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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Hempstead, NY
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$18K Social Media Car Deal Lands Long Island Buyer With Stolen Hyundai: Police $18K Social Media Car Deal Lands Long Island Buyer With Stolen Hyundai: Police $18K Social Media Car Deal Lands Long Island Buyer With Stolen Hyundai: Police
$18K Social Media Car Deal Lands Long Island Buyer With Stolen Hyundai: Police A social media car deal left a Long Island man out $18,000 after police say the nearly new Hyundai he bought came with a counterfeit title — and had been stolen in New York City. The Nassau County Police Department announced the arrest of Queens resident Kevin A. Perez, 25, on Thursday, Sept. 24, following an investigation by its Electronics Squad Fraud and Forgery Section. The case dates back to Friday, July 10, when a 55-year-old man arranged to meet a seller in West Hempstead after seeing a 2026 Hyundai Sonata advertised on social media, according to detectives. The buyer and seller ag…

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Coatesville-Caln, PA
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Noncitizens Charged With Election Fraud In Coatesville: DOJ Noncitizens Charged With Election Fraud In Coatesville: DOJ Noncitizens Charged With Election Fraud In Coatesville: DOJ
Noncitizens Charged With Election Fraud In Coatesville: DOJ Four noncitizens have been charged with election-related crimes in Pennsylvania, including allegations of illegal voting in the 2022 and 2024 general elections, federal authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 24. The four cases involve voting or voter-registration activity in Philadelphia and Chester counties, according to the US Department of Justice. Two of the defendants are described by federal prosecutors as being in the country illegally, while the other two are lawful permanent residents. None were US citizens at the time of the alleged offenses, authorities said. Cliff Sanon, 39, a H…

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Waynesboro, PA
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Man Shot Twice In Trump Assassination Attempt In PA Dies 2 Years Later Man Shot Twice In Trump Assassination Attempt In PA Dies 2 Years Later Man Shot Twice In Trump Assassination Attempt In PA Dies 2 Years Later
Man Shot Twice In Trump Assassination Attempt In PA Dies 2 Years Later A Pennsylvania man who survived being shot twice during the 2024 assassination attempt on President Donald Trump has died two years after the attack. James “Jim” Copenhaver, 76, of Moon Township, Allegheny County, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, according to the Republican Committee of Allegheny County. His death was announced publicly Thursday, Sept. 24, by U.S. House Republicans. A cause of death has not been released.  Copenhaver was among the spectators at the Butler Farm Show grounds on July 13, 2024, when 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire from the roof of a nearby building …

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Middletown-Lower Swatara, PA
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21-Year-Old Dad Found Dead After Susquehanna River Jet Ski Fall: Dauphin County Coroner 21-Year-Old Dad Found Dead After Susquehanna River Jet Ski Fall: Dauphin County Coroner 21-Year-Old Dad Found Dead After Susquehanna River Jet Ski Fall: Dauphin County Coroner
21-Year-Old Dad Found Dead After Susquehanna River Jet Ski Fall: Dauphin County Coroner A young father found dead after a days-long search following a jet ski fall in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna River has been identified, State Police confirmed in a release issued Wednesday, Sept. 23. Alex Vogelsong, 21, of Mechanicsburg, was found in the river near 49 N. River Road in Goldsboro Borough, York County, on Monday, Sept. 21, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Troopers from the Harrisburg station responded and determined Vogelsong had been involved in a personal watercraft incident on Friday, Sept. 18, police said. His body was transferred to the Dauphin County Coroner’s Offic…

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
UPMC Children's Doctor Stabbed To Death In PA Home While Sleeping: Police UPMC Children's Doctor Stabbed To Death In PA Home While Sleeping: Police UPMC Children's Doctor Stabbed To Death In PA Home While Sleeping: Police
Upmc Children's Doctor Stabbed To Death In PA Home While Sleeping: Police A physician who helped care for some of Pennsylvania’s sickest children was stabbed to death inside his home while he and his wife were sleeping, authorities said. Dr. Idris Evans, 46, a physician and medical director at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, died after he and his wife were repeatedly stabbed at their home in the 100 block of Linden Avenue in Edgewood Borough early Thursday, Sept. 24, according to Allegheny County Police. County 911 was notified of the stabbing at 12:31 a.m., police said. First responders found Evans and an adult woman suffering from multiple stab wounds.…

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Spring Grove, PA
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Grandmother ID'd As Woman Killed In Route 30 Crash: York County Coroner Grandmother ID'd As Woman Killed In Route 30 Crash: York County Coroner Grandmother ID'd As Woman Killed In Route 30 Crash: York County Coroner
Grandmother ID'd As Woman Killed In Route 30 Crash: York County Coroner A grandmother killed in a Route 30 crash in Pennsylvania has been identified, the authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 23. Estelle Ann Cook, 75, of Fayetteville, died in the crash on Wednesday, Sept. 16, according to the York County Coroner’s Office. Cook was the wife of Charles L. Cook Sr., a mother, and a grandmother of three, as stated in her obituary published by Connelly Funeral Home of Essex. The coroner’s office was dispatched at 9:45 p.m. for a reported fatal crash at Rambler Road and Lincoln Highway West in Jackson Township, York County, according to the release. Deputy Coroner…

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National Interest
Penguins Star's Father Killed In Bear Attack During Fishing Trip Penguins Star's Father Killed In Bear Attack During Fishing Trip Penguins Star's Father Killed In Bear Attack During Fishing Trip
Penguins Star's Father Killed In Bear Attack During Fishing Trip The father of Pittsburgh Penguins forward Andrei Kuzmenko has died after being attacked by a bear during a fishing trip in southern Siberia, according to Russian media and the NHL. Alexander Kuzmenko, 62, was fishing with a group in Russia's Tuva Republic when a bear emerged from nearby woods and attacked him, Russian outlet REN TV reported. The attack happened along the Bolshoy Yenisei River on Wednesday, Sept. 23, according to Russian reports. Kuzmenko's companions managed to drive the bear away, provided first aid, and used a satellite phone to call for help. The group then faced a leng…

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Allentown, PA
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Tree Limb Falls 50 Feet, Killing Man Outside Lehigh County Home: Coroner Tree Limb Falls 50 Feet, Killing Man Outside Lehigh County Home: Coroner Tree Limb Falls 50 Feet, Killing Man Outside Lehigh County Home: Coroner
Tree Limb Falls 50 Feet, Killing Man Outside Lehigh County Home: Coroner A man died after a large tree limb fell about 50 feet and struck him while he was working outside his Pennsylvania home, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 24. The 78-year-old man was working outside his residence in Upper Milford Township when the limb fell and struck him in the head, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead in the emergency department at 4:44 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23. An autopsy determined that he died from blunt force trauma to the head. His death was ruled accidental, Buglio…

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Pottstown, PA
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11-Year-Old Pottstown Boy Dies By Suicide: Coroner 11-Year-Old Pottstown Boy Dies By Suicide: Coroner 11-Year-Old Pottstown Boy Dies By Suicide: Coroner
11-Year-Old Pottstown Boy Dies By Suicide: Coroner An 11-year-old Pennsylvania child died by suicide at the hospital, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 24. The child, a boy from Upper Pottsgrove Township, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest at 11:43 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Buglio ruled the manner of death a suicide. The child has been identified, but the coroner's office will not release his name because of his age. "Only limited information is being released in the interest of transparency," Buglio said. No additional circumstances surrounding the child's d…

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Paradise-Gap, PA
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York County Grandfather ID'd As Man Killed When RV Slipped Off Jack While Changing Tire York County Grandfather ID'd As Man Killed When RV Slipped Off Jack While Changing Tire York County Grandfather ID'd As Man Killed When RV Slipped Off Jack While Changing Tire
York County Grandfather ID'd As Man Killed When RV Slipped Off Jack While Changing Tire A man crushed beneath an RV while changing a tire in Pennsylvania has been identified, officials announced on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Robert “Bob” William Emig, 72, of Abbottstown, died from blunt force trauma caused by a crush injury, according to the York County Coroner’s Office. His death was ruled accidental. The coroner’s office listed Emig as 79, but his obituary states that he was born on May 5, 1954, making him 72. Emig was working on the RV at his Pine Road home in Paradise Township when the hydraulic jack supporting it apparently slipped, causing the vehicle to fall on top of him on…

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