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.

Jillian Pikora's Contributions

Lancaster, PA
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Mom Sped Away After Son's Planned Lancaster Ambush; Teen Sentenced Mom Sped Away After Son's Planned Lancaster Ambush; Teen Sentenced Mom Sped Away After Son's Planned Lancaster Ambush; Teen Sentenced
Mom Sped Away After Son's Planned Lancaster Ambush; Teen Sentenced A mother accused of driving the getaway car after her teenage son opened fire in a planned ambush is still awaiting trial, while her son has now been sentenced to state prison, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 1. Amari Poole, now 17, of the first block of West New Street, was sentenced by Lancaster County Judge Jeffery Conrad after pleading guilty on Sept. 23 to attempted criminal homicide, carrying a firearm without a license, possessing a firearm as a minor, and possessing a prohibited firearm, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Poole was 15 when he and W…

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Manhasset, NY
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Skeletal Human Remains Found In Wooded Area Of Manhasset Park: Police Skeletal Human Remains Found In Wooded Area Of Manhasset Park: Police Skeletal Human Remains Found In Wooded Area Of Manhasset Park: Police
Skeletal Human Remains Found In Wooded Area Of Manhasset Park: Police Skeletal human remains were discovered in a wooded area of a Long Island park Thursday evening, Oct. 1, prompting a homicide investigation. The remains were found at Plandome Pond Park, located at 192 Lindberg St. in Manhasset, at approximately 5:44 p.m., according to the Nassau County Police Department. Nassau County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the discovery as an undetermined death. Police did not immediately release any information about the identity of the person, how long the remains may have been at the park, or the circumstances surrounding the death. The inv…

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Bethlehem, PA
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Woman Sentenced For Voting In New Jersey AND Pennsylvania During The 2024 Election Woman Sentenced For Voting In New Jersey AND Pennsylvania During The 2024 Election Woman Sentenced For Voting In New Jersey AND Pennsylvania During The 2024 Election
Woman Sentenced For Voting In New Jersey AND Pennsylvania During The 2024 Election A Philadelphia woman who admitted casting ballots in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania during the 2024 presidential election has been sentenced, bringing the second of two federal election fraud cases announced by prosecutors in 2025 to a close. Miya Pack, 40, was sentenced Thursday, Oct. 1, to three years of probation and 75 hours of community service by U.S. District Judge Joshua D. Wolson after pleading guilty in June to one count of voting more than once in a federal election, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Pack was charged by indictment…

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Lykens Valley, PA
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81-Year-Old Man Killed In Pennsylvania House Explosion ID'd 81-Year-Old Man Killed In Pennsylvania House Explosion ID'd 81-Year-Old Man Killed In Pennsylvania House Explosion ID'd
81-Year-Old Man Killed In Pennsylvania House Explosion ID'd An 81-year-old man killed when his Pennsylvania home exploded has been identified, authorities announced. Roy Daniels died in the explosion at his home in the 100 block of Juniata Parkway East in Howe Township early Wednesday, Sept. 30, according to the Perry County Coroner's Office. Daniels was the sole occupant of the home. Pennsylvania State Police were dispatched to the property at approximately 5:30 a.m. for a report of a house explosion. The coroner's office was later called to the scene for one person, and Daniels' body was recovered from the debris. An autopsy determined Daniels …

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Ephrata, PA
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83-Year-Old Woman Seriously Hurt In Ephrata Hit-Run; Maryland Driver Charged: Police 83-Year-Old Woman Seriously Hurt In Ephrata Hit-Run; Maryland Driver Charged: Police 83-Year-Old Woman Seriously Hurt In Ephrata Hit-Run; Maryland Driver Charged: Police
83-Year-Old Woman Seriously Hurt In Ephrata Hit-Run; Maryland Driver Charged: Police An 83-year-old woman was seriously injured when a pickup truck struck her and fled in Pennsylvania, leading police to a Maryland driver hours later, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 1. The crash happened in the 100 block of South Reading Road in Ephrata at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29, according to Ephrata Police. The woman was walking south along South Reading Road when a dark-colored pickup truck traveling in the same direction struck her, police said. The driver continued from the scene without stopping, according to police. The Lancaster County Crash Team respon…

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Lancaster, PA
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Teen Who Asked 'Do You Want To Die?' Before Shooting Boy In Face Sentenced In Lancaster Teen Who Asked 'Do You Want To Die?' Before Shooting Boy In Face Sentenced In Lancaster Teen Who Asked 'Do You Want To Die?' Before Shooting Boy In Face Sentenced In Lancaster
Teen Who Asked 'Do You Want To Die?' Before Shooting Boy In Face Sentenced In Lancaster A teenager who asked another boy, “do you want to die,” moments before shooting him in the face near a city park has been sentenced after pleading guilty to attempted homicide, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 1. Jay-Quan Edward Williams, 17, of the 300 block of East Liberty Street, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Sept. 24, to attempted criminal homicide, two counts of aggravated assault, and charges of recklessly endangering another person, possession of a firearm by a minor, firearms not to be carried without a license, and persons not to possess a firearm, according to the Lancaster Co…

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Norristown, PA
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13-Year-Old Charged With Murder After Friend, 16, Fatally Shot In Face In Norristown 13-Year-Old Charged With Murder After Friend, 16, Fatally Shot In Face In Norristown 13-Year-Old Charged With Murder After Friend, 16, Fatally Shot In Face In Norristown
13-Year-Old Charged With Murder After Friend, 16, Fatally Shot In Face In Norristown A 13-year-old Pennsylvania child has been charged with murder after his 16-year-old friend was fatally shot in the face with a stolen handgun, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 1. William Boyd, 16, was found dead inside a home in the 800 block of Arch Street in Norristown after police and Montgomery County sheriff's deputies were called for a shooting at 10:28 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele. An autopsy determined Boyd died from a single gunshot wound to the head, and his death was ruled a homicide, according to forensic path…

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Myerstown, PA
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Fake Federal Agents Steal $6.5M; Possible Myerstown Victim Sought: PA Police Fake Federal Agents Steal $6.5M; Possible Myerstown Victim Sought: PA Police Fake Federal Agents Steal $6.5M; Possible Myerstown Victim Sought: PA Police
Fake Federal Agents Steal $6.5M; Possible Myerstown Victim Sought: PA Police Scammers posing as federal agents have stolen approximately $6.5 million from victims across the country, Pennsylvania State Police said. Investigators have now identified an 87-year-old woman who reported handing over $1.5 million in gold. The newly identified victim, from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, confirmed meeting a suspect traveling in the Honda linked to the investigation on Friday, Aug. 28, according to an update shared on Thursday, Oct. 1. Police announced the $6.5 million nationwide total on Friday, Sept. 25, identifying victims in Maryland and Washington State. The latest update…

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Boiling Springs-Mount Holly Springs, PA
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18-Year-Old Boiling Springs Motorcyclist Killed In Route 74 Crash ID'd By Coroner 18-Year-Old Boiling Springs Motorcyclist Killed In Route 74 Crash ID'd By Coroner 18-Year-Old Boiling Springs Motorcyclist Killed In Route 74 Crash ID'd By Coroner
18-Year-Old Boiling Springs Motorcyclist Killed In Route 74 Crash ID'd By Coroner An 18-year-old motorcyclist who died after a crash on Route 74 in Pennsylvania has been identified, authorities confirmed to Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 1. Chase Dagen, of Boiling Springs, died from multiple traumatic injuries following the Tuesday, Sept. 29 crash, Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall told Daily Voice. The crash happened at the intersection of York Road/Route 74 and Valley Street in South Middleton Township at 8:48 p.m., according to Pennsylvania State Police. Dagen was riding his motorcycle north on York Road while a 26-year-old driver was traveling south, according t…

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Lower Paxton, PA
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Gunfire Erupts During Altercation In Lower Paxton McDonald’s Parking Lot, Police Say Gunfire Erupts During Altercation In Lower Paxton McDonald’s Parking Lot, Police Say Gunfire Erupts During Altercation In Lower Paxton McDonald’s Parking Lot, Police Say
Gunfire Erupts During Altercation In Lower Paxton McDonald’s Parking Lot, Police Say A man accused of firing into a juvenile’s vehicle during an altercation in a Pennsylvania McDonald’s parking lot was arrested in Maryland, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 1. The shooting happened at the McDonald’s at 1043 Briarsdale Road in Lower Paxton Township around 7:10 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29, according to the Lower Paxton Bureau of Police. The juvenile told investigators that an altercation began with a male acquaintance in the parking lot. The acquaintance, identified as Mechanicsburg resident Azhan Nadeem, pulled out a gun and fired once into the juvenile’s vehicle, narrow…

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