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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 Killed When Car Overturns In Pocono Mountain Region: Police Woman Killed When Car Overturns In Pocono Mountain Region: Police
Woman Killed When Car Overturns In Pocono Mountain Region: Police A Cresco woman was killed when her car overturned along a curve in Barrett Township, Pocono Mountain Regional Police announced on Monday, April 7. Linda Knecht, 63, was driving a 2007 Chevy Malibu when she failed to negotiate a curve on State Route 447 near Gravel Road around 7:17 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, police said. Her vehicle overturned, ejecting her from the car, authorities detailed. Knecht was pronounced dead at the scene. The Barrett Township Fire Department, Pocono Mountain Regional EMS, and the Monroe County Coroner’s Office assisted at the scene. The investigation into the cr…

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Police & Fire
Shelter-In-Place Issued After Man Threatens To Shoot Visitors At Doylestown Home: Police Shelter-In-Place Issued After Man Threatens To Shoot Visitors At Doylestown Home: Police
Shelter-In-Place Issued After Man Threatens To Shoot Visitors At Doylestown Home: Police A man was taken into custody after allegedly threatening to shoot people inside his Doylestown home, prompting a shelter-in-place order, authorities announced on Monday, April 7. Andrew Joshua Webster, 56, of Doylestown, was arrested following the incident on Broadale Road around 2:55 p.m. on Sunday, April 6, according to Central Bucks Regional Police. Webster reportedly threatened to use a firearm against a victim and several visitors inside his residence. Fearing for their safety, the visitors fled and called police, knowing Webster had access to guns inside his bedroom, investigators sai…

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News
Cold Case: Human Remains Found On Island In Susquehanna River, PA State Police Say Cold Case: Human Remains Found On Island In Susquehanna River, PA State Police Say
Cold Case: Human Remains Found On Island In Susquehanna River, PA State Police Say A cold case is heating up as Pennsylvania State Police work with the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office to identify human remains discovered nearly 40 years ago on Weise Island, officials announced on Monday, April 7. The remains were located on Tuesday, March 18, 1986, on the island in the Susquehanna River, according to a release from PSP Lancaster. Investigators believe the deceased was an African American man between 20 and 40 years old, standing about 6-foot-1 and weighing around 190 pounds. At the time he was found, the man was wearing size 11.5 New Balance sneakers, blue jeans with a …

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Police & Fire
Wild Chase Of Stolen Acura From Delaware County Into Philly Ends: PSP Wild Chase Of Stolen Acura From Delaware County Into Philly Ends: PSP
Wild Chase Of Stolen Acura From Delaware County Into Philly Ends: PSP A wild chase of a stolen Acura from Delaware County into Philadelphia ended with the suspect’s arrest after a police maneuver, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, April 7. Troopers from the Media Station responded around 4:11 a.m. to assist Marple Township Police with a pursuit that began on Interstate 476 South at mile marker 5, according to the release. The chase continued northbound on Interstate 95 near mile marker 10 in Tinicum Township. The suspect exited onto SR 291 northbound, where a local police agency successfully deployed spike strips, flattening the Acura TSX’s tires…

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Remote-Control Toy Batteries Ignite Lebanon County House Fire: Officials Remote-Control Toy Batteries Ignite Lebanon County House Fire: Officials
Remote-Control Toy Batteries Ignite Lebanon County House Fire: Officials Batteries from a remote control hobby device sparked a basement fire that filled a Lebanon County home with smoke, fire officials said. The fire broke out just after 10:20 a.m. on Sunday, April 6 on Greble Road in Mt. Zion, according to the Mt. Zion Community Fire Company. Crews made entry through the basement Bilco doors, battling zero visibility from thick smoke. The fire was found burning inside the mechanical room, fire officials said. Mutual aid departments helped stretch additional hoses to the first floor, ladder the second story, ventilate the home, and draft water from an on-s…

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Vehicle Slams Into Storefront In Chambersburg, Damaging Building (PHOTOS) Vehicle Slams Into Storefront In Chambersburg, Damaging Building (PHOTOS)
Vehicle Slams Into Storefront In Chambersburg, Damaging Building (Photos) A business in Chambersburg was damaged after a vehicle slammed into the front of the store, authorities announced on Sunday, April 7. Crews with the Greater Chambersburg Area Paid Fire Fighters Association, IAFF Local 1813, were dispatched to the 100 block of South Main Street around 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, for a report of a vehicle crash into a building with possible entrapment, according to the department. Responding units arrived to find a two-vehicle accident with one vehicle into the building and a tree just outside, officials said. Firefighters confirmed there was no entrapment.…

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Infant Hospitalized After Troopers Notified Of Car Into House By IPhone Crash Alert: PSP Infant Hospitalized After Troopers Notified Of Car Into House By IPhone Crash Alert: PSP
Infant Hospitalized After Troopers Notified Of Car Into House By IPhone Crash Alert: PSP An 8-month-old baby was hospitalized after a DUI crash into an abandoned house that was discovered when troopers were alerted by an iPhone crash notification, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Saturday, April 5. Matthew Witmer, 22, of Osceola Mills, was driving west along the 600 block of Rattlesnake Pike (SR 504) in Union Township when he veered off the right side of the road, struck a mailbox, crossed the center line into the oncoming lane, and slammed into an abandoned house around 12:29 a.m., Tuesday, April 1, according to Trooper Spencer Luciano with PSP Rockview. Before…

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News
South Carolina Pastor Wanted In Chambersburg Child Sex Assault: Affidavit South Carolina Pastor Wanted In Chambersburg Child Sex Assault: Affidavit
South Carolina Pastor Wanted In Chambersburg Child Sex Assault: Affidavit A South Carolina pastor is accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl during a church trip to Pennsylvania and trying to buy her silence with $100, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. William Franklin Galbreath, 57, of Salem, South Carolina, has been charged with felony aggravated indecent assault without consent, felony corruption of minors, misdemeanor indecent assault without consent, and misdemeanor endangering the welfare of children, authorities explained. The alleged abuse occurred on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, at a home on Hammond Drive in Chambersburg where Galbreath and …

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Obituaries
Myerstown Husband, Wife Die Months Apart After Battles With Illness Myerstown Husband, Wife Die Months Apart After Battles With Illness
Myerstown Husband, Wife Die Months Apart After Battles With Illness A Myerstown husband and wife died just months apart following battles with serious health issues, according to a fundraiser organized by family friends. Lois Young, 63, passed away on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, after being diagnosed with cancer. Her husband, Robert Young, died on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2025, after entering hospice care, their loved ones said. The couple had been known for their devotion to each other and their family. When both began struggling with their health, Lois’s daughter, Sherilynn Russo, moved in to care for them and Robert's mother. Despite their family's efforts, Lois died…

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Police & Fire
Road Rage At Long Island Mall: Bronx Man Pulls Loaded Gun On Teen, Woman, Police Say Road Rage At Long Island Mall: Bronx Man Pulls Loaded Gun On Teen, Woman, Police Say
Road Rage At Long Island Mall: Bronx Man Pulls Loaded Gun On Teen, Woman, Police Say A Bronx man is accused of pointing a loaded gun at a teenager and a woman during a road rage incident in East Garden City, Nassau County police announced on Friday, April 4. Officers responded to the Roosevelt Field Mall parking lot at 630 Old Country Road around 7:05 p.m. after a 17-year-old male victim and a 41-year-old female victim reported that a man in a black Honda Pilot threatened them with a firearm, according to detectives. The suspect allegedly brandished a black handgun, placing the teen in fear for his life, before fleeing westbound on Old Country Road, authorities said. The vi…

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