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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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Wife Turned In SD Card Revealing South Whitehall Husband Raping 6-Year-Old Relative: DA Wife Turned In SD Card Revealing South Whitehall Husband Raping 6-Year-Old Relative: DA
Wife Turned In SD Card Revealing South Whitehall Husband Raping 6-Year-Old Relative: DA A South Whitehall Township man raped and sexually abused a 6-year-old relative for years, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Tuesday, Aug. 12. Jeffrey Morris, 39, pleaded guilty to felony Sexual Abuse of Children – Creating Child Sexual Abuse Material, Rape of a Child, and Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child before Judge James T. Antony. The abuse happened between 2012 and 2014 at two homes in Lehigh County — one in Washington Township and another in Allentown — when the victim was between 6 and 7 years old. In November 2023, Morris’ wife discover…

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Lifestyle
$3M, $2M & $100K Lottery Tickets Among 5 Huge Wins In PA — Is One Yours? $3M, $2M & $100K Lottery Tickets Among 5 Huge Wins In PA — Is One Yours?
$3M, $2M & $100K Lottery Tickets Among 5 Huge Wins In PA — Is One Yours? Five Pennsylvania Lottery players are holding tickets worth $3 million, $2 million, and $100,000 after a streak of major wins across Blair, Berks, York, Wyoming, and Delaware counties, officials announced. Body: A Mega Bucks Scratch-Off worth $3 million was sold at Sandy’s California Ave, 5915 California Avenue, Altoona, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The $30 game offers top prizes of $3 million. The retailer earns a $10,000 bonus. In Berks County, a Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket worth $2,019,939.50 was sold at GIANT Food Stores, 4655 Perkiomen Avenue, Reading, for the Monday, Aug.…

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Business
Nippon Steel Deal Could Change After Deadly Clairton Coke Works Explosion: US Steel Nippon Steel Deal Could Change After Deadly Clairton Coke Works Explosion: US Steel
Nippon Steel Deal Could Change After Deadly Clairton Coke Works Explosion: US Steel U.S. Steel says its multi-billion-dollar Nippon Steel deal remains on track despite the Aug. 11 explosion at the Clairton Coke Works that killed two workers and injured 10. But at a press conference Tuesday, Aug. 12, the company hinted changes to the agreement could be coming — and won’t be known until the investigation into the deadly blast is complete. The facility was preparing for routine maintenance when a gas build-up triggered an explosion at coke oven batteries 13 and 14 at 10:51 a.m., Allegheny County Emergency Services said. The pressure valve released to batteries 19 and 20, creat…

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Clairton Coke Works Worker ID'd As ‘Mama’s Boy’, Dad, Mentor After US Steel Explosion Clairton Coke Works Worker ID'd As ‘Mama’s Boy’, Dad, Mentor After US Steel Explosion
Clairton Coke Works Worker ID'd As ‘Mama’s Boy’, Dad, Mentor After US Steel Explosion The second victim of the deadly explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works was a “mama’s boy” and devoted father of three who was raising five children, Governor Josh Shapiro said Tuesday, Aug. 12. Family identified him as 39-year-old Timothy Quinn a second-generation steelworker who followed his father into the industry and worked at the Clairton Coke Works for years. Quinn was deeply devoted to his family, helping raise his three children along with his girlfriend Lucy’s two children, friends said. According to his public social media, Quinn was a heater at U.S. Steel, previously wor…

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Police & Fire
Tip To National Center For Missing And Exploited Children Leads To Arrest Of New Cumberland Man Tip To National Center For Missing And Exploited Children Leads To Arrest Of New Cumberland Man
Tip To National Center For Missing And Exploited Children Leads To Arrest Of New Cumberland Man A tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children led to the arrest of a New Cumberland man on child pornography charges, Fairview Township police announced on Monday, Aug. 11. Investigators identified the suspect as 26-year-old Tyler Allen Pace after receiving information about an individual posting child pornography online, according to police. A search warrant was executed at Pace’s home on the 400 block of Big Spring Road in New Cumberland, resulting in the seizure of evidence, authorities said. Court documents show Pace has been charged with two felony counts of child …

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Woman Forced To Drink Rubbing Alcohol During Horrific Sexual Assault: Lancaster DA Woman Forced To Drink Rubbing Alcohol During Horrific Sexual Assault: Lancaster DA
Woman Forced To Drink Rubbing Alcohol During Horrific Sexual Assault: Lancaster DA A Lancaster man accused of violently sexually assaulting a woman in his home will head to county court after waiving his preliminary hearing, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, August 11.  Jose Antonio Pitre, 29, waived his preliminary hearing before Judge Adam Witkonis on Tuesday, July 29, according to the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas docket. Prosecutors said Pitre attacked the victim before sexually assaulting her in the basement of his Saint Joseph Street home the afternoon of Wednesday, June 25. The victim told investigators Pitre repeat…

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Fentanyl Sales, Puppy Neglect Uncovered In Long Island Home: Suffolk DA Fentanyl Sales, Puppy Neglect Uncovered In Long Island Home: Suffolk DA
Fentanyl Sales, Puppy Neglect Uncovered In Long Island Home: Suffolk DA Lethal fentanyl sales and filthy conditions for four American Bully puppies were uncovered inside a Middle Island residence, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Tuesday, Aug. 12. An undercover investigation revealed multiple fentanyl sales from the Tudor Lane apartment complex parking lot between May and July 2025, prosecutors said. Each transaction allegedly involved more than 2 ounces of fentanyl — an amount capable of killing over 28,000 people. When investigators executed a search warrant at the home on Friday, July 18, they allegedly found three puppies con…

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Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck Dead On PA Rt 144 ID’d: PA State Police Pedestrian Struck Dead On PA Rt 144 ID’d: PA State Police
Pedestrian Struck Dead On PA Rt 144 ID’d: PA State Police A 73-year-old man was killed when he was struck by a car in Snow Shoe Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Aug. 11. Thomas Hipple, of Snow Shoe, was crossing State Route 144 near 730 E. Sycamore Road when a 2016 Hyundai Accent hit him head-on around 9:09 a.m., troopers said. The two-lane asphalt road is posted at 45 mph and divided by a double yellow line, according to investigators. Hipple was pronounced dead at the scene. His body came to rest in the grass on the north side of the road, facing west, police said. The driver, identified as Michael J. Pac…

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13-Year-Old Uses Fireworks To Spark Blaze Damaging 2 Pottstown Homes: PA State Police (PHOTOS) 13-Year-Old Uses Fireworks To Spark Blaze Damaging 2 Pottstown Homes: PA State Police (PHOTOS)
13-Year-Old Uses Fireworks To Spark Blaze Damaging 2 Pottstown Homes: PA State Police (Photos) A teenage boy is accused of using fireworks to start a blaze that damaged two homes in Pottstown, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Aug. 11. The fire broke out on Walnut Street around 7:10 p.m. on Sunday, June 22, according to the release. First-arriving crews found two homes heavily damaged on the rear side, leading to a large multi-agency response. Pottstown Fire Department was assisted by Sanatoga Fire Company, which sent its squad, engine, and utility units with 16 members to help with fire suppression and overhaul. Quint 58 also covered calls while on standby at Goodwill F…

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Missing 5-Year-Old With Autism Found Dead In Pennsylvania River: Officials Missing 5-Year-Old With Autism Found Dead In Pennsylvania River: Officials
Missing 5-Year-Old With Autism Found Dead In Pennsylvania River: Officials A 5-year-old boy with autism who vanished from a McKeesport housing project on Monday morning was found dead in the Youghiogheny River hours later, authorities announced. Malik Patterson disappeared from the Harrison Village Housing Projects around 10:04 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 11, according to police. He was last seen behind the 13 building wearing only a pull-up diaper. Emergency responders, volunteers, and community members launched an urgent search after the boy — described as 4 feet tall, weighing about 50 pounds, and loving “Baby Shark” — was reported missing. By the afternoon, search c…

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