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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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Luxury Trips, $1M Homes: 2 Dads Convicted In NY For Russian Spy Smuggling Plot Luxury Trips, $1M Homes: 2 Dads Convicted In NY For Russian Spy Smuggling Plot
Luxury Trips, $1M Homes: 2 Dads Convicted In NY For Russian Spy Smuggling Plot Two suburban husbands — one from New Jersey, the other from New Hampshire — lived comfortable family lives while secretly helping Russia obtain U.S.-made technology and sniper ammunition, federal prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Aug. 19. Vadim Yermolenko, 43, of Upper Saddle River, NJ, a dual U.S. and Russian citizen, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in the illicit network, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. His co-defendant, Alexey Brayman, 38, of Merrimack, NH, an Israeli citizen born in Ukraine, pleaded guilty and is awaiting se…

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Guns, Cash, Kids; Collingdale Dad Of 7 Dealt Fentanyl From Family Home: Affidavit Guns, Cash, Kids; Collingdale Dad Of 7 Dealt Fentanyl From Family Home: Affidavit
Guns, Cash, Kids; Collingdale Dad Of 7 Dealt Fentanyl From Family Home: Affidavit A Collingdale man is accused of selling fentanyl while raising seven children in the same home stocked with guns and drug money, Delaware County authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 19. Curtis Stewart, 35, was charged after a months-long investigation by the Delaware County Narcotics Task Force and Darby Township police, District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said in a release. Stewart sold fentanyl to undercover officers on five occasions between January and August 2025 at the Oak Tree Apartments in Darby Township, according to an affidavit of probable cause. On Aug. 14, detectives execute…

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Car Crashes Into Learning Center In Lower Macungie: PSP Car Crashes Into Learning Center In Lower Macungie: PSP
Car Crashes Into Learning Center In Lower Macungie: PSP A vehicle slammed into a learning center in Lower Macungie Township, causing extensive damage to two suites, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 19. Troopers with PSP Fogelsville were dispatched to 6900 Hamilton Boulevard at 8:07 a.m. after a report of a vehicle into a building, according to the release. A 68-year-old woman from Lower Macungie lost control of her 2016 BMW X3 and crashed into the JEI Learning Center (Suite 230), damaging both Suite 230 and Suite 235, police said. There were no occupants inside the businesses at the time of the crash. The driver was evaluate…

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Man ID'd After Fatal Allentown Crash With Lanta Bus: Coroner Man ID'd After Fatal Allentown Crash With Lanta Bus: Coroner
Man ID'd After Fatal Allentown Crash With Lanta Bus: Coroner A Salisbury Township man was killed when his car collided with a Lanta bus in Allentown on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office announced. Emad Kasseri, 62, was operating a vehicle when the crash happened at West Tilghman Street and North Ott Street around 7:50 a.m., investigators said. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead at 8:41 a.m. . Coroner Daniel A. Buglio determined the cause of death to be multiple blunt force injuries. The manner of death was ruled accidental. An autopsy was not required in this case. The Allentown P…

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Child Found Walking Alone On Road In Lower Paxton Returned Home: Police (UPDATE) Child Found Walking Alone On Road In Lower Paxton Returned Home: Police (UPDATE)
Child Found Walking Alone On Road In Lower Paxton Returned Home: Police (Update) A child who was found walking alone in Lower Paxton Township on Tuesday, Aug. 19 has been reunited with his family, police announced. The boy was located around 11 a.m. near Jonestown Road and South Johnson Street, according to the Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police. Later that same day, officers shared that the child had been safely returned home

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Philadelphia Software Engineer Admits To Sharing Child Porn On KIK: Berks DA Philadelphia Software Engineer Admits To Sharing Child Porn On KIK: Berks DA
Philadelphia Software Engineer Admits To Sharing Child Porn On KIK: Berks DA A Philadelphia Software engineer is accused of possessing and sharing child sexual abuse material following an investigation in Berks County, the district attorney announced on Tuesday, Aug. 19. The man, 30-year-old, Shawn T. Smick, who goes by "Sage" on social media, was charged with sexual abuse of children for dissemination and possession of child pornography, along with criminal use of a communications facility, according to Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams. Detectives began investigating in April after receiving a complaint from the National Center for Missing and Exploited…

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ARSON: Landlord Admits Breaking Into Tenant's Home; Starting Fire, Lancaster County DA Says ARSON: Landlord Admits Breaking Into Tenant's Home; Starting Fire, Lancaster County DA Says
Arson: Landlord Admits Breaking Into Tenant's Home; Starting Fire, Lancaster County DA Says An Akron landlord admitted to setting fire to his tenants’ apartment in an effort to force them out, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Aug. 19. Ronald Edgar Frisbie III, 29, of the 300 block of South 9th Street, admitted on Monday, July 29 before Judge Dennis Reinaker to two counts of arson, one count of burglary, and two counts of recklessly endangering another person, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Frisbie illegally entered and set fire to the apartment in the 300 block of South 10th Street in Akron Borough during the early morning hours of Sunday, March 23,…

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Ephrata Woman ID'd As Cold Case Texas Murder Victim After 40 Years Ephrata Woman ID'd As Cold Case Texas Murder Victim After 40 Years
Ephrata Woman ID'd As Cold Case Texas Murder Victim After 40 Years A Pennsylvania woman has been identified as the victim of a decades-old Texas homicide, authorities announced on Monday, Aug. 18. Roberta “Berta” Mumma, a former Lancaster County resident and graduate of Ephrata High School, was identified as the victim of a 1984 homicide in Jack County, Texas, according to the Jack County Sheriff’s Office and Texas Rangers. Her skeletal remains were discovered in a remote area near Wizard Wells more than 40 years ago. Despite extensive efforts, her identity remained unknown until 2024 when investigators used advanced forensic testing and DNA analysis to co…

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Slate Belt Regional Police Officer Injured In Head-On Crash: PA State Police Slate Belt Regional Police Officer Injured In Head-On Crash: PA State Police
Slate Belt Regional Police Officer Injured In Head-On Crash: PA State Police A Slate Belt Regional Police officer was injured in a head-on crash in Plainfield Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Aug. 18. The collision happened at approximately 2:17 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, when troopers from the Bethlehem station were called to 1016 West Pennsylvania Avenue for a reported crash, according to invesigators. The officer was traveling northbound in a marked 2023 Dodge Durango police vehicle when a 2008 Honda Accord, driven by a 29-year-old woman from Wind Gap, crossed into the northbound lanes and struck the police cruiser,…

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Man Killed Walking Dog ID'd After Strike By Mercedes In Long Beach: Homicide Squad Man Killed Walking Dog ID'd After Strike By Mercedes In Long Beach: Homicide Squad
Man Killed Walking Dog ID'd After Strike By Mercedes In Long Beach: Homicide Squad A man has been identified after being fatally struck by a car while crossing an intersection in North Long Beach on Saturday, Aug. 16 at 8:52 p.m., Nassau County police announced on Monday, Aug. 18. Paul Silvio, 42, of Island Park was crossing Austin Boulevard at the intersection of Saratoga Boulevard when he was hit by a 2001 Mercedes, according to invesigators. The car was being driven southbound on Austin Boulevard by a 27-year-old man, police said. Silvio was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead by medical staff. The driver remained at the scene following the …

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