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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Skippack, PA
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Boy Flown To Hospital After Bicycle Crash With 2 Vehicles In Skippack: PSP Boy Flown To Hospital After Bicycle Crash With 2 Vehicles In Skippack: PSP Boy Flown To Hospital After Bicycle Crash With 2 Vehicles In Skippack: PSP
Boy Flown To Hospital After Bicycle Crash With 2 Vehicles In Skippack: PSP A boy riding a bicycle was struck by a pickup truck and then hit a second vehicle on Wednesday evening, Oct. 21, Pennsylvania State Police said. The crash happened in the 4000 block of Skippack Pike, also known as Route 73, at approximately 5:48 p.m., according to a release issued Thursday, Oct. 22. The child rode from a parking lot into the roadway and into the path of an eastbound Ford Maverick, troopers said. The front of the pickup struck the bicycle, causing the boy to strike a Mercedes-Benz traveling westbound, according to state police. Skippack EMS provided first aid before the bo…

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Myerstown, PA
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100+ Injuries, 'Child Torture' Killed 5-Year-Old Boy; Adoptive PA Mom Sentenced: DA 100+ Injuries, 'Child Torture' Killed 5-Year-Old Boy; Adoptive PA Mom Sentenced: DA 100+ Injuries, 'Child Torture' Killed 5-Year-Old Boy; Adoptive PA Mom Sentenced: DA
100+ Injuries, 'Child Torture' Killed 5-Year-Old Boy; Adoptive PA Mom Sentenced: DA A Pennsylvania woman whose 5-year-old adoptive son suffered more than 100 injuries, including a catastrophic brain injury, has been sentenced to decades in prison for his murder, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 22. Lauren Maloberti, 37, of Delmont, was sentenced to 31½ to 63 years in state prison by Westmoreland County Common Pleas Judge Scott Mears, according to District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli. Maloberti was convicted in May of third-degree murder, two counts of aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of children, and conspiracy in the January 2023 death of her adoptive son…

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Plumstead-Pipersville, PA
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NJ Manager Assaulted 14-Year-Old Workers, Gave Minors Drugs At Plumstead Saladworks NJ Manager Assaulted 14-Year-Old Workers, Gave Minors Drugs At Plumstead Saladworks NJ Manager Assaulted 14-Year-Old Workers, Gave Minors Drugs At Plumstead Saladworks
NJ Manager Assaulted 14-Year-Old Workers, Gave Minors Drugs At Plumstead Saladworks A former fast-food manager from New Jersey indecently assaulted two 14-year-old employees at a Pennsylvania Wendy’s and supplied underage workers with drugs and alcohol, prosecutors announced Wednesday, Oct. 21, as he was sentenced to jail. Richard "Ricky" Mark Brooks, 33, formerly of Freehold, assaulted one teenage employee inside a bathroom and another in a walk-in freezer at the Wendy’s on North Main Street in Doylestown Borough, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. Investigators uncovered a pattern of conduct involving underage employees from 2020 through 2024 at th…

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Manheim Township, PA
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Manheim Township Commissioner, Addiction Prevention Trainer Drove Drunk: Police Manheim Township Commissioner, Addiction Prevention Trainer Drove Drunk: Police Manheim Township Commissioner, Addiction Prevention Trainer Drove Drunk: Police
Manheim Township Commissioner, Addiction Prevention Trainer Drove Drunk: Police A Pennsylvania township commissioner who lists work as an addiction prevention trainer drove onto a shoulder and crossed a double yellow line before a traffic stop revealed a 0.103% blood alcohol content, police announced on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Celso A. Mesias, 68, of Lancaster, was arrested near Waverly Avenue and Cobblestone Lane in Manheim Township on Saturday, Oct. 17, according to township police. Mesias serves on the Manheim Township Board of Commissioners, the municipality’s website confirms. His LinkedIn profile lists his service as beginning in January 2024. An officer first spott…

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Lancaster, PA
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Lancaster Man Gave Girl Alcohol, Sexually Assaulted Her After She Blacked Out Lancaster Man Gave Girl Alcohol, Sexually Assaulted Her After She Blacked Out Lancaster Man Gave Girl Alcohol, Sexually Assaulted Her After She Blacked Out
Lancaster Man Gave Girl Alcohol, Sexually Assaulted Her After She Blacked Out A Pennsylvania man gave an underage girl alcohol until she blacked out and sexually assaulted her inside his home, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Adrian Michael Tehuitzil, 23, was convicted of one count of sexual assault on Thursday, Oct. 15, following a three-day jury trial. Jurors acquitted him of two counts of rape, the Lancaster County District Attorney said. The assault happened at Tehuitzil’s residence in the 100 block of East Marion Street in December 2023, according to the DA’s office. The girl testified that Tehuitzil provided her with alcohol and added shots to her …

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Gettysburg, PA
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Adams County Man Killed In Route 94 Crash Had Pending Child Sex Abuse Material Case Adams County Man Killed In Route 94 Crash Had Pending Child Sex Abuse Material Case Adams County Man Killed In Route 94 Crash Had Pending Child Sex Abuse Material Case
Adams County Man Killed In Route 94 Crash Had Pending Child Sex Abuse Material Case A 40-year-old Pennsylvania man facing charges of possessing and sharing child sexual abuse material was killed when his vehicle struck a pole in Reading Township on Sunday, Oct. 18, authorities confirmed. Keith David Butler, of the New Oxford area, was pronounced dead at the scene in the 6100 block of Carlisle Pike near Hampton, Adams County Coroner Francis Dutrow said. Butler was speeding south on Carlisle Pike, also known as Route 94, when he went off the east side of the road and struck a pole around 5:06 p.m., Dutrow said. No other vehicles were involved. Butler died from multiple blun…

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York, PA
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York City Standoff Prompts School Lockdown; Police Swarm Second Location York City Standoff Prompts School Lockdown; Police Swarm Second Location York City Standoff Prompts School Lockdown; Police Swarm Second Location
York City Standoff Prompts School Lockdown; Police Swarm Second Location A wanted man barricaded himself inside a Pennsylvania home, prompting a school lockdown and delaying another school’s dismissal on Wednesday, Oct. 21, according to local reports. Officers went to the 700 block of Courtland Avenue of York City around 10:30 a.m. after receiving a tip that a man wanted for attempted homicide was inside, ABC27 reported, citing a York City Police spokesperson. The man refused to come out, and the York County Quick Response Team responded and took him into custody, according to the outlet. His identity was not released. Police used tear gas before making t…

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Mercersburg, PA
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PA Youth Football President Busted In Large-Scale Cocaine Ring, Feds Say PA Youth Football President Busted In Large-Scale Cocaine Ring, Feds Say PA Youth Football President Busted In Large-Scale Cocaine Ring, Feds Say
PA Youth Football President Busted In Large-Scale Cocaine Ring, Feds Say The president of a Pennsylvania youth football association that received city funding to reduce violence was arrested in a large-scale cocaine trafficking investigation on Wednesday, Oct. 21, federal authorities announced. Martin Langford, 59, of Pittsburgh, is the president of the Westside Mustangs Youth Athletic Association in the city’s West End, according to public online records. His program received Stop the Violence grant funding from Pittsburgh under the Gainey administration. Langford was among seven people arrested following a 15-month Homeland Security Task Force investigation, a…

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Allentown, PA
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Convicted Allentown Rapist Punched Jail Officer In Head During Strip Search: DA Convicted Allentown Rapist Punched Jail Officer In Head During Strip Search: DA Convicted Allentown Rapist Punched Jail Officer In Head During Strip Search: DA
Convicted Allentown Rapist Punched Jail Officer In Head During Strip Search: DA A Pennsylvania man convicted of raping a woman who sought warmth inside his apartment has now been found guilty of repeatedly punching a jail corrections officer who asked him to submit to a strip search, prosecutors announced Wednesday, Oct. 21. Felix Javier Pagan, 41, of Marienville, was convicted of felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor simple assault following a jury trial before Lehigh County Judge Thomas M. Caffrey on Tuesday, Oct. 20, District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said. The attack happened at Lehigh County Jail on Oct. 30, 2025, when a corrections officer asked Pagan to remo…

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Easton, PA
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Easton Dad Of 3 Killed By Train ID'd As Family, Friends Remember 'JB' Easton Dad Of 3 Killed By Train ID'd As Family, Friends Remember 'JB' Easton Dad Of 3 Killed By Train ID'd As Family, Friends Remember 'JB'
Easton Dad Of 3 Killed By Train ID'd As Family, Friends Remember 'JB' A Pennsylvania father of three remembered for bringing joy to those around him has been identified as the man struck and killed by a train, authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20. James Wesley “J.B.” Brown, 39, of Easton, died at St. Luke’s Hospital’s Anderson Campus after being struck in Easton on Wednesday, Oct. 7, Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek said. Brown was walking east along the railroad ties on Easton’s South Side when a westbound Norfolk Southern train struck him around 6:30 a.m., according to the coroner. His identity was unknown when he died and has since been confi…

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