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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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WATCH Olympian Mary Lou Retton Tie Oxygen Tube To Face During DUI Test In West Virginia: Report WATCH Olympian Mary Lou Retton Tie Oxygen Tube To Face During DUI Test In West Virginia: Report
Watch Olympian Mary Lou Retton Tie Oxygen Tube To Face During DUI Test In West Virginia: Report Olympic legend Mary Lou Retton can be seen struggling to breathe and tying an oxygen tube to her face while attempting a DUI sobriety test, bodycam footage released this month reveals. The footage, obtained by Entertainment Tonight, shows the 57-year-old gymnast on Saturday, May 17, in an AutoZone parking lot in Marion County, West Virginia, where officers say she was found behind the wheel with an open bottle of wine in the passenger seat. Retton gasps and clutches her chest as an officer from the Fairmont City Police Department asks her to raise her leg six inches off the ground and count…

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Drunk Driver Rams Cruiser, Kicks Cop During Arrest In Ephrata: Police Drunk Driver Rams Cruiser, Kicks Cop During Arrest In Ephrata: Police
Drunk Driver Rams Cruiser, Kicks Cop During Arrest In Ephrata: Police A drunk driver rammed into a cruiser and kicked a cop while resisting arrest in Ephrata, police announced on Monday, July 8. Mupisi Mizowa, 43, was spotted driving recklessly around 7:23 p.m. on Monday, July 7, prompting a 911 call from another motorist, according to a release by Ephrata Police. Two marked cruisers responded and attempted to stop Mizowa, but he refused to pull over despite the lights and sirens, officers said. Instead, Mizowa crashed into one of the cruisers before finally stopping, police detailed. Officers said Mizowa showed signs of being under the influence of alcohol.…

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Stepdad Buried 14-Year-Old’s Newborn In Backyard Days After Secret Birth: Affidavit Stepdad Buried 14-Year-Old’s Newborn In Backyard Days After Secret Birth: Affidavit
Stepdad Buried 14-Year-Old’s Newborn In Backyard Days After Secret Birth: Affidavit A baby girl secretly born to a 14-year-old in a Milton bedroom was dead within hours. By the next morning, her decomposing body was in a shallow backyard grave—dug by the teen’s stepfather with garden shears, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, July 8. Donan Antonio Maradiaga-Orellana, 29, was arrested Wednesday, July 2, after Milton Borough Police say he buried the full-term newborn behind his Center Street home in the middle of the night and attempted to cover up the death without alerting authorities. He’s being held at Northumberland County Jail on $75,000 b…

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Officer Shoots Gunman Who Opened Fire After Steelton Lounge Fight: Affidavit Officer Shoots Gunman Who Opened Fire After Steelton Lounge Fight: Affidavit
Officer Shoots Gunman Who Opened Fire After Steelton Lounge Fight: Affidavit An armed felon who allegedly shot a man in the foot after a fistfight outside Soul Lounge in Steelton was shot by police during a foot chase early Sunday, July 6, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, July 8. The shooting happened around 3:40 a.m. after Kenneth Cox, a previously convicted felon, allegedly fired 13 rounds on Pine Street just east of North Front Street, near the rear of the hookah bar. Steelton Police Officer Reyes was in the nearby Turkey Hill parking lot talking to a fellow officer when he heard gunshots and saw a muzzle flash near …

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Man Brought Condoms, Candy, Cash To Meet ‘12-Year-Old Girl,’ PA AG Says Man Brought Condoms, Candy, Cash To Meet ‘12-Year-Old Girl,’ PA AG Says
Man Brought Condoms, Candy, Cash To Meet ‘12-Year-Old Girl,’ PA AG Says A Western Pennsylvania man is accused of trying to rape a child after showing up with condoms, candy, and cash to a pre-arranged meeting with someone he believed was a 12-year-old girl, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Tuesday, July 8. Lane Alan Simpson, 40, of Pitcairn, thought he was communicating with the girl’s mother when he arranged to pay for sexual contact, prosecutors said. But it was an undercover agent with the Office of Attorney General’s Child Predator Section. Simpson agreed to pay cash and traveled to meet the “child,” bringing the agreed-upon amount, condoms, and ca…

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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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13-Year-Old Lived In Crack House Where Dealers Pushed Drugs From Lancaster Living Room: DA 13-Year-Old Lived In Crack House Where Dealers Pushed Drugs From Lancaster Living Room: DA
13-Year-Old Lived In Crack House Where Dealers Pushed Drugs From Lancaster Living Room: DA A 13-year-old girl was living in a crack house as three adults allegedly pushed drugs out of the living room in Lancaster, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 8. Detectives say crack cocaine was being sold right out of a South Mulberry Street home while the teen — whose legal guardian is one of the accused — was inside. Joey Anthony Torres, 43, and Betty Jean Poremba, 64, allegedly ran the drug operation from their home, with James Jonathan Rocha, 28, also selling crack there on separate occasions, according to the Lancaster County Drug Task Force. Investigators say they caught all thre…

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Police & Fire
Aston Man Killed After Crashing Into PennDOT Truck On I-95: State Police Aston Man Killed After Crashing Into PennDOT Truck On I-95: State Police
Aston Man Killed After Crashing Into PennDOT Truck On I-95: State Police A man was killed after crashing into a PennDOT truck assisting troopers on I-95 in Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, July 8. Michael Mayberry, 42, of Aston, was driving a black Nissan Versa when he slammed into the back of a PennDOT RAM 5500 pickup that was stopped in the left lane of I-95 South near mile marker 9.0 around 2:05 a.m. on Tuesday, July 8, according to PSP Troop K – Media. The PennDOT vehicle had its yellow flashing lights and arrow board activated while assisting troopers at a separate crash scene, police said. The area was straight, dry, and we…

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Rowing Coach Finds NJ Tesla Driver Dead, Submerged In PA Lake: Bucks County Coroner Rowing Coach Finds NJ Tesla Driver Dead, Submerged In PA Lake: Bucks County Coroner
Rowing Coach Finds NJ Tesla Driver Dead, Submerged In PA Lake: Bucks County Coroner A rowing coach discovered a submerged Tesla in a Bucks County lake — with a New Jersey man dead inside, authorities confirmed to Daily Voice on Tuesday, July 8. Wen H. Chen, 33, of Princeton, was pulled from the vehicle after it was found underwater in Lake Luxembourg at Core Creek Park in Middletown Township on Thursday, July 3, according to Bucks County Coroner Patricia Campi. “A rowing coach reported a vehicle submerged with its windows up,” Campi told Daily Voice. The Tesla was located several hundred feet from the boat ramp near Tollgate and Fulling Mill roads, she said. Emergency res…

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Woman Dies After Jumping From Moving Car During Fight In Weisenberg: Coroner Woman Dies After Jumping From Moving Car During Fight In Weisenberg: Coroner
Woman Dies After Jumping From Moving Car During Fight In Weisenberg: Coroner A woman died from a head injury after jumping from a moving vehicle during an argument in Lehigh County, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 8. Abigail R. Smith, 24, of Upper Macungie Township, exited the car while it was still in motion during an altercation with the driver on Monday, July 7 around 5:55 p.m., according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The incident happened in the 2300 block of Seipstown Road in Weisenberg Township, the office said. Smith was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest, where she was pronounced dead at 10:55 p.m. the same night. An autopsy was pe…

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