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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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Infant, Mom Violently Attacked In Cochranville Home: State Police Infant, Mom Violently Attacked In Cochranville Home: State Police
Infant, Mom Violently Attacked In Cochranville Home: State Police A Lancaster County man is accused of violently attacking a woman and her infant inside a Chester County home, Pennsylvania State Police in Avondale announced on Friday, July 18. Troopers began investigating a report of possible child abuse at a residence on Cochran Street in West Fallowfield Township, around 4:50 a.m. on Saturday, June 21, they said in the release. The probe revealed that the suspect, a 23-year-old man from Ephrata, assaulted both the child and the child’s 28-year-old mother, who live in Cochranville, according to investigators. He was taken into custody and charges were f…

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$3K Vape, Cash Theft In York Linked To Recovery Advocate With Criminal Record, Active GoFundMe $3K Vape, Cash Theft In York Linked To Recovery Advocate With Criminal Record, Active GoFundMe
$3K Vape, Cash Theft In York Linked To Recovery Advocate With Criminal Record, Active GoFundMe A Windber woman with an active GoFundMe campaign for addiction recovery is facing new criminal charges for allegedly stealing thousands in cash and vape products from a York County smoke shop, authorities said. Breanne Terese Danel, 39, was charged with felony retail theft and misdemeanor theft by unlawful taking after police say she stole $2,100 in vape products and $1,000 in cash from A2K Smoke Shop on East Market Street in Springettsbury Township. The theft occurred in September 2024, but charges were filed following her arrest on Sunday, July 7, 2025. A preliminary hearing is scheduled f…

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Next Of Kin Sought For Reading Man, 70, Found Dead In Home: Berks Coroner Next Of Kin Sought For Reading Man, 70, Found Dead In Home: Berks Coroner
Next Of Kin Sought For Reading Man, 70, Found Dead In Home: Berks Coroner The Berks County Coroner’s Office is seeking the public’s help in finding the family of a 70-year-old man found dead at his home in Reading, officials announced on Friday, July 18. William A. Whetstone was discovered deceased at his residence on South 3rd Street on the evening of Thursday, July 17, according to the coroner's office. Anyone who may have information about Whetstone’s next of kin is asked to contact the Berks County Coroner’s Office at 610-478-3280.

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'Pants Down' Pervert Strikes Twice In Front Of Same Woman; Nassau County Police Seek Victims 'Pants Down' Pervert Strikes Twice In Front Of Same Woman; Nassau County Police Seek Victims
'Pants Down' Pervert Strikes Twice In Front Of Same Woman; Nassau County Police Seek Victims A Queens Village man accused of exposing himself twice to the same woman in a Syosset parking lot has been arrested, Nassau County police announced on Friday, July 18. Ryan Paul Sabin, 42, was first seen with his pants down outside his vehicle on Michael Drive around 8:12 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, detectives said. The 27-year-old woman who spotted him again early the next morning immediately notified authorities. Police launched an investigation and identified Sabin as the suspect. He was located in New Hyde Park and arrested without incident at around 3:40 a.m. on Friday. Further invest…

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$666 Scholarship Awarded To PA High School Students By Satanic Group $666 Scholarship Awarded To PA High School Students By Satanic Group
$666 Scholarship Awarded To PA High School Students By Satanic Group Two Pennsylvania teens just scored $666 each — not from a traditional scholarship foundation, but from a Satanic congregation that celebrates rebellion, self-expression, and emotional honesty. Satanic Delco, a Delaware County-based independent Satanist group, announced on Tuesday, July 15 that Kylie Tracy of Kennett High School and Adrian Gramatges of Ridley High School are this year’s winners of its annual Outsider Achievement Award. Each graduating senior received $666 and a certificate recognizing their embrace of individualism, creativity, and critical thinking — core values of what the…

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Man With ‘Fugitive To-Do List’ Lured PA Victim, Robbed Bank App, Fled To GA After Fight: DOJ Man With ‘Fugitive To-Do List’ Lured PA Victim, Robbed Bank App, Fled To GA After Fight: DOJ
Man With ‘Fugitive To-Do List’ Lured PA Victim, Robbed Bank App, Fled To GA After Fight: DOJ A Delaware man who kept a "fugitive to-do list" on his phone after a violent kidnapping and robbery has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday, July 14. Donnie Taylor, 21, of Wilmington, lured a Pennsylvania man to a New Castle parking lot with the promise of sex in the early hours of Oct. 17, 2022, according to the DOJ. Once the man arrived, Taylor and Kyaire Finch punched him in the head, stole his phone and wallet, and used his banking app to transfer $1,400. Finch then restrained the man in the backseat of a vehicle while Taylor …

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$62K Psychic Scam Foiled At Nassau County Bank: Police $62K Psychic Scam Foiled At Nassau County Bank: Police
$62K Psychic Scam Foiled At Nassau County Bank: Police A Queens man posing as a spiritual guide was arrested after trying to scam a Long Island woman out of $62,000 for fortune telling services, Nassau County police announced on Friday, July 18. Hemanth Kumar Muneppa, 33, allegedly convinced a 68-year-old woman to pay him $20,000 for psychic services on Thursday, July 3, detectives said. When she returned for a follow-up session at Anjana Ji on South Broadway in Hicksville on Thursday, July 17, he demanded another $42,000. Muneppa drove the woman to a nearby bank on Broadway so she could withdraw the additional money, police explained. There, a…

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Knife-Wielding Man Snatches Phones, Slashes Tire During Dispute With Child Present: Nassau PD Knife-Wielding Man Snatches Phones, Slashes Tire During Dispute With Child Present: Nassau PD
Knife-Wielding Man Snatches Phones, Slashes Tire During Dispute With Child Present: Nassau PD A Long Island man is facing multiple charges after a domestic disturbance spiraled into a violent robbery in front of a child, Nassau County police announced on Thursday, July 17. Officers were called to a home on Magnolia Avenue in New Cassel at 4:10 a.m. for a reported disturbance, according to the Third Squad detectives. When they arrived, they discovered 21-year-old Ernest Naranjo of Westbury had gotten into an argument with his child’s mother, police said. During the altercation, Naranjo allegedly grabbed a knife and threatened to harm himself while the child was present. When the woma…

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'I Shot Him In The Head': Erie Council President Says NJ Mafia Got Him Off 'I Shot Him In The Head': Erie Council President Says NJ Mafia Got Him Off
'I Shot Him In The Head': Erie Council President Says NJ Mafia Got Him Off Erie City Council President Mel Witherspoon stunned residents during a heated public meeting on Wednesday, July 16, by recounting how he once shot a man in the head—and walked free thanks to alleged ties to the New Jersey mafia. “I said, ‘Nick, you know I can blow your head off.’ He said, ‘Go ahead.’ And I did. I shot him in the head, point-blank. This close,” Witherspoon told the crowd, holding his hand near his temple. Witherspoon, now 80, shared the story as he explained why he had not attended rallies or the funeral for 43-year-old Marchello Woodard, who was shot and killed by a Pennsyl…

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‘I Can’t Forget’: New Holland Man Sexually Abused Girl, Lured Teen On Facebook ‘I Can’t Forget’: New Holland Man Sexually Abused Girl, Lured Teen On Facebook
‘I Can’t Forget’: New Holland Man Sexually Abused Girl, Lured Teen On Facebook A Lancaster County predator who sexually assaulted a little girl for years and later tried to lure a teenage girl for sex on Facebook has been sentenced to up to 20 years in state prison, officials announced on Thursday, July 17. Kervin R. Blank, 46, of New Holland, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, July 10 to a series of disturbing charges involving two separate victims — including a now 20-year-old woman who described the assaults in chilling detail during sentencing. “I haven’t forgotten,” she told the court. “I can’t forget.” She was just 10 years old when Blank began abusing her inside a Le…

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