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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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Police & Fire
Woman With Bloody Clothes Accused Of Cleaver Attack In Doylestown: Police Woman With Bloody Clothes Accused Of Cleaver Attack In Doylestown: Police
Woman With Bloody Clothes Accused Of Cleaver Attack In Doylestown: Police A woman is accused of attacking another person with a cleaver-style knife inside a Doylestown apartment, leaving the victim soaked in blood and severely injured, authorities announced on Monday, July 14. Robin McClain McNamara, 50, of Doylestown, was arrested at the scene and charged with Criminal Attempt - Murder of the Third Degree, according to the Central Bucks Regional Police Department. Officers were dispatched to the area of South Main and State streets around 8:52 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, for an abandoned 911 call and a follow-up wellness check, police said. When they arrived, the…

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Trapped In Flooded Car: Dramatic Water Rescue In Franklin County Trapped In Flooded Car: Dramatic Water Rescue In Franklin County
Trapped In Flooded Car: Dramatic Water Rescue In Franklin County A vehicle became trapped in rising floodwaters with people still inside, prompting an active water rescue in Franklin County, first responders announced on Sunday, July 14. Franklin Fire Company crews rushed to the intersection of North Franklin and West Commerce streets in Hamilton Township around 4:30 p.m., where floodwaters overtook the roadway, submerging the vehicle, the department said in a social media post. Firefighters arrived to find the vehicle partially submerged with its occupants still trapped. The exact number of people inside was not immediately released. A photo from the s…

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Teen Duo Charged With Murder Of 70-Year-Old In West Philly Carjacking: Police Teen Duo Charged With Murder Of 70-Year-Old In West Philly Carjacking: Police
Teen Duo Charged With Murder Of 70-Year-Old In West Philly Carjacking: Police A 70-year-old man was ambushed and gunned down during a carjacking in West Philadelphia—and now two teenagers are facing murder charges, authorities announced. Carmen Suero Jr., 70, of Drexel Hill, was shot in the back during an attempted robbery on the 300 block of North 63rd Street around 5:07 p.m. on Sunday, July 13, Philadelphia police said. Officers rushed to the scene after reports of a person with a gun. They found Suero wounded beside his vehicle and rushed him to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 5:24 p.m., according to police. On Monday, July 14, d…

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Lifestyle
Lucky Strike: $2.7M Winning Cash 5 Ticket Sold At Chambersburg Sheetz Lucky Strike: $2.7M Winning Cash 5 Ticket Sold At Chambersburg Sheetz
Lucky Strike: $2.7M Winning Cash 5 Ticket Sold At Chambersburg Sheetz Someone is waking up a multi-millionaire after buying a winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket in Chambersburg, officials announced Monday, July 14. The ticket matched all five numbers — 11, 13, 19, 31, 41 — in the Friday, July 11 drawing, scoring a jackpot worth $2,774,353 before taxes, the PA Lottery said. It was sold at the Sheetz located at 5346 Greenvillage Road, which earns a $10,000 bonus for selling the ticket. So far, no one has claimed the massive prize. Winners remain anonymous until their tickets are validated and claimed. The Pennsylvania Lottery encourage…

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$1.75M Winning Match 6 Ticket Sold At Small PA Store—Are YOU The Lucky Dauphin Borough Winner? $1.75M Winning Match 6 Ticket Sold At Small PA Store—Are YOU The Lucky Dauphin Borough Winner?
$1.75M Winning Match 6 Ticket Sold At Small PA Store—Are YOU The Lucky Dauphin Borough Winner? A life-changing $1.75 million Pennsylvania Lottery ticket was sold at a convenience store in Dauphin County, officials announced on Monday, July 14. The jackpot-winning Match 6 Lotto ticket hit all six numbers—1, 21, 22, 28, 36, 43—during Friday night’s drawing on July 11, the PA Lottery said. It was sold at UGo, located at 307 High Street in Dauphin Borough, which now scores a $10,000 bonus just for selling the ticket. So far, no one has come forward to claim the massive prize. The winner has one year from the draw date to step up, sign the back of their ticket, and file a claim. Officia…

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Knife-Wielding Man Shot Dead After Stabbing Victim In LI; Officers Hospitalized: Police Knife-Wielding Man Shot Dead After Stabbing Victim In LI; Officers Hospitalized: Police
Knife-Wielding Man Shot Dead After Stabbing Victim In LI; Officers Hospitalized: Police A knife-wielding man was shot dead while lunging at a stabbing victim, and two Suffolk County police officers were hospitalized during the chaos, authorities announced on Sunday, July 13. Officers from the Sixth Precinct were called to the rear of 2505 Middle Country Road in Centereach at 8:48 a.m. for a disturbance involving a weapon, according to Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina. At the scene, officers found a 44-year-old man who had been stabbed in the neck. As the victim was being treated, Emilson Yoan Ordonez-Vanegas, 29, came out of a nearby wooded area with a kn…

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Gun Violence Survivor Killed In Wheelchair As Philly Shooting Leaves 3 Dead, 10 Hurt Gun Violence Survivor Killed In Wheelchair As Philly Shooting Leaves 3 Dead, 10 Hurt
Gun Violence Survivor Killed In Wheelchair As Philly Shooting Leaves 3 Dead, 10 Hurt Azir Harris survived one shooting. He wouldn’t survive another. The 24-year-old was paralyzed at 17 and spent the last seven years advocating for survivors of gun violence, as The Philadelphia Inquirer previously reported. But early Monday morning, July 7, Harris was shot multiple times in the back while sitting in his wheelchair at a South Philly block party. He couldn’t escape. He died at the scene. Seven years ago, Azir Harris was paralyzed in a shooting when he was 17 years old. This weekend, he was shot multiple... Posted by GIFFORDS on Monday, July 7, 2025 “He helped others h…

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Man Wanted By State Police Caught In Camp Hill Park Man Wanted By State Police Caught In Camp Hill Park
Man Wanted By State Police Caught In Camp Hill Park A man wanted by both Pennsylvania State Police and State Parole was caught at a public park in Camp Hill, borough police announced on Monday, July 14. Camp Hill officers encountered the 46-year-old man — who has no fixed address — at Siebert Park around 12:50 p.m. on Monday after he was spotted acting suspiciously, according to a department press release. Police later confirmed the man was wanted on active arrest warrants from Pennsylvania State Police and State Parole, tied to robbery and drug charges. He was arrested without incident and transported to Cumberland County Prison, police sa…

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Third Man Charged With Murder Of Angel Martinez-Velez In Allentown Park Shooting Third Man Charged With Murder Of Angel Martinez-Velez In Allentown Park Shooting
Third Man Charged With Murder Of Angel Martinez-Velez In Allentown Park Shooting A third man has been charged in the murder of Angel Martinez-Velez, who was gunned down at a crowded city park in Allentown, prosecutors announced on Monday, July 14. Wilmer Esequiel Marte-Tavarez, 22, of Lords Valley, is accused of firing the deadly shots that killed Martinez-Velez, 25, at Fountain Park on Saturday, June 1, just before 6:30 p.m., authorities said. Allentown police found Martinez-Velez fatally wounded on the basketball court at 924 Martin Luther King Drive. He was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds. His death was ruled a homicide by the Lehigh County …

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Reading Man Bought 24 Guns, Lied On ATF Forms—8 Later Turned Up In Crimes: DA Reading Man Bought 24 Guns, Lied On ATF Forms—8 Later Turned Up In Crimes: DA
Reading Man Bought 24 Guns, Lied On ATF Forms—8 Later Turned Up In Crimes: DA A Reading man is accused of flooding Berks County streets with guns—at least eight of which ended up in the hands of criminals, investigators said. Carlos Liciaga, 43, lied on gun purchase forms and bought 24 handguns since 2011, Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams announced on Monday, July 14. The charges stem from an April 27 shots-fired call in Spring Township, detectives explained. Cops found a Glock 10mm near Wilson School Court. It belonged to Liciaga, though he wasn’t linked to the gunfire itself. That gun led the Berks Gun Violence Reduction Task Force to dig deeper—and wh…

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