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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Middletown-Lower Swatara, PA
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First Victim ID'd After Double Murder, Arson Ends With Suspect Dead: Lower Swatara Police First Victim ID'd After Double Murder, Arson Ends With Suspect Dead: Lower Swatara Police
First Victim ID'd After Double Murder, Arson Ends With Suspect Dead: Lower Swatara Police The first victim has been identified after two people were fatally attacked before their killer set a Dauphin County house on fire and died in the blaze, officials announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Dean Johnson, 55, of Lower Swatara Township, died from a traumatic brain injury complicated by smoke inhalation and thermal burns, Dauphin County Chief Deputy Coroner Vince Paese told Daily Voice. Johnson's manner of death was ruled a homicide. The coroner's office is still working to positively identify the other victim and the person investigators say killed the pair and set the house on fire. …

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Bensalem, PA
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NJ Man Posed As Religious Solicitor To Meet ‘13-Year-Old’ In Bensalem: Prosecutors NJ Man Posed As Religious Solicitor To Meet ‘13-Year-Old’ In Bensalem: Prosecutors
NJ Man Posed As Religious Solicitor To Meet ‘13-Year-Old’ In Bensalem: Prosecutors A New Jersey man who drove to Pennsylvania dressed as a religious solicitor to meet someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl for sex has been sentenced, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. The case began when Oscar Castillo-Peralta, 54, of Pleasantville, NJ, started chatting on a social media app with someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl on Jan. 30, 2025, authorities said. Bensalem police previously identified the app as KIK. The pair exchanged phone numbers and continued communicating by text, with the conversations becoming sexual over the following weeks, investigators s…

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New Holland, PA
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13-Year-Old Girl Takes Pregnancy Test After Sex Assaults At PA Park: Prosecutors 13-Year-Old Girl Takes Pregnancy Test After Sex Assaults At PA Park: Prosecutors
13-Year-Old Girl Takes Pregnancy Test After Sex Assaults At PA Park: Prosecutors An 18-year-old accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl and giving her a pregnancy test will have his case proceed to county court, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Andrew Juan Pemberton, of East Earl Township, is accused of sexually assaulting the girl multiple times, including at New Holland Park and inside a vehicle, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. District Judge Jonathan Heisse ruled following a preliminary hearing on Monday, July 20, that the case could proceed to the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas. Pember…

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Wyomissing, PA
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Man Found Dead In Swimming Pool At Wyomissing Home: Police Man Found Dead In Swimming Pool At Wyomissing Home: Police
Man Found Dead In Swimming Pool At Wyomissing Home: Police A man was found dead in a swimming pool at a Pennsylvania home, prompting a joint investigation, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Wyomissing police were called to the 1400 block of Cleveland Avenue after a neighbor reported finding an unresponsive male in a swimming pool on the property at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office. Detectives with the Wyomissing Police Department and Berks County District Attorney's Office are jointly investigating the circumstances surrounding the drowning, authorities said. The man's…

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Lebanon, PA
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3 Charged After Same Dogs Seriously Injure 2 Children In Separate Attacks: Lebanon DA 3 Charged After Same Dogs Seriously Injure 2 Children In Separate Attacks: Lebanon DA
3 Charged After Same Dogs Seriously Injure 2 Children In Separate Attacks: Lebanon DA Three family members have been charged after the same two dogs seriously injured two young children in separate attacks at their Pennsylvania home, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Andrew Hresko, 70, Debra Hresko, 61, and their daughter Rebecca Hresko, 31, were charged for their respective roles in the attacks involving the family's dogs, Chip and Zeus, according to the Lebanon County District Attorney's Office. Rebecca Hresko was charged with Felony Aggravated Assault of a Child, Felony Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and Misdemeanor Recklessly Endangering Another Person. …

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Whitehall-Coplay, PA
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Pedestrian, 39, Struck Dead By Vehicle In South Whitehall Pedestrian, 39, Struck Dead By Vehicle In South Whitehall
Pedestrian, 39, Struck Dead By Vehicle In South Whitehall A 39-year-old pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed in a late-night crash in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Brian J. Carney was hit in the 3300 block of Hamilton Boulevard in South Whitehall Township at approximately 11:10 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Carney was taken to the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead at 11:45 p.m., the coroner said. His address was unknown at the time of the release. An autopsy performed on Wednesday determined Carney died fro…

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Catasauqua, PA
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21-Year-Old Woman Killed In 3-Vehicle Lehigh Crash Was On Her Way To Work, Family Says 21-Year-Old Woman Killed In 3-Vehicle Lehigh Crash Was On Her Way To Work, Family Says
21-Year-Old Woman Killed In 3-Vehicle Lehigh Crash Was On Her Way To Work, Family Says A 21-year-old woman killed in a three-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer in Pennsylvania is remembered as a funny, creative animal lover with a passion for cars. Hailey E. Weil, of Bath in Moore Township, was driving a 2004 Subaru Forester when it crashed with a 2021 Freightliner Cascadia and a 2025 Ford Explorer at Airport Road and Race Street in Hanover Township Lehigh County on Monday, Aug. 17, according to Pennsylvania State Police. A trooper on routine patrol came upon the crash at approximately 11:39 a.m., state police previously said. The Freightliner was driven by a 42-year-o…

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National Interest
Teens Captured In Connecticut After Multi-State Crime Spree, Firing At PA Troopers Sentenced Teens Captured In Connecticut After Multi-State Crime Spree, Firing At PA Troopers Sentenced
Teens Captured In Connecticut After Multi-State Crime Spree, Firing At PA Troopers Sentenced A trio of Tennessee teens involved in a multi-state crime spree that included gunfire at Pennsylvania State Troopers, a daring escape through a Schuylkill County Walmart, and a manhunt ending in Connecticut have now been sentenced. Christian J. Guerrero Jr., Jeremiah Dale Begley, and Kadence Ray Gooch all pleaded guilty in Dauphin County, but received dramatically different sentences for their roles in the February 2025 crime spree. Guerrero, who was 17 at the time, received the harshest punishment after pleading guilty to attempted criminal homicide. Now 18, he was sentenced to eight to 16…

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Lebanon, PA
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Person Struck, Killed By Train Near Route 422 Overpass In Lebanon County Person Struck, Killed By Train Near Route 422 Overpass In Lebanon County
Person Struck, Killed By Train Near Route 422 Overpass In Lebanon County A person was struck and killed by an eastbound train in Lebanon County late Tuesday night, officials confirmed. The person was struck near the Cumberland Street/Route 422 overpass in South Lebanon Township at 11:05 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18, according to Lebanon County dispatch and Norfolk Southern. The incident did not happen at a railroad crossing, a Norfolk Southern spokesperson clarified to Daily Voice on Wednesday, Aug. 19. The train was traveling eastbound when it struck the pedestrian near milepost 84.5, with the Cumberland Street overpass being the closest street, according to Norfo…

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Patchogue-Medford, NY
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Delivery Truck Seriously Injures Woman Riding Electric Scooter In Medford: Police Delivery Truck Seriously Injures Woman Riding Electric Scooter In Medford: Police
Delivery Truck Seriously Injures Woman Riding Electric Scooter In Medford: Police A 49-year-old woman was seriously injured when her electric scooter was struck by a delivery truck on Long Island, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The Medford woman was riding an electric scooter eastbound on Lake Drive when she was struck at approximately 1:25 p.m., according to Suffolk County Police. Roger Liburd, 47, of Hempstead, was driving a 2019 Ford delivery truck southbound on Lake Drive when the crash happened, police said. The woman was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries. Liburd was not injured. Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are …

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