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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Lansdale, PA
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Man Found Dead Inside Detached Garage In Lansdale: Police Man Found Dead Inside Detached Garage In Lansdale: Police Man Found Dead Inside Detached Garage In Lansdale: Police
Man Found Dead Inside Detached Garage In Lansdale: Police A man was found dead inside a detached garage in Pennsylvania late Saturday morning, Nov. 7, police announced. Officers responded to 160 East Main Street in Lansdale, Montgomery County, for a medical emergency at approximately 11:05 a.m., according to the Lansdale Police Department. An adult man was found deceased inside the garage when officers arrived, police said. The preliminary investigation does not indicate any criminal activity, according to police. The investigation has been turned over to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office. Police did not release the man’s identity or a caus…

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Bensalem, PA
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Walmart Rifle Thief Caught In California With Stolen Gun, 40 Rounds Of Ammo: Bensalem Police Walmart Rifle Thief Caught In California With Stolen Gun, 40 Rounds Of Ammo: Bensalem Police Walmart Rifle Thief Caught In California With Stolen Gun, 40 Rounds Of Ammo: Bensalem Police
Walmart Rifle Thief Caught In California With Stolen Gun, 40 Rounds Of Ammo: Bensalem Police A California man accused of stealing a rifle from a Pennsylvania Walmart was caught across the country with the stolen weapon and approximately 40 rounds of ammunition, police announced on Friday, Nov. 6. Jordan Pedigo, 26, of California, was arrested by the Bakersfield Police Department on Sunday, Nov. 1, according to the Bensalem Township Police Department. At the time of his arrest, Pedigo was found in possession of a Winchester .308-caliber rifle that had been stolen from a Walmart in Bensalem Township, Bucks County, on Friday, Oct. 16, police said. Bakersfield police contacted Bensale…

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Massapequa, NY
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Woman Struck By SUV On Sunrise Highway Critically Injured In Massapequa Woman Struck By SUV On Sunrise Highway Critically Injured In Massapequa Woman Struck By SUV On Sunrise Highway Critically Injured In Massapequa
Woman Struck By SUV On Sunrise Highway Critically Injured In Massapequa A woman was critically injured when an SUV struck her on Long Island late Friday night,  police announced on Saturday, Nov. 7. The 22-year-old pedestrian was struck on Sunrise Highway near Park Boulevard in Massapequa Park at approximately 10:56 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, Nassau County detectives said. A 65-year-old woman was driving a 2023 Kia SUV west on Sunrise Highway when the crash happened, police said. The pedestrian suffered serious injuries and was taken to an area hospital, where she was listed in critical condition, according to police. The Nassau County Police Department’s H…

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Norristown, PA
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Knife-Wielding Man Killed By Police In Norristown Park, DA Says Knife-Wielding Man Killed By Police In Norristown Park, DA Says Knife-Wielding Man Killed By Police In Norristown Park, DA Says
Knife-Wielding Man Killed By Police In Norristown Park, DA Says A man holding a large knife was shot and killed by two police officers in a Pennsylvania park after threatening and advancing toward them, authorities announced on Saturday, Nov. 7. Norristown police encountered the man in Elmwood Park at 8:50 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. The man threatened the officers and advanced toward them while displaying the knife, according to the release. Two officers fired their weapons, striking him. Officers rendered aid, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. His identity is being withhe…

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Harrisburg, PA
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DOJ Sues Penn State Over Tuition Policy As Out-Of-State Costs Top $71K DOJ Sues Penn State Over Tuition Policy As Out-Of-State Costs Top $71K DOJ Sues Penn State Over Tuition Policy As Out-Of-State Costs Top $71K
DOJ Sues Penn State Over Tuition Policy As Out-Of-State Costs Top $71K The federal government is suing Penn State University, accusing the Pennsylvania school of illegally offering reduced tuition rates to undocumented immigrants while charging some American citizens more than $71,000 annually in tuition and related costs. The U.S. Department of Justice filed the 14-page lawsuit against Pennsylvania State University and its Board of Trustees on Thursday, Nov. 5, challenging a policy that allows certain undocumented students living in Pennsylvania to qualify for in-state tuition. Federal prosecutors argue the policy violates federal law because U.S. citizens li…

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Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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Jet Fuel Spill In Upper Merion Quarry: Residents Warned Of Odor As Crews Monitor Benzene Jet Fuel Spill In Upper Merion Quarry: Residents Warned Of Odor As Crews Monitor Benzene Jet Fuel Spill In Upper Merion Quarry: Residents Warned Of Odor As Crews Monitor Benzene
Jet Fuel Spill In Upper Merion Quarry: Residents Warned Of Odor As Crews Monitor Benzene Approximately 60,000 gallons of jet fuel spilled from an underground pipeline in Montgomery County after a drilling crew struck it, prompting a shelter-in-place order, road closures, and a massive hazardous materials response, authorities said. Residents near the spill in Upper Merion Township may continue smelling fuel as weather conditions change, but air monitoring has not detected contaminants above health-based safety levels, according to an update issued by township police at 10:27 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6. The spill happened near East Fourth Street (River Road) and Coates Street on Thursd…

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Albany, NY
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Vintage Plane Kills Woman Moving Camera Tripod In Airfield: NY State Police Vintage Plane Kills Woman Moving Camera Tripod In Airfield: NY State Police Vintage Plane Kills Woman Moving Camera Tripod In Airfield: NY State Police
Vintage Plane Kills Woman Moving Camera Tripod In Airfield: NY State Police A woman photographing a vintage airplane was struck and killed while trying to move her camera tripod out of its path at a privately owned New York airfield, state police announced on Friday, Nov. 6. Pamela M. Haselton, 67, of Wilmington, was killed at Catalano Airfield on Hazelton Road in the town of Wilmington, Essex County, according to New York State Police. The incident was reported at approximately 3:47 p.m. Friday, police said. Investigators determined that a 1943 Aeronca L3, a single-engine, two-seat aircraft operated by James J. Catalano, 77, of Wilmington, had successfully landed…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Former Steelers Star Antonio Brown Avoids Prison After Pleading Guilty In Shooting Former Steelers Star Antonio Brown Avoids Prison After Pleading Guilty In Shooting Former Steelers Star Antonio Brown Avoids Prison After Pleading Guilty In Shooting
Former Steelers Star Antonio Brown Avoids Prison After Pleading Guilty In Shooting Former Pittsburgh Steelers star and Albany Empire owner Antonio Brown has avoided prison after pleading guilty to a felony assault charge stemming from a shooting outside a celebrity boxing event in Miami. Brown, 38, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a firearm on Friday, Nov. 6, and was sentenced to three years of probation by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez. The former NFL wide receiver must attend weekly counseling sessions and is prohibited from possessing firearms while on probation, among other conditions imposed by the court. The plea resolves an attempted murd…

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Easton, PA
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NJ Father Of 17 Shot In Head Outside Easton Store: Second Man Convicted In Killing NJ Father Of 17 Shot In Head Outside Easton Store: Second Man Convicted In Killing NJ Father Of 17 Shot In Head Outside Easton Store: Second Man Convicted In Killing
NJ Father Of 17 Shot In Head Outside Easton Store: Second Man Convicted In Killing A father of 17 was shot in the head while sitting in a parked vehicle outside a Pennsylvania convenience store. More than three years later, a second Philadelphia man has been convicted in his killing, authorities announced on Friday, Nov. 6. Rasheed Quayle Tisdale, 32, was found guilty of criminal conspiracy to commit criminal homicide following a four-day jury trial before Northampton County Judge Abraham P. Kassis on Thursday, Nov. 5, District Attorney Stephen G. Baratta announced. The conviction stems from the Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, shooting death of Legious Robert Minder Sr., 46, a N…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Comcast Cofounder Who Helped Build Cable Giant In Philly Dies After $20M Gift Comcast Cofounder Who Helped Build Cable Giant In Philly Dies After $20M Gift Comcast Cofounder Who Helped Build Cable Giant In Philly Dies After $20M Gift
Comcast Cofounder Who Helped Build Cable Giant In Philly Dies After $20M Gift A Philadelphia cable television pioneer who helped build Comcast and recently joined his wife in giving $20 million to the city’s art museum has died, the company announced Friday, Nov. 6. Julian A. Brodsky died Thursday, Nov. 5, at 93, according to Comcast’s announcement. “Julian was an extraordinary leader, a brilliant financial mind, and one of the architects of cable television,” Comcast Chairman Brian L. Roberts said. Brodsky and Daniel Aaron helped Ralph Roberts build the company following the 1963 purchase of American Cable Systems, a cable operation serving 1,200 subscribers in Tup…

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