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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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Man Shot Dead In Northeast Philly Basement: Arrest Made Months Later, Police Say Man Shot Dead In Northeast Philly Basement: Arrest Made Months Later, Police Say
Man Shot Dead In Northeast Philly Basement: Arrest Made Months Later, Police Say A man was found shot to death on the basement floor of a home in Northeast Philadelphia, and now, months later, an arrest has been made, authorities announced. Scott M. Schultz, 45, was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the forehead on the 1300 block of Sellers Street at 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, Philadelphia Police said on Monday, June 23, 2025. He was pronounced dead by medics at 9:12 a.m. A .45 caliber shell casing was recovered at the scene. The Northeast Philadelphia resident lived on Hartel Avenue. Investigators classified his death as a homicide and launched an inves…

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Woman, 66, Missing From Long Island May Be Headed To Church Or Juice Bar: Police Woman, 66, Missing From Long Island May Be Headed To Church Or Juice Bar: Police
Woman, 66, Missing From Long Island May Be Headed To Church Or Juice Bar: Police A 66-year-old woman has been reported missing in Valley Stream, Nassau County Police said. Lisa Bieri was last seen on Sunday, June 22 around 7 a.m. on West Valley Stream Boulevard, according to the Missing Persons Squad. Police say she was reported missing the following evening, on Monday, June 23 at 6:54 p.m. Bieri is described as white, 5 feet 4 inches tall, 120 pounds, with gray hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a blue top and a gray skirt. Detectives believe she may have been heading to a local church or juice bar, according to the department. Anyone with information is u…

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Tree Trimmer Crushed After 30-Foot Fall On Long Island Job, Police Say Tree Trimmer Crushed After 30-Foot Fall On Long Island Job, Police Say
Tree Trimmer Crushed After 30-Foot Fall On Long Island Job, Police Say A tree trimmer was crushed to death in a gruesome fall while working high above the ground on Long Island, police announced on Tuesday, June 24. The 32-year-old was perched about 30 feet in the air, cutting branches on Woodstock Court in Muttontown, when both the limb he was standing on and its supporting limb suddenly snapped at around 4:15 p.m., on Monday, June 23, according to Nassau County detectives. He plummeted to the ground and suffered devastating injuries. A Nassau County Police Department medic pronounced him dead at the scene. Detectives with the Homicide Squad are investigatin…

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Police & Fire
4, 6-Year-Olds Injured When 16-Year-Old Rolls ATV: PSP Chambersburg 4, 6-Year-Olds Injured When 16-Year-Old Rolls ATV: PSP Chambersburg
4, 6-Year-Olds Injured When 16-Year-Old Rolls ATV: PSP Chambersburg Two young children were seriously injured when a 16-year-old flipped an ATV on a Franklin County back road, Pennsylvania State Police in Chambersburg said in a release on Thursday, June 19. The crash happened around 4:10 p.m. on the 11300 block of Punch Bowl Road in Montgomery Township, according to the release. The teen was driving a Polaris Sportsman 450 eastbound when he failed to safely navigate a right-hand curve. The ATV rolled onto its side and then its roof, trapping all three Chambersburg riders underneath. A 4-year-old boy suffered minor injuries while a 6-year-old passenger was …

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Police & Fire
Suffolk County Legislator Stalked Outside His Kings Park Home: Police Suffolk County Legislator Stalked Outside His Kings Park Home: Police
Suffolk County Legislator Stalked Outside His Kings Park Home: Police A Suffolk County legislator and retired detective was stalked outside his Northport home by a man who repeatedly showed up in a pickup truck to intimidate his family, authorities said. Joshua Smith, 47, of Kings Park, was arrested on Indian Head Road at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Monday, June 23, 2025, according to Suffolk County Police. Between Sunday, June 16 and Tuesday, June 18, Smith allegedly parked a white 1989 Chevrolet pickup truck in Legislator Robert Trotta’s driveway multiple times and revved the engine, police said. Trotta reported the unsettling activity to police on Wednesday…

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Politics
Man Threatened To Assassinate Kamala Harris On TikTok: Feds Man Threatened To Assassinate Kamala Harris On TikTok: Feds
Man Threatened To Assassinate Kamala Harris On TikTok: Feds A Pennsylvania man is accused of threatening to assassinate a former presidential candidate in a series of disturbing TikTok comments, federal authorities announced on Monday, June 23. Steven Hartford, 37, of Shippensburg, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday, June 18, for repeatedly posting violent threats under the username “thealex13one13,” according to Acting U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus. The threats began on July 21, 2024, after a media outlet posted a 17-second video of the female political figure with a caption asking if she might be the next Democratic nominee, the inve…

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Weather
28K+ Without Power As Extreme Heat Wave Scorches Pennsylvania 28K+ Without Power As Extreme Heat Wave Scorches Pennsylvania
28K+ Without Power As Extreme Heat Wave Scorches Pennsylvania Blistering temperatures and busted substations are pushing Pennsylvania's electric grid to the brink. Over 28,000 customers across the state were left in the dark Monday, June 23, as oppressive heat surged into the region, compounding recovery efforts from Thursday night's severe storms, utility companies said. Littlestown Blackout: Substation Failure Leaves 65% Without Power In Adams County, more than 2,500 First Energy customers are without power after a “major equipment failure” at a Met-Ed substation, according to a statement from Adams Electric Cooperative, Inc. That failure also disru…

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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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