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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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LGBTQ Victim Unconscious After Hate-Fueled Assault: York DA LGBTQ Victim Unconscious After Hate-Fueled Assault: York DA
LGBTQ Victim Unconscious After Hate-Fueled Assault: York DA A hate-fueled attack in Downtown York left an LGBTQ victim choked unconscious, police announced on Friday, Aug. 29. The incident happened on Thursday, Aug. 22, when a group of people targeted three friends with anti-LGBTQ taunts outside the Judicial Center. The confrontation escalated, and Vayne — one of the victims — was strangled until they lost consciousness, according to police. Devin Harbaugh, 22, of York, has since been charged with aggravated assault and strangulation. York County District Attorney Tim Barker said the charges were approved following a review of extensive video evide…

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17-Year-Old Pilot, Maisie Bitler, Caused Fatal PA Plane Crash: NTSB 17-Year-Old Pilot, Maisie Bitler, Caused Fatal PA Plane Crash: NTSB
17-Year-Old Pilot, Maisie Bitler, Caused Fatal PA Plane Crash: NTSB Pilot error was determined to be the likely cause of the Fourth-of-July plane crash in Pennsylvania that tragically claimed the life of 17-year-old Maisie Bitler, according to a final report released by the National Transportation Safety Board on Friday, August 29, 2025. Bitler, a student pilot from Williamsport, was at the controls of a single-engine Cessna 172 launched from Williamsport Regional Airport around 9:51 a.m. on July 4, 2024. She was attempting a solo landing at William T. Piper Memorial Airport in Lock Haven when the incident occurred. Flight data shows Bitler entered the traf…

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LAWSUIT: Volunteer Coach Among 21 Hurt In PA Football Bus Crash Sues Driver, Transit Company LAWSUIT: Volunteer Coach Among 21 Hurt In PA Football Bus Crash Sues Driver, Transit Company
Lawsuit: Volunteer Coach Among 21 Hurt In PA Football Bus Crash Sues Driver, Transit Company Twenty-one people were injured — including at least one student who suffered life-altering injuries — when a school bus carrying the Aliquippa Junior High football team crashed in Economy Borough, (Beaver County), Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Aug. 23, authorities said. Now, volunteer coach Jonathan Morris, who was hospitalized for three days with serious injuries, has filed a lawsuit against the bus driver and ABC Transit, Inc., the company that operated the bus. Morris, of Aliquippa, was seated directly behind the driver when the bus fishtailed on Shaffer Road, flipped onto its side, and str…

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Infant Overdoses On Psychedelic Mushroom-Laced Chocolate Bar, PA Parents Charged: Affidavit Infant Overdoses On Psychedelic Mushroom-Laced Chocolate Bar, PA Parents Charged: Affidavit
Infant Overdoses On Psychedelic Mushroom-Laced Chocolate Bar, PA Parents Charged: Affidavit An 18-month-old boy overdosed after coming into contact with a psychedelic mushroom-laced chocolate bar called a “Mind Bar,” and his parents are now facing criminal charges, according to affidavits obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 29. Disturbing Discovery On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at 7:44 a.m., Jacob Pontius called Northumberland County dispatchers in a panic — his toddler son was vomiting and lethargic. Pontius admitted the child had been exposed to a chocolate bar infused with psychedelic mushrooms that he had bought months earlier and stored in the refrigerator, police wrote in t…

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Mother-In-Law Discovers 3-Month-Old Infant's Injuries By PA Dad: Affidavit Mother-In-Law Discovers 3-Month-Old Infant's Injuries By PA Dad: Affidavit
Mother-In-Law Discovers 3-Month-Old Infant's Injuries By PA Dad: Affidavit A Chester County man is accused of abusing his 3-month-old daughter in Exton, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 29. Nicholas Edward Moore, 26, was arrested after investigators determined the infant had sustained bruising to her shoulders, arm, ear, and face inside a home on the 100 block of Shoen Road on Tuesday, Aug. 19, the affidavit states. The child’s maternal grandmother, Toni Harris, first reported the injuries. Harris told detectives her daughter, Sarah Harris, admitted Moore caused the bruising. She provided investigators with photos…

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Lehigh County Commissioner Bethlehem Right To Know Officer Zachary Cole-Borghi Among 22 Charged Lehigh County Commissioner Bethlehem Right To Know Officer Zachary Cole-Borghi Among 22 Charged
Lehigh County Commissioner Bethlehem Right To Know Officer Zachary Cole-Borghi Among 22 Charged A sweeping, multi-state drug investigation stretching from Pennsylvania to New York, Chicago, and Wisconsin has led to 22 arrests — including Lehigh County Commissioner and Bethlehem Right to Know Officer Zachary Cole-Borghi, prosecutors announced Friday, Aug. 29. Cole-Borghi was taken into custody on Thursday, Aug. 28, at his Bethlehem City Hall office by the Lehigh County Drug Task Force with assistance from the Bethlehem Police Department. He is charged with possession of one pound of marijuana and has since been released on bail, District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan confirmed. Cole-Borghi…

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Police & Fire
Woman Rescued From Conestoga River By Lancaster Officer Woman Rescued From Conestoga River By Lancaster Officer
Woman Rescued From Conestoga River By Lancaster Officer A Lancaster City police officer jumped into the Conestoga River to save a woman who was flailing in the water, police announced on Friday, Aug. 29. The incident happened south of the Holly Pointe Nature Preserve around 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, according to police. The woman was struggling in the river when Officer Detwiler entered the water and successfully pulled her to shore, investigators said. She was treated at the scene by EMS before being transported to the hospital. While her injuries did not initially appear life-threatening, her current condition is unknown, police noted. …

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Passenger Seriously Injured After Drunk Driver Crashes Head-On In North Bellport: Police Passenger Seriously Injured After Drunk Driver Crashes Head-On In North Bellport: Police
Passenger Seriously Injured After Drunk Driver Crashes Head-On In North Bellport: Police A Shirley man was arrested for driving while intoxicated after a head-on crash seriously injured his passenger on Montauk Highway in North Bellport late Thursday, Aug. 28, Suffolk County Police announced on Friday, Aug. 29. Anthony Kaisser, 28, was driving a 2021 Dodge Charger eastbound on Montauk Highway when he crossed the double yellow lines into the westbound lane and collided head-on with a 2021 Toyota Venza near Weaver Avenue at 11:15 p.m., police said. His front-seat passenger, Marcus Jackson, was transported to NYU Langone Hospital – Suffolk in Patchogue with serious injuries, accor…

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Levittown Teen Bites Detective After Pulling Fire Alarm At Nassau County Court: Police Levittown Teen Bites Detective After Pulling Fire Alarm At Nassau County Court: Police
Levittown Teen Bites Detective After Pulling Fire Alarm At Nassau County Court: Police A Levittown teen is accused of pulling a false fire alarm at Nassau County Supreme Court and then biting a detective during his arrest in Mineola, police announced on Friday, Aug. 29. Detectives said Connor McCoy, 19, intentionally activated a fire alarm inside the courthouse at 100 Supreme Court Drive around 11:33 a.m., on Thursday, Aug. 28, forcing an evacuation of the building. Investigators later identified McCoy as the suspect and went to his home on Water Lane North, where he allegedly became violent and combative. During the struggle, police said he bit a detective on the right forea…

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Children Restrained, Abused By Adults Found In PA Man's Porn: DA Children Restrained, Abused By Adults Found In PA Man's Porn: DA
Children Restrained, Abused By Adults Found In PA Man's Porn: DA A Lansdale man is accused of disseminating and possessing child sexual abuse material following a months-long investigation, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Friday, Aug. 29. William Marquis Martin, 44, was charged with 100 felony counts of disseminating child sexual abuse material, 10 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material, and criminal use of a communications facility, according to Steele and court documents. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING IS DISTURBING** The investigation began in December 2024 when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Child…

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