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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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Police & Fire
Two Cyclists Seriously Hurt In Separate Lancaster Crashes: Police Two Cyclists Seriously Hurt In Separate Lancaster Crashes: Police
Two Cyclists Seriously Hurt In Separate Lancaster Crashes: Police Two cyclists were hospitalized after being hit by vehicles in two separate crashes in Lancaster City on Saturday, April 5, authorities announced. The first collision happened around 8:30 p.m. at the intersection of E. Chestnut and N. Shippen streets, Lancaster City police said in a release issued on Monday, April 7. Officers found an adult male cyclist unresponsive and suffering a serious head injury. Bystanders rendered aid before first responders arrived and rushed him to the hospital, according to police. His condition is currently unknown, but he sustained significant trauma. Investigat…

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Lifestyle
Ali Velshi To Headline Powerful Conversation On America's Future In Montco Ali Velshi To Headline Powerful Conversation On America's Future In Montco
Ali Velshi To Headline Powerful Conversation On America's Future In Montco Two of the nation's most celebrated journalists are joining forces to tackle America’s political divide — and they’re doing it live in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, according to a news release on Monday, April 7. MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi and Philadelphia broadcasting legend Pat Ciarrocchi will headline an evening of powerful conversation at Rosemont College in Bryn Mawr on Monday, May 19, organizers announced. The event, America, The Media & Small Acts of Courage, is the signature fundraiser for Main Line School Night, a nonprofit that has fueled lifelong learning in the Philadelphia suburbs …

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$750K Stolen From Family, Friends In Financial Scam: Berks DA $750K Stolen From Family, Friends In Financial Scam: Berks DA
$750K Stolen From Family, Friends In Financial Scam: Berks DA A Berks County man is accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from family and friends over the course of more than a decade, authorities announced on Monday, April 7. Santiago J. Torres, 41, of Sinking Spring, has been charged with 17 counts of Felony Theft by Deception, 11 counts of Felony Identity Theft, 11 counts of Felony Forgery, and seven counts of Felony Access Device Used to Obtain or Attempt to Obtain Property, according to Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams. Detectives launched an investigation in August 2024 after multiple victims came forward with concer…

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Child Pornography, Burglary Charges Lead To Arrest Of Harrisburg's Gerald Brown Child Pornography, Burglary Charges Lead To Arrest Of Harrisburg's Gerald Brown
Child Pornography, Burglary Charges Lead To Arrest Of Harrisburg's Gerald Brown A 73-year-old Harrisburg man has been arrested on child pornography, burglary, and other sex crime charges, authorities announced. Gerald Brown was taken into custody by the Harrisburg Bureau of Police on Monday, April 7, 2025, after investigators uncovered a large cache of pornographic material he allegedly created and collected, much of it involving unsuspecting minors. Brown has been charged with the following: Four counts of Felony Dissemination of Photo/Film of Child Sex Acts. Five counts of Felony Child Sexual Abuse Material. Three counts of Felony Photographing/Filming/Depicting Se…

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Pedestrian Killed In Crash In Allentown: Coroner Pedestrian Killed In Crash In Allentown: Coroner
Pedestrian Killed In Crash In Allentown: Coroner A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a vehicle in Allentown early Monday, April 7, authorities announced. The woman was hit around 5:30 a.m. in the area of Franklin and Hamilton Streets, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. She was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, where she was pronounced dead at 9:29 a.m. An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday, April 9 to determine her official cause of death. Her identity has been confirmed, but officials are withholding her name pending family notification and confirmation of her home address. The Allentown Police D…

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Search Underway For Family Of 78-Year-Old Man Found Dead At Berks Nursing Home: Coroner Search Underway For Family Of 78-Year-Old Man Found Dead At Berks Nursing Home: Coroner
Search Underway For Family Of 78-Year-Old Man Found Dead At Berks Nursing Home: Coroner A search is underway for the family of a man found dead at a Berks County nursing home, officials announced on Monday, April 7. Barry L. Manning, 78, died of natural causes at Sinking Spring Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, where he had been living since August 2023, according to Deputy Coroner Jonn M. Hollenbach. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Berks County Coroner’s Office at 610-478-3280.

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Patient Bites Hospital Security Officer At Penn State Holy Spirit: Police Patient Bites Hospital Security Officer At Penn State Holy Spirit: Police
Patient Bites Hospital Security Officer At Penn State Holy Spirit: Police A woman is accused of biting a security officer at Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital in East Pennsboro Township, authorities announced on Monday, April 7. Julia Edythe McCann, 20, of Camp Hill, was charged after the March 4, 2024 incident on North 21st Street, according to East Pennsboro Township Police. The attack happened around 6:30 p.m. when McCann, who was a patient at the hospital, bit a security officer on the wrist, puncturing his skin and causing bleeding, police detailed in a release. McCann admitted to biting the officer, saying she "did not like the way she was touched" while bei…

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Woman Killed When Car Overturns In Pocono Mountain Region: Police Woman Killed When Car Overturns In Pocono Mountain Region: Police
Woman Killed When Car Overturns In Pocono Mountain Region: Police A Cresco woman was killed when her car overturned along a curve in Barrett Township, Pocono Mountain Regional Police announced on Monday, April 7. Linda Knecht, 63, was driving a 2007 Chevy Malibu when she failed to negotiate a curve on State Route 447 near Gravel Road around 7:17 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, police said. Her vehicle overturned, ejecting her from the car, authorities detailed. Knecht was pronounced dead at the scene. The Barrett Township Fire Department, Pocono Mountain Regional EMS, and the Monroe County Coroner’s Office assisted at the scene. The investigation into the cr…

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Shelter-In-Place Issued After Man Threatens To Shoot Visitors At Doylestown Home: Police Shelter-In-Place Issued After Man Threatens To Shoot Visitors At Doylestown Home: Police
Shelter-In-Place Issued After Man Threatens To Shoot Visitors At Doylestown Home: Police A man was taken into custody after allegedly threatening to shoot people inside his Doylestown home, prompting a shelter-in-place order, authorities announced on Monday, April 7. Andrew Joshua Webster, 56, of Doylestown, was arrested following the incident on Broadale Road around 2:55 p.m. on Sunday, April 6, according to Central Bucks Regional Police. Webster reportedly threatened to use a firearm against a victim and several visitors inside his residence. Fearing for their safety, the visitors fled and called police, knowing Webster had access to guns inside his bedroom, investigators sai…

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Cold Case: Human Remains Found On Island In Susquehanna River, PA State Police Say Cold Case: Human Remains Found On Island In Susquehanna River, PA State Police Say
Cold Case: Human Remains Found On Island In Susquehanna River, PA State Police Say A cold case is heating up as Pennsylvania State Police work with the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office to identify human remains discovered nearly 40 years ago on Weise Island, officials announced on Monday, April 7. The remains were located on Tuesday, March 18, 1986, on the island in the Susquehanna River, according to a release from PSP Lancaster. Investigators believe the deceased was an African American man between 20 and 40 years old, standing about 6-foot-1 and weighing around 190 pounds. At the time he was found, the man was wearing size 11.5 New Balance sneakers, blue jeans with a …

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