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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
Triple Fatal Crash On Mother’s Day: SUV Hits Tree, Erupts In Flames In Bethpage Triple Fatal Crash On Mother’s Day: SUV Hits Tree, Erupts In Flames In Bethpage
Triple Fatal Crash On Mother’s Day: SUV Hits Tree, Erupts In Flames In Bethpage A fiery crash killed three people after their SUV slammed into a tree in Bethpage, Long Island, early Mother’s Day morning, authorities announced Sunday, May 11. The single-vehicle wreck happened around 1 a.m. on Stymus Avenue near Carol Drive, according to homicide detectives. Investigators say a 2022 Dodge Durango was heading east on Stymus Avenue when the driver lost control and the SUV hit a tree. The vehicle burst into flames shortly after the collision. Firefighters from the Bethpage Fire Department responded to the scene and extinguished the blaze, but tragically, all three people i…

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News
PA Mom Kills Husband, Tries To Shoot Son, Found Dead In River Day Before Mother’s Day: DA PA Mom Kills Husband, Tries To Shoot Son, Found Dead In River Day Before Mother’s Day: DA
PA Mom Kills Husband, Tries To Shoot Son, Found Dead In River Day Before Mother’s Day: DA A Montgomery County mom shot and killed her husband, tried to murder her son, then was found dead in the Schuylkill River—all just one day before Mother's Day, authorities announced on Sunday, May 11. Tonya Dupree, 57, of King of Prussia, is the woman behind the deadly family tragedy, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele, Upper Merion Township Police Chief Blaine Leis, and Upper Dublin Police Chief Fran Wheatley. The violence began at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 10, when Upper Dublin Police were called to the FedEx Warehouse. Dupree had reportedly summoned her adult …

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Police & Fire
Driver Killed After Impala Crashes Head-On Into SUV On Montauk Highway: Suffolk Police Driver Killed After Impala Crashes Head-On Into SUV On Montauk Highway: Suffolk Police
Driver Killed After Impala Crashes Head-On Into SUV On Montauk Highway: Suffolk Police A 79-year-old Long Island man was killed after crashing head-on into another vehicle on Montauk Highway in Copiague, Suffolk County Police announced on Saturday, May 10. Harold Deters, of Amityville, was driving a 2010 Chevrolet Impala westbound when he veered into the eastbound lane and slammed into a 2013 Ford Escape at the intersection with South Emerson Avenue around 5:40 a.m., police said. Deters was rushed to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, where he was pronounced dead, authorities confirmed. The Ford’s driver a 66-year-old woman and her 42-Year-Old passenger—bo…

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Police & Fire
Man Stabbed To Death On Freeport Street During Domestic Fight, Hempstead Woman Charged: Police Man Stabbed To Death On Freeport Street During Domestic Fight, Hempstead Woman Charged: Police
Man Stabbed To Death On Freeport Street During Domestic Fight, Hempstead Woman Charged: Police A man was stabbed to death on a Freeport street during a domestic argument, and a Hempstead woman is facing serious charges, Nassau County police said in a release issued Saturday, May 10. Freeport Police rushed to 139 Frederick Avenue around 6:51 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, after a report of a stabbing. Officers arrived to find a man suffering from a puncture wound, according to the Homicide Squad. First responders provided aid before transporting the victim to a nearby hospital, where he died from his injuries. A physician pronounced him dead at 8:30 p.m. Detectives say 46-year-old Ivory Wa…

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Police & Fire
PA Woman Permanently Paralyzed After Drunk Driver 3X Legal Limit Strikes Couple: DA PA Woman Permanently Paralyzed After Drunk Driver 3X Legal Limit Strikes Couple: DA
PA Woman Permanently Paralyzed After Drunk Driver 3X Legal Limit Strikes Couple: DA A drunk driver who caused a serious head-on crash that left a woman permanently paralyzed and hospitalized two people has been sentenced to state prison, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, May 9. Gary L. Testerman Jr., 37, of the 100 block of Lancaster Pike South in Providence Township, was sentenced to two to 10 years in state prison after pleading guilty in December to a 2023 DUI crash that left one victim unable to walk again, Judge Jeffrey Conrad ruled. Testerman pleaded guilty to two counts of Felony Aggravated Assault by Vehicle While DUI, two counts …

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Schools
7 Children Injured In School Bus, SUV Head-On Crash In Pennsylvania: Officials 7 Children Injured In School Bus, SUV Head-On Crash In Pennsylvania: Officials
7 Children Injured In School Bus, SUV Head-On Crash In Pennsylvania: Officials A school bus loaded with children collided head-on with an SUV at a York County intersection, emergency responders announced on Friday, May 9. The crash happened at 2:52 p.m. at the intersection of Honey Valley Road and South Franklin Street, according to the Southern Area Fire and Emergency Rescue (SAFER). Crews arrived to find the SUV and the school bus smashed together in a head-on collision. Firefighters quickly triaged the children aboard the bus, moving uninjured students to a second waiting bus for safety, SAFER said. Seven children suffered minor injuries in the crash. They were ev…

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Two Kids, Adult Severely Injured When SUV Crashes Into Tree In PA: Police Two Kids, Adult Severely Injured When SUV Crashes Into Tree In PA: Police
Two Kids, Adult Severely Injured When SUV Crashes Into Tree In PA: Police An SUV carrying two children and an adult slammed into a tree during a rainstorm in Warwick Township, severely injuring all three, police announced on Friday, May 9. The single-vehicle crash happened in the 200 block of East Lexington Road around 8 a.m., according to the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department. Investigators say the driver of a 2023 Hyundai SUV lost control on the wet roadway and slid off the road, striking a large tree head-on. The adult and two child passengers were all transported to a local hospital for emergency care with serious injuries. Brunnerville Fi…

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News
'Sugar Daddy' PA Constable, Pastor Charged With Witness Intimidation In Sex Trafficking Case 'Sugar Daddy' PA Constable, Pastor Charged With Witness Intimidation In Sex Trafficking Case
'Sugar Daddy' PA Constable, Pastor Charged With Witness Intimidation In Sex Trafficking Case A disgraced Pennsylvania State Constable and pastor accused of running a sex trafficking ring is now charged with trying to silence his victims—using fake news stories sent from his jail cell, Chambersburg police announced on Friday, May 9, 2025. Timothy Raye Heefner, 66, already facing 487 charges including rape, involuntary servitude, and trafficking, is now charged with three counts of felony intimidation of witnesses or victims after police say he mailed fraudulent articles from Franklin County Jail and ordered a community member to “broadcast” them to scare off witnesses in his case. H…

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News
Mugshot Released Of Florida Suspect In Pennsylvania After-Hours Club Murder (UPDATE) Mugshot Released Of Florida Suspect In Pennsylvania After-Hours Club Murder (UPDATE)
Mugshot Released Of Florida Suspect In Pennsylvania After-Hours Club Murder (Update) A Florida man accused of killing a woman and injuring two men at an after-hours club in Pennsylvania will face all charges in Lehigh County Court, authorities announced on Friday, May 9. Alberto Jose Rios-Santiago, 26, of Deltona, Florida, is charged with felony criminal homicide, two counts of felony aggravated assault, and one count of misdemeanor possessing an instrument of crime, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office. Following a preliminary hearing before District Judge Rashid Santiago on April 25, 2025, all charges were held for court, authorities said. Rios-Sant…

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Traffic
Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer Shuts Down I-81 North In Lebanon County (DEVELOPING) Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer Shuts Down I-81 North In Lebanon County (DEVELOPING)
Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer Shuts Down I-81 North In Lebanon County (Developing) A jackknifed tractor-trailer brought traffic to a standstill on Interstate 81 in Lebanon County, officials announced on Friday, May 9. The big rig jackknifed across all northbound lanes of the highway around 11:30 a.m., near Exit 85 for Route 934/Annville/Fort Indiantown Gap in East Hanover Township, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials said. The crash forced the closure of I-81 north between Exit 85 and Exit 89 for Interstate 78/Allentown. As of 12:08 p.m., all lanes remained blocked, and it was unclear when the interstate would reopen. Southbound lanes were also impacted d…

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