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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Manheim, PA
Breaking News
93-MPH Driver Killed Father, Daughter In Fiery Manheim Crash 93-MPH Driver Killed Father, Daughter In Fiery Manheim Crash 93-MPH Driver Killed Father, Daughter In Fiery Manheim Crash
93-mph Driver Killed Father, Daughter In Fiery Manheim Crash A Pennsylvania woman has admitted to causing the fiery head-on crash that killed a father and his daughter in a high-speed crash in Pennsylvania. Beth Fife, 52, of East Earl Township, pleaded guilty before Lancaster County Judge Merrill Spahn on Tuesday, Aug. 19, to two counts each of homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, and recklessly endangering another person, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, Aug. 28. She also pleaded guilty to three summary traffic offenses. Fife was driving her 2019 Infiniti at 93 mph — 38 mph above the posted speed limit …

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Lancaster, PA
Weather
4 Tornadoes Ripped Through York, Lancaster Counties In 16 Minutes, NWS Confirms 4 Tornadoes Ripped Through York, Lancaster Counties In 16 Minutes, NWS Confirms 4 Tornadoes Ripped Through York, Lancaster Counties In 16 Minutes, NWS Confirms
4 Tornadoes Ripped Through York, Lancaster Counties In 16 Minutes, NWS Confirms Four tornadoes — including an EF2 that tore the roof from several school classrooms and a newly confirmed twister — ripped through York and Lancaster counties in just 16 minutes, the National Weather Service announced on Friday, Aug. 28. Additional drone footage led meteorologists to extend the Columbia EF1 tornado’s path to 3.01 miles and identify another short EF0 tornado near Mountville, bringing the total from the Thursday, Aug. 20 storms to four. Together, the tornadoes carved nearly five miles of damage across the two counties, packing winds of up to 120 mph. The strongest tornado to…

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Huntington, NY
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Huntington Station Nightclub Manager, Guard Arrested During SLA Inspection Huntington Station Nightclub Manager, Guard Arrested During SLA Inspection Huntington Station Nightclub Manager, Guard Arrested During SLA Inspection
Huntington Station Nightclub Manager, Guard Arrested During SLA Inspection Two employees at a Huntington Station nightclub were arrested during a multiagency inspection late Friday, Aug. 28, Suffolk County Police said. Officers with the Second Precinct Crime Section and Human Trafficking Unit joined the New York State Liquor Authority and Town of Huntington fire and code officials for the inspection at The Carousel Night Club, 522 East Jericho Turnpike, at about 11:30 p.m. Manager Rick Scola, 59, of Huntington Station, was charged with employing an unlicensed security guard, police said. He also was issued two tickets for State Liquor Authority violations. Antoni…

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Middletown-Lower Swatara, PA
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All 3 ID'd After Double Murder, Arson In Lower Swatara Ends With Suspect Dead All 3 ID'd After Double Murder, Arson In Lower Swatara Ends With Suspect Dead All 3 ID'd After Double Murder, Arson In Lower Swatara Ends With Suspect Dead
All 3 ID'd After Double Murder, Arson In Lower Swatara Ends With Suspect Dead All three people found dead after two were beaten and a Dauphin County home was intentionally set ablaze have now been identified, officials announced on Friday, Aug. 28. Dean Edward Johnson, 55, and Renee Millette Johnson, 59, were both homicide victims, while Anthony James Kinsey Jr., 34, died in the fire, Dauphin County Chief Deputy Coroner Vince Paese told Daily Voice. All three were Middletown residents, according to their obituaries. Renee Johnson died from a traumatic brain injury complicated by smoke inhalation and thermal burns, Paese said. Her manner of death was ruled a homicide…

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Camp Hill, PA
Breaking News
Man Who Bashed Ex-Wife's Boyfriend 8 Times With Claw Hammer Dies In SCI Camp Hill Man Who Bashed Ex-Wife's Boyfriend 8 Times With Claw Hammer Dies In SCI Camp Hill Man Who Bashed Ex-Wife's Boyfriend 8 Times With Claw Hammer Dies In SCI Camp Hill
Man Who Bashed Ex-Wife's Boyfriend 8 Times With Claw Hammer Dies In SCI Camp Hill A Pennsylvania man who broke into his ex-wife's home and repeatedly struck her boyfriend in the head with a claw hammer has died in state prison, officials announced Friday, Aug. 28. Richard Steven Newman, 68, formerly of Parkesburg, was found unresponsive in his cell at SCI Camp Hill on Friday morning, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Prison staff immediately began life-saving measures before facility medical personnel and Lower Allen EMS continued advanced life support. Newman was pronounced dead at 8:55 a.m., officials said. Newman had been in state Department of…

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Harrisburg, PA
Breaking News
Tire-Iron Murder Of 16-Year-Old PA Girl: Killer Convicted Again Nearly 50 Years Later Tire-Iron Murder Of 16-Year-Old PA Girl: Killer Convicted Again Nearly 50 Years Later Tire-Iron Murder Of 16-Year-Old PA Girl: Killer Convicted Again Nearly 50 Years Later
Tire-Iron Murder Of 16-Year-Old PA Girl: Killer Convicted Again Nearly 50 Years Later Nearly 50 years after 16-year-old Barbara Bruzda was beaten to death with a tire iron and dumped in a ditch, the man accused of killing her has once again been convicted of first-degree murder. An Indiana County jury found Ronald Lee Weiss, 78, guilty Thursday evening, Aug. 27, following a four-day trial, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Friday, Aug. 28. Weiss had previously been convicted of the same charge and sentenced to death, but that conviction was later vacated by a federal district court, according to the Attorney General's Office. This week's jury reached th…

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York, PA
Breaking News
Who Killed Him? York County Sports Bar Fight Homicide Reopened By Police Who Killed Him? York County Sports Bar Fight Homicide Reopened By Police Who Killed Him? York County Sports Bar Fight Homicide Reopened By Police
Who Killed Him? York County Sports Bar Fight Homicide Reopened By Police Nearly 18 years after a man was killed following a confrontation at a Pennsylvania sports bar, police are renewing their search for the person — or people — responsible. York County Regional Police issued a fresh appeal on Friday, Aug. 28, seeking information about the Dec. 28, 2008 homicide at the former Jamie's Courtside Sports Bar in Spring Garden Township. Police identified the deceased as Anthony Wright in the "Persons Involved" section of the newly released document, though the narrative portion of the release repeatedly refers to him as Andrew Wright.  Officers were called to t…

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Lebanon, PA
Breaking News
Children Beaten, Groped For Years Lands Lebanon County Man Conviction: AG Children Beaten, Groped For Years Lands Lebanon County Man Conviction: AG Children Beaten, Groped For Years Lands Lebanon County Man Conviction: AG
Children Beaten, Groped For Years Lands Lebanon County Man Conviction: AG A Pennsylvania man has been convicted of abusing two children over a period of years, including beating them with belts and household objects and groping them, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, Aug. 27. Fernando H. Silva, 35, of Lebanon County was found guilty Thursday of all charges following a three-day jury trial, according to the Attorney General's Office. The abuse happened between 2019 and 2024, when the children were pre-teens during most of the conduct, prosecutors said. Silva was an acquaintance of the children, giving him regular access to them, according to tes…

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Parkesburg-Cochranville, PA
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Elderly Among 3 Rescued From Submerged Cars During Flash Flooding: Parkesburg Police Elderly Among 3 Rescued From Submerged Cars During Flash Flooding: Parkesburg Police Elderly Among 3 Rescued From Submerged Cars During Flash Flooding: Parkesburg Police
Elderly Among 3 Rescued From Submerged Cars During Flash Flooding: Parkesburg Police Three people, including two elderly individuals, were rescued from two vehicles submerged by flash flooding in Pennsylvania on Thursday evening, Aug. 27, police said. Parkesburg Borough police and Keystone Valley Fire Department crews were called to the unit block of South Culvert Street in Chester County around 5:33 p.m. as heavy rain caused severe flooding in the area, according to the department. When officers arrived, they immediately entered the floodwater and pulled three people from the two vehicles, police said. Two of those rescued were elderly and received medical attention and t…

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Pottstown, PA
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NJ Baseball Player Shot Twice By Upper Pottsgrove Police, Death Ruled Homicide: Coroner NJ Baseball Player Shot Twice By Upper Pottsgrove Police, Death Ruled Homicide: Coroner NJ Baseball Player Shot Twice By Upper Pottsgrove Police, Death Ruled Homicide: Coroner
NJ Baseball Player Shot Twice By Upper Pottsgrove Police, Death Ruled Homicide: Coroner A 22-year-old New Jersey college baseball player was shot twice during an encounter with police in Pennsylvania, and his death has now been ruled a homicide, according to new details released by the coroner on Thursday, Aug. 27. Glenwood Earl Pysher IV suffered gunshot wounds to the chest during the encounter with Upper Pottsgrove Township Police early Sunday, Aug. 23, according to Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Janine Darby. His death has now been ruled a homicide. Police received a 911 call at approximately 12:29 a.m. reporting an "active burglary" at a residence, according to inform…

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