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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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Liquor Store Fight, NJ Restaurant Shooting Leads To Lancaster Arrest Of Teen By SERT Liquor Store Fight, NJ Restaurant Shooting Leads To Lancaster Arrest Of Teen By SERT
Liquor Store Fight, NJ Restaurant Shooting Leads To Lancaster Arrest Of Teen By Sert A New Jersey teen accused of opening fire on a group outside a restaurant after a liquor store fight has been arrested in Lancaster, authorities announced on Monday, May 19. Jaylen A. McCray, 18, of Union, is accused of firing six shots toward a group of people on the 200 block of Morris Avenue in Elizabeth City around 9 p.m. on Friday, May 9, according to police. One man was struck in the leg. The gunfire erupted just minutes after McCray had been involved in a physical altercation with the same group inside a nearby liquor store, investigators said. Both the fight and the shooting were ca…

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Police & Fire
Dogs Locked In Hot Car For 13 Hours In Palmyra: Police Dogs Locked In Hot Car For 13 Hours In Palmyra: Police
Dogs Locked In Hot Car For 13 Hours In Palmyra: Police Two dogs were rescued after being left inside a hot car for over 13 hours in Palmyra, police said. The dogs were found panting and overheated in a vehicle parked outside 421 North Chestnut Street on Friday, May 16, at 4:06 p.m., according to Western Lebanon County Regional Police. Witnesses told officers the dogs had been in the vehicle since 3 a.m. that day, when the outside temperature later reached 82 degrees. Police say they located the owner, Mandy Iglesias, 45, and charged her with Cruelty to Animals, a Summary offense. The dogs were treated at the scene. No further details on their…

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Driver Hit By Intoxicated Man Who Went Wrong Way On LIE In Roslyn, Police Say Driver Hit By Intoxicated Man Who Went Wrong Way On LIE In Roslyn, Police Say
Driver Hit By Intoxicated Man Who Went Wrong Way On LIE In Roslyn, Police Say A wrong-way driver slammed into an oncoming vehicle on the Long Island Expressway in Roslyn, Nassau County police said on Sunday, May 18. Jorge Arias Reyes, 49, of Hempstead, was driving a 2009 Honda westbound in the eastbound lanes near Exit 37 around 6:40 a.m. when he struck a 2014 Toyota being driven by a 51-year-old man, according to the department’s Public Information Office. Both vehicles were heavily damaged, and both drivers were seriously injured. Reyes and the other driver were hospitalized and listed in stable condition. Officers determined Reyes was intoxicated and arrested him…

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Child Hurt, 2 Adults Clinging To Life After Mysterious Hazard Exposure In Philadelphia: Police Child Hurt, 2 Adults Clinging To Life After Mysterious Hazard Exposure In Philadelphia: Police
Child Hurt, 2 Adults Clinging To Life After Mysterious Hazard Exposure In Philadelphia: Police Two adults were critically injured and a young child hospitalized after a hazmat-related incident in a West Philadelphia home, police announced on Sunday, May 18. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department’s 18th District responded to a “hospital case” on the 5200 block of Webster Street around 10:27 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, according to the department. A 20-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman were transported to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in critical condition. A 4-year-old child was taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and is listed in stable condition. The scen…

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Teen Allegedly Took Minor Across State Lines, Assaulted Her In Mechanicsburg Motel: Police Teen Allegedly Took Minor Across State Lines, Assaulted Her In Mechanicsburg Motel: Police
Teen Allegedly Took Minor Across State Lines, Assaulted Her In Mechanicsburg Motel: Police An 18-year-old from Mechanicsburg is accused of taking a juvenile across state lines and sexually assaulting her at a local motel, police announced on Sunday, May 18. Talen Matthew Bruce, of the 300 block of Stonehedge Lane, was arrested after authorities say he drove to Tennessee to pick up a missing girl without parental permission, according to the Upper Allen Township Police Department. The girl had been reported missing to the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office in New Tazewell, Tennessee. Investigators say Bruce brought her back to Pennsylvania and was later found with her at a motel in…

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Mom Fatally Shoots 3-Year-Old Daughter, Then Self In Philadelphia: Police Mom Fatally Shoots 3-Year-Old Daughter, Then Self In Philadelphia: Police
Mom Fatally Shoots 3-Year-Old Daughter, Then Self In Philadelphia: Police A 3-year-old girl and her 45-year-old mother are dead in what Philadelphia police believe was a murder-suicide in the city’s Wynnefield Heights neighborhood on Sunday, May 18. Officers from the Philadelphia Police 19th District were called to a home on the 3900 block of Lankenau Avenue just after 6 p.m. for a reported shooting, authorities said. Responding officers found the 45-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to the head. She was pronounced dead at the scene by medics at 6:20 p.m., police said. A 3-year-old girl, also shot once in the head, was rushed by officers to Children’s Hospital…

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25-Year-Old Microbiologist Shot Dead On PA Sidewalk; Boyfriend Charged With Murder: DA 25-Year-Old Microbiologist Shot Dead On PA Sidewalk; Boyfriend Charged With Murder: DA
25-Year-Old Microbiologist Shot Dead On PA Sidewalk; Boyfriend Charged With Murder: DA A 25-year-old woman was shot and killed on a West Conshohocken sidewalk early Sunday morning, and her boyfriend has been charged with her murder, Montgomery County authorities announced on Sunday, May 18, 2025. Alyssa Rose Wiest, a Quality Control Microbiologist at GSK, was found face-down with multiple gunshot wounds to her torso on the 200 block of Moorehead Avenue around 12:25 a.m., according to West Conshohocken Police and District Attorney Kevin R. Steele. Officers administered first aid before she was rushed to Lankenau Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Wiest, a graduate of the…

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Roosevelt Dad Killed In Bellport Street Fight: Suffolk County Police Roosevelt Dad Killed In Bellport Street Fight: Suffolk County Police
Roosevelt Dad Killed In Bellport Street Fight: Suffolk County Police A 44-year-old man was killed during a violent street fight in Bellport, Suffolk County police announced on Sunday, May 18. Carlos Bonaparte, who lived in Roosevelt and was originally from Rockville Centre, died after being struck in the head with an unknown object during a fight outside 517 Taylor Avenue at 2:45 a.m., according to Suffolk County Police. Officers from the Fifth Precinct were called to the scene for a reported fight, but Bonaparte had already been taken by private vehicle to NYU Langone Hospital – Suffolk in Patchogue before police arrived, authorities said. He was pronounced…

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Mexican Navy Cadets, 20 And 22, Killed As Ship Crashes Into Brooklyn Bridge Identified Mexican Navy Cadets, 20 And 22, Killed As Ship Crashes Into Brooklyn Bridge Identified
Mexican Navy Cadets, 20 And 22, Killed As Ship Crashes Into Brooklyn Bridge Identified Two Mexican Navy cadets were killed and 19 others injured when a large sailboat with a tall mast crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge during a mechanical failure on Saturday night, May 17, officials said. Crash After Mechanical Failure The "Cuauhtémoc", a Mexican Navy training ship, had just departed from Pier 17 when it lost steering control around 8:26 p.m., according to the NYPD and preliminary findings from the U.S. Coast Guard, FDNY, and NYC Department of Transportation. The ship drifted into the Brooklyn Bridge, where its masts struck the structure and snapped apart. The vessel was carryi…

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Weight-Loss Drug Theory Surfaces After MLB Phillies’ José Alvarado Suspended 80 Games For PEDs Weight-Loss Drug Theory Surfaces After MLB Phillies’ José Alvarado Suspended 80 Games For PEDs
Weight-Loss Drug Theory Surfaces After MLB Phillies’ José Alvarado Suspended 80 Games For PEDs A key Phillies reliever has been suspended for half the season after testing positive for a banned substance, MLB officials announced on Sunday, May 18. José Alvarado, the 28-year-old left-hander known for his firepower out of the bullpen, tested positive for exogenous testosterone, a performance-enhancing drug banned under Major League Baseball’s Joint Prevention and Treatment Program. He was suspended 80 games without pay, effective immediately. Alvarado was off to a strong start in 2025, posting a 4-1 record with seven saves and a 2.70 ERA in 20 games. The hard-throwing reliever is in t…

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