Jillian Pikora

Deputy Managing Editor

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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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Myerstown, PA
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Myerstown Firefighter, Marine Dies At 22, Leaving Family Heartbroken Myerstown Firefighter, Marine Dies At 22, Leaving Family Heartbroken Myerstown Firefighter, Marine Dies At 22, Leaving Family Heartbroken
Myerstown Firefighter, Marine Dies At 22, Leaving Family Heartbroken A Pennsylvania firefighter and Marine has died at just 22 years old, leaving his mother mourning her son and urging young people to value every day. Lance Cpl. Andrew F. Omstead, who had ties to Myerstown, Lebanon County, and served with Frystown Fire Company, died following a crash in Jacksonville, North Carolina, on Sunday, Oct. 25, authorities said. “2nd Marine Logistics Group is deeply saddened by the death of Lance Cpl. Andrew F. Omstead following a fatal off-base accident on October 25, 2026,” said Gunnery Sgt. Caitlin Brink, of the group’s Communication Strategy and Operations office…

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National Interest
Wolf Bites Toddler At ZooAmerica In Hersheypark, Parents Sentenced: Court Docs Wolf Bites Toddler At ZooAmerica In Hersheypark, Parents Sentenced: Court Docs Wolf Bites Toddler At ZooAmerica In Hersheypark, Parents Sentenced: Court Docs
Wolf Bites Toddler At ZooAmerica In Hersheypark, Parents Sentenced: Court Docs The parents of a toddler bitten by a wolf at ZooAmerica in Hersheypark while they were allegedly distracted by their cellphones have learned their fate, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Carrie Bryant Sortor, 44, and Stephen James Basil Wilson, 62, both of Lititz, Lancaster County, were charged with first-degree misdemeanor endangering the welfare of children after their 17-month-old son was injured at ZooAmerica in Hershey, Dauphin County, in April. The incident happened around 11:35 a.m. on Saturday, April 4, when the unsupervised toddler squeezed t…

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Harrisburg, PA
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Granddaughter Goes On Cruise With Money Stolen From Harrisburg Grandma: Affidavit Granddaughter Goes On Cruise With Money Stolen From Harrisburg Grandma: Affidavit Granddaughter Goes On Cruise With Money Stolen From Harrisburg Grandma: Affidavit
Granddaughter Goes On Cruise With Money Stolen From Harrisburg Grandma: Affidavit A woman stole more than $82,000 from the sale of her grandmother’s Pennsylvania home and spent some of it on a cruise and a new home, investigators said. Jacquelyn Sams, 58, of Pleasant Grove, Alabama, was arraigned on felony theft and forgery charges on Monday, Oct. 26, according to court documents Daily Voice obtained on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Sams was designated as an agent through a power of attorney and received two checks during the April 2, 2025, settlement for her grandmother’s home on Emerald Street in Harrisburg, investigators said. She forged a signature and endorsed both checks for …

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Allentown, PA
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Woman Struck By Vehicle Dies 8 Days Later, Lehigh County Coroner Says Woman Struck By Vehicle Dies 8 Days Later, Lehigh County Coroner Says Woman Struck By Vehicle Dies 8 Days Later, Lehigh County Coroner Says
Woman Struck By Vehicle Dies 8 Days Later, Lehigh County Coroner Says A woman died eight days after she was struck by a vehicle in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Mary A. Pavlik, 81 of Lehighton, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest at 11:05 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, according to the Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Pavlik was a pedestrian when she was struck at the intersection of Iron and South Third streets in Lehighton Borough, Carbon County, at approximately 9:20 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18, Buglio said. Her cause of death was complications of multiple blunt force injuries, and the manner was ruled an acci…

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West Chester, PA
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Child Rescued After Falling Into Septic Pipe In Chester County Child Rescued After Falling Into Septic Pipe In Chester County Child Rescued After Falling Into Septic Pipe In Chester County
Child Rescued After Falling Into Septic Pipe In Chester County A young child was rescued after falling into a septic pipe in Penny on Tuesday evening, Oct. 27, according to a dispatch and officials. Emergency crews responded to the 300 block of Snyder Avenue in West Goshen Township, Chester County where a 5:22 p.m. dispatch entry reported a conscious 3-year-old trapped in a septic pipe approximately 16 inches wide. Officials described the child as between 3 and 4 years old and said the child had fallen approximately one foot into the pipe. The County Rescue Task Force was dispatched, and township assistance was requested for a backhoe and pump truck, …

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Man Takes Officer’s TASER, Grabs For Gun In Plymouth Meeting Trail Struggle: Police Man Takes Officer’s TASER, Grabs For Gun In Plymouth Meeting Trail Struggle: Police Man Takes Officer’s TASER, Grabs For Gun In Plymouth Meeting Trail Struggle: Police
Man Takes Officer’s TASER, Grabs For Gun In Plymouth Meeting Trail Struggle: Police A man took an officer’s TASER and tried to pull a service pistol from its holster during a struggle that injured two officers on a Pennsylvania trail, police announced Monday, Oct. 26. Dallas Whitt Anderson-James was taken into custody on the Montgomery County Cross County Trail near Barnes & Noble in Plymouth Township on Wednesday, Oct. 21, according to township police. The encounter came hours after officers were called to the 2000 block of Chemical Road at approximately 4:54 p.m. for a report that Anderson-James was repeatedly contacting a woman despite a valid protection from abuse …

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Ephrata, PA
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Ephrata Hospital Worker Struck In Face By Woman: Police Ephrata Hospital Worker Struck In Face By Woman: Police Ephrata Hospital Worker Struck In Face By Woman: Police
Ephrata Hospital Worker Struck In Face By Woman: Police A woman struck a health care worker in the face at a Pennsylvania hospital, police announced on Monday, Oct. 26. Tataityanna Mati Harris, 23, of Harrisburg was arrested following the assault at WellSpan Hospital, 169 Martin Avenue in Ephrata Borough, police said. Officers responded at 11:17 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, after the assault was reported. They interviewed the health care worker and reviewed hospital security footage, which showed Harris striking the worker in the face, according to the Ephrata Police Department. Harris was charged with one count of second-degree felony aggravated assa…

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Lampeter-Strasburg, PA
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Horse Flees After Minivan Hits Carriage, Sending It Into Pole In Strasburg: State Police Horse Flees After Minivan Hits Carriage, Sending It Into Pole In Strasburg: State Police Horse Flees After Minivan Hits Carriage, Sending It Into Pole In Strasburg: State Police
Horse Flees After Minivan Hits Carriage, Sending It Into Pole In Strasburg: State Police A horse fled after a minivan rear-ended a horse-drawn carriage, sending it into a utility pole and leaving its 85-year-old operator injured on Monday, Oct. 12, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Oct. 27. Both vehicles were traveling east on White Oak Road in Strasburg Township when the crash happened in front of 2670 White Oak Road shortly after noon, according to PA State Police. Jeffrey J. Doll, 64, of Quarryville, was driving a black 2012 minivan when he struck the rear of the carriage, police said. The impact caused the horse to panic, pulling the carriage into a utility po…

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Elizabethtown, PA
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License Suspended Until 2117 After Man Gets Sixth DUI Conviction: Lancaster DA License Suspended Until 2117 After Man Gets Sixth DUI Conviction: Lancaster DA License Suspended Until 2117 After Man Gets Sixth DUI Conviction: Lancaster DA
License Suspended Until 2117 After Man Gets Sixth DUI Conviction: Lancaster DA A Pennsylvania man whose driver’s license was already suspended until 2117 has been sentenced to state prison for his sixth DUI conviction — and now faces an even longer suspension, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday, Oct. 26. Steven C. Radtke, 63, of the 1800 block of Rhoda Avenue in West Donegal Township, could see his suspension stretch into the 2120s once PennDOT calculates the additional penalty for his latest conviction, prosecutors said. Radtke was arrested during a June 2025 traffic stop in the 1100 block of River Road in East Donegal Township. His lice…

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Smithtown, NY
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Gun, Knife Found In Smithtown West Student’s Backpack After Social Media Post: Police Gun, Knife Found In Smithtown West Student’s Backpack After Social Media Post: Police Gun, Knife Found In Smithtown West Student’s Backpack After Social Media Post: Police
Gun, Knife Found In Smithtown West Student’s Backpack After Social Media Post: Police A gun photo posted on social media led police to a Long Island high school, where staff found a firearm, knife and magazine in a 16-year-old student’s backpack, authorities said. The Smithtown teen was arrested at Smithtown West High School on Tuesday, Oct. 27, according to Suffolk County Police. Fourth Precinct patrol officers responded to the school at 100 Central Road after a 911 caller reported that a student had posted a picture with a gun on social media, police said. School staff searched the student’s backpack and found the weapons and magazine at approximately 1:55 p.m., according…

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