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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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Norfolk Southern Train Slams Into Truck Hauling Farm Equipment In Penn Twp.: Police Norfolk Southern Train Slams Into Truck Hauling Farm Equipment In Penn Twp.: Police
Norfolk Southern Train Slams Into Truck Hauling Farm Equipment In Penn Twp.: Police A Norfolk Southern train slammed into a commercial pickup truck hauling farm equipment in Penn Township, Northern Lancaster County Regional Police announced on Tuesday, June 3. The crash happened around 9:24 a.m. at the railroad crossing on Auction Road near Warehouse Road, police said. The truck—a Ford F-250 or F-350—was pulling a trailer loaded with farming machinery when it was struck by the slow-moving train. Despite the force of the crash, no injuries were reported. The truck sustained only minor damage due to the train’s low speed through the area, NLCRPD said. Norfolk Southern Polic…

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Motorcyclist Killed After Hitting Deer On Road In Northampton: Lehigh County Coroner Motorcyclist Killed After Hitting Deer On Road In Northampton: Lehigh County Coroner
Motorcyclist Killed After Hitting Deer On Road In Northampton: Lehigh County Coroner A motorcyclist was killed after striking a deer in Northampton County, officials announced on Tuesday, June 3. Charles S. Eppinger, 65, of Saylorsburg, was riding along the 2700 block of Mountain View Drive in Moore Township when he hit a deer around 2:42 p.m. on Monday, June 2, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. Eppinger was taken to the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg, where he was pronounced dead at 3:43 p.m., Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said in the release. His cause of death was multiple traumatic injuries, and the manner of death was ruled an acci…

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Crash Ends Police Chase After Stolen Car Speeds Through Philly Neighborhood: PA State Police Crash Ends Police Chase After Stolen Car Speeds Through Philly Neighborhood: PA State Police
Crash Ends Police Chase After Stolen Car Speeds Through Philly Neighborhood: PA State Police A police chase through Philadelphia ended in a crash and foot pursuit after troopers spotted a stolen vehicle tied to a previous pursuit, Pennsylvania State Police said on Sunday, June 2. Troopers from the PSP Philadelphia station noticed an orange Acura TLX with a stolen Pennsylvania plate on Lincoln Drive around 2:05 a.m., according to the release. The car was also reportedly wanted by the Philadelphia Police Department and had recently fled from another PSP corporal. When troopers tried to pull the vehicle over using lights and sirens, the driver sped off, turning left onto West Allens L…

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Wanted NJ Burglar, 21, Caught In NY With Illegal Gun, USPS Jacket, Credit Card Scanner: Police Wanted NJ Burglar, 21, Caught In NY With Illegal Gun, USPS Jacket, Credit Card Scanner: Police
Wanted NJ Burglar, 21, Caught In NY With Illegal Gun, USPS Jacket, Credit Card Scanner: Police A 21-year-old man wanted for a New Jersey burglary was pulled over in Hewlett and found with an illegal gun, a USPS jacket, and credit card scam equipment, Nassau County police said. Loquinne Mathis Jr., of Beach 101st Street in Rockaway Park, was driving a 2009 Mazda westbound on Main Street near Howland Road in East Rockaway when Fourth Precinct officers spotted the vehicle with no front license plate, according to detectives. Police stopped the car around 9:27 a.m. on Broadway near East Rockaway Road on Monday, June 2. During the traffic stop, officers discovered Mathis was driving with…

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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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