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.

Jillian Pikora's Contributions

Media, PA
Breaking News
$7K Stolen From Media Little League By Local Mom: Prosecutors $7K Stolen From Media Little League By Local Mom: Prosecutors $7K Stolen From Media Little League By Local Mom: Prosecutors
$7K Stolen From Media Little League By Local Mom: Prosecutors Money meant for uniforms, equipment, and other needs at Media Little League was targeted in an alleged check-fraud scheme, authorities said. Robin Lyn Massing is charged with forgery, bad checks, theft by unlawful taking, and receiving stolen property, Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse announced Tuesday, Sept. 2. Update: Massing has also been charged in a $60,000 senior scam. Click here to read our updated report. Daily Voice obtained court documents Wednesday, Sept. 2, which say three checks mailed from a mailbox at Baltimore and Providence roads in Upper Providence Township …

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Waynesboro, PA
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Viral Video: Youth Football Coaches Brawl In Front Of Children At PA Game Viral Video: Youth Football Coaches Brawl In Front Of Children At PA Game Viral Video: Youth Football Coaches Brawl In Front Of Children At PA Game
Viral Video: Youth Football Coaches Brawl In Front Of Children At PA Game A youth football game involving third- and fourth-graders erupted into chaos when coaches began fighting on the field as their young players watched, viral video shows. The altercation happened during Saturday’s game between the Carlynton Little Cougars and Keystone Oaks in Carnegie, near Pittsburgh. Carlynton parent Ryan Crux recorded the fight late in the fourth quarter as his son’s team trailed 7-0 and had possession with about three minutes remaining. “It’s the 4th quarter, we’re down 7-0 with 3:00 min left with the ball and a chance to tie the game, then this happens,” Crux wrote when…

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York, PA
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2 $1M Lottery Tickets Sold In Pennsylvania In 3 Days 2 $1M Lottery Tickets Sold In Pennsylvania In 3 Days 2 $1M Lottery Tickets Sold In Pennsylvania In 3 Days
2 $1M Lottery Tickets Sold In Pennsylvania In 3 Days Two Pennsylvania Lottery players struck it rich days apart, each scoring a $1 million top prize on the same Scratch-Off game. The winning $10 Win Win Win tickets were sold at retailers in Philadelphia and Mifflin County, according to Pennsylvania Lottery releases issued on Monday, Aug. 31, and Wednesday, Sept. 2. The Philadelphia ticket was sold at Ennie Inc., located at 5647 Walnut St. The Mifflin County ticket was purchased at Uni-Mart, located at 3 Center St. in Armagh Township. Each retailer will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling a winning ticket. The winners were not identified. Sc…

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Patchogue-Medford, NY
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Long Island Motorcyclist, 20, Killed In Route 112 Medford Crash Remembered As 'Kind Person' Long Island Motorcyclist, 20, Killed In Route 112 Medford Crash Remembered As 'Kind Person' Long Island Motorcyclist, 20, Killed In Route 112 Medford Crash Remembered As 'Kind Person'
Long Island Motorcyclist, 20, Killed In Route 112 Medford Crash Remembered As 'Kind Person' A 20-year-old Long Island motorcyclist killed in an early-morning crash is being remembered by his family as a kind young man with a bright future. Edison Aguilar, of Patchogue, was riding a 2008 Honda motorcycle north on Route 112 in Medford when he collided with a southbound Toyota Matrix at the intersection with Southaven Avenue at 6:53 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, according to Suffolk County Police. The Toyota was attempting to make a left turn onto Southaven Avenue when the motorcycle struck the vehicle, police said. Aguilar was rushed to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pron…

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Commack, NY
Breaking News
2 Women Charged With Prostitution After Commack Massage Parlor Raid: Police 2 Women Charged With Prostitution After Commack Massage Parlor Raid: Police 2 Women Charged With Prostitution After Commack Massage Parlor Raid: Police
2 Women Charged With Prostitution After Commack Massage Parlor Raid: Police Two women were arrested during a raid at a Commack massage parlor following community complaints, Suffolk County Police said. Second Precinct Crime Section officers, working with the Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and ordinance inspector, investigated ACU Therapy at 283 Commack Road, Suite 212, on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Sirong Ke, 47, of Flushing, was charged with two counts each of unauthorized practice of a profession, a felony, and prostitution, a misdemeanor, police said. Zhirong Cui, 54, also of Flushing, was charged with unauthorized practice of a profession and prostitution. Town of Hu…

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Pottstown, PA
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Upper Pottsgrove Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ Baseball Player At Wrong Home Upper Pottsgrove Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ Baseball Player At Wrong Home Upper Pottsgrove Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ Baseball Player At Wrong Home
Upper Pottsgrove Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ Baseball Player At Wrong Home The Upper Pottsgrove Township police corporal who shot and killed 22-year-old college baseball player Glenwood “Bubba” Pysher IV at the wrong Pennsylvania home has been charged with voluntary manslaughter, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 1. Cpl. Sean Farrell, 58, surrendered to Montgomery County Detectives and was awaiting arraignment Tuesday after investigators concluded that his shooting of the unarmed Pysher was not a legal use of deadly force, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Pysher was fatally shot around 12:29 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, after homeowners at a S…

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Bethlehem, PA
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NJ Business Owner Dies A Week After I-80 Motorcycle Crash In PA NJ Business Owner Dies A Week After I-80 Motorcycle Crash In PA NJ Business Owner Dies A Week After I-80 Motorcycle Crash In PA
NJ Business Owner Dies A Week After I-80 Motorcycle Crash In PA A New Jersey business owner has died a week after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle on Interstate 80 in the Poconos, officials said. Albert R. VanRiper III, 71, of Montville, was pronounced dead at 12:32 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. VanRiper was riding a motorcycle when it crashed around 8:16 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, on I-80 near mile marker 305 in Stroudsburg, Monroe County, the coroner said. The Montville resident was the president and owner-operator of A. R. Van Riper Jr. Inc., according to h…

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Upper Macungie, PA
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Chobani To Take Over Upper Macungie Plant In $1.2B Deal Creating 900 Jobs Chobani To Take Over Upper Macungie Plant In $1.2B Deal Creating 900 Jobs Chobani To Take Over Upper Macungie Plant In $1.2B Deal Creating 900 Jobs
Chobani To Take Over Upper Macungie Plant In $1.2B Deal Creating 900 Jobs Chobani is starting its first Pennsylvania manufacturing operation through a $1.2 billion investment expected to create more than 900 full-time jobs over the next five years. The company will take over Keurig Dr Pepper’s 1.5 million-square-foot manufacturing facility at 7356 Industrial Boulevard in Upper Macungie Township, in the Lehigh Valley, officials announced Tuesday, Sept. 1. Production is expected to begin in 2027. At full scale, the plant is expected to process more than 3 billion pounds of Pennsylvania milk each year — about 30 percent of the milk currently produced statewide, acc…

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Harrisburg, PA
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Bald Eagle Shot With Air Rifle, Left To Die Along PA Trail: Game Commission Bald Eagle Shot With Air Rifle, Left To Die Along PA Trail: Game Commission Bald Eagle Shot With Air Rifle, Left To Die Along PA Trail: Game Commission
Bald Eagle Shot With Air Rifle, Left To Die Along PA Trail: Game Commission A bald eagle died after it was shot with an air rifle and found injured along a Pennsylvania trail, wildlife officials announced on Tuesday, Sept. 1. A state game warden was called to the Westmoreland Heritage Trail near Beaver Run Reservoir in Salem Township on Tuesday, Aug. 25, for a report of an injured young eagle lying in the woods, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The juvenile eagle was recovered but died from its injuries before it could be taken to a wildlife rehabilitator, officials said. During a necropsy, the warden discovered what appeared to be an air-rifle pelle…

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Reading, PA
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Man With Samurai Sword Tried To Enter Poconos Church: Police Man With Samurai Sword Tried To Enter Poconos Church: Police Man With Samurai Sword Tried To Enter Poconos Church: Police
Man With Samurai Sword Tried To Enter Poconos Church: Police A man carrying a samurai sword tried to enter a Poconos church, prompting the building to go into lockdown on Sunday, Aug. 30, police said. Peter Gershon Wonsia, 30, of White Haven, was outside Pocono Lake Bible Church at 354 Route 940 in Blakeslee around 10:56 a.m. when he tried to get inside while armed with the sword, according to Pocono Mountain Regional Police Chief Chris Wagner. Wonsia was asked to leave after refusing to remove the weapon, police said. He repeatedly said he “cannot leave” and “needed to go in,” authorities said. The church went into lockdown as Wonsia remained outsi…

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