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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Corinth, NY
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At Least 1 Dead After 2 Gliders Collide Midair In Saratoga County: Report At Least 1 Dead After 2 Gliders Collide Midair In Saratoga County: Report At Least 1 Dead After 2 Gliders Collide Midair In Saratoga County: Report
At Least 1 Dead After 2 Gliders Collide Midair In Saratoga County: Report At least one person has been found dead after two gliders collided midair in New York on Friday afternoon, Sept. 18, according to sources cited by NewsChannel 13. The two gliders collided in the area of Wheeler Road in Edinburg at approximately 2:26 p.m., New York State Police said. One of the aircraft managed to land safely at nearby Plateau Sky Ranch Airport. The pilot was uninjured, according to police. The second glider went down, sparking a large search in the remote area near Great Sacandaga Lake in northern Saratoga County. NewsChannel 13 reporter Lauren Holdmeyer and photojournali…

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Hicksville, NY
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Bomb Scare Empties Hicksville Library, Puts Nearby Schools On Lockout Bomb Scare Empties Hicksville Library, Puts Nearby Schools On Lockout Bomb Scare Empties Hicksville Library, Puts Nearby Schools On Lockout
Bomb Scare Empties Hicksville Library, Puts Nearby Schools On Lockout A bomb scare forced a Long Island library to evacuate and put nearby schools on lockout on Friday morning, Sept. 18, police said. An individual made a statement interpreted as a potential threat at the Hicksville Public Library at 169 Jerusalem Avenue at about 10 a.m., according to Nassau County police. The library was evacuated, and nearby schools were placed on lockout as a precaution. The Arson/Bomb Squad responded and determined there was no threat, police said. The person who made the statement was taken into custody. Police did not release the person's name or announce any charges. …

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Albany, NY
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Fatal Albany Barbershop Shooting That Killed Worker, Injured Child Leads To Teen Guilty Plea Fatal Albany Barbershop Shooting That Killed Worker, Injured Child Leads To Teen Guilty Plea Fatal Albany Barbershop Shooting That Killed Worker, Injured Child Leads To Teen Guilty Plea
Fatal Albany Barbershop Shooting That Killed Worker, Injured Child Leads To Teen Guilty Plea The final two men behind a deadly burst of gunfire that left a barber dead and two others wounded — including a child — in Albany have been sentenced to state prison, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 18. Samir Princeton, 22, of Albany, and Dejoune Smith, 21, of Troy, were sentenced by Judge William Little after pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter in July, according to Albany County District Attorney Lee C. Kindlon. Barber Tyrone Staley, 47, was killed after being shot in the torso and shoulder during the May 13, 2023, shooting at Village Barber & Beauty on Second Avenue. A …

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National Interest
NYU Langone, UPMC To End Gender-Affirming Care For Minors In DOJ Deals NYU Langone, UPMC To End Gender-Affirming Care For Minors In DOJ Deals NYU Langone, UPMC To End Gender-Affirming Care For Minors In DOJ Deals
NYU Langone, Upmc To End Gender-Affirming Care For Minors In DOJ Deals Two major New York and Pennsylvania health systems will stop providing gender-affirming medical care to minors under agreements reached with the US Department of Justice, federal officials announced Friday, Sept. 18. NYU Langone Hospitals and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, or UPMC, agreed to stop providing puberty blockers, hormones, and surgical procedures to patients younger than 18, according to the DOJ. NYU also agreed to pay $8.5 million, while UPMC will pay $950,000 as part of the resolutions, the department said. The agreements resolve investigations into potential vio…

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Bethlehem, PA
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Motorcyclist Killed In Bethlehem Charter Bus Crash ID'd: Coroner Motorcyclist Killed In Bethlehem Charter Bus Crash ID'd: Coroner Motorcyclist Killed In Bethlehem Charter Bus Crash ID'd: Coroner
Motorcyclist Killed In Bethlehem Charter Bus Crash ID'd: Coroner A motorcyclist killed in a crash with a turning charter bus in Pennsylvania has been identified, authorities announced on Friday, Sept. 18. Samuel Velasquez Jr., 28, of Bangor, was riding west on Industrial Drive in Bethlehem when the crash happened around 9:39 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, according to Bethlehem police. The charter bus was traveling east and attempting to turn left into the Trans-Bridge Lines property at 2012 Industrial Drive when Velasquez’s motorcycle struck the passenger side of the bus, a preliminary investigation found. The bus was returning to the depot and was not ca…

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Lower Paxton, PA
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Dauphin County Road Rage Near-Crash Leads To Petco Pursuit, Punches, Shooting: Police Dauphin County Road Rage Near-Crash Leads To Petco Pursuit, Punches, Shooting: Police Dauphin County Road Rage Near-Crash Leads To Petco Pursuit, Punches, Shooting: Police
Dauphin County Road Rage Near-Crash Leads To Petco Pursuit, Punches, Shooting: Police A road rage near-crash led one driver to follow another to a Pennsylvania Petco, where shoving and punching ended with gunfire, police say. Kyree David Spence, 21, was charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following the Thursday, Sept. 17, shooting in Swatara Township, police announced Friday. Daily Voice obtained court documents on Friday, Sept. 18. The road rage encounter began near Chambers Hill Road and Harrisburg Street, where the other driver told investigators that Spence cut him off and nearly struck his vehicle, according to the affidavit. The driver admitte…

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York, PA
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Student Kicks Staffer, Punches Officer Breaking Up William Penn High School Fight: Police Student Kicks Staffer, Punches Officer Breaking Up William Penn High School Fight: Police Student Kicks Staffer, Punches Officer Breaking Up William Penn High School Fight: Police
Student Kicks Staffer, Punches Officer Breaking Up William Penn High School Fight: Police A student repeatedly kicked a staff member and struck a school police officer in the face as they tried to break up a fight at a Pennsylvania high school, authorities announced on Friday, Sept. 18. York City Police were called to William Penn High School at approximately 9:35 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, for a reported assault, according to the department’s release. Officers learned that a York City School District police officer and a school staff member had attempted to separate two juvenile students who were fighting, police said. During the struggle, a female student repeatedly kicked t…

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York, PA
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Girl Dragged Off Own Porch, Kicked In Horrifying Video Near York College Girl Dragged Off Own Porch, Kicked In Horrifying Video Near York College Girl Dragged Off Own Porch, Kicked In Horrifying Video Near York College
Girl Dragged Off Own Porch, Kicked In Horrifying Video Near York College  A girl was dragged off her own porch, kicked, and beaten near a Pennsylvania college, leading to felony riot charges against three other girls, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 18. The fight happened in the 300 block of West Jackson Street near York College early Saturday, Sept. 12, according to York City Police and York County District Attorney Tim Barker. Disturbing video shared exclusively with TV news outlets shows the girl on the ground as several people appear to drag, kick, and strike her. View this post on Instagram The girl …

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Columbia, PA
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Victim's Mother, 3 Others Headed To Court In Columbia Teen's Fatal Shooting (UPDATE) Victim's Mother, 3 Others Headed To Court In Columbia Teen's Fatal Shooting (UPDATE) Victim's Mother, 3 Others Headed To Court In Columbia Teen's Fatal Shooting (UPDATE)
Victim's Mother, 3 Others Headed To Court In Columbia Teen's Fatal Shooting (Update) The mother of a murdered Pennsylvania teen is among four people whose cases are headed to county court in connection with the shooting that claimed her son's life, authorities announced in an update Thursday, Sept. 17. Wilfredo Garcia, 17, was fatally shot in the head inside his mother Tamara Rosario's apartment in the 900 block of Plane Street in Columbia Borough on July 18, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Judge Miles Bixler ruled Sept. 1 that the case against the juvenile charged with shooting Garcia could proceed to the Court of Common Pleas on charges of th…

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Hempfield, PA
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Police Cruiser Crash Traps One In Lancaster County: Dispatch Police Cruiser Crash Traps One In Lancaster County: Dispatch Police Cruiser Crash Traps One In Lancaster County: Dispatch
Police Cruiser Crash Traps One In Lancaster County: Dispatch One person was temporarily trapped in a two-car crash involving a police cruiser in Pennsylvania on Thursday night, Sept. 17, according to 911 dispatchers. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Church Street and Camp Meeting Road in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, around 9:07 p.m., dispatchers said. Dispatchers initially reported that one person was injured but later clarified that no one was hurt. Crews have since cleared the scene. The cause of the crash was not immediately available.

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