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

Collegeville-Trappe, PA
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Dave Portnoy Is Back In Pennsylvania — Here’s How He Ranked The Pizza Dave Portnoy Is Back In Pennsylvania — Here’s How He Ranked The Pizza Dave Portnoy Is Back In Pennsylvania — Here’s How He Ranked The Pizza
Dave Portnoy Is Back In Pennsylvania — Here’s How He Ranked The Pizza Dave Portnoy is back on the Pennsylvania pizza trail — and several Philadelphia-area shops earned some serious praise from the notoriously tough grader. The Barstool Sports founder recently swept through Philadelphia and its suburbs for a new batch of his viral “One Bite Pizza Reviews,” stopping at pizzerias in Montgomery and Bucks counties along with several spots in the city. The reviews have been rolling out online throughout August, with Portnoy handing out multiple scores approaching — or topping — the coveted 8-point mark. His highest score of the latest Pennsylvania run went to John…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bethlehem, PA
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2 Teens Stabbed By Adults In Bethlehem Hotel Brawl: Police 2 Teens Stabbed By Adults In Bethlehem Hotel Brawl: Police 2 Teens Stabbed By Adults In Bethlehem Hotel Brawl: Police
2 Teens Stabbed By Adults In Bethlehem Hotel Brawl: Police Two teens were stabbed when an argument escalated into a large fight outside a Pennsylvania hotel, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Officers were called to the Sonesta ES Suites at 2180 Motel Drive around 5:55 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, for a reported fight involving multiple people in the parking lot, according to the Bethlehem Police Department. A 19-year-old man and a juvenile were injured during the altercation and taken to a local hospital for treatment, police said. Detectives reviewed hotel surveillance footage, interviewed victims and witnesses, and recovered a knife believed to…

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by Jillian Pikora
Mount Wolf-Manchester, PA
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HOMICIDE: Man Vanished On Way To McDonald 20 Years Ago, ID'd As Remains In West Manchester HOMICIDE: Man Vanished On Way To McDonald 20 Years Ago, ID'd As Remains In West Manchester HOMICIDE: Man Vanished On Way To McDonald 20 Years Ago, ID'd As Remains In West Manchester
Homicide: Man Vanished On Way To McDonald 20 Years Ago, ID'd As Remains In West Manchester A Maryland man who vanished on his way to work at a McDonald's nearly 20 years ago has been identified as the homicide victim whose skeletal remains were found along a busy Pennsylvania road in 2013, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 26. David Anthony Queen was 42 when he was last seen heading to his McDonald's job in Baltimore on Nov. 6, 2006, according to York County District Attorney Tim Barker, West Manchester Township Police, York County Coroner Tania Zech, and the DNA Doe Project. Investigators do not believe Queen ever made it to his shift. His mother reported him missing to Bal…

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by Jillian Pikora
Whitehall-Coplay, PA
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Man Shoots Girlfriend Twice, Himself In Whitehall Murder-Suicide Attempt: DA Man Shoots Girlfriend Twice, Himself In Whitehall Murder-Suicide Attempt: DA Man Shoots Girlfriend Twice, Himself In Whitehall Murder-Suicide Attempt: DA
Man Shoots Girlfriend Twice, Himself In Whitehall Murder-Suicide Attempt: DA A man shot his girlfriend twice before calling 911, admitting what he had done, and fatally shooting himself in an attempted murder-suicide inside a Pennsylvania apartment, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 26. The 27-year-old woman remains hospitalized with critical injuries after first responders performed life-saving measures at the scene, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Whitehall Township Police Chief Michael Marks said. Whitehall Township Police received the 911 call around 10:20 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, reporting a shooting at an apartment in the 1220 block of P…

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by Jillian Pikora
Ephrata, PA
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NY Man Who Posed As Fed To Steal Gold Bars From Ephrata Woman Learns His Fate: Prosecutors NY Man Who Posed As Fed To Steal Gold Bars From Ephrata Woman Learns His Fate: Prosecutors NY Man Who Posed As Fed To Steal Gold Bars From Ephrata Woman Learns His Fate: Prosecutors
NY Man Who Posed As Fed To Steal Gold Bars From Ephrata Woman Learns His Fate: Prosecutors A New York man who posed as a federal employee to steal more than half a million dollars in gold bars from a Pennsylvania woman — and was later caught with a gold bar hidden in his sock — is headed to jail, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Zhong Ren, 45, of Brooklyn, was sentenced by Lancaster County Judge Todd Brown to six to 23 months in county jail after pleading guilty to stealing $555,892 worth of gold from an Ephrata woman, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Ren pleaded guilty on July 31 to theft by unlawful taking, conspiracy to commit theft by un…

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by Jillian Pikora
Harrisburg, PA
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Snapchat Addicts Kids, Lies About Sex, Drug Content, PA Lawsuit Claims Snapchat Addicts Kids, Lies About Sex, Drug Content, PA Lawsuit Claims Snapchat Addicts Kids, Lies About Sex, Drug Content, PA Lawsuit Claims
Snapchat Addicts Kids, Lies About Sex, Drug Content, PA Lawsuit Claims Snapchat was designed to hook children with disappearing messages, endless scrolling, late-night alerts, and friendship streaks — then marketed as safe for 13-year-olds while sexual, drug-related, and suicide content remained easy to find, Pennsylvania’s attorney general alleges. Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a lawsuit against Snapchat owner Snap Inc. on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Daily Voice obtained the redacted 49-page complaint, which was filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas under Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. You can read the complaint in…

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by Jillian Pikora
Greencastle, PA
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Family Speaks Out After BF Says ‘Demon’ Made Him Kill PennWest Soccer Star Family Speaks Out After BF Says ‘Demon’ Made Him Kill PennWest Soccer Star Family Speaks Out After BF Says ‘Demon’ Made Him Kill PennWest Soccer Star
Family Speaks Out After BF Says ‘Demon’ Made Him Kill PennWest Soccer Star The family of a soccer player stabbed to death by her boyfriend after he claimed a “demon” told him to do it is speaking out, calling the 18-year-old's killing a “parent’s worst nightmare” as nearly $60,000 has poured in to build a legacy in her name. “This is a parent’s worst nightmare. It has been devastating for family, friends, and the whole community,” Karoline Heintz's family said in a statement released through Pennsylvania State Police. “Karoline was loved by all. She was a kind, smart, beautiful girl. We want justice for our ‘sweet’ Karoline.” The family asked for privacy as they …

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by Jillian Pikora
North Wales, PA
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US Navy Veteran, Montgomery Twp. Police Sgt. Lee Wagner Dies Suddenly At 48 US Navy Veteran, Montgomery Twp. Police Sgt. Lee Wagner Dies Suddenly At 48 US Navy Veteran, Montgomery Twp. Police Sgt. Lee Wagner Dies Suddenly At 48
US Navy Veteran, Montgomery Twp. Police Sgt. Lee Wagner Dies Suddenly At 48 A Montgomery County police sergeant, US Navy veteran, husband, and father of four died unexpectedly following a sudden medical emergency, his department announced on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Montgomery Township Police Sgt. Lee A. Wagner was 48 when he died on Wednesday, Aug. 19. The nature of the medical emergency was not disclosed. “Throughout his career, Sergeant Wagner was known for unwavering dedication to the community, commitment to fellow officers, and professionalism in service to others,” the department said. Wagner was raised in the Perkiomenville area and graduated from Perkiomen High…

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by Jillian Pikora
Pottstown, PA
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Baseball Player Killed In Upper Pottsgrove By Cops, Drunkenly Ending Up In Wrong Home: Report Baseball Player Killed In Upper Pottsgrove By Cops, Drunkenly Ending Up In Wrong Home: Report Baseball Player Killed In Upper Pottsgrove By Cops, Drunkenly Ending Up In Wrong Home: Report
Baseball Player Killed In Upper Pottsgrove By Cops, Drunkenly Ending Up In Wrong Home: Report A 22-year-old catcher set to begin playing for a New Jersey college this semester was shot and killed by police after his family says he mistakenly went to the wrong Pennsylvania home while drinking with friends. Glenwood Earl Pysher IV was identified as the victim of the officer-involved shooting, according to a statement from the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office sent to Daily Voice on Tuesday, Aug. 25.  Pysher, affectionately known as "Bubba", had been celebrating a friend's birthday at a local bar before the festivities moved to a friend's house in Upper Pottsgrove Township, …

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by Cecilia Levine & Jillian Pikora
Easton, PA
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Easton Man Killed When Car Strikes Tree: Coroner Easton Man Killed When Car Strikes Tree: Coroner Easton Man Killed When Car Strikes Tree: Coroner
Easton Man Killed When Car Strikes Tree: Coroner A 37-year-old Pennsylvania native was killed when his car left a roadway and struck a tree, authorities announced. Daniel Joseph Preziosi, of Easton, was driving along South Locust Drive in Lehigh Township when he lost control in the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 22, Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek said in a release issued Monday, Aug. 24. The car left the roadway and struck a tree, according to Lysek. Preziosi died from multiple blunt-force injuries. His death was ruled accidental. Born in Easton on May 1, 1989, Preziosi was the son of Joseph Preziosi and Sandra (Brodsky…

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