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Jillian Pikora

Senior Assistant Managing Editor

jpikora@dailyvoice.com

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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Toddler, Two Others Shot In York Ambush: Fugitive Found Guilty Of Attempted Murder Toddler, Two Others Shot In York Ambush: Fugitive Found Guilty Of Attempted Murder
Toddler, Two Others Shot In York Ambush: Fugitive Found Guilty Of Attempted Murder A York man has been convicted of attempted murder for a 2022 shooting that wounded a 3-year-old and two other people, York County District Attorney Tim Barker announced. Kenell Chisholm, 36, was found guilty by a jury on Friday, June 13, of the following charges: Three counts of Felony Criminal Attempt to Commit Murder. Three counts of Felony Aggravated Assault. Felony Person Not to Possess a Firearm. The shooting happened on the 400 block of East Philadelphia Street in York on December 9, 2022, according to the York City Police Department. Three victims were shot, including a 3-year-old c…

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Skateboarder Killed In Levittown Hit-And-Run; Driver Learns Fate: DA Skateboarder Killed In Levittown Hit-And-Run; Driver Learns Fate: DA
Skateboarder Killed In Levittown Hit-And-Run; Driver Learns Fate: DA A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to 3 to 6 years in state prison for a deadly hit-and-run that killed a Bucks County skateboarder, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, June 18. Tajair Anthony Delbridge, 26, pleaded guilty to accidents involving death or personal injury, hindering apprehension or prosecution, tampering with physical evidence, and criminal solicitation to commit false reports, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said. The crash happened around 10:16 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, when Joel Steven Moreau, 28, was struck and killed while skateboarding along the 1500 b…

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NJ Man Extradited, Arraigned In Murder Of Girlfriend Found Shot In Bensalem Hotel NJ Man Extradited, Arraigned In Murder Of Girlfriend Found Shot In Bensalem Hotel
NJ Man Extradited, Arraigned In Murder Of Girlfriend Found Shot In Bensalem Hotel Orenthia Upshur, 51, has been extradited to Pennsylvania and formally arraigned for the murder of his girlfriend, 49-year-old Maisha Coon, who was found shot to death in a Bensalem hotel room on Jan. 15, 2025, authorities announced Tuesday, June 23. Upshur was transported from a New Jersey prison to Bensalem by the Bucks County Sheriff's Department after waiving extradition. He was arraigned before District Justice Falcone and remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility after being denied bail. He is now charged with Criminal Homicide, Kidnapping, Unlawful Restraint, Weapons Violatio…

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Spring City Dad Shot Dead Outside Home While Daughter Slept Upstairs: DA Spring City Dad Shot Dead Outside Home While Daughter Slept Upstairs: DA
Spring City Dad Shot Dead Outside Home While Daughter Slept Upstairs: DA A Pennsylvania father was executed just steps from his apartment while his daughter slept upstairs — and now the man who pulled the trigger has been found guilty of murder, Chester County prosecutors announced on Friday, June 20. Quinzell “Chucky” Mickey, 41, was convicted of first-degree murder for gunning down 33-year-old William Stafford in the middle of the night on Saturday, April 15, 2023, outside the Park Springs Apartment Community in East Vincent Township. He now faces life in prison. Cold-Blooded Killing Caught On Camera Surveillance footage captured the brutal slaying in chillin…

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Motorcyclist Dies After Slamming Into Ditch In Adams County: Coroner Motorcyclist Dies After Slamming Into Ditch In Adams County: Coroner
Motorcyclist Dies After Slamming Into Ditch In Adams County: Coroner A motorcyclist was killed in a violent single-vehicle crash in Butler Township, Adams County early Monday morning, June 23, emergency dispatchers confirmed. The wreck happened around 4:30 a.m. in the 600 block of Heidlersburg Road near Guernsey Road, authorities said. No other vehicles were involved. Cory Higgs, 34, of Biglerville, was identified as the victim, Adams County Coroner Francis Dutrow announced. He died at the scene from multiple blunt force injuries. His death was ruled accidental. The crash closed Heidlersburg Road (Route 234) between Old Carlisle and Guernsey roads for sever…

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Air Compressor Explosion Kills Man In PA Garage: State Police Air Compressor Explosion Kills Man In PA Garage: State Police
Air Compressor Explosion Kills Man In PA Garage: State Police A man is dead after an air compressor exploded inside a detached garage in Fayette County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, June 23. Firefighters were called to the 400 block of Pleasant View Smock Road in Menallen Township at 9:13 p.m. on Sunday, June 22 for a report of an explosion. Troopers were then alerted around 9:45 p.m., according to the release. William Kim Jesko, 69, was found severely injured inside the garage. Officials say he had been working near the air compressor when, for unknown reasons, it exploded. The blast was powerful enough to blow out the backside of t…

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RV Crash Closes I-476 In Delaware County For 4 Hours, One Seriously Injured: Police RV Crash Closes I-476 In Delaware County For 4 Hours, One Seriously Injured: Police
RV Crash Closes I-476 In Delaware County For 4 Hours, One Seriously Injured: Police A four-vehicle pileup involving an RV shut down I-476 South in Delaware County for hours and sent one woman to the hospital with serious injuries, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, June 23. The collision happened on Sunday, June 22 around 5:50 p.m. at mile marker 2.3 in Nether Providence Township, according to Trooper Paul Holdefer. It involved two sedans, a pickup truck, and a recreational vehicle. Emergency responders shut down I-476 South at Exit 3 and rerouted traffic onto the northbound lanes as they worked to clear the crash. The highway remained closed for roughly four h…

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Infant Found In Backseat As Drunk Woman Pulled Over In Westbury: Police Infant Found In Backseat As Drunk Woman Pulled Over In Westbury: Police
Infant Found In Backseat As Drunk Woman Pulled Over In Westbury: Police A Westbury woman is accused of driving drunk with an infant in her car, Nassau County Police announced on Monday, June 23. Michelle Lopez, 22, was arrested after officers spotted her 2013 Honda Civic driving without a front license plate northbound on Merrick Avenue near Stewart Avenue just before midnight on Sunday, June 22, according to police. Officers pulled her over around 11:55 p.m. and found she had slurred speech, watery eyes, and the smell of alcohol on her breath. She failed standardized field sobriety tests and was taken into custody, police said. In the backseat was a 3-month-o…

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Sedan Slams Parked Car, Flees Cops In Bethlehem: PA State Police Sedan Slams Parked Car, Flees Cops In Bethlehem: PA State Police
Sedan Slams Parked Car, Flees Cops In Bethlehem: PA State Police A dark sedan slammed into a parked car before fleeing from state police in Bethlehem, authorities said in a release issued on Monday, June 23. Troopers from Pennsylvania State Police Bethlehem Station said they spotted the vehicle striking a parked car near Adams Street and East 4th Street around 1:58 a.m. on Saturday, June 21. When troopers tried to stop the driver, the sedan sped off. A short pursuit followed, but the troopers lost sight of the fleeing vehicle, officials said. Investigators are now asking for the public's help in identifying the driver or the vehicle. Anyone with inform…

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Suicide By Cop: US Coast Guard Vet Killed In Police Shooting, Coroner Rules Suicide By Cop: US Coast Guard Vet Killed In Police Shooting, Coroner Rules
Suicide By Cop: US Coast Guard Vet Killed In Police Shooting, Coroner Rules A US Coast Guard Veteran who pointed a rifle at police and was fatally shot in South Whitehall Township staged the encounter in an effort to die by “suicide by cop,” officials confirmed on Friday, June 20. Gary J. Moyer, 73, was killed by South Whitehall Township police after he advanced toward officers while holding a rifle and ignored repeated commands to drop the weapon, according to a detailed report released by Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan. The shooting happened around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28 in the 100 block of North 38th Street. Moyer had placed a 911 c…

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