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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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South Carolina Pastor Wanted In Pennsylvania Child Sex Assault: PA State Police South Carolina Pastor Wanted In Pennsylvania Child Sex Assault: PA State Police
South Carolina Pastor Wanted In Pennsylvania Child Sex Assault: PA State Police A South Carolina pastor is accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl during a church trip to Pennsylvania and trying to buy her silence with $100, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. William Franklin Galbreath, 57, of Salem, South Carolina, has been charged with felony aggravated indecent assault without consent, felony corruption of minors, misdemeanor indecent assault without consent, and misdemeanor endangering the welfare of children, authorities explained. The alleged abuse occurred on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, at a home on Hammond Drive in Chambersburg where Galbreath and …

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Obituaries
Pennsylvania Husband, Wife Die Months Apart After Battles With Illness Pennsylvania Husband, Wife Die Months Apart After Battles With Illness
Pennsylvania Husband, Wife Die Months Apart After Battles With Illness A Myerstown husband and wife died just months apart following battles with serious health issues, according to a fundraiser organized by family friends. Lois Young, 63, passed away on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, after being diagnosed with cancer. Her husband, Robert Young, died on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2025, after entering hospice care, their loved ones said. The couple had been known for their devotion to each other and their family. When both began struggling with their health, Lois’s daughter, Sherilynn Russo, moved in to care for them and Robert's mother. Despite their family's efforts, Lois died…

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Police & Fire
Road Rage At Roosevelt Field Mall: Bronx Man Pulls Loaded Gun On Teen, Woman, Police Say Road Rage At Roosevelt Field Mall: Bronx Man Pulls Loaded Gun On Teen, Woman, Police Say
Road Rage At Roosevelt Field Mall: Bronx Man Pulls Loaded Gun On Teen, Woman, Police Say A Bronx man is accused of pointing a loaded gun at a teenager and a woman during a road rage incident in East Garden City, Nassau County police announced on Friday, April 4. Officers responded to the Roosevelt Field Mall parking lot at 630 Old Country Road around 7:05 p.m. after a 17-year-old male victim and a 41-year-old female victim reported that a man in a black Honda Pilot threatened them with a firearm, according to detectives. The suspect allegedly brandished a black handgun, placing the teen in fear for his life, before fleeing westbound on Old Country Road, authorities said. The vi…

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Syosset Gas Station Worker Gropes Teen: Nassau County Police Syosset Gas Station Worker Gropes Teen: Nassau County Police
Syosset Gas Station Worker Gropes Teen: Nassau County Police A gas station worker in New Hyde Park groped a teenage girl, Nassau County police announced on Friday, April 4. Pankajkumar M. Shah, 63, of Syosset, was arrested after an incident at the Valero Gas Station located at 1501 Jericho Turnpike, according to detectives. Shah, while employed at the gas station, allegedly grabbed and forcibly touched a 16-year-old girl around 3:25 p.m., police said. The victim immediately fled the scene and called authorities, detectives said. Shah was located shortly after and taken into custody without incident, officials added. He is charged with Forcible Touc…

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Police & Fire
Two Killed, One Hurt After Taxi Crashes Into Wall On Jonestown Road: Lower Paxton Police Two Killed, One Hurt After Taxi Crashes Into Wall On Jonestown Road: Lower Paxton Police
Two Killed, One Hurt After Taxi Crashes Into Wall On Jonestown Road: Lower Paxton Police Two people were killed and another was hospitalized after a taxi crashed along Jonestown Road, Lower Paxton Township police announced on Friday, April 4. A silver Dodge minivan operating as a taxi was traveling on Jonestown Road near Earl Avenue when it struck the back of a white Ford van around 4:35 p.m., according to the police. The taxi, which was carrying three occupants, continued off the roadway and smashed into a concrete wall, officers said. Emergency personnel determined two occupants of the taxi suffered fatal injuries, authorities explained. A third passenger was rushed to Hersh…

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Cause Of Death Released For PA Woman Pulled From Susquehanna River In Maryland Cause Of Death Released For PA Woman Pulled From Susquehanna River In Maryland
Cause Of Death Released For PA Woman Pulled From Susquehanna River In Maryland The cause and manner of death have been released for Rebecca “Becky” Shanice Beamer-Hicks, whose body was found in the Susquehanna River more than a month after she vanished from Harrisburg’s riverfront. Beamer-Hicks, 35, of Harrisburg, drowned, and her death was ruled accidental, according to Stephanie Moore, Special Assistant to the Chief at Maryland’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on Friday, April 4, 2025. Her body was recovered near Glen Cove in Harford County, Maryland — more than 60 miles downriver from Harrisburg — by Maryland Natural Resources Police on Tuesday morning, April…

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Duo Poses As Government Agents, Stealing Gold From Victims In 5 States: DOJ Duo Poses As Government Agents, Stealing Gold From Victims In 5 States: DOJ
Duo Poses As Government Agents, Stealing Gold From Victims In 5 States: DOJ Two New Jersey men are accused of posing as federal agents to steal cash and gold from victims across five states, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Friday, April 4. Prakashkumar Prajapati and Bharat Awasarmol were indicted for allegedly conspiring to commit wire fraud as part of a multistate scheme that began in March 2023, according to a superseding indictment filed on Thursday, April 3. As part of the alleged scam, the men and their co-conspirators called victims in Maine, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, and Virginia, pretending to be government officials, investigators …

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Infant Found Dead In Apartment; PA Mom, BF Illegally In US Charged With Murder: Affidavit Infant Found Dead In Apartment; PA Mom, BF Illegally In US Charged With Murder: Affidavit
Infant Found Dead In Apartment; PA Mom, BF Illegally In US Charged With Murder: Affidavit A Harrisburg mother is facing murder charges in the death of her 4-month-old daughter, as detailed in court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, April 4. Layla Raine Souders, 20, was charged with Third-Degree Murder, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and Tampering with Evidence following an investigation into the death of infant Ioni Souders at their apartment on Wakefield Road in Susquehanna Township, according to the Susquehanna Township Police Department. Police were dispatched to the home on Friday, March 28, for a report of a cardiac arrest involving a 4-month-old girl. Offic…

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Missing Schizophrenic Man Found Dead In Susquehanna River: PA State Police Missing Schizophrenic Man Found Dead In Susquehanna River: PA State Police
Missing Schizophrenic Man Found Dead In Susquehanna River: PA State Police A man with schizophrenia who had been missing for nearly three weeks was found dead in the Susquehanna River, authorities announced. Alexander Neff, 42, of Holtwood, was found near the Holtwood Dam in Martic Township around 10:05 a.m. on Thursday, April 3, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. Neff had last been seen leaving his home on the 1000 block of Holtwood Road at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, Pennsylvania State Police previously said. A coroner’s investigator pronounced Neff dead at the scene. A physical assessment revealed no signs of trauma, officials said. An…

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3 Children Among 5 People Who Brutally Attacked 2 Women After Parade In Montco: PD 3 Children Among 5 People Who Brutally Attacked 2 Women After Parade In Montco: PD
3 Children Among 5 People Who Brutally Attacked 2 Women After Parade In Montco: PD Two adults and three children have been arrested after a brutal attack on two women following the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Conshohocken, police announced on Thursday, April 3. The assault happened on the evening of Saturday, March 15, according to the Conshohocken Police Department. Investigators said the suspects — 35-year-old Demetria Miller, 18-year-old Kharee Nazir Davis, a 16-year-old boy, and two 10-year-old twin boys — repeatedly kicked, stomped, and punched the victims while they were lying on the ground, leaving them defenseless. All five suspects were charged with felony aggr…

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