Jillian Pikora

Deputy Managing Editor

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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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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Breaking News
3-Year-Old Killed Days Before Birthday; Pregnant Woman, Boy Hurt In PA E-Bike Fire: Reports 3-Year-Old Killed Days Before Birthday; Pregnant Woman, Boy Hurt In PA E-Bike Fire: Reports 3-Year-Old Killed Days Before Birthday; Pregnant Woman, Boy Hurt In PA E-Bike Fire: Reports
3-Year-Old Killed Days Before Birthday; Pregnant Woman, Boy Hurt In PA E-Bike Fire: Reports A 3-year-old girl just days away from celebrating her fourth birthday was killed when an e-bike battery sparked a fire inside a Pennsylvania rowhome early Sunday morning, Oct. 11, leaving a pregnant woman, a young boy, and another woman hospitalized, according to fire officials and media reports. The fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. in the 3300 block of D Street in Philadelphia's Fairhill neighborhood, where firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the second floor of a two-story rowhome, the Philadelphia Fire Department said. Firefighters rescued the 3-year-old g…

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by Jillian Pikora
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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PA Man, 22, Killed In Shooting After Delaware State University Homecoming: Police PA Man, 22, Killed In Shooting After Delaware State University Homecoming: Police PA Man, 22, Killed In Shooting After Delaware State University Homecoming: Police
PA Man, 22, Killed In Shooting After Delaware State University Homecoming: Police A 22-year-old man was killed, and another man was wounded when gunfire erupted amid crowds of thousands following Delaware State University's homecoming celebrations Saturday night, Oct. 10, police said. The fatal shooting happened around 9:19 p.m. in the Dover Commons shopping center parking lot in the 1200 block of North DuPont Highway in Dover, Delaware, according to a release from the Dover Police Department issued Sunday, Oct. 11. The man killed was identified as Nasir Cox, 22, of Philadelphia, police said. A 21-year-old man was also shot in his upper body and remained hospitalized in…

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by Jillian Pikora
Downingtown, PA
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PA Monkey Torture Ring Member Sentenced For 'Agonizing' Abuse Videos As Another Awaits Fate PA Monkey Torture Ring Member Sentenced For 'Agonizing' Abuse Videos As Another Awaits Fate PA Monkey Torture Ring Member Sentenced For 'Agonizing' Abuse Videos As Another Awaits Fate
PA Monkey Torture Ring Member Sentenced For 'Agonizing' Abuse Videos As Another Awaits Fate A member of an online monkey torture ring involving a Pennsylvania man who collected money to fund videos depicting the mutilation of baby monkeys has been sentenced to federal prison, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Friday, Oct. 9. Amanda Leigh Fourez, of Catlin, Illinois, was sentenced Thursday, Oct. 8, to 31 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for distributing and conspiring to create so-called "animal crush" videos, according to federal prosecutors. Fourez was a member of online groups that included Joseph Garrett Buckland, of Mount Pleasant, Penns…

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by Jillian Pikora
Abington, PA
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Abington Army Veteran, SEPTA Bus Driver Gunned Down On Route, Killer Sentenced Abington Army Veteran, SEPTA Bus Driver Gunned Down On Route, Killer Sentenced Abington Army Veteran, SEPTA Bus Driver Gunned Down On Route, Killer Sentenced
Abington Army Veteran, SEPTA Bus Driver Gunned Down On Route, Killer Sentenced A 24-year-old Philadelphia woman who shot and killed a U.S. Army veteran while he was driving a SEPTA bus has been sentenced nearly three years after the murder that left a family grieving and prompted calls for stronger protections for public transit workers. Zhontay Capers was sentenced to 32½ to 67 years in state prison on Friday, Oct. 9, for the Oct. 26, 2023, murder of Bernard Nicholas Gribbin, 48, of Abington, Pennsylvania, according to Philadelphia County court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Saturday, Oct. 10. Gribbin, a 12-year SEPTA employee and Army combat veteran originally…

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by Jillian Pikora
Harrisburg, PA
Your Community
The Time is Now for PA to Have a Clear AI Education Policy: Op-Ed The Time is Now for PA to Have a Clear AI Education Policy: Op-Ed The Time is Now for PA to Have a Clear AI Education Policy: Op-Ed
The Time is Now for PA to Have a Clear AI Education Policy: Op-Ed Artificial intelligence conjures up many feelings. For some, AI technology is a doomsday scenario: killer robots, job loss, and data centers. Yet for others, it’s the promise of utopia: cures for cancer, safer communities, and an economic boom. Call me a skeptic about AI ushering in a future free from irreversible medical issues and a simpler life where people want for nothing. But for the sake of argument, let’s assume that those goals are achievable. Seemingly incurable diseases will not be defeated by AI unless there are researchers and medical professionals who can use this tool to unde…

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by Rep. Peter Schweyer
Lykens Valley, PA
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24-Year-Old Woman Killed In Airborne Crash Was Driving Home From Friend's Wedding Rehearsal 24-Year-Old Woman Killed In Airborne Crash Was Driving Home From Friend's Wedding Rehearsal 24-Year-Old Woman Killed In Airborne Crash Was Driving Home From Friend's Wedding Rehearsal
24-Year-Old Woman Killed In Airborne Crash Was Driving Home From Friend's Wedding Rehearsal A 24-year-old Pennsylvania woman was driving home from a friend's wedding rehearsal when her car went airborne over an embankment and overturned in a crash that killed her, her family and authorities said. The woman was identified as Callie Elise Espigh of Lewistown, according to the Cumberland County Coroner's Office and her family. Espigh died from multiple traumatic injuries after the late-night crash on US Route 322 in Watts Township, Perry County, the coroner said. She was taken to a hospital in Cumberland County, where she died Sunday, Oct. 4. Her death was ruled accidental. Espigh'…

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by Jillian Pikora
Kerhonkson-Accord, NY
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Kerhonkson Man Murdered, Dismembered PA Ex-GF After Breakup, Dumped Her Body Parts In NY: DA Kerhonkson Man Murdered, Dismembered PA Ex-GF After Breakup, Dumped Her Body Parts In NY: DA Kerhonkson Man Murdered, Dismembered PA Ex-GF After Breakup, Dumped Her Body Parts In NY: DA
Kerhonkson Man Murdered, Dismembered PA Ex-GF After Breakup, Dumped Her Body Parts In NY: DA A 44-year-old Pennsylvania native, grandmother, and nursing assistant was murdered and dismembered by her ex-boyfriend after ending their relationship, with her killer attempting to dispose of her body parts before police intervened, authorities announced. Damon Foy, 50, of Kerhonkson, New York, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Alberta Dale, 44, originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Ulster County Court on Wednesday, Oct. 7, according to a release from the Ulster County District Attorney's Office issued Thursday, Oct. 8. Foy murdered Dale sometime between Sunday, M…

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by Jillian Pikora
Harrisburg, PA
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Man Kills Ex-GF's New BF, Holds Her, 4 Kids Hostage, Shoots Self After Harrisburg Chase: DA Man Kills Ex-GF's New BF, Holds Her, 4 Kids Hostage, Shoots Self After Harrisburg Chase: DA Man Kills Ex-GF's New BF, Holds Her, 4 Kids Hostage, Shoots Self After Harrisburg Chase: DA
Man Kills Ex-GF's New BF, Holds Her, 4 Kids Hostage, Shoots Self After Harrisburg Chase: DA A 29-year-old Pennsylvania man shot and killed his ex-girlfriend's current boyfriend, held her and her four children hostage, then shot himself in the head with a 9mm Glock after leading state police on a multi-county chase on Saturday, Oct. 10, authorities said. Tobias John-Allen Click, of Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, broke into a home in the 400 block of Aaron Lane in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, shortly after 6 a.m. and fatally shot Ernesto Rodriguez, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. The woman, who previously dated Click and was now in a…

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by Jillian Pikora
Harrisburg, PA
Breaking News
Coroner Called After Fatal Harrisburg House Fire Reportedly Started By Space Heater Coroner Called After Fatal Harrisburg House Fire Reportedly Started By Space Heater Coroner Called After Fatal Harrisburg House Fire Reportedly Started By Space Heater
Coroner Called After Fatal Harrisburg House Fire Reportedly Started By Space Heater At least one person was killed in a house fire in Pennsylvania that reportedly started with a space heater in a bedroom on Saturday morning, Oct. 10, according to emergency dispatch reports. The fire broke out around 7:05 a.m. at a home in the 2900 block of Green Street, Harrisburg, according to Dauphin County dispatch logs. The initial 911 caller reported that the fire started from a space heater in a bedroom and that a woman was the only person still inside the home, according to dispatch records. Firefighters responded to the scene, where Harrisburg police and the Dauphin County Coroner…

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by Jillian Pikora
Freeport, NY
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Freeport Mom Drove Drunk With 10-Year-Old Daughter In Car: Police Freeport Mom Drove Drunk With 10-Year-Old Daughter In Car: Police Freeport Mom Drove Drunk With 10-Year-Old Daughter In Car: Police
Freeport Mom Drove Drunk With 10-Year-Old Daughter In Car: Police A New York mother was arrested for allegedly driving drunk with her 10-year-old daughter in the car during a late-night traffic stop, police announced on Saturday, Oct. 10. Zaneta Lachapelle, 43, of Freeport, Long Island, was arrested at approximately 10:10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Officers stopped a 2015 Nissan near the intersection of North Grove Street and Lena Avenue in Freeport for a vehicle and traffic law violation, police said. Lachapelle was behind the wheel, and her 10-year-old daughter was a passenger, investigators said. During …

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