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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Lower Paxton, PA
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Lower Paxton Officer, Army Colonel Douglas Fisher Dies During Military Service Lower Paxton Officer, Army Colonel Douglas Fisher Dies During Military Service Lower Paxton Officer, Army Colonel Douglas Fisher Dies During Military Service
Lower Paxton Officer, Army Colonel Douglas Fisher Dies During Military Service Pennsylvania police officer who dedicated more than 20 years to serving both his community and his country has died while on military duty, authorities announced Friday, July 31. Patrolman First Class Douglas Fisher died in the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 29, after suffering a medical emergency while serving on military orders in South Carolina, according to the Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police. Fisher joined the Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police in January 2004 and served continuously until his death. During his law enforcement career, he worked in both Patrol and the…

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Lansdale, PA
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Person Found Dead After Fire Tears Through Attached Homes In Lansdale Person Found Dead After Fire Tears Through Attached Homes In Lansdale Person Found Dead After Fire Tears Through Attached Homes In Lansdale
Person Found Dead After Fire Tears Through Attached Homes In Lansdale One person was found dead after a fire tore through attached homes in Montgomery County early Friday morning, displacing multiple families and drawing a massive emergency response, authorities said. Lansdale police were called to the 800 block of Andover Road at approximately 6:16 a.m. on Friday, July 31, for reports of a house fire involving multiple residences. When officers arrived, they found heavy flames engulfing two attached homes, with reports that people were trapped inside, according to the Lansdale Borough Police Department. Firefighters brought the blaze under control at approx…

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Northampton, PA
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Northampton County Man Shot By Officer After Deploying TASER Device During Domestic Call: PSP Northampton County Man Shot By Officer After Deploying TASER Device During Domestic Call: PSP Northampton County Man Shot By Officer After Deploying TASER Device During Domestic Call: PSP
Northampton County Man Shot By Officer After Deploying TASER Device During Domestic Call: PSP A man who was shot by police after officers deployed a TASER device during a domestic call has now been charged with strangulation and other offenses, Pennsylvania State Police announced Friday, July 31. Sean Robert Deibert, 49, of Lehigh Township, was charged with one count each of felony strangulation, misdemeanor simple assault, and misdemeanor terroristic threats, according to an updated release from state police. The charges stem from an incident on Wednesday, July 29, when Lehigh Township police were dispatched to the 4100 block of Heritage Lane at approximately 3:51 p.m. for a repo…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Temple University Student's Hit-And-Run Driver ID'd As Child Rapist: US Marshals Temple University Student's Hit-And-Run Driver ID'd As Child Rapist: US Marshals Temple University Student's Hit-And-Run Driver ID'd As Child Rapist: US Marshals
Temple University Student's Hit-And-Run Driver ID'd As Child Rapist: US Marshals The man accused of dragging a Temple University student more than a mile beneath an SUV before fleeing the scene has been identified as a suspect already wanted in a child rape case, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Derek Reid, 48, was arrested Thursday, July 31, in the 7200 block of Briar Road in Philadelphia after becoming the primary suspect in the fatal June 24 hit-and-run that killed 20-year-old Bryce Wolfe, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Philadelphia police had asked the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force for help locating Reid after investigators identified him as the suspect …

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Levittown-Fairless Hills, PA
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Levittown Woman Killed When Truck Driver Loses Control, Causing Multi-Vehicle Crash: PSP Levittown Woman Killed When Truck Driver Loses Control, Causing Multi-Vehicle Crash: PSP Levittown Woman Killed When Truck Driver Loses Control, Causing Multi-Vehicle Crash: PSP
Levittown Woman Killed When Truck Driver Loses Control, Causing Multi-Vehicle Crash: PSP A tractor-trailer driver lost control on a Pennsylvania street, triggering a chain-reaction crash that killed a woman and injured several others, Pennsylvania State Police said. The crash happened at approximately 3:52 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, on West Harford Street near Seventh Street in Milford Borough, Pike County, according to a release issued Thursday, July 30. A blue 2006 Freightliner tractor hauling a semi-trailer was traveling south on West Harford Street when the driver lost control near the intersection, troopers explained. The truck first struck a vehicle near 301 West Harford …

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Reading, PA
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Teen Soap Box Derby Champion Killed When Car Spins Into Tractor-Trailer In PA Crash Teen Soap Box Derby Champion Killed When Car Spins Into Tractor-Trailer In PA Crash Teen Soap Box Derby Champion Killed When Car Spins Into Tractor-Trailer In PA Crash
Teen Soap Box Derby Champion Killed When Car Spins Into Tractor-Trailer In PA Crash An 18-year-old recent high school graduate who represented Pottsville at the Soap Box Derby World Championships was killed when the car she was riding in spun into the path of an oncoming tractor-trailer, Pennsylvania State Police said. Alexandria J. Womer, of Pottsville, was sitting in the front passenger seat of a Chevrolet Malibu when the crash happened on Burma Road, north of Firetower Road, in Blythe Township, Schuylkill County, at approximately 8:16 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, according to a crash report released Thursday, July 30. The Malibu was traveling west and negotiating a left-han…

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National Interest
Dad Threatens To Kill 4-Year-Old Over Wall Paint In Video, PA Detectives Say Dad Threatens To Kill 4-Year-Old Over Wall Paint In Video, PA Detectives Say Dad Threatens To Kill 4-Year-Old Over Wall Paint In Video, PA Detectives Say
Dad Threatens To Kill 4-Year-Old Over Wall Paint In Video, PA Detectives Say A father is accused of recording himself threatening to kill his 4-year-old son after the child painted on a wall, according to investigators. Teagan English, 25, of Matamoras Borough, Pennsylvania, was arrested Tuesday, July 28, following an investigation by the Pike County District Attorney's Office that began after Pike County Children and Youth Services shared a disturbing recording with detectives, District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced. English has been charged with felony endangering the welfare of children, aggravated assault of a victim younger than 6 years old, and false impr…

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Allentown, PA
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Woman Dies Weeks After Allentown Crash, Coroner Says Woman Dies Weeks After Allentown Crash, Coroner Says Woman Dies Weeks After Allentown Crash, Coroner Says
Woman Dies Weeks After Allentown Crash, Coroner Says A woman injured in a crash earlier this month has died from her injuries, authorities announced Thursday, July 30. Nancy L. Svitana, 83, of Whitehall Township, was pronounced dead at 9:25 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Her death was caused by complications of multiple traumatic injuries, and the manner of death was ruled an accident, the coroner said. Svitana had been driving a vehicle involved in a two-car crash around 11:40 a.m. on Monday, July 13, at the intersection of West Tilghman Street and Sprin…

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Lancaster, PA
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Cold Case Cracked By DNA Ends With Life Sentence In Lancaster Robbery Killing Cold Case Cracked By DNA Ends With Life Sentence In Lancaster Robbery Killing Cold Case Cracked By DNA Ends With Life Sentence In Lancaster Robbery Killing
Cold Case Cracked By DNA Ends With Life Sentence In Lancaster Robbery Killing A Pennsylvania cold case that sat unsolved for more than a decade has finally come to an end. Shawn D. Jones, 55, was sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison after pleading guilty Wednesday, July 29, to second-degree murder, burglary, and robbery in the 2013 killing of Allan Wayne Hess, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Jones had been scheduled to stand trial in August before entering the guilty plea. Hess, 59, was found stabbed to death inside a residence in the 200 block of West Walnut Street in Lancaster in January 2013. Investigators spent years chasin…

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Westhampton-Quogue, NY
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Gun Pulled During Westhampton Beach Domestic Dispute Leads To Seizure Of 20+ Firearms Gun Pulled During Westhampton Beach Domestic Dispute Leads To Seizure Of 20+ Firearms Gun Pulled During Westhampton Beach Domestic Dispute Leads To Seizure Of 20+ Firearms
Gun Pulled During Westhampton Beach Domestic Dispute Leads To Seizure Of 20+ Firearms A domestic dispute on Long Island ended with more than 20 firearms seized and a local man in custody, police announcedon  Wednesday, July 29. Westhampton Beach police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at a home on Mill Road on Wednesday, July 29. Officers learned the dispute had started earlier that evening at a local business before continuing after the people involved returned home, according to the release. While officers were investigating, the complainant told police Alex Georgakakos, 49, of Westhampton Beach, pointed a long firearm at her, causing her to fear for h…

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