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Jillian Pikora

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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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Homicide: Armed, Dangerous, Barefoot Person Of Interest Arrested In Swatara Apartment Stabbing Homicide: Armed, Dangerous, Barefoot Person Of Interest Arrested In Swatara Apartment Stabbing
Homicide: Armed, Dangerous, Barefoot Person Of Interest Arrested In Swatara Apartment Stabbing The man sought as armed and dangerous following a deadly stabbing at a Pennsylvania apartment complex has been taken into custody, police announced Wednesday, July 1. Esteban Paulino Villegas, 28, was arrested after fleeing the Chestnut Pointe apartment complex at 3655 Chambers Hill Road in Swatara Township following the fatal stabbing reported around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, according to Swatara Township Police. Villegas had been identified as a person of interest in the homicide investigation. Police previously warned that he was considered armed and dangerous and may have been sufferi…

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Penn State Senior's Suspected Killers ID'd, Warrants Issued Penn State Senior's Suspected Killers ID'd, Warrants Issued
Penn State Senior's Suspected Killers ID'd, Warrants Issued Arrest warrants have been issued for two teenagers in the fatal shooting of a Penn State senior during an apparent robbery in South Philadelphia, police announced on Tuesday, June 30. The Philadelphia Police Department has obtained warrants for two 16-year-olds in connection with the June 6 killing of William "Billy" Schmidt, according to Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore. Both teens are wanted on murder and related charges. Schmidt, 22, was walking home when he was shot on the 1900 block of Durfor Street at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 6, police said. Officers responding to a …

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13 Freight Cars Derail In Bensalem; Shelter-In-Place Lifted After Hazmat All-Clear (UPDATE) 13 Freight Cars Derail In Bensalem; Shelter-In-Place Lifted After Hazmat All-Clear (UPDATE)
13 Freight Cars Derail In Bensalem; Shelter-In-Place Lifted After Hazmat All-Clear (Update) A shelter-in-place order was lifted after officials confirmed there was no hazardous materials leak following a freight train derailment in Bucks County on Tuesday, June 30. The derailment happened at approximately 2:21 p.m. on the CSX railroad tracks between Street Road and the Neshaminy Falls Train Station in Trevose, Bensalem Township, according to the Bensalem Township Department of Public Safety. Department drones were deployed and quickly found multiple detached freight cars that had derailed and overturned on the tracks. The preliminary investigation determined a CSX freight train m…

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Blind Man’s Guitars Stolen During Sleepover In PA: Prosecutors Blind Man’s Guitars Stolen During Sleepover In PA: Prosecutors
Blind Man’s Guitars Stolen During Sleepover In PA: Prosecutors A Pennsylvania woman who was convicted of stealing three guitars from a blind man after a planned sleepover has learned her punishment, prosecutors announced Tuesday, June 30. Samantha Hinchman of Bradford was found guilty by a McKean County jury earlier this year after prosecutors said she orchestrated the theft from the victim's Orchard Apartments home in 2024. The victim and Hinchman had been communicating before making plans for her to spend the night at his apartment on Feb. 5, 2024, according to trial testimony. After arriving, Hinchman claimed she needed to babysit in another apartm…

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No Charges Filed After Beloved Bonfield Elementary Facility Dog Dies After Left In Hot Car No Charges Filed After Beloved Bonfield Elementary Facility Dog Dies After Left In Hot Car
No Charges Filed After Beloved Bonfield Elementary Facility Dog Dies After Left In Hot Car Callie, the beloved facility dog at J.R. Bonfield Elementary School, died after being left in a hot car on Wednesday, June 11, according to Warwick School District Superintendent Dr. Jason Reifsnyder, who informed parents and staff after the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office completed its review of the investigation. The employee who accidentally left Callie, in a hot car had forgotten the Bernedoodle had been placed in her vehicle before leaving for work, according to new details released Tuesday, June 30. The Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced no criminal char…

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Millions Of Eggs Headed To Maryland Food Banks After DOJ, AG Brown Price-Fixing Settlement Millions Of Eggs Headed To Maryland Food Banks After DOJ, AG Brown Price-Fixing Settlement
Millions Of Eggs Headed To Maryland Food Banks After DOJ, AG Brown Price-Fixing Settlement More than 53 million eggs are headed to food banks across the country after federal and state investigators uncovered an alleged scheme by some of the nation's largest egg producers to illegally manipulate prices, officials announced Tuesday, June 30. The U.S. Department of Justice and attorneys general from 17 states filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Cal-Maine Foods, Hickman's Egg Ranch, and Versova/Centrum, while simultaneously reaching proposed settlements that, if approved by a federal court, would prohibit the companies from coordinating to inflate egg prices in the future. The b…

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10-Year-Old Boy Stabs Dollar Tree Employee Multiple Times During Robbery: Swatara Police 10-Year-Old Boy Stabs Dollar Tree Employee Multiple Times During Robbery: Swatara Police
10-Year-Old Boy Stabs Dollar Tree Employee Multiple Times During Robbery: Swatara Police A 10-year-old boy is accused of stabbing a Dollar Tree employee multiple times during an attempted armed robbery in Swatara Township, police announced Tuesday, June 30. The child entered the Dollar Tree at 3243 Paxton St. around 5:06 p.m. Monday, June 29, while brandishing a fixed-blade knife and demanded money from an employee, Swatara Township Police said. Other employees rushed to defend their co-worker and managed to subdue the boy until officers arrived. During the struggle, one employee was stabbed multiple times and required medical treatment, police said. Authorities did not release…

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33-Year-Old Man Stabbed Twice On South Side Greenway Rail Trail In Bethlehem: Police 33-Year-Old Man Stabbed Twice On South Side Greenway Rail Trail In Bethlehem: Police
33-Year-Old Man Stabbed Twice On South Side Greenway Rail Trail In Bethlehem: Police A man was hospitalized after being stabbed twice along a rail trail, police announced on Monday, June 29.  A 33-year-old Bethlehem man was hospitalized after being stabbed along the South Side Greenway behind the 200 block of East Fourth Street on the city's South Side, police said. The stabbing happened around 4:47 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, police explained in a follow-up release.  Officers found the man suffering from two stab wounds when they arrived. He was taken to a local hospital with injuries believed to be non-life-threatening, police said. Police quickly loca…

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$3.8M Ponzi Scheme Bilking 50 Investors Run By Norristown Man: PA AG $3.8M Ponzi Scheme Bilking 50 Investors Run By Norristown Man: PA AG
$3.8M Ponzi Scheme Bilking 50 Investors Run By Norristown Man: PA AG A man is accused of operating a $3.8 million Ponzi scheme that left dozens of investors with major financial losses, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, June 29. Richard L. McNeil, 59, of Norristown, allegedly convinced people to invest money by promising steady monthly returns and the full repayment of their principal at the end of the investment term, according to the attorney general. Instead, investigators say McNeil never invested the money as promised. McNeil is charged with felony theft by deception, dealing in proceeds of unlawful activity, multiple viola…

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Killing Of Philly Dad, City Code Administrator Leads To Search For Suspect Wanted In 2 Murders Killing Of Philly Dad, City Code Administrator Leads To Search For Suspect Wanted In 2 Murders
Killing Of Philly Dad, City Code Administrator Leads To Search For Suspect Wanted In 2 Murders Philadelphia police have released surveillance images of the same man wanted in connection with two Hunting Park homicides, including the fatal shooting of longtime City of Philadelphia employee Martin "Marty" Higgins, investigators announced Monday. Higgins, 45, was shot multiple times in the torso near the baseball field inside Hunting Park, in the 900 block of West Hunting Park Avenue, around 10:04 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:41 p.m. During a Monday afternoon media briefing, Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore released surveillance image…

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