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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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Schools
Woman Fires Gun Outside PA Home Bordering 2 Schools, Triggering Lockdown: DA Woman Fires Gun Outside PA Home Bordering 2 Schools, Triggering Lockdown: DA
Woman Fires Gun Outside PA Home Bordering 2 Schools, Triggering Lockdown: DA Gunfire near two schools during a domestic dispute sent classrooms into lockdown and caused panic in the community, the Clinton County District Attorney announced in a newly released update on Tuesday, Aug. 27. Ashley D. Snook, 37, of Cedar Lane in Mill Hall, has pleaded guilty to opening fire with a 9mm pistol just steps from Central Mountain Middle and Mill Hall Elementary School during a domestic incident on the morning of Wednesday, May 28, prosecutors said. One of her shots struck a nearby parked car, prompting both schools to immediately lock down. Pennsylvania State Police rushed to…

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News
Snapchat Meetup At Brentwood Public Library Ends With Rape Behind Fire Department: Indictment Snapchat Meetup At Brentwood Public Library Ends With Rape Behind Fire Department: Indictment
Snapchat Meetup At Brentwood Public Library Ends With Rape Behind Fire Department: Indictment A man lured a 16-year-old girl from a public library by Snapchat before allegedly raping her behind a Long Island fire department, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Delon Hughes, 34, of Brooklyn, met the teen at the Brentwood Public Library on June 11, 2025, after using the handle “Josephpatri9300” on Snapchat to connect with her, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney said. The two then walked to the Brentwood Fire Department, where Hughes sexually abused her among parked cars, according to investigators. Hughes was arrested in Queens on Aug. 7. A search of his cell…

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Police & Fire
Drunk Man Slap Officer After Harassing Customers At Lancaster County Business: Police Drunk Man Slap Officer After Harassing Customers At Lancaster County Business: Police
Drunk Man Slap Officer After Harassing Customers At Lancaster County Business: Police A drunk man slapped an Ephrata police officer in the arm after harassing customers at a local business, authorities announced in a release issued Tuesday, Aug. 26. Eric Edwin Oberly, 43, of Ephrata, was charged with felony aggravated assault and summary public drunkenness following the incident in the 100 block of North Reading Road on Monday, Aug. 25, according to police and court records. Officers were called after Oberly began harassing patrons and acting belligerently. When police arrived, Oberly allegedly became aggressive and struck one officer with an open-handed slap to the arm. Of…

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Police & Fire
Woman Points Shotgun At Man In PA Park After Blocking Road To Leave: Police Woman Points Shotgun At Man In PA Park After Blocking Road To Leave: Police
Woman Points Shotgun At Man In PA Park After Blocking Road To Leave: Police A woman is accused of pointing a shotgun at a man and blocking the road to keep him from leaving a park, police announced in a release on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Diana Lynn Wendler, 60, of Sinking Spring, was arrested after Spring Township officers were called to Willow Glen Park around 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 17, 2025, for reports of a woman threatening a man with a gun, according to police and court documents. Berks County dispatchers told police that Wendler was allegedly preventing the victim from leaving the area. When officers arrived, they observed her walking toward her home on Park Aven…

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Obituaries
Frank Sydnor, Pennsylvania Dad Who Fought Rare Crohn’s Complications, Dies At 39 Frank Sydnor, Pennsylvania Dad Who Fought Rare Crohn’s Complications, Dies At 39
Frank Sydnor, Pennsylvania Dad Who Fought Rare Crohn’s Complications, Dies At 39 Frank Sydnor, a Pennsylvania father known for his energy, love of music, and infectious spirit, has died after a long fight with Crohn’s complications and lung infections, his family said. He was 39. Sydnor died on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, following years of health struggles tied to Crohn’s disease and a rare lung infection called aspergillosis, according to a GoFundMe created by his mother Monica Sydnor. After initially undergoing surgery to remove bleeds from his lungs, Sydnor returned to work and to his role as the “life of the party,” his family said. But repeated bouts of pneumonia and f…

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Police & Fire
Woman Puts Propane Tank On Stove To Burn Massapequa Home With Kids Inside, Police Say Woman Puts Propane Tank On Stove To Burn Massapequa Home With Kids Inside, Police Say
Woman Puts Propane Tank On Stove To Burn Massapequa Home With Kids Inside, Police Say A woman put a propane tank on a stove and threatened to burn a Massapequa Park home while two children were inside, Nassau County police announced. Officers responded to an Ocean Avenue residence for a domestic disturbance at 1:14 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26. The dispute began as a verbal argument between a 46-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man, and the man fled the scene, police said. Detectives said the woman—identified as Stephanie Spada—then sent text messages threatening to burn the house and placed a propane tank on top of the stove while two juveniles, ages 14 and 10, were inside, pol…

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Police & Fire
Infant Found In Lancaster County Cornfield During Hours-Long Search For Suspected DUI Driver Infant Found In Lancaster County Cornfield During Hours-Long Search For Suspected DUI Driver
Infant Found In Lancaster County Cornfield During Hours-Long Search For Suspected DUI Driver A 1-year-old was found in a scorching cornfield after an hours-long search for a suspected DUI driver in Penn Township, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. Officers were dispatched around 4:10 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, to the 900 block of White Oak Road after reports that Nathanial W. Keperling, 42, of Manheim, was driving under the influence with a child in the vehicle, according to the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department. Police searched for approximately 3½ hours before finding Keperling and the infant in a cornfield amid extremely hot and humid conditions on Tuesday…

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Police & Fire
Hit-And-Run Horror: 13-Year-Old E-Biker Hurt, Ronkonkoma Driver Tracked Down Next Day, Police Hit-And-Run Horror: 13-Year-Old E-Biker Hurt, Ronkonkoma Driver Tracked Down Next Day, Police
Hit-And-Run Horror: 13-Year-Old E-Biker Hurt, Ronkonkoma Driver Tracked Down Next Day, Police A Long Island woman has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a 13-year-old e-bike rider in Lake Ronkonkoma, Suffolk County Police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Virginia Waka, 47, of Lake Ronkonkoma, was arrested after investigators identified her as the driver of a 2012 white Ford Fusion that struck the teen at the intersection of Hawkins Avenue and School Street around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26. According to Fourth Squad detectives, the Ford turned left from southbound Hawkins Avenue onto School Street, hitting the northbound teen and then fleeing the scene eas…

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Schools
Man Grabs 14-Year-Old Girl At Bus Stop In PA, Arrested Near Church: Police Man Grabs 14-Year-Old Girl At Bus Stop In PA, Arrested Near Church: Police
Man Grabs 14-Year-Old Girl At Bus Stop In PA, Arrested Near Church: Police A 14-year-old student was grabbed by a stranger at a bus stop in Upper Merion early Tuesday, Aug. 26, but escaped and alerted her mother, prompting a swift arrest, police said. The Upper Merion High School student was waiting near Sacred Heart Church at 120 Jefferson Street in the Swedesburg section of the township around 6:30 a.m. when the man walked up and grabbed her arm, according to the Upper Merion Police Department. She broke free and ran, calling her mom immediately, investigators said. With help from her and nearby witnesses, Upper Merion and Bridgeport officers found the suspect …

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Police & Fire
Woman Shot After Allegedly Pointing Realistic-Looking BB Gun Officers: PA State Police Woman Shot After Allegedly Pointing Realistic-Looking BB Gun Officers: PA State Police
Woman Shot After Allegedly Pointing Realistic-Looking BB Gun Officers: PA State Police A woman was shot by officers after allegedly pointing what looked like a real handgun at them on a Lemoyne bridge, investigators announced on Monday, Aug. 25. Officers from the West Shore Regional Police Department were called to the I-83 overpass on Lowther Street for reports of a person “going crazy” around 6:45 p.m., according to the affidavit of probable cause filed by Pennsylvania State Police. Upon arrival, officers encountered Romaine Elisabeth Marszalek, 23, of New Cumberland, who was standing on the bridge’s sidewalk and yelling. Officers attempted to speak with her, but she allege…

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