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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Bristol, PA
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Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: Bucks County DA (UPDATE) Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: Bucks County DA (UPDATE) Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: Bucks County DA (UPDATE)
Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: Bucks County DA (Update) A husband has been charged with killing his wife, who was found on a bedroom floor with multiple men's neckties wrapped around her neck, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 14. Michael P. Myers, 59, of Bristol Borough, was arrested after his wife, 54-year-old Dawn Myers, was found dead inside their home at 1305 Wood Street early Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Myers is charged with criminal homicide, strangulation, aggravated assault, intimidation of witnesses or victims, possession of an instrument of crime, and false imprisonment. Court recor…

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Gettysburg, PA
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Coroner Called To Crash Closing Route 94 In Adams County (DEVELOPING) Coroner Called To Crash Closing Route 94 In Adams County (DEVELOPING) Coroner Called To Crash Closing Route 94 In Adams County (DEVELOPING)
Coroner Called To Crash Closing Route 94 In Adams County (Developing) A serious crash has closed a major roadway in both directions on Friday morning, Aug. 14, according to emergency dispatchers and PennDOT. The crash happened in the area of Carlisle Pike/Route 94 and Old Harrisburg Road/Old Route 15 in Huntington Township around 8:30 a.m., Adams County dispatch logs show. Dozens of emergency personnel were called to the scene, including ambulance crews, firefighters, fire police, Pennsylvania State Police, and two Adams County coroner units. The coroner units were dispatched shortly after 8:40 a.m. and arrived at the scene around 9:33 a.m., according to the…

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Harrisburg, PA
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Former Police Officer Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Students: PA AG Former Police Officer Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Students: PA AG Former Police Officer Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Students: PA AG
Former Police Officer Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Students: PA AG A former police officer assigned to protect students at a Pennsylvania high school has been convicted of sexually abusing them years ago, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, Aug. 13. Stephen J. Carroll, 50, was found guilty of rape and 28 other offenses following a four-day trial in Lackawanna County, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office. Carroll served as a Scranton police officer and school resource officer at West Scranton High School when the abuse occurred in the late 2000s and early 2010s, as Daily Voice previously reported.  Testimony at trial…

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Ephrata, PA
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Sleeping Child Thrown Onto Ephrata Walmart Parking Lot Pavement: Police Sleeping Child Thrown Onto Ephrata Walmart Parking Lot Pavement: Police Sleeping Child Thrown Onto Ephrata Walmart Parking Lot Pavement: Police
Sleeping Child Thrown Onto Ephrata Walmart Parking Lot Pavement: Police A sleeping child was thrown onto the pavement outside a Lancaster County Walmart, leading to a man's arrest, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Justin Martin Wagner, 41, of Lancaster, was arrested following the incident at the Walmart at 890 East Main St. in Ephrata Township at 6:58 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, according to the Ephrata Police Department. Wagner had been causing a disturbance inside the store before witnesses saw him take a sleeping child from a shopping cart, lift the child into the air, and throw the child onto the pavement in the parking lot, police said. Wagner was la…

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Harrisburg, PA
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PennDOT Worker Pocketed $33K In Fake Janitorial Overcharges: AG PennDOT Worker Pocketed $33K In Fake Janitorial Overcharges: AG PennDOT Worker Pocketed $33K In Fake Janitorial Overcharges: AG
PennDOT Worker Pocketed $33K In Fake Janitorial Overcharges: AG A former Pennsylvania Department of Transportation employee allegedly pocketed more than $33,000 in taxpayer money through an overcharge scheme spanning nearly two years, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office announced. Tracy Touzalin, 55, of Dingmans Ferry, was charged with felony theft by deception and three related felonies on Wednesday, Aug. 12, according to Attorney General Dave Sunday. Touzalin worked as a PennDOT Roadway Programs Technician in Pike County when she allegedly created fraudulent purchase orders that allowed her to overcharge a department-issued Purchase Order Card …

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Lykens Valley, PA
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NJ Driver Crosses Center Line, Kills 2 On Harley-Davidson In PA: State Police NJ Driver Crosses Center Line, Kills 2 On Harley-Davidson In PA: State Police NJ Driver Crosses Center Line, Kills 2 On Harley-Davidson In PA: State Police
NJ Driver Crosses Center Line, Kills 2 On Harley-Davidson In PA: State Police A New Jersey woman has been charged after crossing into oncoming traffic and striking a motorcycle head-on, killing two people in Pennsylvania, State Police say. Bernadette Ann Cobb, 55, of Brick, NJ, was driving a 2021 Nissan Rogue east on Carson Hill Road when she crossed into the westbound lane near 332 Carson Hill Road in Brady Township, Clearfield County at 4:46 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, according to a PSP. The Rogue struck a westbound 2013 Harley-Davidson Wide Glide head-on, troopers detailed. The motorcycle's driver, Anthony M. Sones, 34, of Hyde, and his passenger, Miranda S. Wor…

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Norristown, PA
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Punch Breaks Teen's Teeth Before He Shoots 3 In PA: Prosecutors Punch Breaks Teen's Teeth Before He Shoots 3 In PA: Prosecutors Punch Breaks Teen's Teeth Before He Shoots 3 In PA: Prosecutors
Punch Breaks Teen's Teeth Before He Shoots 3 In PA: Prosecutors A confrontation outside a Montgomery County home turned into a triple shooting after a punch broke an 18-year-old's front teeth, authorities announced on Thursday, Aug. 13. Rashaad Oliver, 18, of Pottstown, was charged with three counts of attempted murder and other offenses in connection with the shooting at 126 East Chestnut Street in Norristown on Saturday, Aug. 1, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Police Chief Michael Trail. Police were called to the home around 5 p.m. and found three gunshot victims inside: a 17-year-old girl shot in the le…

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Greencastle, PA
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DUI Driver Slams Stolen Car Into Occupied Greencastle Home At High Speed: Police DUI Driver Slams Stolen Car Into Occupied Greencastle Home At High Speed: Police DUI Driver Slams Stolen Car Into Occupied Greencastle Home At High Speed: Police
DUI Driver Slams Stolen Car Into Occupied Greencastle Home At High Speed: Police A stolen vehicle driven at a high rate of speed crashed into an occupied home in Pennsylvania, late Tuesday night, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The vehicle left the roadway and slammed into a residence in the 300 block of West Baltimore Street in Greencastle, Franklin County, around 11:36 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, according to the Greencastle Police Department. Investigators determined the vehicle had been stolen and was traveling at a high rate of speed before the crash. The driver was also found to have been operating the vehicle under the influence, according to the departmen…

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Carlisle, PA
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Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Route 465 At I-81 In Cumberland County (DEVELOPING) Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Route 465 At I-81 In Cumberland County (DEVELOPING) Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Route 465 At I-81 In Cumberland County (DEVELOPING)
Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Route 465 At I-81 In Cumberland County (Developing) A tractor-trailer crash involving three vehicles has shut down Route 465 in both directions at Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania, officials announced on Thursday, Aug. 13. The crash involved a tractor-trailer hauling paper products and two passenger vehicles near I-81 South at Exit 44 in Cumberland County, according to PennDOT. People from both passenger vehicles were taken from the scene by ambulance, according to PennDOT Senior Highway Maintenance Manager Robert McCurdy. The extent of their injuries was not immediately known. Route 465 is closed in both directions, and the I-81 South exit ra…

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Farmingdale, NY
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Toddler, Mom Struck By Truck That Kept Going In Farmingdale: Police Toddler, Mom Struck By Truck That Kept Going In Farmingdale: Police Toddler, Mom Struck By Truck That Kept Going In Farmingdale: Police
Toddler, Mom Struck By Truck That Kept Going In Farmingdale: Police A 2-year-old boy and his mother were injured when a truck struck them on a Long Island roadway and kept going, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The crash happened near 416 Conklin Street in Farmingdale at 3:51 p.m. that day, according to Nassau County Police. The toddler unexpectedly ran into the roadway and his 28-year-old mother attempted to retrieve him when an eastbound 1998 Peterbilt struck them both and continued driving, detectives said. The boy suffered an abrasion to his leg, while his mother suffered injuries to her hip and legs. Both were taken to an area hospital for tre…

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