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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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Second Victim In Fatal US Steel's Clairton Coke Works Explosion Identified Second Victim In Fatal US Steel's Clairton Coke Works Explosion Identified
Second Victim In Fatal US Steel's Clairton Coke Works Explosion Identified The second person killed in Monday’s deadly explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works has been identified as 52-year-old Steven Menefee of Clairton, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office announced. Menefee was pronounced dead at the scene after being pulled from the rubble Monday evening, officials said. He and Timothy Quinn, 39, of Westmoreland County, were both killed when the blast tore through the nation’s largest coke manufacturing facility just before 11 a.m. on Aug. 11. Timothy Quinn  Facebook/Timothy Quinn @timothy.quinn.31 Ten others were injured in …

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Brothers Busted With 9 Kilos Of Cocaine, Cash In Allentown Drug Raid: DA Brothers Busted With 9 Kilos Of Cocaine, Cash In Allentown Drug Raid: DA
Brothers Busted With 9 Kilos Of Cocaine, Cash In Allentown Drug Raid: DA A major drug bust in Allentown uncovered nine kilos of cocaine worth more than half a million dollars, authorities announced on Thursday, Aug. 14. Two brothers — Jefran Canales-Tapia, 39, and Jeffrey Canales-Tapia, 37, both of Allentown — are facing multiple drug charges after search warrants were executed at their homes earlier in the day, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca. Jefran Canales-Tapia, of 1153 E. Tremont St., will be charged with possession with intent to deliver cocaine, criminal conspiracy to possession with in…

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9-Year-Old Girl Abducted By Mom AGAIN, This Time In PA: Carlisle Police 9-Year-Old Girl Abducted By Mom AGAIN, This Time In PA: Carlisle Police
9-Year-Old Girl Abducted By Mom Again, This Time In PA: Carlisle Police A 9-year-old girl abducted during a supervised visit in Carlisle has been found safe — and this isn’t the first time her mother has taken her, police said. Sehighya Latina Nicole Smith, 34, is charged with felony kidnapping, felony interference with custody of children, and misdemeanor endangering the welfare of children, according to the Carlisle Police Department. She is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. Police said they were called to a facility in the 200 block of South Hanover Street around 5:25 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, for a report that Smith had left a supervised visitation wit…

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Woman Charged With Homicide In Fatal Whitehall Pedestrian Crash: DA Woman Charged With Homicide In Fatal Whitehall Pedestrian Crash: DA
Woman Charged With Homicide In Fatal Whitehall Pedestrian Crash: DA A Whitehall man has been charged with homicide by vehicle in a pedestrian crash that killed a township resident, District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Thursday, Aug. 14. Etienne Theagene, 47, is accused of fatally striking 75-year-old Edward D. Tomcics and faces felony Homicide by Vehicle, misdemeanor Involuntary Manslaughter, and multiple traffic violations including Reckless Driving, Careless Driving (Unintentional Death), and speeding in a residential district, according to the DA’s office. Theagene surrendered to authorities on Thursday and was arraigned before District Judge …

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25 Charges, Exploding Car, Blackmail Plot: Mount Joy Man Under Fire 25 Charges, Exploding Car, Blackmail Plot: Mount Joy Man Under Fire
25 Charges, Exploding Car, Blackmail Plot: Mount Joy Man Under Fire A Mount Joy man is under fire after allegedly setting a car ablaze during a domestic dispute and later threatening to blackmail the victim to keep her from testifying against him, police and court documents show. Aaron J. Hugar, 45, was first arrested after a fiery vehicle explosion erupted in the early morning hours of Monday, Feb. 10 on the 1000 block of Donegal Springs Road, according to Mount Joy police. The car was fully engulfed in flames, detonating loudly and dangerously close to occupied homes and other vehicles, authorities said. The incident was preceded by a four-hour-long domes…

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Speed Blamed In Crash That Killed 19-Year-Old In Ephrata Township: Police Speed Blamed In Crash That Killed 19-Year-Old In Ephrata Township: Police
Speed Blamed In Crash That Killed 19-Year-Old In Ephrata Township: Police Speed was a factor in a three-vehicle crash that killed a 19-year-old Denver man in Ephrata Township, Ephrata police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 13. The collision happened on the 200 block of Martindale Road between Newswanger Road and the Ephrata Township line around 4:55 p.m., according to police. Investigators said a Ford Mustang driven eastbound by Gage Weaver, 19, of Denver, lost control and slid into the westbound lane, striking a Ford Econoline van driven by Mary Yoder-Desire, 42, of Ephrata. A Honda CRV driven by Michael Mansi, 45, of Berwyn, was traveling westbound behind the van …

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Lynching Victim Burned Alive By White Mob Finally Laid To Rest 114 Years Later In Coatesville Lynching Victim Burned Alive By White Mob Finally Laid To Rest 114 Years Later In Coatesville
Lynching Victim Burned Alive By White Mob Finally Laid To Rest 114 Years Later In Coatesville More than a century after he was dragged from a hospital bed and burned alive by a white mob, Zachariah Walker was finally given a proper burial in Coatesville on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, community leaders announced. The 114th anniversary of Walker’s killing marked a historic moment for Chester County, as residents, faith leaders, and activists gathered for his long-overdue funeral and a community forum on overcoming hatred and violence. Walker, a Black steelworker, was accused in 1911 of killing Edgar Rice, a white steel company security guard and former borough policeman. Instead of rece…

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Ambushed PA Troopers Joseph Perechinsky, William Jenkins Released From Hospital: PSP Ambushed PA Troopers Joseph Perechinsky, William Jenkins Released From Hospital: PSP
Ambushed PA Troopers Joseph Perechinsky, William Jenkins Released From Hospital: PSP The two Pennsylvania State Troopers wounded in last week’s Susquehanna County ambush have been released from the hospital, PSP announced on Wednesday, Aug. 13. Trooper William Jenkins, a 10-year veteran and married father of four, was released on Monday from Geisinger Wyoming Valley. Trooper Joseph Perechinsky, a six-year patrolman whose father is the Mayfield Borough police chief and whose brother is a police officer in Archibald, was released Tuesday night from Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. Both troopers were shot twice while responding to a deadly shooting at a Thompso…

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Five PA Volunteer Firefighters Suspended After Alleged Alcohol Use On Call: Reports Five PA Volunteer Firefighters Suspended After Alleged Alcohol Use On Call: Reports
Five PA Volunteer Firefighters Suspended After Alleged Alcohol Use On Call: Reports Five members of the Undercliff Volunteer Fire Company in Shaler Township have been suspended after allegedly responding to a call while under the influence of alcohol, township and fire department officials confirmed. The suspensions were issued Thursday, Aug. 8, following a concern stemming from an Aug. 2 emergency call on East Genesee Avenue, according to Undercliff Fire Company President John Klocko Sr. Seven firefighters responded to the incident — a reported odor of smoke inside a home — but nothing was found and the call was deemed a false alarm, Allegheny County Department of Emergenc…

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Lansdale Chief Michael Trail Tapped To Lead Norristown PD After Shakeup Lansdale Chief Michael Trail Tapped To Lead Norristown PD After Shakeup
Lansdale Chief Michael Trail Tapped To Lead Norristown PD After Shakeup Michael Trail, the longtime Lansdale police chief, will be appointed Norristown’s new top cop following the abrupt resignation of Jacqueline Bailey-Davis, officials announced on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2025. His official appointment is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 19, with a start date expected later this fall. Lt. James Angelucci will remain acting chief in the interim. Sudden Departure Of Former Chief Bailey-Davis was placed on administrative leave on Nov. 25, 2024, less than a year into her tenure. She quietly resigned on Dec. 3. Norristown officials never disclosed details of her departure, cit…

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