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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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5-Year-Old Boy Forced To Eat Feces, Tied To Chair By Couple: DA 5-Year-Old Boy Forced To Eat Feces, Tied To Chair By Couple: DA
5-Year-Old Boy Forced To Eat Feces, Tied To Chair By Couple: DA A Pennsylvania couple is accused of brutally abusing a 5-year-old boy who appeared emaciated and covered in bruises, the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Charles Smitley, 29, and Colleen Cassidy, 36, of Monessen, are each facing charges of endangering the welfare of children, unlawful restraint, and simple assault, according to prosecutors. The child had been placed in the care of relatives in April. They told authorities the boy appeared dirty, unhygienic, and hungry. They rushed him to a local emergency room after noticing he was in pain and ha…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Woman ID'd After Found Dead On Boat Docked At Montauk Yacht Club (UPDATE) Woman ID'd After Found Dead On Boat Docked At Montauk Yacht Club (UPDATE)
Woman ID'd After Found Dead On Boat Docked At Montauk Yacht Club (Update) A Manhattan woman has been identified after she was found dead on a boat docked in Montauk, Suffolk County Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra, 33, of Manhattan, was discovered unconscious on a vessel at the Montauk Yacht Club, located on Star Island Road, around 12 a.m., according to police. East Hampton Town Police responded after a man called 911 to report the woman. Good Samaritans attempted CPR, but Nolan-O’Slatarra was pronounced dead on the boat by first responders, authorities said. The Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine her cause and m…

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Ghost Guns, Assault Rifle Found: Cousins Indicted For Firearms Bust On Long Island Ghost Guns, Assault Rifle Found: Cousins Indicted For Firearms Bust On Long Island
Ghost Guns, Assault Rifle Found: Cousins Indicted For Firearms Bust On Long Island Two men are accused of trafficking and selling ghost guns and other firearms in Nassau County, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Rubenny Torres Duran, 29, of Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, and his cousin, Jose Torres Moncion, 29, of Kings County, New York, were indicted after an investigation into illegal gun sales in Freeport and Baldwin between April and May 2025, according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly. Both men were arraigned before Judge Helene Gugerty on multiple felony counts, including Criminal Sale of a Firearm in the First Degree, Criminal Sale of a Fire…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Tip From Indiana Police Prompts Raid In Suffolk County, NY; Teen Arrested For Child Pornography Tip From Indiana Police Prompts Raid In Suffolk County, NY; Teen Arrested For Child Pornography
Tip From Indiana Police Prompts Raid In Suffolk County, NY; Teen Arrested For Child Pornography A Blue Point man was arrested after a police tip from Indiana sparked a raid in Suffolk County, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Nicholas Riggio, 19, was taken into custody after Suffolk County Police Digital Forensics Unit detectives executed a search warrant at his home on Montauk Highway in Blue Point on Wednesday, July 23, following a lead from Lafayette, Indiana police, according to a release from Commissioner Kevin Catalina. Detectives discovered images of child pornography on a cell phone at the residence, officials said. Riggio was arrested on Monday, Aug. 4, at 4 p.m. He …

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1-Year-Old Son Ingests Cocaine Camp Hill Mom Claimed Was Nyquil: Affidavit 1-Year-Old Son Ingests Cocaine Camp Hill Mom Claimed Was Nyquil: Affidavit
1-Year-Old Son Ingests Cocaine Camp Hill Mom Claimed Was Nyquil: Affidavit A Pennsylvania mom allegedly gave her infant cocaine but told authorities it was NyQuil, according to an affidavit of probable cause sent to Daily Voice on Monday, Aug. 4. Hailley Marissa Hall, 27, of Camp Hill, faces a single Felony-2 charge of Endangering the Welfare of Children, according to court records. The Cumberland County Children & Youth Services (CCCYS) reported to police that Hall had taken her son to Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital on Monday, June 9, claiming he swallowed Nyquil Cough Medicine. Toxicology tests revealed the child instead tested positive for cocaine, a Sched…

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by Jillian Pikora
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CNA Mom Of 3, Man Died Of Gunshots Before Arson Fire: Coroner CNA Mom Of 3, Man Died Of Gunshots Before Arson Fire: Coroner
CNA Mom Of 3, Man Died Of Gunshots Before Arson Fire: Coroner The two people rescued from a burning Stewartstown Borough home Sunday morning died from gunshot wounds to the head before the blaze even started, new investigation details confirm. Jennifer Troch, 41, and Michael Shores Jr., 54, both of the first block of North Main Street, were pronounced dead at WellSpan York Hospital on Sunday, Aug. 3—Shores Jr. at 7:12 a.m., Troch at 7:30 a.m., Coroner Pam Gay said in separate releases. Both were found unconscious during a firefighter-led rescue from the second floor and rushed to the hospital in cardiac arrest. Troch, a Maryland native and mother of t…

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Motorcyclist ID'd After Fatal At Fruitville Pike Intersection: Lancaster County Coroner Motorcyclist ID'd After Fatal At Fruitville Pike Intersection: Lancaster County Coroner
Motorcyclist ID'd After Fatal At Fruitville Pike Intersection: Lancaster County Coroner A Parkesburg woman has been identified as the victim of a deadly motorcycle crash in Penn Township, the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office announced on Monday, Aug. 4. Jody Bush, 69, was pronounced dead at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital after suffering multiple blunt force trauma in a crash at the intersection of Fruitville Pike and South Oak Street, the coroner said. The collision happened around 5:39 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 3, when a motorcycle carrying Bush and another rider collided with a sedan, according to the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department. Both riders we…

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Body Of Missing Man Recovered From Susquehanna River: Coroner Body Of Missing Man Recovered From Susquehanna River: Coroner
Body Of Missing Man Recovered From Susquehanna River: Coroner After days of searching, first responders recovered the body of a missing Berwick man from the Susquehanna River near Berwick on Monday, June 4. Edward Donnelly, 70, was pulled from the water near the Test Track Park just before 9 a.m., according to Columbia County Coroner Jeremy Reese. The coroner said the cause and manner of death are pending an autopsy to determine whether a medical event or trauma occurred before Donnelly fell into the river. Witnesses reported seeing Donnelly fall and slip into the river while fishing near the Berwick/Nescopeck bridge on Saturday, prompting a large se…

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15-Year-Old Boy ID'd After Drowning In Lancaster County Pond: Coroner 15-Year-Old Boy ID'd After Drowning In Lancaster County Pond: Coroner
15-Year-Old Boy ID'd After Drowning In Lancaster County Pond: Coroner A Lancaster County teen drowned while swimming in a pond on a Peach Bottom farm, the Lancaster County Coroner announced on Monday, Aug. 4. Omar Fisher, 15, of Peach Bottom, was recovered from the pond on the 100 block of Herr Drive in Fulton Township around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 3, officials said. First responders from the Robert Fulton Fire Company arrived around 3 p.m. after reports of a drowning, according to the department. Firefighters confirmed the incident and immediately began searching the water. A dive team from the Rawlinsville Fire Company and a drone unit from the West Will…

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Teen Driving On THC, Alcohol Causes Crash That Nearly Paralyzed Man: Lancaster County DA Teen Driving On THC, Alcohol Causes Crash That Nearly Paralyzed Man: Lancaster County DA
Teen Driving On THC, Alcohol Causes Crash That Nearly Paralyzed Man: Lancaster County DA A Lancaster woman admitted to causing a crash while high on THC and alcohol that nearly left a man paralyzed, prosecutors announced on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025.  Evangeline L. Roth, 20, of the 500 block of West Walnut Street, pleaded guilty before Judge Dennis Reinaker on Monday, July 29, 2025, to aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence, aggravated assault by vehicle, three counts of driving under the influence, and two summary offenses, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. The crash happened the evening of Saturday, June 22, 2024, when Roth…

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