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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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Three Injured In Fiery Head-On Crash On Nassau Expressway: Police Three Injured In Fiery Head-On Crash On Nassau Expressway: Police
Three Injured In Fiery Head-On Crash On Nassau Expressway: Police A head-on crash sparked a car fire and sent three people to the hospital early Sunday morning in Inwood, according to Nassau County Police. The collision happened between a 2012 Sprinter van and a 2016 Honda sedan at Nassau Expressway and Burnside Avenue at 4:18 a.m. on Sunday, July 27, police said in a release from the Fourth Squad. The Sprinter van was heading north on the expressway with one person inside, detectives explained. That occupant was transported by the Inwood Fire Department to a nearby hospital with non-serious injuries. The Honda, which was traveling southbound, had three …

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ARSON: Freeport Woman Sets Bedroom On Fire During Landlord-Tenant Dispute, Police Say ARSON: Freeport Woman Sets Bedroom On Fire During Landlord-Tenant Dispute, Police Say
Arson: Freeport Woman Sets Bedroom On Fire During Landlord-Tenant Dispute, Police Say A Freeport woman is accused of setting a bedroom on fire during a landlord-tenant dispute, Nassau County Police announced on Sunday, July 27. Bridget Hay, 54, allegedly started the fire in front of a victim’s bedroom at a home on Agnes Avenue in Freeport around 9:40 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, according to Arson Bomb Squad Detectives. A 32-year-old male victim reportedly extinguished the fire and called police. A second man, age 47, was also inside the home. No injuries were reported. Hay was taken into custody at the scene without incident. She is charged with Arson in the Second Degree. …

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Impaired Driver Hits Pedestrian Crossing Near LIE, Injures Him In Medford: Police Impaired Driver Hits Pedestrian Crossing Near LIE, Injures Him In Medford: Police
Impaired Driver Hits Pedestrian Crossing Near LIE, Injures Him In Medford: Police A pedestrian was seriously hurt when a Long Island woman allegedly struck him while driving impaired near the Long Island Expressway, Suffolk County police announced on Sunday, July 27. The crash happened just after 12:30 a.m. on Express Drive South near Exit 64 in Medford, according to the release. Tia Gardner, 26, of Mastic, was heading east in a 2024 Hyundai Kona when she hit a man attempting to cross the roadway on foot, police said. The pedestrian, who has not been identified pending next-of-kin notification, was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries. Sixth P…

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Mistress Speaks From Prison In Hulu Doc About PA Dentist Who Killed His Wife For $4.8M Mistress Speaks From Prison In Hulu Doc About PA Dentist Who Killed His Wife For $4.8M
Mistress Speaks From Prison In Hulu Doc About PA Dentist Who Killed His Wife For $4.8M The longtime mistress of a Pennsylvania dentist who gunned down his wife during an African safari is breaking her silence from prison in Hulu’s new docuseries, "Trophy Wife: Murder on Safari." Lori Milliron, 67, was convicted of being an accessory after the fact in the murder of Bianca Rudolph, who was shot in the chest by her husband, Larry Rudolph, during a hunting trip in Zambia on Oct. 11, 2016, federal prosecutors said. In the three-part Hulu series, Milliron maintains she had no involvement in the murder. “There was no ultimatum. Why would I wait 15 years to give him an ultimatum? It…

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Bhutanese Community Mourns 9-Year-Old Girl Killed At Hersheypark Bhutanese Community Mourns 9-Year-Old Girl Killed At Hersheypark
Bhutanese Community Mourns 9-Year-Old Girl Killed At Hersheypark The Bhutanese community in Harrisburg is grieving the loss of a 9-year-old girl who died after being pulled from the wave pool at Hersheypark on Thursday, July 24. Tilak Niroula, chairman of the Board for the Bhutanese Community in Harrisburg, confirmed the girl was a member of their close-knit community. In a heartfelt statement, he said the girl was “full of promise, innocence, and joy — a light in the lives of all who knew her. “Her sudden and tragic departure has left a deep void in our hearts and in the community she was so warmly a part of,” Niroula said. “Our entire community is grie…

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Bicyclist Killed In Lititz Crash Was Recently Resentenced In DUI Bike Case: Court Docs Bicyclist Killed In Lititz Crash Was Recently Resentenced In DUI Bike Case: Court Docs
Bicyclist Killed In Lititz Crash Was Recently Resentenced In DUI Bike Case: Court Docs A man killed while riding his bike in Warwick Township had a criminal history involving drug-related bike DUIs, according to court records and the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. Christian Scott Noto, 24, of Ephrata, died after he was struck by a vehicle while biking near Shirley Lane and Rothsville Road on Wednesday, July 24, the coroner’s office said. He was pronounced dead at 5:50 p.m. at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital. An investigator responded at 6:39 p.m. and observed Noto deceased in the trauma bay. His body was taken to the Lancaster County Forensic Center for an autops…

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Massachusetts Native Killed In Crash Into Lampeter Yard: Coroner Massachusetts Native Killed In Crash Into Lampeter Yard: Coroner
Massachusetts Native Killed In Crash Into Lampeter Yard: Coroner A Massachusetts native driver was killed after veering off a roadway in Pennsylvania — crashing into a yard in Lancaster County, the coroner announced on Friday, July 25. Edward Roberts Jr., 39, of Middletown originally from Holyoke, Massachusetts, was identified as the victim by the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. Emergency responders were called to the area of 2316 Old Philadelphia Pike in East Lampeter Township at 1:11 a.m. Friday for a two-vehicle crash, officials said. When a coroner investigator arrived, they found Roberts deceased in a yard near the scene. He was pronoun…

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SUV Nearly Hits Children In Columbia Crosswalk; Police Seek Driver SUV Nearly Hits Children In Columbia Crosswalk; Police Seek Driver
SUV Nearly Hits Children In Columbia Crosswalk; Police Seek Driver A red Toyota SUV barreled through a crosswalk as young children were walking across a Columbia street, police announced on Friday, July 25. The vehicle drove through the intersection of Fourth and Locust streets in Columbia, Lancaster County around 10:27 a.m. on Tuesday, July 22, while two adults and several children were crossing the road, according to the Columbia Borough Police Department. The driver’s actions “placed the pedestrians’ safety at risk,” police said in the release. Have information? Contact Columbia Borough PD at 717-684-7735 or email drumr@columbiapd.org to assist with id…

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Nurse Impersonator With 20 Fake Names Stole Meds Across Multiple States—Including New Jersey Nurse Impersonator With 20 Fake Names Stole Meds Across Multiple States—Including New Jersey
Nurse Impersonator With 20 Fake Names Stole Meds Across Multiple States—Including New Jersey A woman accused of posing as a nurse under 20 fake names and stealing prescription drugs from health care facilities across Pennsylvania and other states is now at the center of a growing criminal investigation — and police say they don’t even know who she really is. The woman has been charged under the name Shannon Nicole Womack, 39, but Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, July 25, that they are now seeking the public’s help in positively identifying her true legal name. Investigators have uncovered additional false identities since her April 2025 arrest, prompting police to rele…

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NY Man Who Posed As Fed To Steal Gold Bars From Ephrata Woman Waives Hearing: Police NY Man Who Posed As Fed To Steal Gold Bars From Ephrata Woman Waives Hearing: Police
NY Man Who Posed As Fed To Steal Gold Bars From Ephrata Woman Waives Hearing: Police A New York man charged with stealing more than half a million dollars in gold bars from a Lancaster County woman by posing as a federal agent has waived his preliminary hearing, authorities announced. Zhong Ren, 44, of Brooklyn, waived the hearing on Thursday, July 18 before Magisterial District Judge Torrey Landis, according to Ephrata Borough police and court records. Ren is accused of conspiring with others to steal $555,892 worth of gold bars from the home of an elderly woman on the 200 block of Linda Terrace in Ephrata. The theft happened on the afternoon of April 18, investigators sai…

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