A Few Clouds 60°

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.

Jillian Pikora's Contributions

Lifestyle
Over $9.8 Million In PA Lottery Winnings Awarded In Philly, Including $5 Million Scratch-Off Over $9.8 Million In PA Lottery Winnings Awarded In Philly, Including $5 Million Scratch-Off
Over $9.8 Million In PA Lottery Winnings Awarded In Philly, Including $5 Million Scratch-Off Nearly $10 million in Pennsylvania Lottery prizes were won in Philadelphia over just a few days, officials announced. Here's where the lucky tickets were sold: Three Philadelphia Lottery players struck it rich in recent days, with winnings totaling $9,822,927, according to separate releases by the Pennsylvania Lottery. 🦁$5M ‘Lion’s Share’ Scratch-Off Sold At Philly’s Beverage  A top-prize $5,000,000-winning Scratch-Off ticket from the $5,000,000 Lion’s Share game was sold at Lin Harbinson Inc. (Philly’s Beverage), located at 5840 Harbison Avenue, the Lottery said on Thursday, May 15. …

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Dairy Queen Owner Gropes Teen Worker, Delete Security Footage: Northampton Twp. Police Dairy Queen Owner Gropes Teen Worker, Delete Security Footage: Northampton Twp. Police
Dairy Queen Owner Gropes Teen Worker, Delete Security Footage: Northampton Twp. Police A teen girl working at a Dairy Queen was groped by her boss in a back office, then the surveillance footage was deleted — but not for long, Northampton Township police announced on Wednesday, May 14. Parthkumar “Pete” Patel, 30, is accused of indecently assaulting a juvenile female employee inside the Dairy Queen he owns at 922 Second Street Pike in Richboro, Pennsylvania on Thursday, March 20 around 9:40 p.m., authorities said. Patel called the girl into the office to discuss an employment issue, she told police. While she filled out forms, he allegedly massaged her shoulders and then plac…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Lifestyle
Record-Breaking Ride Set To Open At Hersheypark Memorial Day Weekend Record-Breaking Ride Set To Open At Hersheypark Memorial Day Weekend
Record-Breaking Ride Set To Open At Hersheypark Memorial Day Weekend A towering new thrill is launching at Hersheypark on Saturday, May 24, park officials announced on Thursday, May 15. Twizzlers Twisted Gravity will open as the tallest Screamin’ Swing ride in the world, sending riders 137 feet into the air at speeds of 68 miles per hour, according to the park. The one-minute-and-10-second ride features “multiple mind-bending zero G moments” above Spring Creek in The Hollow region. Riders will board one of four gondola zones themed after Twizzlers Strawberry, Cherry, Hershey’s Chocolate, and Black Licorice. The ride, manufactured by S\&S Worldwide, is op…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Eight Drivers Cited, Six Cars Seized After Drag Racing In Medford: Police Eight Drivers Cited, Six Cars Seized After Drag Racing In Medford: Police
Eight Drivers Cited, Six Cars Seized After Drag Racing In Medford: Police A wild street racing scene ended with citations and car seizures in Medford, Suffolk County Police said on Friday, May 16. Officers with the department's Street Racing Task Force responded to National Boulevard near Munsell Road on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 9:51 p.m., after a 911 caller reported cars drag racing in the area, according to the release. Officers arrived to find about eight vehicles either participating in reckless stunts like drifting and burnouts or spectating. Officers safely stopped all the vehicles and issued a total of 38 citations. Six of the drivers had their vehicles …

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
News
50 Years After Disappearance, Search For Wendy Eaton Continues In Media: PA State Police 50 Years After Disappearance, Search For Wendy Eaton Continues In Media: PA State Police
50 Years After Disappearance, Search For Wendy Eaton Continues In Media: PA State Police A Delaware County teen vanished without a trace while walking to town in 1975 — and 50 years later, her disappearance remains an active investigation, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, May 16. Wendy Eaton, a 15-year-old sophomore at Penncrest High School, disappeared around 2:40 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, 1975, while walking alone near Indian Lane and Media Station Road in Middletown Township. Her family had gone golfing that afternoon, and she stayed behind to buy a birthday present and card for her older brother. Wendy was known as a reliable and kind student, deeply involved …

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Driver Flees Scene After Striking Pedestrian In Bethlehem: Police Driver Flees Scene After Striking Pedestrian In Bethlehem: Police
Driver Flees Scene After Striking Pedestrian In Bethlehem: Police A pedestrian was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in Bethlehem, the city’s police department announced on Friday, May 16. The collision happened in the 2100 block of Industrial Drive just before 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, according to Capt. Nicholas Lechman. Multiple 911 callers reported that a person had been struck and was lying unresponsive in the roadway. Officers arrived and found the pedestrian in critical condition. Bethlehem EMS rushed the victim to a local hospital, where they remain with what appear to be serious but not life-threatening injuries, police said. The ve…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
News
Sex Offender Fails To Register After Moving From LA To Harrisburg: DOJ Sex Offender Fails To Register After Moving From LA To Harrisburg: DOJ
Sex Offender Fails To Register After Moving From LA To Harrisburg: DOJ A convicted sex offender is facing federal charges for allegedly failing to register after moving from Los Angeles to Harrisburg, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, May 15. Robert Gene Hiler, Jr., 52, was indicted for failing to update his sex offender registration as required under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Acting U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus said in a statement. Federal officials say Hiler was previously convicted in Pennsylvania of Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse and Indecent Assault stemming from offenses committed in 1994. He was convic…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
News
'Justice For Evan' Campaign Launched To Support Allentown Cop Accused Of Rape, Sexual Servitude 'Justice For Evan' Campaign Launched To Support Allentown Cop Accused Of Rape, Sexual Servitude
'Justice For Evan' Campaign Launched To Support Allentown Cop Accused Of Rape, Sexual Servitude A campaign to support a decorated Allentown police sergeant accused of rape and sexual servitude has been launched by a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who calls the charges "false" and “unjust.” Samuel P. Royer, Chief Production Officer at Salute Home Loans and a friend of the Weaver family, announced the creation of a legal defense fundraiser on Thursday, May 15 through a website: JusticeForEvan.com. Sergeant Evan Weaver, 45, of Weisenberg Township, is facing multiple felony charges alongside former vice officer Jason Michael Krasley, 47, of Upper Milford Township, in a case that dates back mor…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Schools
Drunk Dad With Bulging Pants At Kennett Middle School Found With Loaded Gun: Police Drunk Dad With Bulging Pants At Kennett Middle School Found With Loaded Gun: Police
Drunk Dad With Bulging Pants At Kennett Middle School Found With Loaded Gun: Police An intoxicated man armed with a loaded pistol tried to pick up a child he wasn’t authorized to retrieve from a Chester County middle school, police announced on Thursday, May 15.  Joseph L. Lawthers, 30, showed up at Kennett Middle School at 195 SunnyDell Road in Landenberg at 3:20 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, well after dismissal had ended, according to Southern Chester County Regional Police. Staff immediately activated safety protocols after determining Lawthers was not on the approved list to pick up the child. He was kept outside in the secure vestibule where the school resource off…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
News
PA Man Extradited For Bethpage Hotel Murder Of Florida Man: Nassau County Police PA Man Extradited For Bethpage Hotel Murder Of Florida Man: Nassau County Police
PA Man Extradited For Bethpage Hotel Murder Of Florida Man: Nassau County Police A Pennsylvania man has been extradited and will be arraigned for the shooting death of a Florida husband outside a Long Island hotel, Nassau County Police announced late Thursday, May 15. Santana Sgroilin, 22, of Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, is accused of gunning down Jorge Vazquez, 35, of Tampa, Florida, outside the Extended Stay America hotel at 905 South Oyster Bay Road in Bethpage around 9:41 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, police said. Vazquez was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene by Nassau County Police paramedics. After nearly a month on the run…

SHARE

by Michael Mashburn & Jillian Pikora
Prev Page 3 of 748 1 2 3 4 5 Next
21 - 30 of 7,479 articles