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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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Comcast Cofounder Who Helped Build Cable Giant In Philly Dies After $20M Gift Comcast Cofounder Who Helped Build Cable Giant In Philly Dies After $20M Gift Comcast Cofounder Who Helped Build Cable Giant In Philly Dies After $20M Gift
Comcast Cofounder Who Helped Build Cable Giant In Philly Dies After $20M Gift A Philadelphia cable television pioneer who helped build Comcast and recently joined his wife in giving $20 million to the city’s art museum has died, the company announced Friday, Nov. 6. Julian A. Brodsky died Thursday, Nov. 5, at 93, according to Comcast’s announcement. “Julian was an extraordinary leader, a brilliant financial mind, and one of the architects of cable television,” Comcast Chairman Brian L. Roberts said. Brodsky and Daniel Aaron helped Ralph Roberts build the company following the 1963 purchase of American Cable Systems, a cable operation serving 1,200 subscribers in Tup…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Fatal PA Salon Double Rape Suspect Who Bought Soda After Attack Arrested Days Later Fatal PA Salon Double Rape Suspect Who Bought Soda After Attack Arrested Days Later Fatal PA Salon Double Rape Suspect Who Bought Soda After Attack Arrested Days Later
Fatal PA Salon Double Rape Suspect Who Bought Soda After Attack Arrested Days Later A man wanted for killing a New York woman and sexually assaulting others inside a Philadelphia hair salon — before stopping to buy a soda — has been captured, police announced Friday, Nov. 6. Jamal Pistoria, 33, was arrested by two 22nd District officers on the 500 block of South Broad Street at approximately 1 a.m. Friday, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. He was wanted in connection with the killing of Ofelia Bellaniri Hernandez Camill, 34, and the assaults of two other women inside a salon on the 6300 block of Stenton Avenue in East Mount Airy, police said. Hernandez Cami…

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Allentown, PA
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Allentown Man ID’d After Norfolk Southern Train Strike Allentown Man ID’d After Norfolk Southern Train Strike Allentown Man ID’d After Norfolk Southern Train Strike
Allentown Man ID’d After Norfolk Southern Train Strike A man was killed after being struck by a Norfolk Southern train in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Friday, Nov. 6. Horace J. Kieffer, 46,of Allentown was pronounced dead at the scene in the area of the 1200 block of Constitution Drive in Salisbury Township at 11:56 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. Kieffer had been struck by a Norfolk Southern train, the coroner’s office said. An autopsy was scheduled for Friday at the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office & Forensic Center. A cause and manner of death were not included in the release. The circ…

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Wyomissing, PA
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Woman Killed In Wyomissing Pedestrian Crash ID’d: Coroner Woman Killed In Wyomissing Pedestrian Crash ID’d: Coroner Woman Killed In Wyomissing Pedestrian Crash ID’d: Coroner
Woman Killed In Wyomissing Pedestrian Crash ID’d: Coroner A woman struck by a vehicle and killed in Pennsylvania has been identified, authorities announced on Friday, Nov. 6. Melissa Anne Dunn, 65, of Earl Township, was struck in the 800 block of Penn Avenue in Wyomissing, Berks County on Wednesday, Nov. 4, according to the Berks County Coroner’s Office. Dunn was taken to Tower Health/Reading Hospital for treatment. Emergency room physicians notified the coroner’s office at 5:57 p.m. that she had succumbed to her injuries, Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel said. Her name was initially withheld pending notification of her family. Wyomissing police and P…

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Lykens Valley, PA
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Road Rage Turns Into Gunpoint Confrontation After Drivers Brake-Check, Crash In PA: Police Road Rage Turns Into Gunpoint Confrontation After Drivers Brake-Check, Crash In PA: Police Road Rage Turns Into Gunpoint Confrontation After Drivers Brake-Check, Crash In PA: Police
Road Rage Turns Into Gunpoint Confrontation After Drivers Brake-Check, Crash In PA: Police A road rage confrontation involving two drivers brake-checking each other, crossing into oncoming traffic, crashing, and ultimately a gun being pointed has led to charges against both men in Pennsylvania, police announced. The incident unfolded around 12:35 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, beginning in Montour Township and ending near the intersection of Red Mill Road and Hunt Club Road in the Bloomsburg area, according to the Montour Township Police Department. Michael Anthony Mirabile, 40, was traveling north on Montour Boulevard (Route 11) when he encountered a silver Nissan Pathfinder driven …

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Allentown, PA
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Man Killed In Allentown Bumper Dispute Mourned As Family Seeks Help; 3 Brothers Jailed Man Killed In Allentown Bumper Dispute Mourned As Family Seeks Help; 3 Brothers Jailed Man Killed In Allentown Bumper Dispute Mourned As Family Seeks Help; 3 Brothers Jailed
Man Killed In Allentown Bumper Dispute Mourned As Family Seeks Help; 3 Brothers Jailed A Pennsylvania family is asking for help burying a loved one who was shot and killed during a dispute over a car bumper, leaving three brothers behind bars, according to authorities and a newly launched fundraiser. Jose A Rivera, 29, was killed in Allentown on Monday, Nov. 2, leaving his family facing sudden grief and the cost of arranging his funeral, according to the GoFundMe campaign, “Help Lay Jose A Rivera to Rest.” Organizer Tecssy Rivera describes Jose as a beloved brother whose loss has shaken everyone who knew and loved him. “This tragedy has shaken everyone who knew and loved Jos…

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Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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Jet Fuel Pipeline Struck By Drilling Crew In Upper Merion, Shelter-In-Place Lifted Jet Fuel Pipeline Struck By Drilling Crew In Upper Merion, Shelter-In-Place Lifted Jet Fuel Pipeline Struck By Drilling Crew In Upper Merion, Shelter-In-Place Lifted
Jet Fuel Pipeline Struck By Drilling Crew In Upper Merion, Shelter-In-Place Lifted A drilling crew installing new electric towers struck a 14-inch pipeline carrying jet fuel in Montgomery County, triggering a hazardous materials response and a shelter-in-place order on Thursday, Nov. 5, authorities announced. Emergency crews were dispatched to the Insurance Auto Auction on River Road in Upper Merion Township around 3 p.m. after a gas line leak was reported, according to a release issued by Upper Merion Township Police Chief Blaine Leis. Upon arrival, responders discovered that a third-party drilling crew had struck a refined petroleum products pipeline carrying jet fuel w…

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Albany, NY
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Pedestrian Killed Crossing Street Outside Crosswalk In Albany: Police Pedestrian Killed Crossing Street Outside Crosswalk In Albany: Police Pedestrian Killed Crossing Street Outside Crosswalk In Albany: Police
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Street Outside Crosswalk In Albany: Police A  man was killed after being struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross a busy Albany street Thursday evening, Nov. 5, police announced. The deadly crash happened near the intersection of Western Avenue and Tryon Street around 5:45 p.m., according to a release issued by the Albany Police Department later that evening. Officers responding to reports of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle found the man lying in the roadway with serious injuries, police said. Albany firefighters and emergency medical personnel attempted to save him, but the 78-year-old was pronounced dead at the sc…

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Wantagh, NY
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Pedestrian Killed By Turning BMW ID'd As Wantagh Man Pedestrian Killed By Turning BMW ID'd As Wantagh Man Pedestrian Killed By Turning BMW ID'd As Wantagh Man
Pedestrian Killed By Turning BMW ID'd As Wantagh Man A Long Island man has been identified as the pedestrian killed after being struck by a BMW while crossing a busy roadway, police announced. The deadly crash happened at approximately 2:48 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5, at the intersection of Sunrise Highway and Wantagh Avenue in Wantagh, according to Nassau County Police. The victim, identified as 69-year-old Victor Rodriguez, of Wantagh, was crossing Sunrise Highway northbound when he was struck by a 2026 BMW X3 30, detectives said. The BMW was being driven by a woman traveling southbound on Wantagh Avenue who was making a left turn onto Sunri…

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Sachem, NY
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Student Stabs Fellow Student At Sachem High School East: Police: Police Student Stabs Fellow Student At Sachem High School East: Police: Police Student Stabs Fellow Student At Sachem High School East: Police: Police
Student Stabs Fellow Student At Sachem High School East: Police: Police A Long Island high school student was seriously injured after being stabbed by another student in a school parking lot, police announced. The stabbing happened at Sachem High School East, located at 177 Granny Road in Farmingville, at approximately 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5, according to a release issued by Suffolk County Police later that day. A 15-year-old male student stabbed a 16-year-old male student in the school's parking lot, Sixth Squad detectives said. The victim was rushed to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The younger student was …

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