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Jillian Pikora

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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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Triple Fatal: 2 Women Found Shot Dead Alongside Suspected Shooter In Philadelphia Home Triple Fatal: 2 Women Found Shot Dead Alongside Suspected Shooter In Philadelphia Home
Triple Fatal: 2 Women Found Shot Dead Alongside Suspected Shooter In Philadelphia Home A triple fatal shooting inside a Philadelphia home is being investigated as a double homicide-suicide, Philadelphia police said. Officers from the 3rd District were called to a residence on the 2800 block of South 10th Street at approximately 5:32 p.m. on Monday, June 22, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. When officers arrived, they found three adult women inside the home, each suffering from a single gunshot wound to the head, police said. Philadelphia Fire Department medics responded to the scene and pronounced all three victims dead at 5:38 p.m., authorities said. Prelim…

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Body Recovered At Confluence Of Lehigh, Delaware Rivers Identified As Bethlehem Man: Coroner Body Recovered At Confluence Of Lehigh, Delaware Rivers Identified As Bethlehem Man: Coroner
Body Recovered At Confluence Of Lehigh, Delaware Rivers Identified As Bethlehem Man: Coroner A man whose body was recovered where the Lehigh and Delaware rivers meet has been identified, authorities announced on Monday, June 22. Andre Fighera, 48, of Bethlehem, was found in the area of the rivers' confluence in Easton on Sunday, June 21, according to the Northampton County Coroner's Office. An investigation determined Fighera died from drowning. The manner of death was ruled accidental, the coroner's office said. No additional information was released. Details about Fighera's life were not immediately available. His loved ones are invited to share information with Daily Voice by …

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Intruders Were Already Inside Her Home When A Nassau County Woman Went To Investigate Intruders Were Already Inside Her Home When A Nassau County Woman Went To Investigate
Intruders Were Already Inside Her Home When A Nassau County Woman Went To Investigate A woman came face-to-face with burglars inside her home on Long Island during a terrifying overnight break-in, police said. Three suspects targeted a residence on Melby Lane in East Hills around 3:49 a.m. on Monday, June 22, according to Nassau County Police. A 38-year-old woman was inside the home when a garage door alarm leading into the main floor was triggered, detectives said. When she went downstairs to investigate, she found two unknown men standing inside her kitchen, according to police. The woman screamed for help, causing the intruders to flee through a rear kitchen door before…

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Kilo Of Cocaine, Cash Seized From Alleged Drug Operation Out Of Brentwood Home: DA Kilo Of Cocaine, Cash Seized From Alleged Drug Operation Out Of Brentwood Home: DA
Kilo Of Cocaine, Cash Seized From Alleged Drug Operation Out Of Brentwood Home: DA A large-scale cocaine operation allegedly run out of a Brentwood home has led to felony drug charges against a 67-year-old man, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Monday, June 22. Luis Rivera was indicted after investigators alleged he sold cocaine to an undercover police officer on three occasions in May and was found with more than a kilogram of cocaine during a search of his residence, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office. Members of the Suffolk County Police Department's Narcotics Section executed a search warrant at Rivera's home on M…

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‘Call Me Daddy' Creepy Church Leader, Coach Who Raped Kidnapped Girl In Mexico Found Dead ‘Call Me Daddy' Creepy Church Leader, Coach Who Raped Kidnapped Girl In Mexico Found Dead
‘Call Me Daddy' Creepy Church Leader, Coach Who Raped Kidnapped Girl In Mexico Found Dead Kevin Esterly — the Pennsylvania man who fled to Mexico with a teenage girl in 2018 and was later convicted of repeatedly raping her as a child — died by suicide while incarcerated at Lehigh County Jail, authorities announced on Monday, June 22. Esterly, 53, was pronounced dead at 2:16 a.m. in the emergency department at St. Luke's Hospital-Allentown Campus after being found unresponsive in his single cell at the jail, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. District Attorney Gavin Holihan said Esterly was found shortly before 1:30 a.m. hanging by a bedsheet tied to the top bun…

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Woman Accused Of Injuring Child While Assaulting Family Member In Cumberland County: Police Woman Accused Of Injuring Child While Assaulting Family Member In Cumberland County: Police
Woman Accused Of Injuring Child While Assaulting Family Member In Cumberland County: Police A Pennsylvania woman is accused of assaulting a family member while he was holding a child, leaving both victims injured, police announced on Monday, June 22. Aubrey Maelee Shipe, 22, of Camp Hill, was charged with endangering the welfare of children, simple assault, and harassment following a domestic dispute on the 1000 block of Nanroc Drive in Upper Allen Township, according to police. Officers were called to the home around 6 p.m. on Friday, June 19, for an active domestic disturbance, police said. An investigation determined that Shipe assaulted a family member while he was holding a …

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Tesla 'Drove Itself,' Driver Claims After Crashing Into Cars, Victoria's Secret Tesla 'Drove Itself,' Driver Claims After Crashing Into Cars, Victoria's Secret
Tesla 'Drove Itself,' Driver Claims After Crashing Into Cars, Victoria's Secret What began as a routine parking maneuver ended with a Tesla plowing through a grass median, striking multiple vehicles, and crashing into a support pillar outside a Hershey outlet store, police said. The crash happened at the Tanger Outlets in Derry Township around 11:25 a.m. on Sunday, June 21, according to Derry Township police Sharada Naganur, of Princeton, New Jersey, was parked or attempting to park her 2026 Tesla when the vehicle suddenly jumped a curb and turned sharply right, police said. The Tesla traveled down a grass median toward the row of stores, striking a small tree and thr…

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300-Pound Cannabis Haul Seized During I-87 Traffic Stop In Saratoga County: NYSP 300-Pound Cannabis Haul Seized During I-87 Traffic Stop In Saratoga County: NYSP
300-Pound Cannabis Haul Seized During I-87 Traffic Stop In Saratoga County: Nysp Three hundred pounds of cannabis were seized during a traffic stop on Interstate 87 in Saratoga County, New York State Police announced on Monday, June 22. Tyler Thompson, 41, of Schenectady, was arrested after troopers discovered the massive cannabis haul during a stop on the Northway in Malta, according to police. Troopers assigned to the Troop G Community Stabilization Unit, working with the United States Border Patrol, stopped Thompson's vehicle for a traffic violation at approximately 10:53 a.m. on Tuesday, June 17, authorities said. During the investigation, State Police K9 "J" assis…

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Mastic Motorcyclist Killed After Slamming Into SUV At Shirley Intersection Mastic Motorcyclist Killed After Slamming Into SUV At Shirley Intersection
Mastic Motorcyclist Killed After Slamming Into SUV At Shirley Intersection A motorcyclist was killed after crashing into an SUV at a Long Island intersection, police announced on Monday, June 22.  Anthony Viola, 44, of Mastic, died after the collision at the intersection of Clyde Road and Hounslow Road in Shirley at approximately 7:20 p.m. on Sunday, June 21, according to Suffolk County Police.  Viola was operating a Ducati motorcycle westbound on Clyde Road when he traveled through a stop sign and struck the driver's side door of a 2023 Kia SUV traveling southbound on Hounslow Road, police said.  He was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, wh…

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Woman Admits Voting In New Jersey AND Pennsylvania During 2024 Election Woman Admits Voting In New Jersey AND Pennsylvania During 2024 Election
Woman Admits Voting In New Jersey AND Pennsylvania During 2024 Election A woman has pleaded guilty to casting ballots in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania during the 2024 presidential election, resolving one of two federal election fraud cases announced by prosecutors last year. Miya Pack, 40,  entered a guilty plea on Monday, June 22, before U.S. District Judge Joshua D. Wolson to one count of voting more than once in a federal election, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Pack was charged by indictment in September 2025 alongside a separate election fraud case involving Bethlehem resident Matthew Laiss. Laiss…

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