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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
Man Killed After SUV Overturns In Commack Crash: Suffolk County Police Man Killed After SUV Overturns In Commack Crash: Suffolk County Police
Man Killed After SUV Overturns In Commack Crash: Suffolk County Police A 74-year-old man was killed when his SUV struck a median and overturned in Commack, Suffolk County Police announced on Thursday, Aug. 14. The man was driving a 1989 GMC Suburban southbound on Larkfield Road near Burr Road when the vehicle hit the median and rolled over at approximately 5:50 p.m., according to police. He was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead. His identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Detectives are investigating whether the motorist suffered a medical emergency prior to the crash. The vehicle…

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Politics
WATCH: Fired DOJ Worker Hurls Hoagie At Customs Officer In Viral DC Video WATCH: Fired DOJ Worker Hurls Hoagie At Customs Officer In Viral DC Video
Watch: Fired DOJ Worker Hurls Hoagie At Customs Officer In Viral DC Video A former Department of Justice employee is accused of launching a sub-style sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer while shouting profanities in Washington, D.C., federal prosecutors announced on Thursday, Aug. 14. Sean Charles Dunn, 37, was charged in a criminal complaint with one felony count of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers and employees of the United States, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. Dunn was fired earlier in the day by Attorney General Pam Bondi, who called the incident “an example of the Deep State we …

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40-Year-Old Coplay Dad Caught In FL Fleeing Child Rape Case Gets 40 Years In Prison 40-Year-Old Coplay Dad Caught In FL Fleeing Child Rape Case Gets 40 Years In Prison
40-Year-Old Coplay Dad Caught In FL Fleeing Child Rape Case Gets 40 Years In Prison A Coplay father who fled to Florida after being interviewed about the repeated rape of two young relatives has been sentenced to decades in state prison, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Thursday, Aug. 14. Harry Andrew Chaney, 40, pleaded guilty to two counts of Rape of a Child, both felonies of the first degree, during a hearing before Judge Thomas M. Caffrey, according to the DA’s office. In exchange for his plea — made to spare the victims from testifying — prosecutors withdrew the remaining charges. Chaney was sentenced to 20 to 40 years in state prison. He …

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Second Victim In Fatal US Steel's Clairton Coke Works Explosion Identified Second Victim In Fatal US Steel's Clairton Coke Works Explosion Identified
Second Victim In Fatal US Steel's Clairton Coke Works Explosion Identified The second person killed in Monday’s deadly explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works has been identified as 52-year-old Steven Menefee of Clairton, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office announced. Menefee was pronounced dead at the scene after being pulled from the rubble Monday evening, officials said. He and Timothy Quinn, 39, of Westmoreland County, were both killed when the blast tore through the nation’s largest coke manufacturing facility just before 11 a.m. on Aug. 11. Timothy Quinn  Facebook/Timothy Quinn @timothy.quinn.31 Ten others were injured in …

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Brothers Busted With 9 Kilos Of Cocaine, Cash In Allentown Drug Raid: DA Brothers Busted With 9 Kilos Of Cocaine, Cash In Allentown Drug Raid: DA
Brothers Busted With 9 Kilos Of Cocaine, Cash In Allentown Drug Raid: DA A major drug bust in Allentown uncovered nine kilos of cocaine worth more than half a million dollars, authorities announced on Thursday, Aug. 14. Two brothers — Jefran Canales-Tapia, 39, and Jeffrey Canales-Tapia, 37, both of Allentown — are facing multiple drug charges after search warrants were executed at their homes earlier in the day, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca. Jefran Canales-Tapia, of 1153 E. Tremont St., will be charged with possession with intent to deliver cocaine, criminal conspiracy to possession with in…

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Police & Fire
9-Year-Old Girl Abducted By Mom AGAIN, This Time In PA: Carlisle Police 9-Year-Old Girl Abducted By Mom AGAIN, This Time In PA: Carlisle Police
9-Year-Old Girl Abducted By Mom Again, This Time In PA: Carlisle Police A 9-year-old girl abducted during a supervised visit in Carlisle has been found safe — and this isn’t the first time her mother has taken her, police said. Sehighya Latina Nicole Smith, 34, is charged with felony kidnapping, felony interference with custody of children, and misdemeanor endangering the welfare of children, according to the Carlisle Police Department. She is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. Police said they were called to a facility in the 200 block of South Hanover Street around 5:25 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, for a report that Smith had left a supervised visitation wit…

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Fatal Whitehall Pedestrian Crash Lands Woman Homicide Charge: DA Fatal Whitehall Pedestrian Crash Lands Woman Homicide Charge: DA
Fatal Whitehall Pedestrian Crash Lands Woman Homicide Charge: DA A Whitehall man has been charged with homicide by vehicle in a pedestrian crash that killed a township resident, District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Thursday, Aug. 14. Etienne Theagene, 47, is accused of fatally striking 75-year-old Edward D. Tomcics and faces felony Homicide by Vehicle, misdemeanor Involuntary Manslaughter, and multiple traffic violations including Reckless Driving, Careless Driving (Unintentional Death), and speeding in a residential district, according to the DA’s office. Theagene surrendered to authorities on Thursday and was arraigned before District Judge …

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25 Charges, Exploding Car, Blackmail Plot: Mount Joy Man Under Fire 25 Charges, Exploding Car, Blackmail Plot: Mount Joy Man Under Fire
25 Charges, Exploding Car, Blackmail Plot: Mount Joy Man Under Fire A Mount Joy man is under fire after allegedly setting a car ablaze during a domestic dispute and later threatening to blackmail the victim to keep her from testifying against him, police and court documents show. Aaron J. Hugar, 45, was first arrested after a fiery vehicle explosion erupted in the early morning hours of Monday, Feb. 10 on the 1000 block of Donegal Springs Road, according to Mount Joy police. The car was fully engulfed in flames, detonating loudly and dangerously close to occupied homes and other vehicles, authorities said. The incident was preceded by a four-hour-long domes…

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Speed Blamed In Crash That Killed 19-Year-Old In Ephrata Township: Police Speed Blamed In Crash That Killed 19-Year-Old In Ephrata Township: Police
Speed Blamed In Crash That Killed 19-Year-Old In Ephrata Township: Police Speed was a factor in a three-vehicle crash that killed a 19-year-old Denver man in Ephrata Township, Ephrata police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 13. The collision happened on the 200 block of Martindale Road between Newswanger Road and the Ephrata Township line around 4:55 p.m., according to police. Investigators said a Ford Mustang driven eastbound by Gage Weaver, 19, of Denver, lost control and slid into the westbound lane, striking a Ford Econoline van driven by Mary Yoder-Desire, 42, of Ephrata. A Honda CRV driven by Michael Mansi, 45, of Berwyn, was traveling westbound behind the van …

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Lynching Victim Burned Alive By White Mob Finally Laid To Rest 114 Years Later In Coatesville Lynching Victim Burned Alive By White Mob Finally Laid To Rest 114 Years Later In Coatesville
Lynching Victim Burned Alive By White Mob Finally Laid To Rest 114 Years Later In Coatesville More than a century after he was dragged from a hospital bed and burned alive by a white mob, Zachariah Walker was finally given a proper burial in Coatesville on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, community leaders announced. The 114th anniversary of Walker’s killing marked a historic moment for Chester County, as residents, faith leaders, and activists gathered for his long-overdue funeral and a community forum on overcoming hatred and violence. Walker, a Black steelworker, was accused in 1911 of killing Edgar Rice, a white steel company security guard and former borough policeman. Instead of rece…

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