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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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Passenger Identified In Fatal Tractor-Trailer Crash: Lehigh County Coroner Passenger Identified In Fatal Tractor-Trailer Crash: Lehigh County Coroner
Passenger Identified In Fatal Tractor-Trailer Crash: Lehigh County Coroner A 32-year-old man has been identified as the victim in a fatal crash involving a tractor-trailer in Upper Macungie Township, officials announced. Krishan Kumar, of Upper Macungie, was pronounced dead at 8:06 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, at the scene on State Route 100 and Schaefer Run Road, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. Kumar was the passenger in a vehicle that collided with a tractor-trailer. His cause of death was determined to be blunt force injuries from the crash, and the manner of death was ruled an accident. The Upper Macungie Township Police Department and…

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Dogs Stabbed To Death; PA Owner Gives Gruesome Confession On 911: Affidavit Dogs Stabbed To Death; PA Owner Gives Gruesome Confession On 911: Affidavit
Dogs Stabbed To Death; PA Owner Gives Gruesome Confession On 911: Affidavit A Bucks County man is accused of savagely stabbing his two family dogs to death inside his home—so violently that a knife blade snapped off inside one of them—before calling 911 to confess, authorities said. George Gooch Ash, 40, of Essex Place in Newtown Township, was charged Tuesday, Jan. 22, with two felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals and two misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced. “To say the defendant’s actions were inhumane is an understatement,” District Attorney Jennifer Schorn said at a news conference Wednesday…

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Police & Fire
Shooting At Eagles NFC Championship Celebration Leads To Teen's Arrest: Philadelphia Police Shooting At Eagles NFC Championship Celebration Leads To Teen's Arrest: Philadelphia Police
Shooting At Eagles NFC Championship Celebration Leads To Teen's Arrest: Philadelphia Police A teenager has been arrested in connection with a shooting at the Eagles NFC Championship celebration in Center City, Philadelphia police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Amere Wright, 18, was identified as the suspected gunman who shot a 20-year-old man in the lower abdomen and hip at 1300 Chestnut Street around 9:25 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26, authorities said. The victim, who approached officers assigned to the Eagles Crowd Detail, was rushed to Jefferson Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition, police said. Detectives with the Shooting Investigation Group reviewed surveillan…

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Explicit Video Shown To Students, Threatened Teen By Pennsylvania Paraprofessional: DA Explicit Video Shown To Students, Threatened Teen By Pennsylvania Paraprofessional: DA
Explicit Video Shown To Students, Threatened Teen By Pennsylvania Paraprofessional: DA A Reading School District employee showed sexually explicit material to middle school students, inappropriately touched a 13-year-old boy, and threatened another teen, the Berks County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Stephanie Quintero-Ochoa, 19, of Reading, was charged with unlawful contact with a minor, indecent exposure, dissemination of explicit sexual material via electronic communication, corruption of minors, and endangering the welfare of children. The investigation began in December 2024 after multiple ChildLine reports alleged that Quintero-Ochoa was en…

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Abducted 4-Year-Old Boy Found In Stolen SUV: Philadelphia Police Abducted 4-Year-Old Boy Found In Stolen SUV: Philadelphia Police
Abducted 4-Year-Old Boy Found In Stolen SUV: Philadelphia Police A 4-year-old boy was found safe after being abducted in a stolen SUV in Philadelphia, police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The child was asleep inside a white Toyota RAV-4 when it was stolen from the 3000 block of W. Susquehanna Avenue at 11:56 p.m., authorities said. A frantic search ensued until officers located the vehicle at 2900 W. Flora Street at 12:38 a.m. The child was found alone inside but unharmed, investigators said. The SUV has been secured for fingerprint analysis. No suspect description has been released, and the case remains under investigation by Central Detectives.

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Former Chester Police Commissioner Charged In Hit-And-Run: PSP (UPDATE) Former Chester Police Commissioner Charged In Hit-And-Run: PSP (UPDATE)
Former Chester Police Commissioner Charged In Hit-And-Run: PSP (Update) Former Chester City Police Commissioner Stephen Gretsky has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash in Chester, Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The collision occurred near East 22nd Street and Hyatt Street on Monday morning, when the driver of a black SUV struck a parked vehicle and left the scene without providing personal or insurance information shortly after midnight on Saturday, Jan. 27, Pennsylvania State Police said in a release. No injuries were reported in the crash. The City of Chester placed Police Commissioner Steven Gretsky on admini…

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Maple Shade School Bus Driver Fatally Struck By Another Bus: Police Maple Shade School Bus Driver Fatally Struck By Another Bus: Police
Maple Shade School Bus Driver Fatally Struck By Another Bus: Police A Maple Shade School District employee was killed in a tragic accident after being hit by another school bus at the district's bus depot, authorities announced on Tuesday, Jan. 28. The fatal crash happened at Maple Shade High School when a bus driver stepped outside of his vehicle and was struck by another school bus, sustaining fatal injuries, according to Maple Shade police. The driver of the striking bus, also a district employee, remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. No charges have been filed at this time, authorities said. The district is reeling from the loss,…

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Death Investigation Underway In Franklin County: PSP Death Investigation Underway In Franklin County: PSP
Death Investigation Underway In Franklin County: PSP A death investigation is underway in Franklin County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Troopers from the Chambersburg station responded to a home in the 1500 block of Cumberland Highway in Lurgan Township around 4:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 13, for a report of an undetermined death, authorities said. The victim, whose identity has not been released, was from Newburg, according to police. No further details have been provided as the investigation remains ongoing, but Daily Voice has reached out to State Police for more information.

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Missing Chambersburg Teen Located Safe, State Police Say (UPDATE) Missing Chambersburg Teen Located Safe, State Police Say (UPDATE)
Missing Chambersburg Teen Located Safe, State Police Say (Update) A 15-year-old Chambersburg boy who was reported missing on Monday, Jan. 27 has been located safely, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 28. The teen was initially classified as a runaway and was last seen near Hess Benedict Road in Quincy Township, according to PSP Chambersburg. Authorities confirmed that he was found and is safe, but did not release additional details. Editor's Note: This article has been updated to reflect new information from Pennsylvania State Police.

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Two Critically Injured In Yaphank Crash: Suffolk Police Two Critically Injured In Yaphank Crash: Suffolk Police
Two Critically Injured In Yaphank Crash: Suffolk Police Two men were critically injured in a crash involving an Audi and a Ram pickup truck in Yaphank, Suffolk County Police said Tuesday, Jan. 28. The collision happened when a 2020 Audi Q5 traveling eastbound on Longwood Road struck a 2019 Ram pickup truck heading southbound on William Floyd Parkway at 1:32 p.m., police said. The driver of the Audi and a passenger were transported to Long Island Community Hospital in critical condition. Their identities are being withheld pending notification of next of kin, according to authorities. The driver of the Ram suffered minor injuries and was tra…

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