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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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Police & Fire
Woman Found Dead In Susquehanna River ID’d: Police Woman Found Dead In Susquehanna River ID’d: Police
Woman Found Dead In Susquehanna River ID’d: Police A woman whose body was found floating in the Susquehanna River near a boat launch in Montour County has been identified as a 42-year-old Scranton resident, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. Katrina Marie Seguine was discovered near 1510 River Drive in Mahoning Township, according to a joint release by the Montour County Coroner’s Office and Mahoning Township Police Department. Officials initially asked for the public’s help identifying her after her body was pulled from the river on Sunday, June 1. Seguine was described as about 5-foot-4 and weighing between 150 and 170 pounds…

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DUI Mom Crashes With Child In Car, Tries To Flee Scene In Camp Hill: Police DUI Mom Crashes With Child In Car, Tries To Flee Scene In Camp Hill: Police
DUI Mom Crashes With Child In Car, Tries To Flee Scene In Camp Hill: Police A woman with a suspended license and a child in her car crashed while drunk and high in Lower Allen Township, police announced in a release on Monday, June 2. Ashley Elaine Barker, 34, was behind the wheel of a red 2011 Honda Fit when she crashed at the intersection of Lisburn Road and Slate Hill Road around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, according to Lower Allen Township Police. Officers say she had been tailgating, driving aggressively, and cut off another car before hitting a curb, flying into the grass, and striking a tree stump. When police arrived, Barker and a child were sitting outsi…

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‘My Baby Was Shot': Hershey Grad Paralyzed After Gunman Opens Fire Outside Home ‘My Baby Was Shot': Hershey Grad Paralyzed After Gunman Opens Fire Outside Home
‘My Baby Was Shot': Hershey Grad Paralyzed After Gunman Opens Fire Outside Home A rising football star from Pennsylvania has been left paralyzed after he was gunned down outside his home in a shocking overnight attack. Michael Blidi Jr., a 2023 graduate of Milton Hershey School, was shot on the front sidewalk of his Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, home early Thursday, May 29. The unknown shooter pulled up in a vehicle, got out, and opened fire around 12:32 a.m., hitting the 19-year-old in the abdomen before fleeing, according to the police. He was left critically injured with a spinal cord wound, paralyzing him from the waist down, according to his father, Michael Blidi Sr. …

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Teen Hospitalized After Strike By Car In Lebanon: Police Teen Hospitalized After Strike By Car In Lebanon: Police
Teen Hospitalized After Strike By Car In Lebanon: Police A teen was hospitalized after running into the side of a moving car in Lebanon, city police said on Monday, June 2. The crash happened in the 100 block of South 8th Street when the teenage boy darted into the road between parked vehicles and struck the side of a passing car, according to police. The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation. Emergency medical services transported the teen to a local hospital for evaluation, authorities added. His condition was not released.

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Man Tries Sex Act With Dog Through Fence In PA Neighborhood: Police Man Tries Sex Act With Dog Through Fence In PA Neighborhood: Police
Man Tries Sex Act With Dog Through Fence In PA Neighborhood: Police A man tried to perform a sex act involving a dog through a fence in a Lancaster neighborhood, police said in a disturbing announcement on Monday, June 2. Officers with the Lancaster City Bureau of Police were called to the 1st block of Wise Avenue around 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, May 25, for a reported sex offense in progress. The caller told dispatchers that a white man with brown hair and a black jacket was sticking his genitalia through the fence and attempting to engage in lewd behavior with a dog. The same man may have previously had contact with the dog, the police noted, though it’s still…

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Man, 26, Missing After Boat Tipped In Schuylkill River Near Pottstown: Officials Man, 26, Missing After Boat Tipped In Schuylkill River Near Pottstown: Officials
Man, 26, Missing After Boat Tipped In Schuylkill River Near Pottstown: Officials A 26-year-old man is missing after a small boat tipped over on the Schuylkill River in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, authorities announced Monday, June 2. Two people were on board a canoe or small boat when it lost power near the Keim Street Bridge construction dam around 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, according to dispatch logs and local officials. The incident happened near the 900 block of Industrial Highway, where emergency crews from both Chester and Montgomery counties quickly responded. One person made it to shore, but the second—a man believed to be  26-years-old, white, and about 6 f…

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Schools
Teen Killed In Crash Into Parked Car Near High School In Bethlehem: Police Teen Killed In Crash Into Parked Car Near High School In Bethlehem: Police
Teen Killed In Crash Into Parked Car Near High School In Bethlehem: Police A 17-year-old boy was killed after crashing into a parked car during a late-night incident involving multiple teens and vehicles near a Pennsylvania high school, police announced on Sunday, June 1. Bethlehem Township Police say the crash happened around 1:28 a.m. on the 3000 block of Chester Road, in the area of Freedom High School and East Hills Middle School. A group of teenagers and two vehicles were involved in the incident. During the chaos, the teen collided with a stationary parked vehicle and died at the scene, authorities said. Bethlehem Township EMS and the Northampton County Cor…

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28-Year-Old Mom Of Two Killed In Motorcycle Crash On Long Island: Police 28-Year-Old Mom Of Two Killed In Motorcycle Crash On Long Island: Police
28-Year-Old Mom Of Two Killed In Motorcycle Crash On Long Island: Police A 28-year-old mother of two was killed in a motorcycle crash on Long Island, Suffolk County Police announced on Sunday, June 1. Brenda Ingraham, of Farmingville, was riding a 2018 Kawasaki Ninja northbound on Blue Point Road when a southbound 2018 Ford Explorer attempted to turn left onto Pinedale Avenue, colliding with her around 1:17 p.m., police said. Ingraham was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The SUV’s driver, Thomas Biglow, 38, of Patchogue, was treated for minor injuries. No other injuries were reported. Both vehicles were impounded fo…

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PA Fire Chief Dies During Wildland Fire Training PA Fire Chief Dies During Wildland Fire Training
PA Fire Chief Dies During Wildland Fire Training A longtime Dauphin County fire chief died while mentoring fellow wildland firefighters in Cumberland County, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced on Friday, May 30. David Warfel, the current chief of the Carsonville Volunteer Fire Company and a beloved figure in Upper Dauphin County’s firefighting community, collapsed Thursday, May 29 at the DCNR’s Wildland Fire Academy hosted at Shippensburg University. Warfel was instructing and mentoring wildland firefighters during the training session when he passed away, DCNR officials said. He also served as th…

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Man Who Lied To Grand Jury In Bristol Murder Probe Gets Years In Prison: DA Man Who Lied To Grand Jury In Bristol Murder Probe Gets Years In Prison: DA
Man Who Lied To Grand Jury In Bristol Murder Probe Gets Years In Prison: DA A Bristol Township man who lied under oath during the investigation into Shaquille Love’s 2020 murder has been sentenced to up to six years in prison, authorities announced Friday, May 30. Quashaad Rodney James, 29, pleaded guilty to perjury and false swearing during a video hearing before Bucks County Common Pleas Judge Wallace H. Bateman Jr., according to the District Attorney’s Office. He was sentenced to 1½ to 6 years in state prison, along with a concurrent two-year probation term. James falsely identified another man as the shooter while testifying before the Investigating Grand Jury …

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