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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Hershey, PA
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Major Roads Closed For Crash Investigation Near Hersheypark: Police Major Roads Closed For Crash Investigation Near Hersheypark: Police Major Roads Closed For Crash Investigation Near Hersheypark: Police
Major Roads Closed For Crash Investigation Near Hersheypark: Police A crash investigation has shut down multiple roads in the Hershey area late Thursday night, Aug. 27, police announced. Laudermilch Road, also known as State Route 743, is closed from East Hersheypark Drive to Bindnagle Road, according to the Derry Township Police Department. North Lingle Avenue is also closed from Gravel Road to Laudermilch Road. The crash happened in the area of Laudermilch Road and North Lingle Avenue, police said. The department's Traffic Safety Unit is investigating with assistance from the Dauphin County Accident Reconstruction Team. Police had not released details …

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Berwyn-Devon, PA
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'Absurd Criminal Conduct': 2 Charged In Tredyffrin Twp. Road-Rage Gunfire 'Absurd Criminal Conduct': 2 Charged In Tredyffrin Twp. Road-Rage Gunfire 'Absurd Criminal Conduct': 2 Charged In Tredyffrin Twp. Road-Rage Gunfire
'Absurd Criminal Conduct': 2 Charged In Tredyffrin Twp. Road-Rage Gunfire Two Philadelphia men are accused of opening fire on another driver's vehicle after he inadvertently cut them off on a busy Chester County highway, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 27. Sophay Yem, 35, and Intanon Chay, 36, have been charged with attempted murder, terroristic threats, and related offenses in connection with the May 12 road-rage incident in Tredyffrin Township, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. The confrontation began when the victim inadvertently cut off another driver on Route 202 near the Route 30 Bypass, according to the criminal complaint. T…

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Harrisburg, PA
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PA School Bus Driver, Foster Parent Who Assaulted Baby, Created Child Porn, Sentenced PA School Bus Driver, Foster Parent Who Assaulted Baby, Created Child Porn, Sentenced PA School Bus Driver, Foster Parent Who Assaulted Baby, Created Child Porn, Sentenced
PA School Bus Driver, Foster Parent Who Assaulted Baby, Created Child Porn, Sentenced A former school bus driver and foster parent who admitted to sexually abusing children entrusted to his care has been sentenced, the prosecutors announced on Thursday, Aug. 27. Sean Edward Williams, formerly of Duke Center and has been held at the McKean County Jail, after pleading to multiple child sex offenses stemming from crimes committed on his school bus and elsewhere, according to McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer. Williams pleaded guilty to Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse against a Child, Tampering with Evidence, Sexual Abuse of Children (Child Porn…

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Lititz, PA
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Warwick Principal Facing Discipline After School Dog's Hot-Car Death Replaced As Classes Resume Warwick Principal Facing Discipline After School Dog's Hot-Car Death Replaced As Classes Resume Warwick Principal Facing Discipline After School Dog's Hot-Car Death Replaced As Classes Resume
Warwick Principal Facing Discipline After School Dog's Hot-Car Death Replaced As Classes Resume The Pennsylvania elementary school principal facing disciplinary charges after leaving the school's facility dog to die in a hot car is no longer leading the building as students return for a new school year. Andrea Shertzer welcomed students back to John R. Bonfield Elementary School in Lititz as interim principal on Wednesday, Aug. 26, while Principal Amy Balsbaugh's employment status remains unclear, according to Warwick School District communications. Balsbaugh faces district charges of “immorality; incompetency; cruelty; persistent negligence in the performance of duties; willful negle…

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Hershey, PA
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Hersheypark's Dolly Parton Social Media Post Draws Backlash Hersheypark's Dolly Parton Social Media Post Draws Backlash Hersheypark's Dolly Parton Social Media Post Draws Backlash
Hersheypark's Dolly Parton Social Media Post Draws Backlash Hersheypark is apologizing after a social media post promoting its own ticket prices beneath a conversation about Dollywood and the death of country music icon Dolly Parton drew widespread backlash online. The controversy began Tuesday, Aug. 25, just hours after Parton's death at age 80 was announced. An X user shared a screenshot showing Dollywood's roughly $99 one-day ticket price, writing that Parton had "kept the prices reasonable in this economy" and pledging to continue supporting her legacy. Hersheypark's verified account replied: "Our summer tickets are $49.99." HERSHEY PARK NOO…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lykens Valley, PA
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Penn State Cocaine Ringleader's Brother Caught With Coke After Boozy Boat Crash: Docs Penn State Cocaine Ringleader's Brother Caught With Coke After Boozy Boat Crash: Docs Penn State Cocaine Ringleader's Brother Caught With Coke After Boozy Boat Crash: Docs
Penn State Cocaine Ringleader's Brother Caught With Coke After Boozy Boat Crash: Docs The younger brother of the accused ringleader in a Penn State fraternity cocaine network was found with cocaine in his wallet after a boozy pontoon crash in a Pennsylvania lake, court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Aug. 27 show. Sebastiano Mario Abbatiello, 20, of Westbury, New York, is charged in connection with a July 10 boating crash at Foster Joseph Sayers Lake in Liberty Township, Centre County, according to court documents. Abbatiello is listed as a Penn State undergraduate student in the university directory. He is the younger brother of Agostino Sebastiano Abbatiell…

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Newtown Square-Broomall, PA
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DUI Driver Slams Into State Police Cruiser, Injures Trooper In Marple Twp. Work Zone: PSP DUI Driver Slams Into State Police Cruiser, Injures Trooper In Marple Twp. Work Zone: PSP DUI Driver Slams Into State Police Cruiser, Injures Trooper In Marple Twp. Work Zone: PSP
DUI Driver Slams Into State Police Cruiser, Injures Trooper In Marple Twp. Work Zone: PSP A suspected impaired driver from Texas slammed into a marked Pennsylvania State Police cruiser in an active construction zone, injuring a trooper, authorities said. The crash happened on Interstate 476 North near mile marker 4.6 in Marple Township around 11:36 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, according to Public Information Officer Trooper Paul Holdefer. The driver has since been identified as Ayodele Razaq Adegbite, 53, of Houston, Texas, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Aug. 27. The criminal case was filed that day in Delaware County. A witness initially called 9…

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Mastic-Shirley, NY
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Deli Worker Sold Alcohol To Underage Police Agent In Shirley: Cops Deli Worker Sold Alcohol To Underage Police Agent In Shirley: Cops Deli Worker Sold Alcohol To Underage Police Agent In Shirley: Cops
Deli Worker Sold Alcohol To Underage Police Agent In Shirley: Cops A Long Island deli employee was busted after police say she sold alcohol to an underage agent during a sting prompted by community complaints. Suffolk County Police conducted the underage alcohol sale operation at V&W Parkway Deli in Shirley at approximately 3:10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, according to the department. During the operation, an underage police agent purchased an alcoholic beverage from employee Leydi Molina Flores, police said. Molina Flores, 37, of Hampton Bays, was arrested and charged with first-degree unlawfully dealing with a child. She was issued a field appearance …

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by Jillian Pikora
Mercersburg, PA
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Ex Searched PA Mom's Facebook 300+ Times Before Killing Her, Hiding Body Under Motel Bed: DA Ex Searched PA Mom's Facebook 300+ Times Before Killing Her, Hiding Body Under Motel Bed: DA Ex Searched PA Mom's Facebook 300+ Times Before Killing Her, Hiding Body Under Motel Bed: DA
Ex Searched PA Mom's Facebook 300+ Times Before Killing Her, Hiding Body Under Motel Bed: DA A Pennsylvania man who searched his ex-girlfriend's name on Facebook more than 300 times in the days before killing her, then carried her body into a motel room and hid it beneath a bed, has been convicted of first-degree murder, prosecutors announced. Brian Kuchinka, of Port Allegany, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of 28-year-old K-Leigh Hill-Nelson on Wednesday, Aug. 26, McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer said. Kuchinka had previously pleaded guilty to criminal homicide and abuse of a corpse, admitting he caused Hill-Nelson's death but dis…

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Bethlehem, PA
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Mom Of 2 'Tink' Killed In Freemansburg Double Shooting; Family Hopes To Bring Her Home To NJ Mom Of 2 'Tink' Killed In Freemansburg Double Shooting; Family Hopes To Bring Her Home To NJ Mom Of 2 'Tink' Killed In Freemansburg Double Shooting; Family Hopes To Bring Her Home To NJ
Mom Of 2 'Tink' Killed In Freemansburg Double Shooting; Family Hopes To Bring Her Home To NJ A young mother of two known to her family as "Tink" was shot to death inside a Pennsylvania home, and now her loved ones are raising money to bring her home to New Jersey. Atirah Nitay Steed, 27, of Newark, NJ, died from multiple gunshot wounds following the Saturday, Aug. 22 shooting, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Her death was ruled a homicide following an autopsy. Steed left behind two daughters — one 5 years old and another who is about to turn 1 — according to a GoFundMe launched by her aunt, Shavonne Bacote. "Tink was a loving mother to her two beautiful daught…

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