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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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PA BF Who Beat 8-Month-Old Baby To Death In Hotel Room Rage Learns His Fate: Court Doc PA BF Who Beat 8-Month-Old Baby To Death In Hotel Room Rage Learns His Fate: Court Doc
PA BF Who Beat 8-Month-Old Baby To Death In Hotel Room Rage Learns His Fate: Court Doc An 8-month-old baby was beaten to death in a Swatara Township hotel by his mother’s boyfriend — who has just been sentenced to up to 47 years in state prison, prosecutors said. Luis Francisco Quinones, 35, of Harrisburg, was convicted of third-degree murder and endangering the welfare of a child in January and sentenced by Dauphin County Judge Edward Marsico on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, to a term of 23 to 47 years behind bars. Quinones was babysitting his girlfriend’s infant son, James Pitts, at the Marriott TownePlace Suites on Friendship Road when he exploded in anger and inflicted deadly in…

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WATCH Olympian Mary Lou Retton Struggle Through DUI Test Near PA Border: Report WATCH Olympian Mary Lou Retton Struggle Through DUI Test Near PA Border: Report
Watch Olympian Mary Lou Retton Struggle Through DUI Test Near PA Border: 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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Police & Fire
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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PA Stepdad Buried 14-Year-Old’s Newborn In Backyard Days After Secret Birth: Affidavit PA Stepdad Buried 14-Year-Old’s Newborn In Backyard Days After Secret Birth: Affidavit
PA 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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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
FATAL I-95 CRASH: Man Slams Into PennDOT Truck Helping Troopers, PA State Police Say FATAL I-95 CRASH: Man Slams Into PennDOT Truck Helping Troopers, PA State Police Say
Fatal I-95 Crash: Man Slams Into PennDOT Truck Helping Troopers, PA State Police Say 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: Coroner Rowing Coach Finds NJ Tesla Driver Dead, Submerged In PA Lake: Coroner
Rowing Coach Finds NJ Tesla Driver Dead, Submerged In PA Lake: 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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PA Motorcyclist Dad Dies Weeks After Hitting Deer: Coroner PA Motorcyclist Dad Dies Weeks After Hitting Deer: Coroner
PA Motorcyclist Dad Dies Weeks After Hitting Deer: Coroner A Pennsylvania dad who was remembered for his drive and determination died after his motorcycle struck a deer in Montgomery County, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 8.. Nicholos F. Cain, 34, of Bechtelsville, was riding in the 200 block of Swamp Creek Road in Douglass Township when the collision happened just before midnight on Friday, June 20, according to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office. Cain was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, where he fought for over two weeks before succumbing to his injuries. He was pronounced dead at 5:07 p.m. on Monday, July 7. His death w…

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