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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
Murder-Suicide Attempt Leaves Shooter Dead In Quarryville: PA State Police Murder-Suicide Attempt Leaves Shooter Dead In Quarryville: PA State Police
Murder-Suicide Attempt Leaves Shooter Dead In Quarryville: PA State Police An attempted murder-suicide is under investigation in Quarryville Borough, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, Aug. 28. Troopers said they were called to a domestic disturbance at a residence on the 100 block of East State Street around 1:21 a.m. and saw someone lying motionless inside through a window. When officers forced entry, they found a 30-year-old woman suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She was rushed to a nearby hospital and remains in critical condition. Inside the home, troopers also discovered 34-year-old Marcus Taltoan dead from an apparent self-inflicted gun…

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Police & Fire
Fire During Solar Panel Installation Destroys Northampton Family’s Home Fire During Solar Panel Installation Destroys Northampton Family’s Home
Fire During Solar Panel Installation Destroys Northampton Family’s Home A Pennsylvania family lost nearly everything in a devastating house fire sparked during a solar panel installation, according to a GoFundMe created on Tuesday, Aug. 27.  Jennifer Rossini, her partner Carlos, and their daughters Zinaya and Ariana escaped the blaze at their Northampton home, along with their pets, but the family’s belongings were largely destroyed when a worker accidentally drilled into their electrical panel, the fundraiser says. Rossini’s close friend Jillian Derr organized the GoFundMe to help the family rebuild, writing that “what started as a great day turned i…

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Schools
Two Villanova Hoaxes Tied To National Swatting Spree Targeting 10+ Universities Two Villanova Hoaxes Tied To National Swatting Spree Targeting 10+ Universities
Two Villanova Hoaxes Tied To National Swatting Spree Targeting 10+ Universities A swatting group calling itself Purgatory is believed to be behind more than 10 hoax active shooter reports that triggered lockdowns and armed police responses on campuses nationwide between Aug. 21 and Aug. 25, investigators and watchdog groups say. Villanova At The Center The spree began on Aug. 21 at Villanova University, where families and new students were gathered for orientation Mass. An alert warned of an “ACTIVE SHOOTER” on campus, sending parents and students scrambling to hide in classrooms and barricade doors as heavily armed officers swarmed the Main Line campus. Police later co…

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News
Murder-For-Hire Plot Targeting NJ Prosecutor, Judges: PA Bowling Alley Owner Convicted Murder-For-Hire Plot Targeting NJ Prosecutor, Judges: PA Bowling Alley Owner Convicted
Murder-For-Hire Plot Targeting NJ Prosecutor, Judges: PA Bowling Alley Owner Convicted A Pennsylvania man has been convicted of conspiring to kill multiple New Jersey government officials in a murder-for-hire plot, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Stephen Smink, 62, of Philadelphia, was found guilty on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, of conspiracy to commit murder, five counts of attempted murder, conspiracy to transport weapons, and transporting weapons after a trial in Atlantic County. Smink targeted Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae, First Assistant Prosecutor Harold Shapiro, two Superior Court judges, and an assistant p…

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Sex Servitude Case Against Allentown Cop, Ex-Vice Officer Taken Over By Attorney General Sex Servitude Case Against Allentown Cop, Ex-Vice Officer Taken Over By Attorney General
Sex Servitude Case Against Allentown Cop, Ex-Vice Officer Taken Over By Attorney General The sexual exploitation and rape case involving Allentown police sergeant Evan Weaver and former vice officer Jason Krasley has been transferred to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, Lehigh County officials announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Both men are accused of systematically abusing the same victim between 2011 and 2015, including through involuntary sexual servitude, according to earlier charges. The victim was allegedly raped, assaulted, coerced, and exploited by the officers over several years while both were serving in uniform. The Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office sa…

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Police & Fire
Stabbing, Gunfire Erupt During Fight In Northampton County: PA State Police Stabbing, Gunfire Erupt During Fight In Northampton County: PA State Police
Stabbing, Gunfire Erupt During Fight In Northampton County: PA State Police Chaos broke out on a Northampton County street when a fight led to a stabbing and multiple gunshots, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Troopers from PSP Troop M Bethlehem were called to 104 East Main Street in Bath Borough around 2:09 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 24, after reports of shots fired, according to the release. When they arrived, officers learned a 23-year-old Allentown man had already been rushed to a local hospital. Investigators said the victim had suffered stab wounds during the altercation. During the fight, two to three rounds were fired from a handgun in …

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NY-Linked Abandoned Property Becomes Dumping Ground, Ignites Fifth Blaze In PA (WATCH) NY-Linked Abandoned Property Becomes Dumping Ground, Ignites Fifth Blaze In PA (WATCH)
Ny-linked Abandoned Property Becomes Dumping Ground, Ignites Fifth Blaze In PA (Watch) A notorious abandoned property tied to a New York-based company was dumped with trash and set ablaze again in Pennsylvania, marking the fifth overnight fire in recent weeks, Ryan Township Fire/Rescue announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Firefighters were dispatched at 12:48 a.m. to 599 Lofty Road, Delano Township (Schuylkill County) where they found multiple trash piles burning and flames spreading into the brush. Ryan Township crews responded with an engine, UTV, heavy brush truck, and tanker, backed by mutual aid from Districts 6, 25, 48, and 49. Six lines were placed in service to control th…

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Lebanon Doctor, Lancaster Pilot Crashed 20 Seconds After Takeoff With No Radio Response: NTSB Lebanon Doctor, Lancaster Pilot Crashed 20 Seconds After Takeoff With No Radio Response: NTSB
Lebanon Doctor, Lancaster Pilot Crashed 20 Seconds After Takeoff With No Radio Response: NTSB A Lebanon doctor crashed his Piper aircraft just 20 seconds after takeoff from Lancaster Airport—without responding to tower clearance or distress calls—federal investigators revealed in a preliminary report released on Wednesday, Aug. 27.  Dr. Musaddiq Nazeeri, 58, was killed when his PA-46-500TP Malibu Meridian plummeted nose-first into a cornfield roughly a quarter-mile from the runway in Warwick Township around 8 a.m. on Sunday, July 20, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. What Happened In The Final 20 Seconds Surveillance footage showed Dr. Nazeeri conducting a …

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News
Cold Case Murder Of ‘Reputed Mob Affiliate’ In PA Solved 26 Years Later: Police Cold Case Murder Of ‘Reputed Mob Affiliate’ In PA Solved 26 Years Later: Police
Cold Case Murder Of ‘Reputed Mob Affiliate’ In PA Solved 26 Years Later: Police A 26-year-old cold case has been cracked with the arrest of a South Philadelphia man accused of gunning down Guerino “Gino” Marconi outside his home in 1999, court documents say. Richard Leidy, 60, was arrested at his Girard Estates home on Monday, Aug. 25, and charged with murder, attempted murder, and multiple related offenses, according to Philadelphia court records. On Saturday, April 10, 1999, Guerino “Gino” Marconi Sr., 42, an auto body shop owner and reputed low-level mob associate, was ambushed outside his house on the 2400 block of South 20th Street. His longtime girlfriend, Patric…

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Sex Assaults Of 4-Year-Old By Elderly PA Man Continued For Years: DA Sex Assaults Of 4-Year-Old By Elderly PA Man Continued For Years: DA
Sex Assaults Of 4-Year-Old By Elderly PA Man Continued For Years: DA An elderly Bethlehem man has been convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a child over the course of four years, the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Ronald Haberstumpf, 78, was found guilty by a jury on Tuesday, Aug. 26, following a one-day trial, according to District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Bethlehem Police Chief Michelle Kott. Haberstumpf was convicted of Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child, Aggravated Indecent Assault of a Child, Unlawful Contact with a Minor – Sexual Offenses, Indecent Assault of a Person Less than 13 …

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