Killed In York County House Fire Sparked By Propane Heater; Daughter Loses Everything
Woman Killed In York County House Fire Sparked By Propane Heater; Daughter Loses Everything A 73-year-old woman and her dog were killed when a propane space heater sparked a house fire in Pennsylvania, leaving the woman's daughter grieving her mother while also losing her home and everything she owned, according to police and a family fundraiser. Joan Runkle, of Jackson Township, died in the fire at her home in the 2800 block of East Berlin Road on Sunday, Oct. 18, according to the York County Coroner's Office, which identified her on Monday, Oct. 19. Northern York County Regional Police were called to the home at 4:49 a.m. for a residential structure fire with entrapment. When o…

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by Jillian Pikora
Whitehall-Coplay, PA
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Unhelmeted Motorcyclist, 30, Killed In Whitehall Crash ID’d: Coroner Unhelmeted Motorcyclist, 30, Killed In Whitehall Crash ID’d: Coroner Unhelmeted Motorcyclist, 30, Killed In Whitehall Crash ID’d: Coroner
Unhelmeted Motorcyclist, 30, Killed In Whitehall Crash ID’d: Coroner A 30-year-old motorcyclist who died Thursday, Oct. 22, after a crash in Pennsylvania has been identified, authorities said. Marques T. Sturdivant was identified as the rider in a release issued Friday, Oct. 23, by Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Sturdivant was riding a motorcycle when he crashed in the 4400 block of Huckleberry Road, South Whitehall Township, at approximately 10:13 a.m. Thursday, according to the coroner. He was pronounced dead at 11:37 a.m. in the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, Buglio said. His cause of death was multiple blunt force …

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by Jillian Pikora
Carlisle, PA
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Woman Killed In Fiery 7-Vehicle I-81 Crash, Trucker Charged In Cumberland County: Officials Woman Killed In Fiery 7-Vehicle I-81 Crash, Trucker Charged In Cumberland County: Officials Woman Killed In Fiery 7-Vehicle I-81 Crash, Trucker Charged In Cumberland County: Officials
Woman Killed In Fiery 7-Vehicle I-81 Crash, Trucker Charged In Cumberland County: Officials A woman was killed when a tractor-trailer struck her vehicle in a fiery seven-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 Friday morning, Oct. 23, authorities said. Jessica Moore, 36, of Newville, was identified Friday night by Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall. David Rodis Lynn III, of Round Rock, Texas, has been charged with homicide by vehicle, according to Pennsylvania State Police spokesperson Trooper First Class Megan Frazer. The crash happened at 7:22 a.m. in the northbound lanes near mile marker 47.1 in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County, according to state police. Lynn failed to…

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by Jillian Pikora
Dallastown, PA
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Person Found Dead At Intentionally Set York County House Fire: Coroner Person Found Dead At Intentionally Set York County House Fire: Coroner Person Found Dead At Intentionally Set York County House Fire: Coroner
Person Found Dead At Intentionally Set York County House Fire: Coroner A person was found dead with a self-inflicted injury at a York County home where a fire was believed to have been intentionally set on Tuesday, Oct. 20, authorities said. The person was found in a back room of the North Main Street residence in Jacobus Borough and had not been burned, according to the York County Coroner’s Office. The coroner’s office was contacted at 2:46 p.m. Investigators believe the death occurred shortly after the fire was set, according to the release. The person’s name, age, and sex have not been released. The coroner’s office did not specify the injury or announce …

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by Jillian Pikora
Millersville-Conestoga, PA
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Boxer Rescued From Millersville Home, Adopted After Owners Charged With Cruelty: SPCA (UPDATE) Boxer Rescued From Millersville Home, Adopted After Owners Charged With Cruelty: SPCA (UPDATE) Boxer Rescued From Millersville Home, Adopted After Owners Charged With Cruelty: SPCA (UPDATE)
Boxer Rescued From Millersville Home, Adopted After Owners Charged With Cruelty: SPCA (Update) A starving boxer whose owner initially refused to surrender her from a Lancaster County home has made a full medical recovery and found a forever home, the Pennsylvania SPCA confirmed to Daily Voice on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Christina Lynn Parke, 36, and Jordan B. Tice, 45, both of Millersville, were charged following an investigation that began on Wednesday, Aug. 26, according to Millersville Borough Police. The brown-and-white boxer-type dog was taken to the Pennsylvania SPCA's Philadelphia headquarters, where she recovered medically before ultimately being adopted, Gillian Kocher, the organ…

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by Jillian Pikora
Reading, PA
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Man Stabbed To Death Walking Home From Work In Reading; Suspect Arrested Months Later: Police Man Stabbed To Death Walking Home From Work In Reading; Suspect Arrested Months Later: Police Man Stabbed To Death Walking Home From Work In Reading; Suspect Arrested Months Later: Police
Man Stabbed To Death Walking Home From Work In Reading; Suspect Arrested Months Later: Police A 39-year-old man has been arrested nearly six months after a Pennsylvania man was stabbed to death while walking home from work in Reading, police announced on Thursday, Oct. 22. Oliver Paniagua-Pena, born July 21, 1987, was taken into custody by members of the Reading Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division and Patrol Division on Thursday in connection with the May 9 killing of 56-year-old Leonardo Antonio Mercado Gomez, according to a release from the department. Paniagua-Pena has been charged with first-degree murder and related offenses after DNA evidence recovered during …

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by Jillian Pikora
Mechanicsburg, PA
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School Van Driver Failed To Stop Repeated Assaults On Student In Cumberland County: Police School Van Driver Failed To Stop Repeated Assaults On Student In Cumberland County: Police School Van Driver Failed To Stop Repeated Assaults On Student In Cumberland County: Police
School Van Driver Failed To Stop Repeated Assaults On Student In Cumberland County: Police A Pennsylvania school van driver failed to stop a student from being assaulted by peers on two consecutive days and never reported the incidents to school officials or her employer, Upper Allen Township police announced on Thursday, Oct. 22. Crystal Farling, 40, of the 300 block of Cameron Street in Marysville, was charged with endangering the welfare of children and failure to report or to refer child abuse, police said. Police were notified on Friday, Sept. 11, of a physical assault that happened on a school van while students were being transported to school. Investigators learned that …

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