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

National Interest
Teens Captured In Connecticut Sentenced In Multi-State Crime Spree, Firing At PA Troopers Teens Captured In Connecticut Sentenced In Multi-State Crime Spree, Firing At PA Troopers
Teens Captured In Connecticut Sentenced In Multi-State Crime Spree, Firing At PA Troopers 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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by Jillian Pikora
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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by Jillian Pikora
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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by Jillian Pikora
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Triple Highway Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured In Pennsylvania (DEVELOPING) Triple Highway Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured In Pennsylvania (DEVELOPING)
Triple Highway Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured In Pennsylvania (Developing) A triple shooting on a Philadelphia highway left one person dead and two others hospitalized Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 18, police said. The gunfire broke out on the 2200 block of Ridge Avenue in the 22nd District at approximately 4:49 p.m., according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Three victims were rushed by police to Temple University Hospital, authorities said. One victim was listed in stable condition and another was listed in critical condition. The third victim was pronounced dead at approximately 5:15 p.m., police said. The victims' identities have not been released. No arre…

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by Jillian Pikora
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
Breaking News
NC Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend To Plymouth Mall: Police NC Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend To Plymouth Mall: Police
NC Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend To Plymouth Mall: Police A teacher and basketball coach was found stabbed to death inside her North Carolina home, sparking an interstate search aided by Flock cameras that ended with her boyfriend's capture at a Pennsylvania mall, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Sheremy Gwenette Dillard, 57, was found dead at 2201 Whistling Straits Way in Raleigh on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Raleigh Police Department. Officers were dispatched to the home around 12:18 p.m. after family members reported they had not heard from Dillard and told police she lived there with her boyfriend, Rickey Andra Harper. Offi…

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by Daily Voice
Middletown-Lower Swatara, PA
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2 Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Lower Swatara Police 2 Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Lower Swatara Police
2 Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Lower Swatara Police Two people were beaten to death before their killer intentionally set a house on fire — only to die in the blaze, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The deadly fire at 508 Morgan Drive in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was not accidental, forensic evidence revealed during what Lower Swatara Township Police called an "exhaustive investigation." Two of the victims suffered severe blunt-force trauma at the hands of the third person before that individual intentionally set the fire inside the house, according to Lower Swatara Township police. The person who set the fire then died of fire-rel…

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by Jillian Pikora
Allentown, PA
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18-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Allentown Crash With Moped ID'd: Coroner 18-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Allentown Crash With Moped ID'd: Coroner
18-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Allentown Crash With Moped ID'd: Coroner An 18-year-old motorcyclist killed in a crash with a moped in Allentown has been identified, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Jose E. De Aza, of Allentown, was operating a motorcycle when it collided with a moped at South 25th and Hamilton streets at approximately 1:34 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. De Aza was taken to the Emergency Department at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead at 2:11 p.m., the coroner said. An autopsy was completed on Tuesday at the Lehigh County Coroner's Office & Forensic Center…

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by Jillian Pikora
Catasauqua, PA
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21-Year-Old Woman Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash Identified: Lehigh County Coroner 21-Year-Old Woman Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash Identified: Lehigh County Coroner
21-Year-Old Woman Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash Identified: Lehigh County Coroner A 21-year-old woman killed in a three-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer in Lehigh County has been identified, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. 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 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-old Nazareth man, whil…

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by Jillian Pikora
Harrisburg, PA
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Smoke On Plane From Cockpit Forces Emergency Landing (PHOTOS) Smoke On Plane From Cockpit Forces Emergency Landing (PHOTOS)
Smoke On Plane From Cockpit Forces Emergency Landing (Photos) Smoke reported inside a plane traveling from Virginia to New York forced an emergency landing in Pennsylvania Monday night, officials said. The American Eagle flight was traveling from Arlington, Virginia, to Albany, New York, when it diverted to Harrisburg International Airport after smoke was reported inside the cabin on Monday, Aug. 17, according to an airport spokesperson. Emergency crews were dispatched to HIA for an Alert 2 around 9:35 p.m., according to dispatch and airport officials. The aircraft landed safely around 9:45 p.m. and stopped near the end of the runway, officials said.…

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by Jillian Pikora
Harrisburg, PA
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Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From NY Surrenders: AG Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From NY Surrenders: AG
Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From NY Surrenders: AG The accused leader of a cocaine trafficking operation tied to Penn State students and two fraternity houses is now behind bars after failing to appear in court a day earlier, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Agostino Abbatiello, 24, of Westbury (previously of Carle Place), New York, surrendered Tuesday morning and had his preliminary arraignment before Magisterial District Judge Kelley Gillette-Walker, according to the Attorney General's Office. Gillette-Walker denied him bail. Abbatiello had failed to appear for his scheduled arraignment on Monday, …

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