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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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Pizza Shop Worker Stabbed With Hunting Knife While Making Pie: Central Islip Man Indicted Pizza Shop Worker Stabbed With Hunting Knife While Making Pie: Central Islip Man Indicted
Pizza Shop Worker Stabbed With Hunting Knife While Making Pie: Central Islip Man Indicted A Central Islip man has been indicted for attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a co-worker with a hunting knife while the victim was preparing a pizza at Gino’s of Nesconset, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced Friday, Dec. 6. Paul Albinagorta, 34, was charged with Attempted Murder in the Second Degree for the alleged attack that occurred at Gino’s of Nesconset on Sunday, Nov. 24, at approximately 11 a.m., authorities said. Albinagorta is accused of approaching his co-worker, Sal Polizzzi, from behind while the victim was preparing a pizza and stabbing him multip…

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Traffic
3 Hospitalized After Crash Closes Central PA Road 3 Hospitalized After Crash Closes Central PA Road
3 Hospitalized After Crash Closes Central PA Road Three people were hospitalized following a single-vehicle crash in Dauphin County early Friday, Dec. 6, according to emergency dispatch. The crash occurred in the 2200 block of Fiddlers Elbow Road near Elle Way in Derry Township around 4 a.m., dispatch reported. The vehicle veered off the roadway and struck a tree, injuring all three occupants. All three individuals were transported to the hospital by ambulance. Their conditions remain unknown, dispatch said. Fiddlers Elbow Road was closed between High Street and the Swatara Creek bridge as Derry Township police investigated the scene. Dri…

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Police & Fire
Arrests Made In Three Philadelphia Homicides Spanning Years, Police Say Arrests Made In Three Philadelphia Homicides Spanning Years, Police Say
Arrests Made In Three Philadelphia Homicides Spanning Years, Police Say Philadelphia police announced arrests in three separate homicide cases across the 22nd, 24th, and 25th districts on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Incident 1: Shooting At Chinese Restaurant On Monday, June 10, 2024, 25th District officers responded to a report of a person with a gun at the 700 block of E. Ontario Street at 11:03 p.m., according to police. Inside the Kitchen Express Chinese Restaurant, officers found 27-year-old Joel Colon-Cruz suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the head and torso. He was pronounced dead at 11:09 p.m. by Medic 57, police said. Detectives determined that…

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Sports
Eagles Player's Mom Offers $1,000 Reward After Dog Stolen From Target Eagles Player's Mom Offers $1,000 Reward After Dog Stolen From Target
Eagles Player's Mom Offers $1,000 Reward After Dog Stolen From Target A 10-year-old Shih Tzu belonging to the mother of Eagles cornerback Kelee Ringo was stolen from a Target store in Philadelphia, police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Posted by Tralee Hale on Sunday, August 11, 2024 The theft happened around 9 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, inside the Target at 2701 Castor Ave, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Tralee-Hale Ringo, 44, said her beloved dog, Mila, was taken by four unknown suspects while she was shopping. Mila is described as a black Shih Tzu with a red tail and red headlight-like markings. Hale-Ringo is offering a $1,0…

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Details Released About PA Grandmother Found Dead In 30-Foot Sinkhole: State Police Details Released About PA Grandmother Found Dead In 30-Foot Sinkhole: State Police
Details Released About PA Grandmother Found Dead In 30-Foot Sinkhole: State Police UPDATE: Elizabeth Pollard, 64, of Unity Township, has been found dead in the 30-foot sinkhole Pennsylvania State Police were searching for her in after she disappeared while looking for a cat, Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson confirmed on Friday morning, Dec. 6. Pollard was found "about 12 feet southwest of where the original sinkhole occurred," Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Steve Limani said at a press conference on Friday afternoon, Dec. 6. “During the course of the removal of dirt and sifting through things, we did find Elizabeth,” Limani said. She was locate…

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Business
Tyson Foods To Close Two Pennsylvania Plants, Laying Off 229 Workers Tyson Foods To Close Two Pennsylvania Plants, Laying Off 229 Workers
Tyson Foods To Close Two Pennsylvania Plants, Laying Off 229 Workers Tyson Foods will permanently close two Philadelphia facilities, affecting 229 employees, according to a WARN notice filed by the company. The closures include the Original Philly Cooked Plant at 4001 North American Street and the Original Philly Raw Plant at 520 East Huntington Park Avenue, both located in Philadelphia. The plants, which employ 110 and 119 workers respectively, will shut down operations effective Jan. 31, 2025. The layoffs come as part of Tyson Foods' restructuring efforts, though further details about the closures have not been disclosed. According to the Worker Adjustmen…

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Schools
Woman Killed By Falling Light Pole At Roxborough HS: Philadelphia District Woman Killed By Falling Light Pole At Roxborough HS: Philadelphia District
Woman Killed By Falling Light Pole At Roxborough HS: Philadelphia District A 73-year-old woman died after being struck by a falling light pole at Roxborough High School in Philadelphia on Thursday morning, Dec. 5, a district spokesperson confirmed. The incident happened at about 11:08 a.m. while the woman was walking on the football field's track, authorities said. Paramedics treated her at the scene for 20 minutes before she was rushed to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead at about 12:15 p.m., officials said. District officials believe weather conditions may have caused the pole to fall, though the exact cause remains under investigation, police said. T…

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AI-Generated Child Porn Leads To Charges Against 2 PA Teens AI-Generated Child Porn Leads To Charges Against 2 PA Teens
Ai-generated Child Porn Leads To Charges Against 2 PA Teens Two male juveniles face charges for creating and distributing AI-generated pornographic images of Lancaster Country Day School students, Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams announced on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. The pair is accused of altering hundreds of photos of classmates and acquaintances using artificial intelligence tools to create explicit images. A total of 60 female victims have been identified—48 of whom are students at the school. Fifty-nine victims are minors, and one is over the age of 18, authorities said. **AI-Generated Images Lead To Juvenile Charges** Both juve…

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PA Teen Sentenced To 45 Years To Life For Reading Murder Of NJ Woman: DA PA Teen Sentenced To 45 Years To Life For Reading Murder Of NJ Woman: DA
PA Teen Sentenced To 45 Years To Life For Reading Murder Of NJ Woman: DA A Reading teenager pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to 45 years to life in prison for killing a 30-year-old New Jersey woman in 2023, Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams announced Thursday, Dec. 5. Henry Mendoza, 19, entered the plea before Berks County Common Pleas Judge Patrick T. Barrett for the shooting death of Natalie Classen, a Hoboken, NJ native recently living in Reading. The fatal shooting occurred at the intersection of 10th and Greenwich streets in the early morning hours of June 15, 2023, prosecutors said. Mendoza, then nine days shy of his 18t…

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High-Speed Pursuit Ends But Driver Escapes: PA State Police High-Speed Pursuit Ends But Driver Escapes: PA State Police
High-Speed Pursuit Ends But Driver Escapes: PA State Police A high-speed pursuit involving a black Acura TLX with heavily tinted windows ended abruptly when the driver escaped near Lower Paxton Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, Dec. 5. The chase began on I-78 West in Lebanon County when troopers attempted to stop the vehicle for traffic violations. The Acura, displaying an unreadable paper temporary registration, failed to pull over and sped off, according to PSP Jonestown. The pursuit continued onto I-81 South but was terminated for safety reasons after the vehicle exited at Mile Marker 72. The driver and the Acura have n…

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