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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Saratoga Springs, NY
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Chase Ends In Crash, Standoff After Man Returns To Saratoga Springs Store: Police Chase Ends In Crash, Standoff After Man Returns To Saratoga Springs Store: Police Chase Ends In Crash, Standoff After Man Returns To Saratoga Springs Store: Police
Chase Ends In Crash, Standoff After Man Returns To Saratoga Springs Store: Police A man who police say twice violated an order of protection at a New York business led officers on a chase that ended with a crash and a standoff, authorities announced Monday, Sept. 21. The incident began at Beer Universe, 16 West Avenue, in Saratoga Springs around 3:39 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, when local police were called for a man attempting to speak with someone inside the store despite a full stay-away order of protection, according to the department. Officers arrived and attempted to speak with the man, who was already inside a vehicle in the parking lot, police said. He allegedl…

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Jericho, NY
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Motorcyclist Killed In Jericho Crash With Turning Subaru Identified By Police Motorcyclist Killed In Jericho Crash With Turning Subaru Identified By Police Motorcyclist Killed In Jericho Crash With Turning Subaru Identified By Police
Motorcyclist Killed In Jericho Crash With Turning Subaru Identified By Police The motorcyclist killed in a crash with a turning Subaru on Long Island on Monday afternoon, Sept. 21 has been identified, police said Tuesday, Sept. 22. Michael Locastro, 56, of Westbury, was killed in the wreck, the Nassau County Police Department said. The crash happened at 3:28 p.m. Monday in Jericho, according to the NCPD Homicide Squad. Locastro was riding a 2025 Indian motorcycle north on Cedar Swamp Road when a 32-year-old woman driving a 2020 Subaru made a left turn onto Old Jericho Turnpike, causing the collision, detectives said. After being rushed to a local hospital with…

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Lampeter-Strasburg, PA
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1 Dead, 5 Injured In Route 30 Crash That Shuts Down Road In Lampeter: PennDOT 1 Dead, 5 Injured In Route 30 Crash That Shuts Down Road In Lampeter: PennDOT 1 Dead, 5 Injured In Route 30 Crash That Shuts Down Road In Lampeter: PennDOT
1 Dead, 5 Injured In Route 30 Crash That Shuts Down Road In Lampeter: PennDOT A woman killed in a crash that left five others injured and shut down Route 30 in Pennsylvania has been identified, authorities announced on Monday, Sept. 21. The victim was 72-year-old Deborah Sage of Peach Bottom, according to the Lancaster County Coroner's Office. The two-vehicle crash happened on Lincoln Highway East in East Lampeter Township on Friday afternoon, Sept. 18. The Lancaster County Coroner's Office was called to the area of 2090 Lincoln Highway East at 3:50 p.m. for the collision involving a passenger-carrying van and an SUV, according to the office. Sage was a passenger i…

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Lancaster, PA
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Man Who Snuck Into 13-Year-Old’s Bedroom For Years, Threatening To Kill Lanco Family Sentenced Man Who Snuck Into 13-Year-Old’s Bedroom For Years, Threatening To Kill Lanco Family Sentenced Man Who Snuck Into 13-Year-Old’s Bedroom For Years, Threatening To Kill Lanco Family Sentenced
Man Who Snuck Into 13-Year-Old’s Bedroom For Years, Threatening To Kill Lanco Family Sentenced A Pennsylvania man who repeatedly snuck into a 13-year-old girl's bedroom to sexually assault her and threatened to kill her family if she told anyone has been sentenced, prosecutors announced on Monday, Sept. 21. Brett Michael Bair, 38, of Coal Township, Northumberland County, was sentenced in Lancaster County Court after pleading guilty on Sept. 8 to sexually abusing the girl for two years while living in her Lancaster Township home, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. The abuse happened between September 2021 and September 2023, prosecutors said. The victim, no…

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Steelton-Highspire, PA
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Dead Animals, Coffin, Severed Finger Left At Steelton Masonic Lodge: Police Dead Animals, Coffin, Severed Finger Left At Steelton Masonic Lodge: Police Dead Animals, Coffin, Severed Finger Left At Steelton Masonic Lodge: Police
Dead Animals, Coffin, Severed Finger Left At Steelton Masonic Lodge: Police Dead animals, cryptic messages, a miniature coffin, and a severed finger were among the disturbing objects repeatedly left outside a Pennsylvania Masonic lodge before a traffic stop led investigators to a suspect, police announced Monday, Sept. 21. Joshua Albert Reisinger, 37, was arrested following an investigation into more than a month of incidents at Paxton Lodge No. 16 Masonic Hall at 410 North Harrisburg Street in Steelton, according to the Steelton Borough Police Department. Between Aug. 15 and Sept. 20, investigators said unusual objects and written messages were intentionally left …

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National Interest
18-Year-Old Soldier Killed At Letterkenny Army Depot; Shooter Agrees To Guilty Plea: DOJ 18-Year-Old Soldier Killed At Letterkenny Army Depot; Shooter Agrees To Guilty Plea: DOJ 18-Year-Old Soldier Killed At Letterkenny Army Depot; Shooter Agrees To Guilty Plea: DOJ
18-Year-Old Soldier Killed At Letterkenny Army Depot; Shooter Agrees To Guilty Plea: DOJ An 18-year-old soldier was killed during firearms training when the shooter conducting the exercise acted in a "grossly negligent manner," and now, more than six months later and only after his family begged for answers, he has agreed to plead guilty, federal prosecutors announced. Sean Stark, 38, of Carlisle, was charged by criminal information on Monday, Sept. 21, in connection with the March 12 death of Specialist Krystofer Lee Lopez at Letterkenny Army Depot, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Federal prosecutors allege Stark killed Lopez whil…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Amtrak Fiber Cut Triggers FAA Ground Stops at Philly, Newark, JFK, LaGuardia, Teterboro Amtrak Fiber Cut Triggers FAA Ground Stops at Philly, Newark, JFK, LaGuardia, Teterboro Amtrak Fiber Cut Triggers FAA Ground Stops at Philly, Newark, JFK, LaGuardia, Teterboro
Amtrak Fiber Cut Triggers FAA Ground Stops at Philly, Newark, JFK, LaGuardia, Teterboro An Amtrak construction crew accidentally cut a fiber line in New Jersey, triggering a telecommunications outage that forced the FAA to halt flights at five major Northeast airports Monday, Sept. 21, federal officials said. Flights were affected at Philadelphia International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, Teterboro Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport as the outage rippled across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. "An Amtrak construction crew accidentally cut into a fiber line in New Jersey which caused a telecom outage and forced FAA to …

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Chambersburg, PA
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Car Slams Into Chambersburg Apartment Building, Breaks Load-Bearing Supports Car Slams Into Chambersburg Apartment Building, Breaks Load-Bearing Supports Car Slams Into Chambersburg Apartment Building, Breaks Load-Bearing Supports
Car Slams Into Chambersburg Apartment Building, Breaks Load-Bearing Supports A vehicle slammed into a Pennsylvania apartment building, breaking several load-bearing supports and forcing residents from an affected unit, firefighters said. The crash happened at Mill Road and Orchard Drive in the Borough of Chambersburg on Sunday, Sept. 20, according to the Greater Chambersburg Area Paid Fire Fighters Association, IAFF Local 1813. Company 1 was dispatched for a reported vehicle into a building, and Engine 1-2 arrived to confirm the crash, firefighters said. Crews secured the vehicle and made sure everyone inside it was out before checking on occupants of the apartment…

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Reading, PA
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Father Of Five Motorcyclist Killed After Rear-Ending Moving Car In Reading Father Of Five Motorcyclist Killed After Rear-Ending Moving Car In Reading Father Of Five Motorcyclist Killed After Rear-Ending Moving Car In Reading
Father Of Five Motorcyclist Killed After Rear-Ending Moving Car In Reading A 50-year-old motorcyclist was killed after crashing into the back of a moving car in Pennsylvania over the weekend, authorities announced on Monday, Sept. 21. The crash happened in the 1800 block of North 11th Street in Reading at approximately 9:23 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, according to the Berks County Coroner's Office. The motorcyclist was identified as Huascar Serrano, 50, of Reading. He was the sole rider of the motorcycle, Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel said. Serrano's motorcycle struck the rear of a moving passenger vehicle, according to the coroner's office. He suffered fatal injuries…

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Bethpage, NY
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Man Killed In PA Hit-Run ATV Crash ID'd As Bethpage Family Seeks 'Justice' Man Killed In PA Hit-Run ATV Crash ID'd As Bethpage Family Seeks 'Justice' Man Killed In PA Hit-Run ATV Crash ID'd As Bethpage Family Seeks 'Justice'
Man Killed In PA Hit-Run ATV Crash ID'd As Bethpage Family Seeks 'Justice' A 27-year-old New York man killed after falling from an ATV onto a Pennsylvania roadway and being struck by a driver who fled has been identified, authorities said. Kyle Elardo, of Suffolk County, Long Island was killed late Thursday, Sept. 17, on State Route 903 near Church Road in Penn Forest Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police and the Carbon County Coroner's Office. Troopers from the Fern Ridge barracks were called to the scene around 11:30 p.m. for a reported fatal hit-and-run and found Elardo in the northbound lane, police said. Investigators determined Elardo had been op…

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